Yakuza 3 Remastered (Windows)

Yakuza 3 Remastered
Also known as: Ryu ga Gotoku 3 (JP) Developers: Ryu ga Gotoku Studios, QLOC Publisher: Sega Platform: Windows Released internationally: January 28, 2021 This game has unused graphics. This game has regional differences.

Yakuza 3 Remastered is, well... a remaster of Yakuza 3. The framerate has been increased from 30 to 60, and the resolution has been increased from 720p to 1080p on consoles, and beyond on PC. Furthermore, this remaster also adds back some extra content that was previously cut from the original English localization. It also undoes some weird quirks of the earlier Yakuza localizations, meaning no more Shintaro Fuma, no more Kage the Florist, etc.

Unused Graphics

PS3 Leftovers

Left in this remaster are some graphics used in the original version that ended up unused in this remaster, for one reason or another.

A Dolby Digital logo.

The Sega logo screen. The remaster uses a separate graphic that better matches Sega's current branding.

The thumbnails for the Reminisce recaps of Yakuza and Yakuza 2, a feature that was removed from the remaster.

Graphics Unused in All Versions

The following graphics were unused in the original game, and are still unused in this remaster.

A graphic leftover from the Japanese demo of the original game. This would appear upon completing that demo.

An image of Kiryu's back, bunched in with the images demonstrating abilities in the Abilities menu.

A portrait of Kiryu from Yakuza 2.

A Havok logo and a Dolby Digital logo leftover from Ryu ga Gotoku Kenzan!.

A render of Miyamoto Musashi, the protagonist of Ryu Ga Gotoku Kenzan!.

...But what does it mean? This game has text or audio that needs to be translated. If you are fluent with this language, please read our translation guidelines and then submit a translation!

Some unused images stored alongside used images from Mine's recounting of his past before the final boss.

Regional Differences

Like the original release and like other Yakuza games, Yakuza 3 Remastered has a different opening theme in the international version compared to the Japanese version. The Japanese release of Yakuza 3 Remastered uses the songs "Loser" as the opening theme, "Omoi Ga Afuretara" as the credits theme, and "Jikan yo Tomare", all sung by Eikichi Yazawa, while the international release uses a shortened version of "Fly" as the opening theme, a remix of a track from the original Yakuza's score titled "Tears of Father ~Overseas Edition~" on the Ryu ga Gotoku: The Best Original Sound Track CD as the credits theme, and replaces "Jikan yo Tomare" with a generic instrumental.

To do: Add these tracks to the page, preferably ripped straight from the Japanese and International versions. Figure out where exactly "Jikan yo Tomare" is used in the Japanese version, and try to find the official name for its replacement, if any.