In the half of the game I started having a feeling that the game is very much like Kurohyou 2 and by the end of it, man this is just Kurohyou 2.
Kurohyou 2 picks the first one and decides to make the small psp spin off have style more similar to the PS3 ones and nails it. The action in general is way more complex and even more fun with the amount of cool shit you can do going to eleven. The citys are better to explore, more side content and even the time of the campaign is more aligned to the PS3 games. Kurohyou 1 is a game that focus in his discussion and thematic for 90% of the game and the plot just exist to have a way to discuss how violence affects everyone and how someone can turn that violence in something positive. But 2? The plot is 80% of the game, they show you a lot of ex fighters, assholes and cool stuff while putting as a side line the whole point of teenagers trying to defend the place they can call home.
Infinite Wealth does the same thing. The game now is a full rpg, the gameplay had way more time to the team do cool stuff and even the action scenes now use the fact that is a rpg in a cool way (with the whole party taking part in the action half of the time). They left aside Dragon Quest but still have a lot of love for games, a whole minigame for Animal Crossing and Pokemon, and so on. And Infinite Wealth too put aside the thematic and discussion as a side line BUT only for Ichiban.
Ichiban side is very solid, plot focused to show a lot of cool villains in cool fights but only in the start and final scene talks about something. Half of the time the only thing you have to care in Ichiban side is the cast having a cool dynamic. Kiryu side is like: ONE OF THE BEST CHAPTFRS IN THE ENTIRE SERIES, THE BEST SIDE CONTENT IN GAMES AS A WHOLE WITH THE BUCKET LIST, THE MOST POWERFUL MOMENT THAT USES TURN BASED RPG AS A WAY TO TELL STORIES, A BEAUTIFUL FINAL FIGHT AND A POWERFUL HUMAN CONVERSATION ABOUT HAVING TO FACE DEATH WITH SOMETHING LIKE CANCER.
I wish Ichiban could have a game with him not having problem with presentation and things like this. Ichiban can handle a full game, Kiryu side could not be there to the game tell a tale about trying to fit society when society is against you joining them. But at the same time, the game is only strong as it is because it does have Kiryu. One of the best characters the medium ever had doing his final tale be about death and forgiveness.
Kurohyou 2 picks the first one and decides to make the small psp spin off have style more similar to the PS3 ones and nails it. The action in general is way more complex and even more fun with the amount of cool shit you can do going to eleven. The citys are better to explore, more side content and even the time of the campaign is more aligned to the PS3 games. Kurohyou 1 is a game that focus in his discussion and thematic for 90% of the game and the plot just exist to have a way to discuss how violence affects everyone and how someone can turn that violence in something positive. But 2? The plot is 80% of the game, they show you a lot of ex fighters, assholes and cool stuff while putting as a side line the whole point of teenagers trying to defend the place they can call home.
Infinite Wealth does the same thing. The game now is a full rpg, the gameplay had way more time to the team do cool stuff and even the action scenes now use the fact that is a rpg in a cool way (with the whole party taking part in the action half of the time). They left aside Dragon Quest but still have a lot of love for games, a whole minigame for Animal Crossing and Pokemon, and so on. And Infinite Wealth too put aside the thematic and discussion as a side line BUT only for Ichiban.
Ichiban side is very solid, plot focused to show a lot of cool villains in cool fights but only in the start and final scene talks about something. Half of the time the only thing you have to care in Ichiban side is the cast having a cool dynamic. Kiryu side is like: ONE OF THE BEST CHAPTFRS IN THE ENTIRE SERIES, THE BEST SIDE CONTENT IN GAMES AS A WHOLE WITH THE BUCKET LIST, THE MOST POWERFUL MOMENT THAT USES TURN BASED RPG AS A WAY TO TELL STORIES, A BEAUTIFUL FINAL FIGHT AND A POWERFUL HUMAN CONVERSATION ABOUT HAVING TO FACE DEATH WITH SOMETHING LIKE CANCER.
I wish Ichiban could have a game with him not having problem with presentation and things like this. Ichiban can handle a full game, Kiryu side could not be there to the game tell a tale about trying to fit society when society is against you joining them. But at the same time, the game is only strong as it is because it does have Kiryu. One of the best characters the medium ever had doing his final tale be about death and forgiveness.
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I disagree. I don't think is another fake death, is more like a confirmation of what Date and Nanba said. Life is worth fighting, even when death is challenging you. Kiryu isn't the guy to get scared, he fought everyone without any fear so he shouldn't get scared to fight death. Even if his win is only getting two days more of life it is worth. I think is a pretty beautiful message made by guys who already suffer with this experience (Horii being a cancer survivor, Kuroda having to deal with sickness since he was a child and almost losing his vision because of that). My biggest complaint about not showing his death is that I am a fan and I need to at least see his funeral in 9. Like, is terminal cancer there's not much to do against it so I doubt they will turn back and bringing him back. I hope so much that 9 opens with his funeral
LIEV_008
4 months ago