Yakuza Kiwami 2 leaked on Taiwanese PSN Store

As expected. Wonder what their other game will be though

Not seeing shit.

>>388160978
>Not seeing shit.

I am.

Umm.. Is it good?

>>388160758
AHHHHH SHIIIIIIEEEEET

fuck yeah baby

I'm pretty hyped.

>>388160758

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-Y4JI_VpTE

I hope this is true.

why chinks do this?
they destroy surprise in tomorrow's stream
Fuck

thought this would happen. very excited to see what else they announce on the stream

MY FUCKING DICK

>>388160758
I hope SEGA sees all the interest in the west has for this series and gives us an on time localization.

>>388162204
this isnt the surprise. they are announcing new game(s) too

>Runs on Yakuza 6 engine
Nice

>>388162204
Trailer tomorrow.

>>388162204
Kiwami 2 happening is not really a surprise.

>>388160758
Kiwaki was mediocre at best

Cool.

So this was the "expected game". I wonder what other games are announcing tomorrow.

>>388162685
?

>>388162770
Whoa. What the fuck. Aceman, you're still alive and lurking /v/?

>>388162919
Hello anon. And yes

>>388162881
some spin-off like Dead Souls I guess

>>388160758
Sorry, pc cucks. No port for you ^_^

>>388162937
I miss when namefagging was more common. Namefags curbed the shitposting by a little bit. I dropped doing it once they added (You)'s.

Hope you're doing well you fucking piece of shit cool guy, I always thought you were swell.

>>388163097
Fuck off shitposter

>>388163097
woah...so this... is the power.... of shitposting faggots

YATTA

>>388163391
Fuck off falseflagger

>>388163391
>imblying
idort masterrace. loved 0 and already preordered Kiwami. try harder, kid.

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POST YOUR FUCKING FACE WHEN
>Ryuji fight in full HD

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>>388163532

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>>388163532

>>388162347
Does it?

And, is it?

>>388160758
Hopefully they'll announce 0,1,2, and 6 for PC tomorrow too.

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>game being built in 6's engine
Let's hope Nagoshi's team have managed to make the combat better by then

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>>388163532
>A Scattered Moment remix

>>388162334
>SEGA browse western websites
>wat dis? gook gta? XD
>sleeping dogs rip-off
>this game looks so sexist

>>388163739
don't know if its true but there was a rumor that 6 will run better in the western release for some fucking reason

>>388163817
The sad part is some idiots say that crap unironically.

>>388163719
According to gematsu yes

And in my opinion yes, because it will feel more like a remake and less like an enhanced port

>>388163738
if Yakuza is coming to pc they wont announce it tomorrow, Japan doesn't care about pc gaymen and its a Japanese stream.

>>388163830
Apparently the Pro at least removes the worst-I've-ever-seen screentearing when standing in front of the frozen food section in konbinis.

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>>388163532
>tiger punching in HD

>>388163817
Sad, that 90% of gamers unironically thinks like this

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>>388163532
>this scene will be remade in HD
god bless SEGA

>>388163830
I hope thats true. The jap demo of 6 barely fucking ran on my PS4pleb edition.
It's cool that I can throw dudes in and out of stores through windows and doors now but if the average framerate is barely 20 then I'd rather have the game be on the same engine yakuza 0 is.

>>388163097
i own a pc ps4 xbox one. idk why i fell for the bait fuck it (you)

>>388163757
>A scattered moment and As a man, as a brother in dubstep

ITS SHIT.

>>388164779
>xbox one
why?

>>388160758
Doesn't matter. Haruka became a slut in 6 so everything you did from the moment you got her was wasted. There's really no point playing.

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>tfw the Intelligence for Violence remix is ruined by shitty vocals

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>>388165080
when the story falls flat, all you got left is gameplay.

and the good thing is, gameplay>story

>>388164779
>pc
why?

>>388164935
>>388165215
6 soundtrack was good though, i guess Nagoshi was just going through a dubstep phase when making the 0 and Kiwami

>>388165408
0's soundtrack was good but Kiwamis was lackluster.

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am i the only one who liked Kiwami's Remixes?

>>388165512
I liked the Son of a Gun remix

>>388165512
Some where good but the overall ost was weak.

>>388165276
sorry you're retarded

>>388165512
It was okay. Overall. Still it's kinda weak.

>>388165037
>friends
>my profile of the past 10 years
>couldnt stand my ps3 sluggish interface


>>388165276
>mods
>piracy
>cheaper games
>run games on higher settings

YA'LL MISSING THE POINT

CUTE DETECTIVE KARAOKE

>>388165610
>No game system
So why?

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>Kaoru in HD

>>388165789
He didn't say xbox one, silly.

>>388165847
PC and Xbox one have the same number of games = 0

>>388165512
They work better with in game. If you were listening to them without gameplay amplifying it, it sounds like trash. Still can't believe what they did to Funk Goes On.

>>388166171
>implying i care for any character except sidesotry cahracters

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I really hope they make being a host into a full side-activity like Money Island was in Y0
That was easily my favorite mission in 2

>>388160758
Fucking sweet

As someone who started the series with 0, I am very glad to see this.
I wonder if they'll keep doing Kiwami's, or if they'll stop with 2. I guess they could always do Kiwami 3 next gen, when the leap is presumably bigger.

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>tfw they'll probably take out crazy ken band in the western release

>>388166171
He didn't die though, he faked his death so no one will bother Haruka/others to get his attention.

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>>388166418
>As someone who started the series with 0

discarded

>>388166480
>being elitist about a series that needed new blood
yeah because the previous few years of uncertainty were much better, right?

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>>388163532

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>>388166562
>WAAAAAAAAAH M-M-MUH ELITIST
and yes, uncertainty preserved this series up until 6, and SEGA pandered to fags who started on 0 when they made it.

reminder that you will NEVER EVER feel the true yakuza experience by playing 0 first.

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>>388160758
Can't wait to see this in HD

>>388166746
>and yes, uncertainty preserved this series up until 6
and you had to wait years for localisation, and when it did happen you didn't even get a fucking physical release
>and SEGA pandered to fags who started on 0 when they made it
they pandered to chinks because they're greedy, not the same thing
>reminder that you will NEVER EVER feel the true yakuza experience by playing 0 first
and you won't feel the experience of going into Kiwami/1 from 0 knowing the bond between Kiryu and Nishki

you're literally being an elitist fedora about a series that was in limbo without new fans
good job hating your favourite series, cuck

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>>388166462
I fucking love CKB
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoGSxuEynhk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hxXERCVIrg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_Xn8S8Hnpk

>>388162204
They confirmed to announce other projects. lol they even said expect the expected or something like that.

>>388165690
>mods
>piracy
>cheaper games
>run games on higher settings

No yakuza but whatever

>>388162881
Hopefully Akiyama's adventures or dead souls 2 with online and binary domain game play

>>388162881
Akiyama spin off

But Majima and Saejima are more popular characters according to polls.

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>>388167014
>and you won't feel the experience of going into Kiwami/1 from 0 knowing the bond between Kiryu and Nishki
what? i felt it fine since i played all the games

now i'll remind you that you will also NEVER EVER experience those fights ever again since you spoiled yourself.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEm2oQUDEho
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ti8tKjuByo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thac8hsYA-8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISXuYD33sk0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FViwDuuFmE

im also 100% aware that you're just baiting since you've done this with almost exact phrases over and over

https://boards.fireden.net/v/search/text/yakuza%20elitist/

but i dont care, i just like the series enough to prove you wrong

>>388167323
I wish the next spin-off they make is a like Kenzan/Ishin but set in the Taisho era

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>>388167541
B
T
F
O

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>>388160758
I have 1-4 and Dead Souls. They're fun. Wife liked to watch me play. Think they'll ever come to pc or does Sony have them by the balls?

>>388167303
If we have yakuza on PC, what kind of mod do you want?
I want to make street thugs into cat wrestlers

>>388167541
>>388167659
samefag

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>>388167128
Same. Real happy Y2 introduced me to them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atkf6NK0fXA

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>>388167541
nice

>>388167541
Even if the reveal was stupid, the Aizawa fight was amazing. Far better then the final; boss in 4 and 6.

>>388167687
>Think they'll ever come to pc
Doubt it but one never knows
>or does Sony have them by the balls?
Not really, i think they just enjoy working on their platforms since they know people will buy their games on them, the only time they ported a Yakuza game to another system it flopped terribly

>>388167739
>no arguments
>S-S-S-Samefag!

famous last words of a 0fag

>>388167709
>If we have
>japanese stream
>implying japanese give a shit about pc ports
>implying they will show one

Nope

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>>388167541
>that fucking build-up of Mine boss fight

Will people finally stop recomending the terrible PS2 games?

>>388167541
>what? i felt it fine since i played all the games
no fuckface, when you first played 1 you didn't know half the shit that happened between kiryu/nishki and thus will NEVER EVER get the experience someone coming from 0 to kiwami will have. deal with it.

>i'm also 100% aware that you're just baiting since you've done this with almost exactly phrases over and over
nope but it's nice to know other anons think being elitist over a series on the brink of death is retarded too

>>388167303
and the retard /b/aby missed the part where i said i own a ps4. *yawn* but thats okay sweetie take a nappy

Jesus fuck they're making 500 Yakuza games per second

Okay okay. I have Yakuza 0, so where do I go from here?

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Does anyone know the best way to level weapon skills in Y5? It just dawned on me I've been playing Kiryu for fifteen hours now and only have Light 2H maxed and everything else is like 3-6 at best and still have three more characters to deal with. I know some weapons you just use the infinite ones at endgame, but what about things like firearms, kali sticks, knuckles, nunchucks, tonfas, and hammers? This seems like it's going to be a ridiculous time sink.

>>388167519
I don't get how Saejima is a more popular character than Akiyama. Majima I get because of 0 through 2 (Maybe even 3 and Dead Souls), but Saejima is just an asshole to everyone including people he helps in 4, it's only in 5 where he actually becomes a level-headed and respectful guy who you like playing as and despite having an entire section devoted to him he doesn't really do much in it besides get off a mountain and then talk to a guy. Akiyama was great in every game he was in, even in 5 he's trying his best to help out Haruka and kicking ass while doing it.

>>388168106
Kiwami and the Kiwami 2.

>>388167908
>can't even be arsed to fake a paint image
embarrassing

>>388168106
>so where do I go from here?
Get Kiwami that comes out in a few days

>>388168176
Wasn't there another one that recently released?

>>388168081
not him but what the fuck are you talking about? they literally explain the shit between kiryu and nishiki.

also i find it odd that you call him nishki instead of nishiki. you made that mistake twice.

Where are my Kenzan and Isshin translations?

>>388168106
Play 0, then Kiwami, then Kiwami 2, then the PS3 games, then 6

Ignore the autistic elitists, 0 was designed to bring in new fans and it's the best in the series so you'll know whether you it's for you or not after playing it.

>>388168282
NEVER EVER, blame the people that decided "yakuza" was a good name to call the series

Wait what games is kiwami 2 going to be? Weren't 3 and 4 already in the same engine as 0 and kiwami?

>>388168282
>translations
Learn Glorious Nipponese or fuck off, gaijin

>>388168260
Yes its 6 but that comes out next year

>>388168260
6 but it's not localized yet and you'd need to play the PS3 games first and it's also not that good.

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>>388168106
START

AT

1

Avoid starting at 0 or kiwami.

>>388168263
>they literally explain the shit between kiryu and nishiki
a few scenes of exposition isn't remotely equal to an entire fucking game around their relationship

>>388168351
it says right there, Yakuza 2

>>388168282
Never the official reason is that it would be too hard for people to understand the culture back then.

>>388168407
>I suffered with the terrible PS2 gameplay so I want others to do the same
Shameful

>>388168418
But... isn't kiwami 1 and 2?

>>388168407
>start at 1
Ignore this retard.

>>388168114
Akiyama is also a good dancer.

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>yakuza threads were always comfy 24/7
>0 drops in
>thread quality drops along with people recommending others to start at 0

so Ace Combat's the only series untainted now. what a tragedy

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Yeah yeah yeah, that's great in all but will we be able to engage in a M A S C U L I N E ,naked fight scene in a steamy, sweaty bathhouse with Ryuji?

>>388168106
If you are willing to spend hundreds of hours into the franchise and probably burn out of it then release order

Otherwise just play 0 > Kiwami/1 > Kiwami2/2 to get the best of the series

>>388168504
No Kiwami is a remake of 1 only, Kiwami 2 is going to be a remake of 2
You're probably confusing them with 1+2HD which are just HD remasters of the first two games

>>388168504
No, it's just 1.

>>388168553
You started first, asshole

>>388168504
Kiwami's a remake of the first game.

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>>388168421
This fujoshit translated
Not kenzan
Why?

>>388168628
???

>>388168553
Yeah, I hope all these new fans fuck off and the series goes back to pre-0. Man, I sure love not knowing if I'm getting a game or not!

>>388168643
because "Yakuza"

>>388168651
>Anon says he's happy about Kiwami 2 because he started with 0
>proceed to sperg all over the thread

Never played a yakuza game, is the new yakuza remake a good entry?

you guys do realize those "0fags" are just 2 people samefagging right?

install 4chan X you dumbasses, you all are beint baited hard

>>388168401
What's wrong with 6?

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>>388168185
>I can't even make a flaw in your argument so i'll just bitch about you not doing it.

Fucking pathetic. Are you happy now?

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>>388168813
Shhhhhhhh don't let the newfags know

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RELEASE ORDER FROM THE BEGINNING

>>388168850
>taking this long to edit some pixels in paint
state of you

>>388168643
because yaoi shits sell well in the west
manly games like yakuza don't sell
westerners are gay comfirmed

>>388168817
Many things but in short, they fell for the open world and full voice acting memes so there are fewer substories and stuff like that.

>>388168792
>is the new yakuza remake a good entry?
Yes, the first game on ps2 has a somewhat stiff combat

>>388168106
Play the series in order of the original game releases. Kiwami is good and all, but they feel more like special extended versions of the original games.

>>388168813
>omg!!! new game brought in new fans!!??
>they must be baiting me!!!!
actual autism

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>>388168939
yakuza series was always open world

>>388168927
>manly games like yakuza don't sell
>tfw the Yakuza series is far more masculine than any recent western games
Most of the west just doesn't understand masculinity.

>>388168329
>>388168687
This, lasy ass translators

>>388168975
Nice. Thanks anon

>>388168939
They also fell for the "Stop recycling decade old assets and instead make new ones" meme, you guys always forget that part

>>388168995
>Play the series in order of the original game releases
Don't do this.

If you're going to do the story in order, start with Kiwami and then Kiwami 2.
If you're looking to see if the series is right for you, start with 0.

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>>388168106
>>388168792
Start from the PS2 games and play in release order. Games don't have expiration dates and you can play the originals and the remakes, fucks sake. Why is it even a question?

>>388169107
im starting to think its just one person doing this. exact post already made 5 times ITT

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>>388163532
>That baller ass fight in the Generator room with Hayashi
>The Castle Area/Tiger fight
>Kaoru
>All in 1080p 60fps

>>388169142
>Start from the PS2 games
Ignore this spastic. Play the remakes, they're objectively superior.

>>388169023
You're no longer confined to a certain area when fighting and while that might sound good it brought a lot of problems

>>388169104
Are you talking about Kiryu's lack of butt cheeks?

Way of the Dragon
There solved the name problem, call me anytime you want Sega, I charge by the minute

>>388169107
Listen to this anon
The games are too long and similar gameplay wise so playing all of them back to back in release order is not a fun experience

>>388169187
that's because you fucks are taking the bait all the time. never played the games :^)

>>388160758
YES YES YES HD RYUJI GODAAAAAA

>>388169187
That was my first post ITT. I don't want potential fans to get memed by autistic elitists, I actually like physical releases of my Yakuza thanks.

>>388160758
Does this mean we're gonna get Kiwami 3-5 too? I'm not familiar with the series, but I'd love to play it through on PS4, since I don't have a PS3.

>>388169107
Here's why you're retarded
>anon starts with Kiwami
>has to wait a year or more for Kw2 to come out and be localized
>has to tread back almost a decade in the series growth in gameplay to play 3

or
>starts with zero
>foreshadowing and cameos utterly lost on a newcomer
>then, repeat the above

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>>388169320
>That was my first post ITT
>IP count didnt change

>>388169142
>>>388168106
>>>388168792 (You)
>Start from the PS2 games and play in release order. Games don't have expiration dates and you can play the originals and the remakes, fucks sake. Why is it even a question?

>no gaming pc
>ps2 emu is bad
>don't want to spend money on an old ps2 or ps3 (original backwards compatible ver.) And spend more on the games
>only got a ps4 to play games

>>388169240
Nice, fits the original name too, way better than yakuza

Now all that's missing is the PC version.

>>388169415
Ok. Doesn't change the fact that the PS4 games are all poor starting points.

Now my question is, did they fucking optimize the engine so it will run well on base PS4 at a steddy fps.

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STOP FALLING FOR LITERALLY YEARS OLD BAIT

They did the same thing with MGS threads with "Start at MGS3 ignore everything" posts spammed in every thread. same thing with GTA and Fallout

don't believe me? use the fucking archives you newfags. how did you guys even fall for it?

Chinese name is 'Dragon among us' or some shit IIIRC

>>388169581
lol get a ps4 pro X : enhanced edition with the external RAM addon and battery pack

>>388169343
>has to wait a year or more for Kw2 to come out and be localized
So what? Better than burning yourself out by playing the series back to back.
>has to tread back almost a decade in the series growth gameplay to play 3
This argument is always retarded. You know these anons haven't been living under a rock since 2001 right? They've experience modern video games and the PS2 games will feel dated no matter what. Mong.

>>388169325
While it is possible, i highly doubt it.
They are probably mostly gonna remaster the PS2 games and that's it.

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>>388169660
>Dragon among us
Bigby and Kiryu team-up time?

>>388169738
I agree, the ps3 ones are pretty fine (especially 4 and 5). They may get ported if anything.

>>388169618
>anyone who disagrees with me is baiting
A U T I S M

>>388169660
人中之龍 and 如龍
both mean pretty much the same thing as the jap name

>>388169738
Ah, okay. Guess I'll have to take the plunge and buy a PS3. Hopefully they drop in price a bit thanks to PS3 emulation becoming viable.

>>388169531
>Doesn't change the fact that the PS4 games are all poor starting points.
When did you play your first Yakuza game anon?

>>388169852
now if only the english name would stop being such a special snowflake...

>>388160758
Well Kiwami was kinda meh and this is using the engine 6 used, god I hope they do better, hell I just hope they don't fuck it up.

>>388169883
Yakuza 1 in 2015 and then I played through the entire series up until the week of 0's release.

>>388169883
last year but at least i fucking emulated the original games and played in order

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IT's ACTUALLY HAPPENING

>>388169682
I just don't have the money or space to buy another fucking console and Yakuza is my favorite game series since I started 0 then went through the other ones. I've been hype about Kiwami since the US version was announced and I just really want to relive the events of Yakuza 2 especially since it will have to address the problems with 6 since you have to explore new areas in Osaka and Kamurocho plus they will have to add Purgatory for story reasons amongst other things so I am so excited. I knew they would do it, I just can't wait for a sort of trailer to drop in the livestream later today/tomorrow.

>>388169989
>>388169993
>these are the fags telling you not to play the remakes
Really makes you think

>>388170028
what's happening

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>>388169841
It'd be nice if they ported 5 over to PS4. I love that game, but the framerate is pretty bad at times, especially in Saejima's city.

>>388170079
If anything, it should tell you the Ps2 games haven't "aged" as poorly as you keep saying they have.

Yakuza elitists on /v/
>force newfag to play by release order
>hate 0 newfag
>hate kiwami and 6

>>388170152
I played 0 then bought all the others and played in release order. Guess /v/ hates me?

>>388170028
I swear Anris tits get bigger in every picture I see of her, is she jealous of Hitomi or something?

>>388168659
I remember playing the demo to 3 and not knowing what the fuck I was playing but I loved it

Release order is not always the best order, but in this case it is.

>>388160758
>Yakuza

Can't you not fucking read?

Sucks it's not on PS3 anymore. PS4 CFW when

>>388170401
>Sucks it's not on the fucking decade old console

fuck off

>>388170152
I've been playing the series for years and I'm glad it's popular. Hell, I haven't even played 1/2, only 3, 4, 5, 0, Kiwami and Ishin. Not everyone has a PS2 anymore or wants to play the PS2 versions. I'm fine with playing the remakes.

Also, 6 has bigger problems by sound of it, it's elitism (in some cases).

There's nothing really wrong with starting the series with 0, then playing Kiwami and Kiwami 2. If they enjoy the games and would call themselves 'fans' of them, they'll most likely tread through the slightly worse gameplay of 3-5. If they weren't enjoying themselves, they would've dropped off earlier. 3 games is enough for someone to get invested in a series

>>388170249
I don't hate you anon. I'm thankful that you're supporting the series.

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When's the livestream, anyway?

>>388160758
Can someone translate the text?

>>388170607
This

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>>388163532

>>388170607
This is what I try to tell to these shitty elitists, not everyone is willing to spend so much time just to find out if they will like a game series or not. But surprise they are autists

>>388165810
but we got that in 3

Le play in release order meme.
Why the hell wouldn't you just play Kiwami and then go 2-6? The remake comes out in a few days so why not just play the definitive version of the game? You can always loop back and play Yakuza 1 later if you want.

>>388170638
blah blah game on new engine

blah blah yakuza 2, blah blah added majima story, blah blah new cast of actors 3dCG face models and voice, blah blah new engine gives smooth gameplay, beautiful cinematic, impactful music, variety of playground and side story

>>388170638
>new stories about Majima added and he's playable
>run on 6's 'Dragon Engine'

>>388170845
>added majima story
Hope they add the bomb defusing scene as a playable minigame

>>388170861
>>388170927
Majima is fucking playable with added story content? Even more to look forward to

Also the argument that playing the newer games makes the older games harder to sit through is a bad argument. If they can't make it through after playing the newer games, they were never gonna make it through the franchise in release order.

>>388171043
He's playable, not sure if added story just means they made his story playable or new content

>>388160758

Fucku~ yeah

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoRwdhU6IQo

>>388170818
>>388169343

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>>388171123
>playing a series in the most cut-and-dry way possible (release order) is now taboo or frowned down upon
>bitching that you don't have the consoles or the time to play older games on a video game enthusiast image board
The fuck /v/?

>>388170845
>added majima story
AAAAAAHHHHH no more, Majima Everywhere is so repetitive and shit.

>>388171480
Sorry, didn't mean to reply

>>388171519
Majima everywhere is not story you dumbass

>>388171623
I don't care asshole, they don't need to squeeze him in everywhere.

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Will it have zeros gameplay or 6's?

Only time will tell

>>388171480
See>>388170607

>>388160758
AW SHIT.

BEST GIRL KAORU GETTING THE TREATMENT. FUCKING FINALLY.

>>388171753
That's the real question, if its using its engine they could be using its gameplay and that would make the game shit by default.

>>388171681
well he didn't even have a fucking fight in 6, we need compensation for that

>>388171849
I was more upset with a plethora of characters not appearing, even the florist didn't appear, everything about that game was lame.

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>>388171827
>>388171753

Supposedly it's using 6's engine, according to this guy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBDwVAJ7aN8

So uhhh hopefully they've worked out the kinks by now

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Fucking yes, best villain is back.

They better bring back Crazy Ken Band

>>388171753
It says 6's engine in the translated description so probably 6

>>388171827
6 uses a new engine so of course it felt off at first, by now they should've know their way around it to make the combat feel better

>>388171939
Well they're not blowing the entire budget on Kitano or making the engine so we should be okay. Excited to see Kaoru and Ryuji in full hd glory

>>388171802
I can see an argument being made to start with KW if the person in question is a piss baby who just "CAN'T STAND" the "ugh, so dated" PS2 games. However, starting with the prequel game defeats the purpose of prequels.

>>388171936
They should have done what they always did for new engines, make a spin off title, no one would have minded another one that soon if it meant a better last chapter for our beloved MC. Instead his send off turns out to be a forgettable mediocre experience because they didn't use the time to experiment with another title and so it made it feel like a tech project than a game.

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>YFW The most kino scene in vidya now remastered
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXhEjtcnddg

>>388160758
>yfw the Daejin Kim boss has been changed to be just like Jingu

>>388172151
who's worse? munakata, daejin kim, or jingu?

December 17 release please
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhXkgr-2_sI

>>388172230
Kenzan's "Final boss"

>>388172083
>However, starting with the prequel game defeats the purpose of prequels.
0 was made as a starting point for people wanting to get into the series, given how it had a physical release despite 5 being digital only in NA. Also, 0 acts a nice introduction to Kiwami and people will likely be more invested in the story of Kiwami if they enjoyed 0. THe only thing they'll miss is some fanservice and foreshadowing

>>388172230
Kiwami's Jingu. If you die you gotta run the milleniun tower gauntlet all over again, at least with Kim you don't have to redo the Jingweon gauntlet and refight Ryuji if you lose but Kiwami 2 will probably change that

>>388172271
5 was digital only because of the poor sales+reception of Dead Souls, so Sony stepped in and brought it over to PSN. The high sales of 5 led to SEGA changing their tune again. If you have a source with Nagoshi himself stating 0 was intended for newcomers though, by all means share it.

>>388160758
People are saying Kiwami 1 is shit, so why should I be excited for this?

>>388172448
Hopefully it will be better, hopefully.

>>388172446
Did they honestly think more people would buy dead Souls than a mainline game?

>>388172448
>People are saying Kiwami 1 is shit
but its not?

>>388171480
Nobody is saying release order is taboo. What we're saying is that the remakes are objectively superior and therefore a better entry point for newcomers.

Playing 1 over Kiwami just for e-cred is maximum retarded.

>>388170145
Don't fool yourself. Yakuza 1 aged horribly, it should at least have Y2 levels of technical advancement to still be relevant today.

>>388172448
literally who? kiwami fixes kiryu's fighting, has no less handholding than 0, and is much than 0. fuck out of here and play it first

>>388172448
But it isnt.

>>388172446
It's easy to assume 0 was intended for newcomers. You don't need to know much about the series to play it and enjoy the story, and it coincides with the release of Kiwami. The first game came out on the PS2 over 10 years ago, people aren't making that jump back to give a series they've never played that kind of investment.

>>388172582
That's what the HD Remaster did actually, a shame we didn't get that. At times I preferred the original over Kiwami, some of these gimmicks are terrible.

>tfw the soundtrack will turn into dubstep
>somber feeling of the final boss gets turned into shit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcEtPhCJenQ

>>388172448
Only shitposters who have never played the games would say that. Kiwami was a great game and superior to 1 in every way.

>>388172682
Another thing I fear, Kiwami's soundtrack is god awful with those terrible remixes.

>>388172614
less*

>always wanted to play Yakuza
>never had a playstation
>get PS4
>can't play any PS3 games
>0 is out but don't want to play it until Kiwami
Just have to wait a few more days.

>>388172682
FUCK IF THEY CHANGE THE FUCKING FINAL BATTLE THEME I WILL BE LIVID AS FUCK.

THAT SHIT WAS SO GOOD.

That's one of my all time favorite final battle themes.

>>388172682
They made For Who's Sake insanely better and one of my favorite tracks in Kiwami so they may just make A Scattered Moment even better.

I hope Kiwami 2 has more effort thrown in than the first Kiwami.

>>388172803
Well considering how dull they made For Who's Sake, I'm not hopeful and I agree with you, that track is just beautiful.

>>388160758
I knew they were going to remake the old games up to Yakuza 5 from what I heard, but still. Kick ass.

>>388172792
Just start playing 0, it's not like you're gonna finish it before Kiwami comes out.

>>388172825
with supposed playable majima, it definitely will

>>388172582
It was a bit clunky even when it came out but that doesn't mean it isn't worth playing. I don't like this whole perception some people have of media in general where they feel the need to consume it as quickly as possible so they can move on to the most current trendy release. Just enjoy the fucking ride.

>>388172448

see>>388170152
they pretend they're Yakuza expat
they believe that bitching about newer games make them look hardcore fans

>>388172880
Don't get your hopes up about 3-5 since that literally makes no sense for them to do so. Maybe 3 but 4 and 5 are pretty fine and may get ported at the most.

>>388169213
>That baller ass fight in the Generator room with Hayashi

That's almost enough to make me -not- get it. Shit was traumatizing. That and not perfectly completing the Korean celebrity quest thus locking me out of Amon.

>>388172808
I can't comment on For Who's Sake but A Scattered Moment is fine as it is as it captures the sad and serious tone of the fight. If they do remix it, for the love of god, they better not make it a dubstep remix.

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The ACTUAL real best girl of the Yakuza series is coming back.

>>388172825
The only thing we have to fear is them using 6's gameplay and not improving it. Oh and a shit OST and maybe some dumb gimmick thrown in.

>>388172880
They don't really have any reason to remake 3,4 and 5. Maybe Kenzan but fat chance.

>>388172825
>the gook slaves who work on yakuza putting any effort into a remake
Kiwami was a side project that probably only happened because one employee decided to take a sick day

>>388172956
Let's hope so.
Kiwami is honestly okay, but i felt no urge to finish that game.
I really just want bit more focus on the combat encounters.

I really don't want to have another situation like in Kiwami where "KILL THAT ARROGANT MO THER FU CKER" Hayashi fights like fucking Baba of all people

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>>388173012
Most of us like 0. We just don't like a lot of the crowd it brought with it. People in these threads are pretty vocal about the specific issues KW has, it isn't blind contrarianism. As for 6, see for yourself.
https://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%82%BB%E3%82%AC%E3%82%B2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0%E3%82%B9-%E9%BE%8D%E3%81%8C%E5%A6%82%E3%81%8F6-%E5%91%BD%E3%81%AE%E8%A9%A9%E3%80%82-PS4/dp/B01J2XM0R6#customerReviews

>>388172808
Yeah honestly I don't think Kiwami's soundtrack is that bad. Most people probably only listened to the Funk Goes On remix (which is admittedly a little too dubstep) and then judged the rest of it on that.

these aren't bad at all imo:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kc0Q9sfbhwg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DASH8Yfcfs4

they almost seem to fit the early 2000s setting in a way

>>388170028
>they will remove her from the western release

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>>388163532
>new dynamic intro like the Nishiki fight in Kiwami
>that final qte at the end of the game
I can't fucking wait

December 17th seems pretty soon. I should replay 0 sometime since its where I started and am waiting on Kiwami and enjoy video games.

>>388173209
I got the game early due to reviewing it, the OST is meh, I only liked the install edition of Turning Point. The main theme doesn't even play at the opening either even though they remixed that too.

>>388173228
Why would they when they had the risque stuff in 0?

GIVE ME THAT CHAMPAGNE CALL BABY

https://youtu.be/ihAFYoeRxmQ?t=4153

WASHOI

WASHOI

WASHOI

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I hope Kamiya is back.

>>388173184
Now I'm worried about recycled fights. They'll probably make Daigo fight like Yuta or Nagumo or make some boss fight like Someya

>>388170152
Kiwami has a lot of issues and 6 is fucking awful. You're not doing a favor for people who started with 0 by eating shit and liking it.

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>>388173347
That whole host mini-game was pretty funny. They better bring it back for Kiwami 2.

>>388173438
>Someya
And he had three of the only fights I really liked in that game, oh and themes.

>>388173539
Kitano seems like a fun fight from what i've seen.

>>388173517
>Getting to see Kiryu celebrate with the hosts when that chick buys that 1 million dollar alcohol
Well since it ain't using the engine Kiwami used, at least Kiryu won't look like a grouch for every scene.

>>388173613
He was okay, if it was 0 gameplay it would have been able to fulfill its fullest potential imo.

>>388173539
6 did have a retarded as shit but there were some highlights the theme was nice. Hirose and Someya's death were fucking sad though. Pity the licensed music won't be in

6 is shit? sry I don't believe /v/ saying
I remember some faggot on yakuza thread said 0 is awful because it has Dark Souls style EXP system or some shit when 5 released

>>388173209
turning point was terrible compared to the original, wayyy to dubstep like funk goes on

second link is great ill give you that

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXSWl33FhQc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yux-NIiyHWU

songs like these 2 were ruined in kiwami because they were very atmospheric

>>388174434
who cares?
I'm not an autist like you

>>388174382
Go ahead and waste $60 yourself then, retard.

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>>388174750
Casual.

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>>388172263
>Actual good fight against a guy you've been chasing for the latter half of the game.
>But then the real "final boss" runs away after you beat the guy.
>Have to fight Oni Sentai Onigers
>So you have to run through straight lines fighting 6+ enemies with pretty decent health bars who also block constantly since it's Kenzan before finally reaching a Sentai member and then fighting a single one of them to get a key.
>Repeat four more times.
>Increase how long it actually takes you to reach a member by about two minutes each time by either throwing gimmicks at you or just throwing tons of enemies at you.
>Increases the amount of mooks each time by 3 or 4.
>Half of them usually have rifles.
>Then you finally get to the very obvious bad guy you met at the start of the game and knew was going to be either involved with the final boss or the final boss himself.
>He's really slow.
>Just constantly blocks.
>Just constantly sits there trying to shoot you for no damage.
It felt like an eternity to actually finish the game and should have just ended on the beach and it doesn't make sense since the rest of the game was great and had great areas. Even the bosses prior to the final area were way harder, the Houzouin Tournament's most trash fights were even harder. At least the final cutscene prior to the epilogue was good.

What is your favorite set of antagonists.
The Dojima Clan in Yakuza 0
or
The Omi Alliance of Yakuza 2

>>388175053
>one has Riki Love
>one doesnt
I wonder

>>388174938
The whole self healing thing was nonsense, I have no idea what the dev team was thinking, he didn't even get his own theme.

>>388175053
0 for the LTs. but 2 for tigers.

>>388175204
Yeah but the other has the best rival in the series in Ryuji Goda

>>388175332
tfw you like Nishiki over Ryuji

>>388175417
Maybe he is better in Kiwami, but boy in vanilla Y1 Nishiki wasn't very good

>>388173319
Oh, they keeping the stuff, they just be changing AVs for Westaboo pron """""stars""""" because that sure makes a lot of sense

>>388174825
I'll judge for myself.

>This game is shit because /v/ said so!
You're a fucking retard

>>388175525
His final fight is even disappointing. You can beat the hell out of him without even trying, meanwhile Jingu takes tons of dodging and concentration to beat.
Base Y1 Nishiki you just don't care about which was a shame.

>>388175053
Dojima Lieutenants from 0 are better, though I love Ryuji, Ryuji is weighed down by Sengoku and Takashima who are pretty shit badguys.
Jingweon felt like the real antagonists since they were fucking everywhere

>>388175582
>cause /v/ said so
https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/aw/cr/B01J2XM0R6/ref=mw_dp_cr

How long is kiwami compared to 0? I heard it's pretty short, how many side quests are there?

>>388175891
same thing
I never judge things before I see it

>>388176000
trips of truth

>>388175923
78 most of them can be done within 2 minutes.
And yes, I got to 50% completion of the list within 16 hours of playing it.
Some things were added, some were removed like the art purchase substory but added one reminiscing about the bubble era.

>>388176301
If I played for 120 hours, about how much of the substory + main game content would I get through?

>>388176486
You could easily plat the game with that much hours put into it.

>>388176301
so they don't have as much dialog as 0's quests?

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>>388170028
Feels good to own a PS4 Anribro.

>>388177829
Not really, the ones that had cutscenes like the original kinda do and so do the new ones but most, like they were in the original version, were always short as hell.

>>388163830
>for some fucking reason
It's not that unheard of and has happened before with other games. It just means that they're working on an optimization patch which will be on-disc for the western release instead of a day 1 update. Japan will get this same optimization but they'll just have to download it as a patch.

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>Be My Baby in HD

>>388177829
Yakuza substories don't tend to be long in general. They're usually just short and sweet, maybe go to an area or two or stay in a single area and talk to some people for a bit then get into a fight, or talk to someone and meet them in an area to fight some guys who are starting trouble. The ones that are the longest are usually the suicidal guy, anything tying to a main character like Rikiya, Yuya, Kazuki, Date, or in Dead Souls the doctor, and the very rare multi-substory substory where you visit the same person several times (Kenzan and Dead Souls are notable for this). If you want you can count hostesses as well since they lead into one but I personally don't.

Hell, in 5 simply meeting Mack is considered a substory. You literally just meet him, drive around with him in a cutscene you can't control telling you about Revelations, and then that's it. He doesn't even force you to take a picture like in 3 or 4. Some substories just throw you into a minigame and win or lose the substory is over as well.

>>388174839
>I forgot the scar

>>388178528

>awkward kiss in the rooftop in HD

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>>388169213
>Dragon Engine
>1080p60

>>388169415
Glad I held onto my PS2 and bought the reprints of 1 & 2 earlier this year, senpai.

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>>388179574

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Dunno why bash people for starting with 0 while SEGA releases the games again. The series got more fans in the US now, localization will be quicker due to more money coming in.

Starting with 0, then following with Kiwami 1/2 and possibly 3(would fix a shitload of stuff) is nice. Specially because if new fans don't like the gameplay in the older games they'll be supporting the newer ones.

>>388166746
>reminder that you will NEVER EVER feel the true yakuza experience by playing 0 first.
What does it fucking matter? 0 was designed in such a way as to have something for both new and old Yakuza fans. Old fans got to enjoy the references to previous games while new players got to enjoy a fully unspoiled story. Let's be honest, the game throws quite a few "twists" in when it comes to the fates of specific characters and treats them like they're a big deal which is largely going to feel like pointless and fake tension to old players because they already know that character is just fine in the rest of the series or can guess who is going to end up dead because they aren't shown anywhere else in the series. There is no "true yakuza experience". It's whatever an individual player makes of it and yes, you are being an elitist prick. You want Sega to recognize the series as viable in the west yet you scoff and newcomers because HURRRR DURRR YOU'RE ENJOYING THE SERIES WRONG! GET OUT YOU FILTHY CASUAL! Nevermind the fact that 0 was designed to work as an entry point for those who have never touched the series before. The developers themselves deem it an acceptable launching point. If anybody is keeping the series from gaining viable popularity in the west, it's faggots like you driving off the new fans it so desperately needs.

>>388181023

Fucking casual, don't call yourself a TRUE Yakuza Fan if you have never ran around Kabuchiko in a gray suit and getting into every single gang fight on sight

>>388160803
PSP games remade for PS4 please

Other announcement is both Shenmue remasters; My uncle and I both work at SEGA.

>>388160803
More news about that TV series probably and at least a tease of the next game in the franchise that isn't a remake.

>>388163757
W-WAIT! GO BACK!!

>>388172672
>That's what the HD Remaster did actually
It didn't. The lock-on was still the same as the PS2 version for 1 HD because you notice the massive improvement in lock-on and fighting when going to 2 HD since in 1 HD you still continue to punch ahead of you when you defeat someone and it doesn't redirect your attacks at all or flip you around or anything and unless you release R1 and press it again you will always face the same direction or until someone walks in front of you. It just made it so you had the Item Box at all saves instead of hideouts like in the later games and transitions were basically nonexistent for both fights and screen changes. 1 HD didn't even have item images in menus so that was a massive pain in the ass to deal with but thankfully 2 HD did, and the restaurant items all had checkmarks for your completion list like most of the games.

You can even go to the website and see exactly what was changed:
http://ryu-ga-gotoku.com/hd_edition/

>>388180746
With Kiwami 2 coming out it shouldn't really be discouraged anymore unless Kiwami 2 completely shits the bed. There was an argument for going against it since the jump down to 1 or 2 is a pretty massive step to take since you lose a ton of stuff (Namely Heat Actions and minigames) and the quality of life takes forever to get back up to what you started with, but the jump down to 3 from Kiwami 2 shouldn't be that bad since they're going to be using 6's engine so it plays a bit differently from Kiwami/0 anyway with the whole single style (Which I'm assuming will stay the same) and you'll be used to changes. It's still nice if someone starts with 1 or 2 but at the same time people starting with 0 have a completely different perspective on characters which is cool.

>>388168329
There is literally nothing stopping them from still calling it Yakuza and then giving it some more descriptive subtitle. While the Yakuza name would be meaningless as far as the plot and characters go, it would still establish the things you can expect from it such as similar themes, the same characters portraying different identities, similar gameplay concepts such as an open city to explore and minigames and quests to take part in, etc. As long as they give it a proper subtitle to denote it as an off-shoot (hell, something as simple as "Yakuza Gaiden: Isshin" would suffice) it would serve it's purpose of drawing people in with the brand recognition but not misleading them as to what they're getting. That's also what back of the box descriptions are for. Basically, the fact that the series is know as Yakuza in the west changes nothing and isn't even the reason they aren't currently considering localizing it.

They did address the idea earlier this year at E3 by saying it's not on the table at the moment because of the huge gap in mainline titles between Japan and the west. With the west being so far behind, it results in them having to rapid fire the localizations to the west and they don't want to risk over-saturating by releasing everything at once. It was basically a non-answer but if they're ever going to do it, it isn't going to happen until after we have 6 and are caught up on the mainline games.

I still don't think that's too likely though and the real reason is just because they still think we just won't "get it" because it's so steeped in Japanese culture and history. They have even gone on record saying they didn't originally want to give us any of the series at all for that very reason and I find that line of thinking to be disappointing and telling of a lack of faith in us as customers.

>>388183172
Actually lock on was somewhat improved. Not perfected but better, and it still has the superior OST so yeah I would have liked to play that version in English to be honest.

>>388167797
>kirryuuhhhhhhargh

Fucking love this old bastard.

>>388168515
Ignore THIS retard

>>388183625
>Actually lock on was somewhat improved.
Sure as hell didn't feel like it since there was this massive change as soon as I started 2 HD. You can immediately feel the difference in lock-on as soon as your first fight starts. Going from PS2 --> 1 HD felt exactly the same when it came to fights for me. I wouldn't reorient at all unless I let go or someone ran in front of me, all punches would go ahead of me instead of reorienting me to the closest enemy or where I was pointing the left stick, you had to manually unlock to turn around, punches felt really stiff. It was by all means playable but I sure didn't see a difference in fighting.

What's wrong with Kiwami? I see people say it's awful.

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>expect people to be excited for kiwami itt
>it's mainly complaining
You people act like they can't improve/learn from their mistakes and build upon it. I for one am hyped and excited to see Ryuji and Kaoru again.

>>388184847
Any of the games on PS4 are automatically trash because that means theyll only localize the PS4 version if there was a PS3 one. It goes against /v/'s anti-Sony agenda to let the PS4 have games.

>>388184847
Its not awful but its not stellar either. Dropping the 0 combat system wasn't enough, they had to add a bunch of filler as well. I mean the Dragon of Dojima style, the very moves Kiryu used in 1 is now relegated to being used a grindfest for Majima fanservice and you won't be using it for most of the game. Most of the boss fights "enhancements" are nothing more than taking animations and moves from past bosses and implementing on them instead of them being entirely new, and the that dumb ass Climax Heat moves makes things worse with the bosses/mini-bosses able to regen health.

>>388184847
1 is in a lot of ways the least interesting game in the series and on top of that it feels like Yakuza 0 but cut in half, so there's pretty much no way in which it is better than 0. If 0 didn't exist I would feel much better about Kiwami.

>>388185140
To be fair the new engine's first outing is way more rough around the edges compared to Kenzan and Ishin so it's understandable people would be skeptical or just really negative. I'm giving them the benefit of the doubt though, they've shown they can do great hopping off of the older game to the newer one as we saw with Kenzan to 3 where the only real major problem it kept was the fact enemies and bosses blocked nonstop.

>>388185781
Well Kenzan also was designed in mind with keeping the archaic pacing and design with how side content worked. Like the first two games, there are a ton of missables and you will need a guide. 3 had its fair share, but nowhere near as bad.

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>>388160758
YES FUCK YES
JUST DON'T REMIX A SCATTERED MOMENT, IT'S TOO PERFECT