The funny part about this Moist Meter is how it might seem like Charlie is over-exaggerating or being sarcastic when explaining the game, but that's actually how Yakuza works.
But their games have always been pretty wacky and goofy but that’s the charm of them and I love it. Yakuza 0 is one of my favorite games and that’s just for the story alone, they have goofy side quest and activities and they translate well into this game.
S F The thing is the stories are rather serious and have a darkish tone, but in the side quests the game completely betrays said tone and it doesn’t hurt the story at all
Yakuza is like Dragon quest tbh (even more now that the mainline will probably become a JRPG) isn't a game for everyone but you can't really hate the game because it has a lot of charm.
@@lazar0146 Ik that’s more what I meant by wacky as in side quest but there are certain story points that are over the top but it is mostly serious in that regard
Fun fact: The reason this game is an rpg unlike the other yakuza games because of an April fools joke that people liked so much that they kept it in the game.
Ever since Yakuza 0 came out there's been so many new fans. I'm so glad that it's finally getting the recognition it deserves. Been a fan since Yakuza 3.
I can’t wait until I catch up with the series, I just finished Yakuza 0 and I loved it. I was originally just going to speed through the game but the substories are the best part.
He hasn’t finished it yet because he’s having too much fun running Eri’s company lol. Dude literally became homeless to one of the top CEO’s in a snap.
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I've put 160 hours into this game and I'm still not done with it. It's such a refreshing take on the Yakuza franchise and Ichiban is such a great protagonist, I love how humanly written he is. It makes him so relatable
@Spanish Inquisition I personally like turn based combat so I may be a bit biased. Regular Yakuza brawling before 7 was getting a little boring after a while anyways. I like the fact that you can block hits while it's the enemies turn. So when they come up to hit you, you can block their attacks potentially if you time it right. Kind of skillful in a way since you have to block at the exact same time they hit you.
@Spanish Inquisition I've grown up on turn based RPGs so I may be biased, but I think the combat is a breath of fresh air and you should honestly give it a try. With Ichiban being Dragon Quest obsessed and desiring to be that of a hero from the game, the combat follows an RPG battle system which is very similar to that. In which you don't clear a wave of enemies just by mashing buttons, but you're required to think strategically (exploit key weaknesses, use a lot of buffs, debuffs and etc) so the combat has a strategic direction and you're always required to think two steps ahead and attack with precision (though if you play on an easier difficulty, the games more forgiving but you still have to exploit weaknesses, buffs and or debuffs with bosses). The game still maintains its Yakuza difficulty as I'm a longtime legend difficulty player and I found myself dying a few times here (whether it be due to a miscalculation and me thinking I can wait a turn to do a buff, me not doing a tag team attack or blocking). The combat maintains the "Yakuza wackiness" whether it be with more visually pleasing attacks or simpler attacks that replicate that of the previous combat (in terms of humour, swagger and animation). I feel it's rather reminiscent in which the combat remains the same, just more command based. Once you pick it up for a few hours, you notice more similarities and find more strategies to build around it in comparison to the older combat. Sorry for the long comment! But I just want to make sure my reply has as much depth as possible to convince you to try this as I think you're missing out! I really think this game will stick with you.
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This game almost took a spot in my top 5 favorite games of all time. Everything about it is so great and beautifully done. The story is serious and heartbreaking, the gameplay is hilariously satisfying, and, having lived in Japan for 8 years, the depiction of the country is so so accurate on so many levels. 10/10 would recommend.
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My friend comes over just to watch them when I unlock more ended up sharing the whole series with him and he loves them and posts yakuza memes and never played himself, hes old man lol
Folks this is the modern day Earthbound. It tries to "trope" the turnbased genre comedically and ends up being non-ironically better. I agree, 9/10. Fantastic.
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I heard this from somewhere, but wouldn’t it be great if every yakuza game from now on starring Ichiban has different gameplay because of whatever game Ichiban is playing at the time? Like, Yakuza 8 is like Devil May Cry, or something like that?
@@dillankempter5780 No. It would be too much. But they should make a prequel game where there's 3 main protagonists. You'll play as Dojima, Kazama, and Shimano. The game will take place before Yakuza 0. Then they should also make a game where you only play as Majima.
Id disagree with the whole „a lot of people would feel like its slow with all the cutscenes“ I usually skip every dialogue and every cutscene in games, but yakuza? Bro there is so much good stuff everywhere that i feel guilty even considering skipping that. Yakuza is like one of the best franchises out there. Its extremely funny, and stupid while at the same time masterfully telling a serious and impactful story.
There’s an item that even when one of your team wears them (doesn’t matter if they’re part of the main roster), enemies won’t be appearing on the street. You’re free to explore and run around as much as you like without encountering any street sujimon.
Its strange that a lot of people no longer like turn based combat. Ive enjoyed waiting to see what kind of damage the opponent will deal to me and anticipate their next moves.
@@sausage4049 Shin Megami Tensei. Darker settings and themes while also not holding your hand in the turn based combat. Though, you have an Adachi pfp, so I assume you already know about SMT? Most Persona 4 fans at least know of mainline SMT in my experience.
@@santiagoasprino4175 Aw that's too bad. I started with 0 and loved it so much I played all the other games back to back. Majima is my favorite summon because I love his character so damn much.
I love how the Dragon Engine has evolved. It’s such a beautiful thing. Personally, I enjoyed the beat um up style that they had for years. It fits better with the constant enemy encounters you have in streets. With turn based, those turn into tedious affairs
Thank God theres a gear that prevents enemy encounters in the city. Made the experience much more enjoyable. Too bad you only get it around chapter 12 or so
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As somebody who has played every Yakuza, it makes my heart happy to see the moist man himself approve of the latest. The series itself is fantastic. I recommend anybody interested to start with Yakuza 0 to dip your toes into the franchise. Its arguably the best and its the prequel so its the first in the story line and it should be really cheap now.
I despise J-RPG's Menu/Turned-Base combat, but for Like a Dragon I made an exception, and it ended up being one of my favourite games. Absolute fucking blast.
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As someone who's NEVER been into turn based rpgs this one is so good and the combat is so cool to watch and has moves that otherwise wouldn't be used by players when fighting in other yakuza's
This was my first Yakuza game and I finally beat it after 70 hours. I’ve put so much into it I was working to complete everything I possibly could before the final showdown. Such an awesome game. Got so attached to the awesome characters
It will be even better once you finish up the series and get to reflect on how it builds up to 7. Same with 0. In fact these are the only two games in the series im very happy to replay 2 or 3 times, not because i missed a side activity or the story isn't suitable for someone new to to franchise, but because the more you know about the series up to that point, the more you get from plot points and dialogue. 0 is the epitome of old yakuza finally opening up to the public, finally able to brush up the direction of the franchise after years of spin-offs and mainline games, while yakuza 7 is a promising new beginning for the franchise. And i really look forward to it
@@Yanramich Man no kidding. I’ve now played 0, kiwami 1 and 2 and I’m working through 4 now. 0 is still by far my favorite and is honestly top 3 games I’ve ever played story wise. Looking back at the numerous cameos in 7 from older games is so surreal and just adds to the experience. Amazing world, amazing game, phenomenal characters and stories (for the most part)
Idk if he'll see this but I think while I agree that there's a lot of rando encounters, talking to the taxis basically functions as a fast travel so if you haven't been chatting up taxi folk it's never too late!
As a fan that's played through the entire series, I loved the hell out of this game. The turn-based combat, when it's all said and done, doesn't feel any more time consuming over the previous games, especially the bosses, where they've been force-paced through the whole series anyway. As for the english VA, I think they did quite a fine job here. My only complaint, which is pretty trivial, is that they didn't get Mark Hamil to come back and voice Majima like he did in the original english release of Yakuza on the PS2.
“I’ve only played Song of Life and I liked that” Charlie, you need to re-evaluate your life, play Yakuza 0, and then tell us what you think of Song of Life. If there is one game out of the entire series that non-Yakuza players should play and don’t want to deep dive into the whole series should play 0. Having said that, I agree Yakuza 7 is up there on the good side of the series.
For the most part, I'm not a fan of turnbased combat unless there's more depth than just pressing A through menus, but there's a lot of interactions in Y7 and I absolutely love the combat. I've played every mainline game now, but none have made me care about side stuff like this one. Such a good game!
I’m glad that you enjoy this game, ever since I got it, I’ve been doing everything I can to 100% it as I play, which is something I never do, I hope you have as much fun beating it as I am
Glad to see a RUclipsr who still into turn based combat. Love the game as well. Just platinum the game today (not an easy task, mind you) for the PS4. And I gotta agree, the English voice acting is really good in this game compare to other JRPG where you'll rather stick to subs. 9/10 for me (base game and story). 8.5/10 if you count the grind for the platinum (post-game).
At first, when the RPG elements were revealed, I was pretty bummed out and I even considered not getting this game. Then I remembered I'm also a massive RPG fan. Lemme tell ya, so far, this game has been just as good as the previous entries in its own right. The music is really nice, the combat flows well and is easy to master, the side-quests are fun and the game doesn't force you to do them. Cutscenes are a bit long, but they're pretty to look at so I don't mind. Expect to spend anywhere between 1 and like 10 minutes in a cutscene when the game starts presenting its story.
Its good to see this game getting more attention and they went out of their way to Localize the entire game , first for a game in the Yakuza series. shows how much they want Yakuza 7 Like a Dragon to be more accessible to the west so why not listen to that dub they worked so hard on.
They localized Judgement before 7. And before anyone says "thats not a yakuza game", go play it. Its a yakuza game through and through and is getting slept on way tooo hard even by some of the die hard western yakuza fans
@@CyberPunkBadGuy fair enough. I'm just trying to spread the word to tell Fellow Yakuza fans not to sleep on judgement. It's just as great as any other Yakuza game
1:00 - Lord Jesus, Yakuza is really one of the most funniest franchise out there. But despite that they still always manage to balance the melodramatic serious tone with its quirky humour.
As someone who absolutely loves this series, it makes me happy to see that youre enjoying this game. Definitely try yakuza zero if you ever get the chance
@@cu11en76 Not sure which chapter it was, except that it's kinda late in the game, but it's a reward in the Sotenbori Arena. The accessory is called Hariti’s Amulet.
The ending to this game as someone who played every game in the series hit me like a truck and imo has the best instance of voice acting in the series in the orginal audio not dub this is my gotu for 2020
It's a sin not to play 0 but it makes me very happy to hear someone new praise the game for the things that I love about the series. Tbh as a vet in the series I didnt like the turn based since I was use to brawl style but its grown as I play it .still has that charm and silly mess and story I love
Except by me. I totally agree that every new player should start with 0 and then if theyre a fan they should play them in order from there. However, for me, 0 didnt stand out above any others. I love each game all soo much. Including Judgement.
@@Hiroakiarai88 The japanese fans wanted it after Sega posted an april fools trailer featuring the turn based combat. Yep. The combat of the game started out as an april fools joke turned real.
@@Hiroakiarai88 Nah, they weren't. Persona and Pokémon are both incredibly popular franchises over there, and they started out there. No surprise they wanted a Yakuza turn based game.
Behold. Yakuza. The game with the best reaction gifs of all time. Real talk: I used to think my favorite series of all time was MGS, but as soon as I played Yakuza 0, I had to play the others, and let me tell you, it's amazing. All the way through. Favorite characters used to be 18-count Sajima and Goro Majima, but I really love the bro energy between Ichiban, Nanba, and Adachi in like a dragon.
@Dyela i thought besides the Kiryu and the Majima/Saejima fight, it wasn't required of me to grind too much, but then again, I tried to get as much side content done asap, so I might have leveled a lot without realizing it. I love this game. I think my top 3 Yakuza games are probably 0, 3, abd Like a Dragon. In that order. So I did really enjoy it.
I was really sceptical about turnbased Yakuza when I'm used to just ruining people's days as kiryu in a brutal beat em up rpg. That being said I bought the game. It slaps, I was wrong to be as sceptical as I was cause this game is hot fire.
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I always recommend that new comers start at 0 and work their way up in order. The stories are connected within the same universe and have many re-occuring characters. And dont sleep on the game Judgement. Takes place in the same Yakuza universe but for whatever reason, so many yakuza fans, even some of the more hardcore ones sleep on that game
I 100% agree. The progression is nice, and theres a couple endgame dungeons you can do, but the endgame is kind of lacking in terms of meat. Like yes, you can do every substory (except after about 70% through the game there are no new ones, only ones locked behind personality levels), maybe catch all the sujimon or like a hero subquests, but thats more of checking item boxes and prowling around for the like, one or two super low level guys you missed somehow. The story and character development was amazing start to finish, and the combat was still good til the end too, though its super easy to find out what the best tactic is, i.e do an aoe skill with breaker that kills like 5-7 people, than single target the other 2 down, super easy. I would highly recommend it though, there are the same minigames from other yakuza games, excluding bowling / game specific like pocket circuit from Yakuza 0, and all of the game is pretty logical in story progression too. The money minigame is alot quicker than the other ones, mostly because youre not having to go beat up people because they want a turf war or something, its super quick and easy to get to top company in maybe a couple hours of playing, and the money payout caps out at 3mil every 5 minutes or so, so youll never have money problems. There are some useless things that I believe are just par for the course, like enemies dropping loot, which seems odd, but when you can buy any crafting material you could ever need, besides gems and super high level mats that you wont get from trash mobs anyways, so it kind of seems like they have it in *because* its a turn based rpg.
I'm glad to hear Charlie loves the game so far. I hope he continues to play it to the end. And eventually he should check out Yakuza 0 if he's interested in more Yakuza games.
Ive been playing it since it came out. Im on my 2nd playthrough on Hard mode and as of writing, Its my favorite yakuza game. My only complaints about the game are A) the fact that a lot of the combat is based on where you and the enemies are, but the fact that both you and the enemies randomly move around make it very tough to plan your moves. B) It does that really stupid "If the main character is knocked out, its game over" mechanic, where if Ichi gets knocked out, the battle is over and you lose, despite the rest of my party is at full health.
I can tell you right now that if you love this game now, you can be able to enjoy more once you understand the subtle or out there attention to details to from the past games like ono michio or the fact that Kiryu has the same English voice actor as from the first game on the PS2 and other remixes of Receive You not to mention the story will feel 10x better (you don’t have to but I do recommend if you feel like it, I think you’ll actually love it especially 0 if you like Majima) And yes I agree about the point A to point B especially with the new battle mechanics but that’s where the Taxis are convenient
I'm so happy he did a review on this, ive always seen this game and it's others but never got the chance to try em. Now I feel satisfied knowing it's Worth the play now that Charlie reviewed it
@@samarthkapil6579 never played Kiwami but they all look and play the same, just a continuation of the story. Im sorry but id rather just jump from 0 to this.
The dub is really good. It just feels weird to me when a whole nation of Japanese people speak English. I like the more 'authentic' feel of the Japanese voice acting. But to many it's a preference
@@cu11en76 its a JRPG and Charlie has stated before that he likes RPGs, JRPGs, turn based so I don’t think he’s gonna care about grinding. Hell, he grinded 20 hours in the business game out of choice even though he didn’t have to.
Judgment isn’t exactly a Yakuza game, but I’d suggest it. It just follows the life of a civillian/ex-yakuza MC called Yagami turned detective. Idk why, but the story of it just lured me in so much its insane.
The whole series is fantastic. It's my favorite series. I even imported the Japanese exclusive releases. Zero, 3, and 5 are my favorites. This may get added once I complete it.
The funny part about this Moist Meter is how it might seem like Charlie is over-exaggerating or being sarcastic when explaining the game, but that's actually how Yakuza works.
But their games have always been pretty wacky and goofy but that’s the charm of them and I love it. Yakuza 0 is one of my favorite games and that’s just for the story alone, they have goofy side quest and activities and they translate well into this game.
@@sf7154 He never said the past games weren't wacky?
S F The thing is the stories are rather serious and have a darkish tone, but in the side quests the game completely betrays said tone and it doesn’t hurt the story at all
Yakuza is like Dragon quest tbh (even more now that the mainline will probably become a JRPG)
isn't a game for everyone but you can't really hate the game because it has a lot of charm.
@@lazar0146 Ik that’s more what I meant by wacky as in side quest but there are certain story points that are over the top but it is mostly serious in that regard
Everytime I hear Yakuza I have two thoughts in mind.
1. Dangerous people.
2. Kiryu-CHAN
3. *Baka Mitai plays in the distance...*
CHINESE MEN
*MASSIVE MAN*
Ill-matured men
*GET SOME MILK*
Fun fact: The reason this game is an rpg unlike the other yakuza games because of an April fools joke that people liked so much that they kept it in the game.
Oh what😂
That’s really interesting!
For real? What was that joke?
For anyone asking
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That’s so cool, I actually love the turn based combat even more, reminds me of Persona 5 😊
I got this a week ago it rocks. Some of the cut scenes are a bit long but the quality is good.
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I thought the facial animation looked really bad
That’s just how yakuza is
Ok
You get really used to long cutscenes with yakuza games
Ever since Yakuza 0 came out there's been so many new fans. I'm so glad that it's finally getting the recognition it deserves. Been a fan since Yakuza 3.
Same! Actually getting these great western ports is amazing. Still hoping Ishin gets a port soon
Yakuza 4! 0/
I can’t wait until I catch up with the series, I just finished Yakuza 0 and I loved it. I was originally just going to speed through the game but the substories are the best part.
@@supersketchy3869 i spent like 60-100 per game+ Judgment, which I highly recommend too, and every hour was worth it. Such a fun and satisfying series
@Fully Dead because the devs were tired of making beat em ups for the past decade
He hasn’t finished it yet because he’s having too much fun running Eri’s company lol. Dude literally became homeless to one of the top CEO’s in a snap.
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@@namanvevo IM MY INSPIRATION AND I WANT YOU TO MAKE ME HIT 1K NOOWOW stfu
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Yeah, man literally spent 3 hours straight doing the business minigame
@@ripsal your mom doesn't love you
This game really makes you feel like a homeless man.
A Homeless Dude that beats up Legends, and the mob with gang.
Especially when you own a multi billion yen corporation
The exaggerated swagger of a homeless man
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Mm some good ole dunkey memes
The exaggerated swagger of a homeless man
exaggerated swagger of japanese eric andre
The exaggerated swagger „like a dragon“
Yakuza 7 is bassically Eric Andre and his asian pals, in his journey to destroy the middle class.
And to destroy the de facto Prime Minister.
💀
I've put 160 hours into this game and I'm still not done with it. It's such a refreshing take on the Yakuza franchise and Ichiban is such a great protagonist, I love how humanly written he is. It makes him so relatable
130 hours into the game myself. First game that I played start to finish without getting bored in a long time.
@@stevevon7694 I just bought it this morning and put in 8 hours so I have a very long way to go but I am enjoying myself so far. 😁
@Spanish Inquisition I personally like turn based combat so I may be a bit biased. Regular Yakuza brawling before 7 was getting a little boring after a while anyways. I like the fact that you can block hits while it's the enemies turn. So when they come up to hit you, you can block their attacks potentially if you time it right. Kind of skillful in a way since you have to block at the exact same time they hit you.
I would also say that it's definitely not bad considering a lot of the steam reviews have 100+ hours minimum.
@Spanish Inquisition I've grown up on turn based RPGs so I may be biased, but I think the combat is a breath of fresh air and you should honestly give it a try.
With Ichiban being Dragon Quest obsessed and desiring to be that of a hero from the game, the combat follows an RPG battle system which is very similar to that.
In which you don't clear a wave of enemies just by mashing buttons, but you're required to think strategically (exploit key weaknesses, use a lot of buffs, debuffs and etc) so the combat has a strategic direction and you're always required to think two steps ahead and attack with precision (though if you play on an easier difficulty, the games more forgiving but you still have to exploit weaknesses, buffs and or debuffs with bosses).
The game still maintains its Yakuza difficulty as I'm a longtime legend difficulty player and I found myself dying a few times here (whether it be due to a miscalculation and me thinking I can wait a turn to do a buff, me not doing a tag team attack or blocking).
The combat maintains the "Yakuza wackiness" whether it be with more visually pleasing attacks or simpler attacks that replicate that of the previous combat (in terms of humour, swagger and animation). I feel it's rather reminiscent in which the combat remains the same, just more command based.
Once you pick it up for a few hours, you notice more similarities and find more strategies to build around it in comparison to the older combat.
Sorry for the long comment! But I just want to make sure my reply has as much depth as possible to convince you to try this as I think you're missing out! I really think this game will stick with you.
Yakuza: Like A Crackhead
Yep. Mhm
Yep the bots are here
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That's just Yakuza in a nutshell
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Yakuza: Like a Redditor
One of the reasons I love the Yakuza series is when you play 0 and 1, all the way up to 6 and just see how much the cities evolve in the game.
Dont sleep on Judgement. Kamurocho looks pretty slick in that one.
@@zeemancan3713 oh my man. I loved judgment. Story was so good as per usual of the Yakuza series, even though judgement is a spinoff.
@@seshjuan42069 judgment, yakuza 0,yakuza 5 and ishin are the best
I loved the rooftops connecting in 4 and it's sad that they never brought it back.
The yakuza series is so underrated I highly recommend it specially yakuza 0
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I've only played yakuza 0 kiwami and kiwami 2 and my guess is that yakuza 0 is the best yakuza game, what would u say is under yakuza 0?
@@Ibrahim-wr5fs yakuza 5 obviously
@@Oversensitive-S-poster I know yakuza 5 is the biggest but i also heard its story isnt that good compared to the other games
@@Ibrahim-wr5fs OK in my opinion judgment is as good as yakuza 0 but it's a spinoff
This game almost took a spot in my top 5 favorite games of all time. Everything about it is so great and beautifully done. The story is serious and heartbreaking, the gameplay is hilariously satisfying, and, having lived in Japan for 8 years, the depiction of the country is so so accurate on so many levels. 10/10 would recommend.
I lived near Yokohama for 3 years because my dad was stationed there and it just brings back many memories even from when I was 7 years old
What are your top 5 favorite games, if you don't mind me asking? I'm always interested in finding out good games.
Its been 2 years and Charlie still hasnt made any new Yakuza Moist Meters :(
Wait for the Ishin review in Febraury
@Vanswock Dude... he obvsl. is talking about the ones charlie didnt play
@Vanswock Lost Judgment came out in 2021, it's a Yakuza game
@@akaRyukaspin-off
So close to getting 100%
*slams desk and walks away*
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@J Dude stop spamming bruh
@@AxxLAfriku you too, stop self promoting just make good content and actually put effort instead of giving yourself bad reputation
Time stamp?
I accidentally liked your comment and you went from 69 to 70...I’m so sorry. I will commit hari kari if it restores a fraction of my honor.
This game made a certain dragon moist when she saw Kiryu.
Truly men of culture
When Kiryu saw Kiryu
Dragon meets Dragon. Kiryu meets Kiryu. Wierd twist of events.
Kiryu the dragon meets Kiryu the dragon. huh
Dragonception
I heard legends that Charlie will cut his hair when the last persimmon falls from the tree.
The cutscenes are better than most movies nowadyas. The writting, you feel the love from the devs, the voice acting, you feel the joy from the VA.
My friend comes over just to watch them when I unlock more ended up sharing the whole series with him and he loves them and posts yakuza memes and never played himself, hes old man lol
Folks this is the modern day Earthbound. It tries to "trope" the turnbased genre comedically and ends up being non-ironically better. I agree, 9/10. Fantastic.
Yakuza: Like a Dragon Quest
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I heard this from somewhere, but wouldn’t it be great if every yakuza game from now on starring Ichiban has different gameplay because of whatever game Ichiban is playing at the time? Like, Yakuza 8 is like Devil May Cry, or something like that?
IS THAT THE HOMIE FRENQ?
@@dillankempter5780 No. It would be too much. But they should make a prequel game where there's 3 main protagonists. You'll play as Dojima, Kazama, and Shimano. The game will take place before Yakuza 0. Then they should also make a game where you only play as Majima.
I think in Japan that's basically the title.
Ryu Ga Gotoku: Dragon Quest.
Id disagree with the whole „a lot of people would feel like its slow with all the cutscenes“
I usually skip every dialogue and every cutscene in games, but yakuza? Bro there is so much good stuff everywhere that i feel guilty even considering skipping that. Yakuza is like one of the best franchises out there. Its extremely funny, and stupid while at the same time masterfully telling a serious and impactful story.
The story is entertaining I can’t bring myself to skip the dialogue. I’m enjoying myself so far.
"Me only press button. No talking. No story. Only press button."
There’s an item that even when one of your team wears them (doesn’t matter if they’re part of the main roster), enemies won’t be appearing on the street. You’re free to explore and run around as much as you like without encountering any street sujimon.
Yea but you dont get it until near the end of the game
@@zeemancan3713 Untrue, you get it early on
Its some kind of sash of unseeing I think, I just got it but random fighting is fun since that's how I get xp
No surprise you didn't finish it, the game's difficulty gets insane on the last 2 bosses
Its strange that a lot of people no longer like turn based combat. Ive enjoyed waiting to see what kind of damage the opponent will deal to me and anticipate their next moves.
Yea. I still love turn based. I’m always exited to see a turn based game do well these days, like Persona 5 did
I wish there was more realistic mature turn based games like yakuza 7 and persona
@@sausage4049 Shin Megami Tensei. Darker settings and themes while also not holding your hand in the turn based combat.
Though, you have an Adachi pfp, so I assume you already know about SMT? Most Persona 4 fans at least know of mainline SMT in my experience.
@@coolcool5181 yeahh, ima try nocturne when its ported to ps4 in the spring. I heard its hard as hell but it looks fun.
Because it's not engaging and doesn't really have depth usually you just end up spamming the strongest moves
Spoliers : The best poundmates are by far the OG yakuza cast.
Too bad they all cost a million to use.
Yeah, sadly Charlie couldn't fully get the references like with Gary or the manchild because he has only played Yakuza 6
@@santiagoasprino4175 Aw that's too bad. I started with 0 and loved it so much I played all the other games back to back. Majima is my favorite summon because I love his character so damn much.
@@TonyTwoBalls Yeah Majima's summon is really cool
Guns of the Forefathers is awesome.
Yakuza is a serious game about Japanese gangsters
What
@@nickp306 you don't know about the game
Also keeping the likes at that number I'm not going to
70
@@ryangarciadad6588 DURRR DURRRR FUNNY REDDIT NUMBER
@@Ekdrink chungus Keanu 100 wholesome chonker
I love how the Dragon Engine has evolved. It’s such a beautiful thing. Personally, I enjoyed the beat um up style that they had for years. It fits better with the constant enemy encounters you have in streets. With turn based, those turn into tedious affairs
Agreed, it is really a shame that they really got the hand of the Dragon engine combat with Judgement and then just threw it away
Two words. *Bread* *Physics.*
@@santiagoasprino4175 did you see lost judgment yet!? It's still there I know ur comment is old but its back
@@santiagoasprino4175 Yakuza 7 is just as much of a Yakuza game, the combat never made Yakuza, it was the stories.
Thank God theres a gear that prevents enemy encounters in the city. Made the experience much more enjoyable. Too bad you only get it around chapter 12 or so
Charlie really advertising Raycons while having an apple earbud in his other ear at the same time during the ad.
I absolutely love this game and seen as how this one was them experimenting with so many new ideas, I can't wait to see what they do in the future.
You should do a moist meter on yakuza 0 its another yakuza game that is very good
Facts
@@Gebhuza1957 ye but it would be cool to see him play it
Just a tip: there's an item that removes random encounters or something like that
Some charm from the Sotenbori Arena.
I'd like to document that I am here before Justin Y.'s inevitable comment that will accumulate thousands of likes.
Uh Justin y. Died
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@@ripsal moms spaghetti
same
Wrong
As somebody who has played every Yakuza, it makes my heart happy to see the moist man himself approve of the latest. The series itself is fantastic. I recommend anybody interested to start with Yakuza 0 to dip your toes into the franchise. Its arguably the best and its the prequel so its the first in the story line and it should be really cheap now.
I despise J-RPG's Menu/Turned-Base combat, but for Like a Dragon I made an exception, and it ended up being one of my favourite games. Absolute fucking blast.
charlie is going to go insane when he meets majima
Prepare for thousands of Jesus jokes...
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justin y moment
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But Its jesus
@@namanvevo bro if you self promote, I'll self promote
seeing charlie talk like this about yakuza makes me truly happy
As someone who's NEVER been into turn based rpgs this one is so good and the combat is so cool to watch and has moves that otherwise wouldn't be used by players when fighting in other yakuza's
I just picked this up and one thing is clear from the beginning, the devs want you to have as much fun playing as they had making.
When ur too early all you see is bots and scammers in the comment section
Dont forget the self promoters trying to get to 1000 subs so they can get revenue
it sucks too cause Charlie reviewing a Yakuza game is nothing short of pure awesome
The side stories in Yakuza really make the games what they are, they're the best part of every game.
I've played everything from Yakuza 0 to Like A Dragon, loved all of them.
This was my first Yakuza game and I finally beat it after 70 hours. I’ve put so much into it I was working to complete everything I possibly could before the final showdown. Such an awesome game. Got so attached to the awesome characters
It will be even better once you finish up the series and get to reflect on how it builds up to 7. Same with 0. In fact these are the only two games in the series im very happy to replay 2 or 3 times, not because i missed a side activity or the story isn't suitable for someone new to to franchise, but because the more you know about the series up to that point, the more you get from plot points and dialogue.
0 is the epitome of old yakuza finally opening up to the public, finally able to brush up the direction of the franchise after years of spin-offs and mainline games, while yakuza 7 is a promising new beginning for the franchise.
And i really look forward to it
@@Yanramich Man no kidding. I’ve now played 0, kiwami 1 and 2 and I’m working through 4 now. 0 is still by far my favorite and is honestly top 3 games I’ve ever played story wise. Looking back at the numerous cameos in 7 from older games is so surreal and just adds to the experience. Amazing world, amazing game, phenomenal characters and stories (for the most part)
Idk if he'll see this but I think while I agree that there's a lot of rando encounters, talking to the taxis basically functions as a fast travel so if you haven't been chatting up taxi folk it's never too late!
Everyone: can't wait till cyberpunk comes out
Me: Cant wait till yakuza like a dragon comes out
As a fan that's played through the entire series, I loved the hell out of this game. The turn-based combat, when it's all said and done, doesn't feel any more time consuming over the previous games, especially the bosses, where they've been force-paced through the whole series anyway.
As for the english VA, I think they did quite a fine job here. My only complaint, which is pretty trivial, is that they didn't get Mark Hamil to come back and voice Majima like he did in the original english release of Yakuza on the PS2.
I LOVE turn based combat, its amazing. I feel lucky to finally find another who also does.
I'm not a fan of turn based games but Yakuza Like A Dragon made a huge exception. I genuinely enjoy it and never get bored of the gameplay.
“I’ve only played Song of Life and I liked that”
Charlie, you need to re-evaluate your life, play Yakuza 0, and then tell us what you think of Song of Life.
If there is one game out of the entire series that non-Yakuza players should play and don’t want to deep dive into the whole series should play 0.
Having said that, I agree Yakuza 7 is up there on the good side of the series.
I bet Calli's in the comments, simping for Charly
Hhahaahahahhaahahahahahaha
For the most part, I'm not a fan of turnbased combat unless there's more depth than just pressing A through menus, but there's a lot of interactions in Y7 and I absolutely love the combat. I've played every mainline game now, but none have made me care about side stuff like this one. Such a good game!
I’m glad that you enjoy this game, ever since I got it, I’ve been doing everything I can to 100% it as I play, which is something I never do, I hope you have as much fun beating it as I am
Glad to see a RUclipsr who still into turn based combat. Love the game as well. Just platinum the game today (not an easy task, mind you) for the PS4. And I gotta agree, the English voice acting is really good in this game compare to other JRPG where you'll rather stick to subs. 9/10 for me (base game and story). 8.5/10 if you count the grind for the platinum (post-game).
absolutely the most underrated game this year
I’m one of those five people who like turn-based combat. I wish more rpgs would go back to that gameplay style.
At first, when the RPG elements were revealed, I was pretty bummed out and I even considered not getting this game. Then I remembered I'm also a massive RPG fan. Lemme tell ya, so far, this game has been just as good as the previous entries in its own right. The music is really nice, the combat flows well and is easy to master, the side-quests are fun and the game doesn't force you to do them. Cutscenes are a bit long, but they're pretty to look at so I don't mind. Expect to spend anywhere between 1 and like 10 minutes in a cutscene when the game starts presenting its story.
I get goose bumps everytime I see the exaggerated swagger of a homeless man
Its good to see this game getting more attention
and they went out of their way to Localize the entire game , first for a game in the Yakuza series.
shows how much they want Yakuza 7 Like a Dragon to be more accessible to the west so why not listen to that dub they worked so hard on.
They localized Judgement before 7. And before anyone says "thats not a yakuza game", go play it. Its a yakuza game through and through and is getting slept on way tooo hard even by some of the die hard western yakuza fans
@@zeemancan3713 Should Have put Yakuza in the title.
or should I say first localized main series yakuza game.
@@CyberPunkBadGuy fair enough. I'm just trying to spread the word to tell Fellow Yakuza fans not to sleep on judgement. It's just as great as any other Yakuza game
@@zeemancan3713 yeah judgement is cool , cannot forget that one heat action where they pull the guy into the car
1:00 - Lord Jesus, Yakuza is really one of the most funniest franchise out there. But despite that they still always manage to balance the melodramatic serious tone with its quirky humour.
The only complaint you mentioned isn't an issue because there's a charm you unlock that disables random encounters entirely
As someone who absolutely loves this series, it makes me happy to see that youre enjoying this game. Definitely try yakuza zero if you ever get the chance
I think you know that already till now, but you get later in the game a accessory that removes random encounters on the streets.
What chapter?
@@cu11en76 Not sure which chapter it was, except that it's kinda late in the game, but it's a reward in the Sotenbori Arena. The accessory is called Hariti’s Amulet.
Dub has excellent voice acting for ichiban
The ending to this game as someone who played every game in the series hit me like a truck and imo has the best instance of voice acting in the series in the orginal audio not dub this is my gotu for 2020
It's a sin not to play 0 but it makes me very happy to hear someone new praise the game for the things that I love about the series. Tbh as a vet in the series I didnt like the turn based since I was use to brawl style but its grown as I play it .still has that charm and silly mess and story I love
Yakuza is all about cutscenes and amazing dialogue so no problem there and i love turned base combat so im going to love this game
Charlie, do yourself a huge favor and play Yakuza 0 sometime. It's the canonical first game and it's considered the best
Except by me. I totally agree that every new player should start with 0 and then if theyre a fan they should play them in order from there. However, for me, 0 didnt stand out above any others. I love each game all soo much. Including Judgement.
CHARLIE. YOU DIDN'T EVEN MENTION THE BREAD.
I REALLY want this game, and I hadn’t even heard of the Yakuza series until about two weeks ago
@123 abc I fucking love turn based rpgs.
I never thought I'd like turn base combat again, but this game has changed my mind. Great game, great story.
Yakuza is an underrated series and I highly recommend everyone to start yakuza series with yakuza 0
Amazing games
Why do people not like turnbased combat? That's just fucking insane. I'm going to love this.
I went in zero experience, and now im full on invested
cause long time fans were huge fans of the combat in yakuza games but it suddenly be turned into a turn based game is annoying.
@@Hiroakiarai88 The japanese fans wanted it after Sega posted an april fools trailer featuring the turn based combat. Yep. The combat of the game started out as an april fools joke turned real.
@@davidfodre1375 unfortunate they were probably trolling. Not that I can do much about it but I would have loved to see ichibans fighting style
@@Hiroakiarai88 Nah, they weren't. Persona and Pokémon are both incredibly popular franchises over there, and they started out there. No surprise they wanted a Yakuza turn based game.
Behold. Yakuza.
The game with the best reaction gifs of all time.
Real talk: I used to think my favorite series of all time was MGS, but as soon as I played Yakuza 0, I had to play the others, and let me tell you, it's amazing. All the way through. Favorite characters used to be 18-count Sajima and Goro Majima, but I really love the bro energy between Ichiban, Nanba, and Adachi in like a dragon.
@Dyela i thought besides the Kiryu and the Majima/Saejima fight, it wasn't required of me to grind too much, but then again, I tried to get as much side content done asap, so I might have leveled a lot without realizing it. I love this game. I think my top 3 Yakuza games are probably 0, 3, abd Like a Dragon. In that order. So I did really enjoy it.
Free with PS subscription in august 2022 (this month). Really fun game. The combat and dialogue are amazing
I was really sceptical about turnbased Yakuza when I'm used to just ruining people's days as kiryu in a brutal beat em up rpg. That being said I bought the game. It slaps, I was wrong to be as sceptical as I was cause this game is hot fire.
Took me 70 hours to finish this game not even done with all substorys
I love this game. I'm 80 hours in and only halfway through the story.
A score well deserved. Thanks for reviewing and also not spoiling any of the story, i'm still playing through it!
I’ve gotten into watching you play and I’m almost caught up and from what I’ve seen so far it’s very good and you only make it better. Keep it up!!! -Random guy on the internet
If you haven't play the Yakuza series. PLAY IT NOW. Make your life happy again playing this games
I always recommend that new comers start at 0 and work their way up in order. The stories are connected within the same universe and have many re-occuring characters. And dont sleep on the game Judgement. Takes place in the same Yakuza universe but for whatever reason, so many yakuza fans, even some of the more hardcore ones sleep on that game
So, no one going to talk about how funny Nanba's begging skill is?
Charlie and Yakuza in the same title is all I needed in life
well he already played 6, even vid about it on his channel
@@cubethepixel3025 WHere? can you link it?
Yoo I started playing this yesterday and instantly fell in love with it. I'm also one of the 5 people in the world who like turn based combat.
Okay gamers. We have to duct tape Charlie to his chair and force him to play Yakuza 0. It literally is a mortal sin that he hasn't played it yet.
No.
@@Caroline_Alys yes
petition to get charlie to play yakuza 0
I 100% agree. The progression is nice, and theres a couple endgame dungeons you can do, but the endgame is kind of lacking in terms of meat. Like yes, you can do every substory (except after about 70% through the game there are no new ones, only ones locked behind personality levels), maybe catch all the sujimon or like a hero subquests, but thats more of checking item boxes and prowling around for the like, one or two super low level guys you missed somehow. The story and character development was amazing start to finish, and the combat was still good til the end too, though its super easy to find out what the best tactic is, i.e do an aoe skill with breaker that kills like 5-7 people, than single target the other 2 down, super easy. I would highly recommend it though, there are the same minigames from other yakuza games, excluding bowling / game specific like pocket circuit from Yakuza 0, and all of the game is pretty logical in story progression too. The money minigame is alot quicker than the other ones, mostly because youre not having to go beat up people because they want a turf war or something, its super quick and easy to get to top company in maybe a couple hours of playing, and the money payout caps out at 3mil every 5 minutes or so, so youll never have money problems. There are some useless things that I believe are just par for the course, like enemies dropping loot, which seems odd, but when you can buy any crafting material you could ever need, besides gems and super high level mats that you wont get from trash mobs anyways, so it kind of seems like they have it in *because* its a turn based rpg.
Two years later and Charlie has still not finished the game.
Yeah Bro I wonder why
Can confirm, it is very, very good. Best game I’ve played in years. The business management mini game is absolutely incredible.
Also the turn based combat is actually really good. Paired with the music it’s awesome.
Also the English dub is excellent. I highly recommend it because it’s honestly better than the subs.
I just finished the game an hour ago.
90% is very accurate. The Ryu Ga Gotoku studio is really nailing it.
I'm glad to hear Charlie loves the game so far. I hope he continues to play it to the end. And eventually he should check out Yakuza 0 if he's interested in more Yakuza games.
Ive been playing it since it came out. Im on my 2nd playthrough on Hard mode and as of writing, Its my favorite yakuza game. My only complaints about the game are A) the fact that a lot of the combat is based on where you and the enemies are, but the fact that both you and the enemies randomly move around make it very tough to plan your moves.
B) It does that really stupid "If the main character is knocked out, its game over" mechanic, where if Ichi gets knocked out, the battle is over and you lose, despite the rest of my party is at full health.
Yeah like a dragon is cool but another settlement needs your help. Here I’ll mark fallout 4 on your moist map.
Minutemen are still goin strong
I can tell you right now that if you love this game now, you can be able to enjoy more once you understand the subtle or out there attention to details to from the past games like ono michio or the fact that Kiryu has the same English voice actor as from the first game on the PS2 and other remixes of Receive You not to mention the story will feel 10x better (you don’t have to but I do recommend if you feel like it, I think you’ll actually love it especially 0 if you like Majima)
And yes I agree about the point A to point B especially with the new battle mechanics but that’s where the Taxis are convenient
I'm so happy he did a review on this, ive always seen this game and it's others but never got the chance to try em. Now I feel satisfied knowing it's Worth the play now that Charlie reviewed it
Everyones talking about the zero but no ones talking about Kiwami? Shame on you people
Zero is considered the best and nobody has the time to play 6 games
@@kevinc.cucumber3697 but I did :( they are all amazing
@@samarthkapil6579 never played Kiwami but they all look and play the same, just a continuation of the story. Im sorry but id rather just jump from 0 to this.
@@kevinc.cucumber3697 well the story is the meat of it
Kiwami is the most average yakuza game, every other game is an 8/10 or better (with 0 and Judgment being 10/10) kiwami is a solid 6.5/10
The dub is really good. It just feels weird to me when a whole nation of Japanese people speak English. I like the more 'authentic' feel of the Japanese voice acting. But to many it's a preference
Him not having finished the game, I think the rating would probably go up to a 95% when he does.
Or, down, as the game gets a little too Grindy towards the last
I think he dropped yakuza 7
@@cu11en76 its a JRPG and Charlie has stated before that he likes RPGs, JRPGs, turn based so I don’t think he’s gonna care about grinding. Hell, he grinded 20 hours in the business game out of choice even though he didn’t have to.
he dropped it already.
Judgment isn’t exactly a Yakuza game, but I’d suggest it. It just follows the life of a civillian/ex-yakuza MC called Yagami turned detective. Idk why, but the story of it just lured me in so much its insane.
Its a yakuza game moron.
"Abdul Kareem" gross
@@Caroline_Alys what happened lol
@@subcio8549 its fun to be mean on the internet
@@Caroline_Alys ??
The whole series is fantastic. It's my favorite series. I even imported the Japanese exclusive releases. Zero, 3, and 5 are my favorites. This may get added once I complete it.