Segata Sanshiro Jr. wrote: I don't mind if it looks the same if it loads a lot faster and works better.
Also its worth mentioning a game might have the exact same textures and polycount, but if its running at a higher refresh rate the player has more controls and the action flows smoother making filters and effects easier to see. For all i know it'll look exactly the same, or even play exactly the same, but after Ninja Gaiden 3 and other games that keep trying to stretch the formula alittle to far, I kind of am happy they are keeping things similar (though I'd be over the moon if they added shit AND kept the system familiar)
It can't be worse. We're not talking about new people taking over Itagaki's franchise while pretending that nothing changed. This is the Yakuza team we're speaking of and they're not going to fuck this one up. No chance in hell. That's obvious to anybody who played their games. They took twice the time to make this and it can only be better. The problem is that it got hyped too much as a graphical redefinition when it's not. Y4 already looks sweet to me because - le'ts stop the theorisation and be realistic here - an open world PS3 game can't look that much better while in gameplay. Sadly, one of the reasons why Y4's scores were so low were the graphics. People kept bashing them like crazy and it's going to be even worse when Y5 hits and all those people will not only say that's it not looking like something on a new engine, but that it looks especially bad in the era of FOX. I just hate all the shit the Yakuza franchise is getting in the West. It annoys me.
Then again, we don't even have a confirmation that Y5 is going to leave Japan. Seems impossible for it not to after Y3, Y4 and DS being localised, but you never know with SEGA. I need some official info here!