What Games Are You Playing?

[D1tchd1gger]

Time to see how bad it really runs....

How is it? Or are still installing/downloading the day one patch? I'm guessing both are quite hefty?

 

[Jon O Fun]

How is it? Or are still installing/downloading the day one patch? I'm guessing both are quite hefty?

Took a few hrs to install the data disc and the from what I understand from my PC friend Day Zero patch (there should be another one tomorrow...) currently sitting at 109gb.
No major bugs yet apart from having to stop your car to change the radio station.
Had two hard crashes so far where the game shut off and kicked out to the PS dashboard.
Still not as bad as Valhalla though. In my 80hrs playtime on that its crashed 15 - 20 times

 

[D1tchd1gger]

No major bugs yet apart from having to stop your car to change the radio station.

LOL

Had two hard crashes so far where the game shut off and kicked out to the PS dashboard.

I don't think I've experienced that sort of thing much at all this generation, although I've not really bought many major releases for a few years. Happened a lot on PS3, especially Bethesda games.

 

[Jon O Fun]

LOL

I don't think I've experienced that sort of thing much at all this generation, although I've not really bought many major releases for a few years. Happened a lot on PS3, especially Bethesda games.

I could probably count on one hand how many times its happened in the 6-7 yrs I've had my PS4. I'd like to say my console is just old but I've heard a lot of people have had the same problem with Valhalla.

 

[D1tchd1gger]

I could probably count on one hand how many times its happened in the 6-7 yrs I've had my PS4. I'd like to say my console is just old but I've heard a lot of people have had the same problem with Valhalla.

From what I've heard today it's been optimised towards playing better on the new generation. So the standard PS4 has less NPCs and stuff, but is still crashing more than playing it on the PS5 which itself still crashes and has all the visual glitches and bugs. I think I might wait for the next (I suppose now current) gen patch and hope I have enough money to buy at least a PS5 (if they've sorted the supply issue by then), if not a 4K TV to go with it. I mean I've waited this long what's another 6 months or so!

 

[Jon O Fun]

From what I've heard today it's been optimised towards playing better on the new generation. So the standard PS4 has less NPCs and stuff, but is still crashing more than playing it on the PS5 which itself still crashes and has all the visual glitches and bugs. I think I might wait for the next (I suppose now current) gen patch and hope I have enough money to buy at least a PS5 (if they've sorted the supply issue by then), if not a 4K TV to go with it. I mean I've waited this long what's another 6 months or so!

I probably would've waited until I got a PS5 myself but preordered it from GamesCollection back in March for £37 so I don't feel too bad. Its certainly playable and I've hardly seen any bugs. A few yes but not to the point twitter would have you believe

 

[D1tchd1gger]

for £37

Not bad! With my discount and Nectar points I could probably get it for around £15, so I might crack when I see on the shelf

 

[Jon O Fun]

Not bad! With my discount and Nectar points I could probably get it for around £15, so I might crack when I see on the shelf

Just think of that free PS5 upgrade (eventually) or with all the bad press about bugs i can see people trading in and the price dropping right after Xmas

 

[DragoStark]

I finished Yakuza 0 the other week and started on Kiwami but y'know, Cyberpunk 2077 came along so now I'm hooked on that for the forseeable future
I do intend to catch up with the Yakuza series though because they announced that the rest of the franchise is coming to PC next year so I'm thrilled I get to play them all soon enough!

 

[Anime1977]

I'm playing Cyberpunk 2077 a beefy PC is needed to play it and a ssd is recommended and wow there's lol lot of crybabies out there just because the dev haven't made the game there were expecting a lot of changes happen during development of a game.

 

[Dai]

I'm currently playing Blue Reflection. It's a magical girl RPG from Gust, and plays almost exactly like a Persona game. It's clearly been made on a limited budget, but I'm actually enjoying it more than the Persona series on account of it not having 100 hours of grinding in procedurally-generated dungeons. It's structured in an interesting way where you level up by getting to know people instead of in battle. So, while there can be as much combat as a typical JRPG, you can skip a lot of it by dodging around enemies if you want, since they act more as obstacles than a way to become stronger.

The tone has an old-school Sailor Moon vibe, with no post-Madoka murdery stuff (as least as far as I've played). It's clearly not aimed at girls though, on account of the girls'... physics.

I've heard the framerate chugs on a base PS4, so I went with the PC version.

 

[HWR]

A summary of my recent gaming activity:

• Completed Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity. The gameplay was about what I expected and was fun though the story didn’t impress me much and it became grind heavy when completing various tasks on the hub map.
• Completed the Spider-Man Remastered DLC. Sadly the story was underwhelming and the side missions repetitive but the graphical improvements were nice.
• Finished Spider-Man Miles Morales on Saturday, was an enjoyable side-story and hoping for good things with the next Spider-Man game from Insomniac.
• Replayed GTA: Vice City, and ended up doing so via the emulated version on PS5.

 

[Shadow Cat]

Up to chapter 4 of Atelier Lulua [Switch]

Played a bit of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe [Switch]

Completed a playthrough of Super Mario Bros on the Virtual Console [Switch]

Replayed Chapter 1 of Corpse Party BC Repeated Fear [Virtual PSP on Vita]

 

[Aaron]

I got Fairy Tail (PS4) recently and I'm having a lot of fun with it.

As RPGs go, it's pretty simple and easy to get into. The missions can be a little repetitive (it's mostly variations of "kill 10 of this monster"/"get me three of this item" type quests), but there are a load of nice character moments, plenty of different characters to play as, the presentation is excellent and there's a lot of stuff to do. There are a few advanced techniques, but none of them are especially complicated and I'm finding it very satisfying racking up big combos and unlocking stronger attacks.

I got it for £28 on Amazon and I'm really pleased with it for that price (it's drifted back up to £40 now) - honestly, I would have been satisfied if I'd paid full price for it.

Obviously, your enjoyment might depend how much you enjoy Fairy Tail (or how far you are into it - it covers a part of the story that comes way into the series), but if you're fan, I'd definitely recommend it!

 

[NormanicGrav]

Completed Games #23:
Yakuza Kiwami 2
Format: PlayStation 4​

Since I was busy sorting out my Autumn 2020 anime simulcasts, I wanted to go through a game in time for this month (to keep the usual 1 game per month trend going) and I decided to take a step back by focusing on a shorter title for a change. That ended up being Yakuza Kiwami 2, a remake of the original PlayStation 2 game released in 2006. Yakuza 2 was known for being one of the best games in the franchise, up there with Yakuza 5 and Yakuza 0, so it was interesting to finally sit down and try it out.

Kiwami 2 was released in 2017 (and 2018 for the west) and uses the Yakuza 6 game engine for its gameplay. There were a lot of gameplay changes in this one compared to my experiences with the other Yakuza games, however, saying that I haven't started Yakuza 6 yet because I wanted to go through the missing gaps of knowledge I didn't know for Kazuma's storyline given that it is the final one with him taking the main role.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1342922161372221445

Graphics for Kiwami 2 is pretty impressive compared to the previous engine and the gameplay is still strong. The transition from walking around to random combat segments in the cities is better than before, though the game does suffer from loading issues on the base PlayStation 4. The EXP system feels much easier than before as you can grind it by simply eating tons of food which can give you stats every time, which I actually like because it helps keep you up-to-speed with the difficulty without wasting time grinding.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1344046497713815563

The substories are as random and amusing like the previous games. The game does a pretty good job guiding you on where they are on the map and I was able to get through a majority with the playtime I had. The story is a good length given it has taken me around 19 hours in total doing almost everything (there's still stuff I haven't done but getting most of the skills acquired and most of the substories is a pretty good pace).

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1343325335207731209

Kiwami 2 also includes a mini campaign dedicated to Goro Majima, Kiryu-chan's buddy and it's very straightforward but nice none-the-less. Not as expansive as Kiryu's main story or Majima's gameplay in Yakuza 0, but good fanservice overall. It also provides closure to a character from another game that I won't spoil, which is heart warming in a way.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1344037293594730496

Overall Yakuza Kiwami 2 is a great game. I have heard there's a lot of cut content this time around compared to the first game's Kiwami remake, but for what we have so far it's a solid experience. The villain I knew was one of the most memorable in the franchise and he stands out really well especially with the voice-work. The story does feel like it has taken a halt at parts but it makes sense in the end-run. Yakuza Kiwami 2 is available to play on PlayStation 4 (physical/digital), Xbox One (digital) and PC.

My backlog so far:

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#	Platform	#	Game Name	Genre
1​	3DS​	1​	Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson	Action
2​	3DS​	2​	Tales of the Abyss	Action RPG
3​	PC/Steam​	1​	The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky	Turn-Based RPG
4​	PC/Steam​	2​	The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky Second Chapter	Turn-Based RPG
5​	PS3	1​	Castlevania: Lords of Shadow	Action
6​	PS3	2​	Catherine	Puzzle
7​	PS3	3​	Dragon's Crown	Action RPG
8​	PS3	4​	Drakengard 3	Action RPG
9​	PS3	5​	Eternal Sonata	Turn-Based RPG
10​	PS3	6​	Folklore	Action
11​	PS3	7​	Katamari Forever	Puzzle
12​	PS3	8​	Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch	Turn-Based RPG
13​	PS3	9​	Puppeteer	Platformer
14​	PS3	10​	Sengoku Basara 3: Samurai Heroes	Musou
15​	PS3	11​	Siren Blood Curse	Horror
16​	PS3	12​	Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus HD	Platformer
17​	PS3	13​	Sly 2: Band of Thieves HD	Platformer
18​	PS3	14​	Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves HD	Platformer
19​	PS3	15​	Soul Calibur V	Fighting
20​	PS3	16​	Tears to Tiara II: Heir of the Overlord	Tactical RPG / Visual Novel
21​	PS3	17​	White Knight Chronicles	Turn-Based RPG
22​	PS3	18​	White Knight Chronicles II	Turn-Based RPG
23​	PS4​	1​	The 25th Ward: The Silver Case	Visual Novel
24​	PS4​	2​	428: Shibuya Scramble	Visual Novel
25​	PS4​	3​	Blue Reflection	Turn-Based RPG
26​	PS4​	4​	Chaos;Child	Visual Novel
27​	PS4​	5​	Code Vein	Action RPG
28​	PS4​	6​	Cyberdimension Neptunia: Four Goddesses Online	Action RPG
29​	PS4​	7​	Danganronpa 1 Reload	Visual Novel
30​	PS4​	8​	Danganronpa 2 Reload	Visual Novel
31​	PS4​	9​	Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony	Visual Novel
32​	PS4​	10​	Date A Live: Rio-Reincarnation - 1: Rinne Utopia	Visual Novel
33​	PS4​	11​	Date A Live: Rio-Reincarnation - 2: Ars Install	Visual Novel
34​	PS4​	12​	Date A Live: Rio-Reincarnation - 3: Twin Edition: Rio Reincarnation	Visual Novel
35​	PS4​	13​	Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 Fortune	Simulation
36​	PS4​	14​	Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star	Musou
37​	PS4​	15​	Fate/Extella Link	Musou
38​	PS4​	16​	Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise	Action
39​	PS4​	17​	Gal*Gun: Double Peace	On-Rails Shooter
40​	PS4​	18​	GOD EATER Resurrection	Action RPG
41​	PS4​	19​	GOD EATER 2: Rage Burst	Action RPG
42​	PS4​	20​	JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven	Fighting
43​	PS4​	21​	Judgment	Action
44​	PS4​	22​	The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel	Turn-Based RPG
45​	PS4​	23​	The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II	Turn-Based RPG
46​	PS4​	24​	The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III	Turn-Based RPG
47​	PS4​	25​	Megadimension Neptunia VII	Turn-Based RPG
48​	PS4​	26​	Megadimension Neptunia VIIR	Turn-Based RPG
49​	PS4​	27​	Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom	Action RPG
50​	PS4​	28​	Nights of Azure	Action RPG
51​	PS4​	29​	Odin Sphere Leifthrasir	Action RPG
52​	PS4​	30​	One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3	Musou
53​	PS4​	31​	Onechanbara Z2: Chaos	Action
54​	PS4​	32​	Our World Is Ended	Visual Novel
55​	PS4​	33​	Persona 5 Royal	Turn-Based RPG
56​	PS4​	34​	Punch Line	Visual Novel
57​	PS4​	35​	Raging Loop	Visual Novel
58​	PS4​	36​	Robotics;Notes DaSH	Visual Novel
59​	PS4​	37​	Robotics;Notes ELITE	Visual Novel
60​	PS4​	38​	Saint Seiya: Soldier's Soul	Fighting
61​	PS4​	39​	Sakura Wars	Action RPG / Dating Sim
62​	PS4​	40​	Sengoku Basara 4: Sumeragi	Musou
63​	PS4​	41​	Senran Kagura Burst Re:Newal	Action
64​	PS4​	42​	Shining Resonance: Refrain	Action RPG
65​	PS4​	43​	Steins;Gate Elite	Visual Novel
66​	PS4​	44​	Steins;Gate: Linear Bound Phenogram	Visual Novel
67​	PS4​	45​	Super Robot Wars V	Tactical RPG
68​	PS4​	46​	Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet	Action RPG
69​	PS4​	47​	Tales of Berseria	Action RPG
70​	PS4​	48​	Tales of Vesperia	Action RPG
71​	PS4​	49​	Tales of Zestiria	Action RPG
72​	PS4​	50​	Tokyo Xanadu eX+	Turn-Based RPG
73​	PS4​	51​	Toukiden 2	Action RPG
74​	PS4​	52​	Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception	Tactical RPG / Visual Novel
75​	PS4​	53​	Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth	Tactical RPG / Visual Novel
76​	PS4​	54​	Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen	Tactical RPG / Visual Novel
77​	PS4​	55​	Utawarerumono: Zan	Musou
78​	PS4​	56​	Valkyria Chronicles Remastered	Tactical RPG
79​	PS4​	57​	Valkyria Chronicles 4	Tactical RPG
80​	PS4​	58​	The Witch and the Hundred Knight Revival Edition	Action RPG
81​	PS4​	59​	WORLDEND SYNDROME	Visual Novel
82​	PS4​	60​	Yakuza 6: The Song of Life	Action
83​	PS4​	61​	YU-NO: A Girl Who Chants Love at the Bound of this World	Visual Novel
84​	PS4​	62​	Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma	Visual Novel
85​	Vita​	1​	Bullet Girls	Third Person Shooter
86​	Vita​	2​	Demon Gaze	Dungeon RPG
87​	Vita​	3​	Freedom Wars	Action
88​	Vita​	4​	Hyperdevotion Noire: Goddess Black Heart	Tactical RPG
89​	Vita​	5​	Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 1	Turn-Based RPG
90​	Vita​	6​	Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 2: Sister's Generation	Turn-Based RPG
91​	Vita​	7​	Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 3: V Generation	Turn-Based RPG
92​	Vita​	8​	Hyperdimension Neptunia U: Action Unleashed	Musou
93​	Vita​	9​	MegaTagmension Blanc + Neptune VS Zombies	Musou
94​	Vita​	10​	Muv-Luv	Visual Novel
95​	Vita​	11​	Muv-Luv Alternative	Visual Novel
96​	Vita​	12​	Superdimension Neptune vs SEGA Hard Girls	Turn-Based RPG
97​	Vita​	13​	Touch My Katamari	Puzzle
98​	Vita​	14​	Valkyrie Drive Bhikkhuni	Action

Completed Games Collection of 2020:

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#	Game Name	Platform	Genre	Month
1​	Kingdom Hearts III ReMIND (+ KHIII Post-game content)	PS4​	Action RPG	January
02​	Final Fantasy X HD Remaster	PS4​	Turn-Based RPG	February
3​	Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age	PS4​	Action RPG	February
4​	Ys Origin	PS4​	Action RPG	March
5​	DOOM	PS4​	First Person Shooter	March
6​	DOOM II: Hell on Earth	PS4​	First Person Shooter	March
7​	DOOM 64	PS4​	First Person Shooter	March
8​	Final Fantasy VII Remake	PS4​	Action RPG	April
9​	Final Fantasy VII	PS4​	Turn-Based RPG	April
10​	Killzone 2	PS3	First Person Shooter	May
11​	Persona 4 Arena Ultimax	PS3	Fighting	May
12​	.hack//G.U. Vol.1//Rebirth	PS4​	Action RPG	June
13​	.hack//G.U. Vol.2//Reminisce	PS4​	Action RPG	June
14​	.hack//G.U. Vol.3//Redemption	PS4​	Action RPG	June
15​	.hack//G.U. Vol.4//Reconnection	PS4​	Action RPG	June
16​	Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth	PS4​	Turn-Based RPG	July
17​	Zero Escape 3: Zero Time Dilemma	PS4​	Adventure Visual Novel	July
18​	Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana	PS4​	Action RPG	August
19​	Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2	PS3	Musou	August
20​	Tales of Xillia 2	PS3	Action RPG	September
21​	Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut	PS3	Action Horror	October
22​	Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization	PS4​	Action RPG	November
23​	Yakuza Kiwami 2	PS4​	Action	December

Platinum Trophy Collection:

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#	Game Name	Platform	Genre	Year
1​	Saints Row: The Third	PS3	Action	2014
2​	JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle	PS3	Fighting	2015
3​	Hyperdimension Neptunia	PS3	Turn-Based RPG	2015
4​	Dekamori Senran Kagura	Vita​	Music/Rhythm	2015
5​	Steins;Gate	PS3	Visual Novel	2015
6​	NieR	PS3	Action RPG	2015
7​	No More Heroes: Heroes' Paradise	PS3	Action	2015
8​	Asura's Wrath	PS3	Action	2015
9​	Saints Row IV	PS3	Action	2015
10​	The Darkness II	PS3	First Person Shooter	2015
11​	Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2	PS3	Turn-Based RPG	2016
12​	Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater HD	PS3	Action	2016
13​	Senran Kagura Shinovi Versus	Vita​	Action	2016
14​	Gravity Rush	Vita​	Platformer	2016
15​	Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory	PS3	Turn-Based RPG	2016
16​	Resogun	PS4​	Arcade Shooter	2016
17​	Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls	Vita​	Third Person Shooter	2016
18​	Game of Thrones: A Telltale Game	PS4​	Adventure	2016
19​	Miracle Girls Festival	Vita​	Music/Rhythm	2017
20​	Senran Kagura Estival Versus	PS4​	Action	2017
21​	The Wolf Among Us	PS4​	Adventure	2017
22​	Final Fantasy XV	PS4​	Action RPG	2017
23​	Amplitude	PS4​	Music/Rhythm	2017
24​	Root Letter	PS4​	Visual Novel	2017
25​	IA/VT -Colorful-	Vita​	Music/Rhythm	2017
26​	Persona 4: Dancing All Night	Vita​	Music/Rhythm	2017
27​	Gravity Rush Remastered	PS4​	Platformer	2017
28​	NieR: Automata	PS4​	Action RPG	2017
29​	The Silver Case	PS4​	Visual Novel	2017
30​	Steins;Gate 0	PS4​	Visual Novel	2017
31​	Under Defeat HD	PS3	Arcade Shooter	2017
32​	Tales from the Borderlands	PS4​	Adventure	2017
33​	Dragon Ball Z Budokai HD Collection	PS3	Fighting	2017
34​	Life is Strange	PS4​	Adventure	2017
35​	Sword Art Online: Lost Song	PS4​	Action RPG	2017
36​	Crash Bandicoot Remastered	PS4​	Platformer	2017
37​	Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back Remastered	PS4​	Platformer	2017
38​	Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped Remastered	PS4​	Platformer	2017
39​	Final Fantasy Type-0 HD	PS4​	Action RPG	2017
40​	Corpse Party: Blood Drive	Vita​	Horror	2018
41​	Persona 5	PS4​	Turn-Based RPG	2018
42​	Zero Escape: The Nonary Games	PS4​	Visual Novel	2018
43​	Persona 4: Dancing All Night [Japanese Version]	PS4​	Music/Rhythm	2018
44​	Marvel's Spider-Man	PS4​	Action	2018
45​	Akiba's Trip 2: Undead & Undressed	PS4​	Action RPG	2019
46​	Spyro the Dragon Remastered	PS4​	Platformer	2019
47​	Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage Remastered	PS4​	Platfomer	2019
48​	Spyro 3: Year of the Dragon Remastered	PS4​	Platformer	2019
49​	Tekken Tag Tournament HD	PS3	Fighting	2019
50​	Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy HD	PS3	Platformer	2019
51​	Taiko no Tatsujin V Version	Vita​	Music/Rhythm	2019
52​	Utakumi 575	Vita​	Music/Rhythm	2019
53​	Jak II: Renegade HD	PS3	Platformer	2019
54​	Jak 3 HD	PS3	Platformer	2019
55​	Ratchet & Clank HD	PS3	Platformer	2019
56​	Ratchet & Clank 2: Going Commando HD	PS3	Platformer	2019
57​	Ratchet & Clank 3: Up Your Arsenal HD	PS3	Platformer	2019
58​	Senran Kagura: Peach Beach Splash	PS4​	Third Person Shooter	2019
59​	Kingdom Hearts III	PS4​	Action RPG	2020
60​	Zero Escape 3: Zero Time Dilemma	PS4​	Adventure Visual Novel	2020
61​	Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut	PS3	Action Horror	2020

 

[Dai]

I made the mistake of using Eurogamer as my main source of gaming news for the last several years, and the result has been me not being aware of a generation's worth of games from Gust because their editorial team don't care about JRPGs. After recently finishing Blue Reflection, I've moved on to Atelier Ryza, and it's great. This is the first atelier game I've played since Iris on the PS2, but I'm planning to start filling in that huge gap. I'm usually not a fan of crafting or basic fetchquests in RPGs, but for some reason I'm enjoying all of it in this one. There's no skill involved in the crafting system, but there's lots of choice. That's probably why I've spent 70% of my time with the game tinkering around in the synthesis menu, which I wasn't expecting to be the case.

 

[Dai]

Replaying Ar Tonelico Qoga: Knell of Ar Ciel, a pretty good JRPG/visual novel hybrid with the most nonsensical title ever.

 

[NormanicGrav]

Completed Game #1 | Yakuza 6: The Song of Life (PS4)

After playing the second Yakuza game via its Kiwami remake before 2021, I decided to begin the year by jumping straight into Yakuza 6: The Song of Life, the sixth (technically seventh if you include Yakuza 0) main instalment in the long-running SEGA franchise and also the final game for Kazuma Kiryu.

Yakuza 6 is a character focused storyline. There's very little focus on the Tojo Clan and Kiryu's old friends and instead we have what is essentially the "Yakuza 3 for the current fanbase generation". I honestly had no problem with Kiryu having more spotlight than others as this is his story than everyone else's (it's like how Toy Story 3 ended with a bang, while Toy Story 4 wraps up Woody's character arc - Yakuza 5 and Yakuza 6 basically did just that). The story takes place between both the regular Kamurocho area and also a new place called Onomichi set in Hiroshima. While the former has a ton of variety with a few cut areas, the latter is quieter and more local so there is a difference in content and exploration. As for the story itself, I liked it a lot and it's rather impressive that every single dialogue was actually voiced which is different to the other games (Kiwami 2 which came out afterwards didn't do this either). The ending itself is pretty good and is a good way to conclude his storyline.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1345474724923629575

The game has a lot of story cutscenes to go along with its core gameplay and I am perfectly fine with this considering Yakuza has always had a big emphasis with its story-telling and dialogue. The gameplay is basically the same as I had mentioned with Yakuza Kiwami 2, which I need to reiterate that it came afterwards and basically took Y6's system, though saying that Yakuza 6 felt a lot more challenging. The combat felt slower at first, likely to represent Kiryu's age as he has gotten older over the course of the franchise, but the EXP system does take a while but can be rewarding as you progress with the story and side content. I also noticed earning money has been more difficult this time but you can more-or-less progress without too much hassle - though like many other RPG type games, you shouldn't rush the story because the difficulty will creep up on you.

For earning money you can do either the sub stories which make their return once again, also voiced all the way through as well, or the Clan Creator (which did return in Kiwami 2). The Clan Creator is a lot of fun and basically a tactical-type mini-game where you have a group of people who you command to defeat various different enemies in one area or more. You can also unlock other characters with a cheat code if you need to which I do recommend if you wish to speed up the pace, but I did manage to finish the clan storyline without doing this or with too much difficulty. The other mini-games like SEGA's old classics and Karaoke do make a return alongside newcomers like the RYZER gym which is pretty neat.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1345475367604281351

As for criticisms, I have no issues with the story, the characters and the gameplay itself, and my only main issue has been towards the engine itself. It should be no surprise that a lot of people do not like the game's engine because it's not very well optimised. The 30 FPS with the base PS4 is tolerable but it can hamper the fun a times. The real issue I have is the loading because there are a lot of them and especially during cutscenes which just feels quite rough in terms of quality check. My game even crashed due to the loading not doing its job at one point which is concerning.

Overall, Yakuza 6: The Song of Life is very good and well worth playing when you have finished Yakuza 0-5. The gameplay is pretty good, the clan creator is a fun mini-game, graphics look pretty good and the story is worth a watch. It's a shame the performance isn't perfect though. I spent 29.5 hours playtime going over all of the main story, maxing out Kiryu's stats and finishing the entire clan creator storyline so it's just a bit longer than Yakuza 1-3 were.

Yakuza 6: The Song of Life is available to own on PlayStation 4 (physical/digital), and PC, plus will be coming soon to Xbox Game Pass.​

My backlog so far:

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#	Platform	#	Game Name	Genre
1​	3DS​	1​	Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson	Action
2​	3DS​	2​	Tales of the Abyss	Action RPG
3​	PC/Steam​	1​	The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky	Turn-Based RPG
4​	PC/Steam​	2​	The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky Second Chapter	Turn-Based RPG
5​	PS3	1​	Castlevania: Lords of Shadow	Action
6​	PS3	2​	Catherine	Puzzle
7​	PS3	3​	Dragon's Crown	Action RPG
8​	PS3	4​	Drakengard 3	Action RPG
9​	PS3	5​	Eternal Sonata	Turn-Based RPG
10​	PS3	6​	Folklore	Action
11​	PS3	7​	Katamari Forever	Puzzle
12​	PS3	8​	Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch	Turn-Based RPG
13​	PS3	9​	Puppeteer	Platformer
14​	PS3	10​	Sengoku Basara 3: Samurai Heroes	Musou
15​	PS3	11​	Siren Blood Curse	Horror
16​	PS3	12​	Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus HD	Platformer
17​	PS3	13​	Sly 2: Band of Thieves HD	Platformer
18​	PS3	14​	Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves HD	Platformer
19​	PS3	15​	Soul Calibur V	Fighting
20​	PS3	16​	Tears to Tiara II: Heir of the Overlord	Tactical RPG / Visual Novel
21​	PS3	17​	White Knight Chronicles	Turn-Based RPG
22​	PS3	18​	White Knight Chronicles II	Turn-Based RPG
23​	PS4​	1​	The 25th Ward: The Silver Case	Visual Novel
24​	PS4​	2​	428: Shibuya Scramble	Visual Novel
25​	PS4​	3​	Blue Reflection	Turn-Based RPG
26​	PS4​	4​	Chaos;Child	Visual Novel
27​	PS4​	5​	Code Vein	Action RPG
28​	PS4​	6​	Cyberdimension Neptunia: Four Goddesses Online	Action RPG
29​	PS4​	7​	Danganronpa 1 Reload	Visual Novel
30​	PS4​	8​	Danganronpa 2 Reload	Visual Novel
31​	PS4​	9​	Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony	Visual Novel
32​	PS4​	10​	Date A Live: Rio-Reincarnation - 1: Rinne Utopia	Visual Novel
33​	PS4​	11​	Date A Live: Rio-Reincarnation - 2: Ars Install	Visual Novel
34​	PS4​	12​	Date A Live: Rio-Reincarnation - 3: Twin Edition: Rio Reincarnation	Visual Novel
35​	PS4​	13​	Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 Fortune	Simulation
36​	PS4​	14​	Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star	Musou
37​	PS4​	15​	Fate/Extella Link	Musou
38​	PS4​	16​	Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise	Action
39​	PS4​	17​	Gal*Gun: Double Peace	On-Rails Shooter
40​	PS4​	18​	GOD EATER Resurrection	Action RPG
41​	PS4​	19​	GOD EATER 2: Rage Burst	Action RPG
42​	PS4​	20​	JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven	Fighting
43​	PS4​	21​	Judgment	Action
44​	PS4​	22​	The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel	Turn-Based RPG
45​	PS4​	23​	The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II	Turn-Based RPG
46​	PS4​	24​	The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III	Turn-Based RPG
47​	PS4​	25​	Megadimension Neptunia VII	Turn-Based RPG
48​	PS4​	26​	Megadimension Neptunia VIIR	Turn-Based RPG
49​	PS4​	27​	Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom	Action RPG
50​	PS4​	28​	Nights of Azure	Action RPG
51​	PS4​	29​	Odin Sphere Leifthrasir	Action RPG
52​	PS4​	30​	One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3	Musou
53​	PS4​	31​	Onechanbara Z2: Chaos	Action
54​	PS4​	32​	Our World Is Ended	Visual Novel
55​	PS4​	33​	Persona 5 Royal	Turn-Based RPG
56​	PS4​	34​	Punch Line	Visual Novel
57​	PS4​	35​	Raging Loop	Visual Novel
58​	PS4​	36​	Robotics;Notes DaSH	Visual Novel
59​	PS4​	37​	Robotics;Notes ELITE	Visual Novel
60​	PS4​	38​	Saint Seiya: Soldier's Soul	Fighting
61​	PS4​	39​	Sakura Wars	Action RPG / Dating Sim
62​	PS4​	40​	Sengoku Basara 4: Sumeragi	Musou
63​	PS4​	41​	Senran Kagura Burst Re:Newal	Action
64​	PS4​	42​	Shining Resonance: Refrain	Action RPG
65​	PS4​	43​	Steins;Gate Elite	Visual Novel
66​	PS4​	44​	Steins;Gate: Linear Bound Phenogram	Visual Novel
67​	PS4​	45​	Super Robot Wars V	Tactical RPG
68​	PS4​	46​	Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet	Action RPG
69​	PS4​	47​	Tales of Berseria	Action RPG
70​	PS4​	48​	Tales of Vesperia	Action RPG
71​	PS4​	49​	Tales of Zestiria	Action RPG
72​	PS4​	50​	Tokyo Xanadu eX+	Turn-Based RPG
73​	PS4​	51​	Toukiden 2	Action RPG
74​	PS4​	52​	Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception	Tactical RPG / Visual Novel
75​	PS4​	53​	Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth	Tactical RPG / Visual Novel
76​	PS4​	54​	Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen	Tactical RPG / Visual Novel
77​	PS4​	55​	Utawarerumono: Zan	Musou
78​	PS4​	56​	Valkyria Chronicles Remastered	Tactical RPG
79​	PS4​	57​	Valkyria Chronicles 4	Tactical RPG
80​	PS4​	58​	The Witch and the Hundred Knight Revival Edition	Action RPG
81​	PS4​	59​	WORLDEND SYNDROME	Visual Novel
82​	PS4​	60​	YU-NO: A Girl Who Chants Love at the Bound of this World	Visual Novel
83​	Vita​	1​	Bullet Girls	Third Person Shooter
84​	Vita​	2​	Demon Gaze	Dungeon RPG
85​	Vita​	3​	Freedom Wars	Action
86​	Vita​	4​	Hyperdevotion Noire: Goddess Black Heart	Tactical RPG
87​	Vita​	5​	Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 1	Turn-Based RPG
88​	Vita​	6​	Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 2: Sister's Generation	Turn-Based RPG
89​	Vita​	7​	Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 3: V Generation	Turn-Based RPG
90​	Vita​	8​	Hyperdimension Neptunia U: Action Unleashed	Musou
91​	Vita​	9​	MegaTagmension Blanc + Neptune VS Zombies	Musou
92​	Vita​	10​	Muv-Luv	Visual Novel
93​	Vita​	11​	Muv-Luv Alternative	Visual Novel
94​	Vita​	12​	Superdimension Neptune vs SEGA Hard Girls	Turn-Based RPG
95​	Vita​	13​	Touch My Katamari	Puzzle
96​	Vita​	14​	Valkyrie Drive Bhikkhuni	Action

Completed Games Collection of 2021:

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#	Game Name	Platform	Genre	Month
1​	Yakuza 6: The Song of Life	PS4​	Action	January

Platinum Trophy Collection:

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#	Game Name	Platform	Genre	Year
1​	Saints Row: The Third	PS3	Action	2014
2​	JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle	PS3	Fighting	2015
3​	Hyperdimension Neptunia	PS3	Turn-Based RPG	2015
4​	Dekamori Senran Kagura	Vita​	Music/Rhythm	2015
5​	Steins;Gate	PS3	Visual Novel	2015
6​	NieR	PS3	Action RPG	2015
7​	No More Heroes: Heroes' Paradise	PS3	Action	2015
8​	Asura's Wrath	PS3	Action	2015
9​	Saints Row IV	PS3	Action	2015
10​	The Darkness II	PS3	First Person Shooter	2015
11​	Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2	PS3	Turn-Based RPG	2016
12​	Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater HD	PS3	Action	2016
13​	Senran Kagura Shinovi Versus	Vita​	Action	2016
14​	Gravity Rush	Vita​	Platformer	2016
15​	Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory	PS3	Turn-Based RPG	2016
16​	Resogun	PS4​	Arcade Shooter	2016
17​	Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls	Vita​	Third Person Shooter	2016
18​	Game of Thrones: A Telltale Game	PS4​	Adventure	2016
19​	Miracle Girls Festival	Vita​	Music/Rhythm	2017
20​	Senran Kagura Estival Versus	PS4​	Action	2017
21​	The Wolf Among Us	PS4​	Adventure	2017
22​	Final Fantasy XV	PS4​	Action RPG	2017
23​	Amplitude	PS4​	Music/Rhythm	2017
24​	Root Letter	PS4​	Visual Novel	2017
25​	IA/VT -Colorful-	Vita​	Music/Rhythm	2017
26​	Persona 4: Dancing All Night	Vita​	Music/Rhythm	2017
27​	Gravity Rush Remastered	PS4​	Platformer	2017
28​	NieR: Automata	PS4​	Action RPG	2017
29​	The Silver Case	PS4​	Visual Novel	2017
30​	Steins;Gate 0	PS4​	Visual Novel	2017
31​	Under Defeat HD	PS3	Arcade Shooter	2017
32​	Tales from the Borderlands	PS4​	Adventure	2017
33​	Dragon Ball Z Budokai HD Collection	PS3	Fighting	2017
34​	Life is Strange	PS4​	Adventure	2017
35​	Sword Art Online: Lost Song	PS4​	Action RPG	2017
36​	Crash Bandicoot Remastered	PS4​	Platformer	2017
37​	Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back Remastered	PS4​	Platformer	2017
38​	Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped Remastered	PS4​	Platformer	2017
39​	Final Fantasy Type-0 HD	PS4​	Action RPG	2017
40​	Corpse Party: Blood Drive	Vita​	Horror	2018
41​	Persona 5	PS4​	Turn-Based RPG	2018
42​	Zero Escape: The Nonary Games	PS4​	Visual Novel	2018
43​	Persona 4: Dancing All Night [Japanese Version]	PS4​	Music/Rhythm	2018
44​	Marvel's Spider-Man	PS4​	Action	2018
45​	Akiba's Trip 2: Undead & Undressed	PS4​	Action RPG	2019
46​	Spyro the Dragon Remastered	PS4​	Platformer	2019
47​	Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage Remastered	PS4​	Platfomer	2019
48​	Spyro 3: Year of the Dragon Remastered	PS4​	Platformer	2019
49​	Tekken Tag Tournament HD	PS3	Fighting	2019
50​	Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy HD	PS3	Platformer	2019
51​	Taiko no Tatsujin V Version	Vita​	Music/Rhythm	2019
52​	Utakumi 575	Vita​	Music/Rhythm	2019
53​	Jak II: Renegade HD	PS3	Platformer	2019
54​	Jak 3 HD	PS3	Platformer	2019
55​	Ratchet & Clank HD	PS3	Platformer	2019
56​	Ratchet & Clank 2: Going Commando HD	PS3	Platformer	2019
57​	Ratchet & Clank 3: Up Your Arsenal HD	PS3	Platformer	2019
58​	Senran Kagura: Peach Beach Splash	PS4​	Third Person Shooter	2019
59​	Kingdom Hearts III	PS4​	Action RPG	2020
60​	Zero Escape 3: Zero Time Dilemma	PS4​	Adventure Visual Novel	2020
61​	Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut	PS3	Action Horror	2020

 

[DragoStark]

I finished Cyberpunk 2077 last week. I'm waiting for the game to be a lot more stable before I create another V and play it again though. I'm very much looking forward to another play through honestly. I enjoyed it a lot despite all the bugs (and I completely fell in love with Judy)
As for now, my friend heavily suggested I play the Deus Ex series because I enjoyed Cyberpunk so much, so I nabbed Human Revolution for dirt cheap on Humble and currently playing through that. Enjoying it so far.
Will probably go back to Kiwami when I'm done with this and continue going through the Yakuza series.

 

[Donut]

Trying to wrap up some post-game achievements in DRV3, trying to get back to Nier Automata because I'm ready to Hurt over 9s ending and onwards, I've enjoyed lots of Among Us with friends and the cyberpunk bartending game is a fun wind down.