Fighting tips?

[Caboose]

hi people,
having just beaten like a dragon, i thought, hey the whole saga is on gamepass, let's try kiwami. And holy crap, i had to replay the host fight 8 times. does it get any better, i know it's an old title, but the fighting is just as rigid if not more than soul blade on ps1.
so, how do you git gud?

[Medelsnygg]

No, that's the fighting pretty much. It can be a bit getting into. Try Quickstepping around Yuya when he goes for you and mess him up from behind. You're also supposed to bring food and medicine around and chug during fights.

Don't use Dragon style at the start of the game, it's by far the weakest.

[Ender Zayne]

I recommend starting with Yakuza 0. It's more new player friendly to the older engine. And plus all of Kiryu's styles carry over to Kiwami.

[Caboose]

Originally posted by Cobalt Thunder:

I recommend starting with Yakuza 0. It's more new player friendly to the older engine. And plus all of Kiryu's styles carry over to Kiwami.

the save will transfer to kiwami you mean?

[Nikoffee]

Originally posted by Caboose:

Originally posted by Cobalt Thunder:

I recommend starting with Yakuza 0. It's more new player friendly to the older engine. And plus all of Kiryu's styles carry over to Kiwami.

the save will transfer to kiwami you mean?

The save doesn't transfer, you lose upgrades from the first game but all the styles unlocked in that game get passed to Kiwami. It does help get used to the fighting system much better though. Personally, rush style is good since you can kinda abuse the punches since the enemy tends to not be able to recover if you keep doing 1-2s.
Other than that, Practice, learn general enemy behavior... and upgrade your skills and do NOT neglect body as I did early on.
Hope this helps at least a bit!

[Caboose]

Originally posted by Nikoffee:

Originally posted by Caboose:

the save will transfer to kiwami you mean?

The save doesn't transfer, you lose upgrades from the first game but all the styles unlocked in that game get passed to Kiwami. It does help get used to the fighting system much better though. Personally, rush style is good since you can kinda abuse the punches since the enemy tends to not be able to recover if you keep doing 1-2s.
Other than that, Practice, learn general enemy behavior... and upgrade your skills and do NOT neglect body as I did early on.
Hope this helps at least a bit!

yeah i put it on easy until i get passed shimano, then back to normal and i'm training in the street. having bought some body and a few tech upgrade make it way way better.
thanks for the info

[EtherD]

I'm actually playing a Yakuza game (this one) for the first time and set it to Hard difficulty from the start, haven't lowered it once, just adapted. A couple things to help for combat-

0. Food: Find the Smile Burger joint around the middle/south of map, order take out, and stock up on the most expensive meal. They're cheap in comparison to other healing items and heal for a large amount. I always keep four on me and scarf them down in case of emergencies. The same goes for many other items such as those that increase your heat gauge, they kinda throw these at you left and right so don't be afraid to use them.

1. Equipment: As you play you'll find, purchase, and unlock equipment. Equip the right gear for the job. Example - several enemies holding knives? Equip some gear that protects against weapon damage. The same can be applied against bullets.

2. Weapons: Equip them and then press the button for your current fighting style to equip it during battle. The game will throw weapons at you all of the time so don't worry about saving them. If they break you'll get plenty of repair kits anyways.

3. Space: Enemies in this game don't follow movie rules. They won't attack one at a time. So create space between you and a group, pick them off one at a time.

4. Auras: When an enemy glows a particular aura (purple, red, blue, yellow); the damage from the fighting style that matches the color will increase against them.

5. Heat Actions: They're flashy, they're cool, and they make you look like a total badass. However, try not to spam the same heat action on an enemy as the damage has diminishing returns. Meaning, the same heat action on the same enemy will cause less damage after the first time you use it on them. The game subtly punishes you for being a boring one note spammer and rewards you for using the moves you're steadily unlocking as you play. If you hadn't prioritized them yet, aim for the style upgrades titled "Essence of Extreme..." so you can interrupt bosses who are slumped and refilling their health. You can interrupt them via other means, but the matching style Heat Action will cause more damage the first time.