SEGA has updated the official website for Yakuza Kiwami 2 with information and images about the additional scenario “The Truth of Goro Majima,” the battle system and more.
■ Story — Additional Scenario: “The Truth of Goro Majima”
February 2006—.
Two months since the “10 Billion Yen Incident.”
Yukio Terada, who was appointed by Kazuma Kiryu, the Fourth Chairman of the Tojo Clan, and became its Fifth Chairman, promoted a policy to recruit new blood called the “Tojo Clan Reform” in order to rebuild the clan financially after the collapse of its foundations in the previous incident.
Gradually, appoint those who can earn, regardless of the means, and remove those who cannot. And appoint the hardest-working person as “waka gashira,” a position that is currently vacant.
Terada imposed measures on the senior leadership, which feared a decline in its authority, and pushed ahead under heavy restrictions. As a result, Majima Family patriarch Goro Majima, who generated large profits from buying and selling real estate, and Uematsu Family patriarch Akinobu Uematsu, a growing influence, competed for the position of waka gashira. Meanwhile, the Majima Family offices were attacked by men who appeared to belong to the Uematsu Family.
Alone, Majima enters the Uematsu Family office. But inside was a scene that even he could not have imagined—.
■ Characters — Additional Scenario: “The Truth of Goro Majima”
Makoto Makimura (voiced by Miyuki Sawashiro)
A woman who became caught up in a conflict involving the “Empty Lot” about 20 years ago. At the time of the incident, she was temporarily blind because of a mental illness, but she has now recovered. She works as a chiropractor in Sotenbori.
Ryouta Kawamura (voiced by Naoto Takeda)
A young clan member who admires Majima and proactively approached the Majima Family. Although he can be somewhat careless, senior family members love him for his sociable personality. He was put in charge of driving and looking after personal belongings, and always works alongside Majima.
Kei Iibuchi (voiced by Takehito Koyasu)
A man with a unique consulting background. He possesses an enormous amount of knowledge and an ability to make rational judgments. Like Uematsu, he was appointed leader of a subfamily around the time Terada took office as Fifth Chairman. He has a mutual “give-and-take” relationship with Uematsu. He dislikes the senior leadership, which is fixated on old values such as moral obligation and humanity.
Akinobu Uematsu (voiced by Miou Tanaka)
A capable man who was selected as a subfamily leader from among the tertiary organization's wakashu. Terada, who is rushing to implement his Tojo Clan Reform policy and recruit new blood, values his ability. He is currently the highest earner in the Tojo Clan. He wants the presently vacant position of “waka gashira.” He is also hostile toward Majima, another candidate for waka gashira.
■ Battle
Pocket Weapons
In this game, you can use your favorite weapons at any time by storing them in your pocket. Take advantage of this system when facing formidable enemies and large groups, using the weapon best suited to the situation.
Charge Attack
The “Charge Attack” is a powerful, unmatched attack that knocks an enemy down with a single blow. You can unleash it by holding down a button and “charging.” Analyze the situation, including the number and variety of enemies, and use it while “standing still,” “running” and even “from Charge Attack to Charge Attack.”
Komaki Training
Sotaro Komaki, the legendary martial artist who appeared in the previous game (Yakuza Kiwami), will appear again in this game.
By “training” with Komaki, you can master the Komaki school of ancient martial arts. By mastering these “soft” techniques, which differ from Kazuma Kiryu's fighter techniques, and the Komaki school of ancient martial arts, you can significantly broaden your range in combat.
There are also Komaki-style Heat Actions. The “Komaki Style Fist Reversal” is a strong Heat Action used against an opponent's attack. This omnidirectional move counters the enemy regardless of the direction from which they strike. It reads the movement of the enemy's force and sends them spinning with a powerful, unmatched blow. You can master this technique by training with Komaki.
Friendship Heat Actions
People who have become “familiar” with Kiryu can cooperate with him in battles against enemies. Dedicated moves called “Friendship Heat Actions” serve this purpose. For example, the elderly man who runs the ramen shop or the woman who runs the snack bar will use the tools of their respective trades to support Kiryu in battle. Every Heat Action is unique and not to be missed.
Example 1: By regularly visiting the “Kyushu Ichiban Boshi” ramen shop and befriending its manager, you can unleash a “Friendship” Heat Action that injures enemies with a bowl of hot ramen.
Example 2: By befriending the woman who runs the “Atenshi” snack bar, you can unleash a “Friendship” Heat Action that injures the enemy with... whatever tool happens to exist in her trade (?).
Besides these two stores, you can become a “familiar face” at several establishments in Kamurocho and Sotenbori.
New Heat Actions
Heat Actions that can be unleashed in all kinds of scenes are alive and well in this game. In addition to updated Heat Actions from Yakuza 6: The Song of Life, a variety of extremely flashy techniques have been added. Take advantage of the situation and environment to unleash various Heat Actions. Each is an exciting, exceptional attack.
Goro Majima's Constantly Changing Battle Style — Additional Scenario: “The Truth of Goro Majima”
Goro Majima uses his speed to fight with a constantly changing attack style. While retaining the sense of joy offered by earlier playable incarnations of Goro Majima, this game uses the Dragon Engine to incorporate a system in which enemy reactions change based on Majima's body movement and the direction and angle of his attack, adapted to give combat a more intuitive feel than in previous games.
Goro Majima's battle style is characterized by his ever-equipped “Demonfire Dagger” and long-range attacks, and it feels completely different to control when compared with Kiryu's battle style.
■ Adventure
New Clan Creator
Real-life wrestlers Keiji Mutoh, Masahiro Chono, Riki Choshu, Genichiro Tenryu and Tatsumi Fujinami will appear as rival characters in the “New Clan Creator” side activity and stand in protagonist Kazuma Kiryu's way. At a construction site packed with muscular men, will Kiryu be able to defeat these legendary wrestlers?
With the New Clan Creator side activity, you can enjoy dynamic strategy battles involving hundreds of characters. Kiryu will become foreman of the Majima Construction site and, to protect the facilities from outside enemies, will carefully deploy his workers and give them instructions.
Workers have various special skills and technical abilities, and whether you use them effectively is the key to victory or defeat. In addition to the legendary wrestlers, many familiar characters from the Yakuza series will also appear. By connecting to the network, you can check the national rankings and take on numerous limited missions.
Yakuza Kiwami 2 will be released for PlayStation 4 in Japan on December 7. It is not yet known when, or whether, the game will be released in the West.
The article's images show the story, character, battle and side-activity sections released by SEGA.
Via Gematsu
