Author Topic: Yakuza/Like A Dragon/Judgement Thread Of There's A New Game Couple Of Months (Read 91974 times)

Positive Touch · « **Reply #660 on:** July 12, 2020, 10:03:10 PM »

respect the blueprint son

curly · « **Reply #661 on:** July 12, 2020, 10:20:31 PM »

how much is changed in kiwami from the original? because coming from 0 with no other yakuza experience it feels extremely similar to 0 but slightly to a lot worse in almost every respect, like a cheaply put together sequel of that game

curly · « **Reply #662 on:** July 12, 2020, 10:23:01 PM »

I did like making the sexy insect ladies fight though

Positive Touch · « **Reply #663 on:** July 12, 2020, 10:54:55 PM »

Quote from: curly on July 12, 2020, 10:20:31 PM

how much is changed in kiwami from the original? because coming from 0 with no other yakuza experience it feels extremely similar to 0 but slightly to a lot worse in almost every respect, like a cheaply put together sequel of that game

very, very little. the form switching in combat is new, the scenes with kazuma's old friend are new, the majima everywhere is new, and some minigames are new or changed. other than that it's pretty much the same, right down to the frame-for-frame story scenes.

paprikastaude · « **Reply #664 on:** July 13, 2020, 09:56:48 AM »

The original also still had fixed cameras like Resident Evil with load times inbetween streets.

Should be treated as a story epilogue for 0 these days. It's not great as a game on its own.

demi · « **Reply #665 on:** July 13, 2020, 11:26:57 AM »

Kiwami > Yakuza 0

curly · « **Reply #666 on:** July 13, 2020, 01:01:13 PM »

What are you stupid

thetylerrob · « **Reply #667 on:** July 13, 2020, 01:10:14 PM »

Kiwami is pretty rough if you're coming from 0 but you really have to keep in mind that it's the original PS2 game with better graphics and combat, Not a sequel to 0. If you're trying to catch up with the series I think it's okay to turn the difficulty down and just follow the main story. I don't remember if they added many new substories to Kiwami but a lot of those were pretty simple/boring in the original.

demi · « **Reply #668 on:** July 13, 2020, 06:48:00 PM »

Quote from: curly on July 13, 2020, 01:01:13 PM

What are you stupid

- Better story
- Better characters
- Better combat
- No terrible cabaret/real estate
- Better XP system

All Yakuza 0 has going for it are the cute GIFs people post - but they never actually seem to talk about the game itself
Weird

bork · « **Reply #669 on:** September 25, 2020, 01:04:11 AM »

Gematsu:

-Sega will announce the latest entry in the Yakuza series during the Sega Nama broadcast at Tokyo Game Show 2020 Online on September 27 at 20:00 JST,

-Sega is developing a live-action film based on its Yakuza video game franchise with 1212 Entertainment and Wild Sheep Content, according to a Variety report.

paprikastaude · « **Reply #670 on:** September 25, 2020, 02:05:32 AM »

Thank god, it's only been an hour since the localisation of 7 was confirmed, definitely need a new Yakuza.

paprikastaude · « **Reply #671 on:** September 25, 2020, 09:05:52 AM »

https://twitter.com/gematsucom/status/1309469225896103936

demi · « **Reply #672 on:** September 25, 2020, 09:51:55 AM »

Currently up to Yakuza 4 in my series playthrough

Every game so far has been leagues above Yakuza 0 EXCEPT Yakuza 3.

Yakuza 3 was just that bad, and I'm not sure a Kiwami version could even save it

demi · « **Reply #673 on:** September 25, 2020, 12:36:54 PM »

Majority of Yakuza minigames are dogshit, nobody's missing out

paprikastaude · « **Reply #674 on:** September 25, 2020, 01:53:56 PM »

Imagine the sick souls who don't spend every first three hours of a Yakuza game with darts.

demi · « **Reply #675 on:** September 25, 2020, 04:05:41 PM »

Three hours I could spend not doing dogshit minigames instead

Pissy F Benny · « **Reply #676 on:** September 25, 2020, 04:10:27 PM »

I’ve mainlined the yakuza games I’ve played

Positive Touch · « **Reply #677 on:** September 25, 2020, 05:54:29 PM »

man i wanted to fight the secret boss in Yakuza 2, but i will smash this controller before i ever end up beating this stupid baseball sidequest. i can't stand the fucking timing on that one.

demi · « **Reply #678 on:** September 29, 2020, 12:36:00 PM »

Almost done with Yakuza 4 and it takes such a liquid shit over Yakuza 3

Also for Y0 fans, Yakuza 4 is pretty much the sequel (the story is heavily centered around what happened in 1985 - particularly Saejima's big shootout shown during Majima's backstory in Y0)

Next up: Yakuza Zombies

demi · « **Reply #679 on:** October 01, 2020, 12:12:46 AM »

Dead Souls rules

Bebpo · « **Reply #680 on:** October 01, 2020, 12:58:13 AM »

Quote from: demi on October 01, 2020, 12:12:46 AM

Dead Souls rules

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #681 on:** October 04, 2020, 10:22:33 PM »

Quote from: Bebpo on October 01, 2020, 12:58:13 AM

Quote from: demi on October 01, 2020, 12:12:46 AM
Dead Souls rules

Yes it god damn sure does

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #682 on:** October 05, 2020, 11:38:41 AM »

The horribly Engrish Japanese title, OF THE END, is better, but that game is so bad it's good.

Akala · « **Reply #683 on:** October 05, 2020, 04:24:36 PM »

Is Yak 5 really twice as long as the rest of them? Saw on howlongtobeat, seems most are around 20 and 5 is ~40?

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #684 on:** October 06, 2020, 09:19:07 PM »

Quote from: Akala on October 05, 2020, 04:24:36 PM

Is Yak 5 really twice as long as the rest of them? Saw on howlongtobeat, seems most are around 20 and 5 is ~40?

It's REAL fucking long.

paprikastaude · « **Reply #685 on:** October 06, 2020, 10:48:54 PM »

They wanted it to be the series San Andreas and bloated it up with multiple districts. Never played it because you can gtfo with anything idols.

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #686 on:** October 07, 2020, 12:51:26 AM »

Quote from: Spieler1 on October 06, 2020, 10:48:54 PM

They wanted it to be the series San Andreas and bloated it up with multiple districts. Never played it because you can gtfo with anything idols.

By the time I got to the final character I was MORE than ready for that shit to wrap. I think this is the game that broke me on the series.

demi · « **Reply #687 on:** October 07, 2020, 01:32:23 AM »

Damn, well I'll find out after I finish Dead Souls then

bork · « **Reply #688 on:** October 14, 2020, 03:05:00 PM »

Needs to be in two threads!

https://twitter.com/Wario64/status/1316433710053388288

Supermanisdead · « **Reply #689 on:** October 17, 2020, 04:12:47 AM »

what's the word with this new turn based yakuza? do i need to have played any of the other ones to understand it? just want a cool jrpg to play

bork · « **Reply #690 on:** October 17, 2020, 08:18:59 AM »

Quote from: Supermanisdead on October 17, 2020, 04:12:47 AM

what's the word with this new turn based yakuza? do i need to have played any of the other ones to understand it? just want a cool jrpg to play

Shouldn't be necessary.

https://www.inverse.com/gaming/yakuza-like-a-dragon-release-date-trailer-smart-delivery-george-takei

Quote

Despite being labeled in Japan as Yakuza 7, this is a soft reboot of the Yakuza franchise. The protagonist and gameplay are both different from previous games. You don’t need to play other Yakuza titles to follow the story, but references will be made to previous narratives. The story will feel more rewarding if you’ve played at least one Yakuza title prior to starting Like a Dragon.

demi · « **Reply #691 on:** October 17, 2020, 08:14:43 PM »

Finished Yakuza Zombies.

It was annoying constantly loading back and forth between the zombie zone and the regular zone, and the controls (camera/aiming) were wonky, but I enjoyed it.

Yakuza 5 next!

BIONIC · « **Reply #692 on:** October 19, 2020, 04:42:56 AM »

Continued my Yakuza journey a couple of weeks ago with 4. Pretty fun, but Akiyama and Tanimiura are super lame compared to Kiryu and a lesser extent Saejima. It’s probably why I dropped it in the first place.

Then got through FotNS last week. Really fun marriage of two things I love. A bit too zany for the source material, and the original characters were lame, but I still had lots of fun.

Started Y5, and so far it’s really good. My boy Kiryu looks so old and tired

I just want him to be happy

I’m weirdly enjoying the taxi missions. They usually have a fun little story to break up the monotony.

I’m not looking forward to the game making me go full

by having me play as idol Haruka

paprikastaude · « **Reply #693 on:** October 25, 2020, 08:31:55 PM »

Quote from: Stro on October 25, 2020, 08:29:32 PM

I wonder what the decisioning was to not do a Kiwami version for 3-4-5 and instead just do straight ports with only graphics/framerate improved.

Bebpo · « **Reply #694 on:** October 25, 2020, 08:51:19 PM »

Quote from: Spieler1 on October 25, 2020, 08:31:55 PM

Quote from: Stro on October 25, 2020, 08:29:32 PM
I wonder what the decisioning was to not do a Kiwami version for 3-4-5 and instead just do straight ports with only graphics/framerate improved.

(Image removed from quote.)

Nah, 3-5 were on PS3. 1-2 were PS2 games. People don't want to play PS2 games as straight ports. People are still ok with straight port 60fps/4k PS3 games.

Made more sense to completely redo 1 & 2 and spend the time/resources on other games instead of full 3-5 remakes.

Bebpo · « **Reply #695 on:** October 25, 2020, 09:07:25 PM »

Quote from: Stro on October 25, 2020, 08:55:23 PM

Oh I thought 1/2 were PS3 as well

Nah, they looked great for PS2, but looked like this:

demi · « **Reply #696 on:** October 25, 2020, 09:14:24 PM »

Y3 was the first game on PS3, it's straight dogshit. It improves dramatically in 4. Honestly just skip 3, it's so trash

A kiwami version wouldnt save it at all

demi · « **Reply #697 on:** October 25, 2020, 09:22:43 PM »

So do it in a better Yakuza game

Bebpo · « **Reply #698 on:** October 25, 2020, 11:07:30 PM »

I like Y3, demi is just being a jerkface

demi · « **Reply #699 on:** October 25, 2020, 11:14:43 PM »

But Yakuza 5 has you fight Giant Bears

Bebpo · « **Reply #700 on:** October 26, 2020, 12:23:34 AM »

So? Maybe Y5 is better. Not disagreeing. I've only played 1, 2, 3, Kenzan, and Ishin and a bit of the zombie one.

I'd rate them 1 (for its time, 1 original does not hold up) > Kenzan > 2 > Ishin > 3

But I still liked 3 a lot and would recommend it any day. It might be the worst game in the mainline series idk, but if the worst game is still a fun 8/10 or something, that's fine.

demi · « **Reply #701 on:** October 26, 2020, 12:27:28 AM »

4 > K2 > K1 > Dead Souls > 0 > 3

Bebpo · « **Reply #702 on:** October 26, 2020, 01:06:28 AM »

But everyone keeps saying 0 is the bestttt (possibly because a lot of people started with 0)

demi · « **Reply #703 on:** October 26, 2020, 01:08:28 AM »

And there's weirdos who think Y3 is good :shrug:

Y5 has me hunting bears in the forest like Elmer Fudd like a Yakuza Roguelike

BIONIC · « **Reply #704 on:** October 26, 2020, 01:31:24 AM »

Y3 is the least polished Yakuza game on PS4, but I still liked it. It has some atrocious substory unlock conditions though that involves getting way too good at the shitty mini games, so it’s the only game where I didn’t bother doing all of them.

As for Y5, I really fucking loved everything about Kiryu’s section. Just perfectly distilled Yakuza fuckery.

Saejima’s was just pure filler. I still had fun with it, but like why is this entire hunting village subplot even a thing lmao.

I’m currently going through Haruka’s section, and it’s basically a James simulator at this point

demi · « **Reply #705 on:** October 26, 2020, 02:01:41 AM »

Yeah Saejima's chapter is a complete slog after Kiryu's

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #706 on:** October 26, 2020, 02:13:49 AM »

By the time I got to the last character in the game I was ready for it to be OVER. That bit was thankfully pretty short if you skip the side content.

Also doesn't 5 have the Virtua Fighter pachinko games emulated? That shit is HOT

BIONIC · « **Reply #707 on:** October 26, 2020, 02:52:43 AM »

Pachinko

demi · « **Reply #708 on:** October 26, 2020, 09:31:14 AM »

Y4 had a VF pachinko machine, I got a trophy off it :3

Rahxephon91 · « **Reply #709 on:** October 26, 2020, 10:59:10 PM »

Quote from: Bebpo on October 26, 2020, 01:06:28 AM

But everyone keeps saying 0 is the bestttt (possibly because a lot of people started with 0)

I started with 1 on the PS2. I'd say 0 is up there, but to me 2 and 4 are the real standouts. Haven't played 6.

I have never been less interested in a new Yakuza with 7 though.

BIONIC · « **Reply #710 on:** November 01, 2020, 03:34:46 AM »

Finished 5.

Haruka’s section was generally crappy, though it had a few fun sub stories at least.

Akiyama plays much better here than in 4, and I feel even personality wise he became more endearing.

I really loved Shinada’s section. His combat opens up nicely. All his story content (main, side, sub) was pretty cool too, with a nice cast of characters. Kinda reminded me of the movie Kingpin (which I love).

Finale went too long (much the like the game in general), but had the usual dumb fun twists and turns the series is known for. Final boss was pretty crazy.

Overall fun game, but way all over the place. Still, I appreciate their ambition.

Onto 6…

Coffee Dog · « **Reply #711 on:** November 01, 2020, 01:25:49 PM »

Quote from: Bebpo on October 26, 2020, 01:06:28 AM

But everyone keeps saying 0 is the bestttt (possibly because a lot of people started with 0)

Having played 0, K1, K2, FOTNS and Judgement, Zero still has the best plot and combat imo. And I really, really liked K2.

paprikastaude · « **Reply #712 on:** November 01, 2020, 01:36:47 PM »

Quote from: Bebpo on October 26, 2020, 01:06:28 AM

But everyone keeps saying 0 is the bestttt (possibly because a lot of people started with 0)

More like they say that it's the one to start with, not necessarily because it's the best, but because it's the least intimitating way to enter the series.

Pissy F Benny · « **Reply #713 on:** November 01, 2020, 02:28:59 PM »

I think its da best

kingv · « **Reply #714 on:** November 01, 2020, 03:40:29 PM »

I think it’s the best too.

Drsgon engine never quite caught up to the old engine, and I guess probably never will now

demi · « **Reply #715 on:** November 01, 2020, 04:00:44 PM »

Doing some last minute trophy cleanup in Y5

Gameplay is good, story is too bloated and feels like it goes nowhere. Even at the end when all the reveals happen you're still sitting there like "what the fuck?". Entire chapters dedicated to absolute bullshit that is irrelevant. Akiyama's bits being the best because Akiyama is the best. Shinada is the most wack character. Should have just brought back Tanimura

4 > K1 > K2 > Dead Souls > 0 > 5 > 3

demi · « **Reply #716 on:** November 01, 2020, 11:10:25 PM »

Yakuza 3: Everyone Has Daddy Issues

BIONIC · « **Reply #717 on:** November 02, 2020, 10:33:12 AM »

Also the plot point of every living human being.

demi · « **Reply #718 on:** November 08, 2020, 12:55:22 PM »

Yakuza 6 rules, wayyyyy better than Yakuza 5

The spear fishing minigame is easily one of the best

Bebpo · « **Reply #719 on:** November 08, 2020, 01:40:05 PM »

Yakuza 7 reviews are super good. Looking forward to skipping 4/5/6/0 and playing that sometime in the next year and then getting back to Kiryu games.

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Author Topic: Yakuza/Like A Dragon/Judgement Thread Of There's A New Game Couple Of Months (Read 91974 times)