Do i need to play the others before?

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Or is this one another story?

[k♛]

It has references from the other games and you'll feel more attatched to some characters if you're played the other games. I recommend starting from 0 for the best story experience.

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thanks

[Bankai9212]

Not really, besides some reference and some characters for a few chapter you can go into this.

[luc]

not really necessary, but you miss out on a lot of references or character cameos. if you *really* had to skip games, id recommend you play 0, 1, 4, and 6, but once again, totally optional and highly suggested to play them all

[Punished Rusty Shackleford]

if anything, just learn who Kiyru is and what he did for 7 games. The game stands on it's own so you don't need to learn too much lore but read the basic points of the game so you can get and appreciate some of the references.

[k♛]

Originally posted by demi-fiend from nocturne:

not really necessary, but you miss out on a lot of references or character cameos. if you *really* had to skip games, id recommend you play 0, 1, 4, and 6, but once again, totally optional and highly suggested to play them all

I don't know if it's a good idea to skip games, should just play them all or just start from 7. Better to not rush trough the games to get to 7..

[0JMachine]

you could easily skip to 3 since it has all the plot of the first 2 games in it, 0 is just an origin story and as such wholly missable. the games most notable events for 7's story is in 5 and 6 considering what happens about 2/3rds into 7.

all in all you might be a little confused by things but i dont think its enough to ruin your experience if you play 7 first.

[k♛]

Originally posted by 0JMachine:

you could easily skip to 3 since it has all the plot of the first 2 games in it, 0 is just an origin story and as such wholly missable. the games most notable events for 7's story is in 5 and 6 considering what happens about 2/3rds into 7.

all in all you might be a little confused by things but i dont think its enough to ruin your experience if you play 7 first.

This is a bad advice. Just don't skip anything it's not a good idea

[Punished Rusty Shackleford]

Originally posted by the definition:

This is a bad advice. Just don't skip anything it's not a good idea

that's debatable. you're better off just watching the cinematics.

[0JMachine]

Originally posted by the definition:

Originally posted by 0JMachine:

you could easily skip to 3 since it has all the plot of the first 2 games in it, 0 is just an origin story and as such wholly missable. the games most notable events for 7's story is in 5 and 6 considering what happens about 2/3rds into 7.

all in all you might be a little confused by things but i dont think its enough to ruin your experience if you play 7 first.

This is a bad advice. Just don't skip anything it's not a good idea

its only bad advice if you like brawlers enough to pay and play through 7 games that take on average 20-30 hours each just to get through the story (skipping most sub stories and side content in the process) most people would burn out playing them back to back as well. starting with 3 get's you through the first 3 games narrative in around 30 hours. 4 and 5 are very short gameplay wise if you just plow through the story probably netting you around 50-55 hours and well 6 is one of the shortest in the series.

for someone who wants the rpg of 7 but also doesn't want to get lost that's saving them close to 80 hours avoiding the rest. and quite frankly 3 is pretty self contained as a "ex yakuza just wants to live a quiet life but can't" story. 4 and 5 also heavily reference the events of the previous games in such a way it feels as if it was designed for newcomers rather than to refresh the memory of a series veteran.

if they end up liking the kiryu games? great! there's enough incentive at that point to go to 0 and work their way up as if they were playing a prequel trilogy. the only wrong way i see is to start at 4 or 5 cause then there is so little known about the main characters that you would be confused as to why they are relevant.

[ValentB]

Originally posted by DUNKACCINO:

Originally posted by the definition:

This is a bad advice. Just don't skip anything it's not a good idea

that's debatable. you're better off just watching the cinematics.

Horrible dumb advice.

Play all games (Dead Souls too), don't skip anything.

[coolblue_2008]

This is a good point to start. Stories and characters are brandnew while the Yakuza's unique vibe is still there. Going for previous games is too much time consuming, you'll get the background reference on this game anyway (little but enough). Don't listen to some "hardcore fan" trying to show their online pp, best answer will make you enjoyed not satisfy them.

[ValentB]

Going for previous games is too much time consuming

And it's worth it. Better series than 98% of games out there.

[coolblue_2008]

Originally posted by ValentB:

Going for previous games is too much time consuming

And it's worth it. Better series than 98% of games out there.

I agree about the serie quality. But still feel it time consuming, esoecially if he want to start the whole serie he would ask difference.

[Bankai9212]

Your right especially since it’s with different characters who for the most part have little to do with the plot. The series is good just curb expectations for 3-5 and kiwami.