History VideoGame / Yakuza3

* KidsAreCruel: You would think that some of the orphans at Morning Glory Orphanage are a bit of this, but the real examples are the kids that invite Riona to the movies, only to pick on her for her burn scars.

''Yakuza 3'' (龍が如く3, ''Ryū ga Gotoku 3'', lit. ''Like a Dragon 3'') is the fourth entry in the ''VideoGame/LikeADragon'' series, following the [[NoExportForYou Japan-exclusive]] spin-off ''VideoGame/RyuGaGotokuKenzan'', and the second game in the series to appear on the UsefulNotes/PlayStation3. It was released in February 2009 in Japan, and the following year in the west. A remastered port for the UsefulNotes/Playstation4 was released in August 2018 in Japan and August 2019 in the West as part of the ''Yakuza Remastered'' collection, with a PC (via UsefulNotes/{{Steam}}) and Xbox One ports of the remaster releasing on January 28, 2021.

A remastered version of the game was released on the UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 in Japan in August 2018 and a year later in Western territories. Unlike the [[VideoGame/Yakuza1 previous]] [[VideoGame/Yakuza2 two]] games, [[http://www.gamerevolution.com/news/393885-yakuza-3-4-and-5-will-not-be-kiwami-style-remakes-says-series-creator it was not a Kiwami remake]], instead just a straight remaster. Along with a boost in performance, the Remastered version includes much of the original game's cut content and adds a few new touches, such as a substory finder and English karaoke lyrics, although some things have been removed in all versions.

* MythologyGag: The "Ghosts from the Past" substory features Hirata of Peace Finance, AKA the guy Kiryu debt-collected from in the [[VideoGame/Yakuza1 first game]]'s tutorial. In said substory's remastered script, Hirata's son, about to kill him, angrily shouts "You didn't pay your debts, and now this is what you get!", a paraphrase of Kiryu's original cheesy oneliner from the [=PS2=] version's English dub: "When you don't pay your debts, I'm what you get."

** The [=PS4=] remaster removes Kiryu's cigarette on the cover as well as the substories involving Michiru, which has since become controversial due to the changes in Japan's current social atmosphere.

* AntiFrustrationFeatures: The inventory system gets a minor overhaul over the PS2 games, most visibly bringing a larger inventory size (20 slots vs. the 9 item and 3 weapon slots from before). The big change however is removing Item Boxes in favour of having that functionality be part of the far more plentiful Save Points across the game, making it much easer and convenient to swap items between storage and inventory.

* ApatheticTeacher: After Shiro tells Kiryu that he got bullied constantly at school, the latter decides to phone up the teacher, Mr. Hashimoto, who denies anything like that is happening at his school at all, claiming that he had enough complaints from several parents that their children are being bullied. To make it worse, the main source of the bullying was from his own bratty son. Thankfully, Akira's mother catches on and reads him the riot act.
* AlternateWorldMap: Downtown Ryukyu serves as an alternate world map to Kamurocho. By the late game, Kiryu can freely travel between the two regions.