7 is phenomenal, especially coming from playing 0-6 and judgment. the writing is easily the best so far in any yakuza game i have played

Bro is just a constant f*** up in that game

on chapter 12 of yakuza kiwami got one chapter left them it’s yakuza kiwami 2. Ready for that combat upgrade

Did you play 0 first?

Finished 0 4-5 weeks ago

How long you been on Kiwami?

50hrs total. Kinda only did like 20 substories and fought majami 30 times. Not really doing a completionist run just trying to experience atleast all I can in a regular playthrough.

Take a break before moving on to 2 bro.

Like cleanse your palette with another game if you need to but 2 is really good, one of the top games in the series and I'd hate for you to experience burnout during it.

Going from 0 and Kiwami to Kiwami 2 is sooo good

But then you gotta go back to Yakuza 3

I def have other games /GOW/Pokémon FN. But I really just wanted to reach kiwami 2 being on the same engine as yakuza 6 yet to play it I’m gonna take my time with this one . I don’t feel burnt out with kamurocho and I haven’t really done a ton of mini games.

I’ve been really enjoying the story. Guess that’s because I’m doing light side stuff and then going into the next cutscene

pushsquare.com/news/2022/11/like-a-dragon-ishin-producer-talks-historical-setting-development-and-upgraded-battle-system

We can't help but devour any new Like a Dragon: Ishin! info as fast as we can get it. Recently, fans at Twitchcon had the opportunity to go hands-on with the title and give their impressions. Now a full interview with producer Hiroyuki Sakamoto from the event has been released, in which the setting, story and upgraded battle system are discussed.

During the seven-minute discussion, we learn that including the time spent tinkering around with Unreal Engine 4, Like a Dragon: Ishin! has only been in full development for about a year and a half, which is a remarkably short turn-around time for something on this scale.

RGG Studios ditched its proprietary Dragon Engine for this project, as it was apparently not great at depicting daytime scenes. Not such a problem in the darkened back alleys of Kamurocho, but a different matter entirely when your story takes place in the sunny former capital of Heian-kyō, or modern-day Kyoto.

Sakamoto confirms that content not present in the original 2014 release will make an appearance in the 2023 remake in the form of optional sub-stories, an updated soundtrack, all-new battle skills, and, most important of all, additional karaoke songs. You will even be able to customise your appearance with the latest Edo style.

This is good to hear considering I just recently beat this in Japanese.

beat 7 that s*** was amazing

like you can totally start at 7 but as someone who played all of them up to this point this s*** is a new standard for them

I wouldn't advise anybody getting into the franchise to start at 7 tbh

me neither but some people are weird like that

Just started Kiwami

Guess were fighting Darth Nishiki now

looks fun

lj decent so far but i think im just exhausted of these games at this point

Just beat Kiwami 2

In terms of gameplay and such it's just overall better than 1 so not much to say there but story wise it's a bit closer for me. I rlly liked Ryuji as the antagonist, he was a man of honor despite his antics, and that final fight was cool asl but I felt like the ending from the 1st game was better and more sentimental.

This game felt like Kiryu was a bit more of a supportive character which kinda makes sense given everything that happened in the 2 prior games.

Won't jump in to 3 right away but already dreading the graphic decline

So far: 0 > 7 > 2 > 1

those top 3 will remain the same tbh, it kinda just gets okay to pretty good from 3-6, still enjoy them tho