It was the month of February in 2017 and I had some extra cash from Christmas, I decided to take an opportunity to play Yakuza 0 on PlayStation 4 after watching a quick YouTube video of a player engaging in one of the sub-storylines. And , it’s fair to say that it’s had a massive impact on my gaming. After that, I ate my way through other games from the series Then, after having played Yakuza Kiwami, Yakuza 3, Yakuza 6: The Song of Life and Yakuza Kiwami 2 in this order – what was my excitement when announcement came out that the series would be available on Xbox consoles? Plus, the vast majority will be launching directly into Xbox Game Pass.

Since Yakuza 0 was released on Xbox in the year 2000, there have been eight more Yakuza releases in less than twelve months, and RGG Studio aren’t finished just yet. It’s an intimidating possibility. However after having spoken in detail about the reasons the various reasons each entry can be an appropriate entry point into this series and why it’s time to create a comprehensive Yakuza ranking list from worst to top – for those who simply want to play the top games in this incredibly popular series.

Don’t worry, we’ll be slipping Judgment into the list. Where is it? It’s up to you to check out:

Yakuza 3 Remastered

I stated it in the beginning of my review of Yakuza 3 and I’ll repeat it: there’s no bad Yakuza games. Unfortunately, one game has to be playing in the bottom of the pile. And this time, Yakuza 3 is the unfortunate entry.

After the events of Yakuza Kiwami II and the battle between Dragons The battle of Dragonsand Dragons Yakuza 3 starts a world far from Kamurocho in the Morning Glory Orphanage (not everything is translated very well from Japanese to English). It’s this more relaxed opening that lets Yakuza 3 to a halt. The series’ protagonist and all-around great egg Kazuma Kiryu has to spend for the first 8 hours or doing errands for his kids. They’re not all bad however certain of their problems are the real problems that children who are orphaned have to face, however, it’s possible to argue that the introduction is a bit slow.

Its battle mechanic is among the most ineffective aspects of the series, since enemies rely on blocking your attacks before they have the chance to build any real combos going on the enemy. At times, especially during boss battles it can appear a bit expensive. You’ve probably gotten to the level to be able to deal massive damage, but you cannot hit.

But let me be clear that there’s no bad Yakuza games. Yakuza 3 was the game that I played when I was moving in the year 2018 and I was so engaged it was that the PlayStation 3 of all consoles was the first to be taken out of the box.

Yakuza 4 Remastered

The next one is the direct sequel of Yakuza 3. If you’re a person who plays only games with “good” visuals, then you’ll be delighted to know that these are two of the most ugly Yakuza games available on Xbox.

Yakuza 4. is a short moment of change in the series, when suddenly the team of developers tried to create Yakuza titles as massive as they could. One way they attempted to achieve this by introducing 4 characters was to introduce several characters to the Yakuza series for the very first time. There was the amazing, as in Shun Akiyama, and the average character in Taiga Saejima and the lost and never ever seen again Masayoshi Tanimura.

Yakuza 4 consequently was a difficult task of introducing the new characters while bringing them into the Yakuza family while at the same time. This was a success with the likes of Akiyama who, along with Saejima were to be part of Yakuza 5, but a significant amount of backtracking was required to determine how they are incorporated into.

There’s no reason to be worried, however. Yakuza 4 features some of the first chronological plot elements as the players finally discover the reason Goro Majima is wearing an eye-patch in one of the more awkward moments in the series that doesn’t hold back from bloodshed.

While Saejima himself might not be the most intriguing persona but his backstory is the most memorable thing in Yakuza 4 and how it is integrated into the larger tale.

7. Yakuza Kiwami

After Yakuza zero brought an influx of new players as well, a remake of the game the next natural step and the players were able to experience it the moment Yakuza Kiwami began to roll out in the West in August of this year.

In Yakuza Kiwami after having played Yakuza Zero, the remake was very minimalistic. It is focused on Kiryu who is wandering around Kamurocho’s streets. Kamurocho in a narrative which sees him released from prison after completing 10 years for a crime that he did not commit.

Although it was stripped down by comparison, the new version contained a number of enhancements over the initial release to keep those time-of-play hours up. The most notable was perhaps one of them was the Majima Everywhere system. After earning himself millions of new fans during Yakuza 0, a new mode was added to Kiwami which resulted in Goro Majima could appear at any time and take on Kiryu to a battle. The big cone at the corner between Tenkaichi Avenue and Nakamichi Street? There’s a chance he’s hiding the surface. It is possible that he will appear over you from beneath or even the sky? Majima is even dressed as an officer, hostess and even a zombie in a nod to the Zombies from Yakuza sequel Yakuza: Dead Souls – that boils down to the idea that no place is safe from Majima.

Unfortunately, Dead Souls does not appear on this list. If it does get its way to Xbox however it is likely that many are likely to be amazed to discover that it’s not placed last.

Unfortunately, Yakuza Kiwami just feels smaller in its terms of scope and execution than others on the list and is therefore placed in seventh place. It’s also the fact that it came to it straight from Yakuza 0 The plot of Yakuza Kiwami has now become one huge betrayal. It’s best to leave it to you to investigate for yourself.