Yakuza

...is yakuza 6 generally similar to the other yakuza games?

Yes, though there are some mini games that aren’t in the others and ofc the setting. Why?

yakuza is the first game in the newest engine and in some ways combat is significantly toned down compared to something like 0 or 5

kiwami 2 which came out later also uses 6's engine but has caught up a fair bit

NUGGET!

I LOVE YOU.

So I'm in the middle of the Media King real estate stuff and something I'm still not quite clear on yet is which advisor (I have them all unlocked) to use for a specific property. For example, if I'm trying to level up a restaurant, should I use Miracle (5*, O proficiency) or Mama-san (3*, OO proficiency, and a fraction of MJ's price)?

Mama san. Double circle = the best rating & star is just a multiplier? Think MJ is the best for levelling entertainment venues.

These people seem to say to always use Miracle: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/816306-yakuza-0/75652469

I'm not yet at the point where I can throw ¥50m at every property I want to upgrade, so seeing the bar move up by only 1/10th keeps leaving me with buyer's remorse.

Meanwhile, in the rough-and-tumble world of the high-level, high-stakes pocket circuit: I love the animation when Kiryu loses! His disappointment and sadness is so heartfelt!

yakuza 7 is a JRPG

https://gematsu.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Yakuza-7_2019_08-29-19_010.jpg

badass

fuck yes i love jrpgs in nontraditional settings

Nah, not into it tbh, I’m not mad about street fights as they are but they are something you just get over as fast as possible if you’re not in the mood; this looks like it takes much longer.

Side note: judgement is AMAZING

Yakuza 7 Demo enemy//

And the award for best random encounter enemy goes to WHATEVER THE HECK THIS IS.
I couldn't even attack him because i was on the floor laughing. pic.twitter.com/wMg5c0AXzR

— Tony "Kiryu in yakuza 7" Perez (@VenomDeathNinja) November 13, 2019

Despite what I said above, I’ll probably end up buying this

This is how I dressed up Mana:

#PS4share pic.twitter.com/AfgK2hIPU4

— Leee (@plechazunga) December 28, 2019

Lol, nice. Ioved the little caption they gave dressup in Kiwami 2 (“you know you love it”).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7ABgVXnrbs

Yakuza 0 on sale for $10 on PSN store right now. I picked it up.

So far I beat up a bunch of idiots, played in the batting cages, won a cute creature that apparently is a reanimated corpse from a crane game, got handed a pocket pack of tissues, and now I have to investigate the shady real estate company that’s buying up a bunch of neighborhood businesses

enjoy the yakuza experience at its finest

actually they improved the batting cage game in recent ones but other than that 0 has the best slate of side activities

Jesus Christ @ Judgement, fucking gang leaders want to fight me like every five minutes, can't get anything done like this. And if I ignore them I get the passive agressive text messages.

Just ignore them, nothing bad will happen

Furious I don’t get to keep the TV producer outfit.

You can get that in premium adventure mode (it’s free dlc!)

Speaking of free dlc, make sure you’re seeing the clown for all the free packs

Just met the clown.

The remake collection is out and I’m only replaying 3 and my God, the fishing is still fucking hard!

Ok, this may be just me last night but I totally fell asleep starting Yakuza 0 and an hour in. SLOW. SLOOOOOW.

definitely slow. It's kind of a game for hanging out in, more than like plowing through, it seems like.

Go to a Karaoke bar! Play Mahjong!

I am trying to get past a lot of this dialogue to get more into the story but now we can't find the game we saved last night. OMG I was so bad at karaoke.

Yakuza doesn't autosave, you have to manually do it (at a telephone booth) (remember those?).

yeah we found it. Thank G. We have had guests for a week (that just left) so am now cramming in a bunch of playing.

I appreciate the sideburns in this game.

Playing the hd remakes for PS4 rn. 3 was a total treat with all the added back content, but the mahjong was harder than in all the other games! Now on 4 and taking my time with mini games and completion til I get bored. Definitely a good self-isolation investment.

The soundtracks are apparently all on Spotify? Idk if this is true of them all cos I’m too excited that Reign! is on there!

https://open.spotify.com/track/5pVXt1JRoB6QVitDGmsn3l?si=BEVt71T1TJuPfFoIKd1sxg

Honestly incredible when they introduce this in-game.

Also the karaoke songs lolllll including classic Venus ripoff Queen of Passion

https://open.spotify.com/track/6IG120oWSCkGH6UVStALwR?si=qeujj7-sSUaahuHihqRSFg

and my personal favourite, Koi no Disco Queen:

https://open.spotify.com/track/3talAeqbqkl8sOSc6hT3TI?si=k123w-tCTsG2TIi-RiAv9A

right. do I start with zero or kiwami or one of the others?

Zero is chronologically the first one!

0 is both the best game and the best entry point

i love hanging out in the world of yakuza 0 but i wish the combat didn't feel so unsatisfying

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K90yf6y4bDE

bought yakuza 0 lads

about to peacock some moms

Delighted for you, tell us how you find it

I watched the entirety of Yakuza 0 being streamed in Giant Bomb videos recently. Less time consuming than replaying the whole damn thing and it's so story heavy that it works out pretty well. Fucking love this series so much.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNmM9pivqQ0

anyone fucking with the new jrpg one?

it looks good, i'll get to it eventually. i'm like a year and a half behind on new jrpgs

xp I’m playing this! I’ve never played an RPG of any stripe before so, you know, interesting. Ichiban is a great character, I love him. The beginning is very cutscene heavy but I’m just starting to unlock stuff now. It’s hard to earn money at the start, so it helps if you can win at mahjong. A thing I am not sure is widespread in other games series is how sympathetic the series generally is towards homeless people - in this, you’re taken in by a homeless man, who is a member of your party and who you can bond with and level up, and you help protect sex workers from Japanese ultra conservatives!. It’s a very interesting story. Yokohama is great too, it’s by far the biggest city you have to play in in any of the series and it’s gorgeously done.

Played Judgment last month and it's good, but the main character is just obnoxiously smart and good at everything; into Y7 now and it's so nice to just slip into the shoes of an absolute dumbass

The game's apparent attempts to grapple with some of the series' more problematic recurring themes are definitely interesting. Had a bit of a grim lol at Nanba's righteous monologue about the no-win situation the homeless are in being followed up by him joining your party and disabling enemies with noxious homeless guy burps

Had some mid jaw-agape moments involving ad*lt b*bies and some enemies dancing around wearing full bin bags

Oh this series loves the adult baby takeovers, they were in 2/Kiwami 2 as well