[ SECRET POST #6287 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #6287 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.


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[(Anonymous)]

okay so...I started Kiwami 1 and got to a boss battle I just. CAN NOT. pass. Is there anything stopping me from just going on to the next game? I got like 7 games in a bundle for 30-40 bucks. Can I just keep playing if I don't give a shit about the story ending?

[(Anonymous)]

You can always watch a playthrough or just cutscenes on youtube.

[(Anonymous)]

I mean, I have 1300 hours in Stardew Valley alone, those games don't sound excessively long? Also people watch other people play on Youtube.

[(Anonymous)]

I started with Yakuza 7, and while it still has reference to previous games, including Kiryu, having a new protagonist DOES let the story stand on its own.

But I felt Yakuza 8 suffered by focusing on Kiryu so intently that it pushed Ichiban away in order to finish the former's story, and from what I hear, his story had BEEN finished in Yakuza 6 (though I do like that he did get a happy ending.) So as an outsider to the greater Yakuza franchise, I can kinda get that. Both games I mentioned are a huge time sink, and I have no clue if it's because they're JRPGs versus what they were previously.

Though I will say, having played Yakuza 7 and 8, I absolutely want to play the previous games in the series, so hey. I'm down for more, regardless of how long they take to beat.

OP

[(Anonymous)]

I’m not sure how you’re numbering sequels, but between the two Ichiban games, there was a Kiryu game, a Yagami game, and a remake of the one game that started Ryoma.

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[(Anonymous)]

DA

AYRT is following the official numbering. The two Ichiban games are officially 7 and 8, though only the Japanese releases use the numbers in the title for those two. The Yagami games, Gaiden, the historical AUs and the zombie shooter are all spinoffs that do not count as mainline games.

[(Anonymous)]

As someone who played the mainline games in numerical order starting from 0 and enjoyed most of them a lot, I was so salty when I heard they were bringing Kiryu back for 8. As much as I love him, repeatedly trotting out old favourites says something ugly about the studio's faith in Ichiban as a protagonist, which is bullshit because Ichiban is great and should be allowed to stand on his own. 7 might be the best game in the entire series, even!

That said I did unfortunately enjoy Kiryu's bits in 8, because yeah, the ending he got in 6 was not satisfying.

[(Anonymous)]

I have not played these games ever, but got super into fics (read: fell in love with) Goro Majima. As a result, I had to rely on the wikis to tell me about these characters and their storylines. I don't recall enough to properly thread the story (outside of what was relevant to Majima, and some additional lower level gangsters), but kudos to anyone who can follow that story while playing!