Yakuza 0

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User Score
8.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 489 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 421 out of 489
  2. Mixed: 31 out of 489
  3. Negative: 37 out of 489

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  1. Techbane
    Dec 16, 2018
    6
    On the one hand, a pretty amazing game with an impressive assortment of zany side stories, idle diversions, and a gripping plot.

    On the other hand, a horrifically unstable PC port with M+KB controls that require 3 arms, hampered by Denuvo and beset with all manner of random stuttering, freezes, and crashes with about 20 possible band-aid solutions (none of which actually work). SEGA    On the one hand, a pretty amazing game with an impressive assortment of zany side stories, idle diversions, and a gripping plot.

    On the other hand, a horrifically unstable PC port with M+KB controls that require 3 arms, hampered by Denuvo and beset with all manner of random stuttering, freezes, and crashes with about 20 possible band-aid solutions (none of which actually work). SEGA have also given up trying to patch out these issues. Quite frankly embarrassing.    … Expand
  2. Krucifixd
    Dec 24, 2020
    5
    The game's actually pretty good, but I can't rate it highly because it controls horribly. If you have a controller or something, this may not be an issue, but if you're on mouse and keyboard, prepare to be frustrated.
  3. curzon_dax
    Apr 7, 2023
    7
    game is very subjective if you're gonna like it. it's well designed for its genre; it offers a relatively large open world of progressive adventuring without being excessively large; its battling style is relatively complex and you can progressively become better and better at it while the story is fitting for a crime story. however for my tastes it was very excessive in verticalgame is very subjective if you're gonna like it. it's well designed for its genre; it offers a relatively large open world of progressive adventuring without being excessively large; its battling style is relatively complex and you can progressively become better and better at it while the story is fitting for a crime story. however for my tastes it was very excessive in vertical progression design; the game has you doing repetitive mundane tasks in order to have minor progress every time for minor benefits in battle (if you take the money system out of the picture (e.g. by using a trainer) the game feels extremely barebones for little gameplay since the repetition for more and more money is what gave a lot of its apparent depth); the battle style is subjective if you're gonna like it and you might like it if you're into that kind of genre but I personally found it cumbersome and repetitive and not worth the trouble going the full road of perfecting my gameplay for this game while the story was nothing extraordinary but I definitely can't give it a very low score because it's obviously subjectively great if you're into that kind of genre.… Expand
  4. hertzian68
    Feb 5, 2021
    7
    It's pretty entertaining and funny with the side skits. The story is serious and interesting. Graphics are what can be expected from such an old game even remastered but it's fine. I'm not a beatemup fan so I just got a trainer to make those sequences very short, they needed to have a lot less of the street fights it's obnoxious. Most of the micromanagement minigames were not my cup of teaIt's pretty entertaining and funny with the side skits. The story is serious and interesting. Graphics are what can be expected from such an old game even remastered but it's fine. I'm not a beatemup fan so I just got a trainer to make those sequences very short, they needed to have a lot less of the street fights it's obnoxious. Most of the micromanagement minigames were not my cup of tea either, the elaborate systems in place for this could have been used for a larger amount of open world or more in depth side skits. It was pretty much straight story and side skits that kept my interest. There is a LOT of dialogue that if you are not interested in reading all of it, will be a pain to keep hitting the skip button, it just goes on and on and on in some cases. Use a gamepad. I got a couple of crashes that lost me a couple hours of gameplay each time so make sure you manually save after a few events, there is no auto save!!! And you have to remember which is your latest save when starting back up, the game DOES NOT automatically display your most recent save, ugh. This surprisingly takes up a bit of horsepower on my rtx 2060 laptop so it's not a well optimized game either. All in all it's a fantastic game for such a low price but has a lot of little annoyances that hinder it. I'm not sure that I want to continue the yakuza series since this is supposed to be the best one and I'm not hungry for more of the same.… Expand
  5. Pembroke_Watts
    Dec 13, 2022
    6
    I found the gameplay to be lacking. The combat is fun but has little depth, and after a while, it felt a bit repetitive. The soundtrack is not at all memorable, and I disliked much of the side content. Nonetheless, I liked the plot, and was mostly what kept me interested throughout.
  6. AngryGeek
    Jun 6, 2022
    7
    Baka mitai kodomo na no ne
    Yume o otte kizutsuite
    Uso ga heta na kuse ni waraenai egao miseta I love you mo roku ni iwanai Kuchi beta de honma ni bukiyou Na no ni na no ni **** Sayonara wa ieta no Dame da ne dame yo dame na no yo Anta ga suki de suki sugite Dore dake tsuyoi osake demo Yugamanai omoide ga baka mitai Baka mitai hontou baka ne Anta shinjiru bakari de Tsuyoi    Baka mitai kodomo na no ne
    Yume o otte kizutsuite
    Uso ga heta na kuse ni waraenai egao miseta

    I love you mo roku ni iwanai
    Kuchi beta de honma ni bukiyou
    Na no ni na no ni ****
    Sayonara wa ieta no

    Dame da ne dame yo dame na no yo
    Anta ga suki de suki sugite
    Dore dake tsuyoi osake demo
    Yugamanai omoide ga baka mitai

    Baka mitai hontou baka ne
    Anta shinjiru bakari de
    Tsuyoi onna no furi setsunasa no yokaze abiru

    Hitori ni natte san nen ga sugi
    Machinami sae mo ****
    Na no ni na no ni ****
    Miren dake okizari

    Honma ni roku na otoko ya nai
    Soroi no yubiwa hazushimasu
    Zamaa miro seisei suru wa
    Ii kagen mattete mo baka mitai

    Dame da ne dame yo dame na no yo
    Anta ga suki de suki sugite
    Dore dake tsuyoi osake demo
    Yugamanai omoide ga baka mitai

    Honma ni roku na otoko ya nai
    Soroi no yubiwa hazushimasu
    Zamaa miro seisei suru wa
    Nan na no yo kono namida baka mitai    … Expand
  7. Asspull
    Jul 10, 2023
    5
    yakuza 0
    the small games inside yakuza 0 just fine .tossing money is nice one like assassin creed 2.
    the sense is different ,this make pistol and machete look less dangerous . the story mix too many fiction stuff. open world ,various items and characters ,as a game not bad .but I just not enjoy playing this . it looks too much precaution of death and sex content . to kill or not    yakuza 0
    the small games inside yakuza 0 just fine .tossing money is nice one like assassin creed 2.
    the sense is different ,this make pistol and machete look less dangerous . the story mix too many fiction stuff.
    open world ,various items and characters ,as a game not bad .but I just not enjoy playing this . it looks too much precaution of death and sex content . to kill or not supposed to decided by player .
    ...
    I was expecting yakuza told me how to dig hole hide body not KOF .    … Expand
  8. lucvsds
    Nov 22, 2022
    5
    Achei esse jogo muito bom, confesso que não estava dando tanta esperança pra ele, pois nunca tinha visto nada sobre. A razão pela qual deixo essa nota... é que não tem autosave. Eu acabei gostando tanto do jogo que esqueci completamente de salvar, e bom, tive azar de acontecer uma queda de luz justo no dia. Perdi 6 horas de gameplay, e não tenho vontade de recuperar elas kkkkk, agora jáAchei esse jogo muito bom, confesso que não estava dando tanta esperança pra ele, pois nunca tinha visto nada sobre. A razão pela qual deixo essa nota... é que não tem autosave. Eu acabei gostando tanto do jogo que esqueci completamente de salvar, e bom, tive azar de acontecer uma queda de luz justo no dia. Perdi 6 horas de gameplay, e não tenho vontade de recuperar elas kkkkk, agora já foi, mas vou aproveitar os outros jogos da franquia quando puder.… Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#14 Best PC Game of 2018
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#35 Most Discussed PC Game of 2018
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#54 Most Shared PC Game of 2018

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Metascore
86

Generally favorable reviews - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 23
  3. Negative: 0 out of 23
  1. GamingTrend
    Mar 26, 2020
    90
    If you have never played a Yakuza game, Yakuza 0 makes for the perfect entry point. It introduces a host of wacky characters and starts the journey of Kiryu that certainly doesn’t end here. Beyond that, though, Yakuza 0 is just a damn good game, and that’s rad.
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  2. RPG Fan
    Aug 28, 2019
    85
    One of the best video game prequels ever made and one of the best entries in the Yakuza series, along with some of the best gameplay.
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  3. CD-Action
    Dec 4, 2018
    90
    I’ve steered clear of Japanese games since I figured out long ago they’re not my cup of tea. But Yakuza is something else. It was my first contact with the series and although at first I did mind the fact that it trails behind Western competition in many aspects, I quickly ceased to notice it. I know it’s an overused cliché, but damn, Yakuza has a soul! And an exceptional story, one of the best I’ve experienced in games since I started playing them almost thirty years ago. Even if you avoid Japanese games, do yourself a favour and give Yakuza 0 a chance, because it is ridiculously fun and you need to experience it too. [10/2018, p.69]
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