Montag, 18. Januar 2021

More games need Yakuza 5's weird pivot to J-Pop sim

Haruka performs on stage as J-Pop idol.

Oh you lucky, lucky lot. Yakuza 5 (along with Yakuzas 3 and 4) will finally hit PC on January 28th, with not just Yakuza’s main boy Kiryu to play as, but four other certified legends too. However, out of the four of them, only one doesn’t sport a giant back tattoo of a crane throttling a bear, or share ancestry with Marcus Fenix. Instead, they’re a cutesy high-schooler who dreams of J-Pop fame, and frankly it’s their storyline that holds the most weight.

Midway through Yakuza 5 you’ll go from slamming thugs around as a hulking specimen of a human, to attending fan meet-and-greets as Haruka. You must not skip dance practice. You must learn how to handle slimy interviewers. You must belt out glittery tunes. I was consumed by her schedule. Nothing was more important to me than helping her achieve her dreams, and this got me thinking; more games need a J-Pop idol section.

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