Holundrian
Unconfirmed Member
I can't beat the blue dragon thing from Fantasy Zone.... dammit this game. The last completion point............. urgggh..... so brutal
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Yakuza 0 |OT| Yes, you can start with this one!
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Finally finished after almost 54 hours (only 36.36% complete). I've already added it to my 2017 GOTY list. What an amazing game. Such a great mix of drama and comedy. The tonal shifts shouldn't work as well as they do it, but they pull is off.
Glad I can finally click on the spoilers in here.
Glad I can finally click on the spoilers in here.
Patrick Bateman
Member
Btw. where can you see if you haven't completed the game yet, how many hours and how many % you have played?
Press start and you can see your playtime in the main menu. For the % completed, you can check it in the "Completion List" sub-menu
Patrick Bateman
Member
Thank you!
Playtime 37 hours, 32%. Oh boy...
Playtime 37 hours, 32%. Oh boy...
lucebuce12
Member
Patrick Bateman
Member
Seems like it. 😂
Btw. with how many fans did you guys beat Club Moon?
I partnered with all available businesses and have around 11k fans in the area.
Btw. with how many fans did you guys beat Club Moon?
I partnered with all available businesses and have around 11k fans in the area.
I finished at 104 hours and only 40% completion. >_>
lucebuce12
Member
Club Moon's the last one right? You need to have no story related activity going on at the Grand since events related to the business happen there at the end.
Just do the story missions until the next mission takes place somewhere else.
Patrick Bateman
Member
I already got the battle invitation from Club Moon.
I just thought about what would give me the best chances to beat them.
I just thought about what would give me the best chances to beat them.
lucebuce12
Member
It's not the fans, it's more having your best hostesses as high a level as possible.
Also good usage of heat is imperative.
And place no importance on the bars showing both your progress when you compete. They're often unreliable.
lucebuce12
Member
Rush for Kiryu and Thug for Majima. They're the stances with the highest execution requirements and "game-sense".
Also hype as fuck when you finish a group of enemies without taking a single hit.
Bob-and-weave mothafucker.
Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
I love Rush, is thug the one with the bat?
lucebuce12
Member
No, that's Slugger. Thug is his Blue style.
For Majima:
Breaker is pink (breakdancing), Thug is blue (default stance) and Slugger is yellow (Bat and weapons).
For Kiryu:
Rush is pink (boxer), Brawler is Blue (his default, balanced style) and Beast is yellow (Fucking Hype)
Imp the Dimp
Member
Damn, I searched the thread and apparently, the search function ignores spoiler tags. How relevant is it
?
to know that I will have to fight two Amons (whoever these guys are, not met them yet)
lucebuce12
Member
Amon is the absolute last substory, unlocked after finishing all else.
They're a staple of the Yakuza series, I think they've been in every game. They're just INCREDIBLY CHEAP boss fights that are entirely optional and happen after completing all the optional sidequests.
They're a staple of the Yakuza series, I think they've been in every game. They're just INCREDIBLY CHEAP boss fights that are entirely optional and happen after completing all the optional sidequests.
If you don't want to read the spoilers, know that it does not spoil the main story in any way.
Imp the Dimp
Member
Not gonna read the spoilers, but thanks for clearing that up. I feel better now.
Patrick Bateman
Member
Just beat Club Moon. \o/
Shadowman16
Member
Unless I'm misunderstanding your point that sounds exactly like what the fighting arena is - series of 1 vs 1 fights against enemies, with some games even having the 2 vs 2 option present.
Unless you mean fighting past bosses as opposed to the characters they use in the arena? In which case you'd want the VR boss fights used in previous games, or just play the all star arena battles in Yakuza 3 which let you use Kiryu and another boss to fight other big bosses in the game.
But outside of 4, 5 and 0 (which feature multiple characters) and a couple of the Ultimate Battle fights in past games your always using Kiryu in the fighting arena.
JetSetRadio
Banned
The one thing I don't like about Y0 is that it's almost too good.
Kiwami and 6 should take notice.
Kiwami and 6 should take notice.
eyeball_kid
Member
Online 1v1 and 2v2 could be cool, or two-player co-op survival against endless goons.
Patrick Bateman
Member
Finally finished the whole cabaret-sidequest. Now I can continue with the main story, maybe..
I figured they meant local/online multiplayer battles
Imp the Dimp
Member
I'm in chapter 4 and I can't enter the Maharaja Sotenbori. Any reason for that?
edit: All right, it opens up during ch 4.
edit: All right, it opens up during ch 4.
Patrick Bateman
Member
Goddamn is the Demon Blade-Style powerful.
Dangansona
Member
If anyone happens to have a screenshot of Sagawa with a shit eating grin I would appreciate it for avatar purposes.
Finally got "Just Beat It" trophy last night. It is ridiculous how easy the last four ultimate battles are compared to the 1st two.
Just the Legend playthrough to go.... about 70% done with story and CP. It's not utter insanity to want the plat to pop with a 100% playthrough, right?
Just the Legend playthrough to go.... about 70% done with story and CP. It's not utter insanity to want the plat to pop with a 100% playthrough, right?
Best I can find without coming home and booting up again.
It's still Yakuza fuckery, but it's probably one of the easier of the series.
Just finished this yesterday after the break for Zelda. Loved it! Found that when I focused on the main story missions I enjoyed it alot more, so started ignoring side quests from chapter 8 on. Turns out that this is one of those rare games where after completing the story I still feel like hitting the side stories I missed. This is due to the fact that they are predominantly surprising and/or hilarious. 😋
However, I now dream of a Yakuza HD collection for the Switch. Portable Yakuza? Yum!
However, I now dream of a Yakuza HD collection for the Switch. Portable Yakuza? Yum!
Dangansona
Member
That one is pretty good! I'll keep that as an option and probably make a quick sweep through his introduction at the Grand.
Shadowman16
Member
Not sure how likely a Switch port of any of the series would be, after Sega ported the HD remasters of 1&2 to the Wii U and it sold abysmally. Which is a pity, as getting another portable Yakuza game (the PSP ones rock) would be a dream come true for me (especially as the Switch is region free).
This is my first Yakuza game and I'm enjoying it a whole lot! Am I supposed to use different fighting styles in different situations, or can I just use the ones I like the most? I'm in chapter 6 now and so far I have only really used and upgraded Brawler and Slugger style.
Also, for the first I'm having difficulties with the combat. I'm at the point in chapter 6 where
. I should probably block more, but I think you can only block attacks from one direction and I'm often surrounded. Even if I dodge and bring myself in a position where the attacks all come from one direction, I don't know when to stop blocking and start attacking. It seems like as soon as I stop blocking I get instantly hit and knocked down. I know there is probably something I'm missing, but it almost feels like there is nothing I can do and it's getting a bit frustrating.
Also, for the first I'm having difficulties with the combat. I'm at the point in chapter 6 where
you are being hunted by the Dojima family and there is a series of fights at every street corner
Saint of Killers
Member
Sagawa has the best bit of facial animation in the whole game. (
)
Quick look of exasperation passes over his face when he's invited to sit down by Shimano.
poipoipoi9
Member
Use Beast and tank the hits.
Just use whatever fighting style you like, you don't really have to alternate for the bosses/long battles.
This has got to be one of the most long-winded games in existence. Conversations that should at worst take a couple lines (and at best should've been cut/edited out to begin with) are drawn out, long ass scenes that last 5, 10 or more minutes. This really fucks with the pacing, especially since most of the time, the story is fucking going nowhere as we listen again and again to characters ramble on and on about something we already were beaten down with earlier. This makes Kiryu especially a horrible protagonist, as I'm forced to listen to his monologues about his deluded sense of morals (which seems at odds with the very first scene of the game, for example).
I like the game and all, but come the fuck on. I don't need to listen to 10 hours of filler conversations while characters smoke and eat ramen.
I like the game and all, but come the fuck on. I don't need to listen to 10 hours of filler conversations while characters smoke and eat ramen.
lucebuce12
Member
I don't know, those filler conversations reveal more about the characters' viewpoints, goals and personality. It really makes them feel more "human".
Sagawa and Kuze would never be the characters that they are if it weren't for those long conversations.
Though I do agree that the pacing can definitely feel off but it just feels like a hallmark of the series at this point.
Sagawa and Kuze would never be the characters that they are if it weren't for those long conversations.
Though I do agree that the pacing can definitely feel off but it just feels like a hallmark of the series at this point.
Patrick Bateman
Member
Level 13:
Dat shootout scene on the highway 😳😳
eyeball_kid
Member
When fighting groups, Kiryu's Rush style works the best; use dodge to get yourself out of bad situations. Or Beast style, if there's a lot of objects around. Majima's Breaker style demolishes groups. And don't forget to upgrade your abilities.
As lucebuce12 said, those downtempo scenes help to develop the characters and the relationships between them. It's not filler. This isn't a Van Damme movie or something. The only reason the pacing feels off to me is the switching between two characters in the early chapters. Later on it starts to flow better.
Regarding Kiryu, he's a yakuza. He's always going to be down for some rough-and-tumble stuff. But he also has a strong sense of justice and a kind heart. He's just a complicated guy, and is still trying to figure out what he wants to be.
"Coming November 12, a new film by Jim Jarmusch, Ramen and Cigarettes"
Imp the Dimp
Member
The ending of
chapter 4 had my heart pumping
bodyofanamerican
Member
Majima spoilers/question for chapter 8
Is there more to do in ch 8 after meeting this random dude at the Grand? I won't be locked into switching to Kiryu after triggering that mission, right?
I think it's the end of the chapter and potentially a character switch only if it warns you before entering the building.
bodyofanamerican
Member
Thank you!
Does anyone have the link for the Yakuza auditions where the guy showed up and became the inspiration for Mr. Libido? I know it was posted in this thread at some point, but I can't find it here and I'm failing hard at Google/YT search as well. :-(
Edit: found it the second after I posted!
https://youtu.be/8zSe0aijX9Y
Edit: found it the second after I posted!
https://youtu.be/8zSe0aijX9Y
The Artisan
Member
i'm gonna make a thread about yakuza being my favorite series/kiryu my favorite character
Dangansona
Member
Got that fresh new avatar.