DragkoniasThat Guy Who Does StuffYou Know, There. Registered Userregular
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I liked the Real Estate minigame.
It was very set it and forget it. Only thing that would have made it better was if there was some way to do it remotely. (But the 80s so no cellphones.)
The timer on it didn’t really line up with how long it took to do other activities, so I’d end up just idling a bunch or feeling like I had to cut whatever I was doing short to run back to the office.
you can just about squeeze in a round of catfight waiting for the real estate timer, which coincidentally is also the fastest way to make money. or lose money
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the bakamitai deepfake memes destroy me everytime
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Johnny ChopsockyScootaloo! We have to cook!Grillin' HaysenburgersRegistered Userregular
I do like Yakuza 6, but boy howdy do I have a big gripe about it.
Big Ending spoilers
Fucking Daigo, Kiryu? Your letter goes to that shitkid and not your fucking daughter who's been going through a horribly tough and awful experience, you macho meathead schmuck? Really left me sour.
Big thing you need to know with regards to the Omi Alliance and Tojo Clan is that they are two of the biggest Yakuza organizations in Japan, that they are constantly at each other's throats, and that the Omi are based out of Osaka and the Tojo are based out of Tokyo. They are basically equivalent groups, they just have different turf.
And ya while I love my good punch-boy Kiryu, he's mostly played as the straight man for the majority of the time in contrast to the rest of the game's craziness. He's good for what he is, but he's def not the most interesting character in any of the games I've played.
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Speaking of Kiryu, him being kinda a stick in the mud/robot man is why I am so excited for the new MC.
Also I cannot believe that after being excited for that damn game for so long I'll end up not playing it until like I dunno... maybe 2 months after it actually comes out?
UGH! Damn that release date and November having too many games.
I started playing with Yakuza 0 on PS5 because I'd never heard of the series before. I liked playing as Kiryu but I LOVED playing as Majima and could definitely go for more playing as him. Then I picked up Kiwami 1 not knowing it was a remake of Yakuza 1, but didn't get very far just due to burnout on the series. One thing I will note from Yakuza 0 is it really set up to me how good friends Nishki and Kiryu were
Recently I played Yakuza Kiwami 1 on Xbox since it's on Gamepass and I totally bought into how Kiryu would take the fall for Nishki based the events of 0. But I was really surprised by how he showed up late in the game wanting to kill Kiryu over money. I get that 10 years can change a man, but it really felt like it came out of nowhere.
This rolled right into playing Yakuza Kiwami 2 on Xbox, and I think the changes from 0/1 are refreshing. And I like how they have fleshed out a lot of characters from the previous game like Date-san. The combat is also way better, because the enemies that constantly block/dodge everything are so much rarer (and the ones that always block or always dodge are meant to be killed in other ways). Story wise, I like how the antagonist is basically just Kiryu with ambition.
I started playing with Yakuza 0 on PS5 because I'd never heard of the series before. I liked playing as Kiryu but I LOVED playing as Majima and could definitely go for more playing as him. Then I picked up Kiwami 1 not knowing it was a remake of Yakuza 1, but didn't get very far just due to burnout on the series. One thing I will note from Yakuza 0 is it really set up to me how good friends Nishki and Kiryu were
Recently I played Yakuza Kiwami 1 on Xbox since it's on Gamepass and I totally bought into how Kiryu would take the fall for Nishki based the events of 0. But I was really surprised by how he showed up late in the game wanting to kill Kiryu over money. I get that 10 years can change a man, but it really felt like it came out of nowhere.
This rolled right into playing Yakuza Kiwami 2 on Xbox, and I think the changes from 0/1 are refreshing. And I like how they have fleshed out a lot of characters from the previous game like Date-san. The combat is also way better, because the enemies that constantly block/dodge everything are so much rarer (and the ones that always block or always dodge are meant to be killed in other ways). Story wise, I like how the antagonist is basically just Kiryu with ambition.
I think we found a secret PS5 beta tester!
Though seriously, I’ve considered playing the Yakuza games on my Xbox One X, but I’ve already played through most of the ones on there on my PS4 and have gotten at least halfway through Kiwami 2. If they put X enhancements into the games, I would probably give it a go, but I’m really disappointed that with Kiwami 2 in particular they didn’t even put the PS4 pro enhancements on the X. I still want to get Like a Dragon on the Series X, but since I have 0-6 on the PS4, even with them coming to GamePass I would be hard pressed to play them over again at this point. Even though I like the Xbox controller overall more than I do Sony’s iterations over the years, when trying to play Yakuza the One controller actually feels like it doesn’t belong... it feels foreign in my hands while trying to play it. I never expected them to ever leave Sony’s ecosystem though (even though some of them have come to Nintendo systems previously) and I picked up all of them before even learning they were all seemingly coming over. I want to support this effort, since more people getting to play this series is a great thing, but I think I may come to it later when I want to replay the series rather than interrupt my current play through of it.
Kiwami 2 is so good because of all the great QoL changes
Playing the series starting at 0 is such a rollercoaster because 0 is fantastic and modern feeling, the Kiwami loses a lot of great features that 0 had.
Then Kiwami 2 brings almost everything great from 0 back and even more.
Then Y3 loses everything and somehow even felt more stripped down than Kiwami.
I just finished 4 and it’s now back up around 0s range again.
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DragkoniasThat Guy Who Does StuffYou Know, There. Registered Userregular
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I kind of enjoyed Kiryu as the stoic guy with a strict code of honor who more so reacts to the world around them than imposes their will.
But I also agree that having an MC that seemingly has more desires will be a nice change of pace after 7 games of that.
The current best available state of the game series in English is
Yakuza 0 - Last-gen engine, original release
Yakuza Kiwami - Last-gen engine, remake of 1
Yakuza Kiwami 2 - Current engine, remake of 2
Yakuza 3-5 Remasters of 2 engines ago
Yakuza 6 - Current engine, original game
Judgment - Current engine, original game
Yakuza 7 - upcoming, current engine, original game, turn-based
Which for someone stepping in right now ends up with a quality roller-coaster
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Johnny ChopsockyScootaloo! We have to cook!Grillin' HaysenburgersRegistered Userregular
Never satisfying to have something played as a big surprise that was obvious like 20 hours ago
One thing I did like about that:
Kiryu totally knew. He was just waiting to see if he'd fess up on his own. It's so refreshing to finally see Kiryu not be flabbergasted by an obvious reveal but to finally be ahead of the curve.
The current best available state of the game series in English is
Yakuza 0 - Last-gen engine, original release
Yakuza Kiwami - Last-gen engine, remake of 1
Yakuza Kiwami 2 - Current engine, remake of 2
Yakuza 3-5 Remasters of 2 engines ago
Yakuza 6 - Current engine, original game
Judgment - Current engine, original game
Yakuza 7 - upcoming, current engine, original game, turn-based
Which for someone stepping in right now ends up with a quality roller-coaster
Starting with 0 is weird cause its like damn you've probably played the one with the best overall plot straight away.
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It's funny how in 6,
you keep waiting to find out some other explanation for Haruka's child, only to find out that, nope, it really is hers.
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Yeah, the spearfishing is one of the things Yakuza 6 does that I unequivocally love
It helps when you get some higher rank hostesses. Once you figure it out you end up making SO much money and the game gets more fun.
The real estate minigame is boring though.
It does contain the best non-boss battle music in the game, though.
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I liked the Real Estate minigame.
It was very set it and forget it. Only thing that would have made it better was if there was some way to do it remotely. (But the 80s so no cellphones.)
(it's good)
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But I agree the ending was just downright awful.
I like that you get a bigger focus on Kiryu's personal life but there is far less punching at least early game.
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Although I found Majima’s story to be much more impactful than Kiryu’s
Kiryu still feels like a bit of a cipher to me, although I think that might be because he’s just less expressive
Also I have to be honest, I completely lost track of the Yakuza family relationships and intrigue webs by the end
I’m honestly not sure who the Omi Aliance is, other than that they’re not Tojo
He was just sort of there in the background as Kiryu and Kuze faced off, and then suddenly he’s the final boss and Kiryu’s foil
And ya while I love my good punch-boy Kiryu, he's mostly played as the straight man for the majority of the time in contrast to the rest of the game's craziness. He's good for what he is, but he's def not the most interesting character in any of the games I've played.
While I largely agree, Yakuza 3 and Yakuza 5 at least attempt to bridge the Two Kiryus
me, learning that Mr. Libido is modeled after a real person: "jesus fucking christ!"
I'd already know of Riki Takeuchi before Yakuza 0, so seeing him as Awano made me real happy.
Also made me mentally hear this during his scenes.
Edit: goddamn ghosted
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Proving Yakuza karaoke can still be much weirder.
Also I cannot believe that after being excited for that damn game for so long I'll end up not playing it until like I dunno... maybe 2 months after it actually comes out?
UGH! Damn that release date and November having too many games.
Recently I played Yakuza Kiwami 1 on Xbox since it's on Gamepass and I totally bought into how Kiryu would take the fall for Nishki based the events of 0. But I was really surprised by how he showed up late in the game wanting to kill Kiryu over money. I get that 10 years can change a man, but it really felt like it came out of nowhere.
This rolled right into playing Yakuza Kiwami 2 on Xbox, and I think the changes from 0/1 are refreshing. And I like how they have fleshed out a lot of characters from the previous game like Date-san. The combat is also way better, because the enemies that constantly block/dodge everything are so much rarer (and the ones that always block or always dodge are meant to be killed in other ways). Story wise, I like how the antagonist is basically just Kiryu with ambition.
I think we found a secret PS5 beta tester!
Though seriously, I’ve considered playing the Yakuza games on my Xbox One X, but I’ve already played through most of the ones on there on my PS4 and have gotten at least halfway through Kiwami 2. If they put X enhancements into the games, I would probably give it a go, but I’m really disappointed that with Kiwami 2 in particular they didn’t even put the PS4 pro enhancements on the X. I still want to get Like a Dragon on the Series X, but since I have 0-6 on the PS4, even with them coming to GamePass I would be hard pressed to play them over again at this point. Even though I like the Xbox controller overall more than I do Sony’s iterations over the years, when trying to play Yakuza the One controller actually feels like it doesn’t belong... it feels foreign in my hands while trying to play it. I never expected them to ever leave Sony’s ecosystem though (even though some of them have come to Nintendo systems previously) and I picked up all of them before even learning they were all seemingly coming over. I want to support this effort, since more people getting to play this series is a great thing, but I think I may come to it later when I want to replay the series rather than interrupt my current play through of it.
Playing the series starting at 0 is such a rollercoaster because 0 is fantastic and modern feeling, the Kiwami loses a lot of great features that 0 had.
Then Kiwami 2 brings almost everything great from 0 back and even more.
Then Y3 loses everything and somehow even felt more stripped down than Kiwami.
I just finished 4 and it’s now back up around 0s range again.
But I also agree that having an MC that seemingly has more desires will be a nice change of pace after 7 games of that.
Never satisfying to have something played as a big surprise that was obvious like 20 hours ago
Alright, here's the fuckin' thing about Yakuza.
I typed this post, and then TEN MINUTES LATER
Even bad Yakuza is still capable of greatness
Yakuza 0 - Last-gen engine, original release
Yakuza Kiwami - Last-gen engine, remake of 1
Yakuza Kiwami 2 - Current engine, remake of 2
Yakuza 3-5 Remasters of 2 engines ago
Yakuza 6 - Current engine, original game
Judgment - Current engine, original game
Yakuza 7 - upcoming, current engine, original game, turn-based
Which for someone stepping in right now ends up with a quality roller-coaster
One thing I did like about that:
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Starting with 0 is weird cause its like damn you've probably played the one with the best overall plot straight away.
But 6 also has some very good substories