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Baseball is way more popular than soccer in Japan. People outside Japan often overestimate how popular soccer is here because the national team gets a lot of attention. The truth is that while the national team is popular, the J.League is relatively small compared to the major leagues in Europe or South America. At the grassroots level, soccer isn't nearly as dominant as baseball.
Yakuza Kiwami is overloaded with side content, and the sheer amount of distractions hurts the pacing, taking attention away from what is otherwise a fantastic story. The original Yakuza 1, on the other hand, was much more focused on its narrative, making the experience feel tighter, more cinematic, and more immersive.
Most importantly, Majima's character is handled very differently. In Kiwami, he is often reduced to comic relief and self-parody, which weakens the sense of danger he once brought to the story. In the original Yakuza 1, Majima came across as a genuinely frightening and enigmatic figure, making every encounter with him feel significant and threatening.
It seems to me that Japan's shift to the right accelerated after disruptive foreign influencers such as Johnny Somali started attracting attention on social media. At the grassroots level, more and more cases of misconduct and nuisance behavior involving foreigners came into the public eye, and I think that gradually shaped public perceptions.
That said, Kiwami alters Majima's role and personality compared to the original, and this creates inconsistencies with the story's original tone and structure. Ironically, the original game's smaller amount of content works in its favor; with fewer side quests and distractions, it feels more stylish and tightly paced. Kiwami, on the other hand, is filled with dull filler content, including errands like the ring-fetch quest, which slows down the narrative and disrupts the flow of the story.
盛り上がってんの?ケイスケ・ホンダ辺りからサッカー観なくなったわ。
日本の盛り上がり度はどのくらい?そういえば、昔は渋谷で知らん奴同士がハイタッチしとったな。