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kiwami is a mess and such a disappointing sequel to zero. i get that it's their first shot at a yakuza game but even then it's only decent at that.
the story is the most underwhelming part about the game, i didnt care about any of the characters especially the ones introduced in kiwami and the ones that were introduced in zero either appeared in 2 cutscenes or died which was really disappointing because they built them up to be this cool interesting character just to fucking hit the gutter in their first scene. not only that but the bosses are also garbage, they felt like they were made on the ps2 and they were such a slog to go through aside from the majima boss fights which were really fun fights. speaking of, the best part about this game are the kiwami exclusive content like majima everywhere, it's such a fun side thing and the boss fights are both challenging and fun, it got annoying sometimes but i can excuse it because they're so funny. the nishiki cutscenes are also a really good addition because it fleshes out his character and without it, it really doesn't make sense why he turned bad.
the substories also took a big hit, what was some of my favorite parts in zero turned into some of the most boring things i've played in a while with the repetitive and formulaic nature of most of them. i can remember like 2 substories from this game compared to the like 10 in zero. karaoke also sucks in this game btw.
the combat is really fun though i'll give it that, the street fights were some of the highlights of the game. the way they handled style switching in this game is really great it made the combat more fun to play around with. (i know the style switching upgrade is a thing in zero but it's locked to an accessory (sucks)) this just makes the boss fights even more disappointing because the combat is so great and free form until you're forced to play a specific way for the bosses which goes against the freestyle gameplay it's going for (looking at you kiwami heat actions).
overall while i do get it's supposed to be a faithful remake but i think it's to its detriment. i saw a review saying it's a ps2 game masked with ps4 graphics and i wholeheartedly agree with that. what sucks most is that there's glimpses of kiwami being a solid game with the kiwami exclusive content but is so overruled by the stuff from the original yakuza 1.
the story is the most underwhelming part about the game, i didnt care about any of the characters especially the ones introduced in kiwami and the ones that were introduced in zero either appeared in 2 cutscenes or died which was really disappointing because they built them up to be this cool interesting character just to fucking hit the gutter in their first scene. not only that but the bosses are also garbage, they felt like they were made on the ps2 and they were such a slog to go through aside from the majima boss fights which were really fun fights. speaking of, the best part about this game are the kiwami exclusive content like majima everywhere, it's such a fun side thing and the boss fights are both challenging and fun, it got annoying sometimes but i can excuse it because they're so funny. the nishiki cutscenes are also a really good addition because it fleshes out his character and without it, it really doesn't make sense why he turned bad.
the substories also took a big hit, what was some of my favorite parts in zero turned into some of the most boring things i've played in a while with the repetitive and formulaic nature of most of them. i can remember like 2 substories from this game compared to the like 10 in zero. karaoke also sucks in this game btw.
the combat is really fun though i'll give it that, the street fights were some of the highlights of the game. the way they handled style switching in this game is really great it made the combat more fun to play around with. (i know the style switching upgrade is a thing in zero but it's locked to an accessory (sucks)) this just makes the boss fights even more disappointing because the combat is so great and free form until you're forced to play a specific way for the bosses which goes against the freestyle gameplay it's going for (looking at you kiwami heat actions).
overall while i do get it's supposed to be a faithful remake but i think it's to its detriment. i saw a review saying it's a ps2 game masked with ps4 graphics and i wholeheartedly agree with that. what sucks most is that there's glimpses of kiwami being a solid game with the kiwami exclusive content but is so overruled by the stuff from the original yakuza 1.
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POPKONI
1 year ago