Came here to entertain the idea. I'd love another Jidaigeki, or even something from earlier Showa pre-Zero.
Could be. One particular boss fight (guess who!) has either 4 phases, or just switches to 4 different stances throughout his fight, each stance getting very different powers/properties that tie in directly with his fighting styles as they've been portrayed previously. One stance/phase sounds terrifying as he can potentially counter any (physical?) attack you throw at him.
Interesting, didn't see that. Not that it matters, the amount of modding and equipment you can get should make you pretty darn powerful against most enemies (not to mention how you one shot enemies with attacks they are weak to).
The Dragon Engine games are drastically different from the old engine in 0/K1. The character models look way better plus it's seamless to go in and out of places (for the most part). But the physics are hilariously wonky and its 30FPS on consoles. You'll completely tear apart a room and it will be as if nothing happened in the cut scene that follows. 😆
I'm a fan of the trade-offs so far, I really like the way the Dragon Engine looks. I'm playing in Japanese.
Hahaha, that's true. Every heat move would kill people in real life on account of how brutal they are. But people seem to be made out of titanium in the Yakuza series. How Kiryu gets a bottle smashed across his head without flinching, let alone bleeding I'll never know. Maybe Komaki taught him a secret technique. And how people aren't bruised and bleeding after a savage fight is another mystery. 🤷♂️
The world looks way more robust in the Dragon Engine engine that's for sure. Especially thanks to the first person camera which allows one to appreciate all the details that went into lovingly making Kamurocho feel like a lived-in place. The dub is supposed to be quite good but I haven't done a run with it.
August is the latest I can see it getting released. Yakuza games usually follow a pattern of releasing 6-8 months after the JP release since the localization takes a while. I do wonder if 7 will get dual audio after Judgement's success or if it will stick with the usual format.
Its the Batman way of thinking - brutally beating people, but don't worry, they are fine magically. Best not to think about it! Nothing shows that off better than Arkham Knight with the Batmobile!
People like dubbing, I can see it happening (though its not something I'd ever touch). But bear in mind this one is larger than previous Yakuza games, probably means it takes longer to translate as well I guess?
If it weren't for 90% of the cast being new I'd be inclined to agree but they are in a unique position to do a dub as its as close to a new beginning as the series is probably gonna get anytime soon. Though I do wonder, for legacy characters... would they get Hamill back for Majima? That'd be hilarious if they did.
That's a pretty big find, nice one :) I'd thought it'd be pretty likely it'd be dubbed after Judgment, and this definitely adds fuel to the fire. Glad they are giving people options.
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As the game opens up, it gets better. Personally, I wasn't bothered by the slow opening (Yakuza 3 is a slow burn of a story for the intro chapters) but I can see why you were turned off. YK1 starts off with all the fighting styles unlocked from the outset. Plus Many people including developers such as Steve Gaynor of Fullbright (see his Giant Bomb top 10 article) found the bubble era Japan setting refreshing. It'll make you retroactively appreciate characters that appear in Kiwami 1 even more.
I'll try to timestamp but in an interview I linked above the VAs for Kiryu and Nishikiyama/ichiban they talk about playing the games by themselves. Kuroda (Kiryu) says that he plays on easy and Yokoyama mentions that 7 doesn't have the option to change as it's an RPG. Maybe I misinterpreted but that's what it sounded like.
You know you fucked up right, cause Yakuza 0 came out before Yakuza: Kiwami.
Yeah, I kinda lean this way as well. I get the whole release order thing, but in that case you really should go with the PS2/3/Wii U versions since Kiwami was remade partly to pair perfectly with Yakuza 0, so its supposed to be played after, not before. The amount of content and throwbacks to 0 mean experiencing 0 first would give you a greater appreciation for several characters, not least the main badguy in the game.
With some of the weird cameos I've seen, at this point I'm not counting anyone out. Though several legit don't make sense so I can't wait to see how certain characters are explained in the game.
