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Yakuza Kiwami = Review Thread -
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RecRoulette
Member
Does this have the dub too?
lucebuce12
Member
No, rerecorded Japanese voices.
RampagingSoul
Member
Reviews looking good like I thought. Seems to be about what I expected out of reviews.
Already had this preordered when it showed up and I knew I was getting it when it was revealed to be $30 ($24 with GCU/Prime)! Loved 0 (one of my favorite games of the year for sure) and can't wait to get my hands on this and I'll be getting 6 when it's out next year too.
Already had this preordered when it showed up and I knew I was getting it when it was revealed to be $30 ($24 with GCU/Prime)! Loved 0 (one of my favorite games of the year for sure) and can't wait to get my hands on this and I'll be getting 6 when it's out next year too.
kqedequalsvolvo
Member
Got sucked in by YakuzaGAF to try out 0 (my first in the series), pre-ordered this as soon as I could. Cannot fucking waiiiiit.
Shadowman16
Member
Yes and no. Sega Europe mentioned that like to do it, and Yakuza 0 was missing the "Only on Playstation" tag on the box which sorta suggests it might happen. But I've not seen the Japanese team mention it at all, all they've said is that they might do remakes/remasters of previous games on the PS4 one day but that's about as much as I've heard.
Though they do have a Yakuza event this Satuday in Japan so its not outside the realms of possibility that it could happen. Sega are just damn slow to get their console stuff on PC
If/when they get announced its my cue to finally fix my PC.davidwhangchoi
Member
it's pretty fun, the controls are wonky and take getting used to. but once you do it's fun and a good pace with a story.
Chris_Rivera
Member
Pro support?
Could be wrong but based on Yakuza 0 I'm going to say no.
Haven't had enough time put into it to review and I'm not going to read reviews until I'm done, but in case reviews don't mention it if you've played the first game already you should absolutely still play Kiwami. Not just because it looks better, but they've added scenes to provide additional context to events that it feels like the game the first was meant to be.
Well that and it's so good to play the first and hear the Japanese voice actors instead of Michael Madsen.
I don't know if this will be in the final version but it was super annoying that the game kept needing to download data sets between chapters.
Well that and it's so good to play the first and hear the Japanese voice actors instead of Michael Madsen.
I don't know if this will be in the final version but it was super annoying that the game kept needing to download data sets between chapters.
No, the game came out before the Pro released in Japan. It's already 1080p 60FPS anyway, at least.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Curious to see what the commercial response will be like. Was kind of awesome to see Yakuza finally getting its due with 0.
Same here. Zero is still easily the game of the year for me. Playing 3 on PS3 at the moment. I think I'm about half way through and it is a good game so far, but not quite on 0's level. The story especially is kinda all over the place.
butman
Member
You should play 0 first.
CannonFodder52
Member
It also runs very poorly, unfortunately. It would be substantially bettered by a PS4 port.
What he said. I ordered mine from ozgameshop a few weeks ago and it was 60% cheaper than retail.
eyeball_kid
Member
Solid review scores. I'm a little worried about how I'll receive this after the GOTY frontrunner that is Zero, but excited to continue Kiryu's story.
Son Of Sparda
Member
So we are playing that game again? Okay.
0 > 4 > 1 > 3 > 5
Ishin > Kenzan > Dead Souls
0 > 4 > 1 > 3 > 5
Ishin > Kenzan > Dead Souls
Wow you really hate 2 huh.
Kiwami adds so many instances of Majima and Kiryu talking to each other about the past game, it honestly adds so much more to me than i thought. Sure the constant fights could get annoying but the two of them talking about their dumb jobs in Yakuza 0 and general catching up is pure gold to me.
Son Of Sparda
Member
Haven't played it...
Though I have only played Y1-3, I would easily rank Y1 as the worst of the bunch. It certainly had the most intense and incredible opening, but everything past that went deep into sappy and cringey cliche territory. Not really sure the Kiwami upgrades can fix any of that.
lucebuce12
Member
I kept hearing that it wasn't as interesting as Zero, and I guess these reviews kind of confirm it. And I'm okay with viewing it as an expansion; I really am.
I have something like have a dozen side quests left to do in Zero. I think I'll wait to finish them off until the remake hits next week, and then literally jump right into the remake - really treating it like an old-school expansion pack.
Son Of Sparda
Member
Stop overreacting luce, you knew about that lol
TheJollyCorner
Member
5 is considered by many one of the worst?
It's the only one I've played and I loved it.
It's the only one I've played and I loved it.
Majima Everywhere System
Member
Thanks for this. I thought it was full price and was going to wait until it down to 20 bucks. I have to keep the collection going, and I'm ready for another playthrough of 1, but I just finished zero. I need to do other things occasionally.
Waddle Dee
Member
Despite my avatar, I'm not sure if I'll start playing Kiwami as soon as it comes out. Still addicted to Sonic Mania, and I finally got my hands on a Switch as well.
Still eager to play it though, since I've never played 1 or 2.
Still eager to play it though, since I've never played 1 or 2.
NipplesAndToes23
Member
They be making these Yakuza games fast. I thought it wasn't that long ago when 0 and 5 came out.
lucebuce12
Member
These games are released first for Japan then released at a minimum of a year later for the West.
Though yeah, they do indeed pump out these games fast since the Japanese releases aren't THAT further apart either.
I will write to Nagoshi-san to Kiwami-ify Yakuza 2 for your sake!
hosannainexcelsis
Member
5 is considered by many one of the worst?
It's the only one I've played and I loved it.
5 has a lot of fun stuff in it, it's just really overstuffed with content and the main story suffers as a result - the side content is often better than the convoluted and draggy main plot.
The original PS2 game was novel, but even then the story was just bad(very excellent introductory 30m though!) It was predictable, illogical, nonsensical, and is practically the worst example of terrible soap-opera plots seeping into game narratives. Motivations that are cringe-worthy and tangential padding that felt like it was just wasting the player's time. Unless you crave sappy melodrama and endless flashbacks to sequences you just watched, you will likely walk away a bit disappointed.
I would guess the PS4 game will fix up other issues like the derpy combat(mostly flailing at air) and the minigames/sidequests issues as many of them were somewhat hidden and/or a bit frustrating.
Storm Chamber
Banned
I don't need a review, I'm buying it!
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Preach !
Son Of Sparda
Member
This announcement of an announcement was what you were referring to, right...?
And Nagoshi-san's statement that one of the company's titles revealed will "includ[e] something expected" is expected to mean...what? Any guesses? Yakuza 7? A PS4 release of past Yakuza titles?
Yes yes yes yes yes.
Son Of Sparda
Member
Lol, I approve as well.
eyeball_kid
Member
The review scores don't really reflect a terrible story, though I haven't haven't read all of them yet. Did they rewrite some of it for Kiwami?
Shadowman16
Member
Kiwami wasn't rewritten. It just had a couple of new scenes added to it and one scene extended (Majima's first appearance) alongside some really good new Nishiki story scenes in the beginning half of the game to explain his motivations more. The rest is basically a word for word reshoot of the original game. The voice acting I believe was re-recorded though? I remember a couple of people pointing out that Hanaya (Kage) actually didn't sound bored out of his skull this time!