is yakuza 3 really the black sheep of the bunch?

[Mitziete]

So i've always heard yakuza 3 is the one the skip if ur going to skip any of them, is that true? is it like worth playing at all or is it just meh?

[JakMan500]

Personally, all of them are worth playing to me. But Y3 is definitely my least favorite.

It’s just not as interesting as the other games, on top of being the unfortunate middle child that is the least refined out of all of them (1 and 2 being remade, 4 and 5 sharing most of their DNA with 0).

Yakuza 3 is still a good game though

[Drac]

the story in 3 was really meh compared to the others on top of that the fighting and gameplay felt off as well

[Gonsnakex]

Its a great game, dont listen to these people that say otherwise

[Sm Izumi]

Depend, the story is ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ retarded so better skip it.

The gameplay is Hard and Arcade like, demanding you to grind more than usual Yakuza games and be technical with your combos and wall bounce strats.

In the long run the game is great gameplay wise, you'll just hate doing NG+ with the first half of the game being boring stuff to do.

If you just want a quick run of it or you're a casual player you'll hate it with passion.

[gizmo]

Originally posted by mitzieter:

So i've always heard yakuza 3 is the one the skip if ur going to skip any of them, is that true? is it like worth playing at all or is it just meh?

It’s 6 that’s the worst..... that game destroyed all the character development from previous installments

[まあくん]

I love it.
I would skip 6 instead.
Actually inside of my heart I just live preteding 6 didn't exist.

[Rialm]

It's really good. Kiryu's Story in Okinawa, the orphanage, etc It shows that Kiryu cares a lot about Haruka. There's only one thing that's not interesting, you just ignore it and the game is good.
Big problem, the combat is awful, I recommend play it in easy. The Karaoke is alright but it's nice because it was their first time. The side quest are funny.

Originally posted by gizmo:

It’s 6 that’s the worst..... that game destroyed all the character development from previous installments

I love Yakuza 6 because the game shows me that Kiryu is finally tired of dealing with the Tojo clan. He doesn't want to be in Kamurocho. The ending was alright.
edit: if I have to choose which game to skip, it would be Yakuza 4. The story was a mess. I don't even want to try to remember it. xD

[DatGuyDom]

I love Yakuza 3, it's in my top 3 with 6 and Kiwami 1.

However... The beginning hours sacrifice good pacing for babysitting and the babysitting happens throughout sections of the entire game.

If you want immersion and the continuation of Kiryu's story.. Go for it.
If you are just in it for busting up Yakuza and mini-games.. Maybe not.

[DatGuyDom]

Originally posted by Rialm:

Originally posted by gizmo:

It’s 6 that’s the worst..... that game destroyed all the character development from previous installments

I love Yakuza 6 because the game shows me that Kiryu is finally tired of dealing with the Tojo clan. He doesn't want to be in Kamurocho. The ending was alright.
edit: if I have to choose which game to skip, it would be Yakuza 4. The story was a mess. I don't even want to try to remember it. xD

I'd agree, 6 focused on the characters and said F an incredibly over-complicated and long winded plot.

But I would also lump in Yakuza 5 with Yakuza 4 in the garbage bin.
Sorry to fans but forced Haruka Dance Dance Revolution segments, Saejima once again playing 'prison break', and Akiyama being reduced to such a minor role really killed me.

[Diabolical Taco]

Originally posted by mitzieter:

So i've always heard yakuza 3 is the one the skip if ur going to skip any of them, is that true? is it like worth playing at all or is it just meh?

In a word: yes. In all seriousness though, I'd still play it b/c even the poorest Yakuza game is still a good game.

[Gabrinius]

yakuza 3 was the first yakuza i played, and i really liked it, years and years ago.

so... i can't agree with the people who says the game is bad.

but, well... it is an early PS3 era game. so have it in mind.

[mcgeehe]

Each person will have their own personal favorite and black sheep, if you will. However, with these games being a massive epic that spans across 7 games (I think it's 7 anyways) I wouldn't go skipping any of them.

Yakuza isn't like Final Fantasy were each installment is a stand alone title, they depend on and build off one another, and are best played in chronological order (IMO) now that we have the Kiwami remakes along with 0 (zero).

[Redblaze27]

It doesnt follow the usual series story progression and the main plot esclates the scale at the cost of depth.

[SHREDDER]

aFTER 70 minutes of gameplay it is the same amazing game as yakuza 0 1 and 2 are. The only black sheep is yakuza like a dragon that i finisheed yesterday becuase it is turned based. Yakuza is amazing action game like yakuza 0 1 and 2 are(and iam sure yakua 4 5 and 6 are too). Play it and beat all yakuza!

[mcgeehe]

Originally posted by SHREDDER:

aFTER 70 minutes of gameplay it is the same amazing game as yakuza 0 1 and 2 are. The only black sheep is yakuza like a dragon that i finisheed yesterday becuase it is turned based. Yakuza is amazing action game like yakuza 0 1 and 2 are(and iam sure yakua 4 5 and 6 are too). Play it and beat all yakuza!

I read somewhere that initially the turn based combat was more of a proof of concept, but when fans saw it in action they seemed to really like it so the developers implemented it into Year of the Dragon. AFAIK up until that point it was going to be a beat em up like the other games.