As if there weren't enough samurai-based games heading our way, SEGA is potentially thinking about giving us a couple more. Invested Yakuza fans may already know of Yakuza: Ishin! and Yakuza: Kenzan!, two spin-off titles that are basically your usual Yakuza games, only they're set in feudal Japan. The former launched on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 in Japan, while the latter was PlayStation 3 only. Neither game made it West.
But we've been handed a glimmer of hope by a recent SEGA survey, in which the company asks whether fans would be interested in "spin-off titles that have never received a Western release". In other words, Ishin! and Kenzan!.
Needless to say, we'd be well up for Yakuza's samurai spin-offs.
[source resetera.com, via gematsu.com]
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Do it do it do it do it do it
Yes please
It could also be the PSP games but this is probably more likely.
There is never too much Samurai! Just do it!
i think sega is risking fatigue at this point. please do not bring these games over. they will sell exceptionally poorly and potentially hurt the brand.
Day one release it Sega.
Yes but first give us Yakuza 3, 4 and 5 on PS4
Amazing at last ... fingers crossed.
Ooo could this include black panther on psp too?
@Porco People have been demanding Kenzan and Ishin for the longest time, they won't sell exceptionally poorly or hurt the brand at all.
@Orpheus79V how many people, exactly? if it's not about 1,000,000 then i don't think these games will sell well over here. even many people familiar with yakuza are not aware these spinoffs exist in the first place. if your average yakuza game sells about 1m copies worldwide, i expect these spin offs to do a quarter of that, if not less...
Go ahead and release them in the West.
Yes Yakuza Ishin! Only Yakuza game I ever played was Dead Souls and vowed would never play Yakuza 0 to 6, until a western release of Ishin came along, Make it happen and I might then play the main series.
@Mad you logic makes no sense at all but okay.
@Porco What can I say, I'd rather start from 19th century and make my way up to 21st. Besides, I also find Feudal Japan way more intriguing lol
could it mean the portable game too?
I’ve still got kenzan on the ps3. Had to import it! But struggled with Japanese text and speech. Yes bloody please! And I was going to import and struggle with ishin! Can’t wait for fist of the North Star too.......
@nessisonett no. Defo the ps3 and ps4 games?
@Porco you crazy! Maybe. Still, been wanting these versions of yakuza as soon as I heard them. Sega should of released the English speaking versions ages ago. But are welcome now!
@Porco I’m one of many, that asked for it years ago! We are getting them weather you like or not and I want! Lol
@Porco it kinda does. He first played the series at dead souls. Now wants to play the whole series with feudal Japan spin offs, in English. Simple.
A remastered Yakuza: Kenzan! using the Yakuza 6 engine would truly be a dream come true! Ishin is quite nice as well but it is the weakest of the pair.
That would be cool if they brought them over...maybe a remake of kenzan with ishin graphics?
@Porco man you crazy! I imported kenzan on ps3 and suffered but didn’t care. It was Yakuza set in ancient japan! Sold!......
@Orpheus79V @Porco And was going to import ‘ishin’ Bu there might not need to after this rumour. Hopefully. Release the games yes! I’ll buy both! So will the fans.......
@Porco why don’t you buy the game and help the sales of this game go up! Lol
I definitely would not mind playing a spin off Yakuza game in that setting.
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