Technology and society has marched on without him, and even the city of Kamurocho has radically changed, with a gargantuan new tower built in its heart. The world he steps back into is almost alien to the one he left behind. Ten whole years pass, and Kiryu is finally set free. Nevertheless, Kiryu faithfully serves his time, even as he’s cut off from the outside world. Of course, the ten years of jail time he has to serve is probably his biggest concern. It wasn’t just the murder charge that he saved his friend from either, since killing your own boss is practically a death warrant in the yakuza world it’s telling that Kiryu considers his expulsion from the Tojo as getting off light. It’s actually his best friend, Nishikiyama, who pulled the trigger, but Kiryu takes the heat to save Nishiki’s skin. ![]() All in all, things couldn’t be better.Īnd then he’s convicted of murdering his boss. ![]() For all intents and purposes, life is very good for Kiryu he’s about to enter into a highly sought after position, he’s got his best friend (a man named Akira Nishikiyama) by his side, is slowly working up the courage to confess his criminal life to his childhood sweetheart, and all while in the prime of his youth. When we join Kiryu, he’s already a fairly high ranking member of the particular subsidiary of the Tojo that he’s employed under and is, indeed, climbing the remaining ranks quickly. The Tojo and Kiryu have made a home out of the city of Kamurocho, a red light district which is based on Tokyo’s real life red-light district of Kabukicho. In this story, one of the most powerful groups of yakuza is the Tojo Clan, the organisation that Kiryu works for. For those not in the know, the yakuza are basically just very well organised Japanese career criminals while what they’re doing is definitely illegal, they’re careful and powerful enough that the police can barely touch them. Kiwami’s story follows the adventure of one Kazuma Kiryu, a (surprise, surprise) yakuza. Of course, let’s put all that aside and ask the big question: Is Kiwami good enough to receive recommendation, or is the game somewhat overshadowed by the previous release of Yakuza 0? Let’s dive in and find out. Maybe because of all of this, Kiwami acts as both a remake of the first game and oddly like an expansion of the sub-stories and systems from 0. To add to the oddness of this situation, Kiwami was even made with the engine used in Yakuza 0’s creation and translates the combat from 0 wholesale. That means for many new fans (myself included), the remake of the first game is actually going to be the second real exposure they get of the series. What makes Kiwami unusual is where it stands in the series as a whole it’s coming out after the release of Yakuza 0 earlier in the year, a title which is now the jumping in point for newcomers to the series. This is all perfectly normal since remakes of old games aren’t exactly unusual. It’s a very faithful adaptation, with cutscenes remade on an almost 1-to-1 scale, and with dialogue and pacing almost untouched, though a few scenes have been added to help fill in some of the plot holes. ![]() Developed and published by SEGA (with some help from Deep Silver) as part of a celebration for the tenth anniversary of the Yakuza series, Kiwami is a complete remake of the very first game in the series.
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