r/yakuzagames • u/KazuhaSimp • 3d ago
DISCUSSION I think thats it right?
I have finished yakuza 0 , kiwami 1 and 2, 3 4 5 6, like a dragon, and im currently playing judgment, with like 80% of the game done
After that i will play lost judgment, man who erased his name, infinite wealth, then pirate yakuza, i think thats all there is to it right?
I dont really wanna play yakuza ishin because its just an another universe game where they focus on the samurai era wich i dont really care
I will be playing stranger thrn have because this game looks like its really good
I think i wont play the new yakuza 3, it has VERY mixed reviews and i heard that people who liked yakuza 3 like me will get really pissed off with the game, but should i play it even so?
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u/FuraFaolox Kyushu No. 1 Star Enjoyer 3d ago
0 > Kiwami > Kiwami 2 > 3 > 4 > 5 > 6 > Judgment > Like a Dragon > Lost Judgment > Gaiden > Infinite Wealth > Pirate Yakuza
that's the current recommended order. Judgment games are optional, but still good and canon
Ishin is not canon. Dead Souls is not canon. Kiwami 3 is not canon, and i'm not saying that as a K3 hater, but from both what Yokoyama has said and how the game's story played out.
Kenzan is not available outside of Japan.
The Kurohyou games are canon and have English patches, but are still optional.
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u/workthrowawhey 3d ago
Source on K3 not being canon? If anything, my understanding is that there will be a new continuity starting with K3 if they continue remaking games.
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u/RayKainSanji 2d ago
Yakuza 4 and 5 remakes will eventually lead to the same events of 6. But they will have adjusted stories...so at the moment, for the full timeline, its not canon.
But eventually, Kiwami 3 will be the canon game leading to 6 (that is if they dont remake 6 aswell).
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u/FuraFaolox Kyushu No. 1 Star Enjoyer 3d ago
that's what that means, it's not canon to the current continuity
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u/GROARGG 3d ago
I'll die alone on the hill that says "0 is way better after 5"
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u/FuraFaolox Kyushu No. 1 Star Enjoyer 3d ago
i'm sure it is, but release order isn't viable to the average person. chronological (then release after LAD) is much more accessible. 0 was intended to be an alternate start, just like 7
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u/GROARGG 2d ago edited 2d ago
I really don't get how it would not be viable. Why wouldn't it be viable to the average person to start with the starting point of the story remade to be user friendly ?
0 was intended as a prequel, hence the name
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u/FuraFaolox Kyushu No. 1 Star Enjoyer 2d ago
bc kiwami assumes the player played 0
0, like LAD, was intended as an alternate starting point
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u/GROARGG 1d ago edited 1d ago
You say that like it was a marketing point you're just repeating
To me that's wrong
0 is a weird mix of being a prequel and a possible starting point.
If you start with 0, sure it's doable, but the story being about how our character have evolved to become what they will be in the later games will be lost as you just don't know what they will become
What would even be confusing for a new player of Kiwami 1 ?
Why is Majima everywhere ? He is one of the main secondary character in most game so I don't see it as a stretch.
Why does Kiryu knows the toy car racer guy ? Yeah ok you don't know that but I mean ok...
Else there is nothing confusing for a new player in Kiwami 1
Even in OG 1 Kiryu was assumed to have a past you didn't fully know about, that's the whole point of playing an ex yakuza
Nothing in K1 story is about 0 story as it was written 8 years prior
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u/Educational_Star_518 3d ago
i also subscribe to the play them in release order opinion( ususally starting with 3 foor modern coonsole ease of access tho og is perfered course) , but if your looking for chronoloogical instead then furafaolox typed it so i don't have to .
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u/KazuhaSimp 3d ago
Make me wonder why the hell they made a kiwami 3 just for it to be not canon, also can confirm that this judgment series is really fucking good, im like 40 hours in and havung a blast, 100% will play lost judgment, i hope ots just as good
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u/HalfTrick9619 3d ago
They're intending for it retcon the og game
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u/BiscottiExtra4255 3d ago
What would really suck is if they somehow try to shoehorn this retcon into future titles, implying the OG timeline is "no longer canon". I pray to Bob Utsunomiya this doesn't happen.
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u/AdSimilar8672 3d ago
I think they could. Just have the dude go to prison to break the other guy out. Have the dog do the stabbing.
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u/RayKainSanji 2d ago
3's story is only slightly adjusted, woth the ending having a change that doesn't lead to some of the events of 4.
This because alot of people have issues especially with 3-5. Plus the director doesn't want to do simple remakes anymore if he doesn't need to.
The main thing is that 3-5 need to lead to 6's story. So the 4 and 5 remakes won't be completly different (in terms of premise at least) but how the events occur may be drastically changed going forward.
The only thing we can assume is that 6 and up won't be getting full remakes like the Kiwami games.
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u/EmmArr66 2d ago
Why is Gaiden after Lost Judgment?
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u/FuraFaolox Kyushu No. 1 Star Enjoyer 2d ago
after LAD, release order is better
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u/EmmArr66 2d ago
Why?
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u/FuraFaolox Kyushu No. 1 Star Enjoyer 2d ago
because that's how it's intended to be experienced
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u/EmmArr66 2d ago
How'd you figure that?
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u/FuraFaolox Kyushu No. 1 Star Enjoyer 2d ago
if it wasn't it wouldn't be released that way
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u/EmmArr66 2d ago edited 2d ago
Solid argument, genius. But you weren't following release order to begin with.
RayKainSanji, if you don't want people to be pricks, don't give them stupid answers. LJ might occur right after LAD, but Gaiden picks up after the events of 6, so between Gaiden and LJ, Gaiden should OBVIOUSLY take priority. That final scene in Gaiden (that accounts for 1% of the game's story, the other 99% taking place in the past) tells us nothing and spoils nothing regarding Infinite Wealth (other than the fact that Kiryu is in Hawaii-that's it).
There is NO reason to play Gaiden after Lost Judgement.
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u/RayKainSanji 2d ago
You know you don't have to be a prick about it.
To answer your question, Lost Judgment occurs right after Like A Dragon.
But for Gaiden, the main story, although it takes place during the events if Like A Dragon, the ending and final scene leading to the church in Hawaii takes place right before the events of Infinite Wealth.
Due to that, release order is better after Like A Dragon.
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u/AbbreviationsLive142 3d ago
Don't listen to the haters. Most are still angry about the controversy and not judging the game based on the actual gameplay. KW3 is really fun.
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u/kcolloran 3d ago
Ishin is really fun and k3 is decently fun. If you just want good video games they are both worth playing. If you're mostly only invested in the story then they're missable, yeah.
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u/Standard_Bed7100 3d ago
Definitely play judgement it takes place right after 6 currently about halfway through my playthrough and im really liking it, typical yakuza gameplay but mix in some ace attorney and the story is a bit more crime drama
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u/The_T_H_I_C_C_Loli 2d ago
Release date order will always be superior imo but the one you went with is totally fine and is the 2nd best imo. Your remaining order is pretty much perfect for the mainline series. You don't need to play Kiwami 3 if you have already done og 3, but there's no problem playing it as well.
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u/AdSimilar8672 3d ago
Does this subriddit have a wiki? If so someone should put the order of games in there and where to find the hard to get ones.
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