The Artisan
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Yakuza KIWAMI |OT| Translator's Note: "KIWAMI" means "EXTREME"
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arturo2666
Banned
I'm really digging the spine on it. I wish every game had that font.
Son Of Sparda
Member
Well, I didn't wanna spoil that scene for people who haven't played Y1 before, but this is the problem that was found:
https://twitter.com/devilleon7/status/896650590968795137
Which was fixed in the 1.05 version:
https://twitter.com/TriggerRedd/status/901203368214806528
Peroroncino
Member
Did any of you sing in the karaoke bar yet? FUCKING HELL, those first 2 songs... THE FEELS, the motherfuckin' FEELS.
I highly recommend doing that, but only if you've played 0.
I highly recommend doing that, but only if you've played 0.
Captain_Cold
Member
The first ones become available in chapter 2 around the time when you are looking for info on Tachibana real estate. Most of them in that section are triggered automatically when you run by them. Just run around town for a bit and you'll start encountering them.
CannonFodder52
Member
Yea, they had me almost in tears last night. Best moment in the game for me, so far
UnluckyKate
Member
Majima everywhere is hilarious but ultimately so sad.
I'm wrecking the poor guy so badly, I feel bad for him.
I feel he will get stronger fast but for now, holy shit, the beating he's eating lol
I'm wrecking the poor guy so badly, I feel bad for him.
I feel he will get stronger fast but for now, holy shit, the beating he's eating lol
Charlouie Jonesman
Banned
That's a pretty weird bug. Aren't the cutscenes pre-rendered?
sotojuan
Member
Took me ~10 mins. Last half he would not stop grabbing me even in the middle of a combo. Not very fun but with Rush he basically never hit me.
sotojuan
Member
Same. Although I will say it's easy to become overpowered in 0 fairly early into the game because of the amount of money you can get from sidequests or even the regular plot.
Shadowman16
Member
A couple more songs are nice nods to past games as well. Haruka's song is a remix of a song featured in a previous game (though I forget which), as for one of Kiryu's songs, its a remix of this one from Ishin:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bvbhH4JH5k
Peroroncino
Member
It quickly opens up and becomes a bit easier, the ability to change styles on the go is a fuckin' GAMECHANGER = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eczcZ_J_PE
I really dig that addition to the combat system.
Shadowman16
Member
That beast combo that ends with the enemy in the air, followed up by the aerial heat move = awesome. Cool vid
Peroroncino
Member
That beast combo that ends with the enemy in the air, followed up by the aerial heat move = awesome. Cool vid
Thanks.
I thought that up today and tried it, worked flawlessly. I'm probably gonna make a gif out of that one, it really shows how flexible the combat system is thanks to the smooth style switching.I'm not finding the combat to be harder, but the first three chapters the combat felt frustrating compared to playing Yakuza 1 on the PS2 where you only unlocked techniques for one style, and later abilities make the random street battles last like 5 seconds. While I like the multiple styles Zero felt like it was much better balanced towards them.
That and I feel bad for people coming into this without playing Zero as there's no trainers for the different styles here and Zero had a much better explanation of the differences and abilities of each.
CannonFodder52
Member
Man, that video really sells this game's combat improvement.
There are heat moves specifically to interrupt the regen of bosses. You'll have to unlock them on the skill tree for specific styles. They then appear as special icons where the heat triangle is, in the color of the style you need to switch to to perform that move. You can also stop those moments with regular weapon heat actions. Many seem to be having this problem right now so spare yourself from the heartburn.
Yep using Rush to get Heat then Beast to do that sweep heat move makes most random encounters moot.
Mobile Suit Gooch
Grundle: The Awakening
This is my first Yakuza game and I got as a gift. God is good.
Son Of Sparda
Member
Yeah, I always thought they were pre-rendered as well. Maybe they messed up the scene when they were adding subs to it? Idk if that makes any sense.
I can't wait until I have access to all the moves in this game. The fights are gonna be glorious.
Red Blaster
Member
im finding the editing in the cutscenes to be kind of weird. the 1:1 remake of these is off-putting esp coming off of 0 which demonstrated how much better they've gotten with scene direction.
that said, i wish this had the option for the original soundtrack instead of the remixed one--it's a lot moodier and ominous
that said, i wish this had the option for the original soundtrack instead of the remixed one--it's a lot moodier and ominous
Spieler Eins
Member
Holy shit, that western intro theme is complete junk.
Other than deciding on a whim there is no logical reason to start with Kiwami instead of Zero.
I currently have to use remote play on Vita since i have no other screen to connect my PS4 to but i'll get to the big scenes in time on a proper screen soon enough.
The following is pure speculation:
Is your Majima Everywhere progress bar filled? If so, have you done the "rank up" battle yet? I'm wondering if the system only allows one non random street battle Majima appearance at a time.
Again, this could simply be tales from my ass... haven't tested it.
Never thought Zero newcomers would be that confused by Majima's shift in personality... I mean yeah it's drastic, but I thought the ending of Zero gave away enough to make speculation relatively easy, even without knowing of classic Majima beforehand. At this point an explanation will have to be included in a FAQ, haha.
Anyway, went to sleep late last night because I got addicted to the sub stories as usual. Admittedly I skipped many of these in the original, but revisiting the ones I know with the Zero format has been a blast! Especially the ones where they try to con Kazuma lmao.
I love this series so much.
Anyway, went to sleep late last night because I got addicted to the sub stories as usual. Admittedly I skipped many of these in the original, but revisiting the ones I know with the Zero format has been a blast! Especially the ones where they try to con Kazuma lmao.
I love this series so much.
It's cheaper so if you're on the fence it makes sense to purchase the cheaper game to see if you're even interested. There are some game design that might feel like a step back from Zero, like having one city, one character, less mini-games, etc which might feel like a step back from Zero instead of playing this game first which would make Zero feel like a natural progression for many systems.
However Kiwami added scenes which make more sense when coming from Zero and playing Zero first is a much better introduction to many characters, like Majima, plus the stuff it carries over from Zero it doesn't explain well.
I can see plus/minuses for either way. I mean I played the first game a long time before Zero and was just fine, but I'm not so sure I'd have liked Majima as a character if the first introduction was fighting him all the time.
Son Of Sparda
Member
"These brands are a little suspicious"
Lmao
Lmao
dr.rocktopus
Banned
I joked with my friend that's it's been so long since I lent him Yakuza 1 that they remade it
Holundrian
Unconfirmed Member
To give an update I just got access to majima again in chapter 11 I haven't had the chance to progress since chapter 4. So for anyone that doesn't want to go 7 chapters without progressing in dragon abilities outside komaki make sure to do a lot of majima stuff in chapter 4 if you want to be safe.
Son Of Sparda
Member
I'm fighting with him right now in chapter 5.
eyeball_kid
Member
I don't know, his ending in Zero seemed a bit forced to me. Just one short scene that was supposed to explain his mental shift? I think that's why people are finding his Kiwami persona hard to understand. The writers didn't really take us on his emotional/mental journey to Crazytown. I'm only on Ch. 1, but so far Nishiki's transformation seems more understandable. Even in Zero you could see the seeds in his personality of what happened to him in Kiwami.
Here's my explanation for Majima: the dude has been wearing the same jacket for 10 years. That'll do things to a man.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Man, it's good to be back. I mean, it's not like 0 was even that long ago, but playing this just makes me realize how much I missed Yakuza.
Also kind of weird to play through what is clearly Yakuza 1, but not have the shitty OG Kazuma character design or the crappy combat.
Also kind of weird to play through what is clearly Yakuza 1, but not have the shitty OG Kazuma character design or the crappy combat.
The Artisan
Member
I hate steelbooks, no matter how fancy they look. I bought it but I'm giving it away as a birthday gift. What's the deal with the spine?
I gotta go to Best Buy one of these days, they got the regular cover in stock hopefully
But Majima's shift is a result of all the stuff he's had to put up with before and during Zero, the scene where he changes his look is just symbolic.
The guy is clearly a bit soft and caring, which is why he's constantly being manipulated and treated like a dog before Yakuza 1, so he takes that new persona (probably inspired by Nishitani) to get respect and fear out of his fellow yakuzas and never be through any of that again. He even gets new dialog in Kiwami where he preaches on Kazuma about how being such a good guy will make him miserable, clearly talking on personal experience.
He didn't really become crazy, but rather he forces himself to be, I guess. There's even more proof of this if you've played later games, as he acts similar to how he does in 0 when he's with people he trusts.
I mean yeah, it could have definitely been more explicit, but I still think it's fairly self explanatory for what it is.
0 was my first Yakuza and meeting Nishitani explained a lot about why the Majima I know in 0 isnt the crazy character everyone is guaranteeing me I'll love on forums. Also there is the fact that the ending
is pretty much him being let out of a prison
They're not really rivals though. Majima in Kiwami is just trying to bring the Dragon out of Kiryu because he wants Kiryu to be at his best.
This is one of the best explanation i've saw on the personlity shift of majima, make totaly sense whit the flashback scene thing in Zero. Y5 spoiler :
From my memory he is pretty soft in Y4-Y5, a little less on the crazy side, but at the same time we don't see him a lot.
ST2K
Member
Lol,
yeah, I felt the same too. At this point, if they don't kill Kazama off, I'm wondering if it's going to be a running gag throughout the series. "In Yakuza 2, Kazama's on vacation, so you have to sort things out yourself! In Yakuza 3, Kazama's really busy right now, so you can't bother him!"
I don't hate Yakuza 3 either, but my main argument for skipping it at the moment is basically:
4's main plot doesn't really build off of 3 that much, and you're spending most of the game with the other characters anyway. As you said, it's putting a cap on the last game.
The problem eventually also becomes "How many games should people have to play in a row to experience later entries?"
6 is going to need 5 since it's probably as direct as a sequel can be, and you'll have 2 other characters you know nothing about if you play 5 without playing 4, while for the most part 4 contextualizes everything you need to know in the game or you can infer it yourself by the way characters act. 0 and then Kiwami are good jumping in points without needing to play the other games, but then if they decide they want to play 6 they might be completely lost trying to play it without playing any of the others.
lucebuce12
Member
Between Yakuza 0 and the additions in Kiwami,
is a much better villain now.
Nishiki
Admiral Woofington
Member
Imagine my disappointment when I enter the night club and can't do shit inside
Waddle Dee
Member
Just started playing last night. Felt good coming back to Yakuza after having a blast with 0 back in March. Just hope I don't get burnt out since these are long games.
Son Of Sparda
Member
That's why people should play Zero first. It adds a lot to the characters.
arturo2666
Banned
Nothing much, it's just slick and I like the font. Text is metallic silver and shiny:
Don Draper's Hat
Member
How do you do the action move things when the enemy is glowing a certain colour? So if he's glowing pink I switch to Rush mode, but then what? I completely forgot what I was told during the tutorial and I've missed so many of them since.
End of Chapter 3:
End of Chapter 3:
That Shimano fight is boring as FUCK!