The Eternal Gratitude of Face McShooty- Borderlands 2

Borderlands 2 had some pretty fun missions, even if many were the typical fetch quests that required “Going here, killing this, finding that”. It was the writing that solidified their presence though and this is no exception. Face McShooty in Brick’s camp has a simple request – shoot him in the face. He’ll go on and on and on about how he needs it, wants it, and so on. So when you finally deliver and blow his face clean off, the resounding “THANK YOU” is all the more hilarious.

“Miller’s” Betrayal – Metal Gear Solid

For many of us in the PlayStation One days, Miller was one of the bigger betrayers. Despite assisting Solid Snake throughout his mission on Shadow Moses, especially when allies like Roy Campbell and Naomi Hunter couldn’t be trusted, Miller actually tricked him into activating Metal Gear REX. That’s because, well, he’s not actually Miller but Liquid Snake in disguise.

Sony’s PlayStation 4 has built a solid line-up of first-party exclusives, but it’s the third party that’s even more interesting, in many ways. Much of it comes from developers that stuck with the brand during past eras, like Sega in the PS2 and PS3 era with the Yakuza series. Simply put, if you want to experience the Yakuza series, you need a PlayStation console.

However, given the current era, would the development team ever think about porting Yakuza over to the Nintendo Switch, given its white-hot run? Series producer Daisuke Sato and Kazuma Kiryu voice actor Takaya Kuroda recently spoke to Gameblog.fr (translation via NintendoEverything) on this and a number of other topics. For Sato, the Switch didn’t seem like the ideal platform for Yakuza titles.

“To be realistic towards what happened, Yakuza 1 & 2 for Wii U was a significant failure,” they said. “But our goal is still to develop cross-platform as much as possible, and we know that it brings an extra audience, that it allows us to attract more people.

“That being said, when it comes to Switch, I am convinced that it would not be the ideal platform on which to develop Yakuza games. Maybe the public is not expecting that kind of game on Switch. They may be used to different games. It may not be the ideal platform.”

However, the development team would “consider” the Xbox One as an option. “Regarding Xbox One, we could consider it, knowing that Xbox One users might be more likely to be interested in a game like Yakuza. That could be an option.”

Though the Xbox One hasn’t had the best luck historically with Japanese developers, it is attempting to turn things around. Titles like Devil May Cry 5 and Jump Force got valuable stage time at Microsoft’s E3 2018 presser. Square Enix’s Nier: Automata is also now available on the Xbox One. With Yakuza 0 and Yakuza Kiwami getting PC releases, does an Xbox One release for the series really seem so far-fetched? Let us know your thoughts below.

Sega has released new screenshots for their upcoming Yakuza 1 and Yakuza 2 HD titles for the Wii U.

Check them out down below:

This is the first time ever in the franchise’s history that the franchise leaves its original exclusive platform which was always on Sony PlayStation way back in the day. Wii U will be getting the treat of the first two Yakuza titles in full HD later this year. Those who never got a chance to play Yakuza games on any other platforms can now give it a shot if they own a Wii U..

Sega has been giving quite decent support for the Nintendo’s new console. First the announcement of three new Sonic games that will be exclusively on the Wii U and now a franchise that has never been on another platform other than the PlayStation brand.

Let us know if you’re excited to play Yakuza on your Wii U in the comments below.

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Nintendo announced Yakuza 1 & 2 HD via Nintendo Direct last week. This is a port of the PlayStation 3 version that will be coming out for the Wii U in Japan on August 8th.

Here are some screenshots from the Wii U version of Yakuza 1 & 2 HD:

Originally, Yakuza 1 and 2 were PlayStation 2 exclusives, then later on Yakuza 3, Yakuza 4 and Yakuza 5 started to come out for PlayStation 3 over a period of time. Then a HD re-release of the first two titles came out for PlayStation 3 in 2012.

This will be the first time in the series history where the franchise is appearing on a non-Sony platform. This unique Wii U edition will support GamePad features such as off-screen play and touch screen map.

It is unconfirmed if there will be a Western release of Yakuza 1 & 2 for the Wii U at this moment.

Let us know what you think of this announcement in the comments below.

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