I know some of you might be fed up by all the Yakuza threads, but this is the first piece of preview of the game so I thought it would be worth posting.
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Ive been looking forward to Yakuza 0 for some time. The setting seemed interesting (Tokyo in the 80s), and it seemed like a good starting point for a series that Ive never spent much time with. Ive been playing it for about a week now, and Ive been having a lot of fun with it so far. Even though the story is a tale of betrayal and honor, antihero Kazuma Kiryu doesnt have to approach the proceedings with a laser focus. Sure, Ive been working to avenge my name after getting framed for murder, but that hasnt stopped me from farting around town. Here are some of the ways Ive been killing time during my adventure.
Hangin Out In Arcades
If theres one thing Sega is good at, its delivering heaping parcels of fan service to its players. In Yakuza 0, you can visit Sega arcades and waste time (and Yen) playing games. Kiryu may look like a tough customer on the outside, but my version of him finds claw machines absolutely irresistible. Ive spent more time than Id care to admit trying to get virtual stuffed prizes, like a puffy Sega Genesis or Fantasy Stars Opa Opa. The physics are realistically evil, with moments where youre fooled into thinking youre going to win, only to have the prize slip from the claw at the last moment landing in seemingly impossible-to-claim positions. You can play arcade games, too. I played a game of Space Harrier and instantly regretted it. Did I really like this game when I was younger? Sometimes, you cant go back
Smashin A Urinal With Some Dudes Face
Theres a lot to do in Tokyo, but some people just want to get in your way. Every few blocks, youre interrupted by various thugs, goons, delinquents, gangsters, and other neer do wells. Thats when its time to go from clawing machines to clawing faces. The games combat is fairly loose (at least where I am in the skill-tree standings), but fun. You have several different combat styles that you can switch out on the fly, including Beast style, which mimics the face-raking tiger stuff you may remember from old kung-fu movies, and one that puts more of an emphasis on quick strikes and dodging enemy attacks. Bigger battles also have QTE moments in them (are we sure this isnt just Shenmue?), where success grants you a fancy flourish such as cracking a persistent enemys face into a urinal. Crime isnt glamorous, kids.
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