The addition of a series of story missions featuring Goro Majima, although welcome, do not quite make up for the main story, they’re exceptionally short. Nonetheless, I feel that Kiwami had layers of complexity that are absent here. This is perhaps understandable given the age of the game. It’s all just a little too convenient to feel satisfying. This is not to say the game isn’t engaging it just lacks subtlety in delivery, particularly when dealing with the origins and familial relations of characters. The narrative is exceptionally straightforward with plot twists telegraphed well in advance. This was not because they were particularly engaging but because, unfortunately, I felt that Kiryu’s adventure didn’t quite match up to the quality of previous games in the series.Ĭertainly, I felt some aspects of the story had real emotional resonance, but the complexity of plot apparent in Yakuza Zero and The Song of Life is absent in Kiwami 2. In Kiwami 2 I completed roughly 80% of them. In my first playthroughs of previous games of the series I usually engaged with them as and when they came up, but rarely sought them out, feeling that they would be better to explore once the main story was complete. Yakuza’s side missions have often provided a combination of light relief and, on occasion, real poignancy. So begins a tale of revenge as Kiryu tries to make sense of who is trying to break the peace. The player has the opportunity to review the events of the previous game through a series of flashbacks, witnessing exactly how Kiryu became a ‘civilian’ before being once again dragged back into Tokyo’s underworld. However, the core of the game still focuses on Kiryu and his attempt to prevent the collapse of the Tojo clan and the rise of a new power base in Kamurocho. A ‘new’ location to explore with the addition of Sotenburi in Osaka and the addition of the chance to play as fan favourite, Goro Majima in a series of story missions. Outwardly Kiwami 2 appears to offer a great deal on the narrative front. It may have offered less depth than its prequel but it certainly planted some interesting seeds that I was looking forward to seeing develop in the remake of its sequel. Continued abuse of our services will cause your IP address to be blocked indefinitely.I enjoyed the ‘ Kiwami’ remake of the original Yakuza. Please fill out the CAPTCHA below and then click the button to indicate that you agree to these terms. If you wish to be unblocked, you must agree that you will take immediate steps to rectify this issue. If you do not understand what is causing this behavior, please contact us here. If you promise to stop (by clicking the Agree button below), we'll unblock your connection for now, but we will immediately re-block it if we detect additional bad behavior.
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