I finished Yakuza Kiwami a few hours ago. The story took me 20 hours to finish and I enjoyed every second of it. The story is absolutely great and catchy and, above all, quite serious. I won't lie that I shed a little tear at the end. Kamurucho is full of several great activities that can easily stretch the game for several tens of hours more, and that's not a bad thing. Combat is not the same as in the original game, but the original combat style can be unlocked if you keep defeating Majima. Otherwise, the new combat is taken from Yakuza 0, where you have 3 different combat styles (rush, brawler, beast). The graphics are a huge difference to the original game and the game looks very good. I recommend playing Yakuza Kiwami, after Yakuza 0, I swear it will have a totally different vibe in the story. I'm jumping right into Yakuza Kiwami 2 tomorrow and can't wait. Yakuza Kiwami Is A MUST PLAY!!! And play the whole series straight away.

Reviewed on Sep 05, 2023


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8 months ago

While I still liked this one it was a step down from 0 though it's expected as it's a remake of the original. Kiwani 2 though is a big step up in quality again. Make sure to play Majimas side story in Kiwami 2. It hits right in the feels.