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March 2011
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Fight scenes are loads of fun and you can spend hours exploring and eavesdropping on conversations that will make you chuckle. Minigames such as playing at the arcade
Batting cage
Or helping damsels in distress will keep you entertained. Casual gamers who would rather watch a game than play it will enjoy it. Will take you 90 hours to complete if you play every minigame and side task
Multicharacter presentation is interesting and fun
Plenty of sidequests and diversions deliver an incredible amount of things to see and do
Easy to learn but very fulfilling combat
Excellent localization.
New playable characters are terrific
Engagingly melodramatic story
Brawling is ridiculous
Brutal
And satisfying
Tons of stuff to do in Kamurocho.
It looks amazing - the characters and environments are very lifelike. Great voice acting. There’s tons to do in Kamurocho
From the main storyline to substory side-quests and mini-games like golf or arcade games. Interesting storyline. Amazing details are present throughout. You could probably spend a month playing and not complete it. Multiple difficult levels. Can see snippets from the past fo
The editors didn't like
Graphics seem a bit dated. Cut scenes are way too long and can’t be skipped
Not too mention they’re also often downright cheesy. There are not enough fight scenes for my taste. Subtitles are way too small for a game that requires you to read all the dialog.
Not as huge an upgrade compared to the steps previous series sequels have taken
Several annoying elements still linger
Approach to storytelling might not be everyone's cup of tea.
Story often advanced through dull voiceless cutscenes
Most fights are too easy
Visuals and sound are unremarkable.
There’s only Japanese language voice acting
Which may not appeal to some gamers. Chase scenes are difficult to control. Have to follow a certain progression
Can’t just jump into Kazuma’s story. Sometimes map can be a bit awkward to read.
Fight scenes are loads of fun and you can spend hours exploring and eavesdropping on conversations that will make you chuckle. Minigames such as playing at the arcade, batting cage, or helping damsels in distress will keep you entertained. Casual gamers who would rather watch a game than play it will enjoy it. Will take you 90 hours to complete if you play every minigame and side task,
Graphics seem a bit dated. Cut scenes are way too long and can’t be skipped, not too mention they’re also often downright cheesy. There are not enough fight scenes for my taste. Subtitles are way too small for a game that requires you to read all the dialog.
Abstract: For the last half-decade, Sega's Yakuza series has defied the odds. It's a critically-acclaimed franchise amongst the publisher's half-dead and completely-flogged properties. It's one of the few open-world sandbox action games to carve out a section of...
Abstract: Playing through Yakuza 4 was actually kind-of sad. Not because it's a bad game – far from it – but rather because to me it represents everything that has been lost in the decline of the Japanese gaming industry. This is a game that is so completely opp...
Yakuza 4 has some fun gameplay, cool moments and tons to do. However, it also has a really dated vibe and a cumbersome story. For me, the weak tale and repetition in actions and leveling drag the experience down and make it something that's just "Okay....
Abstract: Based in the fictional city of Kamurocho, Yakuza 4 returns gamers to the intricate criminal underworld of Japan as gamers take control of four playable characters in this action adventure that is reminiscent of the previous Yakuza game and that of Shen...
Yakuza 4 is once again another solid entry in the series, yet it still has a very niche appeal. Fans of the series will no doubt love the addition of three new characters, the return of the brutal combat system and the extension to the city, while oth...
Yakuza has long been a divisive franchise due to its peculiarities and Yakuza 4 is no different. With its masses of dubiously motivated characters, strangely staged fights and hour upon hour of passive video, it won't be to everyone's taste. That said, if...
