Yakuza is just a Japanese GTA... right? (Like a Dragon).
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- Опубликовано: 2 авг 2024
- What is Yakuza even about?
It's like anime, but good.
This is my appreciation video for one of my favorite video game franchises.
2023 UPDATE: I decided to once again take a crying Kiryu screenshot and give him a weird smile (lol). Also, I have now played almost every single Like a Dragon game! I'm just missing Kenzan, which is the only one missing an English translation (even Kurohyō 1 & 2 got a fan-made one!)
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
0:24 Yakuza is fun
4:06 Yakuza is serious
8:11 Yakuza is EXTREME
12:19 Yakuza is extremely fun, seriously
15:09 But what about the spin-offs?
16:28 Outro
16:55 The best version of THAT meme
17:26 Nani?
Picture that was meant to be on the very last frame of the video: imgur.com/gallery/OZscbzX
ABOUT THE VIDEO:
I recorded almost everything myself using GeForce Experience, because I don't own a capture card; it worked like a charm for 0, Kiwami, Kiwami 2.
For 3, 4, 5, and 6, I unfortunately had to use PS Remote Play which killed that sweet 60fps, 50Mbps bit-rate, 1080p capture. Even so, I think it would have looked worse if I had downloaded some videos for that... which is what I had to do for 7/LAD, Dead Souls, Judgment, Hokuto and Ishin (I just remembered about Kenzan, even then, I didn't include anything about the PSP games or Online). Credits for these snippets:
-LAD Excalibur: • Video
-GET TO THE TOP: • [RPCS3] Yakuza Dead So...
-Ishin bath house fight: • The whole bathhouse fi...
-Hokuto heat drink: • FIST OF THE NORTH STAR...
-Judgment indirect crime: • Judgment - All EX Acti...
MY HISTORY WITH THESE GAMES:
It all began way back on 2011, when a 14 year old me downloaded the Yakuza 4 demo. Since then, I had alway been interested in trying out the franchise, but my lack of English and money held me back. Fast forward to November of 2018, and I'm now studying English Teaching in College, and Yakuza Kiwami is free for PS Plus members. One year later I built my first gaming PC and the first game I played was Kiwami 2, followed by 0, also known as the worst way to start this franchise (seriously, you should start with 0 before the remakes: I was completely lost in the Pocket Circuit and Cabaret Club storylines). Next year, I decided to replay these three to prepare for Like a Dragon, and I ended up buying the Remastered Collection (3, 4, and 5) realizing that this wouldn't be released on PC before LAD (7). Unfortunately, I had some time constraints because of my final semester in college, that's why I finished 5 just two weeks ago (fortunately, I didn't buy 6 for PS4, and I can now try it out on my PC: I am relieved from the sub 30fps and EXTREME aliasing) Now I'm just waiting for March to finally experience the finale of Kiryu's journey, and the beginning of Ichiban's odyssey (good thing I've played DQXI, at least).
Thanks for reading/watching! 
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Unlike gta, yakuza actually has a 6th title to its franchise
LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Big oof
And it's goated as hell
@@angelusvastator1297 Not to mentioned 6th one being mentioned as one of best yakuza games in term of story.
what are you talking about?!?! gta has 1, 2 , 3, 4 ,5 and 5 and 5 and 5 again ow and dont forget they released 5 again not too long ago!
the first 4 minutes show way more charisma, soul, fun and creativity than GTA ever could.
Szczęśliwe Komunikacje Lądowe!
That's cos yakuza represents the idealism of gangsters. GTA represents the messy and mundane reality.
@@angelusvastator1297 honestly a very good way to describe it
@@angelusvastator1297 A 24 years old LA gangster invading the Area 51, the messy and mundane reality
@@ornix5761 well if you are gonna make a game based on the shitty reality of gang life why not have some fun in the meantime? That’s what I love about yakuza and gta, despite their serious narratives they somehow manage to sneak in some ridiculous shit so flawlessly lol
It is not like japanese GTA at all but i got tricked into playing Yakuza 0 with that lie. Yakuza is my favourite game franchise now
but tbf you can turn yakuza 0 into japanese gta
@@angelusvastator1297 the thing is, GTA is a game, yakuza is an experience, the amount of things you can do is just unbelievable compared to an open world like gta
@@angelusvastator1297 How? Not even close.
@@LefYakuza you can, it's pretty simple. But it wouldn't be the same, it'd be like gta with way more stuff. I could see it
Yea ive beaten every game 2-4 times since covid started, its now my favorite thing ever
- It's not a game, it's an experience
- The story is serious but has goofy and fleshed out side quests every time you turn a corner
- Minigames feel fun to play and not clunky
- Combat is rewarding and not stiff like GTA
- Main and even sidequest characters are much more human and realistic than GTA
- Music, disco and karaoke is beautiful
- Majima is best boy
"Majima is best boi"
Ichiban would like to have a word with you.
Ichiban best boi and Majima best dog
@@iminyourwalls8309 I mean you're not wrong but at the same time you're comparison is unfair since Forza doesn't have combat mechanics.
GTA and Yakuza both have their protagonists use an assortment of weapons at their disposal, it's only that GTA has superior gunplay, while Yakuza strives with it's fluid fist fighting .
Fists in GTA are a joke and are only there for fight clubs or for discreet killing. Fists in Yakuza are practically the core of the game itself and is style with substance given the combo system.
Guns in GTA are the core of the GTA series and is very smooth to use and are primary focus in most combat situations. Yakuza guns are janky, they are busted, and they have no other function to them besides shooting (with the exception of dead souls)
The story is goofy too though, remember Nikkyo Consortium in 0? 😂 but the story is definitely way more grounded than the substories
Because GTA is not intended to be a complex fighting game and at the same time, Yakuza is not intended to be a complex open world since you only just walking around the street and cannot steal or use cars (not even included taxi in 5th series because it counted as a mini game, not main mechanics like GTA).
This video is under rated af, imma play yakuza 5 again just for haruka singing 😂😂
Best part of that game, forget the serious crime drama hahaha.
GTA fell off for not having a bunch of middle aged dads cheer for their teen idol daughter
Are you ready go ~
Yakuza is the only series that can make me laugh and cry in the span of 5 minutes
I'll give the creators an offer for another Yakuza game
IN CASH!
Yakuza 8 is in the works
WOOOO YEAH BABY!
@@itsmoggintime I mean. We already knew.
Kono kane de DO DA
So I'll just go ahead and assume it was you that brought us 3 new games and two PC ports. How much cash was used?
-Don't need to added drugs thing beside Cigarette and Alcohol to make the game seem mature.
-Don't need to make character swear for almost every 5 mins(Except ps2 with that translation).
-Have many things to do after the game instead of killing and robbing.
-Small map filled with love.
-Have 8 main games and don't keep reselling "5th" games like there's no tomorrow.
-Put their effort to make new games instead of reselling and added something like "enhanced edition".
-Don't take down mod that change their games graphic.
This series is way better than GTA imo.
-And they remade the PS2 games properly, unlike GTA Definitive Edition.
-And main characters are actually likeable. It's hard for me to connect to any of the GTA protagonists.
@@alexanderl9721 i mean a lot of outrage cuz if Trevor killing johnny which made the johnny fans mad
@@alexanderl9721 well for GTA V, the characters aren't supposed to be relatable. if you relate to them, then there is something wrong with you.
@@FuraFaolox but they sucked tho, unlike the Yakuza protagonists
@@veminemshady8482 i've only played GTA V so far, but those protags were amazing
Damn that Goda Ryuji fight theme really gives me the chills
Same! It really is one of my favorite themes from the entire series.
@@AxelJVH97 You still replying after all this time?
This video doesn't have a fraction of views it deserves. Just goes to show how criminally underrated yakuza as a franchise is.
a scattered moment hit hard... ryuji goda was truly the goat
This guy just made a video about yakuza out of context without spoiling anything , Legend !
Yakuza is love. Yakuza is life.
Yakuza is the furthest from a GTA clone you can get for a game that lets you free roam a city. Every single building in Kamurocho has a story for it. You can look at a random building and it's probably had some sort of significance in one of the games.
Yep. I played Yakuza 0 for 70 hours, pass by that one building next to the Empty Lot area for like hundreds of time, yet only after I play Yakuza 7 do I realize that’s actually a brothel, then after I play Yakuza 1 do I realize that that crazy fucker who drove a truck into the brothel is the same guy who I played back in Yakuza 1. Absolutely insane
Making those pedestrians scream and run away after you beat thugs in dragon engine is yakuza's equivalent to running over pedestrians in your free time in gta.
it's a damn shame this video doesn't have more views. it perfectly encapsulates what makes the Yakuza series so great without spoiling anything major. fantastic job.
Im gonna be straight for this. Yakuza is, in every way, perfect. The story, characters, gameplay, humor, and oh god the side stuff... THE SODE STUFF. No matter what you like, you will like something here. Multi layered combat? Heck yeah. Carachters you want to see do well? In spades. Stories that make you cry like a baby and question if what you do is right in some cases? Fuck. Yes. Wanna burn triple or even quadrouple digit hours in minigames? From pool and darts to literal gambilng, yes.
"sode stuff"
Soda stuff, koda stuff, sado stuff, kado stuff.
Man this video was amazing! The way you synced up the music with the gameplay/cutscenes was just so incredible, such a joy to watch. This is honestly better than the real trailers they use to showcase the game when you start it up
I never liked those trailers because they show too many major spoilers. The only one I really like is the one for 0 and the original Japanese opening for Kiwami using the song 'BLEED'.
Thanks a ton for your comment!
@@AxelJVH97 Yeah I never realized how much of the game they actually spoil until after I've finished the game. Luckily for me though, I didn't have anything of the trailers memorized after I started the main game
Yeah, this is how you introduce someone to the series.
The Yakuza series is the best anti-depressant I could have ever asked for.
It also may be the reason you may need to use the anti-depressant, tbh
I'm not even depressed, yet it's the same for me. It's like an infinite-happiness-maker-machine. Can't get enough of it.
I confirm... it is even a frustrated dream
yakuza is life. it is full of sadness, absurdities, tragic events and happiness combined. a phenomenal game series
Can we all just take a moment to appreciate how much time and effort must have gone into picking and choosing and editing together clips not only from several different games, but games this big and varied. Absolute brilliance, especially the opening few minutes. This deserves all the views.
The main reason why I got into the Yakuza series was cause of the music, story wise, characters, memes, Japanese culture, and cause of my brothers who used to play the og Yakuza game on the PS2. My brothers always told me that this is pretty much just Japanese GTA, but after playing it so far (still on Yakuza 0, it’s one hell of a ride so far, and I wanted to start in chronological order) I would beg to differ it way different. It usually takes me a while to try new things because I don’t know if I’ll actually get into it or not, but I honestly should’ve gotten into the Yakuza series a long time ago 😅😅
Of course, I know that not all the Yakuza games are great, but once you know the characters and the story, you’ll definitely want more. I’m just glad that I got into this series!
Yakuza 1 - Kiwami 2: *pretty much like GTA*
Yakuza Like a Dragon: *f i n a l f a n t a s y*
Dragon Quest*
@@AxelJVH97 now what does Ishin pretty much be like?
@@aryabratsahoo7474 samurai warrior
Do you get to drive cars in kiwamis? Think again Man.
@@rugmanchampwow I mean, kinda (Car Chase)
gta V : have 3 playable character
yakuza 5: literally have 5 playable character
Thanks for updating the thumbnail. lol
Wouldn't miss the chance lol.
I absolutely love this francise. It gave me some of my most beloved charaters in all of gaming - Kiryu, Majima, Makoto, Nishiki, Yuki, and Haruka.
Akiyama
Mammoth Tatsu
That feel when still no PC port...
At least we're getting more and more. As of March, every main line game will be on every platform (except Switch)!
Now every mainline is on PC. Now we want Judgement and Isshin and Dead Souls and Kenzan on pc
@@aryabratsahoo7474 no spin offs will be coming to PC sadly , johnny and associates literally stopped all the plans for judgement and lost judgement PC 😔
@@justsomeguy3060 You can play the first Judgment on PC with Stadia, if you have good internet.
@@koboldbiopellet > stadia
lmao
In the Yakuza series, murder is treated as a serious crime and offense, something real mobsters also consider before committing such crime. Its minigames attempt and try to mimic the fact normal life can be just as fun and exciting, if not also quite messy.
I've enjoyed both series, shit, 3D era GTA has almost the same vibe as the Yakuza series with its goofiness at times like the Truth from San Andreas. But Yakuza puts some form of grounding in its seriousness before letting shit hit the fan, despite being unbelievable, it is quite actually more realistic than the drab and satirical tone from recent GTA entries, V specifically.
For someone with this little subs, the video is just.... Too good, really. Great job man, I hope to see more, and just with this video you absolutely earned both my like and sub. Keep it up!
Both of them has their own uniqueness
Even though they don't have similarities
Both can be enjoyed in many way
Although I prefer Yakuza series
But no disrespect to GTA series
But aside that
Amazing video my guy
Definitely deserve more views
Man i wish i can revert my memories so i can play this game again
In Gta you are not given a watermelon at any point
In yakuza, majima gives you a watermelon, i rest my case
Yup.
Gonna play from 0-7 for the FIFTH time.
Can’t wait for 8
I regret i ignored this game for ages just because of the whacky shit i often see about it. When i layed my hands on 0 man i was missing out a lot and decided to get all the yakuza games from 0 to 6. This is the only game that made me love and remember a character so much, the only game to ever make me feel bad for the antagonists.
reasons yakuza is better then gta
- it has Majima the lord of the night
- it has Kiryu
- it has the mad dog of shimano Majima
- Makoto and Majima
🤡
I watched this video a long time ago and today I come back to thank you, thanks to this video I got to know one of my favorite franchises.
This video is *criminally* underrated
Great video. It's well edited and summarizes all I love about the Yakuza series.
This is...wow. This is the video I am going to show people whenever they have interest in potentially trying the Yakuza series. Great work!
Thank you so much for making this video!! This is now one of my fav videos on youtube :D
Guess I should've showed this to my little bro instead of using a table....
Awesome video, I am surprised this was not in my recommendations earlier. This was a joy to watch. Thank you very much.
No, thank YOU for watching!
Went to go see this video again and now I see this beautiful thumbnail 😂😂🤣
Amazing tribute video, you've got me all hyped up about making my own Yakuza related content! This franchise deserves all the love it gets, and way more people should be giving it a try! It's an experience that truly captivates you and leaves you wanting more after each entry. Yakuza is
Oh my gosh
This is the best one so far that which no bs, no Spoliers and most importantly is fun to watch
It show that not gta games can done this....
I know im late cause the recommendation , but i just wanna say ,You did a great job mate :D
And may you told me what song or theme you use in the Yakuza is serious chapter?
It sound so perfect and fit the whole atmosphere the games going to
Sorry for being 3 nonths late but the song in yakuza is serious is "a scattered, eternal moment" its yakuza kiwami 2's final boss theme. As a bonus, in yakuza is extreme, the first song is takumi 2016, and the secone fiercest warrior ~ver. 0~
@@Maxler5795 Oh thank you so much mate :D
I can serach by myself but it will take so long though haha
Include those spinoff and remasters
No wonder GTA haven't sold well in Japan.
They already have GTA, and it's Yakuza!
Goddamn that was well put together! Only played 0-2 so far and this only made me excited to get back into
I love the editing haha The way you time the scenes 😂😍
You deserved more views for this, epic and just so well done.
I bothered my classmates so much with how amazing yakuza is (they dont even speak english) that i got one of them to buy 7. Thankfully one of the few that can be played in our native language, spanish.
Yo me tuve que pasar todo Yakuza 4 en inglés, me chupo un huevo. Fue hermoso
Me jode que TODAVÍA no localicen los juegos anteriores al 7. Me perdí de un par de cosas por no tener un inglés perfecto y es algo triste.
As someone who just started getting into yakuza, I’m both speechless and excited
Edit: now am on yakuza Kiwami 2 and it really is exceeding my expectations and it’s comical absurdity and making me cry
I wish I could've erased my memory entirely and start playing all the main titles all over again.
welcome
Now I’m on yakuza 6 and it’s been a rollercoaster throughout all the way, I almost don’t want to finish yakuza 6 knowing it’s the end of Kiryu’s saga now that I’m attached to all these characters and their stories 😭
@@junie1370 You planing on playing on 7?
@@Alberto11vader just started playing it the other day in fact! It’s difficult to put down
If I didn’t know anything about Yakuza, the first four minutes would make me say “I have no idea what’s going on but I definitely want to find out.” This is excellent work.
“Heat this junk up!”
how does this video only have 12k views? videos like these deserve 1 million views
Yakuza the only game that made me spend more time on the side quests than the main story.
16:27 Good News, Yakuza Ishin is getting a Remaster and Localization in 2023.
Now we just have to wait for Dead Souls Port
So Much More goes so well with the action scenes that I am OFFENDED it wasn't playing during the Shinada vs Baba fight in Y5
Just got a mix of emotions in one video. The Yakuza storyline is more compelling in my opinion comparted to GTA. Well done.
This intro was great. I'm gonna watch this once I beat the last few games.
Amazing video. You let it speak for itself than telling us.
This video Is so amazing, i wish i had seen it sooner!!!
This vid alone made me sub it's really good
This is masterpiece man
Honestly, if someone says they never played the series, I'll send em this video.
You deserve more subs, just for this.
This is the most Perfect Video to describe yakuza ive ever seen
The amount of effort put into this is amazing, i love both games but if i had to pick one it's definitely like a dragon
This is the best video about yakuza i ever seen
Love the video
This video gave me a happy ending, thanks.
dawm why this came out. only after i ve done mainline games what a masterpiece of a video
9:52 is my favorite part of the video, it's so damn hilarious 😂
Got into it in 2020, but started playing in 2021 (my friend showed me a bunch of stuff and introduced me to it, I bought y0 mid-2020 but I for some reason never played until last year) But god, best decision I've ever made. I'm only on 3, kinda close to finishing, but have also played 7 (kinda wish I waited, but it's fine) and am playing Judgment , and I gotta say, one of my favorite game series of all time already. I'm extremely fixated on it which is kinda bad but that's normal for me, I get into something and it's all I ever think about lol. I've been in a bad mental state for a long while now and these games have been such a huge help for me, seriously. Gotten me through a ton of shit. So glad this series exists and I'm grateful to my sister for buying me all the games lmao 🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️
Best video ever.
This is amazing, holy shit
Axel vera presents the extended trailer for 'Yakuza: The Story So Far'. Experience all 8 Yakuza games in one set for your convenience, coming soon. No but seriously this is absolutely fantastic. You did an excellent job making this.
wait a minute I just realized this channel no even have 1k subs, very underrated channel
14:34 Akiyama really is Loan Shark Sanji isn't he?
What a gem of a video, thanks reddit
Thank you, I appreciate the comment!
Gta: was special
Yakuza: still special
"yakuza is just gta but worse!!!!!!"
How to counter argue: Just say there's a proper combat system.
Or literally just ask if they remember the plot of any game.
@@rafaelchavezjimenez6723 i remember the plot of gta 4 vividly...i cant say the same for yakuza 4
i remember the plot of y4 perfectly.
brilliant showcase bro
Dude learned how to play mahjong just for the video, damn
Best intro!
When I got my series S. The first game I played was Yakuza 0. Craziest game ever.
Best Franchise Ever!!
Funny enough, I started both the Yakuza and gta games at the same time (with 0 and San Andreas respectively). I enjoyed a lot both
15:52 majima said WHAT???
Never played these series before, but I've seen some videos of it. And it looks really interesting. Don't wanna say anything before playing the game but it got my attention.
Yakuza is about rough people in the other side of the law but there good hearted mostly
GTA freaking psychopaths
Yakuza for me is the only game so far that could use the SAME MAP for over 9 games yet feel so different, everytime i go around kamurocho, doing all sorts of things, checking whatever is new and im always surprised by the level of detail and flavor each game has, for me the yakuza series will have a really special place in my heart and soul
what a series it is!
Would've loved it even more if there were some more Dead Souls clips in there. Framerate aside, Dead Souls is arguably Yakuza at its most...well, Yakuza.
Yea but no one can play dead souls so
“Dead souls is the most yakuza game ever”
I caught onto this late, but RGG series is a play in a video game form. Kiwami is a double pun for stage play aside from extreme. It’s so cool to me that Sega RPGs are not just RPGs, they’re meant to be something beyond. Shining Force is a children’s book read to the players, Skies of Arcadia is a story written by soldiers on their free time, and Kenzan is a play done by these actors. It really puts you in a different perspective on how these games are meant to be enjoyed.
I'll buy the whole trilogy to play this game, it's to damm good
Uh its not a trilogy fam
@@yungoldman2823 uhhhhhh well whole series I guess🤣
This is rad
it is not...
Its Final Fight with open world.
First of all, you are not a criminal you are vigilante that fights crime.
Yep when I play it I think about final fight sometimes .I always wanted a newer final fight but I think Capcom would have a very tough time beating the yakuza games at this point
I find the GTA radio commercials funny like Little Lacey Surprise, The Barfs, Chateu De Buff, The Evacuator, Space Monkey Seven, anti-internet activists, etc as well as the talk shows like in VCPR, LCFR, WCTR, etc.
112 hours in Yakuza 0. Yakuza Kiwami, chapter 4 and I'm at around 10 hours.
Now, now, hear me out. This may sounds crazy, but, I think we get it all wrong this whole time.
You see, GTA is just western Yakuza with no souls.
2:06 I thought you were about to play the drop of the song over saejima shooting people up for a sec
I went into yakuza thinking "haha funny beatemup with singing hahahaha" and then I cried multiple times over the course of 7 games. Yakuza went from a series I thought was just a silly game franchise (before I played them) to genuinely becoming my favorite game franchise of all time.
The essence of accurate pissing