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Yakuza Kiwami (Nintendo Switch) Review

Taylor Bauer — Mon, 18 Nov 2024 18:00:01 +0000

While it may not be a next-gen game exactly, I was surprised to see the announcement of Yakuza Kiwami coming to the Nintendo Switch. As the console sits comfortably in its twilight years, the addition of a beloved game in a franchise experiencing a historic run of success and growth in its fandom is a welcome addition. Although the gameplay might harken back to the early days of the series…

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Kiryu and Yagami Should be a Model for Good Male Protagonists

Alexx Aplin — Tue, 23 Aug 2022 15:00:37 +0000

Male characters in video games tend to fall into a few categories these days. You have the macho type, the shy type, the reluctant protagonist type, and then you have the womanizer type. The Yakuza franchise, however, breaks convention in a lot of ways, particularly with Kazuma Kiryu. This also extends to the Judgment franchise as well. Kiryu is not the typical male protagonist.

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Which Yakuza Games Are the Best to Start With?

Samuel Moreno — Wed, 10 Aug 2022 15:00:55 +0000

With the mainline Yakuza series available on Xbox Game Pass (again) and the recent announcement that it’s coming to the PlayStation Plus service as well starting this month, it’s becoming a lot easier for new players to try out the games. This uptick in curiosity is also leading to more people looking at all eight of the available games on both subscription services and questioning where the best…

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The Yakuza Series is Joining PlayStation Plus

Samuel Moreno — Thu, 28 Jul 2022 13:00:47 +0000

The Yakuza franchise is a hefty one with a lot of entries and a few spin-offs to boot. Although the spin-offs are a bit all over the place in how you can play them, the main series is a lot easier to access. All together it accounts for eight games, two of which were entirely remade under the Kiwami title more than ten years later and three that were remastered for new releases.

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New to Xbox Game Pass – July 2022 Wave 1

Samuel Moreno — Thu, 07 Jul 2022 13:00:41 +0000

After a small wave of five titles (with one being a trilogy) in June’s second wave, July is starting strong with twelve titles. Three of them are a part of a bigger series and were previously on the service before being taken off in December, but I can attest that they’re pretty great and well worth getting into if you haven’t before. There’s sure to be something for everyone so let’s go over what’…

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2022’s Gaming Releases are Very Reminiscent of 2017

Jaydyn Spisak — Tue, 29 Mar 2022 16:00:24 +0000

2017 was one of the greatest (if not the greatest) years in gaming history, Nintendo made a splash with the Switch and released both Breath of the Wild and Super Mario Odyssey. PlayStation saw one of the biggest new IP launches with Horizon: Zero Dawn and Nioh, a third-party exclusive. Fans of Resident Evil, Xenoblade, Persona, and even Gravity Rush were all given new games in their respective…

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