I can't do it, my dudes. The story in Yakuza 3 is just so, so bad.

[kandnm115709]

I have no desire to finish this game.

I mean, am I really supposed to be sad over Rikiya's death? Because I don't. The guy even took a comically long time to die. Doesn't help that Kiryu's VA couldn't even try to sound sad. He just sounds overly dramatic for dramatic sake.

Edit: Just took a look at Yakuza's wiki to see how it ends and boy, it got way worse. I know Kiryu has another 3 more games ahead of him but that fakeout is just stupid and unnecessary.

[Sixtyfivekills]

k, see ya.

[Sambombe]

Its the worst game in the series, shouldnt even be sold. It should be a free dlc to 2 or something.

[Yagami1211]

Originally posted by kandnm115709:

I have no desire to finish this game.

I mean, am I really supposed to be sad over Rikiya's death? Because I don't. The guy even took a comically long time to die. Doesn't help that Kiryu's VA couldn't even try to sound sad. He just sounds overly dramatic for dramatic sake.

Edit: Just took a look at Yakuza's wiki to see how it ends and boy, it got way worse. I know Kiryu has another 3 more games ahead of him but that fakeout is just stupid and unnecessary.

Funny, but when you speak to Kiryu's VA, he always says 3 is his favorite.

[Silver Wolf]

My god the spoiler!

[NASSER EL SONBATY THE PROFESSOR]

cool bait

[Cristian]

Originally posted by ♣:

Yeah, Rikiya's death was downright stupid, convenient and avoidable. Felt like the writers were grasping at straws - you'd think Kiryu would've learnt it by now after Shimano wiped out Shintaro Kazama. Either that or Kiryu's just exceptionally the most dumbest character out there when not in control.

That being said... I still think Yakuza 3 is an interesting little entry to the series.

The stupidest part is that Mikio and Nakahara (Kiryu's oath brother even, not a random dude) just vanish as entities in the next games...... Why even kill Rikiya in the script if you planned to make everyone in the plot and the plot before disappear. Ryuji might survive wounds? Haha, sister goes to another country so he has 0 reasons to live now. Kiryu and Kaoru's relationship? Change it to "mutual understanding" in the files and she hangs out with another dude anyway. Lau Ka Long? Headshot the man. Arase will settle the score with Kiryu? Welcome to the noncanon league with Ryuji in Dead Souls. Kashiwagi is the only reliable person in any circumstance? GET TO THE CHOPPER....... Kazama's brother, gone forever. New lieutenants? Only our boy Goro still stays in the picture. Mine could have been the best new reccuring guy but no, let's hide Hamazaki for 6 or so chapters only to bring him back into the credits and to appear shortly in the next game.

[kandnm115709]

Originally posted by Cristian:

Kiryu and Kaoru's relationship? Change it to "mutual understanding" in the files and she hangs out with another dude anyway.

F*ck, I just read the wiki and she apparently goes all tsundere with some American cop? That's a f*cking low blow to Kiryu and the players, man. No wonder she makes zero appearance in the later games. The writers for the series after 2 didn't want to give Kiryu a love interest.

[Narumanu]

Originally posted by kandnm115709:

Originally posted by Cristian:

Kiryu and Kaoru's relationship? Change it to "mutual understanding" in the files and she hangs out with another dude anyway.

F*ck, I just read the wiki and she apparently goes all tsundere with some American cop? That's a f*cking low blow to Kiryu and the players, man. No wonder she makes zero appearance in the later games. The writers for the series after 2 didn't want to give Kiryu a love interest.

Good thing, seeing how their relation was handled like ♥♥♥♥ in 2

[Solar_S]

Ok and? Might complain at the combat system as well?

[xlfdll]

This is a PS3-era game that inherits PS2 things.
My personal opinion on the story is that, it's OK but quite boring to me. Not bad, just boring and not fit my interests.
I even wonder I may summarize 3's story in 5-6 sentences, because most of the time I had to deal with the orphanage matters.
But to be fair, around the time it came out it was quite new, so I guess this may be because I got too used to the modern polished games.

For story's stupidity, one thing you need to understand is that, writing a script for a game series that has 2+ sequels really need outstanding skills.
Plus, you may know this, the Yakuza 1&2's scenario writer, Hase Seishū[en.wikipedia.org] was gone after 2 came out. So to me I feel the story's balance is kinda broken because of this. This is also shown in 4 and later games.
Since it dragged too long (all the way to 6), they really needed to come up with new ideas at all costs to try to make story be able to go through. I guess this is what happened and why you saw this in the game.

(And even though I don't quite like this game as 012 or 7, I will still give my kudos to the development team, because they accepted the challenge, took the risk, and tried to come up with new things, even if they were not always successful)

[Foulcher]

I just love the setting and story, it has more weight if you played Y1 and Y2 right before. It does not have the badassry of others but that is a logical rest of Kiryu. And honestly Y5 or even Y4 are way cheesier.