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[SolidSnakex]

Would be tough to localize correctly due to the subject matter. But yeah, to make up for the budget of the game they'd need a worldwide release.

The budget is still amazing when you consider how much MGS games cost. After Shenmue I didn't think Sega would be so quick to put down another 20m+ for a game.

 

[the year 20XX]

Hot Damn! It's as if Takeshi Kitano made a videogame!

That happened already. On the Famicom. It's... really, really bad. Maybe intentionally bad.

 

[KyotoMecca]

Would be tough to localize correctly due to the subject matter. But yeah, to make up for the budget of the game they'd need a worldwide release.

Not according to Nago:
http://games.kikizo.com/features/sega_toshihiro_nagoshi_iv_nov05_p1.asp

Kikizo: The Yakuza is a Japanese organization, but it's similar to Western forms of organized crime. Do you think the concept will be easily understood in these markets?

Nagoshi: Right now we're a bit more focused on the market of Japan itself, but I think we probably won't have to explain too much to foreign audiences.

Kikizo: There are a lot of gang-based games in the west recently. Why did you make a game centered around Yakuza rather than a wider-known western concept?

Nagoshi: It's a pretty common and easily understandable theme here in Japan. But at its core, it's really a human drama with an exciting theme.

and http://games.kikizo.com/news/200509/017.asp

Ryu Ga Gotoku - which will get an official western name very soon...

Ryu Ga Gotoku, which means "Dragon-Like" in English but will be getting a slightly snappier name for its yet-to-be-confirmed western release,

 

[Dsal]

Holy friggen crap! My jaw dropped during the combat scenes. Some awesome stuff in there. It's like Sega tailor-made a game especially for me. I'm importing this sucker on day one.

 

[Zen]

Wait how much do MGS games cost.

I'll be buying this game provided it turns out decently.

 

[SolidSnakex]

Wait how much do MGS games cost.

MGS2 cost 10m to make.

 

[Error]

MGS2 cost 10m to make.

SSX what happen? I like the other avatar better. that girl was very cute.

specially the face she makes awww I love me some japanese girls.

I'm going to make file on my PC SSX avatars whenever you have one of a cute girl I'm gonna save it, if you don't mind of course.