First Sega made (not just published) game and the 20th game to ever receive a perfect score in Famitsu’s 26 year run.

Congrats to Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio.

From Nagoshi-san on hearing this news (Paraphrasing):

Yakuza 5 has recieved a perfect score of 40 points!

Like a dream.

Sometimes you want to talk about this in various ways but it’s hard to find the right frame of mind to even speak.

But I’m sincerely pleased. Or rather, on the other hand, when I heard I cried as usual. My wish came true as the creator. 

One step at a time the efforts of the staff bear fruit. Guys, congratulations.

– Nagoshi

Hit the jump to see the other 19 games to ever achieve this.

• The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998, Nintendo, for Nintendo 64)
• Soulcalibur (1999, Namco, for Dreamcast)
• Vagrant Story (2000, Square Co., for PlayStation)
• The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (2003, Nintendo, for Nintendo GameCube)
• Nintendogs (2005, Nintendo, for Nintendo DS)
• Final Fantasy XII (2006, Square Enix, for PlayStation 2)
• Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008, Nintendo, for Wii)
• Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (2008, Konami, for PlayStation 3)
• 428: Fūsa Sareta Shibuya de (2008, Sega, for Wii)
• Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies (2009, Square Enix, for Nintendo DS)
• Monster Hunter Tri (2009, Capcom, for Wii)
• Bayonetta (2009, Sega, for Xbox 360)
• New Super Mario Bros. Wii (2009, Nintendo, for Wii)
• Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (2010, Konami, for PlayStation Portable)
• Pokémon Black and White (2010, Nintendo, for Nintendo DS)
• The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (2011, Nintendo, for Wii)
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011, Bethesda Softworks, for Xbox 360 & PlayStation 3) – the first non-Japanese game to receive a perfect score.
• Final Fantasy XIII-2 (2011, Square Enix, for Xbox 360 & PlayStation 3)
• Kid Icarus: Uprising (2012, Nintendo, for Nintendo 3DS)
• Yakuza 5 (2012, Sega, for PlayStation 3)