Yakuza 5 Remastered
Release Date: February 11, 2020
Action, TPP, gangster, RPG elements, beat 'em up, remaster/remake, Japan, singleplayer
Steam
A remastered version of Yakuza 5, i.e. the production that was the biggest part of this popular cycle at the time of its release. While playing in Yakuza 5 Remastered, we play as five heroes, hitting the middle of the war between the Tojo clan and the Omi alliance. In addition to the fictional Kamurocho, the title is available to us in four other districts located in Osaka, Fukuoce, Sapporo and Nagoya.
Yakuza 5 Remastered is a remastered version of Yakuza 5; at the time of release, the original was the most extensive installment of the series. The game was released by Sega.
Story
The action of Yakuza 5 Remastered takes place two years after the events presented in the previous installment of the series. Kazuma Kiryu has abandoned his gangster life for a taxi driver's work in Fukuoka; unfortunately, things don't go his way, because, with the outbreak of war between the Tojo clan and the Omi covenant, Kiryu must once again return to the criminal path. "The Dragon of Dojima" is not the only playable hero; while playing, we also play as Shun Akiyama (who came to Osaka for business purposes), Taiga Saejima (serving three years in prison), Tatsuo Shinada (a former baseball player) and finally Haruka (Kazuma's adoptive daughter, who appears in games from the first installment of the series). In addition to the main plot of the game, there are side stories about each character.
Mechanics
In Yakuza 5 Remastered we observe the action from third-person perspective. The devs offer five fictional districts modeled on the real districts of Japanese cities: Kamurocho in Tokyo (modeled on Kabukicho), Sotenbori in Osaka (the equivalent of the real Dotonbori), Nagasugai in Fukuoka (inspired by Nakasu), a part of Sapporo modeled on Susukino and Kin'eicho, a fictional version of Sakae in Nagoya city.
Each of them has an open character, and while traversing their streets, we perform story tasks, undertake various side activities and play a number of mini-games. Among the latter, the leading ones are Sega classics, i.e. arcade machine versions of Virtua Fighter 2 and Taiko: Drum Master; however, clubs with hostesses, karaoke or even snowball battles are also worthy of attention. In addition, nothing stands in the way of Kazuma working as a taxi driver, or trying our hand in dancing as Haruka, while as Saejima, we can go hunting in the mountains of Hokkaido.
Of course, the game does not lack a series of fist fights that are the hallmark of the series, in which success is ensured primarily by skillful juggling with available attacks and chaining attacks into spectacular combinations; at the same time, individual heroes have unique moveseys, the range of which we broaden as we progress.
Technical aspects
While working on Yakuza 5 Remastered, the devs focused on improving the quality of visuals, so that the title offers resolution of 1080p and 60 frames per second.
Last updated on May 5, 2020
Videos and Screens
[4:59] Yakuza 5 Remastered trailer #1
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Game Series
Like a Dragon / Yakuza Series
Yakuza (Japanese. Ryu ga Gotoku - Like a Dragon) is a series that began as TPP action adventure games, while in 2020 began a love affair with the jRPG genre. The essence of gameplay in productions under this banner are spectacular clashes, in which we mostly use our own fists, white weapons such as clubs or samurai swords, as well as elements of the environment, such as trash cans or bicycles. Firearms are present, but usually do not play a major role. The protagonists have numerous fighting styles, which we can upgrade. Of great importance are impressive finishers, in which opponents are eliminated in a particularly impressive way.
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Yakuza 5 Remastered Summary
Platforms:
PC Windows January 28, 2021
PlayStation 4 February 11, 2020
Xbox One January 28, 2021
Developer: Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio
Publisher: Sega
Yakuza 5 Remastered System Requirements
PC / Windows
Minimum: Intel Core i3-2100 3.1 GHz / AMD FX-4350 4.2 GHz, 4 GB RAM, graphic card 1 GB GeForce GTS 450 / Radeon HD 5770 or better, 32.5 GB HDD, Windows 7
Recommended: Intel Core i7-3770 3.4 GHz / AMD FX-8350 4.0 GHz, 4 GB RAM, graphic card 1280 MB GeForce GTX 570 / 2 GB Radeon HD 6950 or better, 32.5 GB HDD, Windows 10
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