The important message from Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio to Yakuza: Like a dragon, it is purposely not called Yakuza 7. This is because yakuza needs to develop-real and virtual. Correspondingly, the story and system of “One Dragon” stand out from its past. Ironically, it quotes “Dragon Quest”, which is famous for adopting a firm traditionalist approach with the latest technology. RPG.
Our new hero is Kasuga Ichiban. This is a rich expression and kind idiot. Unfortunately, he was born in a soap factory, a massage parlor, and the Japanese recently went to a brothel. Kasuga is not only his own calling hero, he is born a good person, which is not a good feature of his profession. Echoing the echo of the former Yakuza protagonist Kazuma Kiryu, his strong loyalty and conviction to others led him to jail for the patriarch of the Yakuza family. When he got out of the car 18 years later, he greeted the bullet and was thrown into the fictional Isezaki Jinjincho near Yokohama.
In the end, Iiban will be entangled with the three criminal groups that control Ijincho, but this is a long journey. At this point, I can accept the usual long introduction of the Yakuza series. In this scene, you barely move the character five steps, but another cut-in scene appears, but here, you need to spend two digit hours All aspects of the game can be explained within. With the new combat system, it will take even longer for things similar to the plot to appear.
Let’s tackle the elephant in the tatami: the transition from action combat to turn-based combat is very effective. This is mainly because the fighting is very active. Enemies and allies are walking around, so you want to make sure to shoot down as many enemies as possible with area attacks, or throw them away and make them land near one of your friends for automatic follow-up attacks. Sometimes, although rare, one of your characters will pick up objects near the enemy and use them to attack, mimicking any weaponization method you could use in previous games from traffic cones to bicycles.
The attack feels as influential as ever, and the type of enemy is a real enjoyment-anime fans are equipped with light sticks, perverts will slip on their own lubricants, dark cult members, so far in Yakuza There is a certain tradition, and many more. The best addition is in the form of a new working system. Unfortunately, you can only unlock it in a few chapters of the game. Since Ichiban started his life in Yokohama unemployed and homeless, he has to go to the work center like everyone else, where he and his friends can choose from a variety of jobs, and these jobs have changed Their looks, offensive abilities and special skills. This is not only a great way to keep it fresh, but it’s also fun-as a host, you can sprinkle your enemies with a huge bottle of champagne, and the chef brandishes plates and whisks, to name a few. However, the job has its own upgrade system, which may make the conversion between them a little troublesome, because you will significantly reduce the attack power and HP when you start each job, and it may take a while to avoid lack of power. The main battle.
Balance becomes a practical problem in combat, which is the main flaw of the system. The level of the enemy hardly said anything in terms of strength-I have encountered such battles, in which there were people ten levels lower than me, and they were said to be powerless against my attacks. Since their health period is ridiculously long, it costs a lot. time. I have only fought with the boss. The main boss has been defeated for a long time on the ground, but I sent spam to his subordinates with the most effective attack available to each of my characters, and quickly became bored.
Length and low difficulty are the main issues. I suspect that “Dragon and Tiger” is also easy. Otherwise, there is no reason to punish the loss as severely as here: if you fall, even if his teammate is still standing, in a regular battle, you Lose half of the money, and then regenerate. In a boss battle, you can spend half your life or full life to resurrect. If you don’t want to do this, even if you have saved it in advance, as the game often tells you, you have to redo it and sometimes it may take half an hour. The finished part is only because you cannot save it in the “dungeon”.
Yakuza found a new home in Yokohama. I like to explore a whole new city. Although Yokohama is not visually as unique as Kamurocho or Sotenbori, the process of getting acquainted with it is satisfying. It is too early to say whether it will be a permanent environment, which is synonymous with the franchise restart, and Kurogecho is the same as Kiryu’s adventure, but I can say for sure one thing-it is too big. It’s three times the size of Kamurocho, but it sounds good on paper, but in reality, you get a densely populated area equivalent to the size of Kamurocho, while the other two areas are almost empty, with the main body Stories are irrelevant, so unless you make points to discover their stories, collectibles or just look at them there, they have no function. I agree in most cases. The traversal is smoother than in intermittent decisions. There are some pop-up windows on PS4, but they are not too obvious. Sometimes, you are left with rows of gray office areas on the map, which does not constitute an attractive open world, but this is in Japan, not in Sega.
The incidental content of the series is notorious for providing players with stupidity, and the main story in the main story is often completely opposite activities and incidental activities that allow you to engage in virtual tours. But for me, alternative stories are another area where novelty is beginning to disappear. Please note that if you haven’t played a 15-year Yakuza game, you may feel different in this regard, but to me it feels like most of the often mentioned “weird” games, or Unforgettable stories are becoming less and less. I always find that there is a disconnect between Kiryu’s scary expression and the gentle characters. These characters make the best stories. Those stories make him feel puzzled and silently desperate. This time he got into trouble. The trial has some interesting private detective stories. Ichiban just vacillated somewhere and offered his help, because a good hero was unwilling to do it. Since then, he has almost nothing to do except for a small soldier-many tasks just let me listen completely. When it comes to underground stories, Yakuza 0 may always be my champion.
When it comes to other optional activities, “Liulong” does shine. Although you can use famous things like Sega arcade and karaoke, you are hardly encouraged to use them. The batting cage is hidden in a lonely corner of the map, and the choice of UFO catchers is monotonous. Instead, why not try to race other homeless people to recycle the cans or participate in the “Dragon Kart” (Dragon Kart)? There is not one kart racing, but several different tracks? My personal favorite is the mini game about trying not to fall asleep at the Arthouse cinema.
Just like “Dragon”, yakuza is used to work hard on the potential obsolescence of its series. Although it has never been a major focus, each game is good at mapping the actual history of Yakuza-whether it is entering the real estate management field or with a legal enterprise as the forefront, Yakuza must face the fight against organized crime The legislation has been adapted many times. Just like the story of the dragon appears now, so look at the current situation of Yakuza with surprising frankness-essentially, this is a story about Yakuza’s march into the political realm, not a fictional inter-clan relationship. .
In view of this, I sometimes find that the romantic style of RGG Studio is inappropriate. It is difficult to understand the idea that the Zao Island owners are actually just taking the best interests of “his girls” at heart, because they know that these agencies are linked to human trafficking in real life. The game does not shy away from calling politics a perfect stepping stone for Yakuza to build himself, but only wages war on his own people. This is a strange balance between “someone would think of the poor criminal” and the rather complicated criticism of the actual situation. The real relationship between Japanese right-wing politicians and Yakuza has recently been exposed due to several bribery scandals. But for the game, this means that there are no more easily recognizable villains. Sometimes, the information sent by the plot is necessary for a crime, so it is correct. I don’t know what I think about it. But what I do know is that this is a topic too big to be solved with an idealistic paint and a few of his homeless friends.
Yakuza: Just like a dragon, this is a good game-sometimes it’s ok, sometimes it’s good, sometimes it makes me chant. From boring to unbelievable, it is full of emotions. The will to reinvent yourself is there, which means that not everything will work-whether you are willing to enjoy it depends on what you care about most.