Yakuza 2 - PS2 Original vs. PS4 Remake (Kiwami 2) | Side by Side

Side by side comparison between the Playstation 2 version of Yakuza 2 and Yakuza Kiwami 2 (remake released in 2017 for PS4. PS2 version emulated with PCSX2.
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[@screwuguyz4524]

I love both versions but it’s impressive to see how far things have come from ps2 to ps4

[@Chelaxim]

Be careful who you call ugly in high school

[@pxzinea]

they might just turn G R E E N

[@monoperturbao]

Ya no sólo es una mejora gráfica total con respecto a la ps2... Me encanta el hecho de que los subtítulos se hayan alejado de la típica escritura del cine estadounidense y tengan otro aire en la ps4

[@ajlavzambodzsimi]

I always preferred the remake more, but I will always miss the atmosphere and attention to details (like at 6:46, no one can tell me that trees at the cementary supposed to look that green in december as k2 did, and someone even stole the clouds from the sky), and the little movie-like effects (like the nicer depth of field at 4:14), if you pay close attention you can discover many of these differrent scene effects, and many of them was even left out unfortunetly. And there's the characters' scene emotion delivery, that kiwami 2 never really captured that good either (for example, just compare Kiryu's facial expressions at 7:10-7:14, or in any other scene. The left side is delivering the line better with those facial, expressions, on the right side he just looks bored). And I don't wanna complain, like some hardcore fanboys, but I will always think that a remake shouldn't leave out anything, not even these small, but important details.

[@JimMilton-ej6zi]

kiryus facial expressions in k2 just kind of appear blank compared to the ones in the orignal. And yeah it feels like some of the artistic design taken in the original was snipped out in favor of making it look purely realistic which hurt a lot of the original art style that tried to be realistic but also had to take some creative liberties to hide the fact that the hardware couldn't handle it. I still prefer K2 since the original's controls and UI have aged terribly, but if they ever made an original Y2 remaster with K2 controls and an updated HUD then I'd probably prefer it more.

[@JimMilton-ej6zi]

@@tfbwe The source is your eyes lol this is a video comparing them bro

[@JimMilton-ej6zi]

@@tfbwe You know I don't mean literally, I'm sure you can infer what I mean by watching the video itself and observing.

[@ChadOnTifa]

Love how they kept the cutscenes exactly the same 👌

[@Rad-Dude63andathird]

Looks like they improved upon the expressions from Kiwami 1 a lot.

[@faizfrez2729]

Way better. Now the OG expressions looked way less expressive than the other way around!

[@jamillenniumpuzzle8732]

Kiryu looks like a chump in the original version

[@marten6578]

and kiryu looks like he got stung by bees in yakuza 6 and later games. akiyama had the worst treatment, guy looks like a wax doll. i don't know what rgg studio did to 3d models in dragon engine games but it made them look subtly worse.

[@yipperdeyip]

​@marten6578 If I could look like that I'd be a top 1% dude lmao He looks older, he looks damn fine

[@marten6578]

@@yipperdeyip i was talking about the way dragon engine renders them, not their physical appearance. yeah we're all gay for akiyama me included, i'm not disputing that. shinada is my favourite though.

[@sev2300]

The atmosphere in the original ps2 games was top notch. The remakes never captured that.

[@ajlavzambodzsimi]

yeah, that's one of the only things I miss the most from the remake

[@i_am__majestx7746]

Or people are just unnecessary nostalgic

[@Mythril_YT]

@@i_am__majestx7746 Which is not the case here in the slightest, I played K2 before 2 and I can tell how much attention to detail was in the OG that was left out in the remake

[@liammax2360]

​@@Mythril_YTand Kiwami 2 have a lot of difference between Kiwami 1 too... I played just Yakuza 1 from PS2, and recently finished Kiwami 1 and I thought that was a excellent remake but now that I started with K2, the graphics, the movements, it's just another level... Don't know much about the atmosphere, but putting the details in 2005 is incredible. For me, Kiwami 2 is a masterpiece, maybe later I'll play OG for comparing

[@Mythril_YT]

@@liammax2360 I have zero issues with that. If anything l should thank you for playing the original and forming your own opinion for both the remake and the OG. That said Yakuza 2 is nothing like 1, it has such good combat that it rivals the series' best. Its a beast of its own

[@doonishsan]

G R E E N

[@literallysnake]

Now that I'm playing the original Yakuza 2 for the first time, I have to say I prefer it over Kiwami 2. While objectively speaking, K2 looks better, I just hate the green filter the game has. And combat feels so much better in the original game. This is all just my opinion, I don't hate anyone for liking K2 more, I for example prefer Kiwami over Yakuza 1 any day

[@Crimsongz]

Lol weirdo

[@Rindamannnnn]

The soundtrack too

[@choyon.islamBD]

Kiwami 2 graphics is top notch!!

[@usernameRika]

Yakuza 2 was the best Yakuza game.

[@rottengalaxy]

Someone is gonna say the PS2 version looks better I know it.

[@marcin5690]

cool

[@ejayaziz470]

Old gen is more cool

[@taithai7369]

mod reshade yakuza

[@shakshaka8355]

Ps2 game run at buttery smooth 60fps

[@xtr.7662]

No yakuza games, gta, final fantasy all ran at 30fps on ps2

[@llukissj1540]

brother my pc was running kiwami 2 on 60 capped because my tv is shit, I don't think it's about versions

[@VANTARTS]

ps4 choppy as fuck

[@OveRaDaMaNt]

Soul vs soulless

[@al112v4]

No lol

[@Hamzaxx369]

​@@al112v4better gameplay from start to finish vs 2000 hours of eating and upgrading

[@al112v4]

@@Hamzaxx369 the remake or the original? The comment implied that the original is better.

[@JimMilton-ej6zi]

K2 is still better in every way, lets not act like just because they didn't include a couple of details that suddenly means that the original didn't age like milk.

[@OveRaDaMaNt]

@@JimMilton-ej6zi games don't age