Yakuza 3 Remastered

1. Sholva

   Feb 15, 2021

   9

   The Yakuza Remastered Collection starts off with a game that, in my opinion, feels quite “relaxed” and chill, compared to other Yakuza games,The Yakuza Remastered Collection starts off with a game that, in my opinion, feels quite “relaxed” and chill, compared to other Yakuza games, at least the ones I’ve played.
   
   I’m a PC player so I started with Yakuza 0 a few years back. Yakuza 3 has some really nice PC specific settings, like super sampling (resolution scale) or really great keyboard and mouse keybinds, we can basically set up controls for each activity in the game, and that includes every mini game out there. It’s not exclusive, we can use either gamepad or mouse and keyboard at will, but the changes we make for each activity will remain saved there.
   
   Performance wise, I’ve played on a Ryzen 5 3600 and RTX 3060 Ti, quite a bit overkill on the GPU side of things specially but it’s what I run these days. I settled on using 4K DSR downsampling, Ultra Settings, adding an extra 125% super sampling via Resolution Scale on top, and with some FidelityFX Sharpening too to make up for the slight DSR blur….and the game looks great like this, and runs at stable 60 FPS with enough GPU usage headroom to stay at 60 every second of gameplay.
   
   All of the games in this collection have an issue with variable frame-rate though, so if we don’t “respect” the in game caps, either 30 or 60, the game slows down, so we need to keep either a 30 or 60 cap, or use the “Auto” FPS limit setting in game. This, however, makes my camera movement stutter quite a bit, so I prefer to use a 60 FPS in game cap and adjust settings and resolution to keep that cap at all times.
   
   The story in this game I found it quite interesting despite being perhaps a bit slower paced, especially at the beginning, without getting into spoilers (yeah I know, game is from the PS3 era but still, for those starting to play on PC first time, it’s still new).
   
   Eventually, the story goes into overdrive mode, as usual, and I couldn’t stop playing until it was over, so that’s a good sign I guess? I had fun, lots of it, for sure.
   
   It’s not really a very short game, if you do secondary stuff and enjoy some mini games now and then, overall it has a good length in my opinion, and as usual really interesting characters to discover.
   
   It does have those special moments that hit you really hard in the feels too, as usual, part of the charm in the series is that, teaching important life lessons, and this game delivers on that front.
   
   As the first entry in the remastered collection and if you have come from the previous game on the series and PC, Kiwami 2, it may feel like a huge graphical downgrade, only logical since these games are several engine generations behind the Dragon Engine the latest entries use, but the gameplay is very solid and responsive in my opinion, and with all the settings and resolution cranked up, it holds up well, being a PS3 era game after all. These are remasters too, from PS3 games, not remakes like the Kiwami series, keep that in mind before feeling the “downgrades”, and think in “PS3 generation mode”, or something like that :P
   
   A solid game in my opinion, to start off this collection, probably the “weakest” of the three but that’s not saying much considering I still had a lot of fun with it.… Expand

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2. spicy_breadman

   Jan 14, 2023

   9

   One of the greatest titles i've played story-wise. even the filler was quite entertaining.
   
   while the combat was mildly infuriating the plotOne of the greatest titles i've played story-wise. even the filler was quite entertaining.
   
   while the combat was mildly infuriating the plot makes up for it
   the twists, the characters, the hitman missions and the ending are all amazing.
   
   if you do not care at all for the story of John Yakuza you can skip this
   but even then it's a great experience… Expand

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4. YorneerDaGooch

   Jan 31, 2023

   8

   This is a PHENOMENAL game with an amazing story and characters.
   The morning glory stories where you see the orphans getting characterThis is a PHENOMENAL game with an amazing story and characters.
   The morning glory stories where you see the orphans getting character development are not bad, But they can be quite a drag sometimes, Block-heavy enemy AI on higher difficulties but you can still manage to defeat them with well-designed upgrades and their obtainment methods (I didn't quite like how even though if you managed to do the QTES in the revelations, All of that is ruined just because you picked a goofy answer at the end, It absolutely kills some of the revelations in my opinion.) and some of the BEST AND UNFORGETTABLE CHARACTERS IN THE SERIES! (Rikiya :3)
   It is amazing, even though some people HEAVILY dislike it due to the enemy AI abusing their blocking powers, But it is still a great game in the series that you should NOT skip. (Except the minigames they are literally hell on earth skip them unless you are an masochist)… Expand

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5. Takdi

   Feb 14, 2021

   7

   it is disappointing the downgrade after playing yakuza kiwami 2, the combat is repetitive and boring, the story is cool until the scene afterit is disappointing the downgrade after playing yakuza kiwami 2, the combat is repetitive and boring, the story is cool until the scene after the last boss, but it is worth finishing it as fast as possible to play the yakuza 4… Expand

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6. Tintler

   Jun 26, 2023

   6

   Kiwami 1 ve Kiwami 2 remakelerinin ardından bunun remaster olması biraz üzüyor. Şirket açısından baktığımda anlayabiliyorum, o kadar eskiKiwami 1 ve Kiwami 2 remakelerinin ardından bunun remaster olması biraz üzüyor. Şirket açısından baktığımda anlayabiliyorum, o kadar eski olmadığından remaster yapmayı tercih etmişler fakat oyunun grafikleri ve mekanikleri çok antik hissettiriyor.
   Senaryo açısından biraz değişse de diğerlerinden farklı bir havası var güzel duygular yaşatan bir oyun olmuş.… Expand

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7. hange122

   Oct 15, 2021

   6

   Story feels slow and boring, gameplay is hard because of the AI blocking almost every attacks. But the end is really good.

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8. Sepherim

   Jul 15, 2021

   4

   Para los que venimos de los Kiwami, Yakuza 3 es un inevitable paso atrás que se sabe de antemano ya que, al fin y al cabo, solo estáPara los que venimos de los Kiwami, Yakuza 3 es un inevitable paso atrás que se sabe de antemano ya que, al fin y al cabo, solo está remasterizado (haciéndolo, en su forma actual, el juego más viejo de la saga). Esto implica que a nivel de jugabilidad es con diferencia peor que los anteriores (los Kiwami y el Zero) tanto en combate como en los minijuegos o en el sistema de progresión de personaje. La historia también es probablemente la peor de los Yakuza hasta el momento, aunque no es mala tampoco llega a tener un gran impacto, y las subhistorias son las más aburridas hasta el momento como conjunto.
   
   Gráficamente el juego cumple gracias al remastered, aunque sigue sin ser un juego gráficamente espectacular. El sonido si que está a muy buen nivel. Y al menos yo no me he encontrado con ningún bug grave, solo algún glitch gráfico (especialmente en la iluminación) puntual.
   
   Por todo ello, no puedo decir que Yakuza 3 sea exactamente un mal juego, pero es peor de lo que me esperaba y yo ya contaba con que iba a ser peor que los que le preceden. Pero bueno, es un trozo más de la historia de Kiryu, a ver qué tal evoluciona en el 4. Un 4,5… Expand

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