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Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth |OT| - Aloha, is it me you're looking for?
SCB3
Member
Oof, going from Yakuza to Persona is wild, I couldn't do that, I will get around to P3 Reload (maybe one day will finally do 5R as well)
For me once this is done, its right into Final Fantast 7 Rebirth, so I'm taking my time a bit between this, Tekken and Helldivers 2
On this, on Chapter 9 and found the Vocational School, so now the next few hours are going be focused on unlocking the new jobs and maybe doing the next part of the Labyrinth, I have some nice weapons waiting for me on some jobs as well, though I'm not sure how the skill inheritance stuff is supposed to work
On the subject of Kiryu....
I do wish they'd either left him out of this and gave him 1 last game to tie everything up, Chapter 6 made me not want to go back to Ichi at all and instead have that 1 last game as Kiryu instead
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Gambit2483
Member
Just got to chapter 5 and haven't seen the job system yet. Is this something that's integrated into the story or is it easily missable as a side story?
SCB3
Member
You can’t miss it it’s part of the story
NanaMiku
Member
Even in 7 is already perfect, Kiryu is only a cameo
It's later on chapter 5. I just unlocked the job system. Just play the story first if you want to unlock it faster.
Gambit2483
Member
It's not actually on the phone. You have to go back into the Berries Pancake resturant and actually sit down with the old lady Miss Match. You can then use the app with her. You can easily find it on the map under Miss Match I believe
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Finally, after more than 10 hours, I'm done with Dondoku island.
Crazy how a side quest totally took me out of the main story. Got back to Hawaii and back to a pivotal point in the story.
Such a damn good and engaging game.
Crazy how a side quest totally took me out of the main story. Got back to Hawaii and back to a pivotal point in the story.
Such a damn good and engaging game.
Alexios
Cores, shaders and BIOS oh my!
Finished Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth after 84 hours. I didn't grind the dungeons or anything else but probably did most of the side content just by roaming around to complete all the bond stuff and explore all the areas. I'm still missing things like Sujimon and Dondoko stuff and I didn't level any but the default jobs. The combat was fun but it was still all easy like most JRPGs where you barely have to use any items you've been hoarding or more than a few attacks and skills, strategy wise. I lost 2 or 3 times to some crowned enemies I shouldn't have attempted yet and never at a real boss or other segment meant to be tough. The final bosses in particular were pushovers, I never even crafted the top tier weapons for my characters, always postponing it as too expensive previously and after wasting materials to upgrade lesser stuff to +15 or +30 I wouldn't be able to upgrade them.
Epic game, 9/10 but I kind of expected the ending to go more all out, Gaiden's ending was much more moving despite the smaller stakes. Sure, thinking about all that happened and how some characters old and new grew it's got huge impact on many but presentation wise they could do more and they should show way more of that impact and the consequences beyond the main cast's eventual return to normal life. Also, Haruka looks so weird here, between a child and small person, something's way off with her model and with her son she looks like a sibling, not a mom in her late ~20s.
I'm disappointed in aspects but I still played it nonstop for 84 hours and it did not feel that long at all so yeah, it's an epic game.
Epic game, 9/10 but I kind of expected the ending to go more all out, Gaiden's ending was much more moving despite the smaller stakes. Sure, thinking about all that happened and how some characters old and new grew it's got huge impact on many but presentation wise they could do more and they should show way more of that impact and the consequences beyond the main cast's eventual return to normal life. Also, Haruka looks so weird here, between a child and small person, something's way off with her model and with her son she looks like a sibling, not a mom in her late ~20s.
I'm disappointed in aspects but I still played it nonstop for 84 hours and it did not feel that long at all so yeah, it's an epic game.
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PanzerCute
Member
I have a shit ton of free time these days with, almost nothing to do at work (and I work almost exclusively from home). The girlfriend is also away most of the time, so I can afford it for once.
Buy yeah after P3R I was gonna play FF7R2 but I think I will have a break and just play smaller games: I have PoP and I want to buy some PSVR2 games.
Oh and you should definitely play P5R, its amazing.
Orbital2060
Member
Damn right.
Alexios
Cores, shaders and BIOS oh my!
He seemed like a Majima knock off wanna be at first but he's pretty cool after all.I love this Yamai dude, I wish I could turn him to my side and have him join the party.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Into Ch.7
It just keeps escalating. Great story just keeps you on your toes.
It just keeps escalating. Great story just keeps you on your toes.
Go_Ly_Dow
Member
Yamai is awesome!I love this Yamai dude, I wish I could turn him to my side and have him join the party.
Touch fuzZy. get BizZay
Member
Saw the ending last night. Great game. I didn't like the story as much as the first like a dragon, but it was still enjoyable. Don't think I'll go for the platinum this time. I'll just play around with the post game content for a bit. Lot of great games to play at the moment so gonna move on.
Cowboy class was really good. I made that my first ultimate weapon upgraded to +50 after just having a lot of fun using the cowboy moveset. The 2nd lasso ability where you swing the enemy around actually does pretty great damage to other enemies who get hit by it.
Cowboy class was really good. I made that my first ultimate weapon upgraded to +50 after just having a lot of fun using the cowboy moveset. The 2nd lasso ability where you swing the enemy around actually does pretty great damage to other enemies who get hit by it.
SCB3
Member
Theres a 2nd Underground Dungeon!!!!
Fuck me I can see why they said 200 hours to 100%, we're approaching Persona 5 levels here
Nankatsu
Gold Member
IW it's way more solid in terms of side content if you ask me. Not to mention plot wise.
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LectureMaster
Member
What a hell of experience! Folks outside were obsessed with all kind of crazy news but I just sunk 140 hours over the past 3 weeks!
Okay, now here are my final thoughts for the game. As a fan of Yukuza specially all those memorable characters, I expected the game to be best in every aspect in the series to give Kiryu a flawless finish. In many facets it indeed is, but I was underwhelmed by some parts.
The story:
I always come to Yakuza (and Judgment) games for stories so this will make a great deal for me experience.
What I like: The overall plots are set written, suspenseful, and the pacing are not too bad. What the game does best is the paying all homage to all Kiryu's past sagas. Those memory are so vivid and touching, chapter 12 is the climax of the nostagia yet made my blood boil at the same time.
What I don't like: Is Kasuga a good character? Of course, I liked him in 7. As the in game characters all said this many, the time has changed, it is not the era of Yakuza anymore. And the game's story has shifted from Yakuza Gang War to more of issues of the society. I think switching the protagonist to Kasuga makes sense here.
But man, when I was playing I couldn't help but saw way too much Deja Vu of Naruto on Kasuga. In this game he kinda became a " hero stereotype": Act clumsy in usual time then become wise in critical time; always trusted ones he decided to trust for no reasons; as long as the villains have some background stories, then they are redeemable; the list goes on. I honest don't mind all of those in a actual Dragon Quest game, but in a Yakuza game, a protagonist needs to be more in depth, more layered than this for me. There are way more to expand but I'll just wrap up and say I think Yakuza 8 story is great, but the character depicts was not as good.
The gameplay:
When Yakuza 7 firstly switched turn-based, it was refreshing for a while (especially those over the top wacky poundmates, lol), but the RPG system was not deep enough to support engagement of a 100+ hours long playthrough. And I am so glad Yakuza 8 made a full evolution over its systems. And this made me first time playing a Yakuza game for gameplay over its stories. The combat now has way more playability: the position, the synergy, and the character builds are all engaging. Not to mention all jobs are just so fun to play and you don't have to worry weather they are underpowered. And many quality of life change such as fast travel at any point on the map, quick battle over underleveled enemies, able to eat at restaurants even HP is full, etc, all make the experience of this RPG Yakuza very pleasant. The only thing I hope to be added in the future is a party member hot swapping mechanics, that would make the combat even more engaging.
My overall thoughts:
Yakuza 8 gave me many emotional moments during its story and I absolutely loved the evolved RPG systems. Although I do hope future entries could be more of OG Yakuza story.
PS: Gonna work on NG plus since I bought the premium pack.
Okay, now here are my final thoughts for the game. As a fan of Yukuza specially all those memorable characters, I expected the game to be best in every aspect in the series to give Kiryu a flawless finish. In many facets it indeed is, but I was underwhelmed by some parts.
The story:
I always come to Yakuza (and Judgment) games for stories so this will make a great deal for me experience.
What I like: The overall plots are set written, suspenseful, and the pacing are not too bad. What the game does best is the paying all homage to all Kiryu's past sagas. Those memory are so vivid and touching, chapter 12 is the climax of the nostagia yet made my blood boil at the same time.
What I don't like: Is Kasuga a good character? Of course, I liked him in 7. As the in game characters all said this many, the time has changed, it is not the era of Yakuza anymore. And the game's story has shifted from Yakuza Gang War to more of issues of the society. I think switching the protagonist to Kasuga makes sense here.
But man, when I was playing I couldn't help but saw way too much Deja Vu of Naruto on Kasuga. In this game he kinda became a " hero stereotype": Act clumsy in usual time then become wise in critical time; always trusted ones he decided to trust for no reasons; as long as the villains have some background stories, then they are redeemable; the list goes on. I honest don't mind all of those in a actual Dragon Quest game, but in a Yakuza game, a protagonist needs to be more in depth, more layered than this for me. There are way more to expand but I'll just wrap up and say I think Yakuza 8 story is great, but the character depicts was not as good.
The gameplay:
When Yakuza 7 firstly switched turn-based, it was refreshing for a while (especially those over the top wacky poundmates, lol), but the RPG system was not deep enough to support engagement of a 100+ hours long playthrough. And I am so glad Yakuza 8 made a full evolution over its systems. And this made me first time playing a Yakuza game for gameplay over its stories. The combat now has way more playability: the position, the synergy, and the character builds are all engaging. Not to mention all jobs are just so fun to play and you don't have to worry weather they are underpowered. And many quality of life change such as fast travel at any point on the map, quick battle over underleveled enemies, able to eat at restaurants even HP is full, etc, all make the experience of this RPG Yakuza very pleasant. The only thing I hope to be added in the future is a party member hot swapping mechanics, that would make the combat even more engaging.
My overall thoughts:
Yakuza 8 gave me many emotional moments during its story and I absolutely loved the evolved RPG systems. Although I do hope future entries could be more of OG Yakuza story.
PS: Gonna work on NG plus since I bought the premium pack.
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protonion
Member
Finally finished.
All went smoothly except the end game bosses.
The game suggests levels and equipment throughout the story except for the end game!
I reached the final boss with a party of 44-47 level and almost cried. After 10 tries I solved it!
What a game! This and zero are the best Yakuza easily.
Still I am not sure if I prefer the turn based battles. They are fun but there is no depth for such a long game. Midway I started to use auto battle except for the bosses.
All went smoothly except the end game bosses.
The game suggests levels and equipment throughout the story except for the end game!
I reached the final boss with a party of 44-47 level and almost cried. After 10 tries I solved it!
What a game! This and zero are the best Yakuza easily.
Still I am not sure if I prefer the turn based battles. They are fun but there is no depth for such a long game. Midway I started to use auto battle except for the bosses.
DeVeAn
Member
Finished main story. Not as good as the story from 7 but still good. The nostalgic stuff with Kiryu…I’ve been playing all the games as they came out since 2005/6. So wild, to look back with the games flashbacks. Too surreal. The team making this series puts love into these games it shines through.
NanaMiku
Member
Did you mean hot swap party member in battle? You can do it, just like in 7. It's in the etc menu
TheStam
Member
Loved the game as well, but I agree that the story was a bit weak. Playing in Japanese, Bryce engrish didn't really help. LAD story setup was amazing. It had me hooked from the intro with Arakawa and the theater and restaurant scenes. This game never reached those heights but it was a great deal of fun nonetheless.
I only played Yakuza 0, LAD, The Man Who Erased His Name before this. For me the amount of fan service with Kiryu and bits from his story didn't give me that much and was a bit boring, but might have been different if I had played through more of them.
Loved the characters, combat, Hawaii and general weirdness. Blasted through it, played 100h in two weeks, that doesn't happen often for me. Think it might be GOTY for me when all is said and done.
I only played Yakuza 0, LAD, The Man Who Erased His Name before this. For me the amount of fan service with Kiryu and bits from his story didn't give me that much and was a bit boring, but might have been different if I had played through more of them.
Loved the characters, combat, Hawaii and general weirdness. Blasted through it, played 100h in two weeks, that doesn't happen often for me. Think it might be GOTY for me when all is said and done.
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LectureMaster
Member
Damn, I must have missed it the whole game! Need to check it out later.
SCB3
Member
Yea they never explain it, the last game was like that as well
So I’m at the end of Chapter 11 and at levels 40+ so decided fuck it grind out the dungeons and get everyone their best in class weapons starting with the Hero bat for Kasuga
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
I recall the game explaining it. It was in Ch.3 or 6. Or one of the ones after the first few. I definitely remember the game pointing that out.
NanaMiku
Member
Yeah, everybody missed it. I also found out about it in 7's dungeon has random rule to get the reward. One of the rules is to not change party members lol
I'm currently at chapter 6 and still can't change party members because I only have 4 people. Probably later on
Nankatsu
Gold Member
Currently on chapter 7 and when Kiryu handshakes Kasuga on the taxi, before going back, man what a beautiful moment. He kind of passed the mantle on the previous game but this scene alone just elevates it to another level, specially because Hawana explained why Kiryu was so fixated in helping Lani and Akane. Pretty neat.
Also, what classes are you guys mainly running?
Also, what classes are you guys mainly running?
NanaMiku
Member
I'm still focusing on the initial job to get to lv 30 (freelancer for Ichiban) first and then change job
LectureMaster
Member
Samurai, chef, tennis ace, maid, and Desperado are the ones I use most. When getting to the end games having all skills and weapons, then you are able to build some powerful builds.
Touch fuzZy. get BizZay
Member
ahh screw it, I think I will get the platinum after all. It's only like 3 missing trophies anyways and I'm having fun listening to all the dumb conversations the party have when they walk around together
Comandr
Member
91 hours. Just started premium adventure. Love the game. Spent an enormous amount of time doing pretty much every side quest, drink link, completing dondoko, catching sujimon… loved every bit of it. The only thing that would have made it perfect is hostess management. Bring back my Y0/2 management game!!!
The weakest part for me was probably the story. It feels like … RGG had a bunch of gameplay ideas and locations they wanted the player to engage with but didn’t know how to do that, so they wrote a story around the gameplay elements they wanted to introduce.
I loved the game. I can’t wait to play more, tackle the dungeons, and do new game plus. Loved the combat system. Really fast and fluid. Beat downs were a great addition. That said, the story was easily the weakest part. No idea where yakuza 9 is going to go but I can’t wait to find out.
The weakest part for me was probably the story. It feels like … RGG had a bunch of gameplay ideas and locations they wanted the player to engage with but didn’t know how to do that, so they wrote a story around the gameplay elements they wanted to introduce.
Some stuff doesn’t make a lot of sense to me. I did the drink links with date and Kiryu reaffirms his vow to Daidoji to disappear and never see anyone again and maintain his “dead” status. Then you complete the game, beat up Bryce and Ebina- also why did Kiryu cry over Ebina? Seemed out of character. Can count on one hand the number of times Kiryu has openly cried and he’s doing it for this dipshit he doesn’t even know? Mm. Flash forward one month later and Kiryu uses his real name in the hospital and you get an achievement called the man who regained his name or something like that. Then the gang is in survive talking about how Jo, Bryce, and Ebina all just “disappeared” - what? Where did they go? Didn’t they get arrested? Why did Kiryu suddenly decide to go back on his word when he JUST SAID he would maintain his oath ?
I loved the game. I can’t wait to play more, tackle the dungeons, and do new game plus. Loved the combat system. Really fast and fluid. Beat downs were a great addition. That said, the story was easily the weakest part. No idea where yakuza 9 is going to go but I can’t wait to find out.
NanaMiku
Member
Those conversations are my priorities lol. I'm still at chapter 6 and already completed Tomizawa Drink Link and Walk & Talk.
SCB3
Member
So nearly done with Chapter 11 and I hate to say it, the Kiryu parts are dragging the story down at the moment, this whole part with him could easily have been its own game, like I'm glad its here in a sense, but I kinda wanna get on with the main story and I'm being blocked from that to do random stuff again
Touch fuzZy. get BizZay
Member
All done. Overprepped for the easy final boss of the big swell, whoops. Gonna take the disc out or I'll just keep coming back over and over to keep s-ranking crazy taxi or ride around hawaii on a segway dressed like a samurai lol
F31 Leopard
Member
I'm really confused why RGG used 2 different English VA's for both JP and ENG audio. Without giving spoilers there's a character who speaks normal English to Americans then Japanese to Ichiban meaning he's bilingual in JP audio. In the English dub same character speaks in Hawaiian Pidgin English with a totally different VA.
NanaMiku
Member
Yeah, that's a weird decision. And also some character that are native from Hawaii is still using the Japanese VA like Tomizawa and Bryce when speaking English.
Alexios
Cores, shaders and BIOS oh my!
Because they prefer awkward English from the non english speaking VA over having them as completely different people and voices when speaking one or the other language, duh.
It's better this way even if they could have found folks that speak English better. It's not used that much anyway, mostly the sage only speaks enough for it to start affecting the presentation.
It's better this way even if they could have found folks that speak English better. It's not used that much anyway, mostly the sage only speaks enough for it to start affecting the presentation.
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F31 Leopard
Member
The character in question doesn't have awkward English in the JP audio. They could have used him in the ENG audio as well. It's not a big deal just thought it was weird they decided to give him a pidgin accent in the ENG dub.
JP audio in the video.
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Companion Cube
Member
That’s around the time when I looked at what chapter I was still on, all the shit I still have to do on the map, then realized I don’t have to worry about it ending anytime soon.
jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
Just now hit the 40 hour mark, still on Chapter 6. My wife wouldn't let me play this game without her watching - but she finally admitted that watching it's been making her a bit motion sick. I tried tweaking some of the settings, but no luck.
So now, I'm just playing this while she's watching KDramas on her laptop, and I'm keeping her up to speed on the major story points.
No way in hell I'm finishing this before Final Fantasy comes out though.
So now, I'm just playing this while she's watching KDramas on her laptop, and I'm keeping her up to speed on the major story points.
No way in hell I'm finishing this before Final Fantasy comes out though.