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Yakuza Complete Series
Includes Yakuza 0, Yakuza Kiwami, Yakuza Kiwami 2, Yakuza 3 Remastered, Yakuza 4 Remastered, Yakuza 5 Remastered and Yakuza 6: The Song of Life
SEGA’s critically-acclaimed entry that started a legend. Become Kazuma Kiryu, an up-and-coming yakuza who ta...
Yakuza Complete Series
Includes Yakuza 0, Yakuza Kiwami, Yakuza Kiwami 2, Yakuza 3 Remastered, Yakuza 4 Remastered, Yakuza 5 Remastered and Yakuza 6: The Song of Life
SEGA’s critically-acclaimed entry that started a legend. Become Kazuma Kiryu, an up-and-coming yakuza who takes the fall for the murder of a crime boss, only to emerge from prison ten years later to a changed world. Remastered from the ground up, now in 4K and uncapped framerates on PC.
“Kiwami” means extreme.
1995, Kamurocho… Kazuma Kiryu, the Dragon of Dojima, takes the fall for the murder of a crime boss to protect his sworn brother, Akira Nishikiyama, and his childhood friend, Yumi.
2005… Akira Nishikiyama has become a changed man. Yumi is nowhere to be found. Ten billion yen has gone missing from the Tojo Clan's coffers, putting the organization on the brink of civil war. And Kazuma Kiryu is released from prison to a world he no longer recognizes.
With enhanced gameplay, an expanded cinematic story, the return of the battle styles from Yakuza 0, more nightlife spots, and re-recorded audio by the series cast, Yakuza Kiwami is the ultimate and most “extreme” version of the original vision of the series, now optimised for PC with 4K resolutions, uncapped framerates, customisable controls and ultra-widescreen support.
I wasn't sure if I'll like this part after playing Y0, cause everyone is telling how Y0 is the best Yakuza game ever. But the same day I had installed this game I played it for 7 hours, so I would say that it's very good. Balance between similarity to Y0 and little unique differences makes it go to, after you 0 part of this series
Ryu Ga Gotoku Kiwami (aka Yakuza Kiwami) was an overhawl remake of the original Yakuza series from the Playstation 2 game. If you have a fascination with Japanese Yakuza culture and dramatic story, this is a MUST PLAY as it has one of the best stories ever with a cast of memorable characters. Other than fighting, throughout the game also includes plenty sub-stories that are heart-warming and comedy as well as drama. Unlock different fighting styles as you become stronger to be awakened as the Dragon of Dojima to take on more stronger enemies in fights. You will experience, comedy, drama, sorrow and anger from the story. Give it a Try!
...Kiwami has been a disappointment.
I have seen some people argue that judging Kiwami as a modern game is unfair, since it is essentially a remaster of the original "Yakuza" from 2005, and that it should be judged by the standards of that time.
However, I don't agree with that.
The game was released in 2016, so it is entirely reasonable to judge it by the standards of that year.
It's not like the developers didn't have the option to remake the game from the ground up, including altering the story where needed to address plot holes, improve pacing, etc.
With that out of the way...
=> Story
Compared to 0, the story is a lot more straightforward, and with few twists the story is a lot more predictable.
Playing through the main story, I found many plot holes, and general issues with the writing, such as...
-After Kiryu hadn't fought anyone for a while, he notices his abilities have weakened significantly, yet he shortly after picks a fight with a large group of goons as if he was still at full strength
-A guy drank himself into unconsciousness, but literally a few minutes later, he follows after Kiryu as if he hadn't even touched alcohol that evening (and no, he was not faking it)
-An armed guy with many armed guards have their guns pointed at Kiryu, but instead of just pulling the trigger, the main guy just waves his gun around and gives a speech about how and why he wants to kill Kiryu
Also, the game is ~20 hours long, but most of the (back)story is told in the final ~2.
Seems like the writers ran out of time.
=> Combat
I'm a approaching GOG's character limit, so briefly:
Having finished 0 on Normal difficulty, I initially selected the same in Kiwami, but the bosses are so insanely spongy that I dropped it down to Easy after only a few hours (a very good decision)...
The boss fights weren't difficult on Normal, but rather felt really drawn out, as bosses seemed to have double the health that they should have.
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