![]() So I went with Black Mesa, a remake of the original Half-Life. Half-Life: Alyx is, of course, the big, shiny new game in the series but my headset has been gathering dust since I moved into a house that has a bit too much valuable furniture to risk me flailing around. It was one of my first forays into adult-orientated gaming after all. If there is any series likely to wake me from my great game-writing slumber, it’s Half-Life. For casual fans of the series though, I wouldn’t blame you for giving it a miss. I can understand why people are down on it but for those of us new to the series - who were left with a hole in our heart after Kiwami 2 - then Yakuza 3 will satisfy. Once you get past that though, you’re left with a fairly pleasant game. A new coat of paint and some PC optimisation. ![]() This isn’t a new game built on the ashes of the original, it’s just a remaster. ![]() Certainly, it was a bit of a drop down from the heavy-hitter that was Yakuza Kiwami 2 but that’s to be expected. So it was with some trepidation that I fired it up for the first time, expecting a lesson in frustration and disappointment. In the beautiful landscape that is Yakuza, it seems to be the consensus that Yakuza 3 is the nadir. When talking about the Yakuza series, this seems to be the point where people make that little waving motion by their throats and talks about ‘skipping’ come into play. My quest to break every single bicycle in Kamurocho has reached an interesting point. Review - Yakuza 3 Remastered (2009 - 2019)
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