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Yakuza 0. 1/24/17 Less than a month to go. Let's make a difference.
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Peroroncino
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Decided to finish off Yakuza 5 before this, jeez i did not remember how many attacks just knock you down and i gotta mash X to get back up :E I don't think i even have the basic fall recovery move on all characters.
Does Zero still have the same fighting system?
0 has a much more refined and snappy combat system, it's been praised by many fans.
3 and dead souls are skippable imoI'm not sure I can agree with skipping any Yakuza game at all
Ok maybe Dead Souls. But not Yakuza 3
Peroroncino
Member
3 was a big step forward for the franchise with some amazing moments...
no way it's skippable, from the whole series I'd say the only one skippable is Dead Souls.
btw. when does the embargo lifts?
Rikiya
btw. when does the embargo lifts?
Noisepurge
Member
I got bogged down in Yakuza 5 with the whole baseball chapter, ruined the whole game for me. Not even 3 or 4 had such long meaningless chapters i couldn't care less about...
Dead Souls is actually a fun departure, especially after playing many games in the series.
Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
But that chapter had Takasugi, the greatest supporting character in Yakuza history!
PepsimanVsJoe
Member
Seems weird to have an embargo for a game that's been out for over a year, but maybe that's just me lol. The way they were discussing the game in this week's Frame Trap made me think there wasn't one.
Peroroncino
Member
Thanks, that's good to know, can't wait to read some previews, I hope reviewers like it, this series deserves another shot in the west, I hope SEGA won't regret dobling down on Yakuza with all these announcements.
Noisepurge
Member
He was the only saving grace, but i totally just pushed through that as i couldn't even enjoy Shinada's fighting style...
Can't wait for Zero though and the inevitable replay of Kiwami
Shadowman16
Member
3 was a big step forward for the franchise with some amazing moments...no way it's skippable, from the whole series I'd say the only one skippable is Dead Souls.Rikiya
btw. when does the embargo lifts?
Exactly. Skipping 3 would be a silly.
Rikyia
Lau
Mine
Since all the games bar Dead Souls fall in the main story canon only DS is really worth skipping and that's if your not a fan of the archaic combat system (I enjoyed it, and as it features a couple of great playable characters and some cool side missions I'd say its worth at least giving it a shot if you can get it cheap).
Kssio_Aug
Member
Good memories playing Yakuza 1 and Yakuza 3! Loved them!
Unfortuntaly I haven't played the others cause I couldn't find Yakuza 2 to buy, and couldn't afford Yakuza 4 and 5 back then.
Totally interested in Yakuza 0 though! Does someone knows if I could play it and not be totally lost in the story?
Unfortuntaly I haven't played the others cause I couldn't find Yakuza 2 to buy, and couldn't afford Yakuza 4 and 5 back then.
Totally interested in Yakuza 0 though! Does someone knows if I could play it and not be totally lost in the story?
yeah you'll be 100% fine. it takes place before everything (except Yakuza 2 flashbacks)
i hope you find a way to play yakuza 2
Kssio_Aug
Member
Thank you! That's good to know!
Hey all!
I've been playing Yakuza 0 all the past week, wrote a preview for it here.
The short of it: I LOVE GORO MAJIMA
I've been playing Yakuza 0 all the past week, wrote a preview for it here.
The short of it: I LOVE GORO MAJIMA
Yeah, embargo for preview is down, so here is also a bit of my experrence with it so far
Im 20 hours in and on chapter 10 atm. Enjoying a lot so far but it has some minor shortcomings for me.
-Both arcs are amazing, Kazuma and (specially) Majima shine a lot as protagonists. The dialogues and the story are great and very interesting.
-Some weird cutscenes choices though. There are like 4 different types of cutscenes (including two where the characters lips dont move at all). And sometimes they will have a very cinematic cutscene and then a small cut to black and keep going with a cutscenes but on a different style, which makes the pacing feel weird
-Also the overstaying of story sequences sometimes breaks the momentum of the story itself. Like there are moments that are perfect for a break with a combat segment, but before that they will throw in a long dialogue thats pretty useless that cuts the tension before the fight starts.
-Funny as hell and cool but also a bit overstaying side quests sometimes. Not a issue though, since they are very interesting.
-Side activities (Karaoke, Arcades. Clubs, etc) are all amazing and incredibly well worked. Srsly, its insane how much there is to do and how much fun even the simplest ones are. The variety is pretty great too.
-Combat is simple yet crazy fun. Beeing able to change combat styles on the fly makes it feel less like some button smash crazyness. I really like the styles itself too, very different from each other. It can become a bit repetitive when roaming the disctrics, but then in missions with enviroments designed for it its stellar.
-Upgrade systems for combat are fine and somewhat deep, but I dont feel that they are that necessary atm. I have few upgrades bought and yet Im going through the game on normal pretty easy.
So yeah, I really like the game a lot despite some stuff about its pace. I know a lot of my pros and cons here are not news at all to players that are more familiar with the series, this might be more worth it to newcomers (which are very welcome to start with this one)
Im 20 hours in and on chapter 10 atm. Enjoying a lot so far but it has some minor shortcomings for me.
-Both arcs are amazing, Kazuma and (specially) Majima shine a lot as protagonists. The dialogues and the story are great and very interesting.
-Some weird cutscenes choices though. There are like 4 different types of cutscenes (including two where the characters lips dont move at all). And sometimes they will have a very cinematic cutscene and then a small cut to black and keep going with a cutscenes but on a different style, which makes the pacing feel weird
-Also the overstaying of story sequences sometimes breaks the momentum of the story itself. Like there are moments that are perfect for a break with a combat segment, but before that they will throw in a long dialogue thats pretty useless that cuts the tension before the fight starts.
-Funny as hell and cool but also a bit overstaying side quests sometimes. Not a issue though, since they are very interesting.
-Side activities (Karaoke, Arcades. Clubs, etc) are all amazing and incredibly well worked. Srsly, its insane how much there is to do and how much fun even the simplest ones are. The variety is pretty great too.
-Combat is simple yet crazy fun. Beeing able to change combat styles on the fly makes it feel less like some button smash crazyness. I really like the styles itself too, very different from each other. It can become a bit repetitive when roaming the disctrics, but then in missions with enviroments designed for it its stellar.
-Upgrade systems for combat are fine and somewhat deep, but I dont feel that they are that necessary atm. I have few upgrades bought and yet Im going through the game on normal pretty easy.
So yeah, I really like the game a lot despite some stuff about its pace. I know a lot of my pros and cons here are not news at all to players that are more familiar with the series, this might be more worth it to newcomers (which are very welcome to start with this one)
I am also doing a review and I guess I am at the 20-30 hour mark.......mostly doing side quests.
Pacing of the story itself is a big improvement over Yakuza 4 and Yakuza 5 with the focus on only two protagonists. My only issue so far is that cash as everything has the good and the bad side of it. Since you have too much cash, almost all extra activities are open from the get go. But using cash to gain abilities is extremely expensive and grindy. There are a few activities that give you a lot of cash, but other feel like wasting your time (even a boss gave me the surprising amount of 0 yen)
Still an awesome game and one of the best this month.
Pacing of the story itself is a big improvement over Yakuza 4 and Yakuza 5 with the focus on only two protagonists. My only issue so far is that cash as everything has the good and the bad side of it. Since you have too much cash, almost all extra activities are open from the get go. But using cash to gain abilities is extremely expensive and grindy. There are a few activities that give you a lot of cash, but other feel like wasting your time (even a boss gave me the surprising amount of 0 yen)
Still an awesome game and one of the best this month.
Going to be streaming the game a bit here: https://www.twitch.tv/directfeedgames
Easy Allies have a really entertaining discussion about Yakuza 0 on the Frame Trap podcast: https://youtu.be/_rhoKPyozwI?t=2h5m48s. Get Hyped!
Peroroncino
Member
I see you're streaming already, you got a review copy?
PepsimanVsJoe
Member
Running a cabaret club is incredibly addictive.
More entertaining than I expected, I like it more than the property management game
PepsimanVsJoe
Member
Same. I prefer the more "hands-on" approach. Plus it makes for a nice twist on the "hostess dating" from previous installments.
Listening now, this is nice
I knew they would change the intro song "Bubble" but didn't they would use a lame song like this.
Oh well...
Oh well...
I actually liked the english song a lot. It feels like a track out of Guilty Gear though, which isn't a bad thing.
lucebuce12
Member
Sucks that they changed that song but at least they haven't changed anything in-game or that affects the story/gameplay
Yakuza 3 was my first Yakuza game, and it totally dragged me in. I know some people complain about the slow start but man... those kids at Sunshine Orphanage... I got really emotionally invested in them, so even their "cameo" Yakuza 5 pulled at my heart strings.
Also, Rikiya Shimabukuro. That dude won me over.
Dr. Kitty Muffins
Member
I love the games wit. It's hard to capture that sometimes.
Grim Patron
Member
Some previews (including one from a site I'm involved with):
http://www.indianvideogamer.com/featured-posts/preview-yakuza-0-breakin-the-law-breakin-the-world/ (this one)
http://gadgets.ndtv.com/games/revie...be-the-first-must-have-game-of-2017-1647829?1
http://www.heypoorplayer.com/2017/01/11/yakuza-0-preview/
http://yakuzafan.com/yakuza-0-preview-tour-kamurocho-preview/
Son Of Sparda
Member
Someone should make a thread for the previews. They usually garner a lot of attention.
Edit: Might do it myself.
Edit: Might do it myself.
I have to admit I thought Daigo in Yakuza 2 was a much more interesting tag-along than Rikiya, and I didn't feel anything
when Rikiya got shot
from that thread
Shadowman16
Member
These two have been issues with the series for me since the beginning. Yakuza 6 is a great example for the second issue - it really likes to drag out and re-iterate things more than needed some times. I love the stories in the series but they really could do with trimming some of the fat from the script in my opinion.
And yeah, especially playing the game on normal (which to me has always been akin to easy mode in the series, hard mode even is still a bit too easy for me in some of the games) but you can quite easily just use certain styles and have a couple of healing items and you can probably mash your way through 90% of battles. That'd get super boring for me though, there is a nice depth to the range of awesome attacks you unlock - parries, counters, badass new heat moves and tons of other moves for styles etc. that if you delve into you'll probably enjoy the combat more (I know that's the case for me).
ASilentProtagonist
Member
Same here. I adored Y3, and
Rikiya's death Is a scene i'll remember for a long time. Seeing Kazuma break down like that
I Started 4 two months ago, and it's bored me for the first 3 hours. Knowing 3 though I just gotta keep pushing on, I hope it gets good soon.
davidwhangchoi
Member
not 3!
Noisepurge
Member
They have changed the intro song in every localized game tho? Skipped out on paying the license
PepsimanVsJoe
Member
I've played through Yakuza 3, 4, Dead Souls, and parts of 2 & 5.
So far, this entry is getting practically everything right.
So far, this entry is getting practically everything right.
They have changed the intro song in every localized game tho? Skipped out on paying the license
What license? The team create these songs themselfs don't they?
stargateheaven
Member
So there are cut songs? too bad..
but the japanese karaoke songs are still in right?
but the japanese karaoke songs are still in right?
Yeah those are still in as is the ending theme.
Interesting to see which entries people prefer. Having played 1 and 2 in the past couple years I personally found 1 to be the entry that holds up the least. With regards to its gameplay, pacing, battles, side quests, etc. it just seemed to me a game that hadn't quite found its footing yet. 2 alleviated all of these issues, especially with regards to pacing and gameplay for me. Looking forward to 0 (5 is the only one I haven't played yet); 2 and 4 have probably been my favourites thus far from each respective generation.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
I agree with all of this.
Yakuza 1 was a 7/10 game at best for me, with the story being the clear highlight. But even in 2006, I felt like the game had GTA syndrome, where all of the mechanics feel kinda busted, but the overarching ideas are great. 2 was the game that made me a believer.
Incidentally, the kinda iffy first game is also why Kiwami is such an exciting proposition to me.