Sethisnumber1
Very solid game that got skipped over due to the failures of the Avengers game. Its a lot of fun, with a lot of great story and Dialogue. The gameplay is solid and Love the team building. played though it twice to see all the different dialogue options.
Not perfect, as the game play gets repetitive and a bit stale. Like that I can pause cutscenes but can't skip them. some you can fast forward, but others you can't. Also despite so much great licensed music, i could never get it loud enough to even hear the songs.
Sadly you can only play as Starlord, which isn't bad, but it means a lot of hanging back and letting others fight. At points I didn't even fire his gun, as they are basically peashooters. Still the story is great and its a blast. worth a look if you haven't
Not perfect, as the game play gets repetitive and a bit stale. Like that I can pause cutscenes but can't skip them. some you can fast forward, but others you can't. Also despite so much great licensed music, i could never get it loud enough to even hear the songs.
Sadly you can only play as Starlord, which isn't bad, but it means a lot of hanging back and letting others fight. At points I didn't even fire his gun, as they are basically peashooters. Still the story is great and its a blast. worth a look if you haven't
its weird going from 5 to this, as it feels off.
The story is excellent, but the rest feels really stripped down. We went from multiple leads back to just Kiryu. combat is still excellent, but weapons are now only pick up able, you can't keep any or level them up. Also large parts of the map are just no longer accessible, despite being in every other game. It's also lacking in side content and games, so there's a lot less things to keep you playing after beating the story. Also among the shorter stories, if you play straight though you can beat in less than eight hours.
Still, it is a solid yakuza. the story is compelling and feels like a good send off for Kiryu. Though I don't get why the big secret that the villains were hiding was such a big deal. Yes, it should have never been built, but it was made more than fifty years ago, so its out of date, and would be out classed by all modern versions.
Liked the focus on Kiryo and Haruko, it add some real intrigue into the whole thing. Loved the new cast and had a lot of fun with them. Loved the upgrade to battling large numbers of enemies, which I assume is the reason the rest of the game is so stripped down.
Overall its a solid enough game, but is quite lacking in so many features compared to the rest of the series. Even the first Yakuza had more side content than this, and its incredible lacking compared to Five and even Zero. Worth it for the story, but since this isn't even the last Yakuza, it feels like a weak entry into a great series. worth a look, but not much replay value.
The story is excellent, but the rest feels really stripped down. We went from multiple leads back to just Kiryu. combat is still excellent, but weapons are now only pick up able, you can't keep any or level them up. Also large parts of the map are just no longer accessible, despite being in every other game. It's also lacking in side content and games, so there's a lot less things to keep you playing after beating the story. Also among the shorter stories, if you play straight though you can beat in less than eight hours.
Still, it is a solid yakuza. the story is compelling and feels like a good send off for Kiryu. Though I don't get why the big secret that the villains were hiding was such a big deal. Yes, it should have never been built, but it was made more than fifty years ago, so its out of date, and would be out classed by all modern versions.
Liked the focus on Kiryo and Haruko, it add some real intrigue into the whole thing. Loved the new cast and had a lot of fun with them. Loved the upgrade to battling large numbers of enemies, which I assume is the reason the rest of the game is so stripped down.
Overall its a solid enough game, but is quite lacking in so many features compared to the rest of the series. Even the first Yakuza had more side content than this, and its incredible lacking compared to Five and even Zero. Worth it for the story, but since this isn't even the last Yakuza, it feels like a weak entry into a great series. worth a look, but not much replay value.
2020
I don't get how this game was made this bad. I'm not talking the loot boxes or microtransactions, I mean gameplay and graphics.
I wasn't going to play this, I'd heard enough about it to know it wasn't worth the effort. I had a friend who insisted it was much better than people were saying and I figured, sure if I can get it for like 5 bucks or less. And then I played it, and yeah its as bad as everyone said.
I knew I was in trouble from the start. I went to start the game and it launches me into the middle of helicarrier as Iron Man with no explanation of why or what I'm suppose to do. I wandered around for like twenty minutes before figuring out I need to use the war-table, but even then it took awhile to even get to the story. What a horrible way to start a game.
Now the story is great, and has some real gravitas to it. The characters and cutscenes are creative and well done. The gameplay, however, is boring and terrible. Every level is the same thing, over and over again.
You pick a character at the start of a mission, and you can't change it for the rest of the mission. All of the characters play the exact same and it just sucks so much of the fun out of the game. Playing the Hulk shouldn't feel like playing Iron Man, and Hawkeye should feel different from that. Playing as the Hulk is the worst in this, because he is so weakened and you have to spend so much of the fights hanging back cause you only get two lives. I've never hated playing the hulk more.
They clearly wanted this to be an Overwatch, but those characters at least have some differences in they strategy and usage. The graphic are also pretty terrible in this and all the Loading takes forever. This was the launching of Marvel for the modern Era, it should feel like an A+ class game, but it feels like a cheap knock off. Even a game like Immortals Fenyx Rising, which is a b-c class knockoff Zelda: BOTW, has better gameplay and story than this.
Even with the definitive edition and all that DLC, none of it adds anything to the gameplay. It doesn't even make the story better, as it adds nothing of real interest. Its just so boring and repetitive. go here, fight this, protect this, wait for load. Its also so hard to navigate what you need to do, and how to do it. i usually end up doing a nothing mission because I couldn't find the story mission so I had to finish another to get the option to go back to the story.
Honestly, if I'd bought this as a physical copy, I'd sell it off. Got it digital, so now I'm stuck with it forever. Its okay in small stretches, with good characters and story, but the terrible and repetitive gameplay just make this a slog to get through. My friend was wrong, this wasn't a good game. not at all.
I wasn't going to play this, I'd heard enough about it to know it wasn't worth the effort. I had a friend who insisted it was much better than people were saying and I figured, sure if I can get it for like 5 bucks or less. And then I played it, and yeah its as bad as everyone said.
I knew I was in trouble from the start. I went to start the game and it launches me into the middle of helicarrier as Iron Man with no explanation of why or what I'm suppose to do. I wandered around for like twenty minutes before figuring out I need to use the war-table, but even then it took awhile to even get to the story. What a horrible way to start a game.
Now the story is great, and has some real gravitas to it. The characters and cutscenes are creative and well done. The gameplay, however, is boring and terrible. Every level is the same thing, over and over again.
You pick a character at the start of a mission, and you can't change it for the rest of the mission. All of the characters play the exact same and it just sucks so much of the fun out of the game. Playing the Hulk shouldn't feel like playing Iron Man, and Hawkeye should feel different from that. Playing as the Hulk is the worst in this, because he is so weakened and you have to spend so much of the fights hanging back cause you only get two lives. I've never hated playing the hulk more.
They clearly wanted this to be an Overwatch, but those characters at least have some differences in they strategy and usage. The graphic are also pretty terrible in this and all the Loading takes forever. This was the launching of Marvel for the modern Era, it should feel like an A+ class game, but it feels like a cheap knock off. Even a game like Immortals Fenyx Rising, which is a b-c class knockoff Zelda: BOTW, has better gameplay and story than this.
Even with the definitive edition and all that DLC, none of it adds anything to the gameplay. It doesn't even make the story better, as it adds nothing of real interest. Its just so boring and repetitive. go here, fight this, protect this, wait for load. Its also so hard to navigate what you need to do, and how to do it. i usually end up doing a nothing mission because I couldn't find the story mission so I had to finish another to get the option to go back to the story.
Honestly, if I'd bought this as a physical copy, I'd sell it off. Got it digital, so now I'm stuck with it forever. Its okay in small stretches, with good characters and story, but the terrible and repetitive gameplay just make this a slog to get through. My friend was wrong, this wasn't a good game. not at all.
2002
A turn-based RPG Dungeon crawler with some decent story but a bit of a slog to get through. The story is basically three stories shoved together with little tying them together. The game play is solid, but takes forever. just the slowest of Turn-based. Its okay, not a terrible game, but not one i'd ever want to play again.
Had to start this one three times because the combat made no sense to me. even after getting more than half way through, I still don't fully get it. The controls are odd, the story is good but also confusing. I hate that when you get new allies they start at level one. One of those games you pick a team and just stick with them, because it takes way to much effort to level newbies up. It has moments of fun and is a good game, but it just doesn't hold my attention. may come back to it... but I doubt it.
A weak follow-up that has some merits. TOS 1 is among my favorite games of all time and this isn't a great follow-up. It does try and continue some of the story, but the focus is entirely on the new characters. The new leads are alright, I like their lovey dovey relationship.
They added a new mechanic: collect monsters and train them to fight on your behalf. You can tell the entire game was built around this idea. Sadly, I hate it. The monsters aren't that helpful, and figuring out how to capture them took me my entire first play through.
The story is far too short and simple. You can play through most of it ln like ten hours. The over map is a real step down from the first, but its tolerable. There's a whole lot of side quest/tasks that you can use to fill time, but they all kinda suck. you can just rush through them and fight the final bosses. But then you get the final one of those quests, and there's just this dramatic up tilt in difficulty. That and the uber dungeon were the only things I didn't complete in this.
It has its moments, the leads are good. I like seeing the OG cast and getting to see what they've been doing. The Combat is as good the original, if you aren't using the monster. The story is interesting enough. Its a poor sequel, but its not a terrible game.
Worth a look if you like Tales games, but really not one to own.
They added a new mechanic: collect monsters and train them to fight on your behalf. You can tell the entire game was built around this idea. Sadly, I hate it. The monsters aren't that helpful, and figuring out how to capture them took me my entire first play through.
The story is far too short and simple. You can play through most of it ln like ten hours. The over map is a real step down from the first, but its tolerable. There's a whole lot of side quest/tasks that you can use to fill time, but they all kinda suck. you can just rush through them and fight the final bosses. But then you get the final one of those quests, and there's just this dramatic up tilt in difficulty. That and the uber dungeon were the only things I didn't complete in this.
It has its moments, the leads are good. I like seeing the OG cast and getting to see what they've been doing. The Combat is as good the original, if you aren't using the monster. The story is interesting enough. Its a poor sequel, but its not a terrible game.
Worth a look if you like Tales games, but really not one to own.
2004
One of the best stories in wrestling games. The game play is solid and feels great. The create-a-wrestler is still good. The music is excellent. The problem is the loading, as changing a single item in the create-a-wrestler takes a good 30-40 seconds. Also, there is a lot of button mashing and it gets infuriating. cage matches and ladder matches are just horrible for this reason, especially with multiple enemies. Its a blast of a game, but its age is really starting to show
1994
One of my favorite games that I never, ever understood. Basically you get one of six types of games to compete in, and they all look great. However, none of them makes sense. They are all also super hard. I rented this all the time and never even came close to finishing a single one of the games. Still, they were a blast to play
2006
Way more hate than it deserves. It has a solid story and some decent game mechanics. It doesn't live up to the trailers, but it had a lot of fun scenes and weapons. I really like the story and the sword fighting is pretty neat. It was all better handled in Red Steel 2, but this was a decent first attempt.
2000
BEST OF ALL TIME! I legit still play this game and it is so smooth and crisp. The game play is fantastic and really requires some critical thinking.
I even have one of the copies that deletes your saves, but there are work arounds. Mine only deletes if I play the campaign mode too many times (5 or 6 play throughs). You can save created wrestlers on a memory pack, so if you unlock a rare character, you can copy them onto the memory pack. Or, if you play through the survival mode, you can unlock them all by eliminating upwards of a hundred opponents. Make a character with a low swiping kick and you have a good chance of winning.
I even have one of the copies that deletes your saves, but there are work arounds. Mine only deletes if I play the campaign mode too many times (5 or 6 play throughs). You can save created wrestlers on a memory pack, so if you unlock a rare character, you can copy them onto the memory pack. Or, if you play through the survival mode, you can unlock them all by eliminating upwards of a hundred opponents. Make a character with a low swiping kick and you have a good chance of winning.
1992
2019
I mean, the games not good, but It wasn't that terrible. It about on par with the J-Stars Victory Vs game, which this is a sequel to. Both have the poor fighting, but they are trying to mash together a bunch of insane characters with completely different and incompatible fighting styles.
I like the addition of a create-a-character, though I wish there was more varity in the fighting styles. The story isn't great, but it fairly interesting. The cast is a nice variety, though I wish that not so many of them were behind a paywall.
Its a basic fighting game, that's let down by not living up to the characters that it represented. had I not played J-Stars Victory Vs before this, I might be more hateful, but i thought this was fine. Not bad enough to be delisted, but that was its fate. Hopefully they do better next time
I like the addition of a create-a-character, though I wish there was more varity in the fighting styles. The story isn't great, but it fairly interesting. The cast is a nice variety, though I wish that not so many of them were behind a paywall.
Its a basic fighting game, that's let down by not living up to the characters that it represented. had I not played J-Stars Victory Vs before this, I might be more hateful, but i thought this was fine. Not bad enough to be delisted, but that was its fate. Hopefully they do better next time