Main Quest #188 - 6 October 2024
It’s been a while since I’ve played Kiwami. I always meant to pick up the Yakuza games again but I want to space them a bit and only when I picked this one up I realized it’s been three years since then. Anyway, it was great getting back to Karumocho and Sotenbori. Having visited Japan earlier this year, it was a blast to “revisit” it now, seeing both of them again (and as familiar places) because of Yakuza 0 and Kiwami and visiting “them” in real life.
Fantastic game. Loved Goda and Sayama, I continue to adore Date-san, Kiryu and Majima. I managed to do every substory that didn’t involve the minigames, which is what I usually do in the Yakuza games. I love the story, gameplay and substories, but I don’t dedicate any time to those except the usual introduction that I’m obligated to while in the main quest.
I’ve heard Yakuza 3 is one of the not so great games of the franchise, so I’ll definitely give some time to “forget” the gameplay and graphics of Kiwami 2 before I pick it up, seeing that this one was fantastic in every aspect.
I’m looking forward to the TV show that’s premiering later this month of Prime, although I’m not that optimistic about it. Even if it sucks, we’ll always have the games!