Yakuza - where to start

[HelenJackson83]

Hello. After seeing plenty of memes and praises for the Yakuza series, I've decided to start my adventure in this series. After seeing so many releases, I'm pretty confused where should I begin.


There are two ways to start- with Yakuza 0 or Yakuza Kiwami. Which one would be better to start and move on to the next ones? Is there a difference in combat or learning to master everything in the game?


I'd be grateful for your help here!

[Berto]

Start with this order :

Y0 - Kiwami - Kiwami 2 - Y3 - Y4 - Y5 - Y6 - Yakuza Like: A Dragon

Y0 is just a prequel to Yakuza franchise (but it's so damn good) so actually you can also started playing from Kiwami  first.

The only one that has different gameplay is Yakuza Like: A Dragon.
You can even started playing that without playing 0-6 since it featured new characters.

[Superglue]

I was just about to post almost exactly what Berto posted right before he/she posted that. I agree entirely. Not only is Yakuza 0 a prequel, but it's also the best game in the entire series. Start with that one for sure.