Infernostew
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At Haruka's first chapter and am already totaling around 35 hours. I'm probably going to spend at least 80 hours on this game.
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Yakuza 5 |OT| Rage Your Dreams
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Chance Hale
Member
How do you uncap Haruka's level? Stuck at 20 now with abilities to earn.
Akiyama_AE
Member
I'd love to see more of him but I don't think we will he is probably a one time deal like Tanimura since he is a famous actor
When you get to Kamurocho later on, you can do a limit break with each character including Haruka to lvl 25
Yakuza 5 is great at being a self-contained story. Most of the plot elements are relevant only to this game so you won't miss too much. Many of the protagonists/side characters have been in previous games, so you will be missing a lot of background. Not much of it is plot necessary. Either way, this or Y4 are a pretty good starting point for newcomers.
Gameplay-wise, this one is the best in the series. The battles load damn near instantaneously and the controls are as good as ever. There are 5 playable charaters for 5 cities. Each location and combat style feels different than the rest. I believe a main story run will take around 30-40 hours. The game contains so much to do that it might feel overwhelming.
When you go to Kamurocho,
Find Ryuugujou (if you played 4 it's in the same place) as Kiryu. If you finished Sosuke's training, he'll be wandering outside. When you talk to him, you'll have access to the dojo with all characters. That's the uncap location.
Tainted
Member
Thanks. I may try to pick up a cheap copy of Y4 first then and get this later when its slightly cheaper.
Is there any chance at all of this being re-released on the PS4 ?
Son Of Sparda
Member
Shinada's part is done. Is it just me or some of those twists were really predictable? Like
or
But man, I'm sooooo glad I decided to watch Diamond no Ace a while ago. Not only the technical baseball stuff but the whole
made much more sense thanks to watching the first season of Diamond no Ace.
Overall the story has been pretty interesting thus far. Can't wait to see how they connect all the pieces together in finale. Now, finally back to
with
! Man, I missed this silly
so much.
the coach being involved in the Nagoya family and events from 15 years ago
the mask man being Daigo.
But man, I'm sooooo glad I decided to watch Diamond no Ace a while ago. Not only the technical baseball stuff but the whole
carrying dreams of other people/players
Overall the story has been pretty interesting thus far. Can't wait to see how they connect all the pieces together in finale. Now, finally back to
Kamurocho
Kiryu
town
The game is three years old in Japan and they've moved three games since then (0, Ishin, Kiwami) and are now working on Yakuza 6. Very unlikely.
0 is releasing on PS4 sometime in the future, though.
Augemitbutter
Member
same ballpark here. this game has insane content.
E_Darkness
Member
I think I've done Saejima's hunting missions. This game is really enjoyable. I wish the hunting game controlled a bit better. Mainly in respect to traps and stuff. I wish I could just walk over the traps instead of clicking.
Sigurd2990
Neo Member
One thing Yakuza does well is the opening. I always get excited to play when I see that opening. Yakuza 5 is no exception
That's probably the best because I disagree with DasFool, there's very little in Yakuza 5 that's self contained. It opens assuming you know who these established characters are and stuff like why the head of a Yakuza clan would get into a random taxi. Yakuza 4 at least has a lot of new characters who are brought up to speed so it's more new player friendly.
I'm about five hours in, but even still, there's a lot to do here. I'm enjoying exploring the new area. I'm doing a lot more minigames this time around and playing around with the combat. The taxi missions are cool, and ive checked out a lot of the shops and played darts. Story so far has been excellent as well. I was pretty hyped before the game and it has exceeded my expectations.
The only minor negative thing about this game is that its really showing its age in the graphical department, 720p30fps, shimmering, aliasing. The art direction and attention to detail is beautiful but the PS3 can't handle it anymore. The cutscenes look fantastic though. This game needs a remaster on the PS4
.
The only minor negative thing about this game is that its really showing its age in the graphical department, 720p30fps, shimmering, aliasing. The art direction and attention to detail is beautiful but the PS3 can't handle it anymore. The cutscenes look fantastic though. This game needs a remaster on the PS4
& PC
hermitpurple
Member
Finale Chapter 3
The 4 way brawl on top of Kamurocho Hills is too godlike. Too bad they're too scared to show who would win between Kiryu and Saejima lol. PS Kiryu would win.
Augemitbutter
Member
Chance Hale
Member
Just got to Shinada, definitely intrigued as to what he has to do with everything.
Acquiescence
Member
Is that the reason Tanimura only ever starred in one game? I had always assumed it was because he wasn't a very popular character or something.
That's actually kind of a weight off my shoulders if true, since he was my favourite character to play as in 4, and I've always been a little resentful that he hasn't featured in a Yakuza game since.
AnkiRendan
Member
Who is 6? I can't remember them.
Those character poll results are pretty surprising.
kuroneko0509
Member
6 is straight from 5! It's Baba-chan!
Tizoc
Member
That's Baba-chan
Fuck yeah Majma Goro at #1, we need more of his craziness. Seriously he should be in Y6 and his arc/chapter would be him going on crazy escapdes for no reason other than him reveling in the insanity of it all.
AnkiRendan
Member
Whoops. I'm on part 3 of Saejima's story, but he doesn't look like that yet. XD Time to play more...
Kwansu Dudes
Member
I hate Baby Chan. Tanimura should've came and beat his ass into oblivion
Caved in and bought this at AUD$50 today. I have no idea why and I still haven't had time to touch Yakuza 4 yet. Only played a little of Yakuza 1 and I'm planning to run through Y1-3 stories on youtube.
Is it worth it to go buy Yakuza 3 and play that after the start of the new year, or should I just try to catch up on the story up to 4 and play from there? Is it worth it to play Y3 or does Y4 and 5 play better to the point that its not worth the time and money to hit up Y3?
Just don't know if i'll want get burnt out on the series.
Is it worth it to go buy Yakuza 3 and play that after the start of the new year, or should I just try to catch up on the story up to 4 and play from there? Is it worth it to play Y3 or does Y4 and 5 play better to the point that its not worth the time and money to hit up Y3?
Just don't know if i'll want get burnt out on the series.
Tizoc
Member
Acquiescence
Member
Oh cool, I didn't know this existed. I guess he was fairly popular after all then!
Akiyama_AE
Member
Dat Majima tho ❤️ He has always been my favorite so not surprised he is NR1 but why the fuck is Daigo that high anyway he is shit ...
Augemitbutter
Member
how to trigger that haruka sidequest at the parking lot? npc said i should go as natural haruka, so i stripped her of all inventory. i'm probably missing something obivious.
majima is good, but nowhere near 1 for me. good to see saejima up there.
majima is good, but nowhere near 1 for me. good to see saejima up there.
Revolutionary
Member
Daigo top 5?
Did he do something noteworthy in the first two games? Because I've only played 3-5 and my impression of Daigo is that he's a massive fuckup and not deserving of the chairman title lol
Augemitbutter
Member
Majima number 1?
Saejima number 3?
Daigo number 5?
I really can't agree with this result...
Son Of Sparda
Member
Daigo at 5 and Saejima at 3? And no Shinada?
Yeah, Ryu Ga Gotoku fans have very different tastes compared to me.
Yakuza 3 is absolutely worth playing. But if you are afraid of getting burnt out then you can just jump to 4. Actually, you don't need to YouTube the recap for earlier titles since both Yakuza 3 and 4 have them in the menu.
It's the parking lot on the north side of the street, not the one on the south. I spent like 5 mins running in circles in that bottom parking lot.
Baba no.6 wow.
Augemitbutter
Member
oh man. it's not on the map, eh. thanks.
I guess i'm a bit slow. I'm at that chapter too, but with 65 hours played XD
Red Blaster
Member
i disagree since kaz's chapter is filled with callbacks to previous games and delves into yakuza political schisms that stress at least a cursory familiarity with the series as a whole.
y4 is probably a better place for newcomers since it begins with akiyama
Ludger Kresnik
Member
Really, Japan? Akiyama deserves better than fourth. And smh at Haruka just barely missing the top 10.
The Bankslammer
Member
most fucked up thing of all is rikiya at 14
the precious boy deserves better than that
the precious boy deserves better than that
lowhighkang_LHK
Member
Are the sidequests and minigames better in yak 5 than in yak 4?
I love yak 4, but oinly because of the main story thus far.
I love yak 4, but oinly because of the main story thus far.
indigo-cyclops
Member
I can tell I'm going to love Haruka's section. Just got to it.
But shit I could have sworn she was much older in the promo material.
But shit I could have sworn she was much older in the promo material.
The characters have a pretty lengthy side story each and some of these are good like hunting and racing. They also serve the purpose of gaining a few levels and getting money/loot. The substories and minigames are largely the same in quality as in Yakuza 4 apart from that in my opinion. I'm not 100% done with the game yet though.
E_Darkness
Member
I'm all for Saejima being that high up. I love Saejima. Such a cool dude. Hope wwe see him again in 6.