Co-op mods are all the trend today, partly because of that FromSoft modder who’s added seamless multiplayer to every part from Elden Ring to Sekiro to Darkish Souls Remastered. And now, Yakuza sickos can get the identical remedy.
The Intertwined Fates mod for Yakuza 5 permits you to play nearly the complete recreation in co-op or with an AI-controlled companion. Clearly, for a lot of the legal journey, principal man Kazuma Kiryu is solely alone, so modder Jhrino merely inserted everybody’s favourite goof Ichiban Kasuga the place he would not belong.
It would not make a lot canonical sense since Ichiban, the hero of the seventh and eighth mainline Like a Dragon video games, is not even in Yakuza 5, however that is the magic of modding, eh?
The one place the place the mod would not fairly work with an AI-controlled Ichiban is in free-roam. That apart, dance battles with Haruka at the moment are absolutely playable in co-op, as is searching, the taxi minigame, and idol battles. It would not be purposeful Yakuza co-op until the minigames had been additionally playable with a good friend, I suppose.
Ichiban additionally had his personal moveset and even seems in cutscenes, although in the event you discover his silent presence within the background of the drama distracting, you’ll be able to take away him by following the directions on the NexusMods web page. There’s even an choice to have him in cutscenes however not gameplay, in the event you like. Whereas the mod can also be designed as an area co-op expertise, there’s some software program detailed on the web page that’ll allow you to play on-line, too.
