Yakuza 6: The Song of Life

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8.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 504 Ratings

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  1. sahabu
    Aug 30, 2023
    9
    Gameplay/Mechanics: 9
    Sound/Music: 8
    Graphics/Art: 9
    Story/Atmosphere: 8
    OVERALL: 8.5 /10
  2. Killerpummkin
    Aug 9, 2023
    10
    A good game full of activities and a story that is attractive in this last adventure of Kazuma Kiryu.
  3. Empyrea
    Jun 25, 2023
    7
    I played Yakuza 0 a few years ago and I got fed up of the long scenes and the japanese dialogues. I still think that these games shold be dubbed to English or at least has subtitles in other languages a part from the English one but lets talk about the game: the story is interesting, graphics are good and gameplay ends up being repetitive. This game it also has its funny moments and crazyI played Yakuza 0 a few years ago and I got fed up of the long scenes and the japanese dialogues. I still think that these games shold be dubbed to English or at least has subtitles in other languages a part from the English one but lets talk about the game: the story is interesting, graphics are good and gameplay ends up being repetitive. This game it also has its funny moments and crazy sidequests. It took me more than 27 hours having done most of sidequests and some extra things, so if you stick only to the main story it would probably take you about 20 hours. Is it a good game? Taking in consideration all that I've said, yes. Is it a must have game? In my opinion no, it's not, but it's worthy when you are running out of good games.… Expand
  4. Uncl3s4mbr
    May 26, 2023
    10
    Yakuza it’s a different series. Absolutely awesome. This is not the best game of the series in general, the the history, mainly the final part it’s an amazing end for Kiryu tail. As usual, don’t forget till to what the cutscene ofter the credits.
  5. Nick_Scratch
    May 1, 2023
    9
    A satisfying final chapter for one of my favorite video game protagonists ever. Buttery smooth fluid action & graphics. I was definitely less engaged with the side content this go-round, but the main story was more than enough to make this a worthy finale.
  6. Kai82
    Apr 15, 2023
    9
    The conclusion of Kazuma Kiryus story (so far). While it is a good and satisfying entry in the franchise I expected more from the final game like having all characters making at least a cameo or be involved. The story is set after the events of Yakuza 5 where Kiryu served 4 years willingly in jail to protect his chosen family of orphans in the Morning Glory Orphanage. However when heThe conclusion of Kazuma Kiryus story (so far). While it is a good and satisfying entry in the franchise I expected more from the final game like having all characters making at least a cameo or be involved. The story is set after the events of Yakuza 5 where Kiryu served 4 years willingly in jail to protect his chosen family of orphans in the Morning Glory Orphanage. However when he returns he find his adoptive daughter Haruka has been missing for approx 3 years. The clues lead him again to Kamurocho where he is again draw into a plot far greater than it seems. I like the story and old and new characters. It gets a bit ridiculous at the end but this is a bit the DNA for Yakuza games so I wont mind. It is about the values of family, betrayals and power struggles. The new characters are amazing. I especially like Toru Hirose who is modeled after Takeshi “Beat” Kitano
    but the rest of his family and leaders of the faction are amazing too. The gameplay itself is as expected really good. I must however point out that the controls in battle feel clunky at first until I realized I have to improve my stats for evasion to get working results. All activities level up soe of 5 different pools of experience. Those can be used to increase stats or get new abilities. Beware that those need specific pools. Also don't underestimate eating in restaurants (Felt like I got 50% of my total exp there ;-).The strengths of the Yakuza games are the activities. You have tons of side quest and mini games. Be it a darts majong, karaoke, videogames, clan battles and more. I especially like the fishing and baseball minigames. First is like an on rail shooter and the second more of a simulation. The graphics and soundtrack are good for franchise standards. My complains are like I said I wanted all old characters to at least made a cameo for the final game, that they cut of a huge chunk of Kamurocho (but Onomichi is really nice) and that while the ending is fitting and not a downer could be better. Overall I give a 9/10 and rate it so far as a franchise without a weak entry.    … Expand
  7. DaeGurth
    Apr 13, 2023
    9
    Its easier compared to other Yakuzas. And the story didnt catch me all that much (Im still talking about Yakuza level story). So that is 10 -1 for dificulty and -1 for not that dark story = 8. Still great game to play.
  8. kenpachinegi
    Apr 12, 2023
    8
    I've been waiting for this game since it was released on December 8, 2016 in Japan. After more than a year and a half, Yakuza 6 was finally released in Europe.

    Yakuza 6 is great! I like everything in this game! With the new Dragon Engine, Kamurocho looks the best so far. Now Kamurocho is really more realistic, actually, it looks like you're in real Kabukicho (part of Tokyo on which    I've been waiting for this game since it was released on December 8, 2016 in Japan. After more than a year and a half, Yakuza 6 was finally released in Europe.

    Yakuza 6 is great! I like everything in this game! With the new Dragon Engine, Kamurocho looks the best so far. Now Kamurocho is really more realistic, actually, it looks like you're in real Kabukicho (part of Tokyo on which Kamurocho is based). Battle system is excellent.    … Expand
  9. TianLong1
    Mar 31, 2023
    9
    Great game overall, with a complex plot and amazing fighting mechanics. The new characters are very well designed as always. The game takes place in a new setting before going back to Kamurocho, everything looks very polished and the story keeps you on your toes.
  10. PasiMetaAho
    Feb 5, 2023
    10
    This is what Yakuza should have always been!
    -Responsive realistic fighting!
    -First person adventure mode!
    -Well written story!
    -Minigames worth their own full games!

    This has left a 20 year Yakuza veteran lusting for more!
  11. Max552
    Dec 31, 2022
    0
    Can't say I was a fan. Played and found it too easy and quite boring. I really don't see the fuss about these games.
  12. giorn_
    Dec 20, 2022
    10
    the best ending for the greatest protagonist of all time.
    best ending for the yakuza franchise.
  13. TheOldestOak
    Nov 14, 2022
    10
    The Yakuza aka Like a Dragon series is incredibly good and I recommend these games go literally anybody.
  14. otavioft
    Nov 8, 2022
    8
    Yakuza 6 é um jogo que encerra bem a jornada do Kiryu poderia ser melhor? sem duvidas poderia sim mas é um jogo decente. Yakuza 6 pode não ter o melhor enredo da franquia por que se compararmos com o yakuza 0 e 5 esses dois são bem superiores. mas com certeza agrada em todo o resto. gráfico e jogabilidade excelentes é uma grande evolução na franquia. recomendo totalmente pra todos os fansYakuza 6 é um jogo que encerra bem a jornada do Kiryu poderia ser melhor? sem duvidas poderia sim mas é um jogo decente. Yakuza 6 pode não ter o melhor enredo da franquia por que se compararmos com o yakuza 0 e 5 esses dois são bem superiores. mas com certeza agrada em todo o resto. gráfico e jogabilidade excelentes é uma grande evolução na franquia. recomendo totalmente pra todos os fans de yakuza. e quem nunca jogou a franquia eu nao recomendo jogar até jogar os 5 anteriores incluindo o Yakuza zero se nao vão ficar perdidos.… Expand
  15. julic
    Sep 15, 2022
    10
    la mejor saga anime que exiten en los videojuegos es super divertido y sus peleas entre bandillas
  16. HuevoAlce
    Jun 26, 2022
    10
    Even with this being my entry into the Yakuza series, I still felt the presence of great character and story writing.
  17. Yaacgold24
    May 9, 2022
    10
    This the best Yakuza game I have ever played. It was the first one i played but damn everything was an absolute banger.
  18. MoGee
    Apr 23, 2022
    9
    前一阵一直在玩最终幻想15，慢慢的玩到第9章时，如龙到了，3天一口气通关，不得不说，如龙的支线比最终幻想的支线有趣多了不知道多少，主线虽然没有0有趣，但也在水准之上。别人可是一年就做出来了噢。从没白金过游戏，这是我第一次主动想要白金的游戏。
  19. Davidnotavailab
    Feb 3, 2022
    10
    So this game, first of the positive. The characters are amazing it finishes multiple arcs for Kyriu i believe adding even much more depth to his characters so id you re looking for interesting characters this is definetly one for you.
    The script is very good and diverse as allways
    The side quest are very fun and diverse The music is reallt good, the boss fights are pretty good, the city    So this game, first of the positive. The characters are amazing it finishes multiple arcs for Kyriu i believe adding even much more depth to his characters so id you re looking for interesting characters this is definetly one for you.
    The script is very good and diverse as allways
    The side quest are very fun and diverse
    The music is reallt good, the boss fights are pretty good, the city is full of stuff you can do.
    Personally the combat for me is just ok. It has good elements but it gets pretty formular after you upgrade all the abilities.
    The plot though might not be for anyone cuz it is kinda divided into 2 parts one being some yakuza schemes, and the other being kyriu trying to find haruka. Because the of way they bind together it s not that good i think some might not like that and get frustrated. But4if you care to listen to a good story then you might not mind the whole yaluza/mafia plot being a little hard to catch on to. But the ending though it s one of the most emotional of all time
    9.2/10 but because of how the ending concluded kyriu saga i will give it a 10    … Expand
  20. grcool
    Feb 1, 2022
    10
    I ignored the Yakuza series for many years, considering it to be something like Ninja Gaiden, which I didn't like at all. This year I bought all the games in the Yakuza series at the sale and went through them all at once. To say I was surprised is an understatement. This is an absolutely amazing series of games, with great characters that you love with all your heart. I got a wholeI ignored the Yakuza series for many years, considering it to be something like Ninja Gaiden, which I didn't like at all. This year I bought all the games in the Yakuza series at the sale and went through them all at once. To say I was surprised is an understatement. This is an absolutely amazing series of games, with great characters that you love with all your heart. I got a whole range of emotions while playing these games: joy, surprise, sadness, empathy. The game brought me to tears several times. I think this is one of the best game series in the history of gaming. People who don't play Japanese games on principle, please get over yourself and give it a try - you won't regret it for anything!… Expand
  21. Wondux
    Jan 3, 2022
    7
    This was a nice ending to the series. Similar to other Yakuza games, I loved the side content. I loved roaming around the city and going to karaoke bars to sing. The story and presentation were well-made as well.
  22. JimPickens
    Nov 19, 2021
    8
    Yakuza 6 disappointed me in many ways, but it also made me very happy, I'm conflicted with how I feel about the overall product, but I think it's safe to say that it is indeed a good game.

    Yakuza 6 is the final game in the Kiryu Kazuma saga and boy does it not feel like one AT ALL. Yakuza is known for its wide array of memorable characters such as Majima, Daigo, Date, Akiyama and    Yakuza 6 disappointed me in many ways, but it also made me very happy, I'm conflicted with how I feel about the overall product, but I think it's safe to say that it is indeed a good game.

    Yakuza 6 is the final game in the Kiryu Kazuma saga and boy does it not feel like one AT ALL. Yakuza is known for its wide array of memorable characters such as Majima, Daigo, Date, Akiyama and Haruka, and boy it uses like none of them at all. Majima and Daigo are absent for the vast majority of the game only showing up twice at the start and end, Haruka is unconscious until the final few chapters, and while Date and Akiyama are present, they are disappointingly underutilised. Instead of wrapping up the stories of the already established cast, we get to spend most of the game developing brand new characters instead yaaaay... I miss Daigo. Our new cast is this small time Yakuza family in a small town Kiryu goes to... hang on, I'm sorry I got the scripts mixed up, this is for Yakuza 3 not 6... Oh... Yeah Y6 rehashes a lot from Y3, right down to the dumb skinny guy who calls Kiryu "Aniki" who has a fat friend and an old Patriarch, but to Y6's credit, it also gives you two extra friends, but it doesn't really matter because only Patriarch Hirose, Nagumo and Yuta are really fleshed out while the other two, who's names I do not remember, barely matter at all. New kids aside, the plot is... uh... boring as sin. It revolves around this big secret the main bad guys have been killing everybody to protect, even their closest friends, so what is it? What is this giant, massive, groundbreaking secret?! Spoiler alert, it's just a f*cking ship, it's a big Japanese battleship based on the Yamato battleship, I do not care, very underwhelming. The villains are similarly very boring, except Someya, I loved how he opposed Kiryu's very ideology of the Yakuza, even lacking a back tattoo, he also comes with one of the more interesting and engaging subplots, the ending of which, got me good. As for the rest, meh, there's a red guy you gotta beat up a few times, a purple guy who you gotta beat up a few times, an old guy you gotta beat up a few times, and his dad, nobody really stood out, a far cry from Nishiki, Ryuji and even Mine really. The moment to moment story telling, is pretty good however, when the plot really picks up, it's hard to get bored and Hiroshima, while pretty barren, has some great SubStories, particularly the one wrapping up the Pocket Circuit Fighters character and the Idol one were great, the Ghost fighting one, the weird Your Name one and the Cult from Y0 ones were also up there for me. While on the topic, Your Name was great, I recommend it, go watch it, I'll be here when you're done, go.

    Y6 uses the Dragon Engine from Y0 so combat is pretty good, but the game likes to place you in giant horde fights which can get very disorientating, very fast. It can be hard to see what you're hitting, what enemy is hitting you, where you should be dodging, blocking or attacking, and it's generally not worth doing anything but defaulting to the Bike strategy. Sega also seems to think Fat People = Trained MMA Champion, because they will mess you up with drop kicks. Still most combat is generally fun and ragdolls will never not be hilarious to me.

    I realize I've been almost nothing but negative here, yet I've given the game an 8, so what's the deal? I uh... I dunno really, the game is unmistakably flawed, it doesn't feel like a finale, and Kiryu has one of the most disappointing send off's ever... yet I don't regret my time with this game at all, I like this game a lot but I couldn't tell you why, maybe it's the ending scene with Haruka and the other characters, maybe it's the Hirose Family, maybe it's that one scene where Kiryu gives a thumbs up during Today is A Diamond, something about it, is just... great.

    Oh f*ck I completely forgot to mention Haruto    … Expand
  23. HBD
    Nov 17, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Serinin son oyunu...

    Korona döneminde tanıştığım Yakuza serisi korona dönemimi çok güzel geçirdi.

    o7 Kiryu    … Expand
  24. chlxowns68
    Oct 1, 2021
    7
    Yakuza 6 is not a good story.
    However, the game was still fun and the ending of the story was good.
  25. Dco326
    Aug 14, 2021
    8
    Najbolja yakuza koju sma igrao realno, ne bih je igrao opet ali stv je dobra igrica.
  26. NerdGaming
    Jul 13, 2021
    10
    Vor Yakuza 6 hatte ich nur Judgement gespielt (was ich wirklich sehr gut fand), weshalb ich eigentlich kaum Erwartungen an dieses Spiel hatte. Vor ab sollte ich wohl sagen, das dieses Spiel nicht für jeden etwas ist, es gibt in diesem Spiel keine deutsche und englische Vertonung, sondern nur die Japanische Sprachausgabe und dazu englische Untertitel, was die Geschichte meiner Meine ng nachVor Yakuza 6 hatte ich nur Judgement gespielt (was ich wirklich sehr gut fand), weshalb ich eigentlich kaum Erwartungen an dieses Spiel hatte. Vor ab sollte ich wohl sagen, das dieses Spiel nicht für jeden etwas ist, es gibt in diesem Spiel keine deutsche und englische Vertonung, sondern nur die Japanische Sprachausgabe und dazu englische Untertitel, was die Geschichte meiner Meine ng nach aber kein Stück schlechter macht, zudem gibt es ähnlich wie bei Metal Gear Solid extrem lange und viele Filmsequenzen, etwas von dem ich aber nie zu viel bekommen kann und es ist ein sehr typisch Japanisches Rollenspiel, wenn man mit diesen Punkten klarkommt, dann muss man dieses Spiel gespielt haben, denn die etwa 20 Stunden lange Story wird zu keinen Moment langweilig, es gibt viele tolle Twists und auch die Charaktere punkten mit tiefe und Charisma. Ich habe mir an dem Tag an dem ich das Spiel durchgespielt habe, gleich die Remastered Collection, Teil 7 und Kiwami 1-2 gekauft und alleine das sollte zeigen wie dermaßen gut ich dieses Spiel fand.
    Ich kann dieses Spiel jedem and Herz liegen, der mit den Kriterien die ich beschrieben habe keinerlei Probleme hat, denn dann wird man mit einer extrem guten Story rundum Familie, Ehrgefühl und Intrigen belohnt.
    -NerdGaming    … Expand
  27. soki98
    Jul 6, 2021
    9
    playing this game after playing yakuza 5 remastered was **** spectacular going from the worst yakuza game ever which is 5 to one of the better ones its an unexplainable feeling
  28. dadez1984
    Mar 30, 2021
    9
    Best in series along with Yakuza 0 and Kiwami 2
    Worth to be played just to watch the finale (great)
  29. Daniel0809
    Jan 24, 2021
    9
    Im playing the game on my Playstation 5 and it looks very nice and I love the 1st person view by pressing R3 so you can look up close at items. Combat feels great and interface works great. I also like the Rizap gym to workout & make kiryu stronger. Yakuza 6 starts good and then continues to be good through the entire game. The story is amazing, better then any Hollywood trash ive seen inIm playing the game on my Playstation 5 and it looks very nice and I love the 1st person view by pressing R3 so you can look up close at items. Combat feels great and interface works great. I also like the Rizap gym to workout & make kiryu stronger. Yakuza 6 starts good and then continues to be good through the entire game. The story is amazing, better then any Hollywood trash ive seen in a while. I think this game has the best menu opinions and skills out of all the yakuza games. This game is absolutely the best in the series I believe.… Expand
  30. TheMegaGodz
    Dec 31, 2020
    9
    An absolutely phenomenal end to Kiryu's story. A fantastic story, a great cast of new and returning characters, and one of my favorite soundtracks in the series help make this game an incredibly amazing experience.
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Metascore
83

Generally favorable reviews - based on 91 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 82 out of 91
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 91
  3. Negative: 0 out of 91
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Sep 13, 2018
    80
    The sixth Yakuza does not bring a huge open world. It brings a great hall full of amazing toys that you will not want to leave. [Issue#284]
  2. CD-Action
    Jun 5, 2018
    80
    There are a lot of seemingly dissonant notes in The Song of Life, but from this chaos arises one of the best written open world games of this generation, a great technological foundation for upcoming Yakuzas and a beautiful farewell to Kazuma Kiryu. [05/2018, p.38]
  3. Jeuxvideo.com
    Jun 2, 2018
    90
    Yakuza 6's intimate story, combined with a cinematic presentation, pays tribute to Japanese gangster movies while the overhaul of the combat and RPG systems leads to the hero's organic development.
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