Yakuza 3 Remastered

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Posted on: July 31, 2023

mokMan23

Games: 196 Reviews: 9

Censored and broken remaster.

For anyone who doesn't know, this remaster has plenty of bugs that weren't in the original game, music cut due to licensing problems, and the biggest issue, censorship. Every version of the game is censored, with a series of side missions taken out due to transphobic stereotypes, clan logos seen as offensive in Asian countries, and more. I highly recommend Yakuza 3 as its arguably the peak of Classic Yakuza (pre-Yakuza 5 mechanics), but this remaster is censored and buggy. Buyer Beware.

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Posted on: June 20, 2023

Evaneself

Games: 465 Reviews: 54

I didn't even dare to dream Yakuza here!

This series is gorgeous and unique, full of funny mini stories, sincerity, trust, sacrifices and even drama. After you've finished the whole series, you will feel sorry that the story of Kazuma Kiryu's doesn't continue anymore. A few months ago I bought all the Yakuza series on Steam. I played the entire Yakuza series on PSN and I have the original PS3 and PS4 discs as collection. I won't miss the chance to buy Yakuza on Gog as well. For the new gamers ( I wish I didn't know the story to play them for the first time as you), here it is the playing order of the games: Yakuza 0 Yakuza Kiwami Yakuza Kiwami 2 Yakuza 3 Yakuza 4 Yakuza 5 Yakuza 6: The Song of Life Yakuza: Like a Dragon and get ready for… Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name (November 2023) Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (2024)

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Posted on: July 1, 2023

WickedKinetic

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Games: 340 Reviews: 8

Now hear me out...

I consider this to be in my top 3 favourite Yakuza games so far, I'm sure it'll change once I get through the rest of the games. I can see why this was considered the black sheep of the series and is heavily flawed in the graphics and combat areas coming right after Kiwami 2.... but the redeeming parts are the absolute banger soundtrack (especially the ambience in the club and bar areas - seriously, look up "Yakuza 3 B-Sides" on Youtube to see what I mean), the new family characters you meet in Okinara & the fishing game (yes I dare say it was the most fun I had with a fishing minigame in any RPG). I was super close to breaking down into tears because of the ending of this one. Please don't skip this even if the combat feels like you are hitting a brick wall due to the nature of the enemies blocking more. It actually made it a nice challenge for me personally and the gore from each enemy you finish encountering was an interesting change. It felt like my punches and kicks had more impact. Yakuza 4 Remastered here I come!

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Posted on: March 15, 2025

catzzara

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Games: 101 Reviews: 1

Smaller adventure but no less exciting

It is pretty clear a lot of the dev time went into bringing the series to ps3 but they didn't try to make an epic like with y1 or y2, they knew their limits and crafted an excellent story within those limits. all the games so far (I'm in the middle of y5 as of writing) are amazing but there is just /something/ about it that makes this one stand out to me above the others. I don't think it will be for everyone but for those of us that it is for, its really for us.

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Posted on: July 31, 2023

May__Day

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Games: 189 Reviews: 6

Old, not senile

After enjoying the impressive Kiwami 2, my expectations for Yakuza 3 were rather low. This installment feels rather dated, not only due to its (albeit remastered) graphics but primarily in its gameplay mechanics. The combat system could easily be condensed into one repetitive combo and a few heat actions, and the user interface should have been rebuilt from scratch. Additionally, many plot threads fail to come together cohesively. Despite these shortcomings, the game does have its moments where I genuinely cared about its characters. Furthermore, the storytelling shows improvement compared to the previous entry in the series. Yakuza 3 can be vexing and tedious, yet it manages to be oddly addictive at the same time.

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