Yakuza 5 is an open-world action-adventure game and the fifth main title in the Yakuza series developed by Sega. For the first time in the series, it features five settings across Japan along with five playable main characters. The game also features a brand new graphics engine, unlike previous games in the series that have been re-utilizing the same engine since Yakuza 3.
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I fucking love yakuza 5 it’s so peak it’s so Yume it’s so raw it’s so YAKUZA. i enjoy this game immensely. Although the plot can definitely get a little messy at times, it ultimately culminates in an experience which I absolutely love and think about constantly. The protagonists are all strong, this game does SUCH EFFICIENT CHARACTERISATION ITS INSANE. So many side characters, and shinada, introduced and then boom they’re like so peak and it’s peak and YUME I love yume I’m yumeing of this game
so i do not like this game. i also dont like typing long about things i dont like, gives me Dars Souls 2 coniptions...
Game is split into 4 (technically 5) routes, all each with their own story and mini games attached to them. Before you have much time you want to invest or care much into the characters story/ minigame, you are either burnt out from its monotnous routine or the characters story is already over. For instance, the worst story in this game belongs to act ., which really sucks bc that character itself is very sick and his combat is insane! Its just that his story and forced minigame are so goddamn boring and longwinded that you get really burnt out from Y5 by the end of his campaign. Also on a side note, this game does not respect your time. You cannot skip a lot of the filler dialouge that doesnt matter nor does it allow you to skip said cutscene, you have to mash your way to the end of it. Also im glad we're out of the era of yakuza games where u have to save at a phone booth and no where else. you cannot save into 4th story until an hour into that segment. By far, yakuza has some of the most bullshit bosses ive played. It is not fun fighting a boss that constantly blocks after the 1st initial hit that does 5 damage. And if your retort to that is use specific heat actions or breakable weapons, your game philosophy is stupid. There is plenty more id like to get into, but remembering gives me a headache. The story was very all over the place and finale was a mess save for two characters lol. Y4 still stands as my favorite.
Game is split into 4 (technically 5) routes, all each with their own story and mini games attached to them. Before you have much time you want to invest or care much into the characters story/ minigame, you are either burnt out from its monotnous routine or the characters story is already over. For instance, the worst story in this game belongs to act ., which really sucks bc that character itself is very sick and his combat is insane! Its just that his story and forced minigame are so goddamn boring and longwinded that you get really burnt out from Y5 by the end of his campaign. Also on a side note, this game does not respect your time. You cannot skip a lot of the filler dialouge that doesnt matter nor does it allow you to skip said cutscene, you have to mash your way to the end of it. Also im glad we're out of the era of yakuza games where u have to save at a phone booth and no where else. you cannot save into 4th story until an hour into that segment. By far, yakuza has some of the most bullshit bosses ive played. It is not fun fighting a boss that constantly blocks after the 1st initial hit that does 5 damage. And if your retort to that is use specific heat actions or breakable weapons, your game philosophy is stupid. There is plenty more id like to get into, but remembering gives me a headache. The story was very all over the place and finale was a mess save for two characters lol. Y4 still stands as my favorite.
My favourite Yakuza game and one of my favourite games in general. This one seems to cop some flak from people for perhaps overstepping its bounds a bit, but for me, it’s precisely because of that ambition that it’s my favourite in the series. It probably is too much, it is fairly messy, but there’s so much love oozing out of this thing, I can’t not get swept up in it. There’s also a nice little meta aspect to its ambition seeing as the story is all about dreams and aspirations. You can truly feel the passion that went into Yakuza 5.
I’m also really hoping that the new maps in this one make a return someday. I love them. Please RGG, pleeeaaaaassseeee.
I’m also really hoping that the new maps in this one make a return someday. I love them. Please RGG, pleeeaaaaassseeee.
the most ambitious and greatest game in one of the best video game series ever
i miss you shinada
i miss you shinada
OHHH WE'RE SO FUCKING BACK BABEY!!!! kiryu's deadbeat ass had me so mad for pretty much the entire game and that 11th hour twist w the final boss was INSANELY stupid but like that's just yakuza!! if there's not at least a few plot points that i find incredibly dumb/irritating then it's just not the same!! as far as i'm concerned, this game was mf PEAK!!!!!!!
Amo la saga con fuerza y mantengo la opinión de que, cuantos mas protas además de Kazuma Kiryu tenga un Yakuza, peor entrega será. Igualmente sigue siendo mejor que Yakuza 4.