Games

Yakuza 6: The Song of Life

Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio

2016•Hack and slash•PEGI 18•About 40 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventuredramamafia/gangstermartial artssportsfastsimplelineargrittybig & variedall consuming questcomplex relationshipdeep rivalrygame/competitionhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeA fast, wide-ranging hack-and-slash game, otherwise balanced. Best if you like pace over patience.

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

83 / 100

105 ratings

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About This Game

Step into Japan's criminal underworld in this explosive action brawler starring legendary yakuza, Kazuma Kiryu, who is hellbent on unraveling the truth around his daughter's tragic accident.

Summary: IGDB

Story

In Yakuza 6, Kazuma Kiryu will find out exactly how much people are willing to sacrifice for family - be those ties through blood or bond - when he investigates a series of shadowy events that involve the ones he holds closest to his heart. Fresh out of a three-year prison sentence, an older and weathered Kiryu comes to find out that his surrogate daughter, Haruka, has gone missing from the orphanage he looks after. The trail leads him to his old stomping grounds in Kamurocho, where he discovers that she has been struck by a car and now lies in a coma. To make matters worse, Kiryu learns that...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureDramaMafia/gangsterMartial artsSportsAll consuming questComplex relationshipDeep rivalryGame/competitionHuman spirit/resilience/survivalRescue/escape/jeopardySocial commentarySolving the riddle/not as it seems

Keywords

BaseballMartial artsMinigamesOrganized crimeKaraokeBrawlerAction-adventureJapan

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Details

Developer: Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio
Publishers: Sega, Sega Games
Released: 8 December 2016
Series: Yakuza: Like a Dragon
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Third person
Time to beat: 30h rushed, 40h normally, 49h complete
Age rating: PEGI 18
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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