Yakuza 0

Zero-Cool

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

You'll have Yakuza 6 early next year too.

Yupp!! I'll be sorted! I read you can go to their website and they have an interface story and digital comics that will bring you through all games up to 6. Not taking a look till I finish Kiwami anyway.

SeantheMan

Zero-Cool wrote: »

Yupp!! I'll be sorted! I read you can go to their website and they have an interface story and digital comics that will bring you through all games up to 6. Not taking a look till I finish Kiwami anyway.

Yeah, Yakuza 5 provides recaps on all the previous games with cutscenes etc.

You know in Kiwami that Mr.Shakedown is replaced by Majima anywhere :P:cool:

Zero-Cool

Yeah, very interested to see how he becomes a kinda bad guy from Yakuza 0. Also, I saw the video of him doing the Mr. Labido dance. Some timing as well as I seem to becoming better friends with him in 0

Zero-Cool

Starting chapter 12, the revelations from 10 & 11 were jaw dropping, so wrapped up in the story.

I dabbled a bit more into real estate management, something else I need to put off till after the main story is done. I'm looking forward to talking over the town!

SeantheMan

Zero-Cool wrote: »

Starting chapter 12, the revelations from 10 & 11 were jaw dropping, so wrapped up in the story.

I dabbled a bit more into real estate management, something else I need to put off till after the main story is done. I'm looking forward to talking over the town!

Although it's an enjoyable sidequest overall....it's REALLY annoying running alongside buildings hoping for an X button symbol to pop up so you can buy or invest in them.

Zero-Cool

SeantheMan wrote: »

Although it's an enjoyable sidequest overall....it's REALLY annoying running alongside buildings hoping for an X button symbol to pop up so you can buy or invest in them.

Yeah it really needs a list you can choose from. Club czar much better so far but but definitely keep tempting me from the main story. Think I've only 4 chapters left now so gonna crush on to the end.

Zero-Cool

I'm on the final chapter, think I'm near the point of no return. Did ye just keep that save, finish the game and go back to it then to finish side quests and businesses? I read there is a premium adventure mode you can start after the story as well but that seems to reset your businesses??

SeantheMan

Zero-Cool wrote: »

I'm on the final chapter, think I'm near the point of no return. Did ye just keep that save, finish the game and go back to it then to finish side quests and businesses? I read there is a premium adventure mode you can start after the story as well but that seems to reset your businesses??

Yeah I just kept the save and doing it that way.
I can see the Premium adventure thing there on the main menu after completing it...but not tried it yet.

Zero-Cool

SeantheMan wrote: »

Yeah I just kept the save and doing it that way.
I can see the Premium adventure thing there on the main menu after completing it...but not tried it yet.

Yeah think I'll do it your way, can always try premium mode after on a new save anyway and if it's shyte, go back to my point of no return save.

Zero-Cool

Not only is this my GOTY, but it's one of best games I've ever played! It had absolutely everything, brilliant story, excellent combat, highly likeable heroes and villains, addictive mini games, addictive not so mini business games and some of the most bat**** crazy stuff I've seen in a game.

Finished with 44 hours with 25% complete.

Created a 'clear game' save file which has a black logo to make it standout from the regular white ones. Then I tried the Premium Adventure Mode using that file and it kept all my end game progress and put me in the world with no main story. All sidequests, mini games, businesses, collectibles, etc. You can change characters at any phone and change costumes too. Perfect end game scenario really. Gonna dive straight back in for the Club czar and Real Estate stuff.

Bring on Yakuza Kiwami!

SeantheMan

Zero-Cool wrote: »

Not only is this my GOTY, but it's one of best games I've ever played! It had absolutely everything, brilliant story, excellent combat, highly likeable heroes and villains, addictive mini games, addictive not so mini business games and some of the most bat**** crazy stuff I've seen in a game.

Finished with 44 hours with 25% complete.

Created a 'clear game' save file which has a black logo to make it standout from the regular white ones. Then I tried the Premium Adventure Mode using that file and it kept all my end game progress and put me in the world with no main story. All sidequests, mini games, businesses, collectibles, etc. You can change characters at any phone and change costumes too. Perfect end game scenario really. Gonna dive straight back in for the Club czar and Real Estate stuff.

Bring on Yakuza Kiwami!

So I may aswell just do the Premium Adventure Mode ?

Also..my GOTY so far.
The most overlooked game on boards I can think of in recent years.
It came out amongst Nier and Nioh and Horizon which got a lot more attention on here.....but it's just better than all of them.

I love it.

Did you go to the 2 player battle mode....and do Kazama vrs Majima.
The both of them strutting onto the dancefloor...perfect opportunity to take a screenshot and use as a wallpaper !

Look at how majestic the opening 20 secs of this is !
This is in contract to REALLY hardcore Yakuza violence and story in the main part.

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

Zero-Cool

Yupp, premium adventure mode is the ultimate endgame playground, just look for the option to create 'clear game' save file.

I've never even opened climax battles but I have been looking through my screenshots for a background on ps4, trying to get a pic of the 2 lads but

I really didn't think they'd never meet until that "YO Kiryu" moment at the very end.

Definitely gonna check that out. I only tried the dance game one and it was tough as ****.

Agreed as well, I enjoyed this so much more than Horizon. I started off this year only looking forward to Mass Effect and gave up on that too play this instead. Even now, I'd prefer to play some mini games than other AAA games. I'd usually only do that for the platinum trophy but I will never come close to getting that, so just playing it for the sheer enjoyment.

Sephiroth_dude

Zero-Cool wrote: »

Not only is this my GOTY, but it's one of best games I've ever played! It had absolutely everything, brilliant story, excellent combat, highly likeable heroes and villains, addictive mini games, addictive not so mini business games and some of the most bat**** crazy stuff I've seen in a game.

Finished with 44 hours with 25% complete.

Created a 'clear game' save file which has a black logo to make it standout from the regular white ones. Then I tried the Premium Adventure Mode using that file and it kept all my end game progress and put me in the world with no main story. All sidequests, mini games, businesses, collectibles, etc. You can change characters at any phone and change costumes too. Perfect end game scenario really. Gonna dive straight back in for the Club czar and Real Estate stuff.

Bring on Yakuza Kiwami!

Platnium run?

SeantheMan

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

Platnium run?

Ridiculous game to platinum. Some of the achivements are pretty hard and you'd easily miss them first time round.
They're 'TINY' details to do with random sidequests...that you'd prob miss first time round anyways, but then you have to do something in the sidequest a certain way to get a trophy.

Zero-Cool

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

Platnium run?

I don't think so man, I usually try with games I love but I just don't think I'd have the time for this. I looked at the roadmap on PlayStationtrophies.org and it's crazy the amount of stuff you have to do. Think I'll just enjoy my time with it until Kiwami comes out.

Sephiroth_dude

SeantheMan wrote: »

Ridiculous game to platinum. Some of the achivements are pretty hard and you'd easily miss them first time round.
They're 'TINY' details to do with random sidequests...that you'd prob miss first time round anyways, but then you have to do something in the sidequest a certain way to get a trophy.

Zero-Cool wrote: »

I don't think so man, I usually try with games I love but I just don't think I'd have the time for this. I looked at the roadmap on PlayStationtrophies.org and it's crazy the amount of stuff you have to do. Think I'll just enjoy my time with it until Kiwami comes out.

Also theres a difficulty specific trophy and I really hate them.

Doctor Nick

For anyone interested this is €35 in Gamestop. After picking up a copy in Henry Street.

Zero-Cool

I've taken over 2 real estate districts as Kiryu. **** Outrun, they can keep the Sega arcade. I've beaten the 1st club boss as Majima, absolutely brilliant side quests. I've hired Michael Jackson as an advisor....

I've also found an encounter funded that populates all side quests on the map, wish I had this earlier!

I truly believe it's impossible to beat the electronics king at outrun. When he announced his score I nearly had to pick my jaw up from the floor, I'm thinking there's not a hope in hell I'll bate this. I was right

Zero-Cool

Yupp I had one go at it and said nope, take my 10% I still got 100% share in the district anyway so no loss.

Zero-Cool

Apparently gonna get info on a new Yakuza in 2 months

http://www.siliconera.com/2017/06/27/yakuza-series-director-says-wait-two-months-something-new-yakuza-game/

Kiwami 1 in August, 6 next year and now either 7 or maybe Kiwami 2?? Just take it all Sega.

heebusjeebus

Where is the cheapest place to get this?
Playing Horizon at the moment and I'm not enjoying it. Need something different.

SeantheMan

heebusjeebus wrote: »

Where is the cheapest place to get this?
Playing Horizon at the moment and I'm not enjoying it. Need something different.

Not sure, but....I can tell you this. .....it is worth FULL PRICE without a shadow of a doubt.
My favourite game this year by a stretch. I also couldn't get into Horizon. I'll try it again soon though


But...if you're in Dublin

Doctor Nick wrote: »

For anyone interested this is €35 in Gamestop. After picking up a copy in Henry Street.

Doctor Nick

Lads what's the story with this game? It's on approx 40 minutes and so far gameplay has been about 4-5 minutes tops and rest is cut scenes and some weird dialogue. Does it continue like this throughout?

Zero-Cool

Doctor Nick wrote: »

Lads what's the story with this game? It's on approx 40 minutes and so far gameplay has been about 4-5 minutes tops and rest is cut scenes and some weird dialogue. Does it continue like this throughout?

The cutscenes are a bit long in the first few chapters but it's worth to invest yourself and get through it. Once the gameplay opens up, you'll be playing a lot more than watching.

SeantheMan

Doctor Nick wrote: »

Lads what's the story with this game? It's on approx 40 minutes and so far gameplay has been about 4-5 minutes tops and rest is cut scenes and some weird dialogue. Does it continue like this throughout?

Trying to set the tone and story.
You have to realise that there were 5 games or so before this, and this is the prequel.....so it's not just introducing a new character and away you go.

I guess for fan service these characters are much loved, so they have to do their story justice...and as it's a prequel they have to craft a decent story and plot so as to how the characters became the characters people knew.

But at the same time using it as an entry point for us newbies to the series.

As before, there'll be a lot less cutscenes later, you'll have so many side activities.
In saying that, I never got bored with any of the cutscenes as I was completely engrossed in the story and liked all the characters.
(Compared to say ...Metal Gear 2 or 4 where it was just all pretentious sh1t half the time)

Doctor Nick

Really started enjoying this earlier. I'm playing on hard and had been finding it very easy. Didn't die once until I had to fight Kuze or whatever his name is. But the big fight just before and this has made up for the (IMO) very slow start. Hope it continues like this.

Some of the dialogue is very funny, I'm undecided if it's intentional or not.

SeantheMan

Doctor Nick wrote: »

Really started enjoying this earlier. I'm playing on hard and had been finding it very easy. Didn't die once until I had to fight Kuze or whatever his name is. But the big fight just before and this has made up for the (IMO) very slow start. Hope it continues like this.

Some of the dialogue is very funny, I'm undecided if it's intentional or not.

Did you meet your mate in the bar yet ?

Mr.Shakedown will give you a hard time...trust me :P

The thing I found to this game though is....just have your WHOLE inventory basically stocked with Stamina Royales, there is no reason to have anything else in there at all. Just that 1 item, all the time, every slot.

Doctor Nick

SeantheMan wrote: »

Did you meet your mate in the bar yet ?

Mr.Shakedown will give you a hard time...trust me :P

The thing I found to this game though is....just have your WHOLE inventory basically stocked with Stamina Royales, there is no reason to have anything else in there at all. Just that 1 item, all the time, every slot.

Where you do karaoke? I met me mate and was heading to a bar. On the way had to "sober up trendy youth and middle aged old man" first. Had to laugh at that. I was Crap at the karaoke tho. Got a tone deaf rating or something.

SeantheMan

Doctor Nick wrote: »

Where you do karaoke? I met me mate and was heading to a bar. On the way had to "sober up trendy youth and middle aged old man" first. Had to laugh at that. I was Crap at the karaoke tho. Got a tone deaf rating or something.

Yeah, the Karaoke.

I absolutely love how halfway through it turns into an actual kind of music video !
Try some other songs...the videos are great
One of the 'dance' songs is extremely catchy too !

Keep us posted on your adventures and discoveries !

More people need to play this game

nix

I'm highly intrigued, does this game go on forever?

I'm still trying to muster up the effort to finish Persona 5, i donated over 90 hours to that so far and im half way through the Casino. Goes on forever, feeling a bit too long (i never thought id say that about a game) ha

Cina

nix wrote: »

I'm highly intrigued, does this game go on forever?

I'm still trying to muster up the effort to finish Persona 5, i donated over 90 hours to that so far and im half way through the Casino. Goes on forever, feeling a bit too long (i never thought id say that about a game) ha

You can probably do it in 25 hours if you stick to the main missions, and about 50-55 if you do most the side missions, the real estate, and the cabaret (which is what I did).

SeantheMan

No, the game doesn't go on forever at all....and it's not too repetitive, my only gripe would be the annoying street fights..but they introduce a mechanic to get rid of those later on.

Zero-Cool

Took me 44 hours but did a ton of side quests and business jobs, also a lot of just wandering around.

Yeah, you learn a technique to avoid fights when you want and you can also find an item to reduce the fights. You can also get an item to increase the fights and a sneaky item actually increases the difficulty level so careful about the items you equip.

Doctor Nick

SeantheMan wrote: »

No, the game doesn't go on forever at all....and it's not too repetitive, my only gripe would be the annoying street fights..but they introduce a mechanic to get rid of those later on.

Agree with the street fights, they're starting to piss me off a lot. Every 2/3 mins they seem to be happening. How long before you get the yoke to avoid them? Just on chapter 2 here.

SeantheMan

Doctor Nick wrote: »

Agree with the street fights, they're starting to piss me off a lot. Every 2/3 mins they seem to be happening. How long before you get the yoke to avoid them? Just on chapter 2 here.

You can run away and they'll stop chasing. I think you have to meet Mr.Moneybags or whatever his weird name is first. Can't remember how far in it is.

Zero-Cool

Yakuza 0 is on sale on psn atm for 26 euro!

heebusjeebus

Played till the first boss last night. Couldn't beat his second phase so said I'd give it another rattle today.
Tried to continue with my game just now only to realize there is no autosave and I need to start from scratch.
Enjoyed it but I need to get better at the combat.

Zero-Cool

heebusjeebus wrote: »

Played till the first boss last night. Couldn't beat his second phase so said I'd give it another rattle today.
Tried to continue with my game just now only to realize there is no autosave and I need to start from scratch.
Enjoyed it but I need to get better at the combat.

Kuze is a tough SOB, that was the toughest fight for me up until the end boss. Go into your upgrades and spend some cash on health upgrades (that covers all fight styles). Use Rush style to quickly evade attacks and counter him. Will take a while but that's how I eventually beat him.

Yupp, save save save

CrazyFish

Got it on the sale. Loving it. Something a bit different so I am enjoying the change of pace. Story ain't bad and fighting is quite fun.

SeantheMan

26 euro on PSN store atm ...everyone should get this !!

rafi bomb

Its very repetitive isn't it?

The length of the cuts scenes too :eek:

SeantheMan

Zero-Cool

Didn't find it repetitive at all. That's the main reason I don't finish a lot of new games and Yakuza definitely didn't have that issue for me.

Zero-Cool

Yakuza Kiwami (Yakuza 1 remake) is on the psn store for preorder now at 35 quid. Might get the physical copy as it's supposed to be a nice steelbook edition. Will see how much the physical is first though closer to end of august release date.

johnny_ultimate

I haven't played 0 yet, but the problem I've found with Yakuza games (which I generally like) is not necessarily repetition, but pacing. The cutscenes are often farcically long, and the plot ludicrously complicated, to the point when there's no flow to it at all. Add that to the core gameplay loop where just farting around is the main appeal - meaning there's long stretches without any forward momentum at all - and you're left with an experience that can IMO feel loose and unfocused in both a good and bad way.

Zero-Cool

Now I did hit a slump around chapter 7 but it was because I was arsing around with mini games and side quests. I decided to plow on with the story and it hooked me til the end. The voice actors were absolutely brilliant. In not sure if the game has a dubbing option but if it does, I'd hope people don't use it. I got more invested in this than most films, even the way they'd shout his name KIRYUUUUUUUUUU was epic.

Has anyone played Yakuza 1? I hear it's not as good as Zero but will still be getting it day one. Series has it's hooks in me now.

Zero-Cool

Zero-Cool wrote: »

Yakuza Kiwami (Yakuza 1 remake) is on the psn store for preorder now at 35 quid. Might get the physical copy as it's supposed to be a nice steelbook edition. Will see how much the physical is first though closer to end of august release date.

To the best of my knowledge the steelbook has a rrp of 30 euro

SeantheMan

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

I haven't played 0 yet, but the problem I've found with Yakuza games (which I generally like) is not necessarily repetition, but pacing. The cutscenes are often farcically long, and the plot ludicrously complicated, to the point when there's no flow to it at all. .

Yakuza 0 was my first game, maybe they've tightened the screws and have better pacing now...I can't compare.

I can only go from experience in that Yakuza 0's story wasn't complicated at all.
It was basically an origins story for both characters. At most there are about 7 or 8 co-stars who are essential to the plot....so you never lose track or what's going on....and the actual plot device and motive makes sense.

Personally I can't remember any cutscene being too long, as I enjoyed them and they were always acted out very well.

The one little niggle I had with regards to the story though was

Majima's relationship with his boss......why was he so loyal ALL the time.....I was waiting on the payoff to kill that f*cker!!

kevin6877

Zero-Cool wrote: »

Now I did hit a slump around chapter 7 but it was because I was arsing around with mini games and side quests. I decided to plow on with the story and it hooked me til the end. The voice actors were absolutely brilliant. In not sure if the game has a dubbing option but if it does, I'd hope people don't use it. I got more invested in this than most films, even the way they'd shout his name KIRYUUUUUUUUUU was epic.

Has anyone played Yakuza 1? I hear it's not as good as Zero but will still be getting it day one. Series has it's hooks in me now.

I've played the entire series up to this point, including the Japanese only ones. I'm actually a really big fan of 1 and especially 2. The story in both of them is very well written. Only other games that have gotten close to capturing that same feel are 5 and 0.

Regarding Yakuza 1 One thing you'll notice should you decide to go back to 1, 2 etc. is that the combat is less deep. Ishin introduced the style switching you'll see in 0 and Kiwami, but before then, Kiryu only had the one style of combat. That, and there's no karaoke, but there's still mahjong and stuff. Karaoke was introduced from 3 onwards.

Kiwami is a remake in every sense of the word. I've some reservations about it compared to the original, but one of the big things for me was that it was a full price game when it released in Japan back at the start of 2016. It definitely had a lot of attention put into it, but it just didn't feel worth the ¥70,000. Sega seem to have realised this and made it much cheaper for the English release, so I'm a lot happier to recommend it to people now.

For the completely uninitiated, I'd recommend playing the series in order of release, as this is the kind of series that makes you feel rewarded for having stuck with it. 1 and 2 can be kind of hard to come by, but otherwise, there is a PS3 HD collection that was released in Japan if you don't mind playing with a guide. PS3s are region free, so you just need to import a copy either physically or get it off Japanese PSN and you're set.

If you've already played 0 and can't stand the thought of going back to the much shallower combat of the originals, then yeah, definitely get Kiwami and play the first game that way. It's definitely a lot more worth €30/35 than ¥70,000.

On that subject, though, the RRP or whatever for Kiwami in English was announced by Sega to be €35, but I checked in Gamestop and they're charging €70 for it. What's the story there?