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One of the best turn based rpg of all time along with Infinite Wealth

Who are your favourite characters?

ichiban is my favourite protagonist of all time

Seonhee is great. Kiryu is amazing of course, but I am not that far in Kiryu's adventures

If you have not played it. I heavily recommend
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would recommend ppl play the kiryu games first, ESPECIALLY if ur gonna do infinite wealth

Dungeater posted...

would recommend ppl play the kiryu games first, ESPECIALLY if ur gonna do infinite wealth

7 is fine to start, but yes playing the Kiryu games and 7 should preferably be done before playing IW, but I still enjoyed IW while playing 0

Is 0 any good? It's on sale.

CrimsonWaffle posted...

Is 0 any good? It's on sale.

7 is turn based

0 is action based.

Do you like story games? I recommend getting both. They both have amazing stories

For years I wanted a jrpg set in a modern city that felt like a real place, and LaD checked all the boxes right down to being able to go to restaurants and bars. I also liked how creative the enemies were, and how they were contextualized. After I played this game I spent the next several months playing every mainline Yakuza game and both Judgments. What a great series

CrimsonWaffle posted...

Is 0 any good? It's on sale.

It's the best Yakuza game.

0 is my personal recommendation for starting. It's a great sampling of the action, tone, melodrama, humor, and side content that the series is famous for. It requires no previous knowledge to engage in, as it's a prequel to the main storyline, so it exists quite self-contained.

I played through 0 for the first time a while back and enjoyed it, but it was a bit too much like playing a movie, and didn't really inspire me to play more of the games, but I do have them all. I'll get around to it eventually, I'm sure.

ellis123 posted...

It's the best Yakuza game.

Technically speaking, I think Infinite Wealth is the better game, but 0 has a better story. I liked IW more for the characters interactions than the grand scheme

CyricZ posted...

0 is my personal recommendation for starting. It's a great sampling of the action, tone, melodrama, humor, and side content that the series is famous for. It requires no previous knowledge to engage in, as it's a prequel to the main storyline, so it exists quite self-contained.

I think if someone prefer rpg like me, 7 is better since it made me want to see all past games. I just started Kiwami and I do believe I will appreciate the story

DipDipDiver posted...

For years I wanted a jrpg set in a modern city that felt like a real place, and LaD checked all the boxes right down to being able to go to restaurants and bars. I also liked how creative the enemies were, and how they were contextualized. After I played this game I spent the next several months playing every mainline Yakuza game and both Judgments. What a great series

I mean. They are technically a real place lol

How are the judgements games? I am playing Kiwami and I consider maybe playing them as a break from Kiryu's adventures when I get in the middle

epik_fail1 posted...

Technically speaking, I think Infinite Wealth is the better game, but 0 has a better story. I liked IW more for the characters interactions than the grand scheme

Fair enough. That's the only Yakuza game I haven't played yet so I suppose it can potentially be better.

That said, I value story-based RPGs for their writing so if 0 has a better story then I suspect that my feelings will not change.

I've finished both Like a Dragon and Infinite Wealth, and unfortunately, I didn't enjoy either one.

IW is probably the last Yakuza that I'll play...outside of the ones I already own and haven't played yet (Kiwami, Kiwami 2 - I did play the originals - Y6, Judgment, & Lost Judgment).

Baron_Ox posted...

I've finished both Like a Dragon and Infinite Wealth, and unfortunately, I didn't enjoy either one.

IW is probably the last Yakuza that I'll play...outside of the ones I already own and haven't played yet (Kiwami, Kiwami 2 - I did play the originals - Y6, Judgment, & Lost Judgment).

Why didn't you like them?

I know a bit about the Kiryu line of games (played 0, watched streams of Kiwami 1 and 2), but I think IW did a good job of giving enough background that you can still feel the gut punch moments for Kiryu's side without having gone too deep. Obviously don't have the full story and attachment that folks would have after playing the full series.

I felt like they didn't respect your time.

you could have either cinematics, waves of combat, or both, before you could save.

you could also be playing for hours and then be thrown into yet another tutorial, and you'd have to stick with that for a while (sujimon, Dondoko Island, etc.).

I liked the characters, but I didn't really care for the main stories.

also, it was lame how you'd have to grind sometimes. like, the game would encourage it.

I'd probably give LaD 6.5-7/10 and IW a 6/10.

Baron_Ox posted...

you could also be playing for hours and then be thrown into yet another tutorial, and you'd have to stick with that for a while (sujimon, Dondoko Island, etc.).

god i haaaaate this and so many yakuzas are guilty of it

Dungeater posted...

god i haaaaate this and so many yakuzas are guilty of it

I mean. That was optional

epik_fail1 posted...

I mean. That was optional

no, completing them is optional. the pace killer tutorials are not

and i love all the side gigs in older games for the most part. but i hate sujimon and dodongo

agreed.

I don't want to make it seem like LaD and IW are the only Yakuzas I have issues with because of that.

I think I preferred the first two games just because they were a bit light on it (I can't really remember since it's been a long while).

Dungeater posted...

no, completing them is optional. the pace killer tutorials are not

and i love all the side gigs in older games for the most part. but i hate sujimon and dodongo

Oh ok. I didn't get it right. I loved Sujimon and dodongo personally. I just wish you could change the building colors, they look so dirty

epik_fail1 posted...

How are the judgements games?

Judgment games are good! They're a nice break from yakuza drama and more detective stories. It's a weird vibe being a normal law-abiding person.

CyricZ posted...

Judgment games are good! They're a nice break from yakuza drama and more detective stories. It's a weird vibe being a normal law-abiding person.

Gameplay wise? Are they much different?

epik_fail1 posted...

Gameplay wise? Are they much different?

they play like tighter dragon engine kiryu games

the MC has his own unique styles. i would say Lost Judgment has some of the best combat in video games as a medium

theres also some annoying detective mechanics that get toned down or tightened up in the sequel

epik_fail1 posted...

How are the judgements games? I am playing Kiwami and I consider maybe playing them as a break from Kiryu's adventures when I get in the middle

They're both top tier Yakuza games, and the amount of side content in Lost Judgment is crazy even for this series

I think Lost Judgment might be the only one in the franchise to have a full blown expansion with the Kaito Files, but I could be wrong.

Baron_Ox posted...

I think Lost Judgment might be the only one in the franchise to have a full blown expansion with the Kaito Files, but I could be wrong.

You're correct on that one. Kaito Files is the only multi-chapter DLC story content they've ever released and it's some of the best short-form writing they've ever done.

So yeah to answer the previous question, the Judgment series is action combat like the earlier LAD games combined with detective-style minigames, things like chasing, tailing, lock-picking, eavesdropping, and in LJ you add things like parkouring and infiltrating. Some of the minigames hit and some of them don't. For the most part, they do tend to overstay their welcome, but are not so bad as to ruin the experience.

I think the combat in the Judgement games is my favorite in the series.

bullshit they charge for ng+

but im playing through IW from a friend gifting it to me and im having a very nice time with it

Intro2Logic posted...

I think the combat in the Judgement games is my favorite in the series.

That's basically a function of it being some of their latest in action combat, particularly when it comes to the Dragon Engine. Yakuza 6 and Kiwami 2 were rough on action combat, and then it seems they kinda "got it" when they moved on to Judgment, then Lost Judgment, then Like a Dragon Gaiden which is also fun and awesome.