Die Squirrel Die
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So guys, help me out.
I played Yakuza 3&4 for only a little bit and dropped it fast back then.
Now I have finished 0 and Kiwami. I love it. I understand this series now.
I guess my question is, what do I do know? Wait for Kiwami 2 or continue with 3? I have all Yakuza games bought besides 2.
I asked a similar question in page 24, and someone told me to play 4 and 5 to be ready for 6. I think I'll go back to 2 when Kiwami 2 comes out and then 3.
2 was an (excellent) standalone story, it doesn't really have much impact on future games. The Kiwami 2 stuff doesn't look like it'll change that much since the new stuff seems focused on tying into 0. So you should be safe to carry on with the series while putting 2 aside for now.
3, 4 and 5 are much more interconnected though so it would be harder to separate one out and say that it's skippable, which is complicated by the introduction of multiple playable characters.
If you are only interested in Kiryu's story then 4 isn't that essential as he's kinda there for the sake of being there, the other 3 characters are more the drivers of the main plot. However 2 of the 3 new characters from 4 return in 5. One of them is in the 'there for the sake of being there' category so it might be hard to understand why he's there without playing 4 first. The other has a much more involved plot in 5 (after having a really involved plot in 4), which might be more difficult to follow without playing 4 first.