I've uploaded my in-depth Twitch simultaneous livestreams of Yakuza 2 & Kiwami 2 on YouTube. Fully translated and narrated. And for the record, I'm NOT here to advertise or make money. Just sharing my passion about this beloved franchise with others. For some reason, mods here remove my links or posts and I get warned about sharing links with other fans. Hence my activity on this forum has been stagnant because I'm afraid if I share something I like with others, that'll get me in trouble. Anyway, I've been livestreaming Yakuza 2 and Kiwami 2 on Twitch daily so if you have time & would like to say hello that'd be appreciated.
I've also been working on my follow-up Yakuza Locations Tour 2017 videos which is scheduled to be released sometime in March. I just got back from Tokyo in early December and filmed a few places that people have requested and a few surprises. For the uninitiated, I travelled to Kabukicho, Tokyo in December 2016 to film a documentary series comparing real-life Kabukicho Tokyo to the fictionalized Kamurocho Tokyo featured in the main Yakuza series. It's a follow-up to my 2012 Locations Tour series.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MilVxavlXMc&list=PL0HKt-kbL9salfM8AniFF6VEkIygbcP_1
Main differences between 6's version and Kiwami 2's is that in Kiwami 2 you have a small number of your characters on screen at one time - but have more direct control over them. Plus you have objects to defend. In 6 you don't have direct control or objects to defend, rather the aim is more to just overwhelm your enemy with tons of foot soldiers you can deploy, while using stronger "named" characters like Kiryu, Majima, Seijima, Daigo etc. for the bosses (you can customise the load out to suit you in terms of what foot soldiers etc. you use in battles).
Beast would leave you a sitting duck for bullets though. Rush style could be used to take down the gun wielding enemies first, then you could use beast to finish off the stragglers I guess. Breaker seems hilariously broken though, I remember destroying most bosses in the Ultimate Climax missions with that style, required 0 effort! Majima also has the gun counter heat moves, could be worthwhile in a pinch, but breaker does have the advantage of being both very fast and very damaging.
Is the heat move you're talking about ''Essence of the Thug: Gun Grab''?
That sounds like the one. Komeki teaches it to Majima, press triangle when in front of a pistol wielding enemy (not sure if it works on shotguns in this one).
Thanks!
I see. I was going to recommend to play Kenzan first. It has straight forward story and more simple game system. I just thought it was easier to get into if you played it with online walkthroughs for non-Japanese speakers. Needless to say, it's one of the best in the series :D
Both are excellent fast paced action games. I'm just finishing up the last DLC of Nioh now, I have well over 100 hours into it by this point. It rocks!
There's usually a good reason why it doesn't work. Post up a screenshot the next time it happens so we can take a look, I had problems like this with Mahjong all the time back in the day and got some further advice on the rules.
Agreed. You can click on each piece to see how they can move, but bar pawns and bishops I've no clue which piece is which in Shogi :(
I think you can complete all substories in the Premium Adventure mode and they're not missable. Some sidequests give you neat items though so it might be helpful to do them if you're having trouble in combat.
All side stories from Yakuza 4 and up can't be missed, and can be done from the premium adventure mode.
You'll be fine. Premium Adventure is in all the Yakuza games and you can't miss any content in Kiwami. Just keep in mind side stories give tons of XP, so doing at least some of them while playing would be beneficial so that you can upgrade your health and moves. Else I cant imagine the main story fights being that fun, since you won't have access to the grand majority of the moves lists.
Thanks alot. It's really nice that they allow us to finish side content after the main game. The combat system is sooo good it would be a shame not to continue after and yeah side content is a big help for XP as I'm struggling with a lot of the fights so far so I must engage in them. I never knew Premium Adventure was in all the Yakuza games thats neat!
Good stuff. Thankfully Mahjong never changes (and 6/Kiwami 2 does away with requirements beyond winning at different tables) so your set for life now in terms of knowing what to do in the mini game :)
Cat fighting was the worst bit in terms of completion/trophies in 0. It wasn't fun, just annoying. Kiwami at least toned down the RNG significantly and gave you cool side stories to tie it all together.
