![]() The gameplay has three fairly distinct parts. Exploring some fictionalized but nonetheless fairly authentic recreations of the Tokyo areas of Shinjuku, Dotonbori and Shinsekai districts. Much like its predecessors, Yakuza Kiwami 2 is an open world, Third Person Action-Adventure game with combat elements and a mission based structure. Fan favourite Yakuza 0 character, Makoto Makimura makes an appearance in this extra chapter, now a chiropractor and somehow overcame her being blind. “The Truth of Goro Majima” takes us through how Majima Construction came to be, what exactly Goro Majima was doing between the games when he left the Tojo clan and gives some additional backstory. ![]() During a trip to Osaka, Kiryu also first meets a rival in Ryuji Goda.Īs a side story exclusive to Kiwami 2, players get to meet up with fan favourite characters from the original Yakuza 2 and fill in some of the blanks between the games. Kiryu recruits his former comrade, Daigo Dojima to replace Kiryu in the Tojo family, though Dojima doesn’t necessarily want the responsibility and is yet another conflict for Kiryu to resolve. Kiryu accepts the task, and heads to Osaka to find a peaceful resolution before an all out gang war erupts across Japan. The desperate Tojo clan goes to their former leader, Kazuma Kiryu for help. Taking place a year after the events of Yakuza, and thus Yakuza Kiwami, the Tojo Clan is on the brink of ruin and at risk of starting a turf war against the Osaka based Omi Family, which backed Akira Nishikiyama in the first game. The other half of the games world is a fictionalized Osaka, with the created districts of Sotenbori and Shinseicho. The game will largely lift and improve upon the original plot of Yakuza 2, taking place largely in Tokyo’s Shinjuku ward, and a fictionalized version of its district, called in game as Kamurocho. Several characters had to be recast for the remake, such as Hakuryu now playing Ryo Takashima, Houka Kinoshita as Wataru Kurahashi and Susumu Terajima now voicing Jiro Kawara. The Dragon engine affords the game a modern presentation and feel, stripping away the constant loading screens of the PS2 original and creating a seamless world. Yakuza Kiwami 2 was announced to run on the Dragon Engine, which originally powered Yakuza 6. The game was announced alongside Shin Ryu ga Gotoku, Yakuza Online, and Hokuto ga Gotoku. ![]() Yakuza Kiwami 2 was leaked on August 24th, 2017 via a unplanned listing on the Taiwanese Playstation Store, with the official announcement two days after.
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