Sega and Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio just lately launched a brand new demo for Yakuza 3 Kiwami, an upcoming remake of the unique PS3-era Yakuza 3. And a single alleyway within the demo has turn into the middle of an internet debate about whether or not Yakuza 3 Kiwami is a visible downgrade when in comparison with the OG sport.
On January 21, Sega released a demo for Yakuza 3 Kiwami for PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch 2, and PC. It didn’t take lengthy after the demo’s launch for folks to begin complaining in regards to the remake. Some aren’t comfortable that, like within the OG sport, every character you fight is an expert at blocking. Others declare that the remake’s map is smaller than the unique’s and are sad about it. There’s also the crappy decision by RGG to recast a character with actor Teruyuki Kagawa, a person who has been accused of sexual assault towards a hostess in 2019. Whereas he apologized in 2022, individuals are nonetheless upset that he’s included within the remake. However the latest and largest controversy surrounding Kiwami 3 includes an alleyway discovered within the demo.
— Yakuza Spain 🐉 (@SpainYakuza) January 21, 2026
On January 21, a person on Twitter shared a put up evaluating an alley within the OG Yakuza 3 on PS3 with the way it seems to be within the remake’s demo. Whereas the unique seems to be real looking and welcoming, the remake’s model seems to be garish and ugly. Nevertheless, the unique account claimed that the remainder of the demo regarded higher and was on par with current RGG video games. One other person identified that the alleyway seems to be superb while you aren’t inside it, and someone else suggested it was tied to a technical issue involving the game’s lighting. It is a downside that has plagued previous Yakuza/Like a Dragon video games, together with Pirates in Hawaii.
Yakuza Kiwami 3 lighting points are an auto-exposure bug.
When in a darkish space, the sport brightens to make issues simpler to see, which overexposes brilliant areas and makes issues look fullbright.
The repair is as straightforward as disabling this, however Pirates in Hawaii had the identical situation. pic.twitter.com/hVu5OaUYzw
— MeovvCAT (@osu_MeovvCAT) January 22, 2026
That info didn’t cease the unique put up evaluating the outdated and new sport from going viral on-line, leading to more people sharing footage and screenshots of the ugly alleyway on social media sites like Twitter and BlueSky in addition to Reddit.
Fortunately, the playerbase is already fixing the ugly lighting points in Yakuza 3 Kiwami. There’s already a mod for the demo on-line that apparently removes a visual filter RGG has implemented in the game and in other recent Yakuza titles. And yeah, seeing the sport each with and with out the filter makes it clear that this isn’t an unsightly sport. As an alternative, plainly the filter, in addition to some shading points, are inflicting it to look worse than the OG Yakuza 3 in some particular circumstances. Hopefully the devs add a toggle to take away the filter, however contemplating they’re delivery Kiwami 3 with an actor who allegedly sexually assaulted a girl, I’m not going to carry my breath.
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