I started the series with LaD since it was free on playstation plus. Now I'm on Yakuza 5 and Ichiban is still my favorite character in the series. Can't wait for Yakuza 8
I had a similar experience! I started the game with Kiwami when it was also free on PS+, I believe it was 2018. Since then I only managed to play through YK and Y0, and started YK2 before I moved to another country so I don’t have my PS with me, but I own almost all of them (except Y6 and spin offs lol) I still want to play through all of them some day, it took me that much time bc I was playing other games/got too invested in the Cabaret mini game in Y0 and completing all of the sub stories lol
I'm not a big fan of Ichiban, though I'm self-critical enough to admit that my opinion may just be based on being more familiar with Kiryu. Also, Saejima deserves more attention. He's a good man
I think that they did well with making Ichiban so different from Kiryu. Sure, people will want to play Kiryu, but at least Ichi won't come as a half-baked clone. He also lets us see how the games would play out from a different perspective.
Its a good thing They dont ruin kiryus legacy They went the risky way and chainging a lot of things The whole genre itself. Guts most of the game develelops dont have nowadays and i really like that. I love the kiryu games but another and another game with same minigames and city would be too repetitve despite loving everything in it. With ichiban the whole franchise changes and thats cool Its time for fresh air Let the old man rest Well hes coming back anyway xd
@@tonysoprano7372 who asked for your opinion on this comment section? no one, though that doesn't mean you don't have to not comment your opinion freedom of speech and all that.
18 years in Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio made him a fucking protagonist
"The next 10 years would be yours"....Oh no, Nishiki, not again!!!!
10 years in the joint made you a fucking pussy!
10 years with RGG studios made you a good actor
10 YEARS IN THE J
10 years in the joint made you schizophrenic
The day the very best friend was born
"10 more years in the RGG games made you a fucking pussy" ~ Nishiki to himself
Man, Ichiban's initial design looks much rougher and his perm was definitely fucked up.
"initial" as in RGGO.
Who knows if they’ll just keep the same design later, but that’s kind of how I’d expect him to look by 9 or when he hits his 50’s.
So weird how his VA doesn't really sound like Ichiban but there's still a slight hint of him.
Nishiki got the 10 years in the joint
Ichiban really is a reincarnated nishiki
True.
Spoiler he will die in LAD 9
They should've gone for Nishiki's theme from the original for Nakaya's introduction! But meh, still is a banger
The birth of Itchyballs
I started the series with LaD since it was free on playstation plus. Now I'm on Yakuza 5 and Ichiban is still my favorite character in the series. Can't wait for Yakuza 8
I had a similar experience! I started the game with Kiwami when it was also free on PS+, I believe it was 2018. Since then I only managed to play through YK and Y0, and started YK2 before I moved to another country so I don’t have my PS with me, but I own almost all of them (except Y6 and spin offs lol)
I still want to play through all of them some day, it took me that much time bc I was playing other games/got too invested in the Cabaret mini game in Y0 and completing all of the sub stories lol
The title “yakuza” was only for western audiences. The series real name IS Like a Dragon
@@detectivehan5717 I know. I will still call it yakuza.
Koishiki
ICHIBAN SAGA is coming
I'm not a big fan of Ichiban, though I'm self-critical enough to admit that my opinion may just be based on being more familiar with Kiryu. Also, Saejima deserves more attention. He's a good man
Based opinion on saejima 😊
Oops I put an emoji by accident
Saejima represent! ✊
I think that they did well with making Ichiban so different from Kiryu. Sure, people will want to play Kiryu, but at least Ichi won't come as a half-baked clone.
He also lets us see how the games would play out from a different perspective.
Tho I'm not a big fan of your opinion on Ichiban
Its a good thing
They dont ruin kiryus legacy
They went the risky way and chainging a lot of things
The whole genre itself.
Guts most of the game develelops dont have nowadays and i really like that.
I love the kiryu games but another and another game with same minigames and city would be too repetitve despite loving everything in it.
With ichiban the whole franchise changes and thats cool
Its time for fresh air
Let the old man rest
Well hes coming back anyway xd
From Akira “Nishiki” to “Isshiki” Kasuga.
Nah. Majima needs his own. I can't play this turn based bullshit. Total deal breaker.
nobody asked
@@jacm4150 you're wrong
Sounds like a skill issue.
@@tonysoprano7372 who asked for your opinion on this comment section? no one, though that doesn't mean you don't have to not comment your opinion freedom of speech and all that.
I asked