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Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio (Yakuza, Judgment, Binary Domain + more!) Discussion Thread
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Nelka
Educated
Gamepass finally good for something, but minus points for not including Judgment duology. Literally what.
Nirvash
Liturgist
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I want to start experiencing the Life and Suffering of Kiryu Kazuma and friends as a total newbie to the series,, should I start playing from Y0 or Y1/YK?
I tried to search through the interwebs and there's many who recommend Y0 and many for YK so I'm sorta confused.
I tried to search through the interwebs and there's many who recommend Y0 and many for YK so I'm sorta confused.
quixotic
Learned
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I started with 0 and moved on to Kiwami 1 and K2 but after playing most of the series I have to say that the original Yakuza 1 and 2 are just better in general, especially 2. Kiwami 2’s an awful remake. Make sure to get an undubbed rom of 1 unless you want to hear some REALLY campy and mostly shitty voice acting.
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Play OG Yakuza 1, 2, 3, then 4, 5, 6. Then play 0. If after that, you want to continue with Ichiban's story, do that.
But the order would have to be:
Yakuza: Like A Dragon (Yakuza 7) Ichiban as main character - Turn-based
Like A Dragon: The Man Who Erased His Name (Kiryu intermission game. What does he do between Yakuza 7 and Yakuza 8)
Yakuza: Infinite Wealth (Yakuza 8) - Ichiban as mani character - Turn-based
Alternatively, check some compilation videos for the games you don't want to play. Yakuza 1, 2, 3, 6, and TMWEHN are all beateable within a reasonable amount of time. 4 and 5 are massive games if you do most things. 7 and 8 are also big ass games.
you sound gay, you may wanna man the fuck up before tackling Yakuza
cruel
Cipher
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Do you think people creating games actually play them at some point? Chapter 13 of Infinite Slog, at some point you need to run away from some bad guys. While running, you encounter an enemy group - similar level to yours, easy fight, crappy rewards, zero challenge. Then the next group, after that another, another, and another - I counted more than 20 before I stopped counting. Why? What's the point? Why the game throws 20+ same enemy groups in short intervals, giving you zero challenge, poor rewards and very little experience? What's the logic here? Another trend in modern gaming I hate, stretching the game by wasting players time.
Modron
Arcane
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Alphons
Cipher
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Ishin finished, hopefully I'll be able to finish Gaiden before I get billed for another month of Gamepass.
I liked the main story, though certain twist was pretty easy to guess due to character's likeness.
By the way, has anyone played both OG Ishin and LAD and can comment on the cast changes, whether they're better/ worse?
Kyo was a joy to explore, though surprisingly a lot of substories were pretty dull- I'm talking about majority of friendships (there were standouts like the guy that thinks Ryoma's wife makes meals for him).
0 also had friendships, but something happened as you progressed them, while most of Ishin ones just end when you fill the bar.
Wild Dancer was a blast once properly levelled up, Katana was fun for dueling bosses, didn't use Gun much until I got automatic pistol and at that point it was just hold LMB to win and Unarmed felt like a massive joke.
I liked the levelling scheme with training orbs that you later replace with skill orbs, but it got super grindy near the final levels even with EXP items from shrines.
Third Division stuff just kinda existed- for half a game my cards barely did anything and once I unlocked the highest tier recruits I was so powerful that even the best ones didn't do much difference for me.
The final dungeons were extremely annoying with the dodging ninjas and majority of fights consisted of me blasting with Gun from the doorstep.
I didn't need crafting through the entire game on Legend aside from making the automatic gun. I didn't use the special weapons like spears aside from getting completion for their Heat Actions.
I liked Another Life, though I got bored of it near the end and just planted ginseng for cash.
Arena was a bit lame when compared to previous games. Cannonball baseball/ shooting were alright and I loved the scarecrow house.
Udon shop wasn't any different from 5, chicken races were worse than in 5, Buyo was really hard at first, but got really fun once I got the hang of the rhytm.
Really enjoyed the new karaoke songs, shame that from what I've seen only Ichizu Samurai returns in other games.
Fuck the hardest level of massage.
I liked the main story, though certain twist was pretty easy to guess due to character's likeness.
By the way, has anyone played both OG Ishin and LAD and can comment on the cast changes, whether they're better/ worse?
Kyo was a joy to explore, though surprisingly a lot of substories were pretty dull- I'm talking about majority of friendships (there were standouts like the guy that thinks Ryoma's wife makes meals for him).
0 also had friendships, but something happened as you progressed them, while most of Ishin ones just end when you fill the bar.
Wild Dancer was a blast once properly levelled up, Katana was fun for dueling bosses, didn't use Gun much until I got automatic pistol and at that point it was just hold LMB to win and Unarmed felt like a massive joke.
I liked the levelling scheme with training orbs that you later replace with skill orbs, but it got super grindy near the final levels even with EXP items from shrines.
Third Division stuff just kinda existed- for half a game my cards barely did anything and once I unlocked the highest tier recruits I was so powerful that even the best ones didn't do much difference for me.
The final dungeons were extremely annoying with the dodging ninjas and majority of fights consisted of me blasting with Gun from the doorstep.
I didn't need crafting through the entire game on Legend aside from making the automatic gun. I didn't use the special weapons like spears aside from getting completion for their Heat Actions.
I liked Another Life, though I got bored of it near the end and just planted ginseng for cash.
Arena was a bit lame when compared to previous games. Cannonball baseball/ shooting were alright and I loved the scarecrow house.
Udon shop wasn't any different from 5, chicken races were worse than in 5, Buyo was really hard at first, but got really fun once I got the hang of the rhytm.
Really enjoyed the new karaoke songs, shame that from what I've seen only Ichizu Samurai returns in other games.
Fuck the hardest level of massage.
cruel
Cipher
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Done with Infinite Wealth after 95h. Not sure how I lasted.
Good thing:
+ gameplay is pretty good
+ very good combat system, improved from the first LaD
+ fun job system with skill inheritance and some improvements
+ no bugs, the game works well
Bad things:
- embarrassing difficulty
- story is shit
- side quests are very boring, outside of 3-4 exceptions
- horrible writing, walls of boring text that never stops
- collectible hell: you WILL stop every 3s and collect trash / herbs / crafting supplies, because it makes you play the game longer and devs are happy when you do it
- dual protagonist setup seems forced and doesn't work well at all
- new characters are very mediocre and feel like a missed opportunity; not sure who created Tomizawa and what was expected here
- very little fun or memorable moments, forced humor
- ending is shit
Overall, this game feels like the studio had no idea what to do with their time and had to deliver 'something' - so they delivered this. They somehow had time to create optional stuff Sujimon league or Dondoko island, but didn't have the time to hire a competent writer for the main story and side quests, which are core of the game experience. 6/10 and I'm being generous here.
Good thing:
+ gameplay is pretty good
+ very good combat system, improved from the first LaD
+ fun job system with skill inheritance and some improvements
+ no bugs, the game works well
Bad things:
- embarrassing difficulty
- story is shit
- side quests are very boring, outside of 3-4 exceptions
- horrible writing, walls of boring text that never stops
- collectible hell: you WILL stop every 3s and collect trash / herbs / crafting supplies, because it makes you play the game longer and devs are happy when you do it
- dual protagonist setup seems forced and doesn't work well at all
- new characters are very mediocre and feel like a missed opportunity; not sure who created Tomizawa and what was expected here
- very little fun or memorable moments, forced humor
- ending is shit
Overall, this game feels like the studio had no idea what to do with their time and had to deliver 'something' - so they delivered this. They somehow had time to create optional stuff Sujimon league or Dondoko island, but didn't have the time to hire a competent writer for the main story and side quests, which are core of the game experience. 6/10 and I'm being generous here.
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