Ryu Ga Gotoku
Platform: PS2
Manufacturer: Sega
Review Type: Looky
Version: Trailer
The latest trailer for Sega's Shenmue-esque yakuza adventure uses actors to mimic the feel of films by popular auteurs like Takeshi Kitano and Takashi Miike. The game promises an immersive Shinjuku experience, down to the hostess bars and pachinco parlors. The big problem with the American approach to mob games is their almost single-minded fixation with violence. Sure, organized crime is no bake sale, but the kind of rampages you see in Grand Theft Auto are about as realistic as the outfits in Final Fantasy.
An older trailer for the game displays more of the requisite combat, but also further explores a sort of father/daughter relationship that a good deal of the games drama will spring from. The fact that Smilebit, the same developer responsible for such gems as Jet Set Radio, Panzer Dragoon Orta and Typing of the Dead, is on the job should be a good sign that Ryu Ga Gotoku won't be the abortion that EA's The Godfather is shaping up to be.
Trailer 1
Trailer 2
via Gametrailers.com
Edit: Looks like the trailer does more than emulate Takashi Miike. Kotaku has the scoop that Sega actually hired Miike to direct the spots. According to this press release a DVD of the resulting film will soon be released.
Manufacturer: Sega
Review Type: Looky
Version: Trailer
The latest trailer for Sega's Shenmue-esque yakuza adventure uses actors to mimic the feel of films by popular auteurs like Takeshi Kitano and Takashi Miike. The game promises an immersive Shinjuku experience, down to the hostess bars and pachinco parlors. The big problem with the American approach to mob games is their almost single-minded fixation with violence. Sure, organized crime is no bake sale, but the kind of rampages you see in Grand Theft Auto are about as realistic as the outfits in Final Fantasy.
An older trailer for the game displays more of the requisite combat, but also further explores a sort of father/daughter relationship that a good deal of the games drama will spring from. The fact that Smilebit, the same developer responsible for such gems as Jet Set Radio, Panzer Dragoon Orta and Typing of the Dead, is on the job should be a good sign that Ryu Ga Gotoku won't be the abortion that EA's The Godfather is shaping up to be.
Trailer 1
Trailer 2
via Gametrailers.com
Edit: Looks like the trailer does more than emulate Takashi Miike. Kotaku has the scoop that Sega actually hired Miike to direct the spots. According to this press release a DVD of the resulting film will soon be released.
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