What do i miss if i skip Yakuza 3 entirely?

[JustArez]

Yakuza 3 is the weakness game from the entire franchise, can i just skip just play 4-6 but if i do that what kinda event did i miss?

[Sixtyfivekills]

You miss out on most underrated game in the series.


What makes you dislike 3?


P.S. no, don't skip any part.

[JustArez]

Originally posted by Sixtyfivekills:

You miss out on most underrated game in the series.


What makes you dislike 3?

The story kinda weak, the substory kinda boring not all of them though some of them is pretty well interesting, combat feel like Yakuza 0 but clunky, not many great mini games (Boxcelios is boring)

[Dan_the_pest]

I like Yakuza 3, but it is definitely the weakest in terms of story and does feel more like filler than anything else. A lot of people also had no patience for the orphanage part at the start. I personally didn't mind it and it was nice to see Kiryu in a more relaxed, non-life-or-death environment.

What you would mostly miss out on is who the kids at the orphanage are, the return of Lau Ka Long, the fall of the Kazama family, who Goh Hamazaki is (as he's an important part of Saejima's story in Y4), the final fall of the Nishiki Family, how the Florist got his underground base back from Majima and seeing Daigo's maturity as the 6th chairman.

So there's bits that are relevant for later on, but as a whole, it's forgettable. I'd argue to stick with it until the end, but it's up to you.

[Bankai9212]

Besides minor plot threads you aren’t missing much. This game and kiwami are tied for least preferred yakuza game. Nothing about is is underrated IMO.

[Gyoza]

4 is by far the weakest game, I can't understand how anyone can play that abomination of a game and think otherwise. Don't want to spoil, but man is the story weak in that game. You can skip this one though, you could kind of skip 4 as well honestly (Just learn who Saejima and Akiyama are and you're good). You definitely can't skip 5 though since Y6 continues right after the ending of 5.

[Bankai9212]

Originally posted by Gyoza:

4 is by far the weakest game, I can't understand how anyone can play that abomination of a game and think otherwise. Don't want to spoil, but man is the story weak in that game. You can skip this one though, you could kind of skip 4 as well honestly (Just learn who Saejima and Akiyama are and you're good). You definitely can't skip 5 though since Y6 continues right after the ending of 5.

Compared to 3's plot and gameplay 4 is far better in that regard.

[Sixtyfivekills]

Originally posted by Bankai9212:

Originally posted by Gyoza:

4 is by far the weakest game, I can't understand how anyone can play that abomination of a game and think otherwise. Don't want to spoil, but man is the story weak in that game. You can skip this one though, you could kind of skip 4 as well honestly (Just learn who Saejima and Akiyama are and you're good). You definitely can't skip 5 though since Y6 continues right after the ending of 5.

Compared to 3's plot and gameplay 4 is far better in that regard.

I can actually agree with him. 4 to me felt worse in every way possible, and if I were to list all my problems it would sound like I'm nitpicking (which I totally do), but when I combine them all at once, its enough to ruin my experience.


I prefer the combat from 3 - Yeah 4 does build on top of it, but aside from Kiryu and Akiyama, I really did not enjoy playing as Saejima and Tanimura. Not to mention game is stupidly easy in comparison to 3.

I prefer the soundtrack from 3 - Whiskey and Rhapsody is probably the only song I fondly remember from 4, the rest didn't click with me. Y3's "edgy/Tekken 5 like/Jet Set Radio like" soundtrack was a homerun.

I prefer the story from 3 - Who were the villains in 4 again? I only remember Saito due to how unlikable he is. Also rubber bullets, I never thought I would roll my eyes playing a Yakuza game. Tanimura was probably my favorite one, but even there I have a hard time remembering what actually happened.

I prefer the pacing from 3 - At worst you hang out with kids in 3, but in 4 you have to run around boring new locations with a running speed which is drastically slower than one in 3. Speaking of locations....

I prefer the locations from 3 - Rooftops, sewers and Little Asia were some of the most annoying places in all of Yakuza games. They are extremely narrow, visually boring, and there's barely anything to do in them.

[Bankai9212]

Originally posted by Sixtyfivekills:

Originally posted by Bankai9212:

Compared to 3's plot and gameplay 4 is far better in that regard.

I can actually agree with him. 4 to me felt worse in every way possible, and if I were to list all my problems it would sound like I'm nitpicking (which I totally do), but when I combine them all at once, its enough to ruin my experience.


I prefer the combat from 3 - Yeah 4 does build on top of it, but aside from Kiryu and Akiyama, I really did not enjoy playing as Saejima and Tanimura. Not to mention game is stupidly easy in comparison to 3.

I prefer the soundtrack from 3 - Whiskey and Rhapsody is probably the only song I fondly remember from 4, the rest didn't click with me. Y3's "edgy/Tekken 5 like/Jet Set Radio like" soundtrack was a homerun.

I prefer the story from 3 - Who were the villains in 4 again? I only remember Saito due to how unlikable he is. Also rubber bullets, I never thought I would roll my eyes playing a Yakuza game. Tanimura was probably my favorite one, but even there I have a hard time remembering what actually happened.

I prefer the pacing from 3 - At worst you hang out with kids in 3, but in 4 you have to run around boring new locations with a running speed which is drastically slower than one in 3. Speaking of locations....

I prefer the locations from 3 - Rooftops, sewers and Little Asia were some of the most annoying places in all of Yakuza games. They are extremely narrow, visually boring, and there's barely anything to do in them.

-3 combat is worse due to how often enemies block, especially dependent on difficulty, it’s manageable later on but that takes awhile and you still need counters. 4 you may not like certain characters but you have variety.

-soundtrack is subjective

-3 has a villlain? You’d think mine but we get lau ka long and black Monday that do hardly anything for most of the story. Also suspension of disbelieve is a stable of the series it’s not exclusive to one game. Plus the info dump in an entire chapter and the kids are surface level and do nothing for the story.

[Sixtyfivekills]

Originally posted by Bankai9212:

-3 has a villlain? You’d think mine but we get lau ka long and black Monday that do hardly anything for most of the story. Also suspension of disbelieve is a stable of the series it’s not exclusive to one game. Plus the info dump in an entire chapter and the kids are surface level and do nothing for the story.

They may not play a big role, but at least characters were much more entertaining.

Andre, the Wesker looking dude with extremely corny dialogue, he's a joy to watch.

Lau Ka Long, a returning character, nothing much to say about him.

Joji Kazama, had a great QTE and when guitar kicks in in his theme, its just glorious.

Tamashiro, he's Y3's version of Saito, a villain you're supposed to hate and I'd say he did his job really well.

Kanda, probably the most ridiculous non-animal boss in the entire series.

Hasebe? He's the most forgettable villain, but at least his intimidating walking animation had me dying from laughter.


Meanwhile who do we have in 4?

Saito, he's genuinely the best villain in the game because he's so unlikable.

Arai? That guy has "I'm boring" written all over his face, he's supposed to be all "calm and cool", but instead he's just boring. Why do I find him boring? I don't know, whenever I see his face I can just imagine a dialogue where he says "Hello. I'm boring. Please take me seriously.".

Who else is there? Kido? I only remember him because of overused "BALLS OUT KIDO!" memes.

And last but not least, Jingu 2.0, but more boring.

[jesse]

play 3 it's like the best one

[pauls]

if you count stuff that is ever mentioned in next games it would be orphanage and the kids stuff, nothing else matters or is ever mentioned, like twin brother of oyabun, or friends Kyriu makes in this game, or anything tojo related is NEVER mentioned ever again.