I started Yakuza 3 just 2 days ago after having 100%ed all prior games (I'm currently trying to complete the entire series up to Y6). Although completing substories was naturally a thing I immediately started doing from the beginning, I still found the rest of the guide useful and I would've missed the usefulness of revelations completely because I didn't realize that they give you new moves. Thank you for this awesome guide!
Something I learned is that after clearing the thugs in front of Dragon Palace, before you can meet komaki you've got to head over to Stardust, where a homeless dude will give you a letter. Only then can you meet Komaki.
Before I start the video beyond the intro, I will give my impression of both the game to the point I’ve played (I’m about to head to Kamurocho after the intro at Morning Glory and setting up the whole Ryudo family storyline) as well as my idea as to the quality. As of this point, I feel that the game is phenomenal story-wise, as I actually feel connected to the characters (especially the kids, Mitsuo MVP) and the Ryudo family. Everything has that Yakuza touch, but feels completely grounded with realistic characters. All in all, I enjoy where the story seems to be going, even if I’ve been spoiled to some pretty major points just from being in the community (the whole “beautiful eyes” joke is literally just a massive spoiler, but it’s too funny not to acknowledge). It’s been set up strongly and seems to have some of the most human characters in the series - which I can see being a total turnoff for lots of people, due to what I call the “Shinji effect”. Not Shinji as in Shinji Tanaka, but rather the little shit from Neon Genesis Evangelion. It goes as follows - *The more accurately and humanly flawed a character is, the more people will hate them and the more divisive their character will be.* People hate Shinji from EVA because he acts like an actual emotionally stunted teenager would if he was the savior of the entire world from literal god. People don’t like sincerely and humanly flawed protagonists because they remind them too much of actual people and it makes it too hard to root for them. I feel like that might be the case in this game for any characters that people don’t like (especially the kids) - they act like actual people of their nature would. The kids act like actual kids. The thugs act like actual two-bit street toughs. The grizzled middle-aged gangsters act appropriately distant and hardened. That’s what I feel this game has been strong in going through the prologue. As for gameplay, I just feel like they made the enemies too fast for a slower, grungier fighting game. Enemies go from perfect guards to flawless evasions almost instantly, while Kiryu moves like an actual person in a real street brawl. He moves with a lot of power and force in his swings, but is also somewhat cumbersome and even borderline sluggish due to his sheer mass and the amount of concentrated force he puts behind his swings. The enemies feel almost too “game-like” to fit with a very good Kiryu for his own environment. The enemies lack transitions, I feel. They don’t taunt or relax for a breath at any point; they just fight like they’re from a fighting game. Yakuza isn’t just a fighting game - it’s a massive collection of ideas and settings from real life mashed into a Japanese crime drama. The enemies feel too much like game enemies to me and not like I’m fighting a punk or a gangster. It forces Kiryu to become unnatural, my best strategy I’ve found being to just throw enemies at one another constantly until everyone dies, and loses the feeling of Kiryu being Kiryu. In those moments, he feels like a player character and not Kazuma Kiryu. That’s just my thoughts on the matter. No correct opinions and whatnot. I wanna know if anyone feels the same.
Thanks so much for noticing. This channel has nearly 150k views now, people just haven't been subbing. But then I haven't kept up with a steady stream of content because I have a day job now. :D
Thank you for this guide, it really helped me out a lot as I've reached chapter 4 and wanted to get a good overview about it. I'd love to see a similar video of Yakuza 4 and 5 in the future :)
Hmmm i am chapter 10 and dont have question mark of dragon palace substory and i havent done it why??? Thete is just some guys and no quest mark or anything is this a bug? How to fix it if it is?
Thank you! This vid is the high water mark on content creation abilities, it seems. It makes me not want to make anything else because I feel like it won't be as good!
I wish I knew half of this before I started this game. Coming from Kiwami 1 & 2 this game felt like a real chore for me to get through but now I feel like I should replay it to give it the chance it deserves
I'm currently almost done with yakuza 3, completed everything except 2 minigames on hard and I did a lot of things described in this guide like completing the substories immediately. It definitely took longer to get a hang of this game than 0, kiwami and kiwami 2 but it has its own charm. Has some bosses I genuinely loved and some where I would rather eat my own leg than fight them again :) that also counts for some of the tag team opponents really sad that a lot of people never gave this game a chance because the graphics are dated and it takes a while to get into the story, Kiryu in this is really endearing and probably the most likeable except for maybe in 0
16:13 The game does have a bit that starts in 2007, but once you hit chapter 4 it's already 2 years down the line, so a bulk of the game occurs in 2009(probably lol)
Yes, I just made a community post about it. The Yakuza 4 guide is in development and will be released after the Like a Dragon guide. Apologies for the delay!
Thanks for the guide man! You might’ve convinced me to give this game another chance. You did an amazing job editing this guide! Keep up the good work! I might need a novice guide, though. Since I really really suck at getting the hang of the combat mechanics. x’D
I tried playing the old yakuza games, but I honestly can't get past the graphics. I know "graphics isn't everything " but after playing yakuza 0, kiwami, and kiwami 2, I just couldn't get passed it. I feel bad but I'll play them if they ever get a kiwami type upgrade.
If7 is definitely worth it expect for maybe the lau ka long fight. Seriously that fight is garbage and it only slightly upgrades a mostly useless move. But the majima fight is 1000% worth it very easy and you get a super useful heat action! Essence of smoking for the win
Thank you for this well indepth tutorial for starting yakuza 3. I just beat kiwami 2 last night and was a bit stumped and intimated of starting 3 with all of the infamy that comes with it. Now I think I might have some kind of handle on starting it tonight (or tomorrow), I'm just not looking forward to the downgraded cabaret club mini game since I thoroughly enjoyed kiwami 2's iteration of it once I finally got the hang of it.
Thanks so much for watching; that's exactly why I made this video, and from the comments I've gotten, it has gone a long way to help people get a better experience when playing 3. Kiwami 2's iteration of the cabaret minigame is very similar to Zero's, and they've confirmed that we might see it again in "Man Who Erased His Name."
Great, I'm looking forward to 5 if it's that good then. I just got into this series like a year ago? Started with 0, then went to Kiwami 1 which tbh, I didn't enjoy too much so i bought 6 and was about to play it but... I'm too invested in the story, i was like okay, i'll rush through 1-5 first! Now here i am at 3, the 4th Yakuza game I've played 😀
@@neoconker2k8 Yeah, this series is amazing! Actually I bought Yakuza 6 a few months back and was gonna skip the whole series and just play it(0 being the only one i played through, and Kiwami didn't really hold my interest) But I was like screw it, ill rush through Kiwami 1 and work my way up... and I did not regret it, I'm just started 3 lol
@@neoconker2k8 I liked it, I think I prefered 0 because the real estate mini game was super fun lol, but Kiwami 2 was really good too. The combat was definitely better in Kiwami 2 though
I just wanna say who ever designed the boss battles in this game where Kiryu does dick all damage and every fight takes 40 mins I hope they jump in the Sotenbori River
i played the hostess maker quest yesterday, god it was so annoying that the game doesnt give you half of the tools until way too late for the first hostess. (and the pacing back and forth really gets annoying after a while) kudos on them tho for having a hostess minigame that DOESNT break the fabric of space, time, and the games balance by merely existing.
Currently going through the yakuza games. Got about 20 hours in 3 so far. It's more yakuza but it is a little of putting if u come from 0 or one of the kiwami games.
That's pretty much the experience with most the remastered ps3-era titles. Though I'm finding 5 is much closer in terms of performance to what we've come to know and enjoy.
@@ChillKaijuClan don't get me wrong I am still enjoying it and aiming for that 100%. Your video helped me though as I wasn't sure about cabaret or were all the masters we're located.
I gotta say, I played in this order, 0, Kiwami 1, Kiwami 2, 3... I actually just started 3, and at first i was severely disappointed by 3. I knew it was a remaster, not a remake like the Kiwami games were, but wow... This game is rough lol. I gotta say though, it's growing on me. I just started it, but I think I'm coming to like it. The shock from starting it and feeling like I was playing an old Xbox game still remains, but like I said, it's growing on me lol. I think i'll probably enjoy it more than Yakuza Kiwami 1, I didn't really like that one, i just played through it to get the story
I ended up enjoying 3 more than I enjoyed 4, which could be a controversial statement in some circles. Diving into all the side content in 3 was the most enjoyable part for me.
Subscribed! You DESERVE more Subscribers! Best Yakuza Guide I found around RU-vid. Bought Y0 & Y6 on an impulse buy PSN Sale. Finished 0 on Kiwami now. Got Kiwami 2 & 6 installed. Buying Yakuza Remastered Collection ‘coz ANOTHER sale. I just LOVE this series and it jumped right to my Top 2 Favorite games of all-time. It’s THAT good! Starting next year it’s Judgement & Y7: Like A Dragon! Keep doing what you’re doing! Love the content!
@@Emerardo ok now twice because of how much you don’t care? Cool. Good job not caring. One more response and I’m going to start expecting an annual Christmas card telling me how much you don’t care.
Hmmm i am chapter 10 and dont have question mark of dragon palace substory and i havent done it why??? Thete is just some guys and no quest mark or anything is this a bug? How to fix it if it is? And how to fix it
There is no quest marker, you have to trigger the quest chain by going up to the area shown in the video. I remember having some trouble based on when I was looking for it, but I don't remember the exact details. I don't think you can have Haruka with you?
For me Yakuza 3 has the most annoying beginning chapters. If i could unlock more stuff before chapter 3 then it would be fine All tips here are nice and all but the struggle with early bosses wants to make me drop the series entirely. I just don't want to go one with this paryicular game's bullcrap the only good sugestion i would have to lower difficulty to easy but.... too bad that game doesn't even ask me to lower it after multiple failures for some reason
