Games

Yakuza Kiwami

Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio

2016•Fighting•PEGI 18•About 33 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventureanimalsdetectivemartial artsmonster/alien/supernaturalfastunsavouryimaginarysimplelinearbig & variedall consuming questfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardy

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Boxlist takeExpect a heightened, very fast fighting game, big and varied rather than confined. Best if you like pace over patience.

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

IGDB rating

82 / 100

295 ratings

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About This Game

Yakuza: Kiwami is an enhanced remake of the original Yakuza game for PlayStation 2, not just an HD port. While the original PS2 release also had English voice-acting for western release, this PS4 remake only retains Japanese voice-acting for authenticity with available subtitles for other countries.

Summary: IGDB

Story

The story starts in 1995 in Kamurocho, a place modeled after Kabukicho, a red-light district in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Streets, places, and and many of the licensed stores and cafes look the same as in real life, while non-licensed just look very similar but not the same and are called different. Kiryu Kazuma, known as a Dragon of Dojima family, is not one to be trifled with. Along with Nishiki and Yumi, he was adopted from the Subflower orphanage by a high-ranking and influential Yakuza. Ever since, the three acted like blood siblings and were unseparable. Things turned south when Yakuza leader...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureAnimalsDetectiveMartial artsMonster/alien/supernaturalAll consuming questFighting evilRescue/escape/jeopardy

Keywords

MinigamesOrganized crimeAction-adventureJapanCrimeMale protagonist

Where to play

Details

Developer: Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio
Publishers: Deep Silver, Sega Games
Released: 21 January 2016
Series: Yakuza: Like a Dragon
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Perspective: Third person
Time to beat: 18h rushed, 33h normally, 86h complete
Age rating: PEGI 18
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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