Combat in this game

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Does it get better or faster?

[Shirakani]

It gets much better. Kiryu in this game arguably has the best and most diverse moveset he's ever had in all the single moveset games.

Its going to feel SLOW AF in the beginning. Try and invest in combo speed upgrades first and foremost.

[AugmentedSmoke]

yeah it does get better and faster but if you don't enjoy the combat now you probably won't find it that much better later on

[Naokaji]

Does it get faster? Yes.

Does it get better?
Depends on how you define better.

The fighting in Yakuza games is basically a more polished version of what you would find in lets say Double Dragon, but don't expect "proper" fighting game mechanics like for example SkullGirls.

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Originally posted by Naokaji:

Does it get faster? Yes.

Does it get better?
Depends on how you define better.

The fighting in Yakuza games is basically a more polished version of what you would find in lets say Double Dragon, but don't expect "proper" fighting game mechanics like for example SkullGirls.

I've played Yakuza 0 and Kiwami so this new fighting system is throwing me off, it seems like its harder to actually combo since enemies randomly block and I'm hitting like a wet sponge. I've played through the first 3 chapters on the PS2 version and the combat on there was more enjoyable.

[Kamamura]

After finishing Sekiro, all other games seem trivially easy (except for Cuphead, maybe). The combat is very forgiving, sort of floaty, like everyone is on soaped floor, and Kiryu is arguably OP.

I never liked the situations when somebody "dodges" behind somebody's back or how you can miss someone standing right in front of you.

The combat gets the job done, but stubbornly carries over the old flaws, and is never excellent nor excitable.

That said, I don't play Yakuza games for the combat.

[Shirakani]

Kiryu is seriously OP in this game, but some of his best abilities are pretty hard gated.

[CPU Level 2]

I prefer Kiwami 1's combat with the free style switch. Not a fan of having to go burst mode in 6 and Kiwami 2 to access certain moves, just like with Hokuto ga Gotoku, but that's mostly because I'm one of those guys who likes to save up the super gauge in fighting games for the final round.

Which is why I'm bad at fighting games haha.

[LArc7thHeaven]

combat feels slick for me, but some minor physics weirdness can makes you chuckle but... it's overall solid fight and the physics really up the combat to next level

[Naokaji]

Originally posted by Shirakani:

Kiryu is seriously OP in this game, but some of his best abilities are pretty hard gated.

First fight against Ryuji Goda on Legend difficulty will give you nightmares
But yes, in the random street fights and such Kiryu is basically god.

[chongwanhsing]

For Bosses, try to hit them with a charged "Normal" (PS4 Square, XBox X button) attack, you can actually stun Bosses with it, during stun you can do a free combo on them.

[Abracadabrah]

Originally posted by Kamamura:

After finishing Sekiro, all other games seem trivially easy (except for Cuphead, maybe). The combat is very forgiving, sort of floaty, like everyone is on soaped floor, and Kiryu is arguably OP.

I never liked the situations when somebody "dodges" behind somebody's back or how you can miss someone standing right in front of you.

The combat gets the job done, but stubbornly carries over the old flaws, and is never excellent nor excitable.

That said, I don't play Yakuza games for the combat.

To be honest, I finished Sekiro too and found Kiwami 1 harder, even in normal difficulty (but for bad reasons).
Edit: If you don't cheese it of course.