The Yakuza series

Newgame+ not available in the standard game or is that just for the resort stuff?

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Yeah, seems odd, but not a mode I ever used and recent trophy sets tended to avoid NG+ only modes too.

I never touch NG+ on any game let alone something ad big as a LAD game. But shitty for those who enjoy it, they shouldn't be forced to pay more for a basic feature. Seen it happen a fair amount more in other games too, Robocop doesn't have NG+ for example. Kind of the publishers indirectly telling the consumer, fuck off our game is worth more than standard retail price, pony up more cash

Ah yes, forgot avout that being a Japanese only thing.

Yeah quite a few now work on it after the games out. Robocop, spiderman 2 and Alan Wake 2 being some recent examples.
This might be the great to lock it behind a special edition?

In the past there were achievements for finishing the game on the highest difficulty, which only unlocked once you cleared the story. There used to be missable stuff too but they've gotten rid of that as well.

I can't imagine replaying LAD on new game plus as the game was massive (and some forced grinding at 2 points) but its really shitty  of Sega to hide NG+ behind some more money edition (sure hardcore fans would of NG+ like a dragon) I think Sega is trying to find what they can get away with, next game could be premiumn adventure mode and Sega could say "well only 40% of players use it and costs money to add it"

As mentioned before if you wanted to get all the trophies in previous games you would have to have beaten it on NG+. Assuming as they've locked it past the special editions, I'm gonna assume it's the same as Gaiden where you can get all achievements on one playthrough. Might perhaps explain why they thought NG can be locked away. That is, assuming you can. If you still have to beat it on NG+ for the trophy, then it can get messier.

Haven't exactly been covering themselves in too much glory promoting it here, they got a famous streamer to play the game who didn't like the series and is one of the most toxic fanbases around.

How does daytona 2 play in the new one? I’m considering getting it just for that.

I don't bother with NG+ either - except in FromSoft games - but this still seems like pretty scummy behaviour.

Sega own Atlus as well, right? Persona 3 Reload is less than a fortnight away, and it's already hitting the headlines for having about £20 worth of day one DLC.

As someone pointed out in the Push Square comments section, you can't spell Sega without EA.

Moderately moist.

Just need to push through the towards end game difficulty spikes/grind of YLAD and I’m ready…

Was so much better playing through it a second time recently and knowing where to do a quick bit of grinding. They really should have made the Sotenbori battle arena mandatory for what comes directly after it opens up.