Soyongdori
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I need to finish up both Y4 and 5 before getting into 0...
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Yakuza 0. 1/24/17 Less than a month to go. Let's make a difference.
- Thread starter Jimrpg
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0 is a great place to start. Prequel to all the games, and leads into Kiwami (remake of Yakuza 1) nicely.
I really like this, considering it's asked on every page.
Yakuza 0 |OT| - 2017; The Year of the Dragon
Is the best I can come up with.
Stratosphere
Member
Holy shit, this trailer just sold me
Aenima
Member
This is the reason I love Yakuza games so much. I like the story and the fighting scenes and all, but the minigames and side stuff is what makes me never get tired of it.
What an amazing and underrated franchise.
That's not a bad description. I remember liking beat em ups as a kid, then later loving jrpgs, and finding beat em ups to be a bit too simple. Yakuza is actually doing a great job of being a modern beat em up.
BinaryBear07
Member
I am still on the fence. The combat has me worried.
There is just so much to do. I like the Karaoke minigame a lot
Previews will be up on Jan 11, and since story stuff should be discussed lightly for obvious spoiler reasons, combat and side activities will sure be highlighted on that. Maybe that will help you
razors4edge
Member
Why are you worried?
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I payed around 100 bucks or more total to get the Japanese version to my country at launch. I had to stop playing, it was too hard to understand and time consuming to look up so many words etc.
Finally now I can understand, and enjoy the game more. So I will support and buy the game again.
potatohead
Member
Dude I don't think videogames are for you if you're worried about Yakuza combat.
What makes you worried?
If he wants a Virtua Fighter - like realistic combat, then he has a reason to be worried. The combat is crazy, really fun and has a lot of moves / depth for the type of combat it is. But it is not realistic.
What has you worried about the combat?
Being able to switch styles on the fly makes it some of the best combat in the series.
davidwhangchoi
Member
15 days to go! i can smell those business cards =)
IrishNinja
Member
for real! i'm gonna start wearing coats to have a picket for them, haha
Son Of Sparda
Member
Good man.I've decided to give away one of my two preorder copies to a friend. Maybe he'll become a fan of the series?
Meanwhile, I keep on staring to my PS4 theme.
IrishNinja
Member
I have to wait another 2 or 3 weeks for my physical copy to arrive in Malaysia. It's ok I'll enjoy the gifs in the OT till then.
Holundrian
Unconfirmed Member
That's a good trailer. Wasn't convinced of some of the prior trailers thought they were kind of bad but they upped their trailer game.
always crazy bacon
Banned
Sooo looking forward to this.
Chaos2Frozen
Member
To be honest, I was more interested in Ishin. :v
IrishNinja
Member
tragically, this had "left behind" written all over it
see also: Kenzan!, totally worth playing with a guide too
I really wanted Ishin too, but Yakuza doesn't sell well, so maybe a spin-off would be a sales disaster in the west?
Yes me too! I am so ready for some Yakuza-action
I have Kenzan, and I played it and enjoyed it. Agreed!
stargateheaven
Member
I'm assuming YAKUZA: DEAD SOULS did terrible. And rightly so. One of the worst Yakuza games i've ever played.
UnluckyKate
Member
Kenzan was good but Ishin takes the cake. It's amazing.
Guide out there are deep enough to really enjoy the game. Don't hesitate people.
Guide out there are deep enough to really enjoy the game. Don't hesitate people.
Although I did enjoy it for what it was, it was without doubt the worst Yakuza game.
I really should buy it... I'm also wondering if I should sell my copy of Kenzan to someone that was never lucky enough to buy it back in the day.
I believe Swiftor (Twitch) will be doing an early stream today.
I've finished 1,2 and 4, played a bit of 5.
I'm trying to stay away from day 1 purchases this year. However, this franchise is an exception. I have to show my support. Yakuza game's break the mold, the gameplay and story focus represent everything I love about gaming.
I've finished 1,2 and 4, played a bit of 5.
I'm trying to stay away from day 1 purchases this year. However, this franchise is an exception. I have to show my support. Yakuza game's break the mold, the gameplay and story focus represent everything I love about gaming.
Hierophant
Banned
Seconded.
Ishin is my favorite Yakuza game (played&finished all except 5 and Kurohyou PSP). Even If you don't know a word of Japanese, play it using this guide; just leave it open on a tablet/phone and check what everyone said after a cutscene. You'll still have a great time, I played Kenzan that way and really enjoyed it.
The story and setting in Ishin are great. I love how they use the Yakuza cast as digital actors and cast them as real historical figures. Sword-fighting feels so good and I dare to not get addicted to the farming mini-game
It's also a very polished game on PS4, think it was 1080p/60 with v-sync. The soundtrack is outstanding.edit: Kenzan is very good as well and might have the better story, but it's harder to go back to if you've become accustomed to the improvements in gameplay/graphics the series made since then. Still the best opening movie in the whole series imo.
Is that mandatory/recommend?
dragonflys545
Member
Recommended.
The Artisan
Member
in my experience with yakuza games i kinda stop giving a shit if the story doesn't follow kiryu anymore.
when i was playing yakuza 5 as kiryu and his arc ended, i immediately lost interest when i had to start playing as someone else.
i don't give a shit about the other protagonists, i mean i would've played as haruka but i never made it that far. with yakuza 0 since it's just kiryu and majima maybe i'll play through it all
when i was playing yakuza 5 as kiryu and his arc ended, i immediately lost interest when i had to start playing as someone else.
i don't give a shit about the other protagonists, i mean i would've played as haruka but i never made it that far. with yakuza 0 since it's just kiryu and majima maybe i'll play through it all
Zero is a prequel and a great place to start. So is Kiwami ( Remake of Yakuza 1), the next one getting released this summer.
Yakuza is great but you can get burned out on the series if you play to many of them in a short time-frame (think Assassin's Creed).
Shadowman16
Member
Well on the bright side at least the three next games (0, Kiwami and 6) have more than enough Kiryu to satisfy your appetite!
I wonder if that's what most Yakuza fans feel. Because then I'm not sure how they could either continue the series, or make a spiritual successor.
I loved having other playable characters in Yakuza 4 & 5, I want a new "Yakuza" game with an all new cast.
Just found out my girlfriend preordered this for me. I have no money but I'm glad I could still contribute to this cause indirectly. She already completed her Chinese copy and she spent about 40 hours just doing the host club mini game alone, but she spent nowhere near that amount of time on kiwami or 6.
The Artisan
Member
Indeed! I actually wasn't aware until recently that Kiwami was getting localized, and coming out this year. It's cool that I'll get to play the prequel and then the first installment after that to see how it has shaped the development of Kiryu.
I dunno if that's how most Yakuza fans feel, I can't link the thread but I remember complaining about Yakuza 5 saying I stopped playing after
Kiryu got shot
MillionStabs
Banned
Just preordered, can't wait!
Neither is VF
Son Of Sparda
Member
The Artisan
Member
The perfect Dark
Banned
Why is this game not in the EU store? I want to preorder it digitally.
AuthenticM
Member
How do you get the Yakuza 0 theme?
Either it'll go up closer to release date or you won't be able to preorder at all.