Anonymous
9/15/2025, 4:47:04 PM
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Realistic Yakuza game
I've been playing the Yakuza games and I'm really enjoying them, but they truly are their own kind of fantasy world. Don't get me wrong — I like them — but the Yakuza culture is heavily romanticized. It's very different from a mafia story, where, even though things are also romanticized, there's usually an effort to show how harsh life can be — whether it's the toll it takes on friendships or the moral decay the protagonist goes through over time, eventually realizing that, despite what they believe, they’re actually a terrible person.
Sometimes the Yakuza games try to explore the difference between “good” Yakuza and “bad” Yakuza, but it often ends up feeling like shonen anime logic. This makes me wonder: what would a Yakuza game look like if everything stayed the same — same world, same mechanics, etc. — but the story and characters were written with the same tone and intent as a serious mafia story, where characters are more realistic and gritty?
I imagine, for starters, there would be a lot more guns. lol
Sometimes the Yakuza games try to explore the difference between “good” Yakuza and “bad” Yakuza, but it often ends up feeling like shonen anime logic. This makes me wonder: what would a Yakuza game look like if everything stayed the same — same world, same mechanics, etc. — but the story and characters were written with the same tone and intent as a serious mafia story, where characters are more realistic and gritty?
I imagine, for starters, there would be a lot more guns. lol
