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PS+ lineup for Nov 2018: Bulletstorm, Yakuza Kiwami
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Last month was a ps store glitch showcasing a possibility of those title being free on PS+ (not outright saying they would be free). This requires someone to actually deliberately make a banner saying November PS+ games. Zero doubt that this is the currently planned lineup unless some last minute changes happen.
Besides being on the official Playstation page, Yakuza games have already been part of the IGC for PS3 so those make a lot of sense, specially since Sega would like to push for people getting the rest of Kiwami, and I'm sorry but anyone who believed Diablo III would have been there, expecting a free game from blizzard and even more when they are just releasing it for Switch, was delusional, I can see Nioh eventually for Nioh 2.
A little PSA for those who are going to wait until after they've played Zero. Don't play them back-to-back, give each game a little breathing room, you will burn out.
For those excited about trying out a Yakuza game for the first time - you should be! Kiwami is an excellent game!
However, I can't stress starting with Yakuza 0 first! It really fleshes out the story and a lot of the characters you will see in Kiwami. Honestly, Kiwami felt more like an add-on to Yakuza 0 (not meant as a slight, just that it's much shorter in length and expands on what happens in 0).
Yakuza 0 is $20 right now. I took a chance on it and I can honestly say it's definitely one of my top 3 games of this generation.
Really excited that more will get the chance to try this series out!
However, I can't stress starting with Yakuza 0 first! It really fleshes out the story and a lot of the characters you will see in Kiwami. Honestly, Kiwami felt more like an add-on to Yakuza 0 (not meant as a slight, just that it's much shorter in length and expands on what happens in 0).
Yakuza 0 is $20 right now. I took a chance on it and I can honestly say it's definitely one of my top 3 games of this generation.
Really excited that more will get the chance to try this series out!
awesome for those who haven't played Kiwami.
0 is still the best for me but Kiwami is up there.
Kiwami 2 was a 10 also.
0 is still the best for me but Kiwami is up there.
Kiwami 2 was a 10 also.
I've complained about every PS Plus lineup for like 6 months but major props to Sony. Bulletstorm I could take or leave, but atleast it's a fun older singleplayer game. And Kiwami is a HUGE get. Really, really awesome
For all those who are saying to play Yakuza 0 before Kiwami...................... why? Zero has tons of little callbacks and works perfectly as a "fanservice" prequel after you've played the other games.
Because it's also designed to be the new canon intro to the series and Kiwami is designed with that in mind, having both plot and side content constantly reference it.
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Also because it's ludically designed to be played after 0, with normal in Kiwami being harder than hard in 0.
Like seriously people: if you play K first, play it on easy.
I really can't stress it enough because the game will totally frustrate the hell out of you most likely if you aren't used to the gameplay systems of 0 coming in like the game expects you to be.
Yeah, I'll never understand that, You gain more finally getting some information, the game is way more impactful answering question than giving the answers before you even had the questions in the first place, and even just from gameplay perspective it is never a good idea playing the latest one before a game that was released before, it would be like saying, it is a good idea to play Birth by Sleep or heck X before playing KH I.
Like others have mention, better take a break from Yakuza for a while before starting another one, really easy to get burned out with this series, I completed 0 like 2-3 months ago and I believe I'm still not ready for another one for quite a while
Interesting, I haven't played Kiwami yet but played the OG series and then Zero, so I'm not really familiar with how Kiwami has treated Zero from a gameplay perspective
That's a really bad comparison as unlike KH RGGS remade both Y1 and 2 after 0 intentionally to act as sequels to 0.
Where is this gif from? I'm assuming it's something unrelated and the two characters just happen to look like Kiryu and Majima, but if there is actually a Yakuza anime that exists I need to know so I can watch ASAP.
You know, when Bulletstorm came out I talked a lot of shit about it, but looking back it was probably the best FPS of that year. The only way you could argue against it would require calling Human Revolution or Portal 2 FPSes which, I mean, they are, but they arent really what comes to mind when I say FPS.
Why people refuse to believe this line-up? We got Yakuza 4 and 5 on Plus already, so having another one is nothing new. Bulletstorm is a remastered of an old PS3 game, so again nothing new under the sun. It's not that Sony is giving away the last God of War.
Should have been Yakuza 0 like many have said. It also wouldn't be much to ask considering 0 is now under the Playstation essentials line on PSN so only costs £15.99 to actually buy.
If they get turned off by Kiwami then the series isn't for them. Just because 0 is better doesn't mean Kiwami isn't great.
Kiwami's difficulty is because Yakuza 1 was challenging, and they stayed true to it. I actually had to drop down to Easy in Yakuza 1 during the second Majima fight (you only fought Majima twice in Yakuza 1, Kiwami really fucked Majima's presence up) because I forgot health items and I was trapped in the location without a previous save outside.
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Already beat Kiwami, but it's good. Maybe finally some of my friend will give the serie a frigging chance. Bulletstorm is the kind of game I would never buy, but will give it a try now (if this leak is true)
Might actually replay Bulletstorm, was a fun shooter back in the day and they don't make these kind of game anymore.
Meh at Yakuza Kiwami. Bought the game but didn't play it yet. Basically wasted 20€ now - that's why you don't buy games you won't play directly I guess :(
Meh at Yakuza Kiwami. Bought the game but didn't play it yet. Basically wasted 20€ now - that's why you don't buy games you won't play directly I guess :(
Good. Hopefully this gives the series a little bit more exposure. I can understand why they won't give 0 away since that's their magnum opus in the recent localized entries even if it's only $20 at this point.
I still feel 0 or the original PS2 game is the best entry point but K1 is a pretty good one too minus the little small calls to 0.
I also been curious about bulletstorm for a while. Might check it out finally.
I still feel 0 or the original PS2 game is the best entry point but K1 is a pretty good one too minus the little small calls to 0.
I also been curious about bulletstorm for a while. Might check it out finally.
Kiwami isn't great though, it's just OK if you like Yakuza and pretty bad if you don't. If you start from Kiwami you'd probably think the side stories in Yakuza are boring timewasters, while they're one of the strongest points of Zero. Kiwami has a lot less minigames compared to Zero, and none of them is as good as Majima's cabaret club management. Majima himself is a clown 90% of the time, and while I found it funny, a newcomer could think that's his role in the series but it's not. I could see someone getting into the series with Kiwami, sure, but Zero would've been so much better as an introduction.
You know what? I don't think this was a mistake. Sony knows their October lineup for PS Plus stinks, so they want to build some excitement for next month and avoid the lapse of many subscriptions.
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Kiwami has two (potentially three) bullshit terribly-designed boss fights, and the sidequests are super boring. Both of these things can very reasonably give someone the wrong idea about this franchise. Neither Zero nor Kiwami 2 has any such problems.
Didn't stop me with Yakuza 1, which I didn't play till 2010. I'll say it again, if you hate Kiwami then the series isn't for you. It's great and 100% Yakuza. I really hate the chip 0 put on peoples shoulders in regards to all the other entries.
