This game is a waste of money

[GmanUK1965]

I'm getting a refund.
It seems this game is probably catered for people who have played other games from the series.
The fighting is guesswork unless you know what you are doing.
One good point though the graphics are good but looks very arcadey.

No doubt as I've looked at other comments this game will be great for the experienced players in the series so I'm not knocking the game but me, having not played any games from the series its not for me

[Sosii]

Why do you say that? I never played any other yakuza game and understood everything perfectly fine. This game seems to have its own story and characters bc i dont feel like i've missed anything except maybe some small references. About the gameplay idk what you mean by guesswork? Seemed pretty straight forward to me

[Bankai9212]

Besides some lore and characters you don’t have to play previous entry’s. Also what guesswork combat is like any other rpg you use enemy weakness to do damage buff and debuff.

[CowboyCat]

You probably don't play many rpg's right? The game is a simple rpg, no guesswork involved. I was also able to play and understand the story fully with no prior knowledge of the Yakuza series (on ch7).

[Necrolyte]

.....guesswork?

[ObeseDolphin]

Sorry to hear that you didn't enjoy the game much and had to ask for a refund, but to me this is the one of the best games I've ever played.

This one is probably the best title in the series for newcomers to jump in. From Yakuza 0 to 6, they had one character as the main protagonist and here, they are introducing a new guy along with a new battle system.

I do own the previous titles but haven't played them except for 0 (for few hours), so my knowledge on the series is rather limited to say the least, but actually in some sense, this helped me to get immersed and enjoy the game even more because the game follows the protagonist's (a dude who doesn't know anything about all the legendary Yakuza guys) point of view and thanks to the game's (clever) writing, it doesn't bombard you with expositions and all the backstories about returning characters.

RPG style combat system does feel grindy at times, but it is enjoyable for the most part. The game is true to its JRPG root, so if you just grind a bit and level up enough, you can overcome most of the boss fights.

[Tyler Zeta]

Originally posted by Nyx:

.....guesswork?

He's probably never played a jrpg before?

[MancSoulja]

Originally posted by GmanUK1965:

One good point though the graphics are good but looks very arcadey.

Not sure you've ever been to an Arcade,

[Twisted Traveller]

Originally posted by GmanUK1965:

I'm getting a refund.
It seems this game is probably catered for people who have played other games from the series.
The fighting is guesswork unless you know what you are doing.
One good point though the graphics are good but looks very arcadey.

No doubt as I've looked at other comments this game will be great for the experienced players in the series so I'm not knocking the game but me, having not played any games from the series its not for me

1. I've never touched a Yakuza game, picked this up on a whim, I can literally work out the characters drives, past/repeat ones (and so on) JUST by the fact it hardly makes it difficult to work out what's going on here. ((Literally going "LOOK THAT GUYS LEGENDARY YAKUZA" at the later game where it's constantly filled with previous-characters)) - As a heads up on this note, It's only in the late game you "need to know" previous games, and even then as I said, it's literally spelled out for you by the characters.

2. "Guesswork"? Like this is the most dumb bit of your whole, whole little rant. At what point is it guesswork? You press buttons when prompted and there's weaknesses/resistances to a lot of enemies. At what point is it guessing? IT even drops you a damn "Pokédex" rip off early on to help you know what enemies are weak to.. Mate don't touch Pokémon or you'll be in for a scary time.

3. Oh you mean like it literally outlines at every turn? "HEY LOOK WHEN I FIGHT I THINK OF IT LIKE AN ARCADE GAME", "HEY LOOK, TONS OF ARCADE SHELVES AND MINIGAMES". Jesus this is like buying a chocolate bar and complaining because it's chocolate and not a sandwich.

Refund the game, it doesn't deserve people like you who pick it up with 0 research then ♥♥♥♥♥ an hour in when the games literally just getting going.


EDIT:// Spotted your other thread about 0 tutorial. Mate I'm sorry to say but IF you can't work out button prompts and a simple, VERY simple J-RPG "attack, item, other, run" system you shouldn't touch RPGs. It's so braindead I could give it to my 8year old niece and she'd understand it. Also 100% sure it literally does "Freeze Frame" tutorials during the intro to explain fighting, sounds like you skipped it all.

[Shinader]

Well this IS Yakuza 7 after all. At least in Japan it's called that. But I wouldn't say you NEED to have played the previous games. Until a point very late in the game, the only thing returning from older games is kamurocho and most of the healing items (staminan, toughness etc.) At least IIRC. Sure, you can only appreciate the returning characters more if you actually know them, but it still doesn't make it bad. Also, the combat system is a typical RPG fighting system. If you have played games like Persona, SMT or similar, you should not have problems with it. But yeah, it is completely new to the franchise so I'll give you that. Personally I also prefer the Real Time Combat from the 7 previous games but thats a nice change as well. If you are not an RPG guy, then this game might really not be for you

[SuperNiceGuy]

I don't know but with me Yakuza Like a Dragon is better all other Yakuza game imo. I can't stand with Yakuza 0 or Kiwami 2 more than 2 hours, feel boring pretty quick. But this Yakuza game is totally different. I just can't stop playing it.

[Step Kick Kick Leap Kick Touch]

damn, am i glad i have a brain unlike op

[♡Pure♡]

this is my first yakuza game. i was not confused about the story.

fighting is guesswork? you literally attack the same enemy over and over unless they have a weakness. i dont know if it was patched but it literally says weakness above their name.

over 20 years theres been turn based combat and you're calling it guesswork?

[Noxtone]

Stupid game. SEGA won't bother fixing Pachislot DLC. It's game-breaking.

[Craga]

Originally posted by Noxtone:

Stupid game. SEGA won't bother fixing Pachislot DLC. It's game-breaking.

How is an optional dlc that has 0 impact on the story, game breaking exactly?

[Drexthulu]

Originally posted by Craga2020:

How is an optional dlc that has 0 impact on the story, game breaking exactly?

Not defending anyone, but I may or may not have an addiction to the gambling mechanics in sega's titles... Only downside is I am getting to play it through family sharing, so it will not allow me to download the DLC at all. But I can't complain; I didn't pay for it