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That question is a little more complicated than it used to be now that they've done so many spin-offs.
The main series has seven games in it, Yakuza 1 - 6, and a prequel Yakuza 0. All feature the main character Kiryu, who retires at the end of 6.
Then the game basically spins itself off into a new series called Like A Dragon, and turns into a jrpg and features a new main character. There are two games in that series.
Kiryu is brought back in between those two games though in a side game called The Man Who Erased His Name.
And most recently another side game was released featuring a different reoccurring character called Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii. The character in question is kind of batshit crazy, so the concept of the game seems to work just based on him.
Then there were two other side games - Ishin, which takes all of the characters and reimagines them in 1800s, Japan, and then some zombie game that most people prefer to forget about all together.
And finally there is another spin-off series called Judgement that is basically a cross between Yakuza and Phoenix wright. Two games in that series.
So the answer is either 7 or 15.
Golf Story is pretty fun and it has HD rumble.
I forgot about that game, started bu tdid not finish on the Switch.
Yakuza Zero is a good place to start.
Not a Game Under listener I presume?
They are phenomenal, every single one of them. Start with Yazuka Zero then. Don;t start with any of the Like a Dragon's they are completely different - RPGs.
You have a wonderful expereience ahead of you.
Yes I saw the footage this morning. It was in the trailer but I wasn't paying attention.I'm starting to get this feeling that Mario Kart World is going to end up being this huge all encompassing, generational lasting behemoth of a game.
Like Nintendo GTA, updated for the next 7 years or whatever. It's the pricing that makes me question it.
It occurred to me that the Switch 2 Mario kart digital bundle means you get MKW for £30 here in the UK versus £75 physical.
Part of me is thinking that there's something about the physical price, that maybe this is Nintendo's deliberate push to get us gaming and buying more digitally. There's the benefit of digital games for them.
But given that this is Switch 2s big marquee game, maybe its meant to be stored digitally. As I've found, I rarely get up and break out a cart from a game case. But if a game is stored on the menu and is one click access, I'm more likely to play it.
If MKW is going to be consistently updated throughout the generation as this all encompassing open world, maybe there's some thinking at Nintendo; how do we encourage consistent engagement with this game? And the answer, or part of the answer may have been, make it more likely to be stored digitally so it's always easily accessible.
That also works with this gameshare feature. One Switch 2 can locally share the game with like 3 other people.
sweet. I'll still probably sell the OLED. It's depends on what games won't transition over.Why not?
Does it have the best in-game arcade?
GG, you mentioned possible bosses in MK World. I'm curious how that would work. It does appear like Nintendo is treating Mario Kart like a multigenerational gaming event similar to GTA.
One of the DS Mario karts had bosses.https://youtu.be/2bGf9X5fP_Q?si=67crLb-CnTBG7sJ2
I'd long forgotten about it till I saw a youtube reminder.
You drive about, dodge attacks and collect shells, then launch them at weak points. Other bosses, just spitballling you would chase in a race and try to shoot him to overtake.
I've been playing Greak Memories of Azur.
It's on sale very cheaply these days. I probably shouldn't have waited it out.
It's an action platformer with puzzle elements. But it feels a lot like a simpler 2D Elder Scrolls game.
There's a decent amount of lore, lots of interesting characters to talk too. Quests to pick up, you can cook too and forage items.
It has this multi character mechanic. When I played the demo I was worried it might become too convoluted and annoying. But I'm near the end and it's fine.
Each character has unique abilities but also deficiency in jumping, dodging or swimming.
It looks and sounds very high quality. I just wish it had a decent map.
This weekend I’ve been playing Blue Prince and South of Midnight. Both are really good. Blue Prince is quite a unique game being a rogue like puzzle game. It has me quite hooked. South of Midnight is really good looking and well playing action game with a nice Southern charm to it. It’s no Bayou Billy though.
I've been playing early 80s arcade games: BurgerTime, Super Pacman, Berzerk, Spy Hunter, and Popeye. I played BurgerTime the most this weekend. I also played a half dozen rounds of Pacman CE; I used to be a lot better at this one.
It kind of depends what you're looking for. Zero has the most '80s Sega arcade games. The Man Who Erased His Name has a really good collection of mid-90s arcade games from Sega.
Judgement and Lost Judgement both have a nice assortment of games, and I think Master System games as well.
That's cool.
I really wish Sega would sell their arcade games individually or in a collection. I bought all the ones on Switch but that's a tiny amount of them overall.
Well, I think the big rumor right now is we're going to see a Sega streaming service in the near future. It's not genuine ownership, but these days it's probably the best we're going to get.
Yuck! Nope! There are other . . . methods. I'd much rather buy them, though.
So far Blue Prince is the highest rated game of the year.Yeah, apparently so. Wouldn’t go that far myself but it is a very cool and interesting game. Am quite enjoying it.