https://twinfinite.net/2019/03/new-yakuza-ps4-game/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
I wonder if they know they're not ready or have the knowledge to write a story about a woman living in a man's world.
Was honestly expecting Akiyama to succeed Kiryu after 6 but apparently not. I'm cool with Ichiban taking over though, he seems sweet from the little we've seen from him so far.
Kaoru's role in Y2 was actually pretty good by Japanese writing standards, she subverted some tropes. For Yakuza, I think it's more about suspension of disbelief, because it's more akin to a Greek-style fraternity in how it's exclusively male. Women in yakuza families--or close, bonded wives with the clans--get the tattoos to show their devotion, but they aren't actually initiated members.
I expected it after 5. What with the whole "beginning of my own legend" speech he gives. At least Akiyama plays a prominent roll in RGG Online, means he should at least appear in Shin RGG, hopefully becoming playable in the second game once they've established Ichiban's personality. A Ichiban/Akiyama game done in the same way Kiryu and Majima was done in 0 would be my preference - 4 and 5 are great games in terms of gameplay but plot is hurt by making character chapters too short.
Hopefully that never happens. One of the worst things the series could do would be to become a GTA clone for real with a stupidly large, yet empty open world. Yakuza's areas work better (in my opinion) because they are smaller with so much going on. Not that I don't want the city to be expanded size wise though. The underground mall has gotta come back for Shin, Kamurocho Hills should absolutely be a shopping spot, and it'd be nice to just have another block or two to explore at least as I pretty much know that town back to front now.
Nope. We already know the main character is Ichiban. That's the afro dude in the first post. That's who you'll be playing as. And hopefully he's the only playable character, can't have his origin game bogged down with other characters to flesh out as well.
6 may have had less but them being all fully voiced made them for me personally. I was disappointed they went back to unvoiced ones just to make more.
I'm torn on the issue. On the one hand, I agree that the voices definitely added an extra something in 6, I really liked having the amount of content that say - Judge Eyes had (50 side quests which are bigger stories, and really good ones at that, and 50 smaller side character stories which are shorter but give you a nice little look into the other people living in Kamuro). I can go either way personally, hopefully we at least get a series of more indepth side stories in Shin that are fully voiced and acted (with better animations that 6 had).
I'm more of a quality over quantity person when it comes to Yakuza. I find the major problem I have when they up the amount of side stories is that you only have a handful of memorable ones and the rest are kinda rubbish. 0 was the only one I found most of them at least worthwhile
...which would mean the main narrative would have to tackle racism.
he fucks for sure dude
