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Yakuza 0 |OT| Yes, you can start with this one!
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The reception to this game seems overwhelmingly positive, both reviews and comments on gaf. Glad to see as a long time Yakuza fan.
Quoting some impressions for anybody who might be interested. I know i need them compiled to show them to my dark souls / destiny / final fantasy friends. They need to know the truth!
Quoting some impressions for anybody who might be interested. I know i need them compiled to show them to my dark souls / destiny / final fantasy friends. They need to know the truth!
Ok, I always consider "clickety-clack", no VA, regular gameplay graphics as a separate style as well. Especially because my first Yakuza was 4, where they switched between VA and no-VA constantly, throwing in some cutscenes whenever they felt like it.
Is there a guide to doing all the side content? I'm almost sad that we didn't get ?'s because I don't want to miss these. It's on witcher 3 level of writing. Great characters, great stories. This is basically another game that does side quests correctly and it's now one of only two this generation to do so.
Wait, there are no markers for side quests anymore? That sucks, it was nice to play Yakuza 5 without a guide, like I had to do for 3 and 4.
Thoughts
not my favorite story hook BUT such a huge improvement over 5 in terms of pacing that doesn't matter, the story so far is moving along at a very comfortable pace.
rush stance is sooooo fucking fun. cancelling attacks with dodges and dodges with dodges and oh man this is FUN. playing in hard mode I got my ass beat by the first boss but eventually figured out how to overwhelm him with rush.
really good start.
not my favorite story hook BUT such a huge improvement over 5 in terms of pacing that doesn't matter, the story so far is moving along at a very comfortable pace.
rush stance is sooooo fucking fun. cancelling attacks with dodges and dodges with dodges and oh man this is FUN. playing in hard mode I got my ass beat by the first boss but eventually figured out how to overwhelm him with rush.
really good start.
ryanfadholi
Member
I feel you, man.
I almost turned off my PS4 assuming the game autosaves, but I asked here to make sure and that's what saves me :/
It shouldn't be too much of a hassle if someone exits before the first save point though, all or at least most of the cutscenes are skippable from the pause menu (press option button, as usual) and the battles were just tutorials.
Ah, I definitely tried to enter the place before getting the card, but the game won't allow it.
Thanks for the tips, looks like collecting the card will be my side mission priority. I'll do it for the trophy
Great then, he definitely made me more cautious when exploring lol.
On the other hand, I didn't know you can expand the minimap by pressing the Touchpad.. Thanks!
GinoFelino
Member
I like playing story-heavy games on Easy. Is that a bad idea for this game?
stargateheaven
Member
let's... out run!!!
Nah, I don't see why it would be. I've been playing on easy cause I'm having a really hard time getting a hang of the battle controls and it's been nice. You still have to actually play the game, it's not like everything goes down in one hit. Difficulty only affects the battles, too.
You can change the difficulty whenever you want, too.
GinoFelino
Member
Easy it is. Thanks!
This game (and series in general) really offers no challenge in easy or medium I feel. I'd recommend starting you off with hard but I believe the game will offer to switch to normal mode if you die a couple of time in the same segment.
GinoFelino
Member
Cool, thanks. I'll try out Hard when I get a feel for the combat and see how I like it.
Vincent Grayson
Member
I'm playing on easy and having a goddamn blast.
Just finished Chapter 1 last night and had to pry myself away to get some sleep.
4 attempts and i haven't yet finished OutRun. that's embarrassing
I don't think I've ever completed the original Outrun :x I'm super bad at it but love it so much.
GinoFelino
Member
I always thought the series would appeal to me but I had a hard time jumping into the middle of the story in the PS3 era. Not going to miss this chance to start from the beginning
It's not embarrassing to lose, it's embarrassing to stop trying. That's the creed of the manly men of Yakuza.4 attempts and i haven't yet finished OutRun. that's embarrassing
Now, ask yourself this: are you going to give up and die a dog's death? >: (
Vincent Grayson
Member
I always thought the series would appeal to me but I had a hard time jumping into the middle of the story in the PS3 era. Not going to miss this chance to start from the beginning
Yeah, it's my first time with it too. It's a ton of fun, especially the absurd fights.
DarkStream
Member
I can only reconfirm my statement that you have quoted.
Played for 10 hours straight yesterday, this stuff is like crack.
Haven't enjoyed a game like this in years.
It's funny, I felt really burned out on gaming as a whole recently, but DAMN, this game.
What a breath of fresh air. Story is awesome too!!!
Man, I wish I got the Trouble Finder on Kiryu (I picked the Tour Shirt). Been trying to farm Mr. Shakedown and it's usually five-ten minutes of running around between encounters.
On the bright side, Shakedown's currently walking around with about twenty five billion yen of mine, so it'll be a nice payday when I do find him.
On the bright side, Shakedown's currently walking around with about twenty five billion yen of mine, so it'll be a nice payday when I do find him.
Peroroncino
Member
What quest gives you that choice?
It's the second Miracle Johnson quest. The first one gives you a pair of shoes that prevents random encounters.
Peroroncino
Member
Yeah I got that, my friend chose the white box however and got some baseball t-shirt I think.
Hehe, I had exactly the same problem during my playthrough. Finishing up Kiryu's real estate stuff, I burned through a lot podcasts searching for Mr. Shakedown to get the funds to purchase all the different businesses.
The substories are brilliant in this, the localisation is fantastic as usual. The Yakuza games always have me laughing out loud especially where I have to
buy a porn mag for someone and it goes all Metal Gear so you have to get past some ladies 'patrolling' near it
So this is my first Yakuza and it's not what I expected. I often see this series described as its own thing; with elements from games like GTA and Shenmue, but decidedly not either.
After playing for a few hours now, I feel like what I'm playing is a modern riff on the brawler genre. It feels more closely aligned to games like Die Hard Arcade, Zombie Revenge and Spikeout. Certainly more expansive and with more to do on the side. Certainly with a better story and characters than those games. But at its heart, it feels like I'm playing a modern Streets of Rage. I love it.
After playing for a few hours now, I feel like what I'm playing is a modern riff on the brawler genre. It feels more closely aligned to games like Die Hard Arcade, Zombie Revenge and Spikeout. Certainly more expansive and with more to do on the side. Certainly with a better story and characters than those games. But at its heart, it feels like I'm playing a modern Streets of Rage. I love it.
Holy shit at that Disco Minigame. It is wonderfully dumb
. Kazzy boy can cut a rug and I hope to every god up there that Majima gets his own moves.
While I do enjoy it, I am finding it hard at times to nail the timing. I usually stick to pressing as the prompt hits the squares in the corner of the blocks. Yet there are times the background blinds me so I cannot check it anymore.
Beyond that, still fucking around with minigames. Hopefully I can get my fill after I complete batting cages and kill that beast.
(and sexy)
While I do enjoy it, I am finding it hard at times to nail the timing. I usually stick to pressing as the prompt hits the squares in the corner of the blocks. Yet there are times the background blinds me so I cannot check it anymore.
Beyond that, still fucking around with minigames. Hopefully I can get my fill after I complete batting cages and kill that beast.
The Artisan
Member
My copy should be arriving, today...
FrontalMonk
Banned
Got a couple hours of Yakuza time in last night and got through chapter 1. Shit was rough, but I might just be really rusty. I bought a few Toughness++ drinks and had one left when I got to
and I beat him, on Hard, after like a dozen tries. I went looking through posts this morning and people kept saying to use Brawler, but Rush was the only way I was ever able to get any hits in, so I guess I brute forced it. I almost turned it off in frustration, but remembered that I hadn't saved at all and figured there probably wasn't an autosave...seems I was right. Still! Chapter 2 tonight and more fun ahead.
Kuze
This is what I've been telling everyone, this is nothing like Shenmue at all but more closer to Streets of Rage with RPG elements thrown in, pft even River City Ransom is a more apt comparision then Shenmue. Since Nagoshi was the man behind both SpikeOut and Yakuza, they do share a similar feeling.
IronicSonic
Member
Seriously. I think Yakuza Team could easily make a Street of Rage 4 based solely in that stance.
Rush is really good vs
Kuze
Best game ever - and only 3 hours in!
How they managed to balance serious drama and bonkers side quests and get it so right I don't know. The oomph of the fighting is insane, and I love all the characters I've come across already. I also love pretty much anything Japanese, so just walking around the city and checking out the shops and food places is great. Can't wait to finish work and carry on playing!!!
Question about the batting mini game - what's the trick? I'm playing on beginner but whether you hit the ball or not seems random. Also don't get the mini-car racing game, only one boost allowed and then you sit back and wait for the others to past you?
How they managed to balance serious drama and bonkers side quests and get it so right I don't know. The oomph of the fighting is insane, and I love all the characters I've come across already. I also love pretty much anything Japanese, so just walking around the city and checking out the shops and food places is great. Can't wait to finish work and carry on playing!!!
Question about the batting mini game - what's the trick? I'm playing on beginner but whether you hit the ball or not seems random. Also don't get the mini-car racing game, only one boost allowed and then you sit back and wait for the others to past you?
I'm pretty sure the game told me that like 3 times...maybe I'm crazy?
Then again, I instantly started running up to everything and hitting "X" as soon as I started the game to see if stuff did anything. Blows my mind people could drop even an hour into the game and not notice the giant "S"(s) all over the map..haha.
My first Yakuza ever, but I had a blast last night. This game is hilarious.
FrontalMonk
Banned
Okay, so it's not just me then? Every time I tried to go in with brawler I just got destroyed, which is sad because up until then I was wrecking face with it. I'm just glad that fight's over, and now I'm hoping to grind up a little cash to put into skill ups. I just forgot how bullshit Yakuza bosses can be sometimes.
Ah here. That's blatantly untrue. Or at least an alternative fact.
Shadowman16
Member
Yeah. Imagine having to win a tournament 10 times on this mini game (all for one bloody trophy!). Not looking forward to doing that again!
Are Hang-On and Fantasy Zone Majima's arcade games?
Out Run is very good, but I wanna play Hang-On
Both Kiryu and Majima have side missions with Club Sega clerks where you level their friendship meters up by playing Space Harrier/Outrun. Once you max out the friendship gauges you unlock Super Hang On and Fantasy Zone. Don't worry, its dead easy to max out the gauges.
Just watch out for the ending, I think the only games that had longer endings were MGS4 and Yakuza 6.
This is why I'm eternally greatful for Yakuza 6 putting different cabs in the arcade - one for normal difficulty and one for easy difficulty so I can actually finish Outrun and Super Hang On.
matrix-cat
Member
Just finished Chapter 1, and I'm loving this. I mean, I've loved every Yakuza game to varying degrees, but it still surprises me just how fucking good they are. One damn chapter and I'm totally hooked on this entire storyline, and I already have like five favourite characters.
It did for me, but perhaps that's because I went into the options before starting the game and changed "tips" to "more," which it suggests for people playing their first Yakuza game.
Either way, the game really should autosave. C'mon, Team Yakuza, this is 2017. I was late to choir practice because the first hour of the game wouldn't give me a phone booth.
Impulsor
Member
The game completely tells you. Also, the HUGE S icons in the map are phones.
Disagree Guy
Member
Please tell me your excuse was the following;
*A deep bow*
Humble apologies Teacher-San
Financial Advisor Nugget ordered me to stay
*Another deep bow*
*Still bowing, back away slowly*
I'd like to know this as well but remember that each item you can grab in battle has an associated heat move as well
Any difficulty.