The “Yakuza” franchise is a mystery for us. For years we have heard about the ways of the Yakuza in the news and most of the time the reports seem to focus on their criminal activities. This beloved game developed by Sega appears to focus on the abilities of one Yakuza into doing good.
A lot of sites make the mistake of comparing this game with the Batman Arkham franchise. We can tell you right away: There is not even a single shred of action handled in the game that could lead to such comparison.
This time around we are talking about Yakuza Kiwami. The game is essentially a remake of the first Yakuza game released on the PlayStation 2 back in 2004. Your character is a guy named Kiryu, a Yakuza who doesn’t kill and spends a rather odd amount of time helping out his fellow man.
The Settings of an Old Classic
As many Japanese antiheroes, Kiryu looks rugged, old fashion and straight up badass. You wouldn’t want to mess with this guy if you crossed paths with him, and yet that’s what everyone does in the game; sometimes with good reason, but most of it seems to Continue reading