Yeah, should auto patch in some items you can pick up from Bob
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Yakuza KIWAMI |OT| Translator's Note: "KIWAMI" means "EXTREME"
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Yeah, should auto patch in some items you can pick up from Bob
robotzombie
Member
Oh thanks, that's why I couldn't find it in the store
CannonFodder52
Member
Yea, I think I bought it when it was closer to $100 Canadian... Reprint is good though, more people get to play them.
Son Of Sparda
Member
Finished it.
51 hours with Majima at SSS rank, more than two third of the substories done and 78% on completion list.
It was fun. I didn't love it neatly as much as love Zero, but I did like Y1 back in the day so I naturally I enjoyed Kiwami as well. I gotta admit tho [Ending Spoilers]
come on, lol
Might take a break from the game for a while and go back to playing other things before attempting the plat. I might actually do Climax Battles tho, since I love those but we'll see.
51 hours with Majima at SSS rank, more than two third of the substories done and 78% on completion list.
It was fun. I didn't love it neatly as much as love Zero, but I did like Y1 back in the day so I naturally I enjoyed Kiwami as well. I gotta admit tho [Ending Spoilers]
that last cutscenes where it turns out that everyone knew what the other person thought/was gonna do, sounds really silly. The MIA guy knew that Sera was keeping Yumi safe, so he knew that Sera would betray him. But Sera also knew that the guy would know about his betrayal and had a backup plan. Then you have Nishiki who also knew the MIA guy was using him all along and...
Might take a break from the game for a while and go back to playing other things before attempting the plat. I might actually do Climax Battles tho, since I love those but we'll see.
The Artisan
Member
The music playing while you're
is pretty creepy.
on this wild goose chase looking for Hauka
bodyofanamerican
Member
I'm not done with Kiwami, but the one thing that bums me out is the lack of a memorable soundtrack. It's not BAD, per sè, but not even close to the tracks used for the 2nd and 4th
in Zero.
Kuze fights
MisterLuffy
Member
I can't imagine how frustrating it will be if I had to fight them in very hard difficulty. Especially those who keeps dodging a lot.
I just finished that chapter,
the car chase has to be my least favorite part in this game and in 0, I really hate the truck part where the guy keeps shooting the rocket launcher while being shot at the same time.
The Artisan
Member
I just brought
, I don't think I was meant to come here, are there other secret cutscenes?
Haruka to a bar and it unlocked a cutscene with Jackal Yagisawa
CannonFodder52
Member
It's a substory. There are other unmarked ones I believe.
I think the cutscene is new in Kiwami?
I think the cutscene is new in Kiwami?
You know, now that it's been hours since I beat the game and I've been thinking about it, I think the music is the aspect of the remake that disappointed me the most.
Before 0, I considered 1 to be the game in the series to have the best music, and Kiwami... Doesn't have a bad soundtrack, a handful of the remixes are quite competent, but they lack the style and energy of the originals, and some remixes barely resemble the original tracks and are completely unrecognizable.
I mean, come on, the original Funk Goes On, Son of a Gun, Scarlet Scar and Intelligence for Violence were fantastic. I think the only ones that do the originals justice are Tension and The end of the Drama.
And then there's the completely botched opening. Had this been any of the other games it'd have been fine, but Receive You, the Y1 opening is an extremely iconic song that is referenced and remixed through the series many times. It appears twice in 0 alone and a different version of it is Majima's recurrent battle theme. They could have used the excellent Yakuza 0 remix that's used for the unlockable Dragon style and it'd have been even better than the real Kiwami opening, IMO.
The special fights where he butts in aren't random, they always happen in the same place and you always get the same type of Majima. I'm not sure where slugger shows up though, sorry.
The Artisan
Member
Is it a substory only available when Haruka is with me?
Holundrian
Unconfirmed Member
Subjectivity and all but I'd say they are not. Climax battle for me is just cheap ass bullshit to torture completionist.
CannonFodder52
Member
Yea, it's not the only one.
momshotdad
Member
I'm on chapter 5 and I'm starting to get a bit burned out. Do things get more interesting soon?
The Artisan
Member
fuck well looks like it's too late coz I already brought her to West Park.
CannonFodder52
Member
The Artisan
Member
thank you!
Last chapter also gives you the option of having Haruka with you or not, so you can mop up there.
Wow, you can definitely tell what is Kiwami content and what is old content sometimes.
Chapter 5 spoilers:
On the other hand, this did provoke me to watch some of the PS2 dub of these scenes.
Holy fuck, who the fuck asked Mark Hamil to do a subdued take on Majima, and holy hell this dub is terrible everywhere else
Chapter 5 spoilers:
"Majima is all like "I haven't seen you in awhile Kiryu-chan!" and the only thing I can think of is "Dude, we met like 20 minutes ago. You tried to sell me cheap whiskey and shit like Stag, and then challenged me to a break dance outside. Fuck, even in game time it was probably only like a couple of hours!
On the other hand, this did provoke me to watch some of the PS2 dub of these scenes.
Holy fuck, who the fuck asked Mark Hamil to do a subdued take on Majima, and holy hell this dub is terrible everywhere else
Just finished it. Overall 0 > Kiwami, but that might not be fair since this is essentially a 12 year old game? 0's story was just better and had way more funny weird shit.
I think the Majima stuff ended up being weird, it was just jarring every time he showed up as part of the story as an antagonistic character... then he's dancing in a club in his 0 karaoke costume. Just an off juxtaposition.
I think the Majima stuff ended up being weird, it was just jarring every time he showed up as part of the story as an antagonistic character... then he's dancing in a club in his 0 karaoke costume. Just an off juxtaposition.
ShaggsMagoo
Member
Man, (Ch10 Spoiler)
hit me kind of hard. I was fully expecting
to happen, but I was figuring it would be a Yakuza 3 or 4 thing, not in the first game.
Reina's betrayal and death
the death
The Artisan
Member
sounds good.
I left off on a good note tonight, excited to see where the story takes me tomorrow...
CannonFodder52
Member
Is there a way to proc the Majima interrupting fights thing.
MisterLuffy
Member
I have to say, correct me if I'm wrong, I found upgrading abilities in this game much easier than Y0. Fighting the bosses and the Majima Everywhere Mechanic fights gives me more experience points compared to Y0 where you have to spend a lot of yen to upgrade.
Question: For the Dragon of Dojima ability, there are two abilities I want to unlock but the requirement for those is to read subordinate's email. So when do I get to read the subordinate's email?
Question: For the Dragon of Dojima ability, there are two abilities I want to unlock but the requirement for those is to read subordinate's email. So when do I get to read the subordinate's email?
Laevateinn
Member
You get emails periodically as you beat Majima. Which skills are you missing?
MisterLuffy
Member
For the subordinate's email requirement:
- Dragon's Speed Reborn
- Finishing Hold Reborn
- Yellow Dragon Spirit
- Dragon's Slow Burn 1
- Kick Combo Reborn
Ghost Slayer
Member
Yeah, the upgrade system is way better than Zero. Not locking parts of upgrade area through minigame is a plus for me as it allows me to access some moves I want (like defend and counter in brawler) asap.
Laevateinn
Member
Others can probably help you better but I know for certain that Dragon's Speed Reborn comes from
pocket circuit. Try walking past Fighter towards the parts shop.
Other things that might have an effect off the top of my head:
talk to the Mesuking professor until Majima joins
the last fight in the coliseum
bump into a random guy in front of Millennium Tower
spend time at Shine Kyabakura
Aenima
Member
Finished the game, and was nice to review the story of the 1st Yakuza, i already had forgoten alot of details. I actually like the story of Kiwami much more than the one from Zero. Maybe because i already played all other yakuzas (except 6) and know how important are some of the events that happen in this title for the rest of the saga.
Also great to see the Legend mode carry over everething from the "Clear Save" file, except the subquests. So it will be a walk in the park to beat the game in Legend mode.
Now time to go in Premium Adventure mode to complete the rest of subquests and minigames
I love this series.
Also great work from Atlus in the localisation of the game. I laughted more in the DILF sub quest than i usualy do in an entire comedy movie.
Also great to see the Legend mode carry over everething from the "Clear Save" file, except the subquests. So it will be a walk in the park to beat the game in Legend mode.
Now time to go in Premium Adventure mode to complete the rest of subquests and minigames
I love this series.
Also great work from Atlus in the localisation of the game. I laughted more in the DILF sub quest than i usualy do in an entire comedy movie.
Young Magus
Junior Member
38 hours later another yakuza game off the list.
What to do now?:
What to do now?:
- Play my jp copy of 2
- Endure ps3 dl speeds and play 4 and/or 5
- Finish 6 or Isshin
- Start Kenzan
I know Speed is for
pocket racing, you have to beat him in three races
Mesuking, two fights
Slow Burn is for having Mad Dog Majima interrupt a fight. That one triggers near the beef bowl place when you're in calm state and hear "Kiryu-chan!" around the area.
Definitely play 2 and order 3 if you don't own/haven't played it already. It'll all probably take you significantly less time than downloading AND installing any of the other two.
Young Magus
Junior Member
MisterLuffy
Member
lucebuce12
Member
As much as I love Yakuza, I don't think I'm gonna bother with this Majima Everywhere stuff. Just gonna end the game and call it a day.
About a week before Kiwami came out, I found out about Ishin's English Translation Guide and got immediately hyped about finally playing it. I'm actually slightly rushing through Kiwami a bit just so I can get closer to playing Ishin afterwards.
CannonFodder52
Member
It would be cool to discuss Kenzan/ishin while playing through them for the first time. If a bunch of people are planning on starting these we could chat about it in the the community thread.
I've been procrastinating starting them for quite a while now.
I've been procrastinating starting them for quite a while now.
Holundrian
Unconfirmed Member
They're a set of battle challenges with some gimmicky win conditions. Popular ones are beat x under y time. But then there is beat x without getting downed or beat x in a specific style only with your weak moves. Stuff like that generally the design ranges from straighforward easy to unbelievably cheap frustrating inducing.
bishopcruz
Member
I'm using the KHHsubs guide to go through Kenzan. I'm not too far in, but I find I can't play for too long as switching between my tablet and the game kinda annoys me.
Son Of Sparda
Member
Yeah, his stuff can get a bit tiring. But if you one day wanted to come back and do them, remember that Tiger Drop is your friend.
i'm going to try and squeeze in kenzan (and maybe dead souls) soon so I can put my PS3 away. But I've still got a few other games from this year to play - Horizon, Utawarerumono (both of them), Zelda and of course I just started Kiwami.
Always held off on Kenzan cause I was lazy to play it with a guide.
Do any of available guides for Kenzan and Ishin include translated story dialogue or is their only purpose to tell you what to do to progress?
Feels weird that I've played every Yakuza release, even Dead Souls, but haven't been able to give these a shot despite having such cool premises... And well, there's the Black Panther games...
Feels weird that I've played every Yakuza release, even Dead Souls, but haven't been able to give these a shot despite having such cool premises... And well, there's the Black Panther games...
lucebuce12
Member
Fuck, I just can't stay away.
Anybody know of a Japanese guide perhaps that details where to get the mesuking cards? I've found quite a lot but still not enough to battle the professor.
Edit: nvm, found it.
Oh I see, thanks.
killatopak
Member
Okay so I went into a local store and looked for Yakuza 0. I was told it was out of stock for 2 weeks already. I figured I should just buy Kiwami since the sales person said demand was high for Kiwami as well.
My question is will it be detrimental to my experience if I start with Kiwami first? I'm willing to just shelf my Kiwami copy and wait for Zero to get stocks.
My question is will it be detrimental to my experience if I start with Kiwami first? I'm willing to just shelf my Kiwami copy and wait for Zero to get stocks.