Some minigame content is absent in the Western release. Basically, Kiryu sees something amazing happening, like a woman miraculously surviving a motorcycle accident while daydreaming about a man on a billboard, then realizes how to translate what he saw into a fighting move while typing out a blog post on his flip phone.ĭespite the literal government conspiracy Kiryu uncovers, Yakuza 3 still feels a bit smaller and more compact than the expansive Yakuza titles to follow. Yakuza 3 leans further into absurd jokes as well via the Revelation system, which might be the first blogging-based progression mechanic in games. Even the family drama is more heartfelt: The game begins in Kiryu’s Okinawa orphanage, where you meet the kids in his care and see his most dadly aspects. In Yakuza 3, the city is more detailed, the minigames more numerous - including a brand-new arcade game, Boxcelios, made just for this entry. The move to PlayStation 3 allowed Sega to amplify everything that the burgeoning Yakuza franchise embodied. Online guides are available for dedicated players. They also feature a lot of untranslated Japanese text and dialogue. The game sees Sakamoto fake his death and join the Shinsengumi in an effort to uncover the circumstances of his mentor’s murder.īoth games feature familiar characters and locations translated into their respective time periods, perfect for those who wonder what a Don Quijote store would have looked like in the 1800s. Ishin, set 200 years later, puts Kiryu in the role of Ryoma Sakamoto, another real-life historical figure who’s pursued by the famous Shinsengumi samurai organization. The first, Kenzan, cast Kiryu as the legendary swordsman Miyamoto Musashi, living quietly in the Gion district of Kyoto until he meets, fittingly enough, a young girl named Haruka, who needs his help.
Sega has, over the course of the Yakuza series’ lifespan, released two samurai spinoffs - two different and unrelated samurai spinoffs. Ryu ga Gotoku: Kenzan / Ryu ga Gotoku: Ishin (PS3, 2008 PS3/PS4, 2014)
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