Do you think we'll ever get another wacky spinoff Yakuza game like Yakuza: Dead Souls? I know that game is like the black sheep of the series. I want some kind of remaster, since I had to hook up my PS3 just to play it.
Yakuza 5 is not a game. It's a game console.
Think about the sheer number of things you can do, and games/minigames you can play.
One of the reasons I'm eager to play to it. Looking forward to diving into all the content this time around.
Some sections of the game, if you're going for 100% completion, are NOT fun. A certain playable character is a chore.
Performance (as in FPS) is 5 without a doubt. It could never really hold 30FPS in most instances and that was painfully noticeable. While in the remaster the only drops I saw were in a couple of Shinada's heat moves, briefly. It also gets some decent texture boosts in places, so there are certain points in the game where it looks notably better over the PS3 version. Plus the other little boosts like load times minimised etc. makes it a great upgrade over the PS3 version.shadowman16 Seeing as you've played the remasters already, which one benefits the most from the performance improvements?
3 would be the probable guess
I'm anything but a completionist. I just didn't really dig into all the extra content on my only playthrough, so it should be interesting along potentially a new script.
That's a mistake.Cliffhanger ending in Yakuza Kiwami 2, wtf... Couldn't even bother watching credits.
Performance (as in FPS) is 5 without a doubt. It could never really hold 30FPS in most instances and that was painfully noticeable. While in the remaster the only drops I saw were in a couple of Shinada's heat moves, briefly. It also gets some decent texture boosts in places, so there are certain points in the game where it looks notably better over the PS3 version. Plus the other little boosts like load times minimised etc. makes it a great upgrade over the PS3 version.
In terms of graphics comparison between PS3 to PS4? 3 without a doubt sees the largest upgrade from past gen to current gen - since the last gen game was so hilariously low res it looks pretty bad on bigger TVs. But the jump to 1080p on the PS4 dramatically improves its appearance - especially Okinawa which not only looks wonderful now (with its great skylines and beach) but also has much better/clearer textures over the PS3 version. And it does indeed benefit with the frame rate jump as well.
4 is in a weird position, as in terms of PS3 versions its probably the best of the three when comparing the graphics and performance - it looked notably better than 3, and ran at a solid frame rate which 5 couldn't do. None the less the lessened load times helped stuff like transitions to roof tops, and the improved FPS and res made the game look and run even better. It basically makes an already good game better.
Cliffhanger ending in Yakuza Kiwami 2, wtf... Couldn't even bother watching credits.
Maybe watch the credits? Also, heads up Yakuza 3 does a similar thing, so don't skip the credits there either. Come to think of it, I think Yakuza 5 and 6 do the same thing as well. And maybe Kiwami/1... Heck, Judge Eyes credits are a great little post end story in itself. So rule of thumb - don't skip credits in Yakuza games.Cliffhanger ending in Yakuza Kiwami 2, wtf... Couldn't even bother watching credits.
Yeah, I'm interested to see just if they make many/any changes to 4's script as well as its due out at the end of the month. Doesn't really need much tweaking from my memory aside from tidying up a few words here and there that are offensive (tranny) as well as some grammar issues in Saejima's flashback intro. Likewise I assume they'll tidy up 5 in the same way with Yoko.Thanks for the rundown. Between the above and new scripts, my second playthroughs should be notably better.
Maybe watch the credits? Also, heads up Yakuza 3 does a similar thing, so don't skip the credits there either. Come to think of it, I think Yakuza 5 and 6 do the same thing as well. And maybe Kiwami/1... Heck, Judge Eyes credits are a great little post end story in itself. So rule of thumb - don't skip credits in Yakuza games.
Only in Kiwami 2 and really only ties up his stuff from 0, alongside some brief focus on the lead up to 2. Its basically just fan service for those that really liked his plot in 0. The third chapter is fantastic, the first two are super short and not really all that note worthy aside from the intro in the first chapter. Final boss fight has an epic intro and music though, and Dio (Jojo BA) voices the baddie so that's cool. Basically its a really nice little freebie.Oops, my bad. By the way, how's the Majima saga overall? It's only in remake right?
Oops, my bad. By the way, how's the Majima saga overall? It's only in remake right?
Whenever someone tells me that Dragon Engine combat sucks so it is better we get a different combat, I wonder if they played Judgment or played the original games.A minor Majima tale that doesn't have fleshed out combat from a longer game was never going to be as good. Plus using that as a barometer for DE combat instead of the latest game (Judge Eyes) seems strange - especially as JE shows many improvements including even more (better) new heat moves, new moves, new stances etc. It benefited greatly from not having to base its combat around a legacy character (either Majima or Kiryu) so should Ichian have received similar treatment, it'd have undoubtedly been far better than Majima's little saga.
That said, I look forward to seeing how the turn based stuff works, especially if we get more fun classes as shown today.
Data isn't read from discs, its installed onto the HDD. Its why the games are installed entirely onto hard drives, Blu Ray drives (to my knowledge) are just to slow to stream data off discs in real time for games. The disc is just used to validate your copy of the game when it boots or something, you can tell because the drive is dead silent once the game is booted. And its probably just the game. Best example in Kiwami that I can replicate 100% is against the final boss. There's a pause just as Kiryu removes his shirt (or the other guy did, one of the two) and the game freezes just for a split second as the boss fights (that might be the transition into the final boss fight.
Judge Eyes has a bizarre instance of one of the opening cutscenes running at a notably lower FPS compared to every other one in the game, for reasons I never quite understood. So yeah, just weird game quirks.
I haven't really played too many of the Yakuza games (only some of 0 really) but I'm 3 hours into Judgment and it's fairly engrossing so far. Wish my work schedule wasn't so hectic so I could really sink my teeth into it.I'm really enjoying Judgement. Main story has hooked me more then any other Yakuza game... It's a shame about these terrible side stories and theong drawn out tail sections
Which scene did they leave out of Kiwami? I know stuff they added, but not stuff they took away (well, aside from a few side stories). I do feel the new Nishiki scenes in Kiwami are a worthwhile inclusion though and I'll miss them in 1HD, just because he gets so little screentime otherwise, but I do agree with your other points. Though I do miss mini games in 1HD, just because I've grown to love stuff like Mahjong, Karaoke etc.Finished Yakuza 1 HD the other day. Gotta say I enjoyed it a whole hell of a lot more than Kiwami. Once you get some upgrades the combat is pretty fun, and more importantly isn't nearly as dragged out as fights in Kiwami are. Story feels better paced without all the extra scenes and Majima Everywhere, and there's way more substories with fully rendered cutscenes (including one that they didn't even bother to include in Kiwami). And the original soundtrack is so much better than Kiwami's techno remixes of the songs. Only things I'd give Kiwami over it are there are points where the added music in cutscenes helps things, and the actors definitely do a better job in their redone performances than the originals. (Not to say the performances in og JP Yakuza 1 are bad, they're just a little rough in spots)
Did all of the substories besides the hostesses (which thankfully aren't required to fight Amon) and it only took about 16 and a half hours.
The substory "Casino Royale" has a cutscene at the beginning and another at the end, (Warning: English dub) and as far as I can remember this substory isn't in Kiwami at all. There's another where you collect on someone's debt at the secret casino, but that's a separate substory that's also in the original. There's also cutscenes in the Yuya's girlfriend, fake Mizuki, suicidal man, doctor's duty and Dojima's wife substories that are full on cutscenes in the original but just textbox style cinematics in Kiwami.Which scene did they leave out of Kiwami? I know stuff they added, but not stuff they took away (well, aside from a few side stories). I do feel the new Nishiki scenes in Kiwami are a worthwhile inclusion though and I'll miss them in 1HD, just because he gets so little screentime otherwise, but I do agree with your other points. Though I do miss mini games in 1HD, just because I've grown to love stuff like Mahjong, Karaoke etc.
That might explain why the the Yayoi cutscene seemed less impactful in Kiwami... interesting. Pity as those particular side stories (I assume you mean Akimoto as the suicidal guy?) are all the best ones in the game - and the fake Mizuki one especially is important as its tying up a plot point from the main story (I kinda feel like it should be in the main story, especially as you could miss it in the original game and it really does fill in an important earlier plot point).The substory "Casino Royale" has a cutscene at the beginning and another at the end, (Warning: English dub) and as far as I can remember this substory isn't in Kiwami at all. There's another where you collect on someone's debt at the secret casino, but that's a separate substory that's also in the original. There's also cutscenes in the Yuya's girlfriend, fake Mizuki, suicidal man, doctor's duty and Dojima's wife substories that are full on cutscenes in the original but just textbox style cinematics in Kiwami.
Yeah, the Mizuki one should at least have a trigger on the critical path the way Yuya's and Yayoi's substories do. (Actually is the trigger for Yayoi's mandatory in Kiwami? You automatically get a call about it at a certain point in the PS2 version)That might explain why the the Yayoi cutscene seemed less impactful in Kiwami... interesting. Pity as those particular side stories (I assume you mean Akimoto as the suicidal guy?) are all the best ones in the game - and the fake Mizuki one especially is important as its tying up a plot point from the main story (I kinda feel like it should be in the main story, especially as you could miss it in the original game and it really does fill in an important earlier plot point).
As for the Casino side story, I forget - do they even have the hidden casino in Kyushu No.1 Star in Kiwami? I assume they moved all gambling to Purgatory.
I feel I really gotta replay Yakuza 1 and 2, my memory on both is fairly fuzzy since I've mainly been playing the remakes lately.
Yeah, I've played the HD collection before, its just been a while. I will be replaying it soon though, as I've clearly forgotten a lot from it. I had booted it up rather recently and was actually impressed by how it felt smoother than I remember controls wise - I could never tiger drop in 1 before, but had no issues doing it this go round. So I think I'll enjoy it even more next time. Plus I still need to challenge that damn Haruka 20 home run challenge again, the only thing I missed from the plat the first go around! If it weren't for me wanting to replay Kenzan and also import 7 I'd totally do it this year, but I'm still somewhat flooded with Yakuza stuff I need to do!Yeah, the Mizuki one should at least have a trigger on the critical path the way Yuya's and Yayoi's substories do. (Actually is the trigger for Yayoi's mandatory in Kiwami? You automatically get a call about it at a certain point in the PS2 version)
The hidden casino is still in Kiwami, the quest where you have to collect a debt for the owner of Shellac is still in the game. The localization team worked the "When you don't pay your debts, I'm what you get" line from the original dub into it.
If you can deal with using a FAQ and Youtube videos I'd highly recommend checking out the HD Collection. The user GoggleBoxFairy on youtube has all of the substories in playlists, I used a FAQ just to know when substories were available and then used his videos as a guide to figure out where to go and what people were saying.
Really cool read, I'm really digging just how connected everything is to your levelling. I'm sure some will hate it (and I can kinda understand it, if you don't want to be doing side stuff just to level up) but personally as someone that obsessively does everything in the series, having a greater reason to be doing more mini games and side stuff is always appreciated.
Fun fact (especially in the wake of all the Blizzard/China stuff) is that the Assassin Lao Gui has a new character model and voice in the Chinese version of 0 - he's based on a real actor, and looks far more "handsome" compared to his more freakish face in all other versions of the game.That assassin guy that shot Kiryu and Makoto looks like something out of a nightmare. Tachibana was cool.
The Dojima are brutal.
Agreed, this system sounds really interesting! The game sounds like a lot of fun and a cool change of pace.Really cool read, I'm really digging just how connected everything is to your leveling. I'm sure some will hate it (and I can kinda understand it, if you don't want to be doing side stuff just to level up) but personally as someone that obsessively does everything in the series, having a greater reason to be doing more mini games and side stuff is always appreciated.