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Yakuza KIWAMI |OT| Translator's Note: "KIWAMI" means "EXTREME"

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CannonFodder52

Member
RPGCrazied said:
Got the other half today. And I'm still on Zero. Going to get so lost in this series.

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Nice! Y3 and Y4 are two of the best in the series.

RPGCrazied said:
Yeah, but can't play 2. And It was suggested not to watch the recap videos of it in the 3rd game.
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http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=247418360&postcount=850
 
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SephLuis

Member
RPGCrazied said:
Yeah, but can't play 2. And It was suggested not to watch the recap videos of it in the 3rd game.
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Yeah, don't watch it. Keep all the surprises for when you finally play the remake.

It might be better for you to hold off playing Y3 until after you played Y2 remake. Y4-5 stars mostly brand new characters so you can play them all you want.
 
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Ferrio

Banned
Saw someone do Bakamitai in karaoke. Laughed my ass off when
The picture was of the pocket racer guy and not of the orphanage.
 
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Menitta

Member
Gdi I got a rando trying to talk to me on PSN while I'm playing. I just wanna beat up thugs and race pocket cars in peace!
 
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Human Trashcan

Banned
Is it me or was the combat in 0 better/smoother? Or are the enemies just more annoying or something. I'm only at the start of chapter 2 but something about the combat feels off compared to 0 imo.
 
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Kyrios

Member
Still on Chapter 4 and completed 17 substories so far. Some have been really heartwarming.

I thought Majima would start getting annoying after awhile but he gives so much experience I'm happy when I come across him lol

Human Trashcan said:
Is it me or was the combat in 0 better/smoother? Or are the enemies just more annoying or something. I'm only at the start of chapter 2 but something about the combat feels off compared to 0 imo.
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Kiwami seems to be harder than 0 from my experience.
 
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eyeball_kid

Member
Human Trashcan said:
Is it me or was the combat in 0 better/smoother? Or are the enemies just more annoying or something. I'm only at the start of chapter 2 but something about the combat feels off compared to 0 imo.
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I think the combat actually feels more fluid and responsive in Kiwami. Sidesteps in Rush mode feel faster too, but I haven't played Zero in a few months so maybe I'm just having the new car smell of 60 fps combat again.

The enemies are definitely harder. They seem to gang up on you more?
 
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Gen X

Trust no one. Eat steaks.
Kyrios said:
Kiwami seems to be harder than 0 from my experience.
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Good cos I'm playing Zero on hard and it's a snooze fest. I have finished 3 & 4 on hard without being asked to downgrade the difficulty then thought I'd try 5 on Normal, boy was that a mistake, really regretted that. So back to hard for Zero but doesn't seem like a challenge. Also, the encounters are rarely more than 3 people which is a little dull compared to the PS3 versions.
 
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Chase17

Member
Son Of Sparda said:
Don't remember that tutorial, but what you are describing is Kiwami Heat actions. When bosses start to glow, you have to match your style with their color (pink = rush, blue = brawler, etc) and have enough heat to do a Kiwami heat move.

Of course, first you have to buy those moves form upgrade menu, otherwise you can't use them. IIRC they are part of the Body upgrade sphere.
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Ah ok. Should have figured it was locked. Thanks.
 
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PensivePen

Member
Started it up today finally, feels great to be playing a new Yakuza game again, visiting Kamurocho again is always a welcome feeling, it always looks so beautiful at night, and the game feels even better to play than 0 did.

Wasn't a massive fan of the addition to Majima's introduction. I understand it's there to play up his new role in the game as well as make him more in-line with his post Y1 characterization, but I just feel it kinda destroys the pacing of his scene. His role in this game in general will probably be tough to reconcile with the direction they've gone with his character, but I do look forward to seeing what other new stuff they've added.
 
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Human Trashcan

Banned
Yeah it's so weird that they decided to write Majima as a 100% different character in 0 and then at the end basically decided to flip the switch to Crazy Majima. It really doesn't track.
 
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Alucrid

Banned
lol i just got that the color they glow corresponds to what style you need to be in to heat action them. damn i feel dumb
 
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Opa-Pa

Member
Gen X said:
Good cos I'm playing Zero on hard and it's a snooze fest. I have finished 3 & 4 on hard without being asked to downgrade the difficulty then thought I'd try 5 on Normal, boy was that a mistake, really regretted that. So back to hard for Zero but doesn't seem like a challenge. Also, the encounters are rarely more than 3 people which is a little dull compared to the PS3 versions.
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Kiwami is indeed a bit harder, but for what it's worth, Yakuza 0 does get a bit tougher around chapter 6. Up until then though, random encounters are insultingly easy, yeah.

Edit: Fucking Majima pulling off two strikes in bowling, I swear...
 
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FHIZ

Member
Okay, how do you do extreme finishers again? I unlocked the climax heat meter, it's full when a boss character is glowing a color, I switch to the same color stance and there's no triangle prompt.
 
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Kaizer

Banned
Human Trashcan said:
Yeah it's so weird that they decided to write Majima as a 100% different character in 0 and then at the end basically decided to flip the switch to Crazy Majima. It really doesn't track.
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Yeah, it definitely feels disjointed. As someone who was used to "Crazy Majima" first years ago, seeing the characterization they give him in Y0 makes sense a little bit when you consider that the later games in the series begin to flesh out & humanize Majima's character.

It still didn't feel like they did enough in 0 to justify this character's drastic personality shift and I imagine for a lot of players introduced to Yakuza through Y0, the change is just very jarring.
 
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jdstorm

Banned
My sister walks in as i am playing a pocket circuit sidequest.

Her first response.

"This is like an Elvis movie"

I dont think I have ever seen the yakuza series described so aptly in such a breif sentence.
 
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Son Of Sparda

Member
Human Trashcan said:
Is it me or was the combat in 0 better/smoother? Or are the enemies just more annoying or something. I'm only at the start of chapter 2 but something about the combat feels off compared to 0 imo.
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I actually think the combat is much smoother here. Just wait until you get the instant style switching skills. Those are game changers.

The AI is more aggressive tho. Maybe that's why you feel the fights aren't as fluid as Zero.

FHIZ said:
Okay, how do you do extreme finishers again? I unlocked the climax heat meter, it's full when a boss character is glowing a color, I switch to the same color stance and there's no triangle prompt.
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You have to also buy those finishers using your experience points. The four of them should be in the upgrade sphere for Body.
 
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Opa-Pa

Member
Majima's true personality being in line with 0's is a thing that's been hinted since Yakuza 4. The "transition" could have been executed better, sure, but it didn't come out of nowhere.

He's been handled in a ridiculously weird way ever since 3 though, that's for sure.
 
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Kinsei

Banned
I spent way too long playing the UFO catcher to get a bird for that one guy. I already had one from earlier but apparently it didn't count cause it was too big. Picky bastard.
 
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Chesskid1

Banned
played about 5-6 hours today, after only playing yakuza 0

-first appearance of majima made him seem like an asshole, i really liked him in 0 too :3
-they should only require 1 playthrough to plat yakuza games, i know yakuza 0 was like this too.
- it's really much harder than 0 on normal, i had a fight with
shimano
(ch 3(?) spoilers) and it took like 15 minutes and i had to use like 8 items
-i'm surprised
nishiki(?)
is the villian, especially after yakuza 0
-went ahead and ordered yakuza 3, 4 and dead souls. i'm planning on playing 3 as soon as i finish kiwami. going be tough going back to ps3 era graphics and losing sleep mode. i plan on watching the Y2 recap video. yakuza 6 CE preordered, i'll be ready.
 
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Kain-Nosgoth

Member
Chesskid1 said:
played about 5-6 hours today, after only playing yakuza 0

-first appearance of majima made him seem like an asshole, i really liked him in 0 too :3
-they should only require 1 playthrough to plat yakuza games, i know yakuza 0 was like this too.
- it's really much harder than 0 on normal, i had a fight with
shimano
(ch 3(?) spoilers) and it took like 15 minutes and i had to use like 8 items
-i'm surprised
nishiki(?)
is the villian, especially after yakuza 0
-went ahead and ordered yakuza 3, 4 and dead souls. i'm planning on playing 3 as soon as i finish kiwami. going be tough going back to ps3 era graphics and losing sleep mode. i plan on watching the Y2 recap video.
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i mean.... Y0 and Kiwami are still PS3 era graphics... these games were released on ps3, the only difference is the 60 fps on ps4! It will be okay
 
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TheBowen

Sat alone in a boggy marsh
I'm so confused ( spoilers I guess for majima rank f,e,d?)

So I got a call saying that majima is hiding in plain site, and also that he is at a
cabaret club
, but he's not hiding
under any of the three cones or the club
and he hasn't appeared for random battles.
 
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Opa-Pa

Member
davidwhangchoi said:
at the batting cage
majima kidnaps haruka
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Just beat this. It wasn't that hard for me but then again I spent the entire day doing side storied and progressing through Majima everywhere lol.

I took care of the goons with Beast style and took him out with switching styles constantly and abusing heat moves with drinks.
 
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davidwhangchoi

Member
Opa-Pa said:
Just beat this. It wasn't that hard for me but then again I spent the entire day doing side storied and progressing through Majima everywhere lol.

I took care of the goons with Beast style and took him out with switching styles constantly and abusing heat moves with drinks.
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gotcha, i guess i need to level up and drinks.
 
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D-Man

Member
I'm having a blast playing this so far. I'm on Chapter 6 and it's just been super fun all around. The combat feels like a step up from Y0 and the increased difficulty matches it super well for me. Only thing that I haven't enjoyed much so far is the side-stories but I don't blame them since I know some were brought over from the original release.
 
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Opa-Pa

Member
Majima everywhere battles, even random ones give insane amounts of exp and those increases the higher your rank is. Also, look out for the Boost Attack nodes in the Body board.
 
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SephLuis

Member
TheBowen said:
I'm so confused ( spoilers I guess for majima rank f,e,d?)

So I got a call saying that majima is hiding in plain site, and also that he is at a
cabaret club
, but he's not hiding
under any of the three cones or the club
and he hasn't appeared for random battles.
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If you fight him too much, he disappears for a while so you can proceed with the story.

For the club, he's inside. Though it isn't guaranteed that the event will trigger.
 
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TheBowen

Sat alone in a boggy marsh
SephLuis said:
If you fight him too much, he disappears for a while so you can proceed with the story.

For the club, he's inside. Though it isn't guaranteed that the event will trigger.
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Yeah I moved onto a chapter and did them both

Loving the game but Christ I swear that enemies block/dodge way more then they did in zero, plus kiryu being merged makes it even harder

Might just do substories and majima everywhere stuff so that when the boss fights come I have slot more flashy moves to make the main story more exciting
 
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