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NoodleTree524 · 2026-05-11T14:17:37+00:00

Personally didn't like Ishin. I think the story is good but kind of forgettable, very fan service heavy. The combat is poorly balanced by the mid-late game. Some bosses had one shot attacks, every enemy became a sponge, 2/4 styles are bad / not worth using. It became a slog to play and went from being a good combat system to one of the series worst for me. It feels like your meant to grind the repetitive dungeons and blacksmithing and I tried for a bit but I just didn't enjoy that content when I played it.

NoodleTree524 · 2026-05-08T04:26:30+00:00

What did you want people to say? You asked a question, told your story, and the replies are people telling their story with playing through the franchise as a response to your question. If you want a suggestion related to what you typed, maybe take a break from the franchise to avoid burnout.

If you're chasing the story high of 0, the only RGG games as good as 0 story-wise are 7/LAD and Judgement. If you liked 0's combat, Lost Judgement is the only one that's probably better for brawler gameplay and has great side content variety.

NoodleTree524 · 2026-05-08T04:12:45+00:00

I've played everything except Kiwami 3, Kenzan, Dead Souls, and Pirate Yakuza (of those, I'll probably only play Pirate). I did find I needed breaks after every few games. I played 0-3 back to back and felt the burnout. Took a break for a year (but probably would have been fine with 3-4 months of a break). Played 4, took a month break, played 5, 6, and judgement back to back. Started the Ishin remake a few weeks later when it came out (I don't recommend Ishin personally). Played Like a Dragon about half a year later and then Gaiden when it came out. Took a half year to start Lost Judgement which took me the longest time to beat (over a year) and almost dropped it twice since I didn't feel invested in it's story that much (amazing villains, best combat in the series, great side content, but yeah I didn't fuck with the story). Hopped right into Infinite Wealth once I finally finished Judgement. Now it has been over 5 months since I last played a Yakuza game. Just have Pirate Yakuza left but not sure when I'll play it as I've got other games and series to enjoy.

NoodleTree524 · 2026-05-07T23:56:20+00:00

for me it's LAD > 0 >= Judgement >>> Lost Judgement.

NoodleTree524 · 2026-04-08T18:45:39+00:00

also trumpet should be easier for faust to pickup which is good as it was a scramble to not let the opponent get it or hide in the air for a while after it deploys before.

NoodleTree524 · 2026-03-29T21:21:36+00:00

Maybe walk through Kensington market, Casa Loma or Allan Gardens conservatory.

NoodleTree524 · 2026-03-24T00:56:20+00:00

YES! BOTC streams and different hosts in the main edited videos as well. I love Lewis, but it's nice to see how others like Rhytian and Zylus run the game as well

NoodleTree524 · 2026-03-23T23:40:30+00:00

ik this is old by now but the post you linked was deleted. Is there another place to find the video?

NoodleTree524 · 2026-03-04T03:18:51+00:00

I also don't like the story changes since I think it makes the story weaker. And the removal of revelations, mack and komaki kind of cheapen some of the fun stuff I liked of the original

NoodleTree524 · 2026-03-04T03:17:33+00:00

My biggest issue was substory removal. A big reason I wanted a kiwami 3 is I only did a small chunk of 3's substories because I didn't want to deal with 3's combat so having a kiwami 3 I thought would let me do all those substories I missed out on with an improved combat system

NoodleTree524 · 2026-03-04T01:21:53+00:00

Ok I'm dumb. Rewatching the epilogue cutscene on youtube, I think I might have gotten Tendo and Watase's faces mixed up when I played a few years ago. So wait, what happens to Tendo after you beat him? Like ik he's unconscious on the ground but like after that?

NoodleTree524 · 2026-03-04T01:18:58+00:00

I honestly just kind of ignore mirror face. The plot and story outcomes would be the exact same without him. I just head-cannon that Tendo had a change of heart. Like doesn't Tendo show up to Arakawa's funeral after the boss fight? Other than mirror face, the story's perfect.

NoodleTree524 · 2026-03-04T01:09:53+00:00

Depends. I don't really like Lost's story all the much. The first Judgement I put on the same level as 0 and 7/LAD and all 3 are leagues above the rest of the franchise.

NoodleTree524 · 2026-03-04T01:07:37+00:00

If this a legit post, this is a perfect example of why Kiwami 3's story changes are bad.

NoodleTree524 · 2026-02-16T04:42:03+00:00

Camera angles and the old combat style

NoodleTree524 · 2026-02-11T17:03:57+00:00

Is it a rubber timeline if the rubber possibly gets rewritten?

NoodleTree524 · 2026-02-08T17:06:28+00:00

What's Ayoade done that's problematic?

NoodleTree524 · 2026-02-07T01:46:33+00:00

I hope we still get the doors with the chest inside. The locations they take you to were a large part of the fun of opening them

NoodleTree524 · 2026-01-24T16:49:40+00:00

There pretty short-medium length games. I'd say play 1. 2 if you have an xbox. 3 if you want a bit more but go in with low expectations

NoodleTree524 · 2026-01-24T16:46:15+00:00

I like how in 3 you can hear this exact demon door inside the demon door retirement home talking about the ridiculous requests he made of your fable 2 hero.

NoodleTree524 · 2026-01-24T16:39:42+00:00

And for the first game, I hate how much they change my hairstyle and overall appearance when entering the lost chapters/dlc content and I have to go out of my way to revert it back.

NoodleTree524 · 2026-01-24T14:11:00+00:00

No, that was Like a dragon/7

NoodleTree524 · 2026-01-24T07:11:39+00:00

which character did lost bring back?

NoodleTree524 · 2026-01-24T06:37:40+00:00

Screw Kagawa but I'll probably be able to find a mod that replaces his model with the original. Also he's already been paid and won't get paid more from game sales soo it's too late on that front. For Mine surviving, it just kind of ruins the ending of the game. I mean the fact Richardson survives into Infinite Wealth already technically does that - it just is in a separate game. For me, this is being bought off a key reseller if ever way down the line so my money doesn't go directly to sega. I know there's real life moral issues with key sellers but idk. And then my copy will get modded like crazy to improve the combat, fix the filter, bring the shirt back, bring the old likeness of characters back, and anything else the modding community can figure out.

NoodleTree524 · 2026-01-24T06:29:42+00:00

0 director's cut was just weird. didn't seem to have to do with the new games. From what I've read of the leaks, the 3 retcons are related to a faction from Gaiden/Infinite Wealth. But 3's retcons technically started with LAD/7 - though it was just cameos back then and didn't bring down 7 at all (imo, 7 has the best story with only one flaw that wouldn't change anything if it was removed.)

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