Rush turns Kiryu into swift kickboxer style fighter, able to dart around opponent and capitalise with quick combos. Brawler is your standard issue style jack of all trades, master of none. Just like in Yakuza 0, Kazuma Kiryu can switch between four different combat styles depending on the situation he’s in. Before you ask, I only went there to ensure my review was thorough. There’s always been a darkly comic level to the heat attacks in Yakuza, as they accelerate from zero to curb stomp faster than you can drop 300,000 Yen at a hostess club. The special Heat attacks also return, which allows Kiryu the chance to make use of certain circumstances to brutally decimate people. Combat itself is simple enough, as you mix light attacks, strong attacks, grabs and the environment to decimate anyone foolish enough to stand in your way. You control control Kazuma Kiryu as he kicks seven shades of sake out of the Japanese criminal underworld. Kiwami is a retelling/remake/remaster of the first Yakuza game, with all the gameplay updates brought in with 0. If you’re yet to experience the world of Yakuza, 0 is one of two perfect jumping on points. The decision to set 0 before the events of every other game allowed the franchise to get out from under the weight of its own history, and cater to new fans by offering a standalone adventure. Then you’ve got the odd zombie game thrown in for good measure, but let’s not talk about Dead Souls, eh?ĭespite Yakuza having 8 games in the series released in the West, it feels like the franchise has only begun to get mainstream recognition in the West with the release of Yakuza 0. Yakuza at its heart has always been an RPG beat ‘em up that just so happens to be a crime story. Sure, it’s about criminals and there’s free roam elements, but that’s missing the point entirely. When it was first released on the PS2, people mistakenly referred to the game as GTA meets Japan. The main hero of the Yakuza series, Kiryu has been cracking skulls and clotheslining criminals on the streets of Kamurocho for over a decade, but Yakuza itself has largely flown under the radar over here. If you were to ever compile a list of protagonists that rate highly on the “getting shit done” index, Kazuma Kiryu would be approaching top three.
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