I genuinely don't understand the hype about Tanimura (long stitch)
I've been replaying Yakuza 4, my least-favourite game in the franchise, and I really like Akiyama and Saejima's part so far (even if the game has too much long ass cutscenes at the beginning).
But Tanimura lack something, if his theme is great and his combat is super cool (even if he has horrible crowd controls), he really miss characterization.
Akiyama and Saejima has very-generic story, one fall in love and want to save someone, and the other is a tragedy about a yakuza who want to know the truth.
Even with these generic scenarios, the game took the time to let them shine, Akiyama has really good chemistry avec Hana-chan and Saejima has his really strong speeches (the coliseum speech, the one with Hamazaki and the BALLS-OUT one).
But Tanimura just don't have that time to shine, his story is just a basic story about searching the truth
One last point : in terms of game-design, his part is HORRIBLE. There is one long battle where you can only use a briefcase that sucks, the chapter 3 only last one (1) scene, I really don't like chapter 4's boss (and of course Munakata).
I've been replaying Yakuza 4, my least-favourite game in the franchise, and I really like Akiyama and Saejima's part so far (even if the game has too much long ass cutscenes at the beginning).
But Tanimura lack something, if his theme is great and his combat is super cool (even if he has horrible crowd controls), he really miss characterization.
Akiyama and Saejima has very-generic story, one fall in love and want to save someone, and the other is a tragedy about a yakuza who want to know the truth.
Even with these generic scenarios, the game took the time to let them shine, Akiyama has really good chemistry avec Hana-chan and Saejima has his really strong speeches (the coliseum speech, the one with Hamazaki and the BALLS-OUT one).
But Tanimura just don't have that time to shine, his story is just a basic story about searching the truth
One last point : in terms of game-design, his part is HORRIBLE. There is one long battle where you can only use a briefcase that sucks, the chapter 3 only last one (1) scene, I really don't like chapter 4's boss (and of course Munakata).