Get inspired again, y’know?

I smileda lot, mind.

Plus, he’s already got the eyepatch sorted.

Majima Goro is a sixty year old man.

Why are there actual, cannon-wielding, tricorn-headed pirates off the coast of Hawaii?

Just get on the boat.

There are two culprits for that.

Sailing the ocean in Pirate Yakuza In Hawaii.

The other is simply that sailing and ship combat aren’t very good.

And, yes, obviously laser cannons, coconut machine guns, and Ono Michio mastheads are fun additions.

You’ll probably still put up with it like I did, because the rewards are worth having.

Majima and crew fighting a gang of pirates on an island.

There’s such little variety in enemy movesets, too.

Either that, or fights were over so quickly I barely noticed what enemies were capable of.

At least Majima himself is as charming as ever, and the gameisfunny.

The Madlantis pirate paradise from Pirate Yakuza.

It can’t lay eggs, but it will inexplicably gift you eggs after you feed it.

Last year’sInfinite Wealthmade some smart improvements over its predecessor, but the plot left me cold.

It had heart, but no real teeth.

Majima in a cowboy hat.

Pirate Yakuza feels even limper.

Again, it’s a great final few hours, but an uneven voyage enroute.

It’s not just the combat.

The villains are better, the combat feels weightier, it looks better.

To top it off, it’s cheaper.