The Yakuza Remastered Collection

 PlayStation 4
Metascore
83

Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
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  1. TheSixthAxis
    Mar 25, 2020
    If you’re looking for your first Yakuza game, you’ll be far better served by picking up one of the more modern titles like Yakuza 0, and if that sinks its hooks into you, rest assured there’s no longer a void in the story on PS4 between Yakuza Kiwami 2 and Yakuza 6. More experienced Yakuza veterans will also be sure to enjoy experiencing these hits again with a fresh coat of paint and solid frame rates.

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7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 36 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 36
  3. Negative: 5 out of 36
  1. SplitMind
    Jun 16, 2020
    5
    While it's nice to have the entire Yakuza saga on PS4, this remastered collection has the unfortunate place of being an inferior collectionWhile it's nice to have the entire Yakuza saga on PS4, this remastered collection has the unfortunate place of being an inferior collection sandwiched between some very good games. Yakuza 0 was what got me into the series, whist Kiwami 1 and 2 built upon this massively, so Yakuza 3 and 4 are more like a massive backwards step when you play the games in order. It's nice that some of the combat mechanics vary between each game, but the fighting sequences become so repetitive and predictable after playing a few entries. Yakuza 3 managed to conceal this with a change of pace and setting, however by Yakuza 4 I was arduously chugging along through the dialogue and combat. Yakuza 5 became a tried drawing-out of plots and sequences.

    One of my biggest issues with this game and the series as a whole sometimes is how much it can waste your time with filler. In addition to this, there are occasions when you are given an objective but no map marker, making for an aimless wander around the map or to the internet. Some may enjoy this but I did not.

    This is good for your collection but I think reading a synopsis may be the best bridge to Yakuza 6.    … Full Review »
  2. Wondux
    Aug 16, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view. I loved the characters, I loved how there were different playable characters. Akiyama was such a good addition to the game, I really liked him. However, the gameplay and story presentation was not too fun for me. Some arcs were unnecessarily long without adding anything to the story. Some missions were very unbalanced and boring. When the fetch mechanic was first introduced, where you have to catch someone in a minigame when they are trying to get away from you, I literally almost had tantrums. It was extremely unnecessarily difficult and I had to try around 30 times to get it right. One of the end-game boss battles was extremely stupid as well. It wasn't "challenging" difficult in a fun way. It was actually very unbalanced and stale gameplay. This occurred in many other points within the game as well.
    Every single game in this collection had the cliche where the main character drops their weapon and their guard, tending to a friend, and suddenly the enemy gains consciousness, gets the weapon, and kills the newly introduced character. I hated seeing this in every single game. It really killed off the realism of the game. It was also very repetitive and predictable. For this to actually happen, the main character should be extremely stupid, which does not fit Kiryu's character at all. It was very unrealistic.
    Apart from these, I really loved the new characters and the voice acting. Side content was not as fun as it was in the other games. I did not want to roam around the city and go to a karaoke bar out of nowhere.    … Full Review »
  3. Kathartik
    Jan 1, 2022
    8
    Fantastic smoothed up remasters of the games that turned me into a hardcore Yakuza fan, as I started with 4.

    Yakuza 3 does a great job of    Fantastic smoothed up remasters of the games that turned me into a hardcore Yakuza fan, as I started with 4.

    Yakuza 3 does a great job of picking up right where Kiwami 2 finishes up, and since both the remasters and the Kiwami remakes did such a fantastic job of keeping the story and spirit the way it should be, any fan of the new Kiwami remakes would be missing out to not only see the roots of the series, but to finish Kiryu's story    … Full Review »
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