Yakuza 3 Remastered (Windows)

Yakuza 3 Remastered
Also known as: Ryū ga Gotoku 3 (JP) Developers: Ryu ga Gotoku Studio, QLOC Publisher: Sega Platform: Windows Released internationally: January 28, 2021 This game has unused graphics. This game has unused models. This game has unused music. 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 Ryū ga Gotoku Kenzan!.

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

Japanese	Translation
鈴木スチール写真	Still image of Suzuki
田宮スチール写真	Still image of Tamiya
鈴木・田宮スチール写真	Still image of Suzuki and Tamiya
リゾート開発予定地スチール写真	Still image of the planned resort
商工会から歓迎を受ける鈴木	Chamber of Commerce welcomes Suzuki

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

Unused and Leftover Models

Debug object with the text translating to ‘for light testing’. Can be found in chara\adv\c_cm_sphere.

Unused gameplay model of Dojima Daigo. He's wearing Toma's suit for some reason. Can be found in chara\adv\c_cm_daigo.

Kiryu's prerender model from the first cutscene. Can be found in chara\auth\c_am_kiryu_o_naked.

Another Kiryu's prerender model, but now it's from final cutscene after credits. Can be found in chara\auth\c_am_kiryu_return.

Hazamaki's prerender model from cutscene after credits. Can be found in chara\auth\c_am_hamasaki_boro.

Unused Audio

Coliseum Tag Battle theme

A remix/early version of "Bruise" that was intended to play during tag battles in the coliseum, in-game, the normal coliseum theme "Skirmish" plays.

Karaoke

The backing track for the original Yakuza 2 arrangement of "Kamurocho Lullaby" is present among the game's karaoke files; the game uses a completely different backing track for this song. This backing track has an accompanying vocal, but it is the same as the one for the standard version of "Kamurocho Lullaby".

An alternative version of the karaoke track "I Wanna Change Myself". Unlike most karaoke tracks in the game, the vocal and backing track are contained in the same file.

Regional Differences

Like the original release and other Yakuza games, Yakuza 3 Remastered has licensed music that was replaced in the international version.
The Japanese release of Yakuza 3 Remastered uses the songs "Loser" as the opening theme, "Jikan yo Tomare" during Rikiya's death scene, and "Omoi Ga Afuretara" as the credits theme, 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 Ryū ga Gotoku: The Best Original Sound Track CD as the credits theme, and replaces "Jikan yo Tomare" with an arrangement of "Fly".

To do: Add these tracks to the page, preferably ripped straight from the Japanese and International versions. Try to find the official name for "Jikan yo Tomare"'s replacement, if any.