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So it looks like we have another good Playstation exclusive on our hands. Anybody else picking this one up? 



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Isnt Yakuza 0 a prequel to Kiwama? Might have to play that first. Looks awesome though!



Hmm. I typically don't go after games with less than an 85MC unless the game just speaks to me. And with no prior association with the series, I have trouble pushing myself to get it.



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I'm buying it, but I feel like these games are reviewed by Yakuza fans.

I'm playing my 6th Yakuza game and this series doesn't do much to keep it fresh. I keep playing them because it scratches an itch I don't get in other games.



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AngryLittleAlchemist said:
Isnt Yakuza 0 a prequel to Kiwama? Might have to play that first. Looks awesome though!

Well Kiwami is a remake of the first game they don't expect you to know a cast of characters already.

You could start with either I suppose, but I kinda feel like the events of Yakuza 0 are more significant after having played Yakuza 1. Given 0 is bascially backstory.



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Azuren said:
Hmm. I typically don't go after games with less than an 85MC unless the game just speaks to me. And with no prior association with the series, I have trouble pushing myself to get it.

Yeah, I know that feeling. 80 to 84 MC is usually a great game, but only for a a niche audience. You have to be a fan of the series or genre to really get the most of a game like that. 



I often wonder how these games don't score a bit higher, but it's personal preference in the end, and I'm a huge Yakuza fanboy. Still, a few extra metacritic bleep-blorps would be nice. Really curious about this one since I've only played the 3 PS3 games. It looked freaking amazing from the vids I saw, but wondering how different it will be from the original, which from what I've read, is a slightly different formula from the 3, 4, and 5. Is it revamped to be more like the the Gen 7 games, or is it more faithful to the gen 6 games I never played? My understanding is that in terms of gameplay, the combat is main change between the 2 gens.



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AngryLittleAlchemist said:
Isnt Yakuza 0 a prequel to Kiwama? Might have to play that first. Looks awesome though!

Well Kiwami is a remake of the first game they don't expect you to know a cast of characters already.

You could start with either I suppose, but I kinda feel like the events of Yakuza 0 are more significant after having played Yakuza 1. Given 0 is bascially backstory.

So I might as well play Kiwama then 0? Also is Kiwama 30$?



Azuren said:
Hmm. I typically don't go after games with less than an 85MC unless the game just speaks to me. And with no prior association with the series, I have trouble pushing myself to get it.

 

Hiku said:

You damn right I'm getting it.



It even has child abuse, which is obviously a great addition to any game.



But then in Yakuza 5, she strikes back.

The third gif. What is that from? Yakuza 6?



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Amazon should ship this today in my hands in 5 minutes from this posting. I seriously have had a craving to play this. Dammit! Hurry up time!