Yakuza 6

Yakuza 6: The Song of Life (Known in Japan as Ryū ga Gotoku 6: Inochi no Uta) is an action-adventure video game developed and published by Sega for PlayStation 4. The game is the seventh main entry in the Yakuza series of action-adventure games, and was released in Japan on December 8, 2016. The English version was released in Southeast Asia both physically and digitally on April 17, 2018. Versions for Microsoft Windows and Xbox One were released in March 2021.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) The first game in the franchise to use the Dragon Engine, It features reworked gameplay that is easily differed from it's preceding games and much more realistic graphics with smoother, detailed animations. (although not perfect, see BQ #1, 4 and 5)
 * 2) *The game also receives new and original Heat Actions with reiterations of the old ones. Also new to this game is the "Extreme Heat Mode" which it allows Kiryu to double his strength and finish his moves with a brutal close up to his enemy's face in grueling pain.
 * 3) It also reverts back to Kiryu being the only playable character as he wasn't since Yakuza 3.
 * 4) It features a new minigame called "Clan Creator" where it plays similar to a tower-defense strategy game (but the other way around) and involves Kiryu running the clan and defeat a group called "JUSTIS"
 * 5) *There, it features wrestlers from the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) association who are portrayed as the leaders of JUSTIS. The most notable one would be the IWGP champion "Kazuchika Okada".
 * 6) The franchise's staple setting: Kamurocho, has become to be a more interactive and immersive world than it's previous installments, Another location that joins in this franchise is Onomichi, Hiroshima and it looks beautiful as ever.
 * 7) Just like the past games, Yakuza 6 has memorable sub stories. Notably the Ono Michio substories where it involves Kiryu taking the role of Onomichi's mascot and Haruka's Biggest Fan.
 * 8) The story serves as the final and closing chapter of Kiryu for this series, Picking up from the events of Yakuza 5, It takes on a more personal focus on him as he fights on to protect his adoptive daughter Haruka and her son Haruto.
 * 9) Cutscenes are movie-like, intense and very emotional. Notable mention is when the Hirose family tosses Haruto to each other through the air as the Jingweon Mafia try to capture him.
 * 10) Variety of activities to take part in. Such as running a cat café to spearfishing.
 * 11) Entering buildings and stores have become more seamless now as opposed to past games where it'll take the game to load.
 * 12) You can access memories in the main menu in order to catch up on the previous games if you have not yet played any of it.
 * 13) New cast of likable and memorable characters such as the Hirose Family and Takumi Someya. Along with returning characters from the series such as Shun Akiyama, Goro Majima, etc.
 * 14) *Takeshi "Beat" Kitano, who's well known from Takeshi's Castle and Battle Royale, plays as one of the prominent characters in this game, Toru Hirose.
 * 15) Amazing soundtrack, consisting of rock, techno and orchestral elements. Befitting for a chapter that serves Kiryu's last
 * 16) "How do I always end up back in this damn city?"

Bad Qualities

 * 1) The game has been rushed throughout it's development. And because of this, The game has notably a lot of bugs and glitches.
 * 2) *Enemies (and sometimes Kiryu) in ragdoll state bounce off in the wrong or random direction and some fly away after finishing a battle.
 * 3) *There are also times where street battles randomly end out of nowhere and may restart.
 * 4) *Enemies who are taken down will sometimes get stuck in one pose instead of dropping to the ground via ragdoll.
 * 5) *Kiryu will sometimes clip through the ground after a street battle.
 * 6) The Champion District in Kamurocho is inaccessible due to the rushed development, it didn't return until the release of Yakuza Kiwami 2.
 * 7) The "Florist of Sai", who is an informant Kiryu consults for answers thanks to his network of gathering data throughout Kamurocho 24/7, doesn't return in this game. and so is his residing place in the underground "Puragtory". Nothing is explained about the disappearance, Going to the usual route that leads to the Purgatory will simply make you end up to an another manhole exit leading back to the city.
 * 8) *This creates a small plot hole as the first chapter of the game involves Kiryu looking for Haruka by coming back to Kamurocho and look for Akiyama (in which it took him a few battles with the triads on the way), this would all have been done if he instead just asked the Florist about the location of the two.
 * 9) Some scenes using the in-game graphics make the characters and objects look weird, primarily due to the slightly notable polygons and the lighting and textures.
 * 10) The fighting system in the Dragon Engine can be a little unrefined, Luckily the developers have been improving the engine through the succeeding releases from this game. (as of right now, Lost Judgment is considered very refined compared to the previous games)
 * 11) The story can feel short and a little underwhelming to fans due also to the rushed development.
 * 12) The baseball minigame is very luck-based. One moment you're winning, the next you are heavily losing. This is extremely evident when you're playing against the Kanamizawa Gorgeous team as they seem to win no matter how many members of your team are having a good day or how many times you have to substitute your team. Not helping the fact that the Kanamizawa Gorgeous team tends to have many members have lousy days (indicated with a down blue arrow) and yet, they still win.
 * 13) *To make matters worse, the baseball minigame can't be ignored since there are 3 substories tied to the game, each involving winning the official games against the Jingai Thunders, Onomichi Legends, and Kanamizawa Gorgeous teams.

Reception
Yakuza 6: The Song of Life received "generally favorable" reviews from critics, according to review aggregator Metacritic.

Trivia

 * 1) Paul Lim, a famous Darts player, plays as himself. He is the only character in the game to speak fluent English.
 * 2) Like the past games, This one also has licensed music that is exclusive to the Japanese release of this game.
 * 3) *For this one, songs are used from the famed city-pop artist "Tatsuro Yamashita" and it appears on certain cutscenes. It even serves as the main theme of this game. (again, only for the Japanese release of this game.)
 * 4) In the Japanese demo of Yakuza 6, Kiryu is supposed to wear an entirely new attire which consists of a blue jacket and gray denims. Unfortunately, due to the fans demanding for his classic look back. It has been scrapped on release. But the files of it are found in within the released game's files.

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