So I just finished the HD collection of Yakuza 1&2. Both games are masterpieces but the second game just takes it to a whole new level.
What should I expect from the rest of the series? Should I just play 3 next or any of the spin-offs?
>tfw Haruka becomes a slut
>>338064531
You should definitely play the rest of them in release order preferably.
So 3 -> 4 -> Dead Souls -> 5
Kenzan, Black Panther and Ishin are spinoffs and aren't in English though.
Seeing as you played the HD collection though I assume you know Japanese so you might want to play Kenzan now as it came out before Y3.
>>338065380
Okay neat. Are any of the spin-offs related to the plot of the main series? Is there any point of playing Kiwami if I beat the first game twice?
>>338066026
No, Kenzan is set in Japan medieval and Ishin in Victorian-era Japan.
Black Panther is by the Fight Club devs (whom are Japanese, contrary to what most people think) and it's a PSP spinoff set in Kamurocho with different protag. There's a sequel as well.
Kiwami adds A TON of new shit and is very much worth playing but only play it after 0, and 0 is best played after 5.
>>338066815
Okay neat, this is all pretty straight forward. So pretty much keep Kiwami for when I miss the first game waiting for Yakuza 6 or something. Going to be a long while before I play that since I don't even have a PS4.
Going to be a little sad seeing Haruka age when I advance the games.
>>338068042
Kiwami is basically a standalone expansion to 0, it's best played directly after 0, in tandem with it.
Storywise they go downhill after 2, but they're all still great games
>>338069271
They also stop taking themselves so seriously.
5 had some ridiculous as fuck story moments.
>>338064531
>So I just finished the HD collection of Yakuza 1&2
How? I thought they were japanese only
>>338069271
Someone havent played Zero
>>338069715
Some people know Japanese anon.
>>338069847
Well yeah, not until they release it here next year
Definitely worth it to play them all if you considered 1 a masterpiece too. 3's probably the weakest of them all, so that might be a bit of a hurtle.
After you finish 5, give Ishin a go too. That one's a Meiji era japan spinoff and introduces a lot of stuff that carried over into 0 and Kiwami. All around more smooth, and combat styles you can swap between mid-fight.
Black Panther is neat too. Might take a bit to get into, but it's basically Def Jam meets Yakuza. Oddly enough, it has a live action TV drama adapted to it's story too.
>>338064531
3 is comfy as fuck. Don't listen to any of the fags here telling you to skip it.
4 has a lot of asspulls but overall the story is still great.
5 is an improvement on every aspect of the series.
>>338065174
DELETE THIS
MY WAIFU IS NOT A SLUT AND NEVER WILL BE A SLUT
