Yakuza Kiwami 1: A Questrospective Retrospective
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- Опубліковано 15 лип 2024
- Doing things a little differently today. Yakuza Kiwami is the remake of the original Yakuza, renewed and refreshed for the audience the series pulled in with Yakuza 0, and for longtime fans. But with time comes age, and with age comes wisdom. Kiwami means Extreme, and playing Yakuza Kiwami has brought with it memories of this video series' beginnings- and my own feelings from when I set out to make it. For me, Kiwami is a little more- just a little more- than a remake of a beloved classic. It's a retrospective into my own past, my journey since, and a sense of closure I've been chasing for the last three years.
0:00 - Beginnings
07:03 - Kamurocho Again and Anew
09:51 - Friends, Majima, and Boss Fights
19:53 - Kiwami Means Extreme...ly Personal
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From Wikipedia:
Yakuza Kiwami is an action-adventure video game developed by Sega. It is a remake of Yakuza, the first game in the Yakuza series, originally released on Sony's PlayStation 2. Yakuza Kiwami was released on PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 in Japan on January 21, 2016, and on PlayStation 4 in Europe and North America on August 29, 2017. It was also ported for Microsoft Windows worldwide on Steam on February 19, 2019, and was released on Xbox One on April 21, 2020.
Like the original PlayStation 2 game, Yakuza Kiwami explores the life of a man named Kazuma Kiryu who is demoted from his clan after taking the blame for his boss's murder. After a decade in prison, Kiryu searches for his old friends who have gone missing. The remake adds extra elements to the story, including Akira Nishikiyama's corruption during Kiryu's imprisonment and constant struggles between Kiryu and his rival Goro Majima. The gameplay was improved to resemble the prequel Yakuza 0, adding more depth to the fighting system.
Sega had ideas to remake the first Yakuza game in 2015 as part of the series' 10th anniversary but were unsure about developing due to their team focused on making Yakuza 0. Following the success of Yakuza 0, Sega started working on the remake of the first game and aimed to add new elements to the story while trying to make it more enjoyable than the original game. The game was well received, earning positive sales. Critics praised the simplicity of the gameplay but were divided by the handling of the storyline and pacing. Yakuza Kiwami was followed up by Yakuza 6: The Song of Life later in 2016, and another remake based on the second game titled Yakuza Kiwami 2 was also released in 2018.
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The best part of Kiwami 1 was the new story content with Nishikiyama. It shows how he was suffering during Kiryu’s time in prison and how it literally broke him. The scenes were so sad that the voice actor of Nishiki stopped reading scripts for a while after recording for the game.
Fun fact, you know that new protagonist, Ichiban Kasuga has some similarities to Nishiki and he even has a similar tattoo to him. Also, they are both voiced by the same actor.
I'm so happy Nishiki's voice actor is now voicing the protagonist. It's a great choice; the actor is talented AND narratively it's a nice piece of metatextual information.
@@GCVazquez I won’t spoiler anything, but Ichiban has similarities in personality with Nishiki and it will be explored throughout the game.
@@jbbelenkokoro2673 Spoil ? The game has been out for over a year
Im playing it so thank you for not spoiling.
@Богдан Крименюк there are still people who haven’t played it yet, so I don’t want to share story spoilers.
I'll repeat one of the best comments I've ever read:
The fact that one can play "Tonight" in Kiwami 1, straight from the beginning, means that even if Nishiki is still alive, Kiryu recognizes that his friend is already gone for good and mourns him as if he was already dead.
I like this! I also think "Tonight" can more specifically be just about the one moment in Kiryu's life where everything changed, and wishing he could go back and stop it from happening. It's very personal and not as one-dimensional as some of the other Yakuza songs lol
@@GCVazquez The simplicity of the lyrics also coincide with the character's general approach to life: it's quite simple, like "come one, let's just go back", he's like super genuine, as usual, it's honestly quite touching
I feel Kiwami was a necessary upgrade to Original Yakuza. While Yakuza PS2 had its charms, it has not aged very well and I feel Kiwami has made it easier for new fans to get into series after Yakuza 0.
I agree! I kinda wish it had redone animations though if it were aiming to be an upgrade.
@@GCVazquez well it kinda happened because it was easy to make taking 0 as a basis, so I don't think it had a great budget either. But I imagine that's exactly why they had no issue with making it free on psn, which I'm eternally grateful for, since that's what got me into the series 😅
@@shinon5109 Me too! I picked it up not expecting much, but I had heard good things about this series. I had no idea where to start with, so it seemed like as good a start as any, and man, what a journey it has been
It's a downgrade tho imo
I personally loved the Nishiki content I started with Kiwami and it was genuinely surprising to know that that stuff wasn't even there and now thinking about it not being there drastically changes my outlook on Nishiki it is a vast improvement. It just felt so natural I just assumed it was always there
It's wild, isn't it?
@@GCVazquez definitely feels like something they always planned but just couldn't put it in
Lmao I knew Kiwami reused PS2 animations but never noticed Reina's hands being bolted down to the table like that.
Great piece as always, you make Yakuza videos be about so much more than the game itself
Thanks! That's what I'm always aiming for. :D
This was a touching video filled with memories I can't believe were already so long ago.
It's wild to think about. ;v;
This video felt very personal, and bittersweet in the best way. Only a GC Positive video can make me emotional while i’m stuffing a club sandwich in my face during my lunch break
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Look, I like Kiwami, just it's kind of a shame we'll probably never get the original two games ported properly to PC. I actually played the original versions AFTER I played Kiwami and I still loved them; they're a bit less bombastic and more quaint, which I personally prefer. Plus just for the sake of art preservation I think they deserve proper PC ports, for their historical significance to series and gaming as a medium.
I agree! I have a copy of the HD Remasters for the OG versions. It's imported and on PS3, so it's a hassle to set up if I ever wanted to play them. I wish we could get them on PC or newer consoles just to have them somewhere accessible.
@@GCVazquez thankfully, PS3 emulation is getting better and better
I am glad that RGG Studios went back and fleshed out Nishiki's story. Because Nishiki breaks my heart.
Absolutely demolished emotionally, thinking about Nishikiyama just trying to be a good person.
Hoo boy, opened YT at the perfect moment
I thoroughly enjoyed this video. You did an amazing job weaving in your personal journey to give us context into your mindset while playing the game. Echoes of tim rogers, although not over the top gonzo. Thanks for letting us have a peek into your life. I look forward to the next one.
Thank you so much! Hahaha, Tim Rogers is a very funny man who is a much better writer than I am. I wish I could sit down and write comedy like he does.
Your yakuza retrospective videos are super well done !! I watch them as soon as a complete the respective game in the series :D
Thank you so much!
Everytime I watch one of your videos I get more inspired to keep working on my own stuff. Keep up all the amazing work. Also, the more of you vids I watch, the more I know you're gonna love Yakuza Like a Dragon, that game is a blast to play
That's awesome! I'm glad I can inspire people like this. I hope you find joy in your own work like I have found in mine!
Every time i got to analysis on nishikis downfall, i well up in tears. Since it feels too close to home on a friendship i had years back.
Oh god. I relate to this video too much. Thank you for putting alot of my feelings about Kiwami and myself into words. You're awesome dude
Glad you enjoyed it!
Its amazing, how much a series has to offer. Seeing the games in a whole new light after each of your videos.
Sometimes the right perspective is all you need!
Love the self reflection, it's always good in the journey known as life to do so (great video as always!) :)
Thank you! ^_^
Excellent video. Working in Kiwami's revision of what the original Yakuza was with you're own personal experience with making this series was an ingenious approach. While Kiwami itself may not have fixed all the issues Yakuza had, I feel the additions it made definitely added to the experience. This is most apparent to those who played Zero, which is why I wouldn't recommend starting with Kiwami.
I couldn't agree more! I think Kiwami is better played as a second or follow-up to wherever you begin in the series. And thank you :D I thought it was the most appropriate angle to make the video with, especially since so much of Kiwami really is similar to the original.
I started with Yakuza Kiwami, and I am SO happy that I finally jumped into this series, and thanks to the remastered collection I got to to play the entire series in order.
Kiwami was my very first yakuza game and it made me fall in love with the series. I love the game for what it is and appreciate it so much for introducing me to the story. Honestly when I play games I tend to turn my brain off and never really think this deeply about the games I play. I really appreciate your insight and honestly every time I watch one of your videos on yakuza it just reignites my love for the series. I appreciate all your hard work and look forward to these every time they come out.
I like this more confessional style. It's definitely appropriate to some games (J.S. Sterling famously did a similar piece for The Beginner's Guide that worked well) and I think it works here.
Thank you so much! Part of my per-video worries is this won't be received as strongly as the rest of the video series. But your comment gives me hope!
Not gonna lie.... this video hit me hard, emotionally. I've never been really good with words or conveying my feelings but the moments throughout the video where you were describing how you were in the past and how you were comparable to Nishiki, that's exactly how I feel these days. I don't want to feel this way, though. I'm constantly doing my best to try and improve on myself as a person. Watching this video and hearing your story of you coming out as a better person gives me hope that maybe I can do the same. Thank you, man. I'm looking forward to your future projects and future endeavors.
Keep up the work! It means a lot!
As do your kind words
That was a genuine... ly great video
Doesn't work quite so well though
The amount of effort you put into these videos is incredible! Keep up the great work. 🙌 And beautiful singing 😅
Thank you!
Man, love the candid talks about your personal life and how it correlated with the remake. Can't wait for your next one on Kiwami 2, though I know I'll be hyping myself when you eventually get to 7.
I'm so excited to catch up with the series, just so I can sit back and say "hell yeah, we got there."
i only played 0, k1 and k2. the two biggest moments i felt where the pain as majima left in yak 0, and the smallest detail in kiryuus eyes at the end of k1.
i almost bawled my eyes out after seeing the pain. the gritted brows just break down, as he comes to accept the life now void of friends and family. it hit hard after spending 2 games with this new kiryuu, one who never changed, even during deaths, always kept the same face.
that moment helped me fall in love with what the games can produce, even if the story itself is basic and has flaws, that small emotional detail and how it affects kiryuu in k2 is what makes me love him
When Kiwami was first localized a common thing I feel I was hearing was distaste for Nishikiyama, and how silly it was to try to add more depth to him through 0 and Kiwami. Also, some of it was probably joking on Pat's part, but just kind of writing off 0 Nishiki knowing where he was going.
Maybe it's because I started with 0, but Nishiki always felt like my bro. And I did Yakuza 1 before Kiwami came out, so I felt the added cutscenes did a lot to show not that Kiryu being gone was a mask-off moment for Nishiki, but how life put him into a box where he couldn't become anything but what he became.
I think a part of me still misses him, and I didn't even have him for that long.
I just finished playing all the games up through like a dragon and even though its only been a few months seeing kiwami 1 again (my first game) is so nostalgic.
It definitely has that sense of nostalgia built-in, right?
@@GCVazquez absolutely. I went and took a walk around and everything felt older despite how many times ive been here. Then majima jumped me and i died.
I am now here after binging the playlist from the Yakuza 5 vid. As I said over there, I only yesterday finished my first playthrough of Y5, where I 100%d the game for that one trophy. Working on a normal mode playthrough now.
This has really been a journey and I'm looking forward to how it continues. I admittedly am not a good critic in regards to media, nor am I good at expressing how I feel. It was so gratifying to hear someone get why I like the orphanage segments in 3, fascinating to see you dissect the unfortunate implications the series has in regards to women which was something I admittedly hadn't thought about much, and sobering to hear a lot of my own thoughts from the past years reflected in your reminiscing here. Thank you for enjoying this series, and for sharing your enjoyment with the rest of us in a wonderful way.
Thank you very much! I'm glad I could create this sentiment within you.
Oh! And you finally fuckin' promoted Y1 as an entry over YK in terms that left me convinced, good work lol
THE LONG WAIT IS OVER, ALSO LOVE ALL UR KARAOKES I HOPE WE GET A COMPILATION WHEN UR DONE WITH ALL THE VIDEOS
Edit: love the parallels with your life, i think a lot of us seek validation for a large part of our lives and its journey is certainly very relatable. Also, Im happy for you.
THANK YOUUUU! I dunno if I'll make a compilation- it depends on how SEGA will react to a bunch of those just being the crux of a video- but I'd love to! Moreover, I'd love to commission a musician to help me just do a bunch of covers. Re-record the songs with better vocals and mixing and stuff like that. That'd be a fun silly idea.
20:08 I think taking Kiwami as the word Pinnacle lines up better.
Using the life parallel was a clever stroke to analyse both the story and production of a game I don’t have much interest in.
Thank you!
Nice pipes man. I'm currently on Kiwami 2, after having to restart the yakuza series after getting my own ps4.
Good luck on your Once Again journey! I need to wrap up 6, but I'm excited for Kiwami 2. And thank you for the compliment ^_^
@@GCVazquez 😁
Right now I’m on 4. As a new fan Kiwami hit hard to me knowing what happened in 0. To see Kiryu change in 2 and the heavy theme on Family in 3 was a great culmination. 0 and kiwami 1 and 2 were so good I looked past the negatives in 3 and saw the Beauty of its Unique Side-quests,
I was surprised at how much thought was put into them. Combat can be a bit jarring to get used to but once you get good it feels good…
Honestly thought I wouldn’t like playing through 3 from the first 10 minutes of me seeing it, but I ended up actually loving the series even more for it now. 3 was rough but man it was wholesome, I can see why the series is loved and I had to also appreciate the time 3 was made.
I can tell your analysis aren’t just analysis but like you said reflections on ourselves..It may not be out in the open to you but because of These videos. Your helping me and someone out there push through their day. Keep doing You
Omg. I did not know that majima can invade when kiryu-chan goes to that photo booth minigame. lmao
We aren't even at Y6 yet and I feel like we're at the end and it feels grand :)
On to Kiwami, the game that introduced this fuckin' sick series to me :D (and still one of my all time favorites in it)
6:00- on Y1 to YK, I'm stoked for this analysis in particular, just as I found your Y1 video interesting, getting to actually hear your take on K and how it's evolved from Y1 is something I'm just generally stoked for here.
15:00- on K1 game design potentially aleniating newcomers- Dang if I can't see that happening but hadn't considered it in the slightest. Interestin'.
16:50- Modest GC :)
19:30- Tiger drop sfx is the good stuff~
21:15- On YK story lacking the oomph of later entries- DON'T YOU DRAG RUBBER BULLETS INTO OTHER YAKUZA GAMES, lmao, that made me smile
post-closing-addition: Overall on this video, I really enjoy the angle you approached it with. Awkward to say as this took on some personal levels and you hardly owe anyone that level of insight, but you took that risk with grace and it tied in to this ongoing story impressively. Also, big fan of your parallel take on Majima Everywhere, it was a light in a video that held a lot of melancholy up til then (though not exclusively), I'm glad you had friends to drag you out :)
Closing-
I had a lot less to say this time than usual but I want to emphasize the reasoning was a good one.
I'll be transparent in that I generally put off watching your content unless I'm in the right state of mind to take in a meaningful look at a title. It isn't how I've always treated your work, no one comes at a new creator with a pre-conceived notion of "how" to take in their work.
It's just what happened over the years as your style has evolved and your work has become a hell of a lot better at both communicating fun and interesting analysis AND tacking on a human element that often allows others to see themselves in the story etc.
Ah, the reason.
This one was touching. And as a stranger enjoying a personal telling of someone's life growing and the self reflection they experienced through this portion of the project, I hardly felt at terms to talk half as much.
I know I have a big habit of leaving my comments optimistic as hell and flowery and praising or what have you- or annoying, I do both as it turns out ;)
But I say this sincerely, as I'd argue the rest of my words were as well, you've gotten really good at that. At attaching humanity in all its random elements to your work. I know that's a nothing compliment, it's biased on my own enjoyment and experiences and it carries little explanation as to "what" has improved, though honestly, I'd argue it's the part of your work that's intrinsically You.
But I ain't gonna ramble much further, I felt myself getting a little too sincere and that won't do.
I'm glad YK gave you a chance to reflect, and I hope you like what you saw in your growth.
I wish ya the best out there, and here's to the next 3 years allowing yet more growth that leaves you a more complete version of yourself than ever thought possible prior! Or however ya'd put it, lol. Have a good one~
Here I am again.
1) When I was playing Yakuza 5, around that part when Kiryu says to Saejima that he never felt lonely in prison because he knew his family would be waiting for him outside, the weight of it finally rained down on me... Kiryu lost everything he held dear in Yakuza 1, and in one fell swoop. His adoptive father, his childhood sweetheart and his sworn brother. Bang. But he kept going because there were people who still believed in him, and who needed him (Haruka). Kiryu never stops being kind of a lonely dude, someone who keeps his pain to himself and tries to remedy it by moving forward no matter what, physically and spiritually, but... ultimately, his relationships and the warmth he gathers from them is what makes him go on. Even when he bleeds inside, Kiryu is still Kiryu.
2) On the other hand, Nishiki was far more of an emotionally open guy. For better or worse, he wears his heart on his sleeve, as Y0 shows us. Nishiki cries, screams, flirts, jokes around, suffers for the whole world to see. If he can't live without you, he will freaking tell you that, as he did tell to Kiryu. And that is the very same guy who also loses everyone he holds dear AND his self-respect. While the world crumbles down around him, the yakuza world kicks him around, chews him, spits him out, and the bloody mess of emotional abandonment, paranoia, loneliness and general frustration which remains has to find something to make itself go on. But Nishiki can't be Kiryu. Nishiki is Nishiki. The biggest caveat of being an emotional person is that, without people to keep you tethered to reality... you just rot. And poor Akira Nishikiyama rotted like few men do.
3) And there we go *again* with the themes of duality that define Yakuza as a series! It's not always as straightforward as in the first game, but it's certainly always there.
Anyways, GC... keep doing what you do, man. Writing is hard, but you have been making it seem magistrally easy with your constant evolution in that regard. I only wish there were more reviewers around UA-cam willing to engage with video games on such a deep emotional level, instead of treating them just as power fantasies or some such. Cheers.
Hey you know what? I feel like hugging you tight right now. I said it before and I'll say it time and time again. I love the way you analyze things and embed your personal experiences in your videos. I imagine this one was challenging to write. But you delivered so generously yet again. Thank you. I don't know many people who would be willing to open up about themselves like you do. I'm glad that the Yakuza series has provided you with an outlet to express your feelings. This is, to me, what makes it great. It's rare for any medium to make us feel so invested as to relate to a character and see ourselves in them. You should be proud of yourself for accomplishing such growth. I'm proud of you. Some people never manage to get out of their shell. I won't claim to know you, but I can tell you've tried and succeeded. That's a feat worthy of recognition. Well done Sir ❤️
Thank you very much ^_^ I think part of who I am is being open about myself- even in my work, so to know that's appealing to others is a good bit of validation.
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This was my first Yakuza game so I can relate to ur friend. I powered through it though because I loved everything else about the game. The experience made me gravitate to the dragon engine in kiwami2 more then most fans of the series and also not care that much for the fighting engine in 0.
im not going to lie, i love the majima everywhere system, and i feel like why it gets a lot of shit is because once you finish the DoD tree, it gives no more rewards, it gives no cash, like shakedown, and the infamous scene in Kiwami
Yeah I think the final impression at gives players is that sorta annoying vibe since towards the end you really wanna avoid Majima to wrap up what you're doing. And since that's the last thing you remember about it, that tends to be the takeaway.
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I certainly enjoyed the expansions to Nishki's character.
Great vid. The Majima Everywhere System is honestly one of my favourite things in all of video games not just Yakuza. I started Yakuza with 0 with Kiwami as my second and it always disappointed me that, those were the two games that played the best and I'd never get that great feel of the style switching again. Whenever I get asked where to start with Yakuza I always recommend 0 with the caveat that that means you'll be starting with the best one and you'll never really hit that high again. I'd never suggest Kiwami and aside from not actually playing it I feel like I can't really recommend starting with a PS2 game when if you set 1 and 2 aside you can get all the others on the same console or PC
The original 1 and 2 have hd remasters that look pretty good and have a few quality of life changes iirc, but they've never been released outside of Japan! You have to import a copy. I might do a small mention to them somewhere at some point!
I have been playing this series in chronological order in the definitive editions of each entry throughout this year (which meant both Kiwami remakes and the remaster collection after starting with 0) and currently on Like a Dragon. Kiwami is one I appreciate but couldn't love as much as I wanted to. Its faithfulness to the originals script has some weirdness (like showing quick scenes of just the characters walking to a location that felt unnecessary as well as lacking impact in side character deaths due to lack of screen time). The Kiwami regen mechanic still baffles me that they added it to the combat (making fights too tedious early on). Thankfully the Majima Everywhere, Nishiki-yama, Pocket Circuit Racing, and bond between Kiryu and Haruka made up for those problems. I would say this game is tied in 5th place with Yakuza 3 (one of my favorite story but clunky combat plus far too defensive AI). Great job with this review! Can't wait for more down the road when it's at your own convenience!
I definitely think if anything, Kiwami is *too* faithful to the original, which is what makes it so specifically for people who've played the original to me. I think putting it next to 3 is pretty fair! They're very comparable for some reason. Thank you for the kind words, and your thoughts!
Kiwami was my first yakuza game, although it felt rough being so slow and weak at the beginning, i thought that i just needed to git gud, and get good i did, i guess it just depends on what kind of player you are, and how you adapt to certain kind of gameplay
I make those kind of mistakes like "mgs4 is going to be my first mgs game"
It was a dumb thing to do, but hey, it made me want to play the other games cause i wanted the context of what the hell was happening
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Yakuza kiwami was my first yakuza and i loved every minute of it i beat the game on legend using only dragon style on newgame+ the only part of the game i didnt like was the final boss and the on rails gun section
Hell yeah
I finished Kiwami 2 a few days ago. Playing Kiwami 2 got me to miss Majima. I played Kiwami 2 right after Kiwami
We need more Majima. TMS#FE is one of my favorite games too.
Majima is one of my favorite fictional characters ever. He really should be playable in more than one and a half games
Kiwami's combat system can be amazing and terrible weirdly enough. It's extremely awkward and tedious in the beginning, but one of my favorites during NG+. Also, after you mastered the combat system, the boss fights become very fun, specially when you see someone like DanteDevil12 having a go at it. The Akai brothers fight went from being one of my least favorite in the game to top 5 worthy on replays.
100% agree! Mastery feels really good in Kiwami
The other games (atleast 3 and maybe 4) should’ve gotten the Kiwami treatment instead of Remasters
Yakuza Kiwami is a mixed bag for me. Among its best aspects are - as you so rightfully pointed out - the more technical combat and the excellent extra scenes detailing Nishikiyama's downfall; but I still have mixed feelings on the Majima Everywhere system. I get that it serves as a bridge between Majima's portrayal in the main story and the "Kazuma's goofy pal" characterisation he has in later games but it doesn't quite work for me. Especially since Majima is so consistently villainous in what little screentime he had in the original PS2-game. One detail that stood out to me was a change in the cutscene leading up to the batting cage fight where he beats one of his own men, the PS2 original implies that he killed him whereas Kiwami suggest that he "only" knocked him out.
Yeah it's got that weird thing where it's trying to make it make sense, but honestly it might have been better to keep Majima sort of mostly evil in 1. I think the angle would have worked in this sense that maybe Majima came away from his experiences in 0 a little burnt by the world, and reconnecting with Kiryu might have been the way he regains some of his humanity. Naturally they probably didn't have a whole lot of time on their hands to make Kiwami, so it makes sense they tried to make it work in the way they did.
How old are you GC?
To be fair, one thing i can thank kiwami is that i finally was able to play the original story after the boss fight with the guy with two pistols on a rooftop. That fight made me totally abandon the original game and i didnt returned to the saga until i played 0 around 10 years after that
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I really don't have a lot to say, its just another great video, but feels very personal for me to give an opinion, well, in the most irrelevant side of thing...I guess I can say I really like the fighting in Kiwami xD, I thought it was very easy and fun, I don't think I'm fantastic at videogames, I suck giving Tiger drops.... but well, yes, I played 0.
Hahaha, no worries! Yeah the fighting in Kiwami is spectacular. I really like fighting defensive enemies in Yakuza.
15:11 Kiwami was the first Yakuza game that I played thanks to PS Plus back in 2018. And tbh, I didn't have much trouble with the boss fights (outside of the Kazuto Arase and Jingu fights because FUCK those guys (at least nowadays I can deal with Arase a little bit better and just say "fuck you, Jingu" and spam tiger drop against him lol)). Also I've already played every game in the Kiryu saga and Kiwami is still my favorite lol
Nice! I'm hoping 6 picks up a bit. As of right now I'm a little underwhelmed by its pacing, but I think I'm also in a weird state of wanting to hit the end.
@@GCVazquez 6 is a really divisive entry. Some people love it, others think it's ok and others just straight up hate it lol. I personally liked it tbh, and I hope it picks up for you in the end :)
hate to be that guy, but Kiwami wasn't my first and I wasn't lost by the battle mechanics, didn't find them poorly explained either
Congrats.
I can't believe you ripped up and threw away all those poems about wanting to beat the shit out of me and throw me in a lake
When you compare this to the original, you can really see how much the team's design values have changed.
Sub stories are the biggest. Ones that had massive efforts had fully animated cutscenes, and a lot of them were taken seriously. Kiwami had every sub story have very cheap animations
One that really shows it is the missing medicine one. The original was on an invisible timer. If you toom your time, a different NPC will spawn. Telling you that there was a man here begging for his life wanting anyone to find his heart medication. It was a sombreing moment. You messed up. You didnt take him seriously. You took you time doing whatever. Then kiwami changed it so that the ending was whacky. Cause he forgets it again and Kiryu chases him in a goofy way.
Kiwami in my eyes is like a good game but a very flawed remake
It loses a lot of charm the original had and adds a lot of stuff that I didn't like such as Majima Everywhere, that bug minigame, needlessly extending substories, and more and it also loses the amazing atmosphere the original had and while music is very subjective I really liked the originals music more the dirty hard guitar tones mixed with funky beats was awesome but Kiwami used a lot of electric stuff that kinda ruins the vibe of the song
There are some things I like from it like is the Nishikiyama cutscenes and how more bosses got their own theme and the extra part with the ring
All in all while Kiwami 1 is a good and fun game it just doesn't hold up well in my eyes as a remake