Buying food and drinks(even though these purchases matter more in Yakuza). You can do menial tasks like: Arcade games, darts, and various others mini games. IMO here are some similarities and differences I noticed between the two franchises.Įnvironments are not big scale but have a incredible amount of depth and immersion. Didn't the creators of Yakuza work with Yu Suzuki on Shenmue? You can feel the uneasiness everytime the question is brought up. Yu Suzuki + Micheal Bay= Yakuza.Įven the creators of Yakuza and Yu Suzuki dont like the comparisons. I felt like I was playing a Arcade version of Shenmue. IMO I wholeheartedly agree with those that call Yakuza a spiritual successor. I'm not well versed in the Yakuza franchise.
#YAKUZA VS SLEEPING DOGS SERIES#
I wonder since Shenmue failed to continue as a series and Yakuza has steadily built more and more success with each installment, is there a bit of hate there? For many years gamers have always labeled Yakuza as a spiritual successor of the Shenmue series. But if you go in with an open mind while only expecting the unexpected and don't mind the sort of whacky japanese humor you also see quite often in anime like Gintama, I'd say you'll probably have a pretty good time.Īnd if not - like I said, Yakuza 0 only costs 5 bucks, so it won't be much of a loss.I wanted to start this thread to discuss the obvious tension in the air when comparing Shenmue and Yakuza.
I personally discovered it 2 years ago and it quickly became my favorite game series of all time, but I've also seen plenty of people who said it wasn't their cup of tea. There's not much of an in-between from what I've seen so far. From my experience, this series is something you'll either absolutely love or hate. The newest games (Yakuza: Like a Dragon and a spinoff called Judgement) have an english dub aswell, but almost all the main games don't have one.Īnother thing I should warn you about is that this series and its unique sense of humor aren't for everybody. One thing I should mention in this regard though is that (most of) the games only have japanese audio with english subtitles.
There are also tons of cutscenes, but they're all high very quality (the facial movement of the characters looks insanely realistic and the voice-acting is top-notch.)
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Its also best to go in fully blind because they're full of plottwists. These games have some of the best stories I've ever seen in a video game, and I dont use those words lightly. The side content is dangerously addicting and pretty lighthearted, while the main story is actually quite serious, dark and even emotional at times. They're both pretty fun and will not only make you tons of money to spend on other sutff but also unlock certain upgrades and gameplay mechanics the further you progress through them. In Yakuza 0 for example, one character can manage their own cabaret club and make it the number 1 most successful club in that region, while the other is in charge of a real estate firm and can slowly but surely take over half of the city. In each game there are also some bigger, more unique money-minigames with their own small storylines that the main characters can take part in. These range from things like Karaoke, to casino games, board games, card games, actual arcade games, golf, baseball, ect. Gameplay-wise it is mainly a beat-em-up with some really fun fighting mechanics, but there are also TONS (and I mean TONS) of minigames and other side content. You can't shoot or attack innocent people (you can only use weapons in fights), and you can't manually drive around the city either.īasically, its a JRPG with a linear storyline and a Bethesda-style open world map that is small in size but filled to the brim with interesting details and content. You shouldn't expect anything like GTA or Mafia. It isn't really like any other game series I've played. Pretty sure it costs like 5 bucks during a sale, so you really can't go wrong there.Īs for the gameplay, its hard to describe. The best starting points are Yakuza 0 and Yakuza Kiwami, though I personally think Yakuza 0 is the better starting point out of the two despite it technically being a prequel (if any game in the series can make you fall in love with it, its that game). The Yakuza games are heavily story focused (the story and writing are their strongest aspects imo), so playing them out of order will only lead to confusion and an overall worse experience. I'd definitely recommend you to play them in chronological order.
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