Cabaret club is bad and it's driving me nuts.

[Abomination713]

So when a game allows me to do something, I like to do it. As soon as the game allowed me to because Kiryu: Real Estate Tycoon, I didn't finish the chapter until I owned all the properties and and every side quest I could. It sucks, but it was pulling in billions of yen which I need to level my skill tree up so there's no reason I shouldn't finish it as soon as I could get get my trees done.

Now I got the cabaret club open as Majima. This is some of the most boring time wasting crap I have ever seen. The minigame takes too long, it gives garbage payout, and it's boring as hell. I had all the girls unlocked before I even did the first round. I'm trying to level up all the girls to max level and it's taking way too long. Do I have to do that? No, but I want to since I like to do all the things I can. Why did the devs think this was a good idea to make you do this and basically punish you for doing it? I have been doing it for hours now and I almost don't want to play the game anymore if this is how it's going to treat me. At least as Kiryu I could go around the city looking for cards, looking for side quests, doing challenges to get more CP, but at Majima? Nope. You are forced to bust your ass for no reason and it's ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.

I just needed to rant and know there's nothing anyone can do for me. I just can't wrap my head around how the devs thought this was a good idea. They have made like 10 of these games and they couldn't figure out that people don't like junk like this?

[Skeeka]

You're in a prison of your own doing. Me, I did it over the course of my story playthrough and beyond, coming back to it whenever I felt like it and enjoyed it immensly.

I will try and free you though.

Originally posted by Abomination713:

So when a game allows me to do something, I like to do it.

Those are your own rules, you live by this code. And it just so happens that the game allows you to go on with the main story and return to cabaret club later. Since this is what the game allows you to do you must now follow your code.

[HoloLiveSonic™]

for real? damn, this might be hard on my first playthrough

[Derolis]

I had a blast with the cabaret club. Different strokes I guess.

[Unaimed Player]

The cabaret club and real estate are not meant to be played all at once.
Also if I remember correctly you get stuff for your girls and for your club (different furniture) during your playthrough of the story.
As others already said, you are making it boring for yourself. You are not playing it as intended, which can be a good thing as long as you enjoy it that way, but you are obviously not.

[[sMil3]]

Cabaret club is the best minigame of the series. Fight me.

[Sixtyfivekills]

Your opinion is bad, and you should feel bad.

[Madai]

Originally posted by 7itr0n3ng5mäck:

The cabaret club and real estate are not meant to be played all at once.
Also if I remember correctly you get stuff for your girls and for your club (different furniture) during your playthrough of the story.
As others already said, you are making it boring for yourself. You are not playing it as intended, which can be a good thing as long as you enjoy it that way, but you are obviously not.

Totally agree with this.
Honestly, cabaret club in Yakuza 0 (and kiwami 2) is probably the best minigame of the series and gives you a good amount of money too.
It's well done and it's kinda easy if we wanna be real, you just gotta watch the screen and press the buttons they tell you to press.

I just finished playing the remastered trilogy on ps4 and let me tell you that they made a miracle here, the cabaret minigame used to be actually embarrassing: no stats displayed on clothes/accessories, you had to do things randomly hoping it would work, only one girl to manage and you spend half of the time walking in circles around the room to hear customers' thoughts (mostly shallow ♥♥♥♥) about the girls.

I'm glad it came to what we have in Yakuza 0, it's a great evolution and I had a lot of fun completing it.
This game requires a lot of time to 100% (I have a few things left to do myself after 100+ hours) and most of the secondary things are supposed to be done in premium mode, you just need to come to terms with this, take a deep breath and enjoy this masterpiece.

[WhitePhantom]

Originally posted by Abomination713:

So when a game allows me to do something, I like to do it.

I can't imagine you have much fun playing games like this.
Just play the game for the story with a few sidequests here and there for fun like most people, then if you still want more you can go for 100 percent in premium adventure.

[The Backroom Goblins]

Well, sounds like you are trying your best to make the game bad for you. I loved the cabaret club but there are enough sidequests or activities in the yakuza series I never could be bothered to do. They are tedious and would make this gem of a series just bad for me.

[archmag]

Originally posted by Abomination713:

I'm trying to level up all the girls to max level and it's taking way too long. Do I have to do that? No, but I want to since I like to do all the things I can. Why did the devs think this was a good idea to make you do this and basically punish you for doing it? I have been doing it for hours now and I almost don't want to play the game anymore if this is how it's going to treat me.

Devs didn't make you do this. You are forcing yourself to do this, so only blame yourself.

At least as Kiryu I could go around the city looking for cards, looking for side quests, doing challenges to get more CP

Right. After every 5 minutes you have to go back to the same place. How much fun. Instead of doing cards, side quests, challenges and then playing a business game you just artificially increase your playtime by running there and back 50+ times not being able to focus on one activity at the time.

, but at Majima? Nope. You are forced to bust your ass for no reason and it's ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.

You are not forced. If you want, you can play the same way as Kiryu's game. After every round go to town and run around doing things. Majima's game is better as it gives you more freedom on how you play it. If you want you can play it nonstop, if you want you can play it with pauses doing something else between approaches. Kiryu's game does not give you such choice.

I just needed to rant and know there's nothing anyone can do for me. I just can't wrap my head around how the devs thought this was a good idea. They have made like 10 of these games and they couldn't figure out that people don't like junk like this?

You are ranting about imaginary issue. You created a problem for yourself and then complaining about it. More freedom is not a bad thing unless you can't control yourself.

[medion_no]

These are things to do trough the story. No point of doing them in one sitting except frustration...

[DrivableNote]

Your just not fun in parties that's all also your saying that its boring that can amplify your thinking of the mini game, enjoy it and play it, stop worrying about the pay out, but its fun for most people and some people despise it I getchu

[DrivableNote]

Originally posted by DrivableNote568:

Your just not fun in parties that's all also your saying that its boring that can amplify your thinking of the mini game, enjoy it and play it, stop worrying about the pay out, but its fun for most people and some people despise it I getchu

Get your salt off me Im drowning in it

[HoloLiveSonic™]

Originally posted by DrivableNote568:

Originally posted by DrivableNote568:

Your just not fun in parties that's all also your saying that its boring that can amplify your thinking of the mini game, enjoy it and play it, stop worrying about the pay out, but its fun for most people and some people despise it I getchu

Get your salt off me Im drowning in it :Ageha:

um, thats ur post
and also, necro

[Sensitive_Onion]

I've put more hours in cabaret than all other parts of the game combined (minus mahjong)