Vela wrote:

Childintime wrote:

Vela wrote:

Is that the same as in zero?

Not that I remember - though I could be wrong. I seem to remember that 2 was all about Hostess dating, when it came to that aspect of the game, though it's possible I've forgotten something big. Also confirmed now - Yazuka Kiwami 2 will have a new, secondary storyline...the continuation of Goro Majima's story on from Yak 0! That's amazing, and means Day 1 no matter what.

My reaction to this in my head was Majima's little 'hmm' when he is pleased with himself. 

Such a fantastic character. 

I assume I've missed out big time not playing 3-5.

Yes and no. 3-5 are great games and some of them feature a fair amount of interesting story content for him (4 especially) but he's never been as central as he was in 0. It seems he's now being inserted as the primary secondary protagonist as they go through and re-do the series. Before that he was an everpresent friend / enemy / antagonist who would pop in an out - usually just for a fight and a lol.

Vela wrote:

Sorry I was combining questions there. 

What I meant was whether I had missed out big time not playing 3-5 based on their own merits. Not based on Majima's presence or otherwise.

Ah, gotcha.

They're all good games, aye, but Yakuza is one of those great series where every game can be taken as self-contained yet part of a wider narrative. If there's games you've missed, don't sweat it. More background helps, but you should always be able to grab the main story arc of that instalment.

Combat wise, the series is better than it has ever been - going back to 3 and 4 recently showed me that the common opinion that the combat hasn't changed isn't true. The game is much faster and fluid than it used to be.

Truth be told, if you're someone who has been a long time follower of the series - like Reg or I - then you'd know that keeping up with it has been an expensive, time consuming and often frustrating hassle. So, don't worry about it. Just enjoy them as they come out now.

Plus it has cats.

Pre ordered to fuck.

Is it possible there's too much yakuza?

It's like shenmue but better remember.

Jo Amon is the real deal. 

Took two goes to beat him.

Bought. It better be good or reg is havin' it so help me

Dark Soldier wrote:

Bought. It better be good or reg is havin' it so help me

optimark_prime wrote:

Reg is safe - it's great!

Kneepads purchased

Mr Libido = peoples hero

Yep.

Are the real estate and cabaret things completely optional? Enjoying the former, but the latter wears thin rather quickly.

Real estate is a nothing game and merely becomes a chore you have to wait around to complete. The money is good though and being forced to play nonsense while waiting is a decent way to see things.

Even. The cabaret one becomes an excersise in completing a guaranteed win after a while but the game itself has at least some entertainment value.

For both the money is really useful for higher tier powers.

Really starting to enjoy this now. The combat has a lot more depth to it then I had anticipated, the main story is tootling along nicely and the side stories are just wonderfully bizarre.

It just seems to be sucking me in. Onto Chapter 3 now.

Waste. Man.