Underplayed Gems

Yakuza 5 (2012)

Yakuza 5 cover
Developer
Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios
Publisher
Sega
Platforms
PlayStation 3
Genres
Adventure
Rating
4.1 of 5, 38 player ratings
Main story
about 21 hours
Where to get it
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How it feels

A sprawling crime-drama epic spanning multiple cities and characters with a gritty open-world backdrop.

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About

Yakuza 5 is an open-world action-adventure game and the fifth main title in the Yakuza series developed by Sega. For the first time in the series, it features five settings across Japan along with five playable main characters. The game also features a brand new graphics engine, unlike previous games in the series that have been re-utilizing the same engine since Yakuza 3.

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