Thank you for this! I was able to make it through the shareholder meeting! Things are looking up with this management game at last. XD
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Thank you for this! I was able to make it through the shareholder meeting! Things are looking up with this management game at last. XD
Wow. A Final Fantasy VI reference in dialogue. The JRPG homages don't just stop with Dragon Quest.
Still playing it non-stop lol. Last time I played I did a bunch of side quests, including 100% completing the school stuff and the batting cage minigame. Pro-tip, if you're playing on PC, the batting cage is way easier with a mouse over the controller.
Heads-up: there will be a point in the game where you'll need to have ¥3,000,000 in your pocket. Let's just say, at some point after chapter 10. So don't do like I did and spend most of your money right before then lol. There are a few ways to make a lot of yen fast, but I didn't know about them until after I paid it off.
Also, if you haven't realized by now, I hope you're talking to every single yellow taxi you see. They register as fast travel points. It took me way too long to realize that myself.
Heads-up: there will be a point in the game where you'll need to have ¥3,000,000 in your pocket. Let's just say, at some point after chapter 10. So don't do like I did and spend most of your money right before then lol. There are a few ways to make a lot of yen fast, but I didn't know about them until after I paid it off.
Also, if you haven't realized by now, I hope you're talking to every single yellow taxi you see. They register as fast travel points. It took me way too long to realize that myself.
Freakin' hell, I tried Hero's Valor FIVE TIMES IN A ROW to revive Nanba (who always seems to be the one who gets K.O'd first) & it didn't work.
I hated this stupid mechanic of leaving it up to luck if a party member gets revived in Skies of Arcadia & I hate it here.
Edit: ARE YOU KIDDING ME. I reloaded my save because I wanted to try & not waste as many items in this one special fight against this sea diver guy near the dragon kart & he didn't show up again. Despite every other enemy doing so if you reload. Uuugggghhhh. That 10 minute fight waa meaningless.
I hated this stupid mechanic of leaving it up to luck if a party member gets revived in Skies of Arcadia & I hate it here.
Edit: ARE YOU KIDDING ME. I reloaded my save because I wanted to try & not waste as many items in this one special fight against this sea diver guy near the dragon kart & he didn't show up again. Despite every other enemy doing so if you reload. Uuugggghhhh. That 10 minute fight waa meaningless.
Anybody know of a good enemy type to beat up to get more Nails? I may have used all of mine forging a new weapon for Kasuga.
By the way, i looked into it and the director of Yakuza 7, Ryosuke Horii. It's his first game as a director, before that he did the adventure parts of Yakuza 0 like the cabaret minigame, he is also the lyricst behind Bakamitai and he oversaw the karaoke segments of Yakuza 0 too.
My party is Breaker (Kasuga), Musician (N), Foreman (A) and Idol (S) and it's pretty great. Breaker's Windmill can, with good positioning, one shot entire enemy groups.
Also I just started chapter 6 and I'm level 21.
Also I just started chapter 6 and I'm level 21.
I feel your pain. I was in the Yokohama Dungeon training and I thought his revival spell would be useful. Nope, it failed so many times. Why is there even a chance of failure with this damn move? =_=
This game is so good. I will be really disappointed if they go back to real time combat now. I want to see them evolve this combat system in future entries.
Though if they want to do alternate real time Judgment and turn based Yakuza releases then I am up for it.
Though if they want to do alternate real time Judgment and turn based Yakuza releases then I am up for it.
God, I want to try this so bad but playing though the entire franchise sounds like a nightmare. I've only played Yakuza Kiwami and a little of Yakuza 0, and I loved pretty much everything about them except the combat, which I couldn't fucking stand, especially after platinuming Kiwami. I'm the type of person that hates missing out on references and nods, so jumping straight into this one higkey isn't an option. Ugh.
All the female faces look this way; I don't think they want the "realistic" look that pores and pock marks produce.
Having played and beat YK 1&2, 0, 4, 6 and Judgment, I think if the combat intrigues you, and you generally like Yakuza, go for it. I'm only on the 4th or 5th chapter, so someone else can correct me, but there are not a ton of references or things you need to know from previous games. You'll also get a chance to play the older ones if you want and go "oh, so that's why they said xxxx".
The game is a blast, especially the combat.
It's a franchise reboot in an entirely different city with new characters. I haven't played any of the others for more than a hour tops and I don't feel as if I'm missing anything because it spends (too) much time establishing everything you need. It really sounds like your creating a problem here that doesn't exist. At worst, you could probably find a youtube video with any nods that exist that you can watch after you beat it. The tone, combat, and activities are pretty wild and unique for a genre like this
The way this game (and series in general) likes to pretend pimps have some heart of gold and just wanna protect their girls is kinda fucking gross.
As much as Chapter 3 does well with its empathy toward the homeless, chapter 4 just fucking feels skeevy.
As much as Chapter 3 does well with its empathy toward the homeless, chapter 4 just fucking feels skeevy.
That's good to know! I swear there were a bunch of people (pre-release, at least) stating that there's a reason it's 7 in Japan, and that it pretty heavily relies on the previous installments. I'll try this out once the PS5 patch/version drops! The combat looks fantastic and I already love everything else about the games, so I'm pretty excited!
For some reason, I'm still genuinely interested in Judgment. I know the game's combat is similar to Y1~6, but I don't know. Something about it.
Thoughts on the game up to chapter 7: it's pretty good. I do enjoy the new battle system, but I don't think it's exceptional at this point or anything. I didn't think the old combat system was either though, so it's a tossup. The job system is fine too I suppose. Job levels come really slowly right now which kind of deters me from experimenting too much
Substories are as great as ever, thankfully. I also really enjoy the management mode. Part-time Hero quests are kind of a pain in the ass, as is crafting. I'm just not sure how to reliably get the items I need for them, especially as they're needed in such large quantities. I've been fighting a ton, barely running past enemies, and I feel like I'm barely making a dent in what I need. There's a lot left for me to engage in in terms of optional activities, so hopefully those will help.
The dub is really impressive, if not to the same degree that Judgment's was. Dubbed Karaoke is a blast! Still wish that incidental voice clips were dubbed too though, as it does take me out of the experience.
The main story up to this point has left me really cold, which I was not expecting. Kasuga has an amazing backstory and the setup with his boss really excited me. Everything after that has felt like a huuuge filler arc though. I'm having a lot of trouble caring about Yokohama and its three crime groups, none of which, at this point, appear to have shit to do with Kasuga other than having killed the Otohime Land guy (who made a terrible first impression). The overwhelming majority of the game thus far has been dedicated to this mook's death, and it's honestly just not compelling. What's also sucks is that Yokohama itself is just kind of boring compared to other non-Kamurocho towns in the series. Sotenbori and Onomichi in particular both had a lot of character IMO, but Ijincho is just so drab visually. It's also annoying to get around lol. The story gives me little reason to care about the town and little reason to care about its factions, so I'm just finding myself not caring at all? I'm certain eventually the story will wrap around to some more interesting subject matter, but right now? It just kind of blows. Easily the weakest Yakuza story at this stage of the game, by a shocking degree.
Substories are as great as ever, thankfully. I also really enjoy the management mode. Part-time Hero quests are kind of a pain in the ass, as is crafting. I'm just not sure how to reliably get the items I need for them, especially as they're needed in such large quantities. I've been fighting a ton, barely running past enemies, and I feel like I'm barely making a dent in what I need. There's a lot left for me to engage in in terms of optional activities, so hopefully those will help.
The dub is really impressive, if not to the same degree that Judgment's was. Dubbed Karaoke is a blast! Still wish that incidental voice clips were dubbed too though, as it does take me out of the experience.
Whew, just finished chapter 7. Quite an emotional chapter.
I think getting the additional party member just before you tackle the hideout in chapter 7 is the perfect time. I recommend you try to get them by that time.
I did suspect that Nanba was more involved. Usually he's the negative nancy of the group, but he suddenly got a lot more gung ho about the whole thing. Now it all makes sense. Sucks that it seems like he'll be gone for a while, but at least he was nice enough to leave his equipment behind for Eri to use!
I think getting the additional party member just before you tackle the hideout in chapter 7 is the perfect time. I recommend you try to get them by that time.
Man, I love her. Her class is so freaking good. I also like how surprisingly cocky she is.
With that said, it sucks that she's not in cutscenes. I understand that she's a real person, but...argh, it's so much better when everyone's involved in the story. If they ever do this again, I hope they make the person a real part of the story. Even Yuffie and Vincent were handled better than this...
With that said, it sucks that she's not in cutscenes. I understand that she's a real person, but...argh, it's so much better when everyone's involved in the story. If they ever do this again, I hope they make the person a real part of the story. Even Yuffie and Vincent were handled better than this...
I think I spent the last 7 hours in the management minigame and just running around doing side missions in chapter 7. At this rate it will take me a month to finish the game. Not that I'm complaining.
Does anyone know, do the briefcases you can find scattered around respawn or do some appear only after you triggered events that enable the items you can find there? I'm revisiting the Sujimon center and I am finding briefcases in places I know for sure I looked earlier but they were not there. Also the Tojo Clan crest hunt is crazy, I almost wish there was a tracker for them, they are litteraly everywhere often hidden behind corners and stuff.
Does anyone know, do the briefcases you can find scattered around respawn or do some appear only after you triggered events that enable the items you can find there? I'm revisiting the Sujimon center and I am finding briefcases in places I know for sure I looked earlier but they were not there. Also the Tojo Clan crest hunt is crazy, I almost wish there was a tracker for them, they are litteraly everywhere often hidden behind corners and stuff.
So basically, it'll take you a normal amount of time to clear ;) Definitely took me around a month as well the first time I finished it, and then I spent even more time on it!
As for the briefcases - yes they respawn. In the end I ended up memorising several locations for them and just grabbing them as I swung by certain parts of the map. After a while the contents are mainly pointless but sometimes you luck out with a decent item.
Do the management minigame until you reach rank 100. But main story wise, it's a bit until you get back to full strength.
Anyone else having issues with the "Whispers of the Underworld" substory?
Am I missing something or is the quest bugged?
I did everything I was supposed to, unlocked the weapons vendor, bought a weapon from him and yet the substory is still marked as incomplete, with the text saying something like "I can now buy weapons from him"
I remain unclear on what the stats actually mean and if there is anywhere in game that clarifies. What does Dexterity do, what does agility do? even more clear ones like "attack" I don't know what the effect of raising attack by 10 is exactly other than vaguely do more damage.
For the items that increase your stats (like the different books and stuff), any reason not to just use them immediately?
Also, in general, what should I be spending money on, equipment upgrades?
Also, in general, what should I be spending money on, equipment upgrades?
Just reached chapter 9
Also a question about a cutscene around the end of Ch8
It's nice to finally get the plot back on track with Arakawa and his son. I was getting a little bored by the Wall of Muscle plot in Yokohama but seeing now that it was purely buildup for what's gonna happen now makes the earlier plot devleopments more tolerable.
So there was that mention of the Tojo officers being driven out of the city and two of them were Majima and Saejima but who was the one in the middle? Couldn't recognize him.
Where can I buy weapons for the Chef and Hostess classes? I got the Red-Hot Katana for Bodyguard Ichi and I got a 100-Ton Hammer for Foreman Adachi but I need a new weapon for Nanba and Saeko.
I did the tutorial bit for the management game but then I couldn't see a way to carry on and when I left it went in to a cutscene and I don't know where the office even is, Do I need to progress the story a bit more (on Chapter 5) before I can go back to it?
I'm curious, how does the option to disable QTEs in the options menu affect the damage of skills that have them? Do we know that?
Yeah, I think you need to leave and come back before you can do any more of it. After that I don't think it stops you from managing all you want.
True, but I'd rather wait for the PS5 version. And sadly, the PS4 version's save data doesn't transfer.
The office is on the eastern side of the map, look for Ichiban Confections
Edit: western*
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