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Do you like the Yakuza games?
Do you like Fist of the North Star?
If you like either of these things, you will have a great time with this game.
If you like both of them, you simply cannot live without it.
For those of you that like Yakuza but don't know about FOTNS, don't worry The game tells the origin story very efficiently and establishes the series' themes and premise effortlessly.
I was, in fact, surprised to react as strongly as I did to Kenshiro's suffering at Shin's hands. This is a story I've experienced many times, in many mediums, and yet I may have been more moved by this iteration than any other except for the movie's interpretation.
Maybe it's because I'm older now and I see more going on than simply a revenge tale through a set of wiser eyes, more finely attuned to evaluating escapism than before, but man was it a stirring version.
But don't go on thinking that this game is somehow a purely grim and humorless experience. This is, after all, a Yakuza game when it comes to mechanics and engagement. There is going to be some silly stuff here.
But let me stress that Kazuma Kiryu, Yakuza's protagonist, is a character with a very serious and bloody story but the sillier elements of his games don't diminish his potency as a respectable, mature hero. What I'm saying is that Kiryu's most important concepts are above the absurdity of some of his games' activities.
So it is with Kenshiro and FOTNS: LP.
Remarkable experience. Just wish I didn't have other responsibilities to attend to so that I could really dive into it. Once I get done with a few other obligations, this will be the game I give myself over to completely.
Do you like Fist of the North Star?
If you like either of these things, you will have a great time with this game.
If you like both of them, you simply cannot live without it.
For those of you that like Yakuza but don't know about FOTNS, don't worry The game tells the origin story very efficiently and establishes the series' themes and premise effortlessly.
I was, in fact, surprised to react as strongly as I did to Kenshiro's suffering at Shin's hands. This is a story I've experienced many times, in many mediums, and yet I may have been more moved by this iteration than any other except for the movie's interpretation.
Maybe it's because I'm older now and I see more going on than simply a revenge tale through a set of wiser eyes, more finely attuned to evaluating escapism than before, but man was it a stirring version.
But don't go on thinking that this game is somehow a purely grim and humorless experience. This is, after all, a Yakuza game when it comes to mechanics and engagement. There is going to be some silly stuff here.
But let me stress that Kazuma Kiryu, Yakuza's protagonist, is a character with a very serious and bloody story but the sillier elements of his games don't diminish his potency as a respectable, mature hero. What I'm saying is that Kiryu's most important concepts are above the absurdity of some of his games' activities.
So it is with Kenshiro and FOTNS: LP.
Remarkable experience. Just wish I didn't have other responsibilities to attend to so that I could really dive into it. Once I get done with a few other obligations, this will be the game I give myself over to completely.
