Yakuza Kiwami 2

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8.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 151 Ratings

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  1. ASTR0_J0HN
    Sep 7, 2023
    10
    This game is just incredible, from the story writing, the romance, the fighting, the bosses, and the amount of twists in the end, they really went all out in this game, it was truly incredible. I really have no complaints about this game, really just amazing.
  2. ebbest
    Jun 29, 2023
    10
    Great game with great story, side quest, minigames.
    All yakuza fan should play it
  3. Tintler
    Jun 26, 2023
    7
    İlk iki oyundan sonra yeni bir motor ile yapılmış, grafikleri, oynanışı ve hikayesi başarılı. Ancak önceki oyunlarda olduğu gibi dövüş stilini kaldırılmış durumda, bunu bir eksik olarak görüyor muyum emin değilim. Oyun huzur veriyor.
    Adam döv rahatla. Pavyon işlet rahatla. Mis.
  4. Targaryen006
    Feb 5, 2023
    8
    Story
    -Main story 4/5
    -Side Quests 2/5
    -Story Direction 3/5
    -main character 4/5
    -side characters 4/5
    Gameplay
    -Combat 5/5
    - open world 3/5
    -general gameplay 4/5
    Graphics 5/5
    -Environmental design 5/5
    -Animations 4/5
    -optimization 2/3
    on my record 20h
  5. Paradov
    Feb 5, 2023
    6
    Combat is **** when compared to 0 and Kiwami 1, the way that you gain experience is also **** The story and side quests are good as usual.
  6. YorneerDaGooch
    Jan 31, 2023
    7
    Like any other Yakuza game, this is good.
    In-depth minigames, Gorgeous graphics but not so gorgeous performance, Semi-forgettable characters but they are still good, VERY plot-twist dependent story which can either be a bad thing or a good thing and kind of janky combat, Pray to god that you dont hit the enemy while he is blocking or else your arms will bounce everywhere and that is an    Like any other Yakuza game, this is good.
    In-depth minigames, Gorgeous graphics but not so gorgeous performance, Semi-forgettable characters but they are still good, VERY plot-twist dependent story which can either be a bad thing or a good thing and kind of janky combat, Pray to god that you dont hit the enemy while he is blocking or else your arms will bounce everywhere and that is an opportunity for the enemy to punish you.
    Like with kiwami 1, This game is good but falls short when compared to other games in the franchise.    … Expand
  7. Ratingss
    Nov 28, 2022
    6
    Both Kiwami games are basically short expansions of Zero, the main difference in this one is that now you level up by eating on restaurants instead of doing side quests, and money is very easy to come by so you can eat your fill and max out easily, the combat is also simpler than on Zero.
    The story is more violent than the previous ones but still very unrealistic, some side quests are    Both Kiwami games are basically short expansions of Zero, the main difference in this one is that now you level up by eating on restaurants instead of doing side quests, and money is very easy to come by so you can eat your fill and max out easily, the combat is also simpler than on Zero.
    The story is more violent than the previous ones but still very unrealistic, some side quests are unavoidable. Just feels very rehashy if you did everything on Zero and kinda got burned out.    … Expand
  8. kinsang
    Sep 10, 2022
    4
    เป็นภาครีเมคที่คอนเท้นต์ไม่ค่อยจะหลากหลาย แถมเนื้อเรื่องต้นฉบับก็ยังโบราณเกินไป
  9. App1elele
    Jul 24, 2022
    0
    I absolutely despise how Yakuza on PC went from smooth as a butter games with >acceptable< controls to running like sh%& on high-end PC and making me want to kill myself every time I move a mouse. This is the fastest I went from being hooked onto the series to just willing to watch a walkthrough on youtube. "Real yakuza use a gamepad" my ass.

    To play a game it has to work first, I paid    I absolutely despise how Yakuza on PC went from smooth as a butter games with >acceptable< controls to running like sh%& on high-end PC and making me want to kill myself every time I move a mouse. This is the fastest I went from being hooked onto the series to just willing to watch a walkthrough on youtube. "Real yakuza use a gamepad" my ass.

    To play a game it has to work first, I paid a full price and got half-working piece of gaming, woaw.    … Expand
  10. EnsarO
    Jun 28, 2022
    10
    Majima is my bevolved
    Majima is my bevolved
    Majima is my bevolved
    Majima is my bevolved
    Majima is my bevolved

    PLAY IT!
  11. shin777
    Jun 6, 2022
    0
    Game is 10/10, but Sega is so bad company not translating their games even after remastering them
  12. kkaze
    May 23, 2022
    10
    a good remake of the original yakuza 2, i just hope that yakuza 3 also gets the same treatment in the future.
  13. delaware80
    May 16, 2022
    7
    It is the third game of the yakuza franchise i have played.
    Graphics are much better than in the previous games.
  14. Yaav13
    Apr 24, 2022
    8
    My truthful honorable incorruptible conclusive rating of this considered game: 8.
  15. Gwimpon
    Jan 29, 2022
    9
    Masterpiece. The game is amazing. The combat is great on the new engine and visually it looks way better than kiwami and Y0
  16. enei200
    Nov 4, 2021
    8
    Kiwami 2 delivered Big. Graphics are stunning and the annoying battle system from the Kiwami 1 is gone. The story, just as always, is fantastic and I might even say that it's the best from the previous parts, although it had a fare share of stalling in story pacing. Minigames are kept on a great level and substories are pretty good, although weak compared to 0 and Kiwami 1. MajimaKiwami 2 delivered Big. Graphics are stunning and the annoying battle system from the Kiwami 1 is gone. The story, just as always, is fantastic and I might even say that it's the best from the previous parts, although it had a fare share of stalling in story pacing. Minigames are kept on a great level and substories are pretty good, although weak compared to 0 and Kiwami 1. Majima Construction and Cabaret games are pretty nice add-in and can defiantly keep you engaged.… Expand
  17. Woolee
    Sep 26, 2021
    8
    A great detour from the classic Japanese series, which shows that the Yakuza can work with turn-based battles and a ton of bizarre humor. [
  18. ProfAmateur
    Aug 22, 2021
    8
    german below

    + Many weapons/objects in the environment, which you can use + Skill system is different in every Yakuza game + Story and humor excellent + Unrestricted FPS on PC + Save everywhere (except main missions) + Majima additional story - People still walk around weird - Chinese/Japanese minigames, once also in the main story, you have no clue what to do. German: +    german below

    + Many weapons/objects in the environment, which you can use
    + Skill system is different in every Yakuza game
    + Story and humor excellent
    + Unrestricted FPS on PC
    + Save everywhere (except main missions)
    + Majima additional story
    - People still walk around weird
    - Chinese/Japanese minigames, once also in the main story, you have no clue what to do.

    German:
    + Viele Waffen/Objekte in der Umwelt, welche man nutzen kann
    + Skill System ist in jedem Yakuza-Spiel anders
    + Story und Humor hervorragend
    + Am PC uneingeschränkte FPS
    + Überall speichern (ausser Hauptmissionen)
    + Majima Zusatzstory
    - Leute laufen immer noch weird herum
    - Chinesische/Japanische Minispiele, einmal auch in der Hauptstory, man hat keinen Clue was man machen muss.    … Expand
  19. oslo1
    May 23, 2021
    10
    This game is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo good
  20. Sepherim
    May 8, 2021
    8
    Yakuza Kiwami 2 es un juego muy bueno, un beat'em up muy bien hecho que sigue muy bien la saga. La historia como siempre mantiene el tono serio y dramático habitual, continuando con la historia de Kiryu un año después de los eventos del 1; pero ese tono serio, como siempre, se complementa con el tono más cómico de muchas de las tramas secundarias y personajes secundarios, y con losYakuza Kiwami 2 es un juego muy bueno, un beat'em up muy bien hecho que sigue muy bien la saga. La historia como siempre mantiene el tono serio y dramático habitual, continuando con la historia de Kiryu un año después de los eventos del 1; pero ese tono serio, como siempre, se complementa con el tono más cómico de muchas de las tramas secundarias y personajes secundarios, y con los muchísimos minijuegos que siempre tiene la saga. La lucha se siente muy bien, la verdad, aunque se pierden los tres estilos de combate de Kiryu, el único estilo que tiene ahora está diseñado de un modo que es muy divertido luchar con él. Quizás la única "pega" es que el añadido de Majima está ligeramente desaprovechado, siendo muy corto en contenido y en opciones de combate, pero está bien aprovechado a la hora de dar una profundidad y desarrollo a Majima, a quien en el 1 solo hemos visto como antagonista humorístico.

    A nivel gráfico el juego está muy guay, y poder recorrer de nuevo no solo Kamurocho sino Sotenbori mola mucho. Y a nivel de sonido el juego está bastante bien, con buena música, buenas voces y buenos efectos. Quizás señalar que a nivel de bugs me he encontrado que me ha colgado un par de veces el ordenador y no podía jugar el minijuego de la empresa de construcción, porque me lo colgaba casi siempre; pero puede ser cosa de mi ordenador y que no os pase.

    En resumen, sin duda es un juego muy recomendable, que continúa muy bien la saga. Por ello es recomendable haber jugado tanto el Zero como el Kiwami 1 antes que este. Un 8.    … Expand
  21. Dco326
    Mar 21, 2021
    9
    A ne znam dobra je igra ali me nesto prica smorila, ne bih je igrao opet ali su je stvarno lepo napravili bolja je od svih prethodnih delova.
  22. tufekciero
    Mar 12, 2021
    6
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  23. Lugarty
    Mar 9, 2021
    10
    If you into yakuza series just don't stop in Yakuza 0 or Kiwami 1, keep going, Yakuza Kiwami 2 is a legendary game. THANKS SEGA AND RYU GA GOTOUKU STUDIO FOR THIS MASTERPIECE!
  24. hertzian68
    Mar 8, 2021
    8
    Amazing graphical and QOL upgrades in this one over pretty much every one of them outside perhaps 6 and 7. The 2021 remastered version of 3 is horrid, just terrible outside of the main story, skip that. This game has a decent story and side stories. I came directly from YK1 and it was a shock how much better graphically and QOL this is, it will make the 3 remaster hard to stomach at all.Amazing graphical and QOL upgrades in this one over pretty much every one of them outside perhaps 6 and 7. The 2021 remastered version of 3 is horrid, just terrible outside of the main story, skip that. This game has a decent story and side stories. I came directly from YK1 and it was a shock how much better graphically and QOL this is, it will make the 3 remaster hard to stomach at all. So it's a pleasure to play Yakuza quality of life wise like the map, shops and the more straightforward combat which is not as clunky imo. I rarely changed combat styles in 0-yk1 anyways, who doesn't love Majimas breakdancer style and Kiryu's Dragon style?

    -------I felt the Majima side chapters to be way too short and restricted, no side stories at all and just too brief and uninspired story that goes by in 3 chapters, the first being mainly cutscenes. By the time I did it after the main story I had already done some adventure mode so I'm not sure if you can play as Majima in that mode, seems unlikely since there would be no side stories for him, just street combat, minigames but no collectibles. They really need to do a whole game or two focusing on Majima but I have not played 4-7 yet so they may not have much more outside of those to focus on. Perhaps standalone episodes unrelated to the mainline Yakuza games story since Majima outside of 0 just pops in and out at least in YK1-YK2 and from what I played in 3 before deciding to just skip to 4. But this game is totally a must play now since it's a full Yakuza game with modern graphics and mechanics, win win win.    … Expand
  25. MrIslamic
    Jan 27, 2021
    9
    This game is amazing. The open-world is one of the best in the series, the side-jobs are decently good but repetitive. Combat is boring at first but once you get the upgrades it is amazing. It's worth playing and doing the open world. A huge step up from the first Kiwami.
  26. shatarah
    Dec 2, 2020
    8
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  27. kimi1775
    Nov 9, 2020
    9
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  28. MrChickster
    Jul 31, 2020
    8
    A worthy sequel to the series. Kiwami 1 is basically an overture to what is the best Yakuza game of the remakes. With the new engine cruising the streets of Kamurocho and Sotenobory makes you feel like a tourist fully immersed in what the cities have to offer. More satisfying combat than Yakuza 0 and an even more over the top story with a satisfying ending make for an exhilaratingA worthy sequel to the series. Kiwami 1 is basically an overture to what is the best Yakuza game of the remakes. With the new engine cruising the streets of Kamurocho and Sotenobory makes you feel like a tourist fully immersed in what the cities have to offer. More satisfying combat than Yakuza 0 and an even more over the top story with a satisfying ending make for an exhilarating experience that makes it very well worth it to endure what Kiwami 1 was trying to achieve but ultimately failed.… Expand
  29. VashloveNpeace
    Jul 24, 2020
    8
    I m a fan of the Yakuza Series, I have the old game of Yakuza 2 and I dont understand anything at that time. But with the remake of Yakuza 2. It is an awesome game
  30. Critiqueor
    Jun 2, 2020
    8
    Although this game is not as good as the chronologically previous Yakuza 0 and Kiwami games, it was still a very good game. The only thing that seriously turned me off on the game was the Osaka castle chapter. I won't spoil anything, but basically the chapter serves almost no purpose in the story and decreases the game's grounding in reality.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. Cubed3
    Aug 19, 2020
    80
    Yakuza Kiwami 2 delivers a slick fresh coat of paint onto this Japanese epic tale, while keeping the same engaging and complex story that fans know and love. A memorable narrative, and some excellent dialogue and delivery make this a story that is worth playing, even for new entrants to the franchise. Meanwhile, while there are a few blotches on the graphical presentation of this remake, Tokyo has never looked so authentic in a game before, and the atmosphere built is second to none. There are some niggles with the camera, and the slightly outdated UI, however, the combat and mini-games are of a high standard, and keep things incredibly enjoyable throughout this extensive adventure.
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  2. MMORPG.com
    Aug 18, 2020
    85
    Yakuza Kiwami 2 has a funny magnetism that I haven’t experienced in a long time. It’s not a game that I felt pressured to make progress in or play, because I enjoyed every second. For me, Yakuza Kiwami 2 is a fantastic standalone game since I had no prior experience with the series. I think it says a lot for a game to be able to hold its own without relying on nostalgia of previous titles, and Yakuza Kiwami 2 can definitely stand on its own two feet.
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  3. Digital Chumps
    Aug 3, 2020
    80
    Kiwami 2 is best thought of as a remake masquerading as an encore. More separation may have allowed it to better stand out and ease Yakuza’s encroaching sense of repetition. It’s impossible to deny the charm of its weird idiosyncrasies and the power of its serpentine drama. Kiwami 2 hits the modern Yakuza standard and, with any reasonable hope, breaks it for good. It also, for better or for worse, will finally allow people to cherish Yakuza 2 outside of its legendary tiger battle.
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