What I did in the game: Completion List: 100%. Substories: 100/100. Abilities: All Maxed out and LV10+ Legend Style for both.
The One Picture I have taken: Completion List screen.
The reason why I didnt completed much game at the end of 2025. Yakuza 0 was supposed to be my end of year project, and I was expecting a relatively quick completion, but boys was I wrong. You have to know that it was my first Yakuza game, so I didnt knew what to expect. As a Sega fanboy who now only play handheld and on Nintendo machines ever since the PS3 era, it was always something that was lacking to my Sega belt. So I was really happy when they started bringing the games on Switch and now Switch 2. Started with Yakuza 0 because I've heard it's a favorite in the series. And as soon as the game starts, I was already lost in everything you can do in it. I won't go into every details about the game, since it's already old at this point, and it's not a review. But I've quickly learned that the point of Yakuza is not going through the story, which was maybe only 10% of my playtime, but really doing everthing else. And that everything else is neatly listed in a Completion List, complete with progression bars, check lists and a star when you complete a list.
And the range of activities in this game is just beyond this world. Complete Sega Arcade games, karaoke, dancing, fishing, taking care of multiple business with entire storylines between them. I even had to learn how to play Mahjong to 100% the game, which is not something I was expecting to ever do in my lifetime. While the main game is a serious crime drama, all that side-contents is just beyond crazy and hilarious. Also had maybe a little bit too much of "fan-service" content to play in front of the family I've quickly learned. After having 100% it, it truly feels like this series is everything Shenmue ever wanted to be. Day-to-day life simulator with lots of things to do alongside an action battle system. It truly was a completionist dream game, but it left me drained, so I don't think I'll be able to tackle Yakuza Kiwami right away. But it truly made me a new Yakuza fan, that's for sure.
I'm excited for when you play the newer Yakuza games. Ive played the most recent ones which are RPGs and/or set in Hawaii and its a blast. Though what might be of particular interest to a Sega fan like you is the Sega arcade games available, some of which Sega hasnt rereleased since their original arcade release. Makes me hope Sega finds a way to compile all their classic games and release them across all consoles, like Capcom has tried to do. I mean, after Sega Genesis Classics was delisted, they have to be working on something right?
ReplyDeleteYeah, I've heard a lot about this series over the years, Infinite Wealth seems like a dream for completionist alongside RPG and Sega fan alike. Very soon, we will have 0 to Kiwami 3 on Switch, so my hope is that the rest will follow. I'm trying to stop buying as much on Switch 2, but the Yakuza games might be something I'll follow now.
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