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Yakuza 0 takes place from December 1988 to January 1989, during the bubble era of Japan, in which real estate and stock market prices were greatly inflated. The two central protagonists of the game are Kazuma Kiryu (Takaya Kuroda), a junior Tojo Clan yakuza in KamurochÅ who is forced out of the clan due to a murder accusation, and Goro Majima (Hidenari Ugaki), a disgraced former Tojo Clan ...
2009—Fourth issue released for Yakuza 3 [30] [31] [32] 2010—Fifth issue released for Yakuza 4, [33] sixth issue released for Kurohyo [34] [35] 2012—Seventh issue released for Kurohyo 2 [36] 2015—Final issue released for Yakuza 0 [37] Notes: Preorder bonus coinciding with the release of each respective game [38]
Yakuza 0 might be the first game in the series chronologically, but it wasn’t actually the first to be released, coming after the release of Yakuza 5. Yakuza 0 takes place in late-1988 to early ...
Yakuza 4 adjusted several of these localisation changes, following criticism of the previous games, and in particular the content excised from the Western release of Yakuza 3. Producer Noguchi noted that there was an attempt to "bring a more complete localization that was more faithful to the source material".
Yakuza 0, being a prequel, made it an easy jumping-in point for new fans as well as the expertise of recently merged Atlus USA, were factors in its success. This also led to the previous games getting remasters and remakes in the form of the two remakes Yakuza Kiwami and Yakuza Kiwami 2 and remasters of Yakuza 3, Yakuza 4 and Yakuza 5.
Yakuza 4 adjusted several localization changes, following criticism of the previous games, and in particular the content excised from the Western release of Yakuza 3. Producer Noguchi noted that there was an attempt to "bring a more complete localization that was more faithful to the source material". This included reversing several name changes.
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[43] [44] [45] As multiple games involved Kiryu returning to the yakuza life despite his retirement in the first game, USGamer criticized this recycling format and expected Yakuza 6 to bring the true end of Kiryu's arc. [46] Critics have also noted that Kiryu was handled differently in the prequel Yakuza 0 and had mixed feelings on its execution.