kiryu and his brother both experienced awful shit but kiryu controlled it and nishiki used it as a motiv to become the most powerful man in the tojo clan
What really intrigues me about Nishiki's character is that he was never meant to be a yakuza. The same could be said about Kiryu, but Nishiki didn't have the ability to settle scores and situations with his fists. Which is why Kiryu was gonna have his own family and Nishiki was meant to support him. This idea of Nishiki only being used as a tool to help Kiryu climb the Tojo clan ranks is further cemented by Shimano's comments on who Kazama is rooting for to start their eventual family and why killing a patriarch will improve Kiryu's credibility in the streets. Nishiki didn't deserve any of these horrific events that happened, but it eventually made him snap and turned him into a cold blooded killer with no respect or loyalty. I love Nishiki's downfall in this game, but I wish it spent a little more time developing the friendship with Kiryu and fleshing out his character development. Otherwise, this is a great game in the series and highly recommend it as a starting point for newcomers, compared to Yakuza 0 being more of a back story and not having any connections with the rest of the series.
From a lot of comments I've seen, Yakuza 0 actually helped further establish Nishiki's character, along with his friendship to Kiryu, making his downfall and eventual confrontation with Kiryu all the more tragic - especially if newcoming players to the series started with Y0.
@@Darkliger01 Can confirm as someone who strted with Y0. It was shocking and tragic to see him go down that way, considering *SPOILERS for Yakuza 0* He was the one who stopped Kiryu from killing Shibusawa and said he'd cross the line with Kiryu if there ever was a need, and that it's not worth becoming a killer, as it will stain you for the rest of your life.
Unfortunately, Kiwami pretty much resolved all the plothooks in one sentence, or introduced them in one sentence or cutscene never to use again. I was disappointed to see that entire plot and main story writing were unchanged since the original PS2 game, lacking even by that era's standards, but at least we did get some semi-proper closure with Nishkiyama's story after all.
pretty funny how we learn that he just wasn't made for Yakuza, he was pretty good at just normal work, in 0 he was above average even considering the bubble standards, and with his abilities he would easily be atleast a big star SOMEWHERE, if not his own company really (Also i blame Kazama for knowing where nishiki is falling, but just leaving it for no reason, like man, Kiryu at his lowest had Tachibana come in picture, and Nishiki? completely alone, ready to kill himself after all of that shit. Man i was desperate to see him come back alive atleast at some point...)
@@jorgesite417 I think he meant Shintaro Kazama, Kiryu and Nishiki's adoptive father. His presence in the flashbacks was lackluster; we get a scene of Kashiwagi berating him, but not of his father figure attempting to course correct for his son who clearly wasn't ready to bear the burden of leading his own family yet? It just helps cement the idea everyone put into his head, again and again: Kiryu is the favorite, the only one worth talking about. Everyone, with the exception of Kiryu, failed Nishiki when he was at his lowest.
After he killed his scumbag underling who disrespected him constantly and then he goes full Vergil from Devil May Cry by slicking his hair back (with the asshole's blood, not rainwater this time), that's when you knew the 80s boy band version of Nishiki that always had Kiryu's back, who bawled his goddamn eyes out when he tried to end Kiryu's troubles with the Tojo Clan by shooting him in the back of the head, was long gone. We got a glimpse of the old Nishiki for a microsecond when he saved Kiryu, Yumi, and Haruka from Jingu but by that point it was already too late.
Akira Nishikiyama Tojo Clan Nishikiyama Family Patriarch Still don't understand why he betrayed Kiryu, yet in the end, he took responsibility for his actions. Fortunately, we can still see him as part of Ichiban Kasuga
Whether on purpose (Shimano) or on accident (Kashiwagi) Nishikiyama was always reminded that where he failed, Kiryu would've succeeded. 10 years of failures, lost loved ones, and self doubt was simply brushed away by others saying kiryu would've done it. Not to mention he was already struggling with his self doubt already in yakuza 0. all that combined, and he grew to resent his brother because, to the ruthless Nishikiyama, everyone would've cast him aside for Kiryu.
@@moiqtheplayer okay, not ten years, little lapse of judgement on my end. But after enough time of failing to keep his new family under control and failing to save his sister, yumi, and kiryu, plus how often everyone reminded him that kiryu would've never had his trouble, he eventually snapped and grew to resent kiryu for that. In other words, the new nishikiyama wanted to be the dragon.
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God. Nishiki didn’t deserve any of the shit that happened to him.
Facts
Yea.. I mean in this picture he was set on actually killing himself.
@@Casshio Aka Nishiki's dead.
Yuko passing away sealed Nishikis' fate...
kiryu and his brother both experienced awful shit but kiryu controlled it and nishiki used it as a motiv to become the most powerful man in the tojo clan
In Yakuza 0 it was "For a buddy" now it's "For whose sake" well, if you know the whole story it's really sad.
In ryu ga gotoku ishin! It's For your shake
@@Shade497 Sake* Not Milkshake
Plot twist: Nishiki was just trying to figure out who ordered sake with their meal... For who's sake
What really intrigues me about Nishiki's character is that he was never meant to be a yakuza. The same could be said about Kiryu, but Nishiki didn't have the ability to settle scores and situations with his fists. Which is why Kiryu was gonna have his own family and Nishiki was meant to support him. This idea of Nishiki only being used as a tool to help Kiryu climb the Tojo clan ranks is further cemented by Shimano's comments on who Kazama is rooting for to start their eventual family and why killing a patriarch will improve Kiryu's credibility in the streets. Nishiki didn't deserve any of these horrific events that happened, but it eventually made him snap and turned him into a cold blooded killer with no respect or loyalty. I love Nishiki's downfall in this game, but I wish it spent a little more time developing the friendship with Kiryu and fleshing out his character development. Otherwise, this is a great game in the series and highly recommend it as a starting point for newcomers, compared to Yakuza 0 being more of a back story and not having any connections with the rest of the series.
That's a good analysis
From a lot of comments I've seen, Yakuza 0 actually helped further establish Nishiki's character, along with his friendship to Kiryu, making his downfall and eventual confrontation with Kiryu all the more tragic - especially if newcoming players to the series started with Y0.
@@Darkliger01 Can confirm as someone who strted with Y0. It was shocking and tragic to see him go down that way, considering
*SPOILERS for Yakuza 0*
He was the one who stopped Kiryu from killing Shibusawa and said he'd cross the line with Kiryu if there ever was a need, and that it's not worth becoming a killer, as it will stain you for the rest of your life.
Unfortunately, Kiwami pretty much resolved all the plothooks in one sentence, or introduced them in one sentence or cutscene never to use again. I was disappointed to see that entire plot and main story writing were unchanged since the original PS2 game, lacking even by that era's standards, but at least we did get some semi-proper closure with Nishkiyama's story after all.
easily one of if not the most saddest boss fight i fought
It was funny
@@sheerheartattack6322 >;(
@@FungalFury damn 😔
Majority of the final boss fights in Yakuza games are pretty depressing.
@@MikeJr9284 i turned ryuji into a joke, had fun with mr shibusawa and iwami was retty serious.
Settle the score with Nishikiyama!
“If this is his way of settling things, then so be it!”
😢😔
Don't remember that.
@@MariusBoss11458 I think he is trying to do a Yakuza 6 / Kiwami 2 objective thingy.
pretty funny how we learn that he just wasn't made for Yakuza, he was pretty good at just normal work, in 0 he was above average even considering the bubble standards, and with his abilities he would easily be atleast a big star SOMEWHERE, if not his own company really
(Also i blame Kazama for knowing where nishiki is falling, but just leaving it for no reason, like man, Kiryu at his lowest had Tachibana come in picture, and Nishiki? completely alone, ready to kill himself after all of that shit. Man i was desperate to see him come back alive atleast at some point...)
Kiryu was literally doing 10 years in the joint by the time Nishiki almost killed himself
@@jorgesite417 I think he meant Shintaro Kazama, Kiryu and Nishiki's adoptive father. His presence in the flashbacks was lackluster; we get a scene of Kashiwagi berating him, but not of his father figure attempting to course correct for his son who clearly wasn't ready to bear the burden of leading his own family yet? It just helps cement the idea everyone put into his head, again and again: Kiryu is the favorite, the only one worth talking about.
Everyone, with the exception of Kiryu, failed Nishiki when he was at his lowest.
The intro gives me chills every single time it plays
Feels like it's the ps2 version
After he killed his scumbag underling who disrespected him constantly and then he goes full Vergil from Devil May Cry by slicking his hair back (with the asshole's blood, not rainwater this time), that's when you knew the 80s boy band version of Nishiki that always had Kiryu's back, who bawled his goddamn eyes out when he tried to end Kiryu's troubles with the Tojo Clan by shooting him in the back of the head, was long gone. We got a glimpse of the old Nishiki for a microsecond when he saved Kiryu, Yumi, and Haruka from Jingu but by that point it was already too late.
This just happened to be in my recommended feed, glad I clicked on it 😁
10 years in the joint really made me depressed as shit
Nishiki... it's time to end this, brother.
Edit: the shit?! I made this a month ago?! It's only felt like 2 days!
woah
Now 4 months ago
3 years
@@MxTeeee 3 years in the joint man
Akira Nishikiyama
Tojo Clan Nishikiyama Family Patriarch
Still don't understand why he betrayed Kiryu, yet in the end, he took responsibility for his actions. Fortunately, we can still see him as part of Ichiban Kasuga
Whether on purpose (Shimano) or on accident (Kashiwagi) Nishikiyama was always reminded that where he failed, Kiryu would've succeeded. 10 years of failures, lost loved ones, and self doubt was simply brushed away by others saying kiryu would've done it. Not to mention he was already struggling with his self doubt already in yakuza 0. all that combined, and he grew to resent his brother because, to the ruthless Nishikiyama, everyone would've cast him aside for Kiryu.
@@jefftolomeo6923 Ten years of failures? That's too long, what kind of failures?
@@moiqtheplayer okay, not ten years, little lapse of judgement on my end. But after enough time of failing to keep his new family under control and failing to save his sister, yumi, and kiryu, plus how often everyone reminded him that kiryu would've never had his trouble, he eventually snapped and grew to resent kiryu for that. In other words, the new nishikiyama wanted to be the dragon.
@@jefftolomeo6923 not a big deal, though, one year is too long especially ten years
I like to think he took over a part of ichiban body so he could live on
around a year and a half now, Yakuza Kiwami will be 10 years old.
1 year and half passed your comment. It's finally 10 years old
I'm sorry buddy
반드시 정점에 올라서 주겟어
이젠 10년전으론 돌아갈수는 없겠지...
그러니까, “결착’’을 내자.
@@文-l1g 어..결착을 내자..우리들의 싸움으로!
you guys speaking bts language?
@@badmoodseptember9149 결착을 내자 니시키..
@@송승철-b9l wat
Depressing story
The nishki we knew died long ago
Died alongside his sister (and the fuckboi he stabbed)