Yakuza 4 Remastered

I should never doubt those screenwriters, as they have managed to come up not only with brand new characters that were extremely likable, but they have also managed to intertwine their stories in a masterful, quasi-Hollywood way. Yakuza 4 is more Yakuza and that is never a bad thing. It constantly impressed me with its slick combat, iconic characters, and absurd set pieces. Now, onto Yakuza 5!

Yakuza 4 brings the series ever closer to its modern-day iterations, with enough polish to be playable for newer fans of the series. I look forward to seeing what the last part of the Yakuza Remastered Collection brings us!

Yakuza 4 remains a very important title in the series even if it puts Kiryu in the background more than any other title. All four characters have interesting backgrounds that lead to their sections of the campaign feeling quite different from one another. It’s not the best title in the series from a gameplay perspective, nor is it the most thematically consistent title due to its varied protagonists, but it’s still an interesting crime thriller that manages to impress. While its immediate sequel, Yakuza 5, did many of these things in a more impressive fashion, Yakuza 4 laid the important groundwork to make it all possible.

Yakuza 4 Remastered on Xbox isn’t the best game in The Yakuza Remastered Collection but it is a marked improvement on the pacing of Yakuza 3 Remastered. Akiyama is a wonderful addition to the Yakuza protagonist roster, but the jury is still out on Saejima at this point.

Yakuza 4 Remastered vuelve a traernos una entrega digna de la saga Yakuza, además de presentar 3 nuevos personajes de lo más interesantes con tramas diferentes y estilos de juego distintos adaptados a su manera de pelear.

Yakuza 4 supuso una evolución en lo técnico y una vuelta al mundo del crimen y a personajes inverosímiles tras el más "realista" Yakuza 3. Si bien algunos aspectos jugables son obviamente un paso atrás respecto a entradas más recientes, la simple mejora de resolución y tasa de refresco hace que el juego luzca muy bien gráficamente, mientras que se mantiene todo lo que hizo de este título una pequeña joya en su momento.