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My "Runaway Train" Tips


Dedemaru

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For those of you who do not know, Runaway Train is a secret trophy in Yakuza 3.

 

This trophy requires you to knock 100 civilians to the ground. This can be kind of difficult and without a doubt time consuming, if you plan on doing it in one go.

 

Each civilian must actually fall over and to the ground. This can be frustrating because a lot of the times they will just stumble (apparently the Japanese have great balance). After about fourty-five minutes attempting this, I finally picked up on a few pointers...

 

  • "Happy Birthday to the GROUND!": If you run up to a civilian with your shoulders aligned to their's, you have a much better chance of knocking them all the way down. The main method I use is to come up behind someone, align myself, and run into them without stopping. They will stop you in your tracks, but if you keep trucking forward they have a better chance of going all the way down.
  • "Move B*tch, Get out Da Way": Coming at someone head on is more difficult. If you charge at someone face to face, they're gonna dodge you and you'll miss your chance. However; if you trick them and run parellel to them, turning at the last second to align your shoulders with them, they won't have time to move and you can plow through them like a running back through a defensive end.
  • Hunchback of Notre God Damn You Fine! (70's porn): A lot of elderly civilians will be hunched over to exaggerate their age. These are the perfect prey. I've found that they tend to fall over easier than any other NPC. Use the first technique listed (from behind) and you'll most likely score yourself an elderly face-plant
  • Women & Schoolgirls, Pt. 3 (Another porn): From my experience, I have yet to knock over a woman. I'm not positive about all women, but I know for sure you cannot knock over women in skirts. Maybe they have a smaller hit box than everyone else and are able to be knocked over, but I have yet to see one fall.
  • Wall-humpers: Anyone standing still next to a building, or anyone offering a product or involved in a mission, won't fall. Don't waste your time with these people. They're like walls, they won't budge. Also, if you see an easy target who is nearing a wall, forget about them. If someone is close to a store or wall, they won't fall down very easily so you should just move onto the next prey

 

For anyone who isn't in a rush and isn't going to do this in one go, I recommend techniques one and three. Throughout your time in the main and side missions, while you're walking the streets, whenever you spot a hunch-backed elderly, approach them from behind and plow through them until their dentures pave the cement.

 

Hope these tips help cut some time outta your guy's experience!

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Nice tips and a good humor you have. I find it that I'm having a harder time knocking people down in the actual game compared to the demo. Semi frustrating but, oh well. You'd think school girls wouldn't be able to dodge a truck like Kazuma like they're some pro running back.

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