As I sit here writing this review, let me clarify by saying I love the Yakuza franchise for all it does with both story, minigames, substories, and characters. Several things go through my mind when thinking about Ryu Ga Gotoku Kenzan/Yakuza Kenzan:
The annoying combat, the annoying minigames, the amount of sidequests...
But... the story was a beautiful tragedy. We see a Kiryu more expressive and non broading. We see characters who aren't just a villain, but a confused individual. We see amazing developments of humor, love, loss, anger, and happiness.
The ending of this game hit exceptionally hard. It's a poetic end.
It's a shame Sega never released this in the West. Because this games story is amazing.
The combat is not the best, however in if I have to put it in a tier list, it's just slightly better than Yakuza 3, (yikes I know).
The miniganes for Courtesans (Kenzans version of Cabaret Club Girls) can be fun with Bowling... and that's it, the other 3 minigames are complete trash. The one minigame with the red hockey puck is completely unfair (you f*** up once and it's game over). The lack of karaoke is sad, considering Ishin apparently has it.
But look, reguardless of the combat and minigames... this story is beautifully written, with exceptional characters... (wellllllll...except the main villain who can essentially be boiled down to me bad because I want to rule country with iron fist)
Still the ending is one of the most touching endings you'll see in the franchise. I'm not going to force you to play it if you don't know japanese (Though you can use KHH walk-through I recommend)
I recommend watching KHH videos on YouTube, just to see the story unfold. It's so great, I honestly hope this and Ishin get ported (well in this case they should give Kenzan the Kiwami treatment to fix the combat and minigames. As well as add extra stuff). These games are amazing.
#bringkenzantothewest
#bringishintothewest
#bringYakuzaBlackPanthertotheWest
#BringYakuzaBlackPanther2totheWest
❤️⭐️❤️⭐️❤️
The annoying combat, the annoying minigames, the amount of sidequests...
But... the story was a beautiful tragedy. We see a Kiryu more expressive and non broading. We see characters who aren't just a villain, but a confused individual. We see amazing developments of humor, love, loss, anger, and happiness.
The ending of this game hit exceptionally hard. It's a poetic end.
It's a shame Sega never released this in the West. Because this games story is amazing.
The combat is not the best, however in if I have to put it in a tier list, it's just slightly better than Yakuza 3, (yikes I know).
The miniganes for Courtesans (Kenzans version of Cabaret Club Girls) can be fun with Bowling... and that's it, the other 3 minigames are complete trash. The one minigame with the red hockey puck is completely unfair (you f*** up once and it's game over). The lack of karaoke is sad, considering Ishin apparently has it.
But look, reguardless of the combat and minigames... this story is beautifully written, with exceptional characters... (wellllllll...except the main villain who can essentially be boiled down to me bad because I want to rule country with iron fist)
Still the ending is one of the most touching endings you'll see in the franchise. I'm not going to force you to play it if you don't know japanese (Though you can use KHH walk-through I recommend)
I recommend watching KHH videos on YouTube, just to see the story unfold. It's so great, I honestly hope this and Ishin get ported (well in this case they should give Kenzan the Kiwami treatment to fix the combat and minigames. As well as add extra stuff). These games are amazing.
#bringkenzantothewest
#bringishintothewest
#bringYakuzaBlackPanthertotheWest
#BringYakuzaBlackPanther2totheWest
❤️⭐️❤️⭐️❤️
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1 year ago