After hearing about it on the newest episode of The 1UP Show, I decided to pick up Sega's Yakuza 2. After never finishing the first one, but liking it a lot, I had been on the fence about it. A few things turned the tables for me.
First was the glowing review from pretty much the entire 1UP staff. After watching their show for a while I've come to trust their opinions and they all had a lot of good things to say about it.
Next is the price point - it's $30 new. I ordered it off Amazon last night. Not too bad.
Recap! The second game includes a cutscene recap of the first game, which will keep me from needing to play through the game over again if I don't want to. Though, I still play boot it up and play through it. This is a great way to get people who are new to the game into the lore.
Last is the city represented. The first game gave a great view of Tokyo that had a very realistic feel to it. This one does that with Osaka. The screenshots I've seen look pretty accurate and I really want to check out that aspect of the game.
All that combined with some apparently improved gameplay and a pretty compelling criminal story makes it look very interesting.
First was the glowing review from pretty much the entire 1UP staff. After watching their show for a while I've come to trust their opinions and they all had a lot of good things to say about it.
Next is the price point - it's $30 new. I ordered it off Amazon last night. Not too bad.
Recap! The second game includes a cutscene recap of the first game, which will keep me from needing to play through the game over again if I don't want to. Though, I still play boot it up and play through it. This is a great way to get people who are new to the game into the lore.
Last is the city represented. The first game gave a great view of Tokyo that had a very realistic feel to it. This one does that with Osaka. The screenshots I've seen look pretty accurate and I really want to check out that aspect of the game.
All that combined with some apparently improved gameplay and a pretty compelling criminal story makes it look very interesting.
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