![]() There are loads of rooftops you can explore and there are loads of underground areas you can walk around as well. Good old Kamurocho is all you’ll get this time around, but worry not, as this is one of the most packed versions of the neighborhood. Yakuza 4 doesn’t feature multiple cities to explore, unlike other games in the series. Each character features his own four-chapter arc, which constantly intertwines with each other’s stories in a very Taratino-esque way. Finally, there’s Kiryu and his trustworthy Dragon of Dojima combat style. Masayoshi Tanimura is an actual cop (making the series’ name even more pointless at this point), a young brat with a fast-paced combat style and in his own words, “his own brand of justice”. Saejima is a gigantic ogre of a man whose combat style is reminiscent of wrestling and whose story is closely related to everyone’s favorite character in the entire series, the one and only Goro Majima. Later on, I was introduced to the other playable characters in Yakuza 4. Just another day hanging out with the friendly folk from Kamurocho. He quickly got involved in an awesome story, which also helped. Luckily, Akiyama quickly won me over with his suave demeanor and his senses of humor and justice. This was the crucial moment that would dictate if I’d enjoy this new “multi-character” direction or if I’d feel bummed I wasn’t playing as Kiryu, like how I felt while I was playing Judgment. ![]() Once Yakuza 4 begins, you don’t take control of Kiryu-chan, but some random fella named Shun Akiyama instead. If anyone was going to make this crazy idea work, it was them. But Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios, the company behind the Yakuzafranchise, has some of the best storytellers in the business. Sega, being Sega, decided to think outside the box they had just assembled and opted for the latter two options at once. After the emotional ending from Yakuza 3, Sega had three options: finish the story where it was, find a way to include Kiryu in the middle of the over-the-top soap opera that is the overall plot of this franchise, or create a handful of new characters to see if the series could work without its grumpy poster boy. Revelations are back, and they’re still as ridiculous as always. ![]()
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