Should I play Yakuza 0 or Like a Dragon?I don't know if I have time and power to play all Yakuza games... ;_;
Do you want to play a shit jrpg and not understand any references to the past 7 games? LADDo you want to play an ok action game and not understand any references to the past 5 games? Play 0
>>729367256well die then, but play 0
>>729367332A kino jrpg, urban jrpgs should be a thing.And a very kino action game where the references don't matter.
>>729367256Yes to both.If you're unsure, start with the CLASSIC Yakuza 0. Then either drop the series or continue in chronological order.
>>729367450>urban jrpgs should be a thing.You mean like Persona and Parasite Eve?
>>729367256>No timeIt's all about priorities. You have enough time to play all Yakuza in the next 20 years, unless you're already old
>>729367256it's dame dame guy!
>>729367256Both are okay to start with, if you like turn based combat 7, otherwise 0
>>729367256Neither. They're both slop.
hmm I dont know
>>729367256they're both good, but 0
>>729367256If you play 0 all the other yakuza feel like shit and are shit when compared to zero. Like a dragon is different to yakuza so I would play zero then just play all the like a dragons.
>>729367256i played 0 and thought it was actual rancid shit. then played 7 and thought it was alright, ichibans kinda funny and the story is so laughably retarded especially near the end, that it was enjoyable
>>729367256There's no point at all to start with LaD, the next game is Gaiden and then Infinite Wealth that requires knowledge of 1~6+LaD+Gaiden.
>>729369605And only LaD and Infinite Wealth are Turn-based RPGs, btw.
>>729367256>should I start with the sixth game or the eighth oneNeither you idiot.
As someone who has played literally everything except Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii the only games you should ever play are Yakuza 0 and Judgment. Maybe Lost Judgment too.
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>>729367256You can always just stay away. Newfags already ruined this series.
>guys? guys? where should I start with this series that has numerical titles?Fucking stupid mongoloids holy shit every week we get threads like these.
>>729369605Gaiden's plot is perfectly understandable with just LaD. You just don't get the emotional highs from certain scenes.
>>729367256just play 0 they pretty much perfected old engine everything there is an iteration of everything they learned over a decade. LaD is okay stupid and easy because it's their first foray into the genre and DE is still kind of shit, but it does pack an emotional punch.
>>729367746More like Parasite abandonware, at least Persona sort of still exists even if they haven't released a proper new game in 10 years.
>>729372357No point in playing Gaiden without playing 6. And 5 before that. And 4 and, especially, 3 before that.Anything Kiryu does in 4/5/6/LaD/Gaiden is because of 3.
Both0 is a brawler game, and LaD is a turn based game, both are worth playing really
>>729367256I already cleared the whole series, even Pirate Yakuza, it's a lot easier than you think. To me it sort of feels as if I was watching a TV show.
>>729367256Started with LAD7 2 years ago, played IW then Gaiden.Just got to Y0 about 3w ago, mainly because I thought I couldn't stomach Japanese.Loved Y0 so much I just had to keep going with K1. Jap VA wasn't so bad desu, hated the skill progression/nerfed combat but hey whatever played it through a couple days ago and I'm now on K2 chapter 4. Man I love this series.Also played Judgement in between Y0 and K1. Got LJ saved up for January once I'm done with K2 and then it's K3!!!! Fuckyes feels good to finally play the original series with Kiryu.
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>>729367256Judgment, then stay away from the rest of the series.
>>729376475Yeah sorry forgot to give you an answer OP.LAD7 uses the new Dragon Engine which is far more polished than the 0 engine used in 0 and K1. Are you okay with a ps3/4 era game in 60fps? If not you may need some momentum, wo start with LAD7 and grow to like the series that way.Only negative is that it's more difficult to go from new -> old
sega needed to just let Kiryu retire from being the yakuza.Seriously, let him retire. you did a "and then he takes care of a BABY!" premise which is the ultimate we ran out of ideas move.Kiryu is 70 years old. And, he has cancer.Ichiban can stand up on his own feet, or fail, but either way it's Ichiban's trial to step in to Kiryu's shoes (the gay idol guy from Johnny's Idol Agency who did Judgement can't because Johnny's Idol Agency is batshit insane)
>>729377837As much as I love the LAD entries, I can't help but feel that Ichiban is fucking pathetic, esp compared to Kiryu. Either make him grow up and quit being such a beta bitch (proposing to a girl on their first date, it was so just cringeworthy and not even funny I had to spam X), or retire him along with Kiryu and make way for a proper protag, someone like Daigo Dojima
>>729377837The perfect end point was the beginning of 3
>>729378283A Daigo yakuza game would be far too kino, they would never allow it.
>>729378598Would it? Daigo is so stupid and Kiryu ends up clearing all the mess he did while in chairman position.
>>729378845>Daigo is so stupid and Kiryu ends up clearing all the mess he did while in chairman position.You didn't pay attention to the story in any game.>2 was all Nishiki's and Terada's fault.The former because his retardation in 1 with Sera and Shindo, the latter because Jingweon sins of the father.>3 was Nishiki's, Kashiwagi's, and Kiryu's fault.The first because not only does his retardation reverberate through the entire series but it also causes his existing family to do even more stupid things in his wake. The second because even his underlings say he is a terrible leader unable to actually lead the Tojo to any sort of prosperity. The third because he refused to move the kids out of the orphanage to another building which would have been really easy and got wrapped up in more Yakuza politics harming them. Daigo literally took a bullet just so Kiryu wouldn't have to be involved and he gets involved anyway.>4 was Nishiki's and Mine's fault.The former because of obvious reasons still affecting the Tojo Clan. The latter because he was the sole thing keeping the Tojo Clan afloat in any major way financially and as soon as he was gone Daigo was back to trying to figure out a lifeline which was the Ueno Seiwa that Majima ruined.>5 was going completely fine and the Tojo Clan was thriving until Kurosawa enacted his 20+ year keikaku.>6 was Daigo actively trying with the Jimas to fix the mess from the past few games and succeeding until Someya and Daigo's secretary decided to upend the Tojo Clan.>7 was him throwing in the towel because it was becoming impossible for them to do anything that wasn't something Someya was pushing for which both he and Watase were against as it wasn't the Yakuza lifestyle he believed in anymore.Daigo's entire tenure is a mix of Nishiki's and Kiryu's fault while 20+ year keikakus appear out of nowhere to upend him trying to rebuild the Tojo Clan.
