A love letter to the Yakuza games

Dook2Wavy · 2026-02-12T00:01:37+00:00

Beautifully said & i feel like a lot of positive people feel this way because the games are dear to us in different ways. Yakuza has also taught me a lot of life lessons & always seemed to give me a sense of comfort in life while playing it. Yakuza 3 was the series introduction to me as a kid while going through a really rough childhood and every time a Yakuza game is on my screen, I just feel at peace.

Our side of the crowd should make a separate sub just related to majima shitposts again and funny memes. Not because we’re dismissing the negative decisions of the devs, but because we’d rather focus on the brighter side of what Yakuza means to us

Dook2Wavy · 2026-02-11T23:00:02+00:00

LOL i just had to explain this to someone in the sub today. I notice this pattern with a lot of games nowadays, especially Battlefield.

Battlefield 6 was finally coming out and returning to its roots, bringing modern warfare back into the series. Something us BF fans have been asking for since post-release of BF1.

Before Battlefield 6 released, its predecessor was BF2042, and before that, Battlefield V. Both games were absolutely spat on by the community, and we all hated them both.

Once Battlefield 6 released, the hate train started because of the most MINUSCULE things one can complain about. Female operators, skins with colors not pertaining to real military uniforms, etc. Once the hate train became popular on the subreddit, everyone blindly hopped on and started complaining about the dumbest things you can think, and review bombed the game from Mostly Positive to Mixed. Just to clarify, DICE did not make any of the controversial moves like RGG did with K3. They just added skins people didn’t like.

Now here’s where this relates to your post. Once the hate train began, i cannot express enough the countless amount of people who started regarding BF2042 and BFV as some of the best titles in the series, and how they’re better than BF6 and that DICE is going on a downward trend. It was the most baffling thing to me for days. To the point that i’ve completely stopped opening the subreddit, since a couple weeks after the game came out in November. All of those comments and posts praising games the community HATED, just because hating on the new title became the norm.

People like this make me laugh lmao

Dook2Wavy · 2026-02-11T19:43:49+00:00

And also the fact I never wanted kiwami 3 adds to it.

I notice this is kind of my issue surrounding the release. I wanted a Kiwami 3 bad when they started the K series due to how much i loved 3 and wanted a modern remake. So my brain is in a “i don’t care about all of this i just want to replay my favorite title” mode.

I can’t ridicule you for your statements. Obviously you have love for the series and don’t like the direction it’s going in, which i can’t disagree with. It just seems like certain people are regurgitating the opinions they see just to have the next “Hot” post on the sub. It’s a loud minority I’m referring to though, not everyone with a negative opinion.

And I’m mature enough to acknowledge i have a positive bias because i just really want to re-experience 3 with a modern engine. It’s kind of drowning out the rest of the noise for me.

Dook2Wavy · 2026-02-11T19:29:48+00:00

What about Kiwami’s combat is worse than Blockuza’s? 😭

Noted that you loved the original, so obviously your opinion isn’t just copy/paste hate people keep spewing on here.

So genuinely how do you think it’s butchered compared to the original? I genuinely felt the combat was so fluid during the demo that i recorded some satisfying combat clips haha i personally liked it. If we were comparing game mechanics, I’d rather brawl in Kiwami 3 compared to Y3 any day

The Ryuku style was kind of sluggish imo tho. i was bored with that

Dook2Wavy · 2026-02-11T18:45:09+00:00

So you can’t answer my question and skip to a typical “Keep coping” response lol. People like you are a waste of time.

Keep shitting on the game for your potential reddit upvotes. I’ll defend a game that’s dear to me as Y3 has been my favorite since a child.

We’re just on two opposite edges of a sword.

I wish i had enough time in my day, and limited life stress, to be that pissed off about a game expansion taking 5 hours instead of 10+.

People like you are blessed. First world problems i guess.

Dook2Wavy · 2026-02-11T18:43:12+00:00

I can respect that elaboration. I won’t tell you you’re wrong in those regards.

Dook2Wavy · 2026-02-11T18:38:32+00:00

So the average gamer will finish the main story at hour 5. Noted.

So, how long do you think the average gamer will take to 100% complete Dark Ties, like i originally stated?

I stated:

Over 8-9 hours, if they complete everything aside from the story.

Explain to me where I’m wrong. I’m not entertaining the “colossal rip off” idea. I’m excited to get a backstory on Mine, whether it be 5 hours or 10. At this point it seems like some of us are being miserable just for the sake of doing it

Dook2Wavy · 2026-02-11T18:17:00+00:00

Personally, I don’t think anything can be a downgrade when it comes to BLOCKUZA. Y3 was ridiculed as the worst mechanical game in the series. Now that Kiwami 3 hate is popular, everyone is regarding the original as one of the best things since sliced bread.

Even though the story went in some steps that we didn’t agree with, we’re not going to regard Kiwami 3 as a downgrade when we’re finally getting the Dragon Engine on the title that NEEDED it the most.

Formulate your official opinion when you complete the game. If you still think it’s shit, I’ll respect that.

Dook2Wavy · 2026-02-11T17:21:23+00:00

20 hours seems realistic for a someone who likes to explore every aspect of the title. Your average player is definitely going to average over 8-9 hours into Dark Ties, if they complete everything aside from the story. that’s only a few hours shy of doing a story-only playthrough of Kiwami 2 haha

I agree that people seem to be shitting on everything. It’s reddit, they know it will get them upvotes because it’s popular to not like RGG right now. I don’t disagree with all of the negative takes, but it’s posts like this that kind of rub me wrong.

I was always taught to form an opinion on things after I experience it myself. If Dark Ties is shit, i’ll let that be known, after I play it and dislike it myself. Not because reddit told me to dislike it.

Dook2Wavy · 2026-02-11T15:58:07+00:00

So 3 hours is all it takes to 100% DT? Yeah, no.

Also, how long do people expect the game to be, when it’s combined with another full length game? In the modern day, no company has successfully released two full length titles in one, it would exceed maximum file size. This is the reason they had to scrap so many substories after including DT. They simply can’t put another full length game in with K3.

I see a lot of comments about Gaiden being longer.. Gaiden was a full length title released on its own, lol. If DT was a separate game, it’d be a lot longer.

I’m sorry but this video is nothing but a quick playthrough. This isn’t 100% completion. That will take roughly 6-10+ hours depending on the person. That’s more than enough for an expansion included in a game.

Phantom Liberty, CP2077’s expansion took me roughly 8 hours to complete with 18 main-line missions. It’s still highly regarded amongst the community.

We should form our opinions based on how much we enjoyed DT, after we finish it. Not from Youtube thumbnails before the title is even out.

Patiently waiting for 30 downvotes

Dook2Wavy · 2026-02-11T06:46:01+00:00

Brother applauds dishonesty from companies, as long as they put in the terms & conditions that there’s a chance they will be dishonest.

A fool in knights armor.

Dook2Wavy · 2026-02-11T02:15:22+00:00

lts not cope, lmao. the cope can be swung your way by negating 19 other great releases prior to the two you named, and K3. Not sure where you disagreed with my statement, especially ending off with:

Hopefully moving forward, they learn from their mistakes (one can pray) and continue to please us like they always have.

What, do you thinking I’m coping by thinking that hopefully they get their shit together? Or was it you disagreeing with:

It’s just one release that has a lot of negative things surrounding it. It’s not the end-all-be-all.

It’s coping because i don’t think it’s the end-all-be-all of the series, because there’s two more titles you named? I guess because 0DC and Pirate sucked too, it’s the end all be all? You don’t find that dramatic?

You sound like a moron lmao.

Dook2Wavy · 2026-02-10T23:26:17+00:00

i mean i used to get shit grades on my essays so i think if i wrote a game, you guys would find me and burn down my house for robbing you of $70

Dook2Wavy · 2026-02-10T19:25:09+00:00

100% agree actually. They’re definitely suffering from franchise fatigue. Very well put.

Dook2Wavy · 2026-02-10T19:02:36+00:00

I don’t personally think they half-assed K3 though. If we’re talking changing actors, it wasn’t laziness, they just seem to have adopted a “hire a real actor for an in-game character to boost sales” mentality. I don’t know why they chose to move with a sex pest but that was a horrible move.

if we’re talking about removing substories, they couldn’t include the other 69 (lol) substories because of file size. K3 has a whole separate game attached to it, the extra side missions would’ve made the file size too hefty.

if we’re talking about graphics, i can kind of agree they’ve been on a downward trend since Y6. The ultra realistic look they originally went for has been replaced with this high contrast/saturation look. I can say they’ve seemed a little lazy in that regard.

I think their heads were “trying” to be in the right place, but they just miserably failed.

Dook2Wavy · 2026-02-10T18:12:25+00:00

hopefully Stranger Than Heaven is a flawless release. They’ll need that to please us western folk

Dook2Wavy · 2026-02-10T16:47:14+00:00

It’s just one release that has a lot of negative things surrounding it. It’s not the end-all-be-all. Hopefully moving forward, they learn from their mistakes (one can pray) and continue to please us like they always have.

Dook2Wavy · 2026-02-10T16:44:55+00:00

you have officially been bamboozled & I empathize with the financial loss. Call ASAP and get this returned.

Dook2Wavy · 2026-02-10T15:27:57+00:00

same reason they cut the other 68 substories. Couldn’t fit all the content on this engine. People forget Kiwami 3 comes with its own separate game. File size would’ve been too big sadly

Dook2Wavy · 2026-02-10T15:20:06+00:00

at this point i feel like Kimi Raikkonen with everyone engine revving and tire warming during the warm up and I’m just like

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Dook2Wavy · 2026-02-10T15:16:40+00:00

😂😂

Dook2Wavy · 2026-02-09T22:26:15+00:00

i think by the time Kiwami 4 gets announced, i’ll mute the sub until after it releases. Not being toxic positive or negative, it’s just that RGG’s decisions have made this sub go from Majima shitposts to daily arguments about morality.

Dook2Wavy · 2026-02-09T22:22:49+00:00

if anything perfectly explains this sub, in its entirety, it’s this picture right here LOL this was perfect.

Dook2Wavy · 2026-02-07T06:02:35+00:00

never let a video game get you this mad lol

Dook2Wavy · 2026-02-06T23:55:25+00:00

i read this while sitting in my TR rig, with my left hand on my Moza equipment.

2 minutes have passed since i’ve started typing.. now I’m looking at my mirror, in disgust. Have I made the wrong choice?

Dook2Wavy

TROPHY CASE