Buildings hunch shoulder-to-shoulder next to one another, one tall, another squat, their almost-embrace forming tight alleyways all around - narrow tributaries darting off from the main street inviting snug exploration. Tangles of overhead electrical wires bunch like bird nests in a forest of neon and concrete. In the daytime, the higgledy-piggledy mess of a Tokyo district is in plain view. And it's in the details that Kamurocho – a semi-fictional location based closely on Kabukicho, Japan's notorious red light district – beguiles. The geography may be more limited than in Rockstar's city, but its ambition is no shorter. It's a sprawling virtual capital with distinct districts, diverse architectural influences and landmarks that imprint the memory.īut if you want authenticity and depth, Yakuza 4's grimy Kamurocho is the go-to destination. For the video game sightseer drawn to urban breadth and spectacle, nothing yet beats Grand Theft Auto's Liberty City.
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