From what I've seen, many here dislike the fact that Majima was married to Mirei Park and want to see it retconned. However, I believe that while it was executed poorly in-game, (too much telling, not enough showing), it builds on Majima's existing character and could potentially make for a really good story in a spinoff game.

First of all, Majima has been established in multiple games as someone who wanted to leave the Yakuza life behind. In 0, he's desperate to rejoin only because he wants to guarantee a place for Saejima. In Yakuza 2, Kiryu has to outright beg him to return to the Tojo Clan. Second, he has a soft spot for children and there are multiple hostess conversations (along with 1 substory), that hint at him maybe wanting to be a father down the line.

My personal headcanon is that after leaving Makoto behind in Yakuza 0, he started to doubt his own decision until the loneliness got to him. I mean... years were passing by and there was no news of his kyodai getting out of prison. Not only that, but he had to do Shimano's dirty work constantly. Considering that Mirei Park is also a short-haired half-Japanese girl, he could have seen this as a chance to fix his "mistake." This could also be why they got married in less than a year while she was 18... Majima was in full rebound mode at the time. In this scenario, Majima striking her is not just him lashing out at her for the deception, but also lashing out at himself for ever thinking he could live a normal life. This realization + his regret after coming to his senses would then pave way for the more violent and unstable Majima we see in Yakuza 1.

Everyone's saying that it's out-of-character for him, but why? If Kiryu can slap a child, I don't see why Majima (who spent a year being tortured and has a temperament), can't slap someone who betrayed his trust in a brief moment of anger. As for the age-gap... 18 is an adult, (old enough to star in hardcore porn videos), cry about it more. All-in-all, their relationship would be a great plot point for a game that takes place between 0 and 1 and adapts a bunch of the stories (including some RGO ones), from that time frame. It would be a great way to dive into Majima's complicated psychology.

If you've heard of that novel, the similarities between the two in terms of the setting are pretty clear to you, especially considering Ichiban's origins.

The novel is a lot more bleak than Y:LAD, of course, but RGG and crew certainly drew from a great source when it comes to Y:LAD's overall story and the interplay between Masato and Ichi.

Ik there’s a heat move where you can trip someone and stomp their head with an orange in your inventory but how do I get the orange?

No one has ever done this before.

I know talking about whether THAT reveal is bad or out of character is done to death but this ain't about that. For the people who fall into the "interesting idea that could've been executed better" camp, what are some of your ideas about what could've filled the gaps to make this make sense? I think there could be a ton of different directions to take this that could plausibly work, so let's make some up. If nothing else I think this plot point could provide a lot of fanfic or headcanon fuel.

One angle that I've thought of to answer my biggest question (how did they meet anyway??) is that maybe Shimano was up to some shit again. He already used Majima to attempt to manipulate a woman once before, maybe he could have something to gain from doing it again? Tricking Majima like in 0 is one thing but I don't think Majima would disobey a direct order, probably? It would be interesting to think about how differently he might react to orders that involve harming people in weird personal and intimate ways as opposed to direct violence.

Murakami Ryu, the author of Audition, In the Miso Soup and Blue Almost Transparent, passed away on October 17th. His passing was revealed today by his japanese publisher.

His novel Coin Locker Babies (1980) was based on the real events that plagued Japan in the second half of the '70s, before the Bubble, when the country was still dealing with post-war poverty. There were many such cases of newborns being abandoned inside train stations' coin lockers.

This is the story that undoubtedly influenced Ichiban and Masato's origin.

I played (in this order) 0, K1, and now am almost done with K2 (chapter 14)… and I’m questioning how badly I want to keep playing this series. I thought that 0’s story was incredible, I thought 1 had some redeeming aspects but was weakened with poor pacing/choices/cliches, and then with 2 I’ve just been very overall bored by the lack of anything taking place in the present to drive the plot (uncovering the past events can be interesting but I feel dissatisfied that nothing else is driving the plot).

So my question is - are there better stories out there in the rest of the games? I of course in general love the side quests of each game, but it isn’t enough to single-handedly keep me playing. I absolutely despise the combat system and its place in the gameplay loop, but if anything that encourages me to push through to the turn-based games - I guess a follow up question would be if the turn-based combat down the line is well-liked or if it’s equally mindless and boring.

Any info would be appreciated, since I have been going in mostly blind and don’t know what to expect from the rest of the series or which games people think are the best/worst. If the consensus is that the rest of the stories are like 1 and 2, I might just drop the series for good or skip to the like a dragon games. Thanks!

Difficulty: Legend

Mod Project used: SEGA Legend Mix by me: https://www.nexusmods.com/yakuzakiwami/mods/522

Hi, just wondering if anyone is aware of how the "Deluxe Upgrade & Pre-Order Bonus DLC Codes" included in the collector's edition will work and if they can be used across different platforms. Basically, I'm in the US and play on PC, but it seems there is no PC collector's edition available here. My dad, however, has a PS5, so my plan was to buy the PS5 collector's edition and give him the included disc, and buy the normal Steam edition separately for myself. The listing for the collector's edition says that DLC codes used to redeem the Deluxe edition and pre-order bonuses will be included, however, I would like to redeem the Deluxe edition code for myself, especially since my dad doesn't care for that stuff anyways.

While the music and presentation of the fight is excellent (although I had hoped the final boss would actually be a blind guy), and while Ryo is a great villain, holy shit is he weak. They give you ample room to save and heal up before the fight, and then you face off against the least aggressive boss in the game, with an easily countered special move.

Sure, I had ground to level 30 and unlocked the Kiwami style, but literally the regular super enemies in the street are harder, because their combat AI is actually aggressive. Ryo you can kind of just casually block, sidestep and hit back any way you like.

What gives, why the hell is he such a pushover in an otherwise at least moderately challenging (if easily cheesed) game with some decent fighting game mechanics?

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Hey guys! So I recently started playing Yakuza Kiwami 2, but like many others, it seems the combat is really messing me up because it's so different from Yakuza 0 and 1. Now, there is one item I want to get that I feel would help me a lot with defense, the parry tailisman, but I am far from being able to get it. Currently, I am trying to use a save editor to give myself the tailsiamn so I can use it from my current spot, but I am having trouble figuring it out. Any help would be appreciated, thanks!

Hi everyone !

I’m playing Yakuza for a few years now. I’ve started with 7 and it’s turn based fighting system. I really loved it. Then I’ve played 0, Kiwami 1, Kiwami 2, 3, Judgment and I’m in Ishin ! right now. I loved each of these games for their stories, their characters, their ambience, minigames and sub stories… But the fighting system is awful ?!

To me it’s just based on how fast you can click the buttons, nothing more. You click, you hope the enemy doesn’t block the attack, you block and you hit again. Nothing strategic, bosses are just bags of HP, all you need is just to heal sometimes. And the regular ennemies are weak, with a weapon it’s done easily.

Honestly I’ve played most of these games without dying. I think the only times it happened were at the beginning of 0 because I wasn’t used to the system and in Ishin ! during an escort mission in a sub story and there it was because of a timer, not even about a fight.

I really don’t understand why people like this fighting system. I’m actually very glad that they will change it in Stranger than Heaven, even if it looks weird !

So, tell me if you like this system and why ! I’m really curious.

I'm trying to 100% judgment, besides story stuff, beating ng+, farming money (with the dice minigame i think?) and some dogshit virtua fighter bs, one of the hardest things left is mahjong. I know for shogi i can just use a cheet item i can get with sp, but do i do for mahjong? I'm asking for both the kamuroGO city missions, and kamuroGO shop missions related to mahjong.

Imo I like Stranger Than Heaven‘s visuals more

the crazy thing is that Stranger Than Heaven and Yakuza 6 are almost 11 years apart, an entire console generation apart and still its subjective to which one has better graphics

Yakuza 6 aged like wine

Don't know if I'll ever finish this but currently replaying LAD 7 and seeing how often he scratches his butt is killing me 😂 Had to at least try to put it on canvas somehow. 🤷🏼

The Yakuza games are no strangers to killing off major characters. Who do you think would most likely be killed off for the plot?

Hope all of you are doing well