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GenG · Nov 11, 2017

I tried searching but didn't find anything. Do you guys think the artbook will be the same for the regular and limited edition of Yakuza 6? I want the artbook, but not the glases, yet if the artbook for the LE has a bigger artbook I may end grabbing that one. Thanks in advance.

Aurc · Nov 11, 2017

shadowman16 said:
Sera, and really Kazuma could have done with more screen time. Its unfortunate that they are used mainly as plot devices in the first game, and then (especially 0) fleshed the characters and their legacies out nicely. Nishiki is probably the most improved though, 0 really does help build his friendship with Kiryu up loads and makes his speech at the end of Kiwami feel all that more powerful. Heck, Majima sky rocketed in popularity and went from just a thug with a magnetic personality in 1 to someone who is a seriously important member of the series.

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2's story is great from what I remember. It has a few silly bits (mainly near the end) but all the games in the series do. What elevates 2 compared to especially the later games in the series is the main antagonist. Ryuji is an awesome character and is used to great effect throughout the entire game.

Majima wise in Kiwami

I agree with your points. Majima reminiscing to his past in 0 had some awesome shoutouts to stuff like his bartending and running the hostess club. Also, not a Majima Anywhere moment but when you meet the disciple of the cult in one side story, he mentions the great "Goroma Jima" incident back in '88 (or a name similar to that, blatantly referring to Majima breaking up the cult). There are some really great lines like that throughout the game, Haruka gets a few really funny lines as well, aside from the soapland dialogue, she really cracked me up when doing the premium adventure game stuff - her talking about coffee was really cute..

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Given what we know about the original characterizations (back in 2005), they really did do a good job of fleshing out these characters and their motivations in 0. If I had only played the original game, I would have thought Nishiki to be one of the worst villains in gaming, but his arc in 0 and Kiwami is quite tragic, after they make you like him so much... and Majima, well, he's just amazing in general. Still kind of an odd origin story for the character, though. Maybe that transformation will make more sense in subsequent games, once Saejima is introduced.

The "Battle of Goroma Jima" line was classic! Shooreh Pippi!!!

Suede · Nov 11, 2017

Goro's introduction is really cool.

eyeball_kid · Nov 12, 2017

Selina said:
Goro's introduction is really cool.

Yeah, maybe one of the best character introductions I've seen in a videogame.

Suede · Nov 12, 2017

eyeball_kid said:
Yeah, maybe one of the best character introductions I've seen in a videogame.

I'm really liking Kiryu, but from what I've played so far of Majima, his story seems far more interesting and I love his fighting style.

shadowman16 · Nov 12, 2017

Aurc said:
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Given what we know about the original characterizations (back in 2005), they really did do a good job of fleshing out these characters and their motivations in 0. If I had only played the original game, I would have thought Nishiki to be one of the worst villains in gaming, but his arc in 0 and Kiwami is quite tragic, after they make you like him so much... and Majima, well, he's just amazing in general. Still kind of an odd origin story for the character, though. Maybe that transformation will make more sense in subsequent games, once Saejima is introduced.

The "Battle of Goroma Jima" line was classic! Shooreh Pippi!!!

Yeah, Majima's character really gets fleshed out nice when Seijima is introduced. Gives you a nice look into his saner side like in 0, Though I did really like how he was used in 3 - they manage to use his more serious side well and still have a few moments where he's pretty crazy. He's still pretty crazy in 2 though, probably getting my favourite scene in the game!

chogidogs · Nov 12, 2017

I just finished Yakuza 4.

HOLY SHIT! You guys weren't kidding! This blew away 0 for me in terms of story. Never have I consumed a piece of media that has as much backstabbing, double backstabbing, triple backstabbing, people dying then not dying, people not dying then dying again, getting shot in the back and not getting shot in the front. AMAZING! Can't wait to start 5.

gachapin · Nov 12, 2017

Squirrel of Dōjima said:
I preordered on PSN in order to play it at day one too :D
I can't wait...hype is killing me!

Nice. When it comes to RGG, I do want to go with the digital but the price gap between PSN and retails always retails makes me the physical versions :( Maybe you will be the first in this thread to play Kiwami 2 since it will be unlocked on midnight :)

davidwhangchoi said:
but i'd rather play it than watch someone, it'll make me more jealous watching. lol
yeah Korean but not as good as English is my first language. i may peek in but don't want to spoil any new surprises that may in Kiwami 2

Well, 6 is coming soon. It will keep you busy. I think it will be the better idea to play 6 first.

Squirrel of Dōjima · Nov 12, 2017

gachapin said:
Nice. When it comes to RGG, I do want to go with the digital but the price gap between PSN and retails always retails makes me the physical versions :( Maybe you will be the first in this thread to play Kiwami 2 since it will be unlocked on midnight :)

Yes, for sure one of the firsts :P
Last time I got the platinum in Y6 before I got the retail version too xD

Leeway · Nov 12, 2017

Yakuza 5 is pretty much the only one I haven't played. Working my way through 0 slowly and have Kiwami in the queue (though I consider it "played" in terms of having played 1). I'm guessing if I want to play 6 next year I should go back and play 5. Would y'all say it's essential or should I just read summaries and/or watch the cutscenes before 6?

I do have 5 sitting on my hard drive because it was a psn freebie a while back.

shadowman16 · Nov 12, 2017

Leeway said:
Yakuza 5 is pretty much the only one I haven't played. Working my way through 0 slowly and have Kiwami in the queue (though I consider it "played" in terms of having played 1). I'm guessing if I want to play 6 next year I should go back and play 5. Would y'all say it's essential or should I just read summaries and/or watch the cutscenes before 6?

I do have 5 sitting on my hard drive because it was a psn freebie a while back.

The very first part of 6's intro is the ending to Yakuza 5. And the intro picks up straight after 5's ending so yeah, to get the full context of what's going on its well worth playing 5. Just do the main story parts if you want, its the longest game in the series so going for 100% completion (or anything close) will be quite a long task. Plus the final boss fight (just in terms of pure gameplay) is so darn fun, one of my favourites in the series in that respect.

Mechaplum · Nov 12, 2017

Playing kiwami now....stretching it a bit because it'll still be a few months till we get 6 :(.

Leeway · Nov 12, 2017

shadowman16 said:
The very first part of 6's intro is the ending to Yakuza 5. And the intro picks up straight after 5's ending so yeah, to get the full context of what's going on its well worth playing 5. Just do the main story parts if you want, its the longest game in the series so going for 100% completion (or anything close) will be quite a long task. Plus the final boss fight (just in terms of pure gameplay) is so darn fun, one of my favourites in the series in that respect.

Thanks for the heads up! I'll try to squeeze it in before 6. I'm actually super curious about how the Haruka stuff plays out in 5. She's such an awesome and interesting choice as a playable character in the series.

shadowman16 · Nov 12, 2017

Leeway said:
Thanks for the heads up! I'll try to squeeze it in before 6. I'm actually super curious about how the Haruka stuff plays out in 5. She's such an awesome and interesting choice as a playable character in the series.

Yeah, I liked Haruka's gameplay in 5 for the most part. Could have done with higher difficulty though, as her dance battles are really easy to clear. I also really liked Shinada's chapter just because I ended up really enjoying the baseball angle and his supporting cast more than I expected.

Adryuu · Nov 12, 2017

Selina said:
I'm really liking Kiryu, but from what I've played so far of Majima, his story seems far more interesting and I love his fighting style.

I'm starting the final Y0 mission as soon as I'm done with supper, and in the end both characters are nice and charismatic but I think I prefer Kiryu. In part because his fighting styles are much more fun to me as well as his business (didn't enjoy much his business' mini game but getting filthy rich and speculating real state is nice lol) and I didn't bother more than once sending people to get materials for weapons (fuck that).
But also because he sometimes seems so naive and simple although then he is fucking boss.

Majima sold himself really good though in his intro and at the beginning with him I was convinced he was the superior playable character.

Oh and I liked a lot Kiryu's story while Majima's got a bit worse in the middle until both stories cross.

Still have to see the ending (I'll start literally in one minute) but so far it's been a really nice drama with a big hook.

PS: Yavin yavin kaziguze! (Whatever the hell he says, I love it, btw what the fuck does it mean? lol)

Deleted member 1162 · Nov 12, 2017

gachapin said:
Nice. When it comes to RGG, I do want to go with the digital but the price gap between PSN and retails always retails makes me the physical versions :( Maybe you will be the first in this thread to play Kiwami 2 since it will be unlocked on midnight :)

Well, 6 is coming soon. It will keep you busy. I think it will be the better idea to play 6 first.

that's true =)

Aurc · Nov 13, 2017

Adryuu said:
I didn't bother more than once sending people to get materials for weapons (fuck that).

I didn't like the equipment searches at first, but once you get absurdly, ridiculously rich (I have 3 trillion yen on each character, using the Mr. Shakedown trick), it becomes so much fun to just throw money at them. Max money each time leads to instantaneous deployment and return, and you just keep doing it, filling out the available weapons and parts more and more each time. It's an addictive game of overindulgence and excessive spending, in a compulsory effort to complete the weapon list. Fits the bubble era and gambling theme. Fun times.

PS: Yavin yavin kaziguze! (Whatever the hell he says, I love it, btw what the fuck does it mean? lol)

I like "NOTTO GAAAAAY!!!", upon throwing money into the air on the street.

Sir Guts · Nov 13, 2017

chogidogs said:
I hooked up my old PS3 to play Yakuza 4 and 5 then realize that it doesn't connect to the internet anymore. Y4/5 is on my PS+ so that's a no-go. I felt so bad that I decide to buy a new used one. Luckily, I found a slim one for 80 dollars so I guess it ain't too bad. These games better be worth it!

Lucky you. My PS3 died immediately after finishing TLoU :(

matrix-cat · Nov 13, 2017

Adryuu said:
PS: Yavin yavin kaziguze! (Whatever the hell he says, I love it, btw what the fuck does it mean? lol)

JARIN JARIN KASEGUZE! Something like "Raking in the cash!" (I think 'jarin jarin' is sort of like the Japanese version of 'bling bling' :P).

Adryuu · Nov 13, 2017

Niiiice, finished the story finally last night (a bit late) and fuck unskippable credits (I had to sleep and work early today, normally I don't ever skip them).

I did a bit over 31% completion on a bit over 54h, pretty sure it's a lot of time for such small percentage, lol.

I'll keep playing but much more slowly now, the last days have been a main story rush mostly (and a bit of kasegu ze and sub stories) and I've got Gravity Rush 2 to play, too.

Yakuza 0 has been an unexpected win for me. Sure it has a lot of optional content that I normally wouldn't do but it's just addicting, and I'd like to see many more sub stories in my playthrough and try some more mini games so I'll start premium adventure mode soon with my endgame save.

I'll look forward to eventually play Kiwami 1+2, too.

Murasaki · Nov 13, 2017

I just knocked this gif out for another thread:

While I'm thinking about it, I felt that fishing in Yakuza 0 was a step back from earlier games. I really enjoyed it in Y5, especially as Shinada in Nagoya.

seiki · Nov 13, 2017

Yakuza Kiwami 2 could be the greatest Yakuza title... If the Dragon engine is used properly. Yakuza 2 for me is the best in the series for it's story and it's improvements from the original.

The character models for Kiwami 2 so far look like the best models I have ever seen for a game you have to give props to the team behind this because it's just all round hard work. I never cared for the remake of 1 because I find the original a little meh in comparison.

West has to wait for next year though!

Squirrel of Dōjima · Nov 13, 2017

seiki said:
Yakuza Kiwami 2 could be the greatest Yakuza title... If the Dragon engine is used properly. Yakuza 2 for me is the best in the series for it's story and it's improvements from the original.

The character models for Kiwami 2 so far look like the best models I have ever seen for a game you have to give props to the team behind this because it's just all round hard work. I never cared for the remake of 1 because I find the original a little meh in comparison.

West has to wait for next year though!

I agree, Y2 is the best in the series in my opinion too.
From what we have seen the new engine looks quite better compared to Y6 so I'm kinda hyped to try it :D
I noticed some sad things too tho, for example I don't really like the new voice for Kaoru :(

shadowman16 · Nov 13, 2017

Kiwami 2 certainly has a lot of potential to be absolutely amazing. I can't see the team messing it up either, I loved what they did with 1 in Kiwami, so expect them to do something similar in 2 just with the shiny new and improved Dragon engine.

The only thing that has me curious on Kiwami 2 is if they will include all the side content from 2 or not. I mean, it sounds like bowling still isn't in (or at least has not been shown off at all in the trailers and streams), plus I'm still wondering what they are doing with the host/hostess content since a bigger focus in being placed on the hostess management in the remake. I'll be really sad if the host side stories are cut (though I've no reason to believe they would be cut) but I'm most interested to see just how many hostesses can be romanced in Kiwami 2, as the original version of 2 had 10! to romance (which in my opinion is at least 5 to many).

Deleted member 14400 · Nov 13, 2017

Well I finally got over my obsession with bowling, but in the process of doing the Real Estate side quest stuff, I've now grown addicted to Outrun. So I have no idea when I'll finish Yakuza 0's story anymore

shadowman16 · Nov 13, 2017

juicyb said:
Well I finally got over my obsession with bowling, but in the process of doing the Real Estate side quest stuff, I've now grown addicted to Outrun. So I have no idea when I'll finish Yakuza 0's story anymore

I spent 90% of chapter 2 playing Outrun. Which actually worked in my favour as the points in the game where you had to play Outrun to clear a couple of optional objectives meant I completely destroyed the target high scores!

Opa-Pa · Nov 13, 2017

shadowman16 said:
I spent 90% of chapter 2 playing Outrun. Which actually worked in my favour as the points in the game where you had to play Outrun to clear a couple of optional objectives meant I completely destroyed the target high scores!

Same lol. OutRun is one of my favorite arcade games and I laughed when I found out my high score was twice the target I needed to beat, haha.

Same with Fantasy Zone, of course.

Deleted member 14400 · Nov 13, 2017

I never played Outrun before but its reminding me a lot of a game called Top Gear I played back on my SNES.

Dreamboum · Nov 13, 2017

It's weird that 2 is the favorite for many, especially considering it's the least relevant Yakuza in the overarching storyline. You could easily skip it and hardly see the difference.

Squirrel of Dōjima · Nov 13, 2017

Dreamboum said:
It's weird that 2 is the favorite for many, especially considering it's the least relevant Yakuza in the overarching storyline. You could easily skip it and hardly see the difference.

relevant or irrelevant is not the matter. it can be irrelevant in the series storyline and still be the best game of the series.

shadowman16 · Nov 13, 2017

While 2 isn't important in the ongoing story I think it did help really legitimise the Omi Alliance as a real major threat. Something that is incredibly relevant throughout the entire series (Kiwami only touches on it lightly at points, likewise with 0). Plus main story or not, Ryuji just plain rocks!

Opa-Pa said:
Same lol. OutRun is one of my favorite arcade games and I laughed when I found out my high score was twice the target I needed to beat, haha.

Same with Fantasy Zone, of course.

Yeah. I think the target you need to hit in Outrun is 6,000,000 or something like that? I ended up clearing Outrun completely and getting the best part of 2 bil or something! Really wish the game didn't block recording of my run as I'd have loved a video of that run.

Dreamboum · Nov 13, 2017

Squirrel of Dōjima said:
relevant or irrelevant is not the matter. it can be irrelevant in the series storyline and still be the best game of the series.

What I thought is that Yakuza not meaningfully acknowledging 2 would make it fall out of favor.

shadowman16 · Nov 13, 2017

Just remembered, but Yakuza 6 actually does reference 2 in that

one of the factions that is chasing Kiryu down is the Jingwon (spelling?) mafia. 2 is referenced quite a bit in that sense, also just wanted to point out that the main Jingwon baddie has a really cool boss theme!

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lucebuce · Nov 13, 2017

matrix-cat · Nov 13, 2017

While Kiryu's one true love, best Yakuza gal Kaoru getting written out of the story will always smart, I wouldn't say Yakuza 2 is any less relevant than any other game. It introduced Daigo and set him up as sixth Chairman, introduced the Osaka Yakuza and gave us Sotenbori, Ryuji was in a couple of Yakuza 0 sub stories, and, yeah, there's a little reference in 6. Yakuza isn't really an 'overarching storyline' kind of series.

And, yeah, Kiwami 2 has all the makings of an incredible game. The original was my favourite in the series until 0 came along, which edged it out with all the advances in gameplay, storytelling and design the team had learnt over the years, but Yakuza 2 on the Dragon Engine with Cabaret Clubs and the new Majima/Makoto story chapter should be brilliant.

CannonFodder52 · Nov 13, 2017

lucebuce said:

:(

Son of Sparda · Nov 13, 2017

lucebuce said:

LMAO

shadowman16 · Nov 13, 2017

matrix-cat said:
While Kiryu's one true love, best Yakuza gal Kaoru getting written out of the story will always smart, I wouldn't say Yakuza 2 is any less relevant than any other game. It introduced Daigo and set him up as sixth Chairman, introduced the Osaka Yakuza and gave us Sotenbori, Ryuji was in a couple of Yakuza 0 sub stories, and, yeah, there's a little reference in 6. Yakuza isn't really an 'overarching storyline' kind of series.

And, yeah, Kiwami 2 has all the makings of an incredible game. The original was my favourite in the series until 0 came along, which edged it out with all the advances in gameplay, storytelling and design the team had learnt over the years, but Yakuza 2 on the Dragon Engine with Cabaret Clubs and the new Majima/Makoto story chapter should be brilliant.

Aren't you forgetting Yumi? He definitely had strong feelings for her, stronger than Karou in my opinion simply going by his dialogue at the end of Kiwami :(

As for Daigo... I still wonder what Kiryu was thinking on that choice since

Daigo doesn't seem all that good at his job. He's either shot, getting controlled by the police, in hiding because his own clan is out to get him, in jail etc. Heck, if you go by the story so far for Online/Shin RGG the Tojo Clan have been overthrown by the Omi who now control Kamuracho. Not exactly the resume of a successful leader!

Opa-Pa · Nov 13, 2017

lucebuce said:

LMAO.

Worst timeline.

matrix-cat · Nov 13, 2017

shadowman16 said:
Aren't you forgetting Yumi? He definitely had strong feelings for her, stronger than Karou in my opinion simply going by his dialogue at the end of Kiwami :(

Hah, I totally am, but in my defence

she is very forgettable :P Kiryu might have puppydog eyes for her, but he didn't know how good he had it with Kaoru.

lucebuce said:

This is spot on. Someone get this guy a job on the localisation team.

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

SpartanForce · Nov 14, 2017

Do you guys wish to see a full stream of Yakuza 4 with substorys done and on Ex-Hard?

Rymuth · Nov 14, 2017

matrix-cat said:
While Kiryu's one true love, best Yakuza gal Kaoru getting written out of the story will always smart, I wouldn't say Yakuza 2 is any less relevant than any other game. It introduced Daigo and set him up as sixth Chairman, introduced the Osaka Yakuza and gave us Sotenbori, Ryuji was in a couple of Yakuza 0 sub stories, and, yeah, there's a little reference in 6. Yakuza isn't really an 'overarching storyline' kind of series.

And, yeah, Kiwami 2 has all the makings of an incredible game. The original was my favourite in the series until 0 came along, which edged it out with all the advances in gameplay, storytelling and design the team had learnt over the years, but Yakuza 2 on the Dragon Engine with Cabaret Clubs and the new Majima/Makoto story chapter should be brilliant.

True dat. Plus, it set up Majima as a major power in the Tojo clan which plays directly into 3

shadowman16 said:
Aren't you forgetting Yumi? He definitely had strong feelings for her, stronger than Karou in my opinion simply going by his dialogue at the end of Kiwami :(

As for Daigo... I still wonder what Kiryu was thinking on that choice since

Daigo doesn't seem all that good at his job. He's either shot, getting controlled by the police, in hiding because his own clan is out to get him, in jail etc. Heck, if you go by the story so far for Online/Shin RGG the Tojo Clan have been overthrown by the Omi who now control Kamuracho. Not exactly the resume of a successful leader!

He did it since it seems like he's atoning to his Patriach, even if he was a bastard. Still, the Tojo clan would've been better off with Kiryu at the helm.

hermit · Nov 14, 2017

Kiryu has let a lot of people die on him. Daigo shoulda been one of them

Deleted member 26293 · Nov 14, 2017

lmao poor Daigo

he really is the fucking worst

Suede · Nov 14, 2017

The sub-story in 0 involving a certain famous director and famous singer had me laughing quite a bit. I did not expect that.

Caim · Nov 14, 2017

https://gematsu.com/2017/11/yakuza-kiwami-2-demo-launches-november-22-japan

Kiwami 2 demo on November 22nd

matrix-cat · Nov 14, 2017

Caim said:
https://gematsu.com/2017/11/yakuza-kiwami-2-demo-launches-november-22-japan

Kiwami 2 demo on November 22nd

Assuming it's the first chapter of the game, can't wait to beat the shit out of Daigo again in gorgeous Dragon Engine glory :P

Narumi · Nov 14, 2017

Daigo really is the Princess Peach of the series.

Deleted member 9971 · Nov 14, 2017

I really should play these awesome games already, got Yakuza Zero and Kiwami 1 laying around sealed and in a nice steelbook (Zero Digital tho.)

Planning to play em sometime in 2018 will also buy Kiwami 2 and get 6 later down the road.

When i see videos of the games it draws to me in a way, liking what i see. i first tried convincing myself skipping em but got a couple of yakuza games anyway.

Anyway can't wait to join this community soonish :) seems like a wacky franchise i will probably love.

sibarraz · Nov 14, 2017

I really dont know how to play mahjong

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