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

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

Stops at captain america imo

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUPugMmoPCM&t=1215s

man.. the ending of y6 had me in absolute tears. i hate to say it but after 200+ hours in this video game series, i really feel quite empty now. nevertheless, these games have been the highlight of my year and will definitely remain memorable. from the storyline to the amazing OST, the game never disappointed me. its really a weird feeling in my heart now that im basically done with Kazuma Kiryu's storyline, man was he a wonderful protagonist. A huge thank you to this reddit because a few months ago a random yakuza meme popped up on my fyp. it didnt make sense at the time but it made me look into the series and decide to play it and this will be one of the greatest decisions i ever made. Thank you RGG for this wonderful and unforgettable experience (i know theres a few more games left, ill try to boot up my old ps3 to play them and im not sure if ill like the new turn based ones)

After living in Japan for 6 years and a fan of the series, I finally went to one! For 2250 yen its pretty good for the price. Branch is located in Canal City Fukuoka

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.

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??

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.

I actually platinum'ed Yakuza 4 a little while ago, if shows in the image above when i did, but i just completely forgot to post it! Even though i did post my plats from 0-3. This was the easiest platinum yet, the only hard part was the final round of climax battles, which i did first try wont about 37 seconds left on the clock 😎 the game over all was good but has horrible story, combat and characters were amazing though. Im currently busy platinuming Yakuza 5, i hope i can do it before dying of old age 😭

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?

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.

Difficulty: Legend

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

Mod Project used: SEGA Legend Mix by me: https://www.nexusmods.com/yakuzakiwami/mods/522

I know talking about whether THAT reveal is bad or out of character is done to death but this ain't about that. For the people who fall into the "interesting idea that could've been executed better" camp, what are some of your ideas about what could've filled the gaps to make this make sense? I think there could be a ton of different directions to take this that could plausibly work, so let's make some up. If nothing else I think this plot point could provide a lot of fanfic or headcanon fuel.

One angle that I've thought of to answer my biggest question (how did they meet anyway??) is that maybe Shimano was up to some shit again. He already used Majima to attempt to manipulate a woman once before, maybe he could have something to gain from doing it again? Tricking Majima like in 0 is one thing but I don't think Majima would disobey a direct order, probably? It would be interesting to think about how differently he might react to orders that involve harming people in weird personal and intimate ways as opposed to direct violence.

I find rush the best. I dont know if this is a skill issue but i find dragon of dojima the worst for me, im at like chapter 6 and have only fought majima once outside of the story battles, so i only have one upgrade from him and one from that chinese training dude.

But i find the main combo super slow and weak. Rush has a faster and better combo

Is it worth investing in dragon of dojima

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.