it’s been nearly 2 years since i finished Yakuza 0, and now i finally finished another game in the series. why did it take me so long? i really don’t know.
Yakuza Kiwami is a step down from 0 in a few big ways, the biggest is the boss fights. the boss fights in this title are nowhere near as good as they were in 0, this is mostly due to the fact that most bosses spam dodges and grabs, and of course because of the shitty healing ability they all have for some reason. The story in this one isn’t necessarily a step down from 0’s, in fact i’d say it’s almost just as good. the first half of the story took a while to get going, i think it had some serious pacing issues, but that second half is so damn good it makes up for it immensely. stuff like the majima everywhere mechanic also made for a fun new addition, i always laughed at the completely absurd ways majima would use to force kiryu to fight him.
In short, Yakuza Kiwami is indeed another excellent title in the Yakuza series, but throughout this game i just kept thinking to myself “man, i wish this was more like 0.”
Yakuza Kiwami is a step down from 0 in a few big ways, the biggest is the boss fights. the boss fights in this title are nowhere near as good as they were in 0, this is mostly due to the fact that most bosses spam dodges and grabs, and of course because of the shitty healing ability they all have for some reason. The story in this one isn’t necessarily a step down from 0’s, in fact i’d say it’s almost just as good. the first half of the story took a while to get going, i think it had some serious pacing issues, but that second half is so damn good it makes up for it immensely. stuff like the majima everywhere mechanic also made for a fun new addition, i always laughed at the completely absurd ways majima would use to force kiryu to fight him.
In short, Yakuza Kiwami is indeed another excellent title in the Yakuza series, but throughout this game i just kept thinking to myself “man, i wish this was more like 0.”