RiderKairuu
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Aside from the dialogue, the hairstyles and fashion seem spot on. It's tough to answer because there's a ton I don't know about Japan in the 80's. There is a parody of
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Yakuza 0 |OT| Yes, you can start with this one!
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Aside from the dialogue, the hairstyles and fashion seem spot on. It's tough to answer because there's a ton I don't know about Japan in the 80's. There is a parody of
Some of the terminology and the music used is a bit off, more 90s (one of the battle themes in particular sounds like it's based on Fluke - Absurd which was a mid 90s track) but otherwise it's pretty reminiscent of the time.
eyeball_kid
Member
It's hard to say because this is 80's Japan, not 80's America, so it still feels very foreign to me other than the arcade games and some of the tech. Even the fashion seems different, at least for the men. No acid washed jeans, no Member's Only jackets, no Vans or Jordans, no buttoned-up check shirts, Polo shirts, or pastel colors. There is one nod I've seen to 80's hip-hop fashion. And the music doesn't have western styles like new wave or glam metal at all, it just sounds like older jpop. But I guess if you grew up in Japan in the 80's, it's probably pretty accurate.
wild wild rice
Member
Cool thanks for the general 80s impressions. I knew there would be cultural differences, but just the general vibe will probably totally work for me.
Haruka's segment totally took me by surprise, it was so well done I wouldn't mind a whole game set around it.
But disco does indeed have it's issue, it's not that the idea is bad, it's pretty great, but the timing couple with the multi coloured background makes it really hard to master...
RiderKairuu
Member
Can't seem to peel myself away from Chapter 6. Doing real estate and funneling that into Shakedown with Deep Pockets. So far I've amassed 7 billion yen.
In Project X Zone 2 there's a mention of Phoenix Wright having defended Majima in the past and advising him not to hit the judge - mentioned briefly as introductory backstory, but it's nice that they bothered to add something like that.
Shadowman16
Member
Yeah, I remember that line of dialogue, cracked me up!
Regarding a Phoenix Wright styled gameplay with Yakuza - they've actually done this kind of thing twice as side missions:
Yakuza 3 has a murder/mystery side mission where in PW fashion you firstly have to explore different areas and interview people to build up your case, eventually doing a mock trial as you expose the true perp.
Yakuza Ishin does a similar thing on a smaller scale - one of the side missions has you interviewing suspects (in a theft I think), you have to determine who the guilty parties are based on their testimony.
And in both instances Kiryu does his best Phoenix Wright impression when he accuses the correct criminals (doing an epic finger pointing!).
eyeball_kid
Member
Seeing a billboard ad for the Sony Walkman was pretty cool. Pagers and actual phonebooths. There's definitely enough hints to let you know this is not the modern age.
Human Trashcan
Banned
I did all the hostess stuff, still in chapter 7. If you really just wanna make money it's a lot faster to beat on Mr Shakedown a few times but taking over those clubs brings in a nice amount of cash. I do think the game's economy could stand some rebalancing tho, in particular Mr Shakedown is waaaay too rich compared to time investment/payout you get from businesses.
RiderKairuu
Member
I agree. I'm making way more cash with Shakedown + Deep Pockets, I almost don't want to bother with taking over more real estate territories. I'll probably still go through with it, though.
Peroroncino
Member
I just finished this fuckin' beautiful game. That last cutscene before credits was soooo well done I almost cracked like an egg.
It was absolutely worth the long wait, I like how they went deep into Kiryu's relationship with Nishiki, it's gonna pay off big time when Kiwami hits, especially for newcomers who started with 0.
Now more than never I'm completely sure that 0 is the best entry point possible, little nods to fans be damned, going from 0 to 1 is gonna be amazing for newbies that bonded with Kiryu and Nishiki in 0, I literally envy them right now.
It was absolutely worth the long wait, I like how they went deep into Kiryu's relationship with Nishiki, it's gonna pay off big time when Kiwami hits, especially for newcomers who started with 0.
Now more than never I'm completely sure that 0 is the best entry point possible, little nods to fans be damned, going from 0 to 1 is gonna be amazing for newbies that bonded with Kiryu and Nishiki in 0, I literally envy them right now.
Ultimadrago
Member
I'm doing it more for the substories personally. Taking back Kamurocho and Osaka from named big wigs is simply a cool thing for my characters to do in their leisure time.
Congrats, I hope you enjoy it as much as I have!
RiderKairuu
Member
Same, the stories seem interesting and thats what's keeping me going.
Blitzrules240
Banned
Omg the Pizza side mission ending is so wtf Japan you crazy.
Ultimadrago
Member
So which Mr.Shakedown is everyone's favorite in terms of personality?
I'd say Naoya Kawashiki. He's alittle shit, but I find his casual nature with Majima so funny.
I'd say Naoya Kawashiki. He's a
Freezasaurus
Member
I avoid them all like the plague. Is there any real advantage to fighting these guys? I usually only take advantage when they're asleep on the curb.
It looks like they put a baby's face on a man's body.
RiderKairuu
Member
I like Egashira. Dude just wants to
get enough money to go to space
ryanfadholi
Member
Regarding the gravure videos, I first assumed that it unlocks as you collected telephone cards, but as I found several it seems that it isn't the case.
Then I found some NPCs in substories, and after completing them videos of girls with same name and looks unlocks. But I'm pretty sure I spotted Ai Uehara (I can explain that..) as
in Dotenbori, but she doesn't appear at Gandharia.
Soo... What exactly unlocks the vids?
Then I found some NPCs in substories, and after completing them videos of girls with same name and looks unlocks. But I'm pretty sure I spotted Ai Uehara (I can explain that..) as
singer in Utahime karaoke
Soo... What exactly unlocks the vids?
I just want too see the Uehara one 
Ultimadrago
Member
Depends on when you decide to take them on. With both Kiryu and Mashima, I eventually got to a point of taking their worths in battle for billions of yen rather early on. It helped with buying real estate super early too. Though once I reached mid-game in real estate, the money I made from it was way more profitable than fighting Mr. Shakedown.
For Majima at the moment, I'm early-game in Nightlife Island and Mr. Shakedown got me a few billion beforehand, but even partnership costs so far aren't that expensive (neither are his fight upgrades). So I have a lot of extra cash laying around from them.
So if money ain't an issue, not really anything more to add aside from their brief substories from the first meet or CP for beating them a certain amount of times.
Yep! Him looking so stupid only makes it better. Haha
They sure are driven!
Soo... What exactly unlocks the vids?I just want too see the Uehara one
Lewd.
Seriously though, to get Ai's you need to complete her Special Training/substory in Club Sunshine with Majima. You'll run into the mini-game during the story,
She's the second Platinum girl you can acquire.
The Artisan
Member
Does shakedown keep coming back to fight you even after you beat him?
RiderKairuu
Member
Once you unlock the Shakedown Deep Pockets perk at the shrine, you get more money back ontop of what he took from you. From there, the strategy becomes: let Shakedown take your money, beat him to get your money back + profit, rinse and repeat. I've got 7 billion yen so far. The only thing is that he gets more health each time but with the right upgrades that isn't much of an issue. All of that on top of these characters having a story of their own.
Ultimadrago
Member
Yep. Forever and ever. First they'll gain more health and then plateau after about 4-5 fights.
lucebuce12
Member
Yes. And he mas more money and MORE HEALTH every time you meet him.
lucebuce12
Member
Can only change outfits in Premium Adventure Mode which is unlocked after finishing the main story.
That sucks... Oh well, how many chapters are there?
lucebuce12
Member
bryanee
Member
Pretty much this. I didnt realise you could take their money when they sleep. I got a cool 10 million in chapter 2 because of this lol.
You have to take a cab to the Tokyo Pier to meet her.
thanks, i forgot about this.
Goddamn I'm only on chapter 3 lol
thatJohann
Member
In chapter 9
where the F do I lay low?
Saw this online but can't find that Kazama family office on the map:
http://www.gamersheroes.com/game-guides/lay-low-hide-chapter-9-yakuza-0/
I tried real estate office too but nothing happens.
Help! I hate getting stuck in games.
Saw this online but can't find that Kazama family office on the map:
http://www.gamersheroes.com/game-guides/lay-low-hide-chapter-9-yakuza-0/
I tried real estate office too but nothing happens.
Help! I hate getting stuck in games.
WHAT!? I'm on Chapter 5 and thought I was like 2/3 through or something, wow.
Walk down towards the cab and it should trigger
Just wanted to make sure that sidequests aren't locked to certain chapters. I see by looking at a guide that Ch. 2 opens up a whole bunch of them, but will I be able to do these all in later chapters? I don't wanna get too hung up on all these side things and end up heavily ignoring the main story.
No locked sidequests. Once it opens, you can do them whenever you want.
Thank you, good sir. I'm loving this game.