YAKUZA 4 REMASTERED REVIEW PLUS

In addition, some localization has been overhauled to match the modern standards, and the game begins with a warning message that Yakuza 3 is a product of its time, and that some of its portrayals of characters and social issues, do not match developer’s current ideology. So while Yakuza 3 on PlayStation 4 might be nothing more than a remaster, then even those who have played it before on PlayStation 3, will find something new to dig their teeth in. However, ‘as is’ only applies to the Japanese version, as the Western version has been released with some of its content cut, due to ‘time constraints’ – back on PlayStation 3.

Yakuza 3, unlike Kiwami and Kiwami 2, is not a remake – but a basic remaster, meaning that it has been released as it was back on PlayStation 3, but with the resolution brought up to 1080p, and with the framerate increased to the solid 60. But seemingly out of nowhere, SEGA, has not only announced a remastered collection of all three core, last gen instalments, but have also released Yakuza 3 on the day and for the last couple of days I have blasted through it, just to fill in the gap, which was driving me crazy ever since I have finished Yakuza 0. Having played all but one Yakuza games, I’ve spent the last couple of weeks searching for a deal on Yakuza 3 – the only one which I haven’t played, as it was until now the only Yakuza to not be released digitally. That is until I have fired up Kiwami for the very first time, not more than a month ago and ever since then I have not looked back, and slowly the series at which I used to laugh at, became one of my favourites. But even with the half of the core instalments in my pocket, I have still avoided it like fire.

YAKUZA 4 REMASTERED REVIEW PLUS

But regardless of that fact, over the years I have managed to collect three of the series’ instalments, as Yakuza 4, 5, and Kiwami, were all a part of PlayStation Plus offerings at some point in time. I’ve spent the last fourteen years looking down on the Yakuza series, as yet another Japanese oddity.

Yakuza 4 remastered review