Seriously underrated by the Yakuza community, however I will be fair and say the Remaster is a pretty poor way to play Yakuza 3. I've gotten the Plat twice for this version of the game and I've played a significant amount of the original version to note the key differences:
1. Quickstep distance on PS4 is halved of what it is on console and double on Xbox/PC. This makes it difficult to get behind enemies which is a key part of Y3's design.
2. Enemies block waaaaay more than they should. Enemies block a decent amount in the original release, but an important strat is to whiff your light hits and land your heavy ones. This is much harder on the remaster because enemies will block you from a distance for no reason (Shinzaki in the hitman missions is completely ruined due to him blocking 99% of attacks, it's miserable).
3. Minigames like pool and darts are much harder than they've ever been. Shooting cues is inaccurate unless you pull your joystick back perfectly and dart shots are imprecise unless you find the perfect speed. Fishing used to be insanely difficult but a patch was released to make it the easiest fishing in the series.
4. Heat will drop extremely quickly if you don't constantly hit your enemies, dropping three times sooner and three times quicker than the original release. This makes heat actions tough to consistently use which is unfortunate since Y3 lets you pop them off constantly.
Y3's got a fun story, alright side content, and satisfying combat but unfortunately the remaster puts a bit of a botch into this great game. I'd still recommend this version but if you can get your hands on the original I'd recommend it more, despite the cut content
1. Quickstep distance on PS4 is halved of what it is on console and double on Xbox/PC. This makes it difficult to get behind enemies which is a key part of Y3's design.
2. Enemies block waaaaay more than they should. Enemies block a decent amount in the original release, but an important strat is to whiff your light hits and land your heavy ones. This is much harder on the remaster because enemies will block you from a distance for no reason (Shinzaki in the hitman missions is completely ruined due to him blocking 99% of attacks, it's miserable).
3. Minigames like pool and darts are much harder than they've ever been. Shooting cues is inaccurate unless you pull your joystick back perfectly and dart shots are imprecise unless you find the perfect speed. Fishing used to be insanely difficult but a patch was released to make it the easiest fishing in the series.
4. Heat will drop extremely quickly if you don't constantly hit your enemies, dropping three times sooner and three times quicker than the original release. This makes heat actions tough to consistently use which is unfortunate since Y3 lets you pop them off constantly.
Y3's got a fun story, alright side content, and satisfying combat but unfortunately the remaster puts a bit of a botch into this great game. I'd still recommend this version but if you can get your hands on the original I'd recommend it more, despite the cut content