Yakuza is one of the most underrated action-adventure games out there. The titles are full to the brim with some of the most packed cities, amazing combat, jaw-dropping stories, and some excellent side content that will keep players occupied for almost a hundred hours, if not more. It's amazing that these games feature such small areas — well, relatively speaking — but still manage to remain packed to the brim with amazing content across the board.
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Yakuza Kiwami serves as a great way to experience the events of the first Yakuza title with a fresh coat of paint, making it a great entry point into the series. Unlike Yakuza 0, Kiwami boasts an experience system that lets players level up Kiryu's stats instead of just throwing money at everything. However, money is still crucial to enjoying the good like in Yakuza Kiwami, and the following tips will leave Kiryu with vast hordes of cash by the time players finish this title.
8 Fight As Many Enemies As Possible
The simplest way to get money in Yakuza Kiwami is to fight each and every enemy that players can encounter in Kamurocho. Doing so ensures that players can slowly build up their cash reserves with ease.
It can understandably get frustrating to fight so many random encounters without a single moment of respite. However, for what it's worth, most valuable items in Yakuza Kiwami are pretty cheap.
7 Make Nouveau Riche Enemies Appear In Town
Gathering Completion Points (CP) is essential to ensure that players can unlock some valuable gameplay modifiers in Yakuza Kiwami. With due diligence, the player can unlock a ton of Completion Points over the course of playing the game and the various side activities present in it.
With enough CP, players can get members of the Nouveau Riche to appear all over town. These gold-wearing enemies hoard a ton of cash and are pretty easy to deal with, making them valuable to earn a good chunk of money in the game with ease.
6 Help Citizens All Over Town
Just like Yakuza 0, Kiwami features a bunch of citizens who are being mauled by thugs, members of the Yakuza, and the like. It's up to the player to step in and stop these vagabonds before they go too far.
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After being victorious, the victim generally gives a reward to Kiryu. Most of these rewards are fairly basic... but sometimes, the player can get lucky and get a valuable plate that can be sold for some serious moolah.
5 Bet Money On Gambling
There are several side activities scattered across Kamurocho in Yakuza Kiwami. Gambling is one such activity, with the player gaining access to various underground casinos as they go through the game.
This is where it becomes important to engage in smart and profitable gambling. It might take a long while, but patient players will definitely make a valuable return on their "investment".
4 Use Items From The Lockers To Increase Your Luck While Gambling
Unfortunately, getting lucky can prove to be quite a frustrating affair in gambling. However, there are items in the game that can help expedite the process of getting a sizeable sum of money through these illicit affairs in Yakuza Kiwami.
There are various keys present across the world of Kamurocho that can be used to open the lockers present near the Millenium Tower. Some of these lockers include items that increase Kiryu's luck, which is invaluable when it comes to decreasing the frustration players may experience when they're on a really cold streak.
3 Compete In The Coliseum
The Coliseum in Yakuza Kiwami is unlocked after progressing in the story. Most people participate in this tournament mainly to get all of Komaki's images... but there's another benefit of fighting in the Coliseum.
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Completing tournaments in the Coliseum nets players a handy sum of cash as well. Repeatedly participating in the most profitable tournaments will help players quickly amass a small fortune.
2 Unlock The Ebisu Socks
Another valuable accessory that can be obtained through spending CP is the Ebisu Socks. This particular accessory lets players multiply their funds by simply walking about the map of Kamurocho.
Sure, it might be true that the noise emanated by these socks can be quite grating after a point... but most players won't care once they see just how much their funds have multiplied in a short span of time. In fact, players can use a rubber band and make Kiryu run around in circles inside Debolah for hours as they leave their controller around to get millions of yen with hardly any effort whatsoever.
1 Get The Free Packs From Bob Utsunomiya
Bob Utsunomiya is a mysterious and legendary figure in the Yakuza series. His appearance and the manner in which he helps the player are never properly addressed in the games... but players don't have any complaints — the help he provides is invaluable.
For starters, he's the character that players need to talk to in order to spend their CP in Yakuza Kiwami. Along with this, Bob Utsunomiya also holds several free packs that players can use to get a bunch of valuable materials that can be sold for a neat sum.
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