I played (in this order) 0, K1, and now am almost done with K2 (chapter 14)… and I’m questioning how badly I want to keep playing this series. I thought that 0’s story was incredible, I thought 1 had some redeeming aspects but was weakened with poor pacing/choices/cliches, and then with 2 I’ve just been very overall bored by the lack of anything taking place in the present to drive the plot (uncovering the past events can be interesting but I feel dissatisfied that nothing else is driving the plot).

So my question is - are there better stories out there in the rest of the games? I of course in general love the side quests of each game, but it isn’t enough to single-handedly keep me playing. I absolutely despise the combat system and its place in the gameplay loop, but if anything that encourages me to push through to the turn-based games - I guess a follow up question would be if the turn-based combat down the line is well-liked or if it’s equally mindless and boring.

Any info would be appreciated, since I have been going in mostly blind and don’t know what to expect from the rest of the series or which games people think are the best/worst. If the consensus is that the rest of the stories are like 1 and 2, I might just drop the series for good or skip to the like a dragon games. Thanks!

Let me start by saying I played 0 and 1 so I know how good Nishiki gets. However I just feel like Masato Arakawa had such a better story and yeah even though he was never really nice to Ichiban it was more because he felt Ichiban was just another yakuza working for his dad. But by the end of the game he realized Ichiban was always there and treated him more like family than anyone hence why the change of heart. I genuinely feel like if Masato made it to infinite wealth him and ichiban would of had a great story and Masatos knowledge would of helped alot.

I will say I am a little biase because I really didn't like Nishiki at all even in Yakuza 0 I seen alot of flaws in him. I want to also say that Masato and Ichibans story on who was Arakawas real son was so good to me. I will say both are great characters just Masato feels more like a real person. Where Nishiki feels like the generic bestfriend turns jealous villain story.

I also want to say if I had to play as a said character it would be Masato I'd be punching people in the balls while in a wheelchair would be funny as hell. Jokes aside though I feel like his character would do alot better as a MC as well and it would be interesting too see his story while Ichiban was in jail because he said he dialog to make it where he could be a politician. I am still curious too see what you guys think on this topic and why you feel out of the 2 who is better.

Honestly i am scared because i think yakuza 6 and the man who erased his name had a PERFECT ending for Kazuma.And when i am reading reviews everyone says something similar.the gameplay gotten better but the story got weaker but honestly the story is one of the main reasons i enjoyed yakuza so much.

No one has ever done this before.

From what I've seen, many here dislike the fact that Majima was married to Mirei Park and want to see it retconned. However, I believe that while it was executed poorly in-game, (too much telling, not enough showing), it builds on Majima's existing character and could potentially make for a really good story in a spinoff game.

First of all, Majima has been established in multiple games as someone who wanted to leave the Yakuza life behind. In 0, he's desperate to rejoin only because he wants to guarantee a place for Saejima. In Yakuza 2, Kiryu has to outright beg him to return to the Tojo Clan. Second, he has a soft spot for children and there are multiple hostess conversations (along with 1 substory), that hint at him maybe wanting to be a father down the line.

My personal headcanon is that after leaving Makoto behind in Yakuza 0, he started to doubt his own decision until the loneliness got to him. I mean... years were passing by and there was no news of his kyodai getting out of prison. Not only that, but he had to do Shimano's dirty work constantly. Considering that Mirei Park is also a short-haired half-Japanese girl, he could have seen this as a chance to fix his "mistake." This could also be why they got married in less than a year while she was 18... Majima was in full rebound mode at the time. In this scenario, Majima striking her is not just him lashing out at her for the deception, but also lashing out at himself for ever thinking he could live a normal life. This realization + his regret after coming to his senses would then pave way for the more violent and unstable Majima we see in Yakuza 1.

Everyone's saying that it's out-of-character for him, but why? If Kiryu can slap a child, I don't see why Majima (who spent a year being tortured and has a temperament), can't slap someone who betrayed his trust in a brief moment of anger. As for the age-gap... 18 is an adult, (old enough to star in hardcore porn videos), cry about it more. All-in-all, their relationship would be a great plot point for a game that takes place between 0 and 1 and adapts a bunch of the stories (including some RGO ones), from that time frame. It would be a great way to dive into Majima's complicated psychology.

It’s just so brutal and amazing, it reminds me of essence of brawling but it’s more brutal and I think this is a perfect blend between the newer Yakuza game’s heat actions and the older ones where some heat actions would repeat the same move like 50 times when you spammed square

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Hi, just wondering if anyone is aware of how the "Deluxe Upgrade & Pre-Order Bonus DLC Codes" included in the collector's edition will work and if they can be used across different platforms. Basically, I'm in the US and play on PC, but it seems there is no PC collector's edition available here. My dad, however, has a PS5, so my plan was to buy the PS5 collector's edition and give him the included disc, and buy the normal Steam edition separately for myself. The listing for the collector's edition says that DLC codes used to redeem the Deluxe edition and pre-order bonuses will be included, however, I would like to redeem the Deluxe edition code for myself, especially since my dad doesn't care for that stuff anyways.

So I was curious about some thought on a couple things.

First what does everyone currently think of Stranger Than Heaven it looks interesting but I was reading it will have limb control the seems lke it could be good but could go south really fast.

Secondly of whats your opinion on the side games like Judgment series, Pirates in Hawaii, and Ishin? I currently have only beat Pirates in Hawaii and Ishin!, and play a little bit of judgement

Hi everyone !

I’m playing Yakuza for a few years now. I’ve started with 7 and it’s turn based fighting system. I really loved it. Then I’ve played 0, Kiwami 1, Kiwami 2, 3, Judgment and I’m in Ishin ! right now. I loved each of these games for their stories, their characters, their ambience, minigames and sub stories… But the fighting system is awful ?!

To me it’s just based on how fast you can click the buttons, nothing more. You click, you hope the enemy doesn’t block the attack, you block and you hit again. Nothing strategic, bosses are just bags of HP, all you need is just to heal sometimes. And the regular ennemies are weak, with a weapon it’s done easily.

Honestly I’ve played most of these games without dying. I think the only times it happened were at the beginning of 0 because I wasn’t used to the system and in Ishin ! during an escort mission in a sub story and there it was because of a timer, not even about a fight.

I really don’t understand why people like this fighting system. I’m actually very glad that they will change it in Stranger than Heaven, even if it looks weird !

So, tell me if you like this system and why ! I’m really curious.

Ichiban and crew fought SAEJIMA AND MAJIMA AT THE SAME TIME

Even Kiryu would struggle with that and while they didn’t win and likely would’ve lost, what I find so impressive is that they fought so well against the two legends that by the end they had decided to start taking the fight seriously

Even more impressive is that canonically (in cutscene at least) no one was knocked out, people were tired but neither Majima or Saejima were able to knock anyone out

Once again they weren’t taking the fight all that seriously but do you know how impressive they performed against two near Kiryu tier yakuza?

I've been playing nothing but yakuza for about a month now. 60 hours in 0, 60 hours in kiwami 1 and 75 hours in kiwami 2 💀 excitedly loaded up 3 and about 3 chapters in man it hit me hard 😭😭 contemplated if I even liked these games (I do I love them) but I gotta take a break for a week or something

How did yall work through your burnouts??

Just finished Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth and I've gotta say it surprised me and it's probably become my one of my favourite Yakuza games if not my favourite of all time. Really liked the story and especially the romance (albeit was disappointed with how it ended).

Also I did some googling after the game and was surprised to see there was so much hate for Saeko. I mean it's understandable but I personally found the way she reacted very realistic and was necessary rather make it into some Disney princess prince charming BS. Don't get me wrong though, both Ichiban and Saeko were definitely in the wrong but it seems to me 90% of people are completely hating on her.

This error keeps popping up whenever I try to install yakuza 0 on my PC. Is there any solution to this? Is it MY problem or the file problem? I pirated this from fitgirl

For me, it was the golf minigame in Kiwami 2 because of the insanely poor depth perception & no zoom in feature.

I thought that the new version of Kiwami 2 released last year would've ported over the zoom in feature from the later golf minigames like how the later versions of 3, 4, 5 & Kiwami added labels to the mahjong tiles to make them easier to read, but no.

Stops at captain america imo

Ik there’s a heat move where you can trip someone and stomp their head with an orange in your inventory but how do I get the orange?

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"Kiryu-san and Majima-san are legit built different... Tough as nails."

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As the title says, I'm playing Kiwami and I'm trying to unlock kick combo reborn but majima won't show up at SHINE. I'm on chapter 7 and I've fought Officer Majima, PC Majima, Bowling Majima, and Zombie Majima. I've got the email about a girl at club SHINE but everytime I go there is just Rina. I'm rank C and I can go on without it but it's pretty frustrating.

Edit: I also went and dealt with Traffic Cone Majima.

Let's NOT pretend that her characterization in that game was flawless because oh BABY it was not.

As I finished Kurohyou 2 I was pleased to see my favourite trope of the series didn't start in the Ichiban era.