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I suck at this game but I got to see kiryu ride on a chandelier right before I ragequit so that was cool

This game is great if your favorite color is green

They kept Kiryu saying "I peacocked your mom"

On a serious note, as a remake, I have mixed feelings about YK2. They cut out quite a few details from the original, (weather effects in a specific cutscene/fight, a lot of the cutscene music was replaced with music from previous games, a small town section of the original was cut out, etc.), most of which are pretty inconsequential, and also changed the combat system, both from the original and how it was in Y0 and YK1. While the combat changes didn't bother me too much, I really missed the smaller effects and details that they cut out from the original game, the most notable probably being the changes in the cutscene music. Rgg reusing their assets doesn't really bother me 99% of the time, but, listening to the music during cutscenes, knowing that they were from other games, and that there was already existing music in the original that did its job (also without needing somewhat awkward fade-outs mid cutscene) kinda bothered me. Also they ruined the Hayashi fight; how dare they get rid of Evil Itself. I'm also pretty mad that they cut out the Crazy Ken Band songs and Silent Night but I feel like that's been said a million times already (highly suggest anyone playing to find a way to put those back in the game). Basically, while I wasn't Unsatisfied overall, I was disappointed at some key points that I was looking forward to in YK2 from the original.

That said I can't even be too mad about the game as a whole. The perks of it being a "modern" rgg game (nicer graphics, seamless transitions between indoors and outdoors, etc.) are nice. They fixed some confusing parts of the original game (there were portions where the game wouldn't tell you what to do or where to go, and I had to look up where to go, but this is fixed in the remake), which was also nice. Also they added some really good new substories, and of course you can't really complain about them adding the Cabaret Minigame or Majima Construction, two entirely different minigame storylines. And while the Majima Saga was really short (especially if you're just trying too go straight through for the plot), it's still a nice addition to the game. To say whether or not the game made up for what it changed/cut from the original is kind of unfair, because imo what they removed changed the vibe of the actual story, while what they added in the remake is mostly stuff that they added on top/on the side separate from it. Still though, I think YK2 is generally a good game.

TLDR as a remake of Yakuza 2, I say YK2 is decent, if a bit disappointing at parts. As a game separate from Yakuza 2, I think it's pretty good :)

1st Yakuza game I decided to complete 100%
At first I thought this was gonna be bad because of framerate, mini patch saved it

- Mahjong and Bouncer Missions were pain, could've probably finished bouncer missions lot easier if I switched to easy but oh well...
- Poker takes time
- One Haruka request (Karaoke) is softlocked behind 60fps so you have to change it
- Rest is doable without much thought

Had fun.

No Kiryu and majima sex

Majima side saga made me sad :(

The second remastered version of the original PS2 game Yakuza 2 Kiwami has a great villain and has some cool New Japan Pro Wrestling characters in it too. The bonus missions playing as Majima is nice but totally recommend playing Yakuza 0 first before the Majima missions due to a returning character.

Pros:
- Updated UI in the remastered game is nice for the modernization
- The main antagonist is extremely cool and well written
- The characters are great once again
- The new Majima missions

Cons:
- Side quests can be a bit boring
- The contracts at the bar are a grind and the missions are the same just with increased difficulty.

Tokyo became London somehow.

banger