Tips & Tricks For Beginners in Yakuza Kiwami 2
Don’t Forget Equipment and Weapons
While Kiryu’s is plenty capable just with his fists, there are far more options available to you during combat. There’s a ton of different weapons in the game, and now you once again have the option of storing said weapons and using them later. Kiryu can hold a number of different weapons at any given time, and you can buy weapons from the Ebisu Pawn Shop, or other stores scattered around. Alternatively, you can pick up weapons during combat and press down on the D-pad to store them for later.
This is a good way to ensure Kiryu always has a weapon on him, a good idea since weapons generally cause more damage than regular strikes, and have powerful heat actions to boot.
By the same token, it’s also important to keep Kiryu well equipped. When you go to the weapons option on your main menu, you can tab over and see equipment. You can put any three pieces of equipment on Kiryu at any given time, and this can be a great way to bump up your defense especially. Once again you can buy equipment in stores, find it in coin lockers, or get it as rewards. If you’re focusing on boosting Kiryu’s attack and heat in stats, putting on some top-notch equipment will help compensate for defense until you get to the stat.
