Copanele's collection of trophies and experiences

[rjkclarke]

On 03/10/2021 at 11:21 PM, Copanele said:

#155 - Unravel

 

I actually read this a couple of days back when you posted it. I just forgot to comment like a Nimrod!

 

That was a fantastic read as ever - and at the risk of sounding like a broken record (which quite frankly I often do anyway) you folks need to stop making me want to purchase all of these awesome games. Although I think from how you described it Unravel seems like a must!

 

You even made me almost pick up one or two fighting games recently after reading through some of your experiences with them - well, until I realised that I have about as much dexterity and aptitude for fighting games as Meathook from Monkey Island ? (a painter with no hands, and just hooks ?)

 

EDIT: Not sure why my post decided to post itself three times in one post

 

Keep up the awesome updates you beast!

Edited October 6, 2021 by rjkclarke

[Copanele]

4 minutes ago, rjkclarke said:

 

I actually read this a couple of days back when you posted it. I just forgot to comment like a Nimrod!

 

That was a fantastic read as ever - and at the risk of sounding like a broken record (which quite frankly I often do anyway) you folk need to stop making me want to purchase all of these awesome games. Although I think from how you described it Unravel seems like a must!

 

You even made me almost pick up one or two fighting games recently after reading through some of your experiences with them - well, until I realised that I have about as much dexterity and aptitude for fighting games as Meathook from Monkey Island  (a painter with no hands, and just hooks )

 

Keep up the awesome updates you beast!

Hah I like how everyone makes everybody want to spend money just being around this trophy checklist ? But yes, this game is kind of a must, there's no way you wouldn't enjoy it, WAY too atmospheric. As for your wallet however..."It's bad luck to be you", as the song from The Bard's Tale would be . 

Right now however I also see @FreshFromThaDeli recommended Guacamelee...are you guys secretly plotting with a hard game to terrorize me (because it might work, I warn you)

[Copanele]

Ok, while discussing about all that Guacamelee, finished more games and managed to complete one collection. Sort of. Since I completed all of these in the Orochi Saga, will keep it short.

 

💯 No. 37 - Arcade Archives: The King of Fighters 94

 

- the first game in the series and also the hardest due to old age. Getting the high score registration was a pain because the AI blocks like crazy and punishes every move. In the end, with the classic Ryo/Robert/Takuma, I managed to 100% it.

Art of Fighting really made me proficient in using these characters

 

💯 No. 38 - Arcade Archives: The King of Fighters 96

- the entry where KoF actually became mad fun, because of Kyo's change in playstyle and the addition of Leona instead of Heidern. Also features one of the cheapest bosses as Goenitz, who loves spamming tornadoes. Sick soundtrack too!

 

💯 No. 39 - Arcade Archives: The King of Fighters 97

- final entry in the Orochi saga lorewise, wasn't really a fan of this game but the new Orochi team was fun to play as. Or at least playing as Shermie

 

💯 No. 40 - Arcade Archives: The King of Fighters 98

- a non-canon entry which features all the KoF characters up to this point. Despite the lack of story, gameplay is on point and DAMN there's some nice artwork. SNK knows how to draw characters!

 

AND FINALLY a short-mini-whatever-review! Because this is a new game:

 

💯 No. 41 - Arcade Archives: The King of Fighters 2003

Hardest Trophy: Score 40.000 points

Difficulty: 2/10

Personal impression: 7.5/10

 

KoF2003 starts the third arc in the King of Fighters lore, the "Tales of Ash" saga. In this arc K' is replaced by Ash Crimson as the anti-hero protagonist, who is basically a flamboyant French version of Guile from Street Fighter. Since I "love" charge characters in fighting games...I really don't like Ash I like his design but his playstyle...no.

 

Gameplay is textbook King of Fighters, nothing new there. What's new is that now you can tag in your teammates like you would do in Marvel vs Capcom series( so glad they removed that stupid thing - KoF should not be a tag team fighter). There's also new characters, an interesting plot (the children of Rugal who...aren't evil!) and a hidden super boss that I failed to encounter despite fulfilling the requirements. Maybe I will retry it at some point.

 

The game is not really that memorable. However we got Garou Terry (for connoisseurs), so that's a good bonus!

THE GOOD:

- Shen and Garou Terry are the characters we deserve

- interesting new villains Adelheid and his sister that I forget how it's named

- more KoF

 

THE BAD:

- classic tag system which sucks

- Ash Crimson is a weak main protagonist. At least he ain't Shun'ei.

 

CONCLUSION!

Ok, I will have to apologize for the random rant. The reason why I played all these Arcade Archives games is to finally complete the King of Fighters collection. I am missing one game sadly, but that one has an unobtainable platinum due to server shutdown.

So, the games completed:

 

Arcade Archives: KoF '94

Arcade Archives: KoF '95

Arcade Archives: KoF '96

Arcade Archives: KoF '97

Arcade Archives: KoF '98

Arcade Archives: KoF '99

Arcade Archives: KoF '2000

Arcade Archives: KoF '2001

Arcade Archives: KoF '2002

Arcade Archives: KoF '2003

The King of Fighters: The Orochi Saga collection

The King of Fighters 97 Global Match

The King of Fighters 98 Ultimate Match

The King of Fighters 2000

The King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match

The King of Fighters XII - UNOBTAINABLE

The King of Fighters XIII - BEST in the series

The King of Fighters XIV

SNK Heroines (yes, this one is also part of the lore, even if the game is...well...less than stellar)

The King of Fighters XV - To be released

 

If you couldn't tell, I...kinda love this series It started with KoF XIII and it just never stopped. Somehow King of Fighters managed to become my second favorite fighting game franchise after Guilty Gear, and mainly because of the design and the moveset of the characters. That's all it took to make me like these games, really.

 

I would probably play KoF XII if I were to find a cheap physical copy, despite it being unplatinumable (my profile can't be 100% anyway), but I won't go out of my way to find it. But until then, I will try my best to play more SNK titles. I already covered games like Art of Fighting, Fu'un Super Combo, all the Samurai Shodown  and some more.

 

So...that's kinda it. Back to Yakuza 3, need to win at poker! Gambling time!

 

Edited December 24, 2023 by Copanele

[Joe Dubz]

Excellent write-up as usual my friend! You really are the King of Fighters @Copanele, IMHO ?

 

I don't really play fighting games much as of late, but the good old arcade near where I grew up in the early 90's had a KoF game! I can't remember which one tho, this was probably circa '94 or '95... But it does bring back fond memories to see you talk about them!

 

Well played as always, looking forward to the next batch ?

[AJ_Radio]

Definitely not touching that many King of Fighter games. I already got a taste of the SNK syndrome with the Art of Fighting titles via Arcade Archives.

[Copanele]

3 minutes ago, AJ_Radio said:

Definitely not touching that many King of Fighter games. I already got a taste of the SNK syndrome with the Art of Fighting titles via Arcade Archives.

They are tricky (and not really worth it money wise), but yes, AoF is the SNKest syndrome so far

OH RIGHT! Gotta warn you, if you want to go for Arcade Archives Art of Fighting 3... that one is even trickier to 100% than AoF1/2, since you have to basically do a survival mode run! It got me by surprise and I loved it ?

[AJ_Radio]

5 minutes ago, Copanele said:

They are tricky (and not really worth it money wise), but yes, AoF is the SNKest syndrome so far

OH RIGHT! Gotta warn you, if you want to go for Arcade Archives Art of Fighting 3... that one is even trickier to 100% than AoF1/2, since you have to basically do a survival mode run! It got me by surprise and I loved it

Anything to expect out of that one? I couldn’t beat the first opponent in AoF 2, which is probably why I didn’t bother to play the third game right after.

[Copanele]

1 minute ago, AJ_Radio said:

Anything to expect out of that one? I couldn’t beat the first opponent in AoF 2, which is probably why I didn’t bother to play the third game right after.

Pick up the secret character Wyler (the hulk-like dude, press Right on the d-pad until the cursor disappears and you select him) and spam his forward square move. The run is peachy until you reach fight 7 when the AI gets AoF2 level of ridiculousness, there you have to time your hits and juggle the opponent.

The good part is that Wyler does a ton of damage. Also graphics are cool!

[PooPooBlast]

On 10/4/2021 at 2:49 AM, Copanele said:

Yep my childhood was "Disregard fat italian plumber, acquire the glorious tank shooting game that is way more fun", aka this one

Sorry to go off topic here but holy shit... you are the first person I know who played this game. This was the shit!!  Nostalgia overload!!!!

[Slava]

5 minutes ago, PooPooBlast said:

Sorry to go off topic here but holy shit... you are the first person I know who played this game. This was the shit!!  Nostalgia overload!!!!

 

Hi, number 2 here ?.

[Copanele]

6 minutes ago, PooPooBlast said:

Sorry to go off topic here but holy shit... you are the first person I know who played this game. This was the shit!!  Nostalgia overload!!!!

 

Just now, Slava said:

 

Hi, number 2 here ?.

Hahah we got here some fine connoisseurs Tbh that game was mad fun, played it until I ran out of maps.

Bless the glorious bootleg versions of the game that came on the 999 games cassettes which had a distinctive yellow color.

 

To be noted, I played on this device, not an actual NES console. Best bootleg EVER!

[Slava]

1 minute ago, Copanele said:

 

Hahah we got here some fine connoisseurs Tbh that game was mad fun, played it until I ran out of maps.

Bless the glorious bootleg versions of the game that came on the 999 games cassettes which had a distinctive yellow color.

 

To be noted, I played on this device, not an actual NES console. Best bootleg EVER!

 

Yeah, Battle City, or TANCHIKI, as we used to call it, which is a cute version of the word tanki (tanks), was one of the most popular Dendy games here. And Dendy, for those who don't know, was a Russian bootleg Famicom console. I didn't own one, but I played this game on friends' consoles, and later on an emulator. 

[Destructor-8]

On 25/09/2021 at 2:07 PM, Copanele said:

Not gonna lie, this was one of the harder reviews to make I rarely manage to play a game in the position of Nioh 2, aka good game overall but me disliking it. The only game that came close for me was Last of Us 1, the only difference being that I didn't dislike that game but I didn't get invested either.

 

Yeah you've done a few good ones recently, it's been great to read each one.

 

On 04/10/2021 at 7:49 AM, Copanele said:

Yep my childhood was "Disregard fat italian plumber, acquire the glorious tank shooting game that is way more fun", aka this one

..

 

I actually remember this game as well as the guys said above. It was pretty fun too.

 

1 hour ago, PooPooBlast said:

Sorry to go off topic here but holy shit... you are the first person I know who played this game. This was the shit!!  Nostalgia overload!!!!

 

Yeah that game was amazing lol.

 

1 hour ago, Slava said:

 

Yeah, Battle City, or TANCHIKI, as we used to call it, which is a cute version of the word tanki (tanks), was one of the most popular Dendy games here. And Dendy, for those who don't know, was a Russian bootleg Famicom console. I didn't own one, but I played this game on friends' consoles, and later on an emulator. 

 

I'm glad you guys mentioned it as I forgot to post here about it. It was one of those games that I played a bit here & there. It sure was a lot of fun too.

[Copanele]

No. 156: Yakuza 3

 

Platinum Name: World's Greatest Dad

Hardest Trophy: Minigame Mastercomplete all the minigames

Difficulty: 5.5/10

Personal impression: 8/10

 

Man, I simply can't get enough of these Yakuza games. Right from Yakuza 0 these games have been a blast to play and none of them were disappointing in any way. Even the spinoff (and technically my first Ryu Ga Gotoku game) Fist of the North Star Lost Paradise was an absolute jam!

Now, hearing from others + internet that Yakuza 3 is simply a remaster and has not aged well, I feared that I will have a bad time with this game and will not want to keep on playing, ESPECIALLY after having such a good time with Kiwami 2. Thankfully this is not the case. Yakuza 3, despite its age, was a wonderful game. It has its flaws (and some major ones at that) but overall I really REALLY had a great time with it.

 

What changed in Yakuza 3 is the setting and the mood for the game. Kiryu abandons Kamurocho (not permanently, we do return there) for the nice beaches of Okinawa, together with his adoptive daughter Haruka ,the undisputed best kid in videogames (sorry Atreus and Ellie, Haruka wins hands down). He opens an orphanage near a beach in Okinawa and tries to live a peaceful life...for the first 2 chapters at least

 

Honestly only Yakuza 0 managed to grab me from the very first hour of the game. After busting so many heads, seeing Kiryu in a hawaiian red shirt, fishing, spending time with kids and constantly going from his Morning Glory orphanage to the nearby town Ryukyu was full of atmosphere. You know how games used to make you feel like you're actually there, in that setting? That's what Yakuza 3 manages to do. Despite the oldie graphics, there's that "something", that feel that made me remember my actual trips to the seaside and the typical seaside touristic town. Lots of sun, lots of chill people, LOTS of stores and food places, Ryukyu truly feels alive. I don't think I would have minded if Kiryu spent time only in Okinawa for the rest of the game.

 

But of course, due to story reasons, Kiryu is forced to return to Kamurocho. Kamurocho is the old town, nothing changed there, what changed however is my relationship with the side characters.

I will be honest, I did not care much about the characters in Kiwami 1 and 2 other than Goro Majima, but Yakuza 3 finally managed to make me feel that Kiryu has actual friends. Meeting Yuya, doctor Ekimoto, detective Date and seeing them react and be genuinely happy for seeing my frowning mug... yep, Yakuza 3 knows how to build the atmosphere.

 

And the story in itself is VERY good. Again, due to spoiler reasons, let's just say that evil forces want to get the land where Kiryu's orphanage is placed. You'll discover the rest. Storywise, I feel that Y3 is better than Kiwami 2 and DEFINITELY better than Kiwami. Doesn't really beat Yakuza 0, that game is kinda untouchable, but the story itself in Yakuza 3 is leagues above the previous 2 games. At least that's what I felt.

Characters are great too, although here I have to admit that Ryuji Goda and Kaoru Sayama were way better written in Kiwami 2. Yakuza 3 doesn't hold off here either. My special mentions would be Mine, a businessman Yakuza with some interesting background and Rikiya, the Okinawan Yakuza captain and probably my third most favorite side character after Goro Majima and Haruka. Damn this fool was so fun to hang around with, especially with his straightforward country bumpkin style of being. There's some mad fun sidequests with him being obsessed of going at a strip club in Kamurocho, so definitely keep him around when you get to the big city.

 

Unfortunately, Yakuza 3 was not 100% enjoyable. Despite of the incredible setting and characters, Yakuza 3 has some major flaws in 2 aspects, and both of these aspects should NOT have been flawed since they are kinda the backbone of the series.

 

1. The Combat: Holy shit people on the internet weren't joking - the combat in this game is awful. The main problem is that the enemies do 2 things: either they block everything and anything or they dash around and are untouchable. Yakuza was all about punching shit around and make Kiryu feel like a badass, having issues only vs bosses. Well here everybody has an iron defense and it gets tiresome at some point. The very first 3 hours of the game have been TEDIOUS combat wise, since Kiryu has no noticeable upgrades and he can get pulverized in an instant, like he would suffer from arthritis or something. Especially the second boss of the game took me over 5 tries to defeat simply because he dashed from under my punches and simply blocked everything. I had to "guess" when he would attack, just to dodge behind him and throw some weak punches before he started blocking them.

And even after you get upgraded and unlock the juicy Komaki Tiger Drop and Komaki Parry, only the 1v1 encounters become actually fun. If you face multiple enemies holy shit they become aggressive as hell. It's like when you get upgraded, they get upgraded also! And GOD FORBID YOU PICK UP AN ITEM TO HIT THEM WITH IT! They all start charging at you like mad people and murder your health bar. It's the first Yakuza game where I preferred to solve my issues with the fists alone instead of picking up the trusty bike.

But while combat can be fixed, the second one truly can ruin your experience with the game.

2. The Minigames.

Hold it. This one needs a special sub-chapter in my glorious impression post:

 

 

THE MINIGAMES IN YAKUZA 3

Kiryu May Cry edition

 

From what I understood, Yakuza 3 was the first to introduce the actual minigames that we know and love (or not). Thing is - while some of them are good, there's a part of them that are so janky you will legit feel like crying. Especially if you go for the platinum, you will have to complete all the required targets and BELIEVE ME there's a LOT of targets to hit.

I grouped the minigames into 3 categories, it's review time:

 

GOOD MINIGAMES:

• Mahjong - honestly the reason I started Yakuza 3 was because I wanted to play abit of Mahjong I can't stop but love this damn minigame. Here you have only 2 requirements, finish with an extra 50k points above your entry and close the table with one tile remaining. Pretty fun and easy, way better than the previous entries requirements, BUT you have to learn mahjong here.
• Koi-Koi - another mad fun minigame, the fact that you have no cheating item made me actually learn the game's rules. You have to gain 20k points (losses don't count thank God) so planning my cards and learning how the seasons work in Japan was actually interesting. Tons of fun, despite the AI being abit cheap at times.
• Darts - no more hunting and saving for improved darts in this game. You either hit it or miss it. And man, the accuracy in Darts here is awesome! Basically if you can hold the dart in front of the general area and learn how to pull the Right stick and release, you will hit triple 20s nonstop. 0 complaints here, I used to dislike Darts.

DECENT/MEH MINIGAMES:

• Poker/Roulette/Blackjack/Cee-Lo/Cho-Han/Oicho-Kabu - these are just gambling minigames. Win requirements, losses do not count, easy shit, use cheating items, Roulette with cheating items is the main way of getting filthy rich in this game, don't bother about it too much.
• UFO Catcher - Despite the claw not being the greasy stuff that was in Kiwami 2, the prizes themselves are incredibly tricky to grab. Not really a fun experience.
• Boxcelicos - It's basically a shmup where you have to kill various polygonal forms by hitting them in the weak spot. You are invincible, have 30 seconds in total, every time you destroy a form you have 2 seconds of frozen timer before the countdown starts. You have to reach level 50 before the timer reaches 0. It would be a fun minigame if some forms didn't spawn offscreen, costing me precious seconds. So it gets into the Meh can.
• Shogi - Chess is fine. I get the promotion part. Why do I have to summon the captured pieces now? What's with these rules? Is this Yu Gi Oh? Whatever, used a Youtube guide for it.
• Massage parlor - you have to hold a slider between 2 limits while a girl "massages" you (actually she says some Japanese gibberish while zooming in on her bra/butt/whatever). It was mostly annoying, luckily you have to complete only 2 massage courses so it wasn't that much of a pain.
• Fishing - by far the best fishing minigame I have ever played in any game really. However...it's fishing. I can't stand fishing. Why is fishing considered a leisure activity? Fishing sucks!
• Golf - I would have enjoyed this minigame way more if it wasn't for the random wind factor who could mess up your shots. Otherwise a decent minigame.
• Karaoke - iffy button timing, the song gets fast randomly, the songs themselves aren't that great.

 

BAD MINIGAMES:

• Bowling - You have to score 200+ points and a turkey (3 strikes in a row). The bowling ball goes where you set it, the problem is the pins' physics. Sometimes they fall, sometimes one spins into place and doesn't fall despite you hitting it. Luckily the physics were vastly improved in the other entries.
• Batting - FUCK THIS MINIGAME part 5. Was meh in FotNS, awful in Y0, more awful in Kiwami, HORRENDOUS in Kiwami 2, here you actually have to score a mad 1800 points WITH NO TARGET ON SCREEN WTF STUDIO! I had to dangle some earphones where the target is supposed to be, just to have any idea where I am hitting. I HATE BATTING IN THESE GAMES!
• Hostess - Manager Kiryu: you have to recruit a girl, dress her up, turn her into no.1 hostess, swim in cash that are the club's cash, not yours. It sucks, it's way better in Y0/Kiwami 2
• Hostess - dating minigame: now YOU are the client and have to charm 10 different girls by ordering food that they like, pick the right conversation option and going to dates with them. 1. I don't like dating minigames, they bore me. 2. Have LOTS of cash on you, these vipers will EAT YOUR MONEY. 3. Despite this minigame, Kiryu is still canonically a virgin so why was I even wasting my time with this shit????

 

WHY AM I EVEN PLAYING THIS GAME ANYMORE? MINIGAMES:

• Chasing Minigame - you have to chase various fuckers around town by holding down R2, both of you have a stamina bar. When you run only your stamina bar depletes, you have to tackle the opponent in order to deplete HIS stamina bar. Hitting any object or pedestrian massively murders your stamina bar. It's janky, it's awful, took me a million tries, I hated it with a passion. You can NOT get good at this minigame, especially since the game itself LOVES to troll you. Here's an example of a happy pedestrian spawning right in my face:

 

 

• Pool/Billiards / HIT THE BALLS GAME: by far the worst minigame this series has to offer. How can you mess up a minigame so hard I have no idea. This game was released in 2009, my dudes just grab a Miniclip copy and paste it in the game wtf! The physics are so awful I can't even explain. What's worse is that you have to defeat the EXPERT AI who does a maximum of 2 mistakes per match AND do a break ace, which means pocketing the 9 ball from the first try in a 9ball game. THE AI RARELY FUCKS IT UP. But...when you have these physics...how can you even compete with this AI? You have to pray to the RNGods so they won't mess up your trajectory, like in this video:

 

 

 

CONCLUSION - Yakuza 3 is a good game, too bad the bad combat and awful minigames keep it from being great. I still recommend it because this is one of Kiryu's best stories and if you thought he wasn't that fun in the previous games, well Y3 will change your mind. He finally dethroned Majima as the best Yakuza boi.

 

THE GOOD:

- great setting and atmosphere

- I love Okinawa!

- great story with good characters

- Kiryu's banana dealer shirt is impeccable

- Legend Mode is fun with the Golden Gun

 

THE BAD:

- awful combat

- some AWFUL minigames

- Ultimate Challenge mode is mostly annoying

 

Recommendation: Fist of the North Star Lost Paradise - I didn't want to recommend another Yakuza title, but on the other hand there's no comparison to these games. So pick up Kenshiro's title instead! You will love this new reinterpretation! Be mindful of Dr Ken tho!

[DrBloodmoney]

12 minutes ago, Copanele said:

No. 156: Yakuza 3

 

 

Bro, are you secretly Beat Takeshi? 

'Cause you're tearing through the Yakuza!

 

[Copanele]

8 minutes ago, DrBloodmoney said:

 

Bro, are you secretly Beat Takeshi? 

'Cause you're tearing through the Yakuza!

 

Hah wish I was that glorious but this game truly made me feel like a participant in Takeshi's Castle at times

 

 

[DrBloodmoney]

4 minutes ago, Copanele said:

Hah wish I was that glorious but this game truly made me feel like a participant in Takeshi's Castle at times

 

 

 

?

 

Oh man, that gif is a blast from the past! It's still baffling to me that the same dude from Violent Cop and Sonatine was driving around in his little water-gun car in that show!

[PooPooBlast]

On 10/15/2021 at 3:23 AM, Copanele said:

No. 156: Yakuza 3

That was a joy to read! . I wanted to comment a couple of things about your post but you know what, I'll leave it at that. I think we had enough of a discussion on PSN

[Copanele]

1 hour ago, PooPooBlast said:

That was a joy to read! . I wanted to comment a couple of things about your post but you know what, I'll leave it at that. I think we had enough of a discussion on PSN

Hah thanks, hope you liked it you could comment away with no issues but yeah, I feel that it would be a copy/paste of our PSN discussion hahah.

KEEP IN TOUCH FOR YAKUZA 4!

[James_Tonto]

On 05/10/2021 at 9:47 AM, DrBloodmoney said:

 

I could not agree more.

 

I could try, but I would be unsuccessful.

 

?

 

Would definitely encourage you to play the Guacamelee series of games. I've managed to 100% both versions of the first game and completed most of the second one. There are some tricky platforming sections, nothing unbeatable (Obviously, because I did it! =D) But yeah I think you could probably beat these games.

 

Also congrats on your Yakuza and Unravel Platiniums. Two really good games there, I should really try and complete Unravel this year too.

[Grotz99]

 

On 10/15/2021 at 0:23 AM, Copanele said:

Storywise, I feel that Y3 is better than Kiwami 2 and DEFINITELY better than Kiwami. Doesn't really beat Yakuza 0, that game is kinda untouchable, but the story itself in Yakuza 3 is leagues above the previous 2 games.

This is exactly how I feel so far as I've done 0-3. Glad to see you liked it despite the combat and mini games. I still have to finish the mini games for the plat some day. Also for trophy hunting, we all started on hard difficulty in this one rather than playing normal then doing ng+ like the previous titles. I should see if the combat still sucks on normal...

Edited October 17, 2021 by Grotz99

[Copanele]

1 hour ago, James_Tonto said:

 

Would definitely encourage you to play the Guacamelee series of games. I've managed to 100% both versions of the first game and completed most of the second one. There are some tricky platforming sections, nothing unbeatable (Obviously, because I did it! =D) But yeah I think you could probably beat these games.

 

Also congrats on your Yakuza and Unravel Platiniums. Two really good games there, I should really try and complete Unravel this year too.

I will get those games at a discount, I don't have them atm. I checked several youtube videos and I love the atmosphere and the soundtrack I would definitely enjoy them.

 

Thanks! Yep I really recommend Unravel, damn that game was just adorable! Cool 100% too!

 

1 hour ago, Grotz99 said:

 

This is exactly how I feel so far as I've done 0-3. Glad to see you liked it despite the combat and mini games. I still have to finish the mini games for the plat some day. Also for trophy hunting, we all started on hard difficulty in this one rather than playing normal then doing ng+ like the previous titles. I should see if the combat still sucks on normal...

I think the combat sucks on normal too, maybe the enemies get abit more damage. I think the game got easier once I defeated "The Viper" (spoiler button never works properly) which is the second boss of the game after that...the next bosses can be hit in the behind and demolished rather quickly, then you meet Komaki and congratulations you Tiger Dropped the game

 

Overall yeah, my personal ranking so far:

Y0 > Kiwami 2 > Y3 > FotNS Lost Paradise > Kiwami 1

 

That doesn't mean I don't like Kiwami 1, heavens forbid, I loved that game! I just enjoyed the others way more. But yeah Yakuza 3 had such likeable characters I actually forgot about the shitty combat sections.

Nothing will make me forget Pool though...

Edited October 17, 2021 by Copanele

[rjkclarke]

8 hours ago, Copanele said:

Y0 > Kiwami 2 > Y3 > FotNS Lost Paradise > Kiwami 1

 

I actually read your Yakuza 3 write up a couple of days back, I'm just getting to commenting on it now, like a slowpoke - thoroughly awesome as I expected it to be.

 

You did make me put it on a concrete list in the backlog event I joined a while back - so I will be getting to it sooner than I previously would have done - and I think I have you to thank for that! So, well done man!

 

Looks like I'm saying goodbye to Kiryu (in the weirdest order possible, ?) sooner than I thought. Although, I look forward to the day that I can play them in their true order

 

You know I'd also put Kiwami 1 pretty low down on my own personal list, I love it too, just much less than some of the others, it just has a little less to offer.

Fist of the North Star is a huge gap in my collection, that I'm pretty sure I've actually owned since launch day, so I'd better get and plug that gap soon as well.... Neither of those things will be a chore though. Plus Fist of the North Star has post apocalyptic, Hostess mini-game from Yakuza 0 right? What's not to like!

 

I'm going to be really interested to see what you think about Yakuza 4 whenever you get to that one - I've always consistently heard people say most often that, either 3, 4 or 5 are their least favourite one, but those guys weren't factoring things like trophies into the mix either to be fair. So - considering your positive reaction to 3, that's going to be interesting to hear your thoughts on.

[Copanele]

4 hours ago, rjkclarke said:

 

I actually read your Yakuza 3 write up a couple of days back, I'm just getting to commenting on it now, like a slowpoke - thoroughly awesome as I expected it to be.

 

You did make me put it on a concrete list in the backlog event I joined a while back - so I will be getting to it sooner than I previously would have done - and I think I have you to thank for that! So, well done man!

 

Looks like I'm saying goodbye to Kiryu (in the weirdest order possible, ) sooner than I thought. Although, I look forward to the day that I can play them in their true order

 

You know I'd also put Kiwami 1 pretty low down on my own personal list, I love it too, just much less than some of the others, it just has a little less to offer.

Fist of the North Star is a huge gap in my collection, that I'm pretty sure I've actually owned since launch day, so I'd better get and plug that gap soon as well.... Neither of those things will be a chore though. Plus Fist of the North Star has post apocalyptic, Hostess mini-game from Yakuza 0 right? What's not to like!

 

I'm going to be really interested to see what you think about Yakuza 4 whenever you get to that one - I've always consistently heard people say most often that, either 3, 4 or 5 are their least favourite one, but those guys weren't factoring things like trophies into the mix either to be fair. So - considering your positive reaction to 3, that's going to be interesting to hear your thoughts on.

Hah heyo there, expected your reply I wanted to reply to your thread too (Cat quest ) but...uhm...The Surge caught me up this weekend I missed most updates.

 

So yeah, Yakuza 3 isn't as scary as I expected. If I were to start my Yakuza journey with this one...woo boy yeah it would have been a mess. But given the past experience (especially with Y0), Yakuza 3 wasn't nearly as crappy. So go for it, let me know what you think and most importantly do record how many tries it takes you to get the Break Ace trophy ?

 

I understand that Kiwami 1 is a remake from the first Yakuza and well they wanted to stay true to the original (which was experimental, so I won't fault them). But like they could have done small improvements - for instance, in Majima Everywhere, I would have loved that Majima had his style themes from Yakuza 0, those were so fire! Like when he pops from the trash can and you hear that vibe music, to go "oh shit it's Breaker Majima, time to throw down". I don't know, Kiwami could have been SO much better (but still a great game).

But I have to thank Yakuza 0 for enjoying Kiwami. Without Yakuza 0...I wouldn't have praised Kiwami as much. I don't know how I would have enjoyed the game without Majima and Nishiki's backgrounds.

 

Fist of the North Star...I liked that game because I like Kenshiro and seeing him do dumb shit with the most serious face ever cracked me up non-stop. Yes there is that Y0 Hostess minigame BUT it drags on abit too much. You have to get a certain amount of money in that minigame only and my god it takes too long.

And...that's one issue with FotNS: grinding in that game is tedious. You do have the city, yes, but you also have to explore a vast wasteland with your buggy car and grinding in that shit is...awful to say the least. So, while the action and QTEs and Kenshiro and the bosses are top quality, be prepared for one hell of a grind.

Also Dr Ken minigame is the most brutal rhythm game from the entire series. It's the equivalent of not missing a note in every Karaoke song BUT the keys appear randomly on the screen instead of lining up. That will take quite some time and it was a platinum blocker for me at a point

 

Now for Yakuza 4...I had a look at the trophies (no spoiler reading) and NO 100% MiNIGAME COMPLETION??Only substories and hostess related stuff? Is this true???

Because if that's the case, it might very well be the easiest Yakuza for me, telling it in advance! Or maybe there's a hidden substory that requires mastery of all minigames?

Anyway, I can't wait to see the polarizing story, I heard it goes so bonkers I would most definitely go "what were they smoking?".

Fun times ahead

[Tsundokuist]

Sorry to hijack your thread and go back to the KOF games but as you seem to love SNK fighters even more than I do I’m guessing you won’t mind this question…

 

Would you recommend those ACA games?

The trophy lists don’t look like they encourage you to actually play the games in the same way the Code Mystics etc releases do, also I’m wondering about the emulation. I bought the Orochi Saga in a sale but dropped/deleted it at 0% as it felt too laggy (which I really should have expected from a PS4 emulating a PS2 emulating a NeoGeo) do the ACA games play noticeably better and are they a good/worthwhile experience or should I just give the Orochi Saga (and that Fatal Fury Vol. 2 collection) a second chance?