Yakuza 0

 PlayStation 4
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8.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1510 Ratings

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  1. Thejodjeremie
    Apr 17, 2020
    8
    The gameplay is very fun is many different styles for both characters. The story is interesting and long.
  2. LucianoRocha
    Apr 18, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game has a very interesting story,mixed with some craziness at some points.Story wise,the game is perfect,but the fights get repetitive at some points.I'll give it an 8… Expand
  3. Fallingroy
    Apr 22, 2020
    9
    The story can be a bit hiccupy at times, the big map with tones of sidestories and two protagonists give this game tones of replay values. Even if you aren’t familiar with the series you can still totally enjoy this game.
  4. Limari
    May 6, 2020
    9
    Gran juego , lastima que no esté en español. Su historia atrapa, te puede agotar si eres ansioso, hay que jugarlo con mucha calma
  5. tk_248
    Dec 23, 2021
    3
    выбесила боевка, после бладборна это просто унижение... а еще концовка бесконечная
  6. Throughawindow
    May 3, 2020
    9
    This is basically ‘side quests: the game’ but in the best way possible. If your gonna make your game mostly side quests and mini games, at least make them funny and enjoyable like this. That said, I do really wish the main story was longer and stronger.
  7. Arata84
    Apr 21, 2021
    10
    Being familiar to the Yakuza games I knew what I was getting in to. But as always this franchise is as great as it comes. Compelling story with leads you can only grow to love. Yakuza 0 gives you an origin story that's everything you'd want it to be. Kiru is truly a man that we all should model us after. Of course the game has it flaws, to name 2, It isn't the most visual pleasingBeing familiar to the Yakuza games I knew what I was getting in to. But as always this franchise is as great as it comes. Compelling story with leads you can only grow to love. Yakuza 0 gives you an origin story that's everything you'd want it to be. Kiru is truly a man that we all should model us after. Of course the game has it flaws, to name 2, It isn't the most visual pleasing game, the combat isn't all too deep with enemies being very one pattern. But when it comes to enjoyment and immersion there are few games that comes close to it for me. So that 10 I give it, is fully deserved.

    Let alone that like with every Yakuza game, it can keep you busy to no end with some funny, enjoyable substories, mini-games that can keep you endlessly busy to the point that mastering some of them can be damn frustrating. In short, definitely worth its every cent, especially for the bargain prices you can pick it up these days.    … Expand
  8. Skurttish
    Dec 1, 2020
    8
    It’s a game that pairs an excellent story with fun, arcade-y gameplay. That’s a good mix!

    Probably the best thing about the game is how very Japanese it is. It’s a legitimate cultural experience, one that preserves its identity even despite linguistic translation. In addition, although I don’t like fighters, this game’s fighting system was fun all the way through—but I will say that I    It’s a game that pairs an excellent story with fun, arcade-y gameplay. That’s a good mix!

    Probably the best thing about the game is how very Japanese it is. It’s a legitimate cultural experience, one that preserves its identity even despite linguistic translation. In addition, although I don’t like fighters, this game’s fighting system was fun all the way through—but I will say that I lost interest in it by the end because it just isn’t my genre. At that point, I put the game on easy just to enjoy the story, and what a story it was! Very well done.

    Now, I took off two points, and one was for the graphics. I suppose they were going for an old style? But honestly, it didn’t appeal to me—it was just janky enough to get in the way. They would have pulled off a more modern style better, I think.

    This problem is doubled when paired with the music, which was the most negative part of the game for me. They tried to make the music older, in a way, to imitate a game from early 2000’s, and it just sorta came off sounding low budget. This is most apparent during the most climactic fight scenes, where the heavy distortion of the guitars should be making my speakers fall out of their casings, but instead, they are very quiet and sound far away. In addition, side quests are introduced by the same simple guitar riff (and if I never hear that riff again, it’ll be too soon). Now, having said all this, I didn’t take a point off for the music because if I want great music I’ll go listen to Spotify, not play a game.

    The other point I took off is because the side quests often dealt with topics that were a bit oversexualized. I actually stopped doing the side quests after the fifth or sixth one that dealt with a dominatrix, or catfighting, or what have you. I felt that fewer, longer side quests that had more depth would have done more for the game than the many side quests they had that were shorter and often went in racy directions without really needing to.

    But, again, the story is fantastic, and it’s a lot of fun to step inside a totally Japanese world after a long day at work. Thank you developers! Really well done game, and one I recommend.    … Expand
  9. Nick_Scratch
    Oct 16, 2022
    10
    My first introduction to this series. The story is simple yet emotional & engaging, and the combat is bonkers fun that does not get stale. I absolutely can not wait to dive into the rest of this series' entries.
  10. VashloveNpeace
    Jul 24, 2020
    9
    If you like the yakuza series then you will like this installment. This is basically an origin story to the yakuza series. And Goro Majima is an awesome character. So much feel in this game.
  11. Abeharo
    Jun 23, 2020
    9
    Pretty fun game tbf it's one of the most enjoyable games I have play in a long
    I got it for Xbox , you can try it with gamepass
  12. TheMrLacky
    Jun 21, 2021
    8
    Definitely not for everyone, if you don’t enjoy long cutscenes then it’s not for you. Nevertheless, the game is fun and the story is thrilling, but most importantly, the huge amount of side missions and mini games really defines this game as a great game
  13. VerySleepyLemon
    Aug 2, 2020
    9
    Amazing game with great action cutscenes and also nice fighting mechanics. Well done activities in town and large variety of them. Main plot is really good and side quests are hilarious. The only minus is that games budget isn’t big, so graphic aren’t great, a lot of dialogs are without voices audio and a bit of technical issues but all in all the game is awesome.
  14. daikengo
    Sep 15, 2020
    8
    1이 최고의 게임이냐 0가 최고의 게임이냐는 사람에 따라 갈릴 거 같지만, 역시 마지마가 플레이어블이라는 건 무시할 수 없는 메리트이다. 다만, 키류 파트는 솔직히 악역 야쿠자들 빼면 그냥 그랬어... 젊을 때부터 키류가 호구였다는 걸 게임 절반을 써서 표현할 필요가 있었나?
  15. pandaboy982
    Jun 28, 2020
    9
    I love the characters int the story.

    See how close and nice between Kiryu and Nishiki
  16. Bloodhammer99
    Nov 19, 2020
    9
    A flawed masterpeice.

    Yakuza 0's gameplay feels very smooth, fluid, varied, satisfying, polished and extremely fun, its the most satisfying combat in a game ever along with yakuza Kiwami, the combat is honestly perfect, it's not complicated like a fighting game, it doesn't need to be and shouldn't be, it's simple but very satisfying and skill based. The game doesn't have a high skill    A flawed masterpeice.

    Yakuza 0's gameplay feels very smooth, fluid, varied, satisfying, polished and extremely fun, its the most satisfying combat in a game ever along with yakuza Kiwami, the combat is honestly perfect, it's not complicated like a fighting game, it doesn't need to be and shouldn't be, it's simple but very satisfying and skill based. The game doesn't have a high skill ceiling or anything (as it shouldnt since its a singleplayer game) but u can easily identify an experienced player from a beginner, furthermore the fact it has 3 playstyles (4 if you find the hidden one) that can be switched to at any time adds a lot of depth and stratagy to the combat which wasnt in the series before this game. Grabbing thing from the environment to beat the **** out of people with is really fun and so are heat actions. The combat is so well design that if done right combat encounters can look like well choregraphed fight scenes. This game also has the most memorable and most fun bosses in the series along with Kiwami, atleast for me. Even though I personally like kiryus playstyles more than those of Majima, majimas playstyles are still great but they take more getting used to than those of kiryu and therefore, at first feel less satisfying as a result. As expected in a yakuza game the side stuff here is well made and entertaining. I love the aesthetic and the setting. The story here is great but its a pain to skip on repeat playthroughs due to the fact there is a lot of dialogue, this results in a game that isn't as replayable as kiwami and kiwami 2, which have stories that are easier to skip, but its still very replayable. along with this skipping the story results in bad pacing unlike some other games in the series where it still retains good pacing if the story is skipped. There are also a couple of tedious escort missions that are just not fun and the game is lacking when it comes to beat em up stages when you consider how long it is, it has roughly the same amount as kiwami but kiwami is a much shorter game so u would expect 0 to have more. There are also a lot of parts where you're stuck trying to find where you need to go next, these parts are really unfun for me. I rate games based on enjoyment and this one gets a solid 9/10, it has its flaws yes, but they didn't stop me from enjoying the game during 90% of the time.    … Expand
  17. DevilSurvivor
    Nov 18, 2021
    10
    It's a phenomenal game with a lot of fun activities to do, and even if you see it as "a bunch of minigames", I assure you that it feels much more than that. The story is phenomenal, and even though it suffers from a poor choice of narrative (every two chapters you switch between two characters obligatorily), it keeps you hooked right until the end.

    There are no downsides to this game as    It's a phenomenal game with a lot of fun activities to do, and even if you see it as "a bunch of minigames", I assure you that it feels much more than that. The story is phenomenal, and even though it suffers from a poor choice of narrative (every two chapters you switch between two characters obligatorily), it keeps you hooked right until the end.

    There are no downsides to this game as a Yakuza game, and if you haven't tried any of them out, this is the perfect one. Though be warned, none of them will be as good as Yakuza 0.    … Expand
  18. itachi_uchiha
    Jul 18, 2020
    10
    One of the greatest game series ever created! Highly recommend this game! Gameplay, story, quests, characters are amazing!
  19. doproyee
    Jan 13, 2021
    10
    one of the masterpiece in japanese games. facial expressions, characters, actions, music and story are absolutely satisfying. even more there's super good sub contents.
  20. ehtaco
    Sep 13, 2022
    10
    Best Yakuza game of all time, imo, and I don't think there's a single bad game in the bunch. They're all good to great, but this one takes the cake. Everything great about the series is fully on display here and it's great to play.
  21. RoninNinjaXL
    Sep 18, 2020
    10
    AMAZING must buy BADASS SLAP CERTIFIED
    Story: 10
    Gameplay: 10
    ost: 10
    Characters: 10
  22. Markov94
    Sep 25, 2020
    10
    The perfect game! A lot of storytelling, less fighting, but when you do, you literally punch the koney out of people. This game will make you feel excited, happy, then it will make you cry. Everything in this game is so satisfying.
    Even though, after playing this, kiwami feels a lot worse... :(
  23. Micwater
    Oct 3, 2020
    9
    The storyline is good and touching. Best among the whole series. Graphics is good
  24. johnnyleon
    Sep 30, 2021
    9
    sooo much side content, such a great fighting system and gripping story. Cabaret club management itself, a small side content, could be a 70 dollar full game by itself. only downside are unnecessary long cutscenes and "walking sections", where you go from place a to b only to go back from b to a to to meet the same character c again. additionally, the game is too easy on "hard" if yousooo much side content, such a great fighting system and gripping story. Cabaret club management itself, a small side content, could be a 70 dollar full game by itself. only downside are unnecessary long cutscenes and "walking sections", where you go from place a to b only to go back from b to a to to meet the same character c again. additionally, the game is too easy on "hard" if you really upgrade everything, buy weapons and healing drinks. However, the game does have a legendary difficulty that gets unlocked once you finish the game that is supposed to be way harder. you can also make it harder by simply not buying healing drinks before each mission. to sum it up, even little side missions in this game are so beautifully written that they bring the tears to your eyes and the combat is always fun. my personal highlight is the cabaret club which feels like your small dysfunctional family full of beautiful girls… Expand
  25. Elayat89
    Oct 11, 2020
    10
    One of the best series in gaming, honestly. Each game has a charm like no others, and you get to watch reoccuring characters grow and change over time. The district of Kamurocho, which is the main city district featured in all the games, is like a character, living, breathing, getting older and also changing with the times. I cant say enough to describe how much i fell in love with YakuzaOne of the best series in gaming, honestly. Each game has a charm like no others, and you get to watch reoccuring characters grow and change over time. The district of Kamurocho, which is the main city district featured in all the games, is like a character, living, breathing, getting older and also changing with the times. I cant say enough to describe how much i fell in love with Yakuza 0 and both Yakuza Kiwami's ... this series has a charm that i cant describe... no wonder why its Sega's best selling masterpiece. From funny side stories to Dramatic ones and the Main plot of each game are all masterpieces. Sadly until now there are only 3 Yakuza games on PC Yakuza 0, Kiwami and Kiwami 2 which i finished them all and im really waiting now for the rest of the series to be released on PC ... i really find it difficult to find any games as charming as the Yakuza series they are really incomparable.… Expand
  26. Uncl3s4mbr
    Apr 9, 2023
    9
    This game surprised me. Did not like much at the beginning, mas after a few hours I was in love by the game. Awesome history. Very good and fun gameplay, list of minigames.
  27. Pr0ject0r
    Oct 28, 2020
    10
    Yakuza 0 is one of the best games in the series. It is also a prequel to meeting both of the characters: Kazuma Kiryu and Goro Majima. While the main plot is serious, all the fun and jokes were filled inside substories and mini-games. Every minigame is entertaining and every substory is great. Overall I really loved the game
  28. soki98
    Jul 6, 2021
    10
    easily the best yakuza game ever , the way the story is told by using both characters its just amazinggggg
  29. MulQuahDiiv
    Nov 21, 2020
    8
    Yakuza series offers everything that I miss in GTA. Personally I love it's abstract humor mixed with serious topics and charismatic characters. It's visually perfect, colorful and the city is really well designed. I spend many hours exploring every side activity in the city and learning karaoke songs ;) Fantastic Japaneese experience. The only thing I didn't like much is combat, that afterYakuza series offers everything that I miss in GTA. Personally I love it's abstract humor mixed with serious topics and charismatic characters. It's visually perfect, colorful and the city is really well designed. I spend many hours exploring every side activity in the city and learning karaoke songs ;) Fantastic Japaneese experience. The only thing I didn't like much is combat, that after some time becomes repetitive and not satisfying. Opponents standing on every corner make it difficult to move around the city while exploring as you have to fight them every time.… Expand
  30. Sora-Jin
    Nov 21, 2020
    10
    Just a great game. everything in this game, Characters , Soundtracks, storyline.
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Awards & Rankings

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#24 Best PS4 Game of 2017
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#22 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2017
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#19 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2017

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Metascore
85

Generally favorable reviews - based on 87 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 77 out of 87
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 87
  3. Negative: 0 out of 87
  1. RPG Fan
    Aug 8, 2018
    85
    Yakuza 0 is a lot of Yakuza, showing a great deal of excess, brilliance and occasional frustration in equal fashion. There's lots and lots to do, a great story to breathe in, and wonderful characters who play well off each other. At the same time, 0 lacks some of the innovations and gameplay conceits that came with later titles, and it's also just as frustrating in places as some of the franchise's more egregious offenders.
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  2. PLAY! Zine
    Oct 12, 2017
    90
    Yakuza Zero is a fantastic game. Spectacular main story combined with great diversity of sub-stories and solid gameplay create a rather unique game.
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  3. Games Master UK
    Apr 2, 2017
    90
    A fantastically bonkers open-world gem that finally opens up the magic of the series to everyone. [March 2017, p.64]
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