Full list of yakuza 3(original) removed content:
I'd say so, the content cuts didn't help matters (as well as unbalancing the game economy since they cut hostess clubs, there's really nothing to dump that money into). It also had a rather... contrived/flimsy reason for dragging Kiryu back into a conflict, when he already had two excellent finales in Y1/Y2, the story, antagonist and ending for Y3 felt like a bit of a letdown for me at least. Later entries struck a better balance in this regard due to Kiryu not being the sole focus, but Y3 definitely felt like a weak entry after the fantastic Y2. Y3 is also an extremely slow starter which did not go down well with many people at launch, as I recall it's a good few chapters before you set foot in Kamurocho. I'd say it's gonna be the most dangerous entry with regards to ensuring the entire series makes it over to PC.
Well it had nothing to do with anything like that, the thing they had there was thinking just that Western audiences wouldn't understand the cut features. Hence why Mahjong and Shogi were cut along with hostesses outside of Japan, since they were thought as "too Japanese" to appeal to foreigners.
Yakuza ost helps me with my cardio (have only played 0 & Kiwami 1)
I've played Yakuza 3 at release and I think it is a great game. It might be weaker than the other games in the series, but it's still a lot of fun.
Which one are you starting?
0.
Not different enough in my opinion, but different enough to give it a try. I personally enjoy it more than Zero, but there is still too many Yakuza and their shit in the main plot, and overall gameplay and side content style are 95% identical to Yakuza. Still, the plot is more fun to follow, characters are great, combat is fun if a bit repetitive, and same old side content is there. I hope the series continues and becomes more distict from Yakuza - like, more detective, less Kamurocho.
I feel it's more of a pressing priority that MORE games need to be more like Yakuza than we need games that aren't Yakuza.
It's almost like it was on sale or something.
The main story in Yakuza is always serious business, it's the side content where it goes full wacky so neither tone comes into conflict (and they really make it work, a big part of how the wacky works is that the characterization remains consistent and they still keep the idealism and big heart that makes the series special). Larger side content (in case of 0, real estate and hostess club management) also takes its own type of wacky tone, ie the baseball team management minigame in Yakuza 6 has its accompanying storyline go full shonen sports manga.
If you want to beat him normally,just fight him near bicycles.
