"At today’s Yakuza series live stream, Toshihiro Nagoshi made a surprising announcement that his team is currently developing a game based on Buronson and Tetsuo Hara’s popular manga Fist of the North Star. This game will be titled Hokuto ga Gotoku in Japan, which is a combination of the Japanese names of Fist of the North Star (Hokuto no Ken) and Yakuza (Ryu ga Gotoku).
Although based on the manga IP, Hokuto ga Gotoku will feature a completely original story written by Yakuza‘s team. According to 4Gamer, this will be an action adventure game that will tell a new story about the protagonist Kenshiro who visits a city of miracles named Eden.The game will have not only battles with actions related to pressure points but also exploration adventures and even stuffs you won’t normally see in the original manga, such as Kenshiro working as a bartender."
I think it's better that way, because they can't ruin the canon.
Jonathan Wilson
I mean yakuza is already modern day HNK game? And it's not original story was noteworthy or had some good writing. They're just swapping costumes around and adding more special effects.
Anthony Harris
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Adam Clark
So there was some dude wandering around desert and saving people with martial arts. It was setting and ATATATATA that set HNK apart, not the fucking story. It was basically mad max story on anime drugs.
Eli Hall
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Levi Anderson
Trash, Miniboss, Boss, Repeatx5, Final Boss.
Wyatt Smith
Wait did you fucking watch the damn thing, or in it for just the memes?
Connor Collins
I read the manga, the anime is a joke'
William Anderson
Ok sensei, tell us how the manga's story is different?
Sebastian Hill
It doesn't have absurd filler, the animation isn't cheap garbage, the dialog is better written, no censorship, no voice acting
Caleb Sanders
Because there is no animation
Jayden Thompson
Oh yeah i know sorry
Julian Sanchez
Yeah I get what you're saying, I wasn't impressed by Trigun anime despite all my weeb friends fellating it, but when years later I've read the mangoo I was blown away by how great it was. Maybe I'll read HNK someday. It's all translated, right?
Nolan Young
I just hope it turns out better than the musou shit we had last time.
Colton Richardson
Yes it is
Justin Kelly
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Hunter Russell
So milking the shit out of itself wasn't enough, now they gotta milk via collaborations. I enjoyed this series up till Yakuza 5 but it's too much now.
Ian Myers
But it's okay because the games are fun
Daniel Morris
But its top quality milk user, you're missing out
Jaxson Torres
I'd rather see more new IPs like Binary Domain.
Christian Adams
Shit binary domain was as fun as it was janky. Truly underrated game.
Justin Rodriguez
Is this a new meme
Aiden Howard
お前はもう死んでいる
Daniel Baker
Virtual On x Raildex is a thing. What else will SEGA come up with?
Nathan Morales
Virtua Fighter x Fatal Fury
Aiden Gonzalez
Seriously?
Jack Baker
You do realizze PSO2 had like a bazillion collaborations
Christopher Sanchez
There is one particular Yakuza hater trying to shit it up in every thread it is mentioned.
Nolan Wood
There's at least two
Xavier Miller
That's because it's a dress up simulator.
Jaxson Nelson
It's based off an old crossover lightnovel. The game is coming out on the PS4/Vita in 2018 and the gameplay is based off Oratorio Tangram 5.66
Nolan Davis
fuck this world mate
Nathan Smith
Please reconsider.
Camden James
This is going to be like Yakuza Kenzan or Yakuza Isshin, where Kazuma replaces Kenshiro. Those games were based on real history, where Kazuma replaced main historical hero like Miyamoto Musashi or Ryoma Sakamoto. With a little spin to the story.
Its going to be the same.
Lincoln Ross
you weenies don't realize that this is the safest way of making a game about FOTNS without falling into the traps of the ones that failed already.
Ayden Hernandez
I want a proper sequel not some garbage for thirsty otaku
Ayden Lee
A Hokuto game in the vein of Yakuza titles? Shit, I'm interested.
Christian Watson
What's your favorite hokuto no ken game, by the way?
Cooper Jenkins
Can't wait to play as radioactive Jesus.
Alexander Rivera
The Master System one
Elijah Long
The voice acting was way better in the manga faggot.
The fuck is the huge thing on the left? Is that the battery, why is as big as the god damn cylinder head cover?
Ian Morris
I don't really give a fuck what they cross it over with, the gameplay is already confirmed to be based on the best game in the series. That's all I need to know to be happy.
Mason Jenkins
What do you consider a "proper" sequel to a game without story or characters? If you'd played games for game play you wouldn't complain you useless piece of shit. I bet you're shit at VON.
Caleb Thomas
Those character models are surprisingly well detailed for a psone game.
Camden Wood
I don't want any crossover shit you overtly aggressive manchild
Jason Carter
Apparently you don't want video games altogether you fucking casual filth.
Owen Lewis
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Liam Allen
I have no issue with this.
the fighting game.
Ayden Diaz
She makes my kokoro go doki doki!
Gavin Johnson
Calm your tits retard
Xavier Long
As long as it's not shit like Yakuza 6 then it will be something to behold
Jaxon Taylor
You are the retard if you think having anime girls is somehow detriment to good gameplay, especially in a sparse fucking genre dominated by licensed giant of a franchise twice as old as your microdick.
Ryder Fisher
Then don't play it and stop demanding that crossover stuff should be banned or some shit because you personally don't like it.
Your feelings are worth fucking nothing, your input is worthless, and you are not deserved respect because you have an opinion. This isn't tumblr you piece of human trash.
Nicholas Cruz
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Robert Johnson
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Brody Foster
Shut up asspie
Zachary Phillips
Sugoi~ user-san!
Gabriel Lee
No you fucking nigger, scum like you is the reason games are shit nowadays.
Oliver Foster
Oh shit I got fucking told dude
Carson Adams
oh my god that's fucking glorious
Easton Sullivan
HNKs story wasn't worth half a damn after Raoh's death anyways
Nice joke :^(
Parker Green
But you can tell where they sacrificed polygons.
Nathaniel Moore
Yes, you did get told. Now fuck off.
Samuel Bell
This actually looks great. I believe in the carrot man.
Eli Smith
Are you talking about the guy with the frizzy hair? He's a character for the announced Yakuza online.
Thomas Smith
You weebs get mad as fuck over anything don't you?
Connor Miller
You sure get mad at crossovers yourself. You're calling the kettle black here, you have some stupid ass balls coming up in here, bitching like a retard and then accusing people of doing the same when we told you to fuck off.
Oliver Sanchez
I'm talking about the Yakuza series creator. He sold his soul so he could attain his dream of becoming a human carrot.
Leo Diaz
They better not fuck this up
Just looked that up, it's on PC, I wonder if people are happy with that :^)
Lincoln Hill
This actually looks cool
Liam White
Cry more faggot
Justin Powell
Says the joyless bitch who hates Yakuza AND Fist of the North Star. You're assmad that we're even getting this, fucking hell man, look in a mirror.
Jordan Wright
He's just a Ganguro Guy.
Blake Howard
Never said that
Liam Flores
Are you 12? Do you have at least drop of self-awareness? Did you even play any fucking Virtual On game ever?
Brody Torres
So you're literally JUST an autist who hates crossovers of all kinds? That's even MORE pathetic.
Isaiah Lewis
Its time to stop the bait.
Xavier Gray
I was shitting on the VO crossover you illiterate weeb
Jaxon Nguyen
But isn't this b8chan?
Jace Peterson
Oh geez, what a worthy cause. You seriously get mad over some pretty small shit, why don't you go sit in a corner and cool off, little buddy?
Connor Lewis
Reported.
Isaac Butler
Virtual ON itself is influence by anime so I dont know what you are bitching about?
Jose Bennett
Like it means anything to report someone when i'm phoneposting
Jonathan Lewis
Literally cancer.
Chase King
And there's nothing you can do about it
Kevin Phillips
Put your phone away and pay attention in class you idiot, you'll learn how to not get btfoed and drop spaghetti out of your pockets.
Cooper Harris
I'm 23 and joblessly proud of it
Brody Martin
sam is a bigger guy u now
Aiden Sanchez
Well I'm 23 and I HAVE a job. Stop being a fucking leech on your parents.
Colton Ortiz
Shilling for JIDF is not a job :^)
Ryder Williams
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Lucas Davis
Well I have a job and leech off my parents! I win!
Ryan Clark
Oh, did I touch a nerve? Get over it.
Joshua Clark
That's like a death sentence. Such a shame is will play like shit.
Logan Parker
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Jacob Torres
You don't even speak English, subhuman.
Kevin Ramirez
Mate see the :^)
Jonathan Davis
Why are you so angry?
Kevin Nelson
who's the gimp that wrote this
Josiah Wood
Not the same guy.
Parker Roberts
MGR is kind of overrated to be honest but this guy is a tool
It's an ancient battery that you have to top up with water for it to function. That's why it's lined with filler caps. Modern low-maintenance batteries are smaller in part because they're sealed and don't require that.
Charles Peterson
OH GOD
please let this have english subs and not take a full year to localize
James Garcia
お前はもう死んでる
Aiden Martinez
Milks good for your bones user
Cameron Green
So is it going to be a drink-mixing minigame wherein you match the perfect concoction to each patron, or will you be able to cut people off.
Will you be able to tell people "Go home. You're already drunk."
Carter Martin
I'm surprised Holla Forums isn't going crazy over this
Christian Miller
This better be good, I just want to go around slaughtering evil for justice.
Jacob Butler
it will be.
Connor Baker
Whatever they do, it can't be any worse than HnK2.
Trailer showed Rei and Shin. Makes me wonder how many more characters will re-appear; it seems pretty odd to not show radioactive Jesus and/or Raoh. Doubt it will happen but would be nice to have at least the 3 brothers and Rei playable (I won't even ask for post-apocalyptic Geese Howard).
Ryder Reed
Shame
Cooper Price
I hope Ein is in the game.
Xavier Davis
Sounds gud Dont mind original stories. People bitching must not have liked the New Fist of the North Star ova either.
Aiden Lopez
he's dead if they're going by "what's kenshiro doing now now?" for the timeline.
Gabriel Lopez
So for 2018 we already have Dragon Ball FighterZ, the worldwide release of Yakuza 6, Ni no Kuni 2 and now this.
Could Japan actually save vidya?
Cameron Baker
Sign me the fuck up.
David Ward
Judging by the characters shown and Kenshiro looking for Yuria, it seems like a retelling of HnK1.
IMHO Sega, Fatlus, SNK, and VW (even though they take eons to actually get something out) have been doing a good job at it. Arc and Namdai could tone down on the kikery.
Adam Rivera
So I just noticed, that's Kazuma's seiyuu playing Kenshiro, isn't it? How come Ken has never had a consistent voice actor? He seems to be played by someone else in every appearance.
Asher Johnson
This is like a dream come true
Is his first VA too old to reprise the role?
Christian Morris
Maybe? I also heard that Akira Kamiya was just super expensive to hire. I know he played Ryuken in DD Hokuto no Ken and there was even a scene where he did the Kenshiro voice for a gag, but he only ever played Kenshiro for the anime and the original movie, as far as I'm aware. From there you've got a billion different seiyuus and VAs doing his voice, like how he was played by a different actor in each Musou game, Hiroshi Abe in those movies from 2006-2008, and even Takehito Koyasu (Dio) played him one time.
Isaiah Edwards
I wanna hold her middle easter/Jewish face and throatfuck her until she chokes and passes out, with Anthony watching us.
Daniel Bailey
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Elijah Jones
God I love this crisp low poly look that emulators give to PSX/N64 games
Reminder that all the characters are being played by Yakuza characters.
Kiryu as Kenshiro Nishiki as Shin Makoto (Majima's waifu from Yakuza 0) as Xana (a new OC character) Yuya (the owner of the Stardust club from Yakuza 1) as Jagure (another OC character)
The twist here is that it appears that the Yuria in this game, is not Kenshiro's Yuria. It's Kenshiro Kasumi's Yuria from Souten no Ken (Fist of the Blue Sky, prequel to Hokuto no Ken set in 1940s China), voiced by Souten no Ken Yuria's actress and her design is also based on Souten's Yuria. Also a brand new OC villain that looks like another ripoff of Raoh just like Kaioh, he's called Kagami.
Pics related, Yuria, Xana and Kagami in that order.
Justin Ward
How is HnK 2?
The opening is cool and all but the story seems unimportant unlike the first "season".
Brandon Scott
The last 2 years of Japan's vidya output has been better than the West's last 10 years. Changing Pachinko laws saved the industry.
Nathan Torres
The soundtrack is top notch
Kevin Baker
Betting on it being Ryuuji Goda under the mask.
Well, if they gonna go that path, I kinda wanna see Saejima as a bear pelt wearing Kiba Daioh.
Ethan Jackson
The story is meh and is literally "EVERYONE HAS A LONG LOST SECRET BROTHER/SISTER" but it's still fun to watch, just not engaging your brain and heart like HnK1 did. Watch it anyway.
I will be kinda pissed if Raoh doesn't make an appearance. You've got Ken, Shin and Rei but if Raoh and Souther aren't in the game I'll kill somebody. I fully expected Goda to play Raoh. But now that news of OC villain is out my excitement got curbed a little.
Justin Barnes
Isn't Raoh the most popular HnK character in Japan? He's gonna be in the game, no doubt about it.
Jacob Nguyen
Don't forget radioactive Jesus.
They even gave the man a IRL funeral.
Lucas Martinez
I fully expect Toki to be in the game and played as Daigo hence why I didn't name him.
Jackson Ward
Don't worry
He will
Christopher Morgan
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Adam Sullivan
IMPOSSIBLE
Adam Diaz
Are the three of them in some bizzare love triangle in HNK2?
Jack Green
Yeah, the entire premise of most of the 1dt story is about chasing a woman with a magical vag everyone wants to pound because women won't explode when they fuck her, then Rin when she's of age, also gets this magical vag
Cooper Walker
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Lincoln Carter
I'll try and find the translated manga somewhere to download.
Evan Nguyen
Its superior to "Can't kill criminals because that would be wrong" since Ken slaughters them and always lies just to get to the next criminal.
Filled in maximum hype for the first two. Neutral for the F2P thing, it'll probably be shit.
Chase Barnes
Who would Majima be? Jagi? The Golan Colonel? Is Nishikiyama going to be Shin? Maybe Akiyama as Rei? This sounds like fanfiction.
Nathan Harris
You didn't have to make a thread for it.
Dominic Garcia
YES well that's a mistake all the spinoffs are generally bland compared to the original story
Jaxon Young
What the hell is moralfag supposed to mean? What's the opposite of a "moralfag"?
Jayden Cox
The opposite of a moralfag would be a degenerate.
Julian Moore
So it's just a hedonist/nihilist edgelord meme or something?
Joseph Diaz
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Nolan Sanchez
man those images bring me back
Henry Lee
It shouldve been made by platinum :^)
Matthew Ramirez
OMAE WA MOU SHINDEIRU
Dylan Ortiz
Seriously speaking, Platinum should start doing action RPGs instead of sticking to one genre. It would work well for them.
Carter Johnson
Yep, this is Fist of the North Star alright. They did it in Fist of The Blue Sky. They did it in HnK2. They did it in New Fist of the North Star. And they're doing it here.
Christopher Hill
Actually the man bad in New Fist of the North Star was a not-kenshiro voiced by Gackt but the point remains.