Earning Money (help?)

[Akko Chan]

Hey just something not clarified in Kiwami is punching vs money earned. In Yakuza 0 you received more money (Through visual prompts) every time you hit an opponent for a lot of damage. Specific items like the Blackjack and Golden Blackjack literally made enemies "rain" money especially Nouveau Riche Goons. The same can be true for Mr Shakedown as well.

My Question is, do I still need to slowly punch enemies one by one to maximise money I get from fighting these guys or other enemies or can I just do an easy assassination grab and kill them in one hit?

[Lar Dass]

Colosseum was a good way to make money

[Akko Chan]

Originally posted by Lar Dass:

Colosseum was a good way to make money

I didn't ask that... but thanks..?

[Lar Dass]

Originally posted by Lobotomised:

Originally posted by Lar Dass:

Colosseum was a good way to make money

I didn't ask that... but thanks..?

you hardly get any money and fighting them in different ways makes 0 difference
when i finished i had about 2 or 3 mil yen when i finished 0 i had 66 trillion

[13LACK ORDER]

Originally posted by Lar Dass:

when i finished i had about 2 or 3 mil yen when i finished 0 i had 66 trillion

Yeah that's BS m8. you can't get more than 10 trillion in Y0. that's the money cap

so either you exaggarate or you mean it's actually 6 trillion

[13LACK ORDER]

You hardly get any money from punching enemies on 0. even noveau riche only gave you 100k at most compared to Y0 where he can drop 10 million

but fortunately money isn't the problem in Kiwami. you'll hardly need it aside from buying weapons and stuff. and upgrade abilities no longer cost money

[Lar Dass]

Originally posted by Mad Mask:

Originally posted by Lar Dass:

when i finished i had about 2 or 3 mil yen when i finished 0 i had 66 trillion

Yeah that's BS m8. you can't get more than 10 trillion in Y0. that's the money cap

so either you exaggarate or you mean it's actually 6 trillion

Obvious typing error. 6 trillion

[\tg/ World Peace]

Gambling cheat items are the best money source in Kiwami, especially the roulette and Oicho-kabu ones. One big win and you're set.

[Veetrill]

The ridiculous money in Y0 is explained by the fact that was the "bubble" era of Japan with its economy growing like crazy and everyone being rich — that's why you get huge money just for punching everyone, and that's why you spend all this money on your fighting abilities.
Kiwami, on the other hand, happens 17 years later, when that "bubble" has already "popped" and the country fell into crisis. That's why not so much money around now. However, you don't need that much anyway, as your abilities are now learned by XP and most purchases have become significantly cheaper compared to Y0.

Regardless, straight to the point about money earning:
— no matter how you fight your enemies, they give you fixed amount upon beating them;
— Nouveau Riche enemies are easy money, 50k per man, you may want to equip the perfume for attracting them and just walk around town;
— as suggested above, you can win in gambling games using cheat items, but beware: in most games (if not all) you don't actually win money directly, instead you buy chips and then win more chips, which may be exchanged for prices (and the prices may be different, not all of them can be sold for much);
— colliseum is similar to gambling in that matter, as you also win points which can be exchanged for sellable prices; the only difference being that now you rely not on cheating or luck, but on your fighting skills and learned perks; also, obviously, some fights are much easier than the other ones, so it's up to you to find the most optimal way of grind;
— last, but not the least, don't forget about the one-time benefits that come from coin lockers and substories — a lot of them can award you some good cash either directly or by some expensive sellables.