Yakuza 6 features a simplified version of the combat from the previous games. The Yakuza gameplay has always been engaging, and Yakuza 6 is no different. You're given direct control over Kiryu and can explore a small chunk of the detailed town as you wander from place to place and find missions, side-quests, and tons of random mooks to fight. Not a lot has changed in the Yakuza 6 world, and the basic gameplay is pretty much the same. Those who grew to love the Yakuza characters (especially fan favorite and Yakuza 0 co-protagonist Goro Majima) may find themselves disappointed by this Kiryu-centric plot. It isn't fair to say Yakuza 6 is stand-alone, but it builds too much on the relationships established in the previous games - right down to frequently using flashbacks. The focus is on Kiryu, and many iconic characters are reduced to glorified cameos, arrested offscreen, or otherwise set up to have a minimal impact on the overarching story. The one thing that might be disappointing to Yakuza fans is that the game tones down its connection to the previous titles in the series. It's just that they're tempered by a surprisingly emotional climax to Kiryu's wild adventures. Those manly moments do happen, and the franchise's excessive qualities and great humor are still a part of the game. Some of the most engaging and emotionally driven moments don't involve Kiryu's manly brawling against impossible odds but rather him taking care of an infant or dealing with his desire to have a normal life with his family. The tale is sometimes ridiculous, but at heart, it's a story about Kiryu and his family, and somehow the franchise genuinely makes it work.
On its own, Yakuza 6 has a really engaging story and is a lot more down-to-earth than the other recent Yakuza games. Before long, Kiryu is forced back into the violent world of organized crime to protect his family and to discover the truth about what happened during his absence. No sooner does Kiryu settle down to a normal life than the politics of the yakuza seek to draw him back in. Haruka is in a coma and has left behind a newborn child for Kiryu to take care of. When he leaves prison, he finds the world has changed while he was on the inside. Unfortunately, Kiryu's actions have consequences, and he's forced to spend three years in jail to take the heat off his family. His adoptive daughter Haruka also threw away her up-and-coming singing career to remain with her father. Legendary ex-yakuza Kazuma Kiryu was badly injured at the end of the previous game. Yakuza 6 opens up mere moments after the ending of Yakuza 5. As far as swan songs go, it's a good one, but it does leave something to be desired in some areas.
Worth it song review series#
Yakuza 6: The Song of Life is the latest game in the franchise and billed as the swan song for longtime series protagonist, Kazuma Kiryu. Somehow, it consistently manages to make a game where playing baseball or singing karaoke is as engaging as getting into a dramatic fistfight with a crime lord or a literal tiger. Dive in below.The Yakuza franchise is a bizarre blend of average life simulation and excessively manly brawling crime drama. So, did he pull it off? Was Punk worth the wait? What’s the best song? What are the best and worst parts of the album? After giving this thing a few initial spins, members of the Complex Music team (Jessica McKinney, Andre Gee, and Eric Skelton) shared their first impressions. These n****s ain’t old enough to have more stories than me.” And I’ve got more stories than anybody in the world. But this time, it was just like, ‘You know what? I’m going to do it.’ Just to show n****s I can do it.’ This shit is easy.
I always had that mindset, like, ‘I’m not rapping about what everybody else is rapping about.’ No matter what is popping.
“It will surprise some people that I am speaking on what the youth is speaking on,” he explained. And he’s well-aware that might surprise some people. From there, he was inspired to do more storytelling about his own life. The concept of the album came together when he made the intro, “Die Slow,” a stripped-back song in which Thug tells a stream-of-consciousness story about helping his brother Unfoonk return home from a life sentence in prison, his father getting involved in a shooting, and his mother having a stroke. “ Punk is just real life stories,” he told us. In an interview published this Wednesday as part of Young Thug Week at Complex, Thug explained that after releasing So Much Fun, he wanted to make an album that was a little more serious in tone and included more details about his own life.
After years of teasing it, Young Thug finally dropped Punk today.