@@cheese5911 Probably not better than Sera to be honest. He inherited Tojo when it was at the top, and managed to keep it at the top for *13 years* when Japanese economy had stagnated and yakuza were much more restricted. The events of 1 only happened because Sera was assassinated and probably wouldn't have moved forward in the first place if Sera stayed at the top. To put more weight to it, Tojo Clan was less than 15 years old at the time Sera became Chairman, and Tojo Clan lasted for less than 13 years after he died. He was the head for ⅓ of clan's life.
Yakuza is a life changing experience that everyone should try at least once, and Kiryu is easily one of my favorite characters ever. But I feel like I should clarify to everyone, the whole "Kiryu has never killed a man" is an inside joke from a mistranslation from the creator of the series. It's more along the lines of "Kiryu has never killed a man (in cold blood)". But the misinterpretation has lead to a ton of memes involving rubber bullets and Kiryu punching the cancer cells out of people to save their lives.
This is what I called as Masterpiece. People keep telling how good "OPEN WORLD" How vast and cool. But in the end those are scenery with empty content. Yakuza series is totally different. Different district has it's own uniqueness and unique quests. Like it gave me reason to running from district to district. I can feel the world in Yakuza game so lively and Alive. The world is small but man the contents is damn packed.
I definitely love the main story and combat in the series, but man! The sub stories are where it's at. So much world building, and making the people of Kamurocho or any other city in this series feel like actual people. Just so beautiful.
I love how lived in and vibrant the cities in Yakuza are. They're not gigantic but you feel like there's something new going on around every corner. In a lot of the games you end up making your own side goals like money harvesting or completing every available side story or maybe getting perfects on every Karaoke song. It adds another layer of player agency which isn't present in a lot of other games.
We should thanks Shenmue for the (almost) real open world experience . Yakuza open world system was so similar to Shenmue, with a bigger world. And Yakuza story is the best of all , both Main and Side story is really great
Yakuza is the one of the few series from SEGA's post console era that has that distinct SEGA vibe, from things like the Music to UI to the various minigames and side activities you do in between the story it feels like something that you would play on one of SEGA's consoles like the Dreamcast back in the 1990's. Seriously this is one of the better things SEGA makes these days especially when you considered that the only other franchise, they have outside of Yakuza is Sonic which while he SEGA's main mascot he has mostly been a laughingstock for the past couple of years whereas the Yakuza series has been held in high regard over the past couple of years to the point where SEGA puts Kiryu and Majima in more Mainstream media compared to Sonic.
The entire way through, I was waiting for the in-game meet up between Kiryu and Majima but the fact that they stay basically separate from each other all game ended up being for the best.
Be honest tho, having a cliche "misunderstanding" fight between the two would have been cool. They could even have waves within the fight where you're forced to switch between the characters. I genuinely think it's a missed opportunity.
@@Twisty_26While that would be pretty dope, they already touch on that concept in 4 and 5. 0's story works beautifully and hinges on the two never meeting during it.
2020-21 was a very dark time for me, and Yakuza 0 was literally the light on those dark times. I had so much fun i forgot my troubles at times. Now i collect every rgg studio games just because they did so much for me, so i want to give my all for them.
yakuza 0 had by far the best story I've experienced in a game, and the amount of content it had was crazy to the point where I almost reached 200+ hours pure rizz of a game
When I started playing I started with 0 and I just recently finished ishin and holy shit that's an order to play the games in especially since both game ends with you fighting basically the same guy
Yakuza 0 inspired me and put me on the path of self-improvement. You have no idea how much I'm indebted to this game and its creators. I hope that one day I can meet Toshihiro Nagoshi and personally thank him!
Playing a single game as Kiryu and realizing he was 20 years old. It made me reevaluate my life. I just turned 20 myself and Kiryu had already done so much despite only being 20 hes so mature and strong. I found my role model
playing yakuza changed my life FOREVER, I really relate to majima's I'm caged in every sense of the word perspective. For most of my life, I tried to do what everyone expected of me HOPING it would lead me to figuring out the "optimal" path, but just like kiryu you learn that people will interalize the hells they faced and project onto others. What I loved about kiryu is he always tried to see people who did him dirty as a person with a dream and goal FIRST. It's not easy to meet half the people like kiryu did and still be able to respect or like them after learning about them. By the time I finished yakuza like a dragon, I realized that life really is what you make it. You can have "nothing" and just be grateful to have the ability to eat decent food and people who have everything you desire could feel jelly that you have seemingly nothing but are happier than they ever been. Perspective is king and playing yakuza taught me you really gotta be yourself and realize labels, fame, money ALONE won't make you happy, that's your choice.
Maybe it's just me but am I the only one who sees Kiryu as SEGA's Modern Mascot I mean sure they still have Sonic but let's be honest he has mostly been a laughingstock for the past couple of years whereas the Yakuza series has been held in high regard over the past couple of years.
This video is awesome. Its great to see that the Yakuza series is getting the recognition it deserves. Would of been cool if you did a section on the music of this series alone cuz it has some serious bangers.
Thank you thank you,I wanted to do that but I wasn’t able to fit it properly, so I instead just put a bunch of music that I really like recommended in the description lol
Yakuza fr changed my life and even "saved" it, i played and completed my first yakuza game about 1 year ago and after beating Kuze's ass in his 2nd encounter i did (knee) pusbups cuz of all the pure testosterone my ps4 emitted at the time, now 1 year later im not very beefed up like kiryu is but i have around 4 months of consistent training under my belt (i halfassed my 1st 8 months of training it was awful) and my pre-existing asthma is completely gone, I have nothing but love and gratitude for this game franchise and the people behind it and remember Kyodai's, strength has no ceiling (epic yakuza 6 quote) and keep chasing your dreams and become..... Like a Dragon!
Yakuza is one of the best videogame series ever made, the amount of soul it has is unmatched. Also this video deserves like 10 million views wtf man it's so well-made, your editing is God tier.
I didn't like these games initially when I saw them on steam because I'm not much of a fan of city settings, but god damn giving Y0 a chance was probably the best decision I've made in gaming. Powered through them without an ounce of burnout or boredom (aside from that one Saejima segment in Y5). Imho, so far this series is the most consistent in terms of entertainment and quality across all of its games, even its spinoffs like Kurohyou 1-2. Now I'm just waiting for the Judgement games to go on discount and for the 2 new mainlines to release 😂
I recommend checking Fanatical - they permanently have 10-15% discounts on games, with price dipping really low in some cases. It's a trusted site, I purchased several games through it at super good prices. Also, Judgement/Lost Judgement was on discount on Steam not too long ago. Maye in Spring sale? I am also going to play them eventually (currently at Y4) but I've decided not to buy games that I'm gonna play much later (usually, they get discounted much more by the time anyways).
For years The Witcher 3 was my favorite game of all time (500 h, bought it twice,gog and steam) then watched 2 streams 100 h each of Yakuza 0 back in 2018 Then played Yakuza 0 on pc and since RGG Studio became my favorite studio and 7-8 Yakuza games/spin-offs are in my top 10 all time,no words I still have some Yakuza games installed and i go back to do the Karaoke ,Disco
Fantastic work, I swear this series is extremely underrated, and I’m still wishing for Kiwami 3. The depth and breadth this series span is truly under appreciated
After playing the start of Ishin, I could see totally perfect quality upgrades from the older games to the Unreal Engine, I’m really shocked at how close to Y0 gameplay it manages to replicate, I could totally see future Kiwami titles on this
I just finished the video and I'm surprised that this video doesn't have more views, it's a love letter to a franchise that defined my last couple of years, and man, the editing it's just gorgeous, you just earned a new subscriber, kudos to you for such an amazing work, I'll be here cheering for you :)
You know that a game franchise is great when after playing through more than 7+ games at are literary the same you are still so excited for the next entry.
I love how sub counts don't mean quality anymore. Really everyone is so talented and makes very enjoyable videos. I am glad to have laid my eyes on this cause it's right up my alley. Can't wait to see you grow as a content creator.
Yakuz 0 and like a dragon are my favorites because kiryu is my hero, he didn't try to be anyone but himself. Ichiban could have easily be an asshole and hypocrite, yet all he did was try his best for himself and others. I used to think if i don't figure out my life by my current age 25, I "failed" but seeing ichiban and kiryu do their thing is really inspiring.
I had a hard time getting into Yakuza 0 because of the way the narrative was delivered (especially silent dialogs). I'm absolutely glad I got into it. I literally devoured the whole series (from Y0 to Y7) in the span of a few month, not playing anything else until I finished. I'm so excited for Like a Dragon Ishin and what's in store, with Gaiden and Lad8... Speaking of 0, I'm sad we never got to see Kuze ever again. He was by far my favorite character of the whole game. And by the way, it's Kiryu Kazuma, not Kazama.
This may have been the best video I have seen on youtube in a long time, just the way how you executed this video is perfect, the editing the music even down to the way you explain the characters and story really just has me interested in the whole franchise, its surprising to see a content creator as passionate and interested as @pumpo really makes me look forward to your future uploads, keep up this great content. 11/10 video i love this.
I was at a gaming burnout. All my friends weren’t on as much and apex legends ,our game of choice, was also losing my interest. Then I stumble across yakuza 0 because it was free on game pass thinking it would be cool. I’ve been addicted to the series since
19:28 nah thats cap, kiryu himself stated that he did and will kill (in self defense of course) in yakuza 5, the meme that "kiryu dosen't kill" started as a translation error
Broooooo I'm so in love with this game. I'm only just finishing my first playthrough of yakuza 0 and it got me hooked. The gameplay, the vivid world, the funny npc characters and substories you encounter, the references to Japan culture and a great persiflage at that, all combined in a humoristic package. I found myself laughing genuinely more than once or twice when failing a telephone club game or seeing what mr libido is up to. The balance between a dark and gritty yakuza story and the lightheartedness of all the things you do between missions is a golden combo that just makes you return for more. I'm already over 80h in yakuza 0, and since this universe just revealed itself to me, I'll have plenty of catching up to do after I finish this one. I might not go straight into kiwami, but rather play judgment instead, just to change things up. But it's a great feeling having so many games to dive into from 0 to 6. Definitely a game that takes some grinding, but there's always a fun hook right around the corner. Side note, I would love to have been in this developing team, because their humor is on point and I can imagine them having fun making up characters like Miracle Johnson etc, or the shooreh peepee sect. I feel like the goofy atmosphere in the dev team found its way into the game, as the product of capturing their souls into it.
I think the memes played a huge role, yes, memes, i for once played yakuza 1 on ps2 as a kid and finish only to never touch it again for some reason i was always avoiding it, it's thanks to that baka mitai meme that was like "I've seen this gane before" and it kicked in lol
@@theacehavin7918 except it’s not. It’s pronounced Kah-zoo-mah. Kazama is pronounced Kah-zah-mah. Not to mention that not only it was pronounced incorrectly in the video, but also spelled, while in reality it’s two different words: one is a given name, the other is a surname. Their kanji are also different: 一馬 for Kazuma, 風間 for Kazama
There are so many things this series does exceptionally well. One of the things I like the most is the switch between serious crime drama and crazy side content. Whenever I feel like I need a break from the seriousness of the main story I can do side content. And whenever I feel like I need a break from the craziness of the side content, I can continue with the main story. The pacing is just great. Other games throw too much side content at you to the point where you just get fed up of it. But in Yakuza the proportion of side content to main story content feels perfect to me. Plus the side content is actually fun and not some copy and paste content like "kill 3 rats" or "collect 900 korok seeds".
Top 10 greatest game series if not too 5. We need an akiyama spinoff especially if judgment is done. Could even have some investigation stuff in there Akiyama did his fair share of snooping around.
This video might just be what I need to convince my pals to finally give the series a proper shot! On a real note, this is some fantastic work. Good job, dude! ❤👍
They can literally turn this gaming series into a Netflix series or a movie series if they really wanted to. Some of the best storytelling in a video game I’ve ever seen!
I loved this video I find it hard to find Yakuza videos that don’t just drop spoilers for the entire franchise with no warning, I truly felt safe watching this in contrast though lol.
Litterly Yakuza games and then judgment and inshi are seriously the best fuckin stories of any games ever made they have such well written dialogue and litterly every game has Soo many twists that you actually don't see comming until like RIGHT before it happens I fell in love with this series the moment I played it I can't wait for the future of games they give us
this series has taught me to not give a shit about what anyone thinks of me and always be true to myself, even if i do care i will act like i dont and eventually it will become another thing i won't care about.
Another 10/10 king on another fabulous game, I didn't know much about the yakuza franchise till about a year ago but like after I found it I realized just how much of a gem it is.
great video. yakuza is one of the most chaotic and random game series but it always retains a serious attitude. It's an enigma but hell, if it keeps doing what its doing, i dont want to solve that enigma.
Yakuza 0 was my first introduction to the Yakuza games and I've been obsessed with the games since. I love how instead of being a huge, empty "open world" game it is a contained area that's completely packed with detail and things to do. The story is so incredible, I rarely cry at fictional things but it had me nearly sobbing at some points. The characters are amazing, obviously, and Kiryu is easily my favorite character from any sort of media since discovering him. He just literally radiates coolness and masculinity, in the best way I've ever seen . And the contrast of the "goofy silly minigame substory" side vs the "serious criminal jp mafia game with heartbreaking cutscenes" side is something I cannot get enough of. Seeing Kiryu's (and Majima's) more intimate side when running around and simply doing anything, learning about them, their past, seeing how they would act in different situations is so well done, and makes you feel for them that much more when they experience something drastic in the story, and I don't think another game could ever replicate how this game makes me feel. Of course, the map design is so rich and vibrant, the music, the voice acting, the atmosphere is just perfect and so well done. My only complaint is how much you have to gamble or grind to 100% the games but that's literally it. (If I could talk about this game all day I probably would lmao) I love the other Yakuza games as well, but Yakuza 0 will always have a special place in my heart.
I try and I try and I try and yet I cannot explain in words why this series is the greatest game series of all time (and it’s not even close) in my eyes. There’s nothing else like it. It’s a crime drama, yet it’s unlike any other. It’s an action series, yet it’s unlike any other. It’s story heavy, yet it’s unlike any other. It takes a bunch of standard every day concepts and just adds so much depth and charm to them. It takes a bunch of things that should never work together and manages to make it not only work but excel. The story, the writing, the characters, the graphics, the cities, the combat, the drama, the action, the nonsense, the hilarity, the morals, the criminal underworld, the slices of life, the humbleness, etc, I could go on and on…it’s just portrayed so perfectly and beautifully. I know how to describe it in words now… Imperfectly perfect.
16:40 I didn't notice any of that. I simply knew what this was. THe entire setup was obvious. And then Kiryu proceeded to leave the bar, while on the way out kick their asses for around 10 seconds
I really like how there's not a lit of spoilers only a fee i only played yakuza 0 and kiwami 1 sofar ibplan on playing the other games too this video is pretty good and it's nice thank you for not spoiling to mutch
I got into yakuza right before dame dame meme because of kiryu coco. I have played and bought every game even though almost all are on game pass. By far the best gaming franchise currently.
FYI: The reason that Kiwami 2 had no style switching because of the use of dragon engine. They more or less copy and pasted his move set from Yakuza 6. The engine was still brand new at that point and they hadn't created multiple styles for it. Dragon Engine wouldn't get a style switch combat system til Judgment.
This series is genuinely the best I’ve ever played in my life. I played yakuza 0 to 6 in one month, then played 7 for the plat trophy. Now im trying to 100% all games (except 3 and 5 cuz they take too long)
Have you played the Judgment games? They’re a part of the series too and I’d argue that the 2nd Judgment game has the best combat in the series. It has the fluidity of Kiwami 2 combined with the style switching fun of 0 and Kiwami
Ngl I'm in the minority that prefers Judgment more than Lost Judgment cos it's uniquely challenging. Lost Judgment felt too much like a yakuza game despite being a spinoff.
I think the thing that makes this series so beautiful and wonderful is the wackiness. From the karaoke to the substories it just it’s awesome. This series doesn’t take itself seriously. It isn’t afraid to be completely ridiculous and nonsensical even in its main story. To put it simply, ot’s not afraid to be a game. Maybe it’s because it is a soap opera, but I have never seen these kinds of personalities before either. And that’s just it, they give their characters so much personality. They let their characters feel real by giving them so much emotion. I love that. The world, the characters, the story…it just all feels so alive and action packed and familiar and intense. Each game is it’s own high octane, intense, emotional, soap opera like, thrilling, mysterious, hilarious, nonsensical, stupid, chaotic, amazing, unique, odd, heavily exaggerated crime drama. From the mini games, to the characters, to the substories, to the side stories, to the stores, to the clubs, to the mechanics, to the combat…it’s all so heavily exaggerated, strange, wacky, and not something you’d normally see in a game. There is so much immersion breaking shit but they made it to where immersion breaking is good rather than bad. It’s one of those “You can’t make this shit up” kind of things. No one would believe you if you told them most of the stuff you’ve seen or done in these games. They’d say that’s stupid, or crazy, or just straight up weird as hell. But it’s all real. And that’s the amazing thing about it. The exaggerated dramatics of fights. Kiryu befriending a chicken and having that chicken work at his real estate business. It’s like you are sick and had a fever dream but you also took psychedelic drugs and the strongest 100% proof alcohol on the planet before getting poisoned by the deadliest thing on the planet and having hallucinations form lack of water before hand. So the Yakuza series is basically a psychedelic, hallucinogenic, drunken, mentally poisoned fever dream.
DAMN. That ending gave me goosebumps. Such a great video, man. 🔥🔥🔥 I only played Y0 YK1 and I'm currently playing Yakuza K2 and I'm loving every freaking minute of this franchise. Also the fandom is just so wonderful ❤️
I’m 45, and can confidently say that this franchise has the best character development consistency in the whole industry. It’s these kind of experiences where you don’t want it to become a distant memory after finishing it
What i love about yakuza series feels like a saga, it touches on things like loyalty, betrayal and touches on stuff like the lost decade of Japan in the 1980s, kiryu is one of the best characters
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I peacocked your mom.
Damn you can’t even show love to your favorite game series without being called a nerd.
And just to remind you kiryu was a chairman for like 15 minutes
He doesn't care about all that, but he would be the best Chairman if he actually wants to.
@@cheese5911 Probably not better than Sera to be honest.
He inherited Tojo when it was at the top, and managed to keep it at the top for *13 years* when Japanese economy had stagnated and yakuza were much more restricted.
The events of 1 only happened because Sera was assassinated and probably wouldn't have moved forward in the first place if Sera stayed at the top.
To put more weight to it, Tojo Clan was less than 15 years old at the time Sera became Chairman, and Tojo Clan lasted for less than 13 years after he died. He was the head for ⅓ of clan's life.
formally 15 minutes. informally for like a 5 years (chairman in denial).
Yet unofficially he's been chairman for like 10 years, because everyone always just asks him what to do 💀
@@BuffAceYES LOL
Yakuza is a life changing experience that everyone should try at least once, and Kiryu is easily one of my favorite characters ever. But I feel like I should clarify to everyone, the whole "Kiryu has never killed a man" is an inside joke from a mistranslation from the creator of the series. It's more along the lines of "Kiryu has never killed a man (in cold blood)". But the misinterpretation has lead to a ton of memes involving rubber bullets and Kiryu punching the cancer cells out of people to save their lives.
At this point, "it's a mistranslation" is more of a meme than the mistranslation 💀
but there was a whole thing in yakuza 6 where Akiyama told kiryu if he killed someone his whole legacy will be shattered?
Cancer cells huh
@@TheAmros15my main man Kiryu said “heh, I never said I was a saint” TRUE
For real. We've literally shot down helicopters as kiryu lol
This is what I called as Masterpiece.
People keep telling how good "OPEN WORLD" How vast and cool. But in the end those are scenery with empty content.
Yakuza series is totally different. Different district has it's own uniqueness and unique quests. Like it gave me reason to running from district to district.
I can feel the world in Yakuza game so lively and Alive.
The world is small but man the contents is damn packed.
I definitely love the main story and combat in the series, but man! The sub stories are where it's at. So much world building, and making the people of Kamurocho or any other city in this series feel like actual people. Just so beautiful.
Well said!
I love how lived in and vibrant the cities in Yakuza are. They're not gigantic but you feel like there's something new going on around every corner. In a lot of the games you end up making your own side goals like money harvesting or completing every available side story or maybe getting perfects on every Karaoke song. It adds another layer of player agency which isn't present in a lot of other games.
We should thanks Shenmue for the (almost) real open world experience . Yakuza open world system was so similar to Shenmue, with a bigger world.
And Yakuza story is the best of all , both Main and Side story is really great
Yakuza is the one of the few series from SEGA's post console era that has that distinct SEGA vibe, from things like the Music to UI to the various minigames and side activities you do in between the story it feels like something that you would play on one of SEGA's consoles like the Dreamcast back in the 1990's.
Seriously this is one of the better things SEGA makes these days especially when you considered that the only other franchise, they have outside of Yakuza is Sonic which while he SEGA's main mascot he has mostly been a laughingstock for the past couple of years whereas the Yakuza series has been held in high regard over the past couple of years to the point where SEGA puts Kiryu and Majima in more Mainstream media compared to Sonic.
It's amazing how they managed to make 8 consistently great games and then 2 spin offs which are even better than the mainline series
You're missing 4 more spin offs(Kenzan, Ishin, Kurohyou 1+2)and a Fist Of The North Star fanfic(Lost Paradise).
@@Ticketman99 i know that i played ishin and kenzan but judgment games are on another level
@@DANIELS-oc5my That's because those games have the best use of the Dragon Engine.
@@Ticketman99 story and characters too
Yakuza zombie game be like:
Hold my m16
Yakuza is the perfect mix of compelling story, badassery and the goofiest shit you've ever seen in a game
facts. I just stomped an orange into this suckas moouth just now
The entire way through, I was waiting for the in-game meet up between Kiryu and Majima but the fact that they stay basically separate from each other all game ended up being for the best.
Be honest tho, having a cliche "misunderstanding" fight between the two would have been cool.
They could even have waves within the fight where you're forced to switch between the characters. I genuinely think it's a missed opportunity.
@@Twisty_26While that would be pretty dope, they already touch on that concept in 4 and 5. 0's story works beautifully and hinges on the two never meeting during it.
2020-21 was a very dark time for me, and Yakuza 0 was literally the light on those dark times. I had so much fun i forgot my troubles at times. Now i collect every rgg studio games just because they did so much for me, so i want to give my all for them.
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yakuza 0 had by far the best story I've experienced in a game, and the amount of content it had was crazy to the point where I almost reached 200+ hours
pure rizz of a game
170 hours for me and I only completed 75.6% of the game
I can confirm it had a good story. First video game to make me tear up a bit ong
the story is just genius too. the way everything comes together in the end is beautiful
When I started playing I started with 0 and I just recently finished ishin and holy shit that's an order to play the games in especially since both game ends with you fighting basically the same guy
i played pm only the story and i finished with like 17 percent completion lool
Yakuza 0 inspired me and put me on the path of self-improvement. You have no idea how much I'm indebted to this game and its creators. I hope that one day I can meet Toshihiro Nagoshi and personally thank him!
Some of those sub stories hit the soul different.
Playing a single game as Kiryu and realizing he was 20 years old. It made me reevaluate my life. I just turned 20 myself and Kiryu had already done so much despite only being 20 hes so mature and strong. I found my role model
playing yakuza changed my life FOREVER, I really relate to majima's I'm caged in every sense of the word perspective. For most of my life, I tried to do what everyone expected of me HOPING it would lead me to figuring out the "optimal" path, but just like kiryu you learn that people will interalize the hells they faced and project onto others. What I loved about kiryu is he always tried to see people who did him dirty as a person with a dream and goal FIRST. It's not easy to meet half the people like kiryu did and still be able to respect or like them after learning about them. By the time I finished yakuza like a dragon, I realized that life really is what you make it. You can have "nothing" and just be grateful to have the ability to eat decent food and people who have everything you desire could feel jelly that you have seemingly nothing but are happier than they ever been. Perspective is king and playing yakuza taught me you really gotta be yourself and realize labels, fame, money ALONE won't make you happy, that's your choice.
Maybe it's just me but am I the only one who sees Kiryu as SEGA's Modern Mascot I mean sure they still have Sonic but let's be honest he has mostly been a laughingstock for the past couple of years whereas the Yakuza series has been held in high regard over the past couple of years.
This video is awesome. Its great to see that the Yakuza series is getting the recognition it deserves. Would of been cool if you did a section on the music of this series alone cuz it has some serious bangers.
Thank you thank you,I wanted to do that but I wasn’t able to fit it properly, so I instead just put a bunch of music that I really like recommended in the description lol
@@Pumpo fair enough anyway awesome stuff would be great to see more
Yakuza battle themes go so fkn hard 😍
Yakuza fr changed my life and even "saved" it, i played and completed my first yakuza game about 1 year ago and after beating Kuze's ass in his 2nd encounter i did (knee) pusbups cuz of all the pure testosterone my ps4 emitted at the time, now 1 year later im not very beefed up like kiryu is but i have around 4 months of consistent training under my belt (i halfassed my 1st 8 months of training it was awful) and my pre-existing asthma is completely gone, I have nothing but love and gratitude for this game franchise and the people behind it and remember Kyodai's, strength has no ceiling (epic yakuza 6 quote) and keep chasing your dreams and become..... Like a Dragon!
Greatest workout origin story I’ve ever read. keep it up king.
I’m just shocked that a piano can do push-ups…
Same Bro. Yakuza 0 changed my life, started to get in shape and be more true to myself
"its yakuza-ing time" as he proceed to "canonically not kill anyone" during his workouts
Yakuza is one of the best videogame series ever made, the amount of soul it has is unmatched. Also this video deserves like 10 million views wtf man it's so well-made, your editing is God tier.
yeah yakuza is one of those series i got a chance to binge a while back and loved every second of it. Also thank you man, happy you enjoyed the video
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Can we appreciate how canonically Kiryu beat up 2 tigers by hand?
in kiwami 1, if you drink the pill juice, you can actually go back to the bar and beat them up
I didn't like these games initially when I saw them on steam because I'm not much of a fan of city settings, but god damn giving Y0 a chance was probably the best decision I've made in gaming.
Powered through them without an ounce of burnout or boredom (aside from that one Saejima segment in Y5). Imho, so far this series is the most consistent in terms of entertainment and quality across all of its games, even its spinoffs like Kurohyou 1-2.
Now I'm just waiting for the Judgement games to go on discount and for the 2 new mainlines to release 😂
I recommend checking Fanatical - they permanently have 10-15% discounts on games, with price dipping really low in some cases. It's a trusted site, I purchased several games through it at super good prices. Also, Judgement/Lost Judgement was on discount on Steam not too long ago. Maye in Spring sale?
I am also going to play them eventually (currently at Y4) but I've decided not to buy games that I'm gonna play much later (usually, they get discounted much more by the time anyways).
hahaha same i was waiting for judgment.. jst got it this sale xD but still couldnt get lost judgment.. It cost very high here in India
2:16 ah yes, a fellow speed star fan, great vid btw
Every akiyama theme slaps, thanks man
For years The Witcher 3 was my favorite game of all time (500 h, bought it twice,gog and steam) then watched 2 streams 100 h each of Yakuza 0 back in 2018
Then played Yakuza 0 on pc and since RGG Studio became my favorite studio and 7-8 Yakuza games/spin-offs are in my top 10 all time,no words
I still have some Yakuza games installed and i go back to do the Karaoke ,Disco
I gotta get to lost judgement it looks amazing
I bought Yakuza 0 after baka mitai was trending in 2020 I believe. Now I own every main story game. Safe to say I really enjoyed it. Peak gaming
Fantastic work, I swear this series is extremely underrated, and I’m still wishing for Kiwami 3. The depth and breadth this series span is truly under appreciated
If they made a kiwami 3 I would actually be so excited. I really loved the story of that game and would love to see it on the dragon engine.
You’re gonna have to settle for Kenzan Kiwami
After playing the start of Ishin, I could see totally perfect quality upgrades from the older games to the Unreal Engine, I’m really shocked at how close to Y0 gameplay it manages to replicate, I could totally see future Kiwami titles on this
@@Underestimated37 yeah! i wonder if in the distant future, k3 is going to use unreal 4...
0:18 Good save.
I just finished the video and I'm surprised that this video doesn't have more views, it's a love letter to a franchise that defined my last couple of years, and man, the editing it's just gorgeous, you just earned a new subscriber, kudos to you for such an amazing work, I'll be here cheering for you :)
was on this pumpo stuff og. glad to see you growing king
watching this while playing Ishin, a game I never thought I'd be able to play in English
First few hours of Yakuza 0: "Hehe, funny dame dame guy."
Last few hours of Yakuza 6: "Why are we still here.....just to suffer?"
You know that a game franchise is great when after playing through more than 7+ games at are literary the same you are still so excited for the next entry.
I love how sub counts don't mean quality anymore. Really everyone is so talented and makes very enjoyable videos. I am glad to have laid my eyes on this cause it's right up my alley. Can't wait to see you grow as a content creator.
Yakuz 0 and like a dragon are my favorites because kiryu is my hero, he didn't try to be anyone but himself. Ichiban could have easily be an asshole and hypocrite, yet all he did was try his best for himself and others. I used to think if i don't figure out my life by my current age 25, I "failed" but seeing ichiban and kiryu do their thing is really inspiring.
I had a hard time getting into Yakuza 0 because of the way the narrative was delivered (especially silent dialogs).
I'm absolutely glad I got into it. I literally devoured the whole series (from Y0 to Y7) in the span of a few month, not playing anything else until I finished.
I'm so excited for Like a Dragon Ishin and what's in store, with Gaiden and Lad8...
Speaking of 0, I'm sad we never got to see Kuze ever again. He was by far my favorite character of the whole game.
And by the way, it's Kiryu Kazuma, not Kazama.
I loved kuze's appearance and entire character in 0, he was definitely the best antagonist for me.
Well he’s back in Ishin Kiwami (even tho it’s an alternate version of him).
Yakuza 6 is peak when it comes to voiced dialogue
Kuze is the best
But the fans are not quite beautiful when they only played Yakuza 0 and thought they know everything about the franchise.
I also love the fact the actual, real world Yakuza, approved of this game series... Hell, even praising it for it's accuracy.
thanks for translating all my emotions for this amazing franchise into a video
This may have been the best video I have seen on youtube in a long time, just the way how you executed this video is perfect, the editing the music even down to the way you explain the characters and story really just has me interested in the whole franchise, its surprising to see a content creator as passionate and interested as @pumpo really makes me look forward to your future uploads, keep up this great content. 11/10 video i love this.
this comment just made my night, thank you man it means alot to me.
I was at a gaming burnout. All my friends weren’t on as much and apex legends ,our game of choice, was also losing my interest. Then I stumble across yakuza 0 because it was free on game pass thinking it would be cool. I’ve been addicted to the series since
19:28 nah thats cap, kiryu himself stated that he did and will kill (in self defense of course) in yakuza 5, the meme that "kiryu dosen't kill" started as a translation error
I never even knew where "kiryu doesn't kill" statement come from. I can only think of rubber bullets but dats saejima
In one of the games even though he doesn't technically kill the guy, he did use one as a human shield who got shot to death.
Can we just agree dod style in zero has the hardest theme ever?
0 cap💯💯💯
A fellow kiwami 2 enjoyer? Let's fucking goooo
Ending the video with a music video of recieve you goes hard
Broooooo I'm so in love with this game. I'm only just finishing my first playthrough of yakuza 0 and it got me hooked. The gameplay, the vivid world, the funny npc characters and substories you encounter, the references to Japan culture and a great persiflage at that, all combined in a humoristic package. I found myself laughing genuinely more than once or twice when failing a telephone club game or seeing what mr libido is up to. The balance between a dark and gritty yakuza story and the lightheartedness of all the things you do between missions is a golden combo that just makes you return for more. I'm already over 80h in yakuza 0, and since this universe just revealed itself to me, I'll have plenty of catching up to do after I finish this one. I might not go straight into kiwami, but rather play judgment instead, just to change things up. But it's a great feeling having so many games to dive into from 0 to 6. Definitely a game that takes some grinding, but there's always a fun hook right around the corner.
Side note, I would love to have been in this developing team, because their humor is on point and I can imagine them having fun making up characters like Miracle Johnson etc, or the shooreh peepee sect. I feel like the goofy atmosphere in the dev team found its way into the game, as the product of capturing their souls into it.
Nice! I've also started Judgement after I finished 0 a couple of days ago.
I think the memes played a huge role, yes, memes, i for once played yakuza 1 on ps2 as a kid and finish only to never touch it again for some reason i was always avoiding it, it's thanks to that baka mitai meme that was like "I've seen this gane before" and it kicked in lol
Why do you call Kiryu “Kazama”? His given name is Kazuma, Kazama is a surname of his foster father
Cause that's how it's pronounced lol
@@theacehavin7918 except it’s not. It’s pronounced Kah-zoo-mah. Kazama is pronounced Kah-zah-mah. Not to mention that not only it was pronounced incorrectly in the video, but also spelled, while in reality it’s two different words: one is a given name, the other is a surname. Their kanji are also different: 一馬 for Kazuma, 風間 for Kazama
The free Yakuza games keep my PSN subscription alive. The writing is so much fun. I think it's the only game I actually play for the writing.
this video is beautiful
There are so many things this series does exceptionally well. One of the things I like the most is the switch between serious crime drama and crazy side content.
Whenever I feel like I need a break from the seriousness of the main story I can do side content. And whenever I feel like I need a break from the craziness of the side content, I can continue with the main story.
The pacing is just great. Other games throw too much side content at you to the point where you just get fed up of it. But in Yakuza the proportion of side content to main story content feels perfect to me.
Plus the side content is actually fun and not some copy and paste content like "kill 3 rats" or "collect 900 korok seeds".
YO, whoever made that pixel art Majima that was on screen during the Kiwami 2 combat section, nice job. That looks awesome!
Top 10 greatest game series if not too 5.
We need an akiyama spinoff especially if judgment is done. Could even have some investigation stuff in there Akiyama did his fair share of snooping around.
This video might just be what I need to convince my pals to finally give the series a proper shot!
On a real note, this is some fantastic work. Good job, dude! ❤👍
Absolutely adore this series. Currently grinding for true final millennium tower or yk7
amazing franchise
Yakuza 3 underrated imo
I love the game series so much, even with its ups and downs
On top of everything you said, the series has an amazing rogue’s gallery and a soundtrack that’s insanely good.
You put into words exactly how much i love this game HOLYYY im so glad I found this account I love this series so much
They can literally turn this gaming series into a Netflix series or a movie series if they really wanted to. Some of the best storytelling in a video game I’ve ever seen!
I loved this video I find it hard to find Yakuza videos that don’t just drop spoilers for the entire franchise with no warning, I truly felt safe watching this in contrast though lol.
Litterly Yakuza games and then judgment and inshi are seriously the best fuckin stories of any games ever made they have such well written dialogue and litterly every game has Soo many twists that you actually don't see comming until like RIGHT before it happens I fell in love with this series the moment I played it I can't wait for the future of games they give us
Honestly the memes did something helpful for once letting me find this beautiful gem franchise
Beat Yakuza 0 recently, cannot wait to finish the rest and catch up with y’all! Literally took me year to finish 😭
Amazing edit dude - it realy shows how much you like the series and really captures its spirit c:
Man, this video is so well made! Why do you got only 700 subs?
Absolute banger
this series has taught me to not give a shit about what anyone thinks of me and always be true to myself, even if i do care i will act like i dont and eventually it will become another thing i won't care about.
Me when niche youtube creator makes video essay
real
Another 10/10 king on another fabulous game, I didn't know much about the yakuza franchise till about a year ago but like after I found it I realized just how much of a gem it is.
This is my favorite game series , it has so much soul to it
Tbh great transitions between sections and great review of the series!
25:46 this f*cking still makes me smile after being crying a lot with Makoto's scene...
this video is so awesome, great work!
Great video, will look forward more like this from u my man
appreciated bro
great video. yakuza is one of the most chaotic and random game series but it always retains a serious attitude. It's an enigma but hell, if it keeps doing what its doing, i dont want to solve that enigma.
wtf why do you only have 600 subs??? you are goated man
Yakuza 0 was my first introduction to the Yakuza games and I've been obsessed with the games since. I love how instead of being a huge, empty "open world" game it is a contained area that's completely packed with detail and things to do. The story is so incredible, I rarely cry at fictional things but it had me nearly sobbing at some points. The characters are amazing, obviously, and Kiryu is easily my favorite character from any sort of media since discovering him. He just literally radiates coolness and masculinity, in the best way I've ever seen . And the contrast of the "goofy silly minigame substory" side vs the "serious criminal jp mafia game with heartbreaking cutscenes" side is something I cannot get enough of. Seeing Kiryu's (and Majima's) more intimate side when running around and simply doing anything, learning about them, their past, seeing how they would act in different situations is so well done, and makes you feel for them that much more when they experience something drastic in the story, and I don't think another game could ever replicate how this game makes me feel. Of course, the map design is so rich and vibrant, the music, the voice acting, the atmosphere is just perfect and so well done. My only complaint is how much you have to gamble or grind to 100% the games but that's literally it. (If I could talk about this game all day I probably would lmao) I love the other Yakuza games as well, but Yakuza 0 will always have a special place in my heart.
I really enjoyed the video, good job!
I try and I try and I try and yet I cannot explain in words why this series is the greatest game series of all time (and it’s not even close) in my eyes. There’s nothing else like it. It’s a crime drama, yet it’s unlike any other. It’s an action series, yet it’s unlike any other. It’s story heavy, yet it’s unlike any other. It takes a bunch of standard every day concepts and just adds so much depth and charm to them. It takes a bunch of things that should never work together and manages to make it not only work but excel. The story, the writing, the characters, the graphics, the cities, the combat, the drama, the action, the nonsense, the hilarity, the morals, the criminal underworld, the slices of life, the humbleness, etc, I could go on and on…it’s just portrayed so perfectly and beautifully. I know how to describe it in words now…
Imperfectly perfect.
Really digging the Yakuza-wave/dnb/jungle soundtrack you use. So vibey
Great video man, this needs wayyy more traction
16:40 I didn't notice any of that. I simply knew what this was. THe entire setup was obvious.
And then Kiryu proceeded to leave the bar, while on the way out kick their asses for around 10 seconds
I really like how there's not a lit of spoilers only a fee i only played yakuza 0 and kiwami 1 sofar ibplan on playing the other games too this video is pretty good and it's nice thank you for not spoiling to mutch
Great video man good job. Definitely subscribing and yes yakuza is one of a kind definitely my favourite franchise of all time.
Thank you so much man, it’s definitely up there for me too. Kiwami 2 and yakuza 0 are highlights of the series
I got into yakuza right before dame dame meme because of kiryu coco. I have played and bought every game even though almost all are on game pass. By far the best gaming franchise currently.
Great video. I've been playing 8,0, Kiwami, and now Kiwami 2. I'm so excited to see more of this franchise
you need more subs, this is some of the highest quality content I've seen in months
FYI: The reason that Kiwami 2 had no style switching because of the use of dragon engine. They more or less copy and pasted his move set from Yakuza 6. The engine was still brand new at that point and they hadn't created multiple styles for it. Dragon Engine wouldn't get a style switch combat system til Judgment.
That intro was enough for me to leave a like
3:44 that transition didn't have to go that hard 🐐🐐
This series is genuinely the best I’ve ever played in my life. I played yakuza 0 to 6 in one month, then played 7 for the plat trophy. Now im trying to 100% all games (except 3 and 5 cuz they take too long)
COVID got me into this series and I’ve gone through it all even platinuming zero
Nice work kyodai, hope more people will watch it !
I just discovered this channel and I'm already glad I came across it!
I FUCKING LOVE YAKUZA
ME TOOOOO
Great content, thank you! Was surprised that you have under 100k subs. Hope you'll get big soon!
honestly an extremely well-edited video, subscribed
Have you played the Judgment games? They’re a part of the series too and I’d argue that the 2nd Judgment game has the best combat in the series. It has the fluidity of Kiwami 2 combined with the style switching fun of 0 and Kiwami
i haven't yet but I cant wait to try them the gameplay looks very fluid
@@Pumpo Oh, and if you ever get the chance, get the Kaito Files too! I haven’t played it yet but I heard the gameplay and story is great albeit short.
Ngl I'm in the minority that prefers Judgment more than Lost Judgment cos it's uniquely challenging. Lost Judgment felt too much like a yakuza game despite being a spinoff.
@@DeterminedTorres Yeah Kaito files is amazing.
I think the thing that makes this series so beautiful and wonderful is the wackiness. From the karaoke to the substories it just it’s awesome. This series doesn’t take itself seriously. It isn’t afraid to be completely ridiculous and nonsensical even in its main story. To put it simply, ot’s not afraid to be a game. Maybe it’s because it is a soap opera, but I have never seen these kinds of personalities before either. And that’s just it, they give their characters so much personality. They let their characters feel real by giving them so much emotion. I love that. The world, the characters, the story…it just all feels so alive and action packed and familiar and intense. Each game is it’s own high octane, intense, emotional, soap opera like, thrilling, mysterious, hilarious, nonsensical, stupid, chaotic, amazing, unique, odd, heavily exaggerated crime drama. From the mini games, to the characters, to the substories, to the side stories, to the stores, to the clubs, to the mechanics, to the combat…it’s all so heavily exaggerated, strange, wacky, and not something you’d normally see in a game. There is so much immersion breaking shit but they made it to where immersion breaking is good rather than bad. It’s one of those “You can’t make this shit up” kind of things. No one would believe you if you told them most of the stuff you’ve seen or done in these games. They’d say that’s stupid, or crazy, or just straight up weird as hell. But it’s all real. And that’s the amazing thing about it. The exaggerated dramatics of fights. Kiryu befriending a chicken and having that chicken work at his real estate business. It’s like you are sick and had a fever dream but you also took psychedelic drugs and the strongest 100% proof alcohol on the planet before getting poisoned by the deadliest thing on the planet and having hallucinations form lack of water before hand. So the Yakuza series is basically a psychedelic, hallucinogenic, drunken, mentally poisoned fever dream.
This filled my soul with light and joy.
DAMN. That ending gave me goosebumps. Such a great video, man. 🔥🔥🔥
I only played Y0 YK1 and I'm currently playing Yakuza K2 and I'm loving every freaking minute of this franchise. Also the fandom is just so wonderful ❤️
I’m 45, and can confidently say that this franchise has the best character development consistency in the whole industry. It’s these kind of experiences where you don’t want it to become a distant memory after finishing it
What i love about yakuza series feels like a saga, it touches on things like loyalty, betrayal and touches on stuff like the lost decade of Japan in the 1980s, kiryu is one of the best characters
Yakuza is so popular its even having a tie in with devil may cry