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Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties is Now Available! Check Out Patch Notes 1.11 & 1.12

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[h2]1.11 & 1.12 PATCH NOTES[/h2] PATCH 1.11
- Added New Game+
- Improved water surface rendering and lighting issues around the Kubochi River area
- Brushed up overall visuals and presentation of Downtown Ryukyu
- Fixed various localization issues
- Various bug fixes aimed at improving stability and overall gameplay quality
- Fixed an issue where color shifting occurred when FSR3 Frame Generation was enabled

PATCH 1.12
- Visual and expression polish throughout Kamurocho and certain mini-games
- Other fixes to improve stability and overall quality

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Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties review - a stuffed remake defined by its own grim connections

Excuse me, coming through. I’m Kazuma Kiryu, and I’m on my way to speak to some gruff yakuza lads about what their local gang war means for my orphanage. You can tell I’m serious because I’m riding a prototype segway dressed in nothing but a swimming cap, goggles and shorts. Now move, I’ve goons to beat up at two, photos to take at three, a biker gang war to resolve at four, and I also need to somehow fit in time to run around town waving my flip phone at strangers.

Once that’s done, I’m all good to head home to the kids I’ve left unattended. There's no time to kick back, though. Vegetables must be planted, fish caught, bags sewed, and homework helped with.

Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties' director Ryosuke Horii has addressed the controversial casting of actor Teruyuki Kagawa in the remake, which has resulted in fan backlash due to a 2022 report from Shukan Shincho detailing sexual assault allegations against the actor. Kagawa apologised at the time, but didn't specify what he was apologising for or confirm the events reported in Shukan Shincho's article.

Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties is the third instalment in the Kiwami series, roughly translating to ultimate, peak or extreme, denoting it to be the definitive version of past Yakuza games. Kiwami 3, in particular, is the first PlayStation 3 era remake of the third entry into the Yakuza series.

Despite some concern online, Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties is a good-looking game, matching the visual fidelity of both Yakuza 0 and the prior Kiwami releases. The biggest point of contention, at least, as far as visuals are concerned, is primarily due to lighting and a bump in contrast, something that lends itself well to the bright and vivid beaches of Okinawa, but has the adverse side-effect of sometimes looking a bit over-exposed or saturated.

As Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties is a full remake, some concessions are par for the course. Thankfully, despite fan consternation, the changes are made up for with the inclusion of some new content, not including the Dark Ties... Read more

Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties is getting a day one patch to ensure sunny Okinawa looks less deep fried

Ahead of Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties' release on February 11th, devs RGG Studio have announced plans to put out a day one patch to fix visual issues spotted the remade beat-em-up's demo. Specifically, there's a section of the game's version of downtown Okinawa by a river which players have pointed out to be garishly oversaturated compared to the original Yakuza 3 and its previous remaster.