Rank all Yakuza Games you've played

[LexAnimex]

I started with 0 and this is my personal ranking after playing every game on Steam once.

2>ishin>5>6>0>1>Gaiden>3=4>7>Judgment>8>LJ

What is your ranking?

[Mixedbeats18]

0> kiwami 2> Song of life> Ishin Remake>Judgement> Lost Judgment> Kiwami 1> LAD> IW> 3

[MancSoulja]

Y2, Y0, Y6, Y5. LJ, Y8, Y7, Judgement, Ishin, Y1, Gaiden. Y4. Y3

[Hajber]

https://imgur.com/a/692SEdf

I think it would be easier like this

[LexAnimex]

Originally posted by Mixedbeats18:

0> kiwami 2> Song of life> Ishin Remake>Judgement> Lost Judgment> Kiwami 1> LAD> IW> 3

Originally posted by MancSoulja:

Y2, Y0, Y6, Y5. LJ, Y8, Y7, Judgement, Ishin, Y1, Gaiden. Y4. Y3

I understand why 3 is ranked so low but I really liked Mine as antagonist.

[LexAnimex]

Originally posted by Hajber:

https://imgur.com/a/692SEdf

I think it would be easier like this

Oh why is Kiwami 2 and Ishin at the bottom?

[NisseDood]

Y2, Y0, Y5, Judgement, LJ, Y8, Y7, Y6, Ishin, Gaiden, Y1, Y3, Y4.

[At@At]

0>1>Gaiden>5>2>6>Lost Judgement>7>Ishin>8>4>Judgement>3

[Hajber]

Originally posted by LexAnimex:

Oh why is Kiwami 2 and Ishin at the bottom?

Uhh

I think Ishin Kiwami is most messy and low-effort remake/remaster they made so far, which I would say is comparable to somethig like GTA Definitive Edition trilogy. The lighting is kinda bad outside of cutscenes, the bathhouse scene has no lighting and effects whatsoever, new actors dont really fit their roles, the game is more buggy than the original.

Mechanically also most attacks have broken properties (like stagger) and to circumvent that, RGG has sped up most of player attacks. It works fine on normal enemies, but bosses now wont let you perform any longer combos to pervent any cheese as a result of the speed bonus.

Also for some reason the last cutscene in the game is missing in the remake. Like, why?? I havent seen a single person bringing this up but yeah. They just didnt put it in the remake.

Explaining my reasoning for Kiwami 2 would take probably twice as much text, so Im gonna just leave it for now

[BeefoTheBold]

Ranking only main series. Not including Judgment or spinoffs like Ishin. Am including LAD and Gaiden.

0 > 1 > 6 > 2 > Gaiden > 5 > 8 > 7 > 3 > 4

[BeefoTheBold]

Originally posted by Hajber:

Originally posted by LexAnimex:

Oh why is Kiwami 2 and Ishin at the bottom?

Uhh

I think Ishin Kiwami is most messy and low-effort remake/remaster they made so far, which I would say is comparable to somethig like GTA Definitive Edition trilogy. The lighting is kinda bad outside of cutscenes, the bathhouse scene has no lighting and effects whatsoever, new actors dont really fit their roles, the game is more buggy than the original.

Mechanically also most attacks have broken properties (like stagger) and to circumvent that, RGG has sped up most of player attacks. It works fine on normal enemies, but bosses now wont let you perform any longer combos to pervent any cheese as a result of the speed bonus.

Also for some reason the last cutscene in the game is missing in the remake. Like, why?? I havent seen a single person bringing this up but yeah. They just didnt put it in the remake.

Explaining my reasoning for Kiwami 2 would take probably twice as much text, so Im gonna just leave it for now

I'd also rate Ishin very low. Very much towards the end of my list. Extremely ugly game. I noticed it right away and it never stopped bothering me. Looks like a PS2 game in a lot of ways. Incredibly grindy dungeon. Lacking a lot of the side activities of other Yakuza games. Combat basically broken as this post points out. Love interest I found boring and forgettable.

[LexAnimex]

Originally posted by BeefoTheBold:

Originally posted by Hajber:

Uhh

I think Ishin Kiwami is most messy and low-effort remake/remaster they made so far, which I would say is comparable to somethig like GTA Definitive Edition trilogy. The lighting is kinda bad outside of cutscenes, the bathhouse scene has no lighting and effects whatsoever, new actors dont really fit their roles, the game is more buggy than the original.

Mechanically also most attacks have broken properties (like stagger) and to circumvent that, RGG has sped up most of player attacks. It works fine on normal enemies, but bosses now wont let you perform any longer combos to pervent any cheese as a result of the speed bonus.

Also for some reason the last cutscene in the game is missing in the remake. Like, why?? I havent seen a single person bringing this up but yeah. They just didnt put it in the remake.

Explaining my reasoning for Kiwami 2 would take probably twice as much text, so Im gonna just leave it for now

I'd also rate Ishin very low. Very much towards the end of my list. Extremely ugly game. I noticed it right away and it never stopped bothering me. Looks like a PS2 game in a lot of ways. Incredibly grindy dungeon. Lacking a lot of the side activities of other Yakuza games. Combat basically broken as this post points out. Love interest I found boring and forgettable.

But he has 2 and ishin at the top. only the remakes are at the bottom. thats why im asking because i cant understand how a remake can ruin that much

[Hajber]

Well, Ishin Kiwami is more of a port/remaster. It’s still sort of the same game, except the issues that I've listed and a couple more just make me want to play through the original game instead. The only thing I would be missing out on is better Blacksmith UI in the remake.

Yakuza 2 and Kiwami 2 however are, even tho they have the same story, completely different games. They have a completely different tone, cinematography, mechanics, the progression system, pacing, soundtrack and more. These being different is not an issue. The execution of these elements is the issue, as well as the metric ton of cut content.

[LexAnimex]

Originally posted by Hajber:

Well, Ishin Kiwami is more of a port/remaster. It’s still sort of the same game, except the issues that I've listed and a couple more just make me want to play through the original game instead. The only thing I would be missing out on is better Blacksmith UI in the remake.

Yakuza 2 and Kiwami 2 however are, even tho they have the same story, completely different games. They have a completely different tone, cinematography, mechanics, the progression system, pacing, soundtrack and more. These being different is not an issue. The execution of these elements is the issue, as well as the metric ton of cut content.

I wish I could compare it but unfortunately the original games aren't on Steam. I'm curious if I would like it more than Kiwami 2. Maybe I will emulate it someday

[Hol Horse]

Y5>LJ>Kenzan!>Y0>Y8>JE>OG2>Y7>DS>Y3>Y4>Gaiden>Ishin!>OG1>K1>K2>Y6>Rubbish>KIshin! for me, Kurohyou 1/2 are way too different so I didn't include them, haven't played HGG yet.

[Hajber]

Yeah, the HD Remaster of Yakuza 1 and 2 were never released outside of Asia, because at that point in time, Yakuza games werent making any money in here.