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Yakuza 0

Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, Sega Games

2015•Hack and slash•PEGI 18•About 50 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventuredramadetectivemafia/gangstermartial artssexfasttried & testedunsavourylineargrittybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryempowerment/personal growthfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeExpect a conventional, emotionally cool hack-and-slash game, fast rather than slow-burning. Best if you like easy over intense.

Pace: fast · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

IGDB rating

86 / 100

534 ratings

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About This Game

Yakuza 0 is an action-adventure beat 'em up and a prequel to the Yakuza series, set in 1988 Japan during the country's economic bubble era. The game follows two protagonists: Kazuma Kiryu in Tokyo's Kamurocho district and Goro Majima in Osaka's Sotenbori district. Players alternate between their stories as they navigate the criminal underworld, engaging in street fights using multiple switchable combat styles, managing businesses, and participating in a wide variety of side activities and minigames. The game is largely credited with bringing the long-running franchise to mainstream Western attention.

Summary: IGDB

Story

In December 1988, young yakuza Kazuma Kiryu finds himself framed for a murder that took place on a small, seemingly insignificant plot of empty land in Tokyo's Kamurocho district. The lot turns out to be the final piece needed for a powerful crime family's redevelopment scheme, making it the most valuable piece of real estate in the city. To protect those closest to him, Kiryu abandons his clan and sets out to uncover who set him up and why. Meanwhile in Osaka, disgraced former yakuza Goro Majima operates a cabaret club under constant surveillance, desperate to earn his way back into the...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureDramaDetectiveMafia/gangsterMartial artsSexAll consuming questComplex relationshipDeep rivalryEmpowerment/personal growthFighting evilHuman spirit/resilience/survivalInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceRescue/escape/jeopardySolving the riddle/not as it seemsUnderdog triumphs

Keywords

PoolMartial artsMurderMinigamesOrganized crimePrequelGamblingKaraoke

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Details

Developers: Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, Sega Games
Publishers: Sega Corporation, Sega Games, Sega
Released: 12 March 2015
Series: Yakuza: Like a Dragon
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Perspective: Third person
Time to beat: 30h rushed, 50h normally, 115h complete
Age rating: PEGI 18
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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