I'm bumping this post because I have the same question with jumping to Like a Dragon.I'm playing Yakuza 0 (never played the series before). I was quite lukewarm at first, but after meeting Goro Majima and finishing the subsequent Chapter 4, I think I'm getting really interested/involved. I am not a fan of the combat though, and the game has a bit too many menus and loading screens for simple things. The game feels... "stiff". I hope the combat gameplay becomes better with time. Story at least is picking up nicely. And gosh, some of these subquests are completely wacky.
On that note: I would like "that" achievement to disappear from my Steam account please. I had no idea what I was doing, and I was genuinely shocked when I realized the f*** I was watching. Like, seriously, the game goes that far?!
I'm really interested in Like a Dragon, and I was wondering how that one compares to the rest. Should I play all the games in the recommended order in the OP, or will I be able to enjoy Like a Dragon without doing that once I'm done with 0?
"The Yakuza series has been transformed into a turn-based RPG. On the other hand, over the year, Ryu ga Gotoku Studio has accumulated resources and know-how of making flashy and exhilarating action games that are effortless to enjoy. We decided that we should let our signature action gameplay live on through Lost Judgement."
Had a chance to properly sit down and watch the reveal/gameplay snippets again. So far, very strong first impression:
Story instantly has me hooked. No surprise there but I like how they revealed the hook as to why Yagami travels to Ijincho, while also showing just enough of the plot to get me invested. Looks like another solid plot.
Combat looks solid, new stance looks cool. And thankfully its gonna be 60FPS (on next gen consoles) so that's gonna be sublime.
Chases/stealth/platforming is the only doubt I really have. Chases look at least a bit more dynamic than before but I fear platforming will be way too easy (like most platformers these days) and stealth... well if ever there's an element that can ruin a game, its bad stealth.
The whole idea of the school as the games "Another Drama" section already puts it above the last several Yakuzas in side content for me. Looks more varied than what 7 and 0 had, (JE objectively had nothing like this) and I like the idea of several different mini games and side stories being based here.
Odd's and ends:
Skateboarding? If done well this could be fun.
Kaito and friends returning? Nice to see the cast brought back. I honestly wasn't sure it'd happen.
Rain? RAIN??? This shouldn't excite me as much as it does, but for the scenes its shown in (big setpieces) it has me so hyped that we might get some nice varied weather in the game, though I dont expect it to be a dynamic feature but rather something used for certain scenes like 1/2/4 did it)
Ijincho returning is cool, it could certainly benefit from being fleshed out more.
World wide release date rocks. Cant complain there.
So basically, I just need to now know the following:
Mini games
Namely - what's new, what's back, what's cut. Honestly don't know quite what to expect in any of this. I do hope that its improved over 7 in terms of mini games (sans the awesome new stuff 7 added) as 7 reused a lot of stuff. Basically for old mini games like the UFO catcher I want more new toys. For something like Mahjong I want either another new rule set or something. More new gambling games, obviously no Karaoke, hopefully refined Girlfriend/dating system, wonder if we can get a party conversation system like 7 (I mean, there's enough regular "friend" NPCs for it to work), a new idea/gimmick for baseball, can Pool/Bowling return yet? Please? No? How about Cho Han then? (was that in 7? I forget).
Oh, and the most important part:
NEW
ARCADE
GAMES
Judge Eyes still reigns supreme when it comes to the arcade. Between the new stuff it added and some returning favourites, its amazing. However 7 stalled by just recycling past games. Was it a bad arcade? No. Was it lacking? Objectively yes. So please gimme a nice even split of new and old arcade games. My dream arcade would be a nice split of 10 arcade games - 5 brand new, 5 returning. Returning wise - keep Kamuro of the Dead (maybe update it to an EX version), VF5 (its the best), Puyo Puyo (because I want people to freak out, also its fun), Super Hang On (I've yet to master it) and Boxcelious 2 Turbo. No idea on new games but a new fighter and new racer would be awesome (not sure what racer they can use where licensing wont be a hurdle), otherwise just gimme Spikeout, Super Monkey Ball, Planet Harriers, and Golden Axe the Revenge of Death Adder
So no one has anything for me here? It just doesn't really make sense like I think?Hey, I beat Yakuza 0 yesterday as my first game in the series, what a ride! However, there's one thing that's been bugging me, something in the ending that doesn't make sense to me. I'll put it in spoilers to be sure:
why did Kiryu go back to the Dojima family after all that went down? They framed and betrayed him and still he goes back to them 'to set things right' as he said. But what is there to set right, it was them who shafted him. Looking it up I know they had to line this up with how 1 starts but after all the events it doesn't make sense for him to go back to that family. So it could be he has to go back bc that was his place before and he has to follow his code of honor? Also I don't think dad Kazama wanted him at Kazama family proper so maybe he feels like it's something he has to do to honor him? Or maybe he goes Dojima bc the family has been emptied out after the events and is a shadow of its former self? Still it would've made more sense for him to become part of Nikkyo or Kazama.
With everything that went down I couldn't understand the decision-making there.
So no one has anything for me here? It just doesn't really make sense like I think?
Oh ok, that keeping tabs part makes sense, thanks.You pretty much said why yourself, I think. On one hand, it was to get Kiryu to the position he was supposed to be in Y1 (years spent within the Dojima family), but on the other it was Kiryu himself wanting to keep tabs on Dojima and prevent him from pulling this sort of crap again, dragging what was his former family through the mud (hence the honor part).
I imagine Kiryu wouldn't just jump to another family or organization, he would probably feel some sense of duty towards the one he was part of. This sort of duty is a defining part of his character.
Now imagine 100%ing every game in the series. Its less about perseverance at that point and just general insanity. Trust me, I should know ;) But hey, it taught me the rules to plenty of gambling mini games lol.if anyone ever got 100% in this I have mad respect for the perseverance. 50% already kinda felt like 100% lol.
Man, that's crazy, congrats. I played this on PS4 and I thought it was funny the trophy for 'play every minigame once' only has a completion rate of 2%. There are so many it's kinda overkill. I didn't even step foot in the casino. I'm sure there are people that can't get enough of this but like 10 total would've been the sweet spot for me.Now imagine 100%ing every game in the series. Its less about perseverance at that point and just general insanity. Trust me, I should know ;) But hey, it taught me the rules to plenty of gambling mini games lol.
There's really just one trophy in 0 that goes to far and that's the 10 wins in JCC (as that mini game is the worst in series history for me, so badly designed). But the trophies for playing everything once is a-ok to me. It basically just encourages to experience everything seen in the game (well, usually, there's actually some stuff in certain entries that aren't required, but I do it all anyway). Yakuza was the series that actually got me interested in Mahjong, something that then helped for other games down the line (like the Capcom RPG that replaces battles with Mahjong - its a bizarre yet awesome game!)Man, that's crazy, congrats. I played this on PS4 and I thought it was funny the trophy for 'play every minigame once' only has a completion rate of 2%. There are so many it's kinda overkill. I didn't even step foot in the casino. I'm sure there are people that can't get enough of this but like 10 total would've been the sweet spot for me.
Kiwami is about half the size of 0, and despite the badmouthing it gets online because, being a remake of a 2005 game, it feels a lot rougher (which is true), it's a great game, and a lot better than the reputation it has.Oh ok, that keeping tabs part makes sense, thanks.
Think if I didn't have a backlog I'd be tempted just to jump right to Kiwami, but it's probably best to play some other stuff first. My urgent log is thinning out either way so there will be more Yakuza for me in the future I think, 0 left a really good impression.
I finished Kiryu's sidestories and real estate, only have like 10 Majima substories left but I noped out when it looked like I had to go fishing and do all those hostess convo's. Enough for now, if anyone ever got 100% in this I have mad respect for the perseverance. 50% already kinda felt like 100% lol.
6 had better textures and some better visuals in places, but ran like ass on old gen consoles, the engine was consistently tweaked to get a better performance/graphical balance hence why 6 in places actually looks the best out of all the dragon engine games. Doubt much will really change until the last gen consoles are given the boot, the first next gen only Yakuza should see some sort of visual boost, but I just hope now that performance modes are more common, they dont again abandon 60FPS like what happened with 2016-2020 with Yakuza releases on PS4.Just finished Yakuza 6 via my series x, and man if the last couple hours weren't up there with the best in a yakuza title. The ending stuff was fantastic.
Initially planned to go in to judgment next, but decided to give Like A Dragon another chance after really not liking it last year.
After going from 6 at 60fps to this (in performance mode to get 60fps), it seems like a bit of a downgrade when we talk about the visuals and textures and the cutscene quality, or maybe it's just me?
Unless you've played 2 before, your probably not expecting the craziness that is about to unfold. Enjoy one of my favourite set pieces in the entire series!Kiwami 2They kidnapped Haruka. My guy Kiryu is about to wipe these guys from the face of the earth.
I did not. Whatever happens, I'm ready.Unless you've played 2 before, your probably not expecting the craziness that is about to unfold. Enjoy one of my favourite set pieces in the entire series!