To be completely clear, I’m defining minigame as an aspect of the game that is completely divorced from the main combat mechanics of the series. So instead we’re going to examine every minigame one at a time and at the end of the article I rate which Yakuza game has the best and worst minigames (The answer to both is fairly obvious though). Going game by game would not only be repetitive due to many minigames being recurring, but also might not get across well how each minigame changes throughout each game. I pondered for months how to best format this article. Luckily I am insane and finally got my last Yakuza platinum this year. Getting good at every single minigame to platinum even a single game in the series is a task only for the insane. The Yakuza games are known for having some of the best side content in gaming and having an absolute deluge of it.
Anyone who would undergo this task knows the biggest roadblock in doing that: The Yakuza franchise. Two years ago I embarked on a quest to platinum every single Sega game available on PS4 (and now PS5).
