@@kissmyassdickhead9346 I know, right? Why bother downloading a mod that's supposed to improve animations when they're indistinguishable from the originals?
@@arturoz6547 emulation won't change the character animations, this is what they looked like on original hardware. emulating would just crank up the output resolution
Another neat Restoration would be the Original voice acting. Japanese of course. Kiryu's Original performance was much better in my opinion. Like. He sounds like he doesn't want his brother to die. Even Voice Cracks.
@@NiCoNiCoNiCola Yeah, although they did make Kiryu be emotional in some scenes like the Kazama flashback and him beating down the final boss, he's still too stoic for his current experience
I love Nishiki's part, that last smile he flashes before pulling the trigger, is so much better now. It kinda makes his smile bittersweet, he is smiling, but with a bit of an evil grin as well. Very good detail for a PS2 game, even tho it isnt that noticable in the OG
It is kinda fucked up how Kiryu just walks into Purgatory, a place close to him that he has helped out and vice versa, sees it burning up in flames and doesn't even flash a look of concern. I get that he's being stoic, but the original still showed that in his determined gaze after his initial look of revelation.
I agree but they did knowingly make this change and I only made this mod to showcase custom auths (cutscene files) and chose to do so by replicating PS2 animations mostly 1:1. In Kiwami they did actually change cutscenes other than these but said cutscenes are prerendered hence why this is all I could do.
Well, as we all know, emotion is something that only hardware from 1999 can convey. Can't expect a game from 2019 or so to measure up to that, but it's still totally better though. To be fair though, you can tell that he's taken aback even in Kiwami, his expression is just only in his eyes and eyebrows.
@@mugen5124 the old Kiryu model had much softer features, that's one big reason, when I did a full up texture redesign for Kiryu's Y3 - Dead Souls model, I completely reshaped his eyebrows to look less perma angry
Yes, this is great! One thing that always bothered me in Kiwami was the complete lack of expression in so many cutscenes. People just had their default face on like talking mannequins.
@@vgames9207 Emulate the original Yakuza release and you will see what he means. Kiwami's substories make use of default animations (sometimes none at all!) and those in-game "cutscenes" when the original game had pre-rendered cutscenes, fully animated, even for some of the silly ones. That's one example. if you want to find a video example for exact definition, look up "Respect The Original Yakuza" on RUclips, it's a video that side-by-side compares what I'm talking about. I plat K1 and it's still great - but the hundred hours I spent in the original have 10x more soul.
@@TUNOMODOKI No, this game is very clearly missing expressions from a lot of cutscenes in K1. Just compare to the original as well as every other game in the series. It's very noticable
This is what I was talking about before. When RGG copy/paste animations from the old games they forgot a lot of details such as Kiryu being expressive, and is mostly my problem when people convert heat actions to Kiryu normally never used by him. I hate that in K1/K2 he's not as expressive as he is in the original games and this mod is going to help change that.
RGG definitely should've put more effort into the facial animations for the Kiwami games. There's quite a bit lost in translation due to using older animations on much newer assets. They were already reusing the same mocap and camera shots from the original games, so I don't think touching up the faces would've been too much to ask.
They actually did touch up the facial animations in a couple of cutscenes, the Nishiki one is a perfect example, there’s also the Gary Buster Holmes fight cutscene which I’m convinced they changed because the smile he did in the PS2 version looked that goofy on the new model for him, I didn’t do that one because that cutscene is sadly pre-rendered
When playing through Kiwami 2 I noticed that some cutscenes had really astonishing facial animation while others didn't even have proper lip sync. The inconsistency is very weird.
@@BuckShockley13 Speaking of Y2. In the iconic "Kiryu Smash" cutscene he has a very emotional face and it turns into anger. But in Kiwami he just has an angry face. And also in one shot he just looks like 😐 meanwhile OG was a little more expressive
it is absolutely insane seeing kiryu more human. however all of their expressions fit the situation perfectly. but... yuya was just for the funnies mostly imo.
Honestly I don't mind the new animations because honestly more reserved and introverted people like Kyriu look emotionless in real life most of the time as well lol.
For some reason, my dumbass clicked on this video thinking that someone modded the PS2 version to look like Kiwami. Then I took a closer look at the title then rewatched the video and now it all makes sense.
That ending was the most important showcase we needed. Jk, this mod is awesome. I always had a feeling that Kiryu being angry in Kiwami is the only emotion he shows throughout the entire game.
Ps2 kiryu look like a common yakuza thug, which strangely i like it more then the usual kiryu, feels like he is a "has been" Instead of a "legend return" Yakuza
Amazing. As much as like seeing model swaps and moveset swap mods and all that stuff, I'd much rather see modders coming together to do something like this. I like both Kiwamis but man, they're very flawed remakes, and that's coming from someone who never played the originals. The stuff that got downgraded and removed are my biggest pet peeves.
I dont think Kiwami's version is bad, but I can see why someone would want to make a mod to restore the PS2 expressions, even if it is an overall minute detail in the overall game.
It's such a minor thing but for some reason I really like how the OG's subtitles stretches out the "Nishikiiiiiiiiiiiiii!", makes it feel more impactful I think
@@Vintagesonic1 I guess but I'll probably forget about it by the time I get to actually play the game. Plus I was paying more attention to the expressions rather than the dialog.
I mean at the end it makes sense for him to be expressive that's basically his brother who is going to sacrifice himself for him and his now adaptive daughter. It would be weird if he wasn't.
Lol I never played the originals, only got into the series long after kiwami 1 and 2 came out, so I've never seen the original Kiryu before. I know it's just the graphics of the time (that would have blown me away back when Ocarina of Time was what I thought was the absolute best graphics could get), but looking at it now OG Kiryu just looks kinda dopey lol, not like the incredible badass he is. The facial animation really make it And while I'm here, I gotta say I've been loving the series. Though the very last scene of 2 (just beat it yesterday) loses some impact when you know there's a 3 4 5 and 6 lmao
I know his new look is iconic but I kinda like going back to see this more expressive, human version of the character. It's like his humble roots that have been overwritten by the legend
We need a mod to go with 1:00 that doesn’t change anything in the game except adds a vine boom sound effect when he does the face just like in the video
I still think the PS2 cutscenes have a lot more fluidity and weight compared to Kiwami. The remake made these animations look more artificial and stiff, probably because of the high-poly models.
im sad no one mentions the original english dub as well, Mark Hammil may swing bit too Jokery as Majima but like that is his character and the rest are great
@@quinnmarchese6313 It's a relic of its time. The japanese voice acting sounds better on PS2 than in Kiwami, especially Yuya. But I guess it was like 10 years, and men's voices tend to get deeper with age.
The game that needs a touch up on the mouth movements is Kiwami 2, it's a lot worse than Kiwami 1. Kiwami 2 also lacks some subtle sound effects. Would love if someone could mod it but I understand it'd be a lot of work.
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Forgot to say this but the mod is out on the Kiwami nexus page
Link in the description would be nice.
@@leznis Updated
I can't even tell the difference between remakes, or mods.
@@kissmyassdickhead9346 I know, right? Why bother downloading a mod that's supposed to improve animations when they're indistinguishable from the originals?
The facial experssions in the original are damn impressive considering the hardware and age.
forreal it looks amazing
@@dogma8538 @JF_paes15 they weren't that good, this is probably an emulation
@@arturoz6547 emulation won't change the character animations, this is what they looked like on original hardware. emulating would just crank up the output resolution
@@jake975 tell that to the modders
@@arturoz6547 si no le sabes no le muevas papito
kiwami: "Nishiki!"
Og game: "N I S H I K I I I I I I I I I I I ..."
Another neat Restoration would be the Original voice acting. Japanese of course. Kiryu's Original performance was much better in my opinion. Like. He sounds like he doesn't want his brother to die. Even Voice Cracks.
@@MariusBoss11458 especially in battles
@@NiCoNiCoNiCola That too. I like the new Taunt (although they reused his Y3 one) but the old one was pretty good. Very Angry
@@MariusBoss11458 personally I don't mind chill Kiryu in Yakuza 1 or 2, but I'm really mad Sega didn't make Kiryu very emotional in 0
@@NiCoNiCoNiCola Yeah, although they did make Kiryu be emotional in some scenes like the Kazama flashback and him beating down the final boss, he's still too stoic for his current experience
Feels weird to see Kiryu so expressive
Kiryu be doing the Frisk emotion challenge.
Have you not played yakuza 3?
@@fearmination6996 HA
Agreed
Feels weird to not hear him speak English
I love Nishiki's part, that last smile he flashes before pulling the trigger, is so much better now. It kinda makes his smile bittersweet, he is smiling, but with a bit of an evil grin as well. Very good detail for a PS2 game, even tho it isnt that noticable in the OG
I wouldn't say "evil", it's more like "I'm finally getting what I deserved, huh, Kiryu?" smile
@@NiCoNiCoNiCola Yup, exactly like that
@@NiCoNiCoNiCola Ni Cola everywhere system
@@goodman299 He is the irl Majima fr
Sorry bro but it's pretty damn similar, i wouldn't say "so much better" lol.
That brow lift was The Rock worthy indeed.
Agreed
It is kinda fucked up how Kiryu just walks into Purgatory, a place close to him that he has helped out and vice versa, sees it burning up in flames and doesn't even flash a look of concern. I get that he's being stoic, but the original still showed that in his determined gaze after his initial look of revelation.
I agree but they did knowingly make this change and I only made this mod to showcase custom auths (cutscene files) and chose to do so by replicating PS2 animations mostly 1:1. In Kiwami they did actually change cutscenes other than these but said cutscenes are prerendered hence why this is all I could do.
The limited ps2 animation is so obvious in that one, there he looks like he just came across a wacky substory or something
@Gianfranco Suriano Still, he was seeing the real damage for the first time
Well, as we all know, emotion is something that only hardware from 1999 can convey. Can't expect a game from 2019 or so to measure up to that, but it's still totally better though.
To be fair though, you can tell that he's taken aback even in Kiwami, his expression is just only in his eyes and eyebrows.
why would he be in fucking shock because hobo-land is on fire? Not to mention it's perfectly fine 2 cutscenes later.
Good work, it's nice to try and make Kiryu look more human in Kiwami, since he looked natural in the OG, and not like a robot
Thanks Skirish, I feel half the problem was his model which wasn’t bad it just didn’t accommodate the PS2 animations well
@@mugen5124 the old Kiryu model had much softer features, that's one big reason, when I did a full up texture redesign for Kiryu's Y3 - Dead Souls model, I completely reshaped his eyebrows to look less perma angry
Yuya does his Rock impression
Facts
🤨
Can you smell what the Rock is cooking?
I actually like Kiryu being more expressive. Makes him feel more human. Instead of "state of constant, unbridled anger"
I feel like that's what he wants people to think a lot of the time though. He's pretty into being perceived as cool and/or threatening.
I love the fact that Nishiki looks more smug in the modded version
Like vegeta ocen dub 9000!!!!! and us dub 9000!
Ten years in the joint
I like to think that og nishiki is evil to the end
Like 'You hate to see me die huh? Well fuck you.'
Yes, this is great!
One thing that always bothered me in Kiwami was the complete lack of expression in so many cutscenes. People just had their default face on like talking mannequins.
Kiwami was pretty rushed tbh
@@chainsawplayin define rushed?
@@vgames9207 Emulate the original Yakuza release and you will see what he means. Kiwami's substories make use of default animations (sometimes none at all!) and those in-game "cutscenes" when the original game had pre-rendered cutscenes, fully animated, even for some of the silly ones. That's one example. if you want to find a video example for exact definition, look up "Respect The Original Yakuza" on RUclips, it's a video that side-by-side compares what I'm talking about.
I plat K1 and it's still great - but the hundred hours I spent in the original have 10x more soul.
Japanese people often read facial expressions with their eyes,
It may look like a mannequin to some people.
I'm Japanese, but I prefer K/1
@@TUNOMODOKI No, this game is very clearly missing expressions from a lot of cutscenes in K1.
Just compare to the original as well as every other game in the series. It's very noticable
PS2 Kiryu walking into the burning Homeless camp looks like he forgot why he came in the room until he spotted the Krispy Kreme stall
idk if I'm the only one paying attention
But in the original version Nishiki has a Glock
while in kiwami he has a Makarov
The MIA also switches from Makarovs in cutscenes to Berettas in game
Can't have shit in Kamurocho
It's noticeable, but it's just not a big enough deal to point out in the comments
most observant yakuza fan
@@ChadHellgado it more noticable to me than the expressions
This is what I was talking about before. When RGG copy/paste animations from the old games they forgot a lot of details such as Kiryu being expressive, and is mostly my problem when people convert heat actions to Kiryu normally never used by him. I hate that in K1/K2 he's not as expressive as he is in the original games and this mod is going to help change that.
i have a feeling the upcoming like a dragon gaiden will be kiryus most expressive state, following along infinite wealth
@@jkeeblait was for gaiden, now we wait for infinite wealth
I know this is unrelated to the video, but I lost it at the “Nishik i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i ” captions on 0:37
RGG definitely should've put more effort into the facial animations for the Kiwami games. There's quite a bit lost in translation due to using older animations on much newer assets. They were already reusing the same mocap and camera shots from the original games, so I don't think touching up the faces would've been too much to ask.
They actually did touch up the facial animations in a couple of cutscenes, the Nishiki one is a perfect example, there’s also the Gary Buster Holmes fight cutscene which I’m convinced they changed because the smile he did in the PS2 version looked that goofy on the new model for him, I didn’t do that one because that cutscene is sadly pre-rendered
When playing through Kiwami 2 I noticed that some cutscenes had really astonishing facial animation while others didn't even have proper lip sync. The inconsistency is very weird.
@@BuckShockley13 Speaking of Y2. In the iconic "Kiryu Smash" cutscene he has a very emotional face and it turns into anger. But in Kiwami he just has an angry face. And also in one shot he just looks like 😐 meanwhile OG was a little more expressive
Thx for opening My nishiki's scar 🙂.
It’s beautiful
While playing OG Yakuza 2, I remember Yuya also raising his eyebrow in one of the first cutscenes (and yeah, Kiwami 2 cutted this one too)
I love how kiryu just walks in at first like
"Wtf happened?"
"Anyways."
LOL! man i love these edits!!! you should consider getting hired for a big company or something!!! LOOKING FORWARD TO SEE WHATS NEXT
Its insane how good this mod makes Kiwami look compared to vanilla
it is absolutely insane seeing kiryu more human. however all of their expressions fit the situation perfectly. but... yuya was just for the funnies mostly imo.
Honestly I don't mind the new animations because honestly more reserved and introverted people like Kyriu look emotionless in real life most of the time as well lol.
its a remake of a game where he showed a ton of emotion, makes no sense to not keep that.
@@satyamSaha amazing, it's like you didn't even read my comment.
@@theheadpriest RATIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
@@_0TheLegend0_ the cutscenes literally are though minus the facial expressions
I am definitely adding this when I start my legend playthrough of kiwami!
sheesh, Kiryu shows a lot more emotion during the ending in the original than I noticed. you can see the desperation in his face.
For some reason, my dumbass clicked on this video thinking that someone modded the PS2 version to look like Kiwami. Then I took a closer look at the title then rewatched the video and now it all makes sense.
I wonder how much effort went into making a whole mod for 1% more facial expression.
Thank you! this is such a improvement over Kiwami, the company should pay you for the job and patch this into the game.
I know next to zero about Yakuza and don't have it in my backlog, but I like how this looks.
Grab the Yakuza Zero, and prepare for greatness. It's quite cheap game to boot, and goes on sale all the time.
Kiryu that a man still get me to this day
That ending was the most important showcase we needed.
Jk, this mod is awesome. I always had a feeling that Kiryu being angry in Kiwami is the only emotion he shows throughout the entire game.
Man I just notice that in the original the park were dirtier and had a lot of garbage littering around
as someone who never played the ps2 yakuza games and started with yakuza 0 ps2 kiryu will hunt me in my dreams 🙂
Ps2 kiryu look like a common yakuza thug, which strangely i like it more then the usual kiryu, feels like he is a "has been" Instead of a "legend return" Yakuza
Amazing. As much as like seeing model swaps and moveset swap mods and all that stuff, I'd much rather see modders coming together to do something like this. I like both Kiwamis but man, they're very flawed remakes, and that's coming from someone who never played the originals. The stuff that got downgraded and removed are my biggest pet peeves.
I dont think Kiwami's version is bad, but I can see why someone would want to make a mod to restore the PS2 expressions, even if it is an overall minute detail in the overall game.
Most apologetic Yakuza fan
@@MGrey-qb5xz
The least apologetic Yakuza fan*
@@edlerkrieger8045 you calling me a hater b*tch lol
@@hisaceinthehole3426 Yeah, not like gameplay and direct input is 90% of a video game or anything.
@@scarymeunster9095 what about story based games then?
Man havin to see nishiki pull the trigger again just hurt
ohh kiwami is a remake of yakuza 1!! i was always so confused where 1 and two were when i was looking at xbox game pass.
I would say it's hard for me to notice a difference but had I played the original back in the day I probably would.
Awesome thanks for showcasing this
now i can see every frame of him saying "ten years in the joint"
SO MUCH BETTER they look so much more alive
That fucking vine thud took me by surprise
man the og ps2 yakuza was so good for the time. has an underrated english dub as well
Yakuza modding community is so great
Wow this is insane!
I CANT TAKE PS2 KIRYU SERIOUSLY HE LOOKS SO FUNNY LMAO
that last part threw me into the trenches and i also got nuked, qutie comediac.
Kiryu in original: |:(
Kiryu in Kiwami: >:(
It's such a minor thing but for some reason I really like how the OG's subtitles stretches out the "Nishikiiiiiiiiiiiiii!", makes it feel more impactful I think
Finally. Kiryu doesnt look so angry in every cutscene he’s in.
I like how Nishiki has a Glock in the original and a Makrov in kiwami
I really need to get into the series one day.
Yuya be like 🤨
I actually quite like the looks of this, pretty neat stuff.
I find it funny that in the original game, Nishki used a Glock, but in Kiwami he uses a Walther PPK (or a Makarov PM)
ok the vine boom at the end made me lose it
No one is talking about that The Rock eyebrow meme at the end?
i didnt know i needed this until now
That vine boom really sold me
Still good looking models for PS2.
Haven't played Kiwami yet but I did play Zero. Now I'm excited to play Kiwami with this mod.
Damn, by watching this video you accidentally spoiled yourself.
@@Vintagesonic1 I guess but I'll probably forget about it by the time I get to actually play the game. Plus I was paying more attention to the expressions rather than the dialog.
I don't know man but ps2 character model more look like Dwayne Johnson
Seeing Yuya at the end is sad.
Mainly because I miss having him as part of the main series. Him and Kazuya
I never knew that the PS2 version has "NISHIKIIIIIIIIIIIIIII" on their subtitles lol
Kiryu shouting NISHIKIIIIIII sounded better in the PS2 version, personally speaking.
Japanese people often read facial expressions with their eyes,
It may look like a mannequin to some people.
I'm Japanese, but I prefer K/1
Also at opening when cop arrive.
Kiryu look sad and prepare for what come next.
So long story short, Kiwami Kiryu is always ANGY.
I never noticed that in Kiwami, Nishiki has a completely different type of handgun. What a strange change.
Glock17 into Walter ppk
@@majimadavis3602 It's actually a Glock 42, a pocket version.
@@GugureSux alright
the eyebrow ending killed me
Bro,this is awesome
You should do it to Yakuza kiwami 2
Sure
@@mugen5124 the kiwami 2 is so much loosing expression from kiryu,is just flat face kiryu all the time
@@ranggarionaldi yeah it's upsetting especially since yakuza 6 kiryu was so expressive
@ExtremeHispasat makes no sense
I mean at the end it makes sense for him to be expressive that's basically his brother who is going to sacrifice himself for him and his now adaptive daughter. It would be weird if he wasn't.
0:36 bro literally started to type "i" multiple times to be serious 💀
“Ooh lightflare”
-oney
Original Kiryu looks like a long-faced John Travolta.
Yo Nishiki goes to B with that Glock
Lol I never played the originals, only got into the series long after kiwami 1 and 2 came out, so I've never seen the original Kiryu before. I know it's just the graphics of the time (that would have blown me away back when Ocarina of Time was what I thought was the absolute best graphics could get), but looking at it now OG Kiryu just looks kinda dopey lol, not like the incredible badass he is. The facial animation really make it
And while I'm here, I gotta say I've been loving the series. Though the very last scene of 2 (just beat it yesterday) loses some impact when you know there's a 3 4 5 and 6 lmao
I know his new look is iconic but I kinda like going back to see this more expressive, human version of the character. It's like his humble roots that have been overwritten by the legend
I died at the vine boom ending
For ps2 graphic are really good the texture are really push ps2 to the limit
Ps2 nishki is holding a glock
Some people really have time to lose rofl
You should be happy people care about making games better for everyone
The ps2 face looks really well animated.
I had honestly never seen the first Yakuza, and for some reason Kiryu looks like the guy I used to buy weed off of in highschool.
I played the PS2 version on, well, PS2, and now I think PS2 Kiryu looks like the pogchamp guy, lol
In Original Game Nishiki Used Glock while in Remake he probably used Pistol p64
Just saying
The original face is like Jokowi
god the ending of the game breaks my heart but the subtitles in the original just saying "n i s h i k i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i" is so funny to me
We need a mod to go with 1:00 that doesn’t change anything in the game except adds a vine boom sound effect when he does the face just like in the video
i feel like they based his now current face from Miyamoto Musashi who had very similiar face features
I like how the subtitle just goes “Nishki i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i”
Improper subtitliting in an official localization lmao
Yuya deserved that one.
Never played the original Yakuza games, but damn Kiryu looks different.
yeah he was redesigned in Yakuza 3 and again in 5 which is the current design for the character
great video !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
this is yakuza kiwami ？…no？
Yakuza1！？？？？？
wonderful！
I still think the PS2 cutscenes have a lot more fluidity and weight compared to Kiwami.
The remake made these animations look more artificial and stiff, probably because of the high-poly models.
im sad no one mentions the original english dub as well, Mark Hammil may swing bit too Jokery as Majima but like that is his character and the rest are great
@@quinnmarchese6313 It's a relic of its time. The japanese voice acting sounds better on PS2 than in Kiwami, especially Yuya. But I guess it was like 10 years, and men's voices tend to get deeper with age.
I was waiting for Yuya to make the face.
"Beautiful eyes"
Are there any plans to redo the mouth movements? Cause the ps2 animations look jank on kiwami's newer models, especially the mouths
You'd need to actually animate for that you know? Which RGG uses face capture so it'd be hardwork overall
@@ashleyy69 I know. I'm just curious
@@teneesh3376 There are no plans to redo them as they already look pretty ok and regardless, doing so would be very time consuming.
@@mugen5124 okay. Just wondering
The game that needs a touch up on the mouth movements is Kiwami 2, it's a lot worse than Kiwami 1. Kiwami 2 also lacks some subtle sound effects. Would love if someone could mod it but I understand it'd be a lot of work.
Fucking Yuya doing the Rock impersonation.