So I've Been Playing: YAKUZA 5 [ Review PS3 ]
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- Опубликовано: 23 авг 2024
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Game by SEGA for Playstation 3
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My feelings on this one are a bit complicated. On the one hand, it's an insanely beefy and dynamic experience that capitalizes on the groundwork established in 3 and 4 (before 0 would capitalize on the assets of what came before as well to be its own beefy monster). This should, logically, make it one of the most amazing installments. However, on the other hand... its pacing can SEVERELY take a toll on ya.
This title is probably better on replays, but when you're not skipping scenes during the first go around, they really, really, really, really, really, reeeeeally drag them out and just throw too much at you. It's to such a degree that it can outright hamper the overall enjoyment, especially when other nuisances (like how intrusive and borderline unavoidable enemy encounters frequently are) serve to slow things down further. And even though having a lot of content is good, those character side stories didn't need as many missions as they did (especially when we have a lot of regular sub-stories as it is).
At the end of the day, it's a respectable game, but it's also easy to see why a number of fans come away thinking of 5 as one of the lesser installments, as its goal of trying to deliver a lot in every facet of the experience can be both its greatest strength and its greatest weakness.
@Florida Man I know. Especially back then when there were less installments that came after it. Even despite those issues, it would naturally be in the top 3 due to all the content and refinements. It's not a heavily polarizing installment, but there was some contention over how much all the good was comprised by those less desirable aspects, with some tolerating them and some feeling they weighed it down.
Man, I forget how packed Y5 was and how much I liked those characters. Good shit, Thor.
Yeah it's massive game. Also thanks!
Fun fact : Majima was planned for a playable chapter but was cut. Only proof of this is a early concept art of all the playable characters with Majima being present in frame along side Haruka, Kiryu, Saejima, Akiyama and Shinata.
Nothing is known about it though.
It stuns me how Zero was the big debut for the series popularity outside Japan when 5 has buckets loads of content and a story spanning five different playing characters. Like holy shit, how was this not a bigger thing? This game’s great!
Being a digital exclusive to the psn store probably didn’t help
It's also probably because it was yakuza 5. Not 0 a prequel. People are probably not going to want to just straight into the 5th game, but with a prequel it's more modern and you dont need the investment of 4 other games to understand what's happening.
I’d say marketing, I remember seeing all the Yakuza games at GameStop and had no idea it was a beat em up with quirky side quests.
@@MattDrawsYou92 I think the PS3 era some of that changed but only if you looked at reviews online. During the PS2 era I thought it was GTA but with a really poor beat em' up main gameplay push and set in Japan. Didn't realize the way the Clan was written was more in line with classic Yakuza films and not chasing American Crime film tropes.
0 did by far have the biggest marketing push though and so it sold the best. 5 is really where the quirky side quests become prominent. All the games from 2 onward have them but 5 seemed to rely on them more. I think once the team realized that was a big selling point the series was ready for a bigger audience but when they were the exception more than the rule the games were probably not going to be as widely appealing.
You inspired me to play more yakuza 5 when I completed the main story I dunno it just didn't rub off on me the way the others did but after your review I picked it up again and started playing some of Akiyama's side quest's and I am having a blast thanks for that I remember why I love these games
Im thinking about doing the same lol
Love the Killer7 transitions.
Thanks, you're great as always.
A trick : you can watch movies at flixzone. Been using it for watching all kinds of movies recently.
@Arjun Briggs definitely, been watching on Flixzone} for months myself =)
@Arjun Briggs Yup, I've been watching on flixzone} for months myself =)
Just finished this game last night and I couldn't agree more. It's nice to finally see a review on Yakuza 5 that I actually agree with, so many folks hate this game for some reason. Yeah it's messy at times but god damn is it an exhilarating ride, with incredibly well written side quests, detailed minigames and easily some of the best moments in this series. Watching Kiryu single handedly take down an army is something I will never forget. I feel like people just don't like 5 coz they didn't really engage with the side content or didn't take their time with it. Anyways love your review. I really loved this game
I'm glad this is getting remastered on PS4
You're actually my fave reviewer now
I absolutely love Yakuza 5. It's up at the top of my list for best Yakuza games, tied with 3 in all its chunky glory. The characters are interesting, the settings are as well since having new areas to explore as well as kamurocho cant be a bad thing. The minigames for each character (taxi kiryu, hunting, rhythm game) are surprisingly fleshed out with their own small contained stories that you can play for a bit more depth to the characters, but you can just as easily ignore them with no impact to the main story.
I've just started playing Yakuza Kiwami and it looks like I will have to dedicate the next year of my life playing them all
If you skipped zero i will never forgive you
@@gabrielmenezes8206 zero is technically the only game in the mainline series that you can actually skip and not miss anything since you know its a prequel but i still wouldn't reccomend skipping any game in the series as they're all really good my favorites being 3,5 and then 2 see 0's kinda near the bottom of my list along with 1 both great amazing games but in comparison to the rest just not as good to me
@@jacobwooten5137 ahh yes let's skip the best game in the series
I will never understand why you don't have more views.
Amazing channel.
Love you BigPeePee-san.
Man I totally skipped past Kiryu's Taxi stuff back in the day but 100%d Saejima's Animal Gang Bang and loved every moment in that mountain village. Should I go back and live a little cozy crazy taxi life?
Yes you should
why did i sleep on this one?! it looks awesome! playing it this winter. thanks dude!
i was standing in M-store studying items & god darn 'Concept of Love' starts playing on the radio. this series heckin' rules.
Yakuza 5 might've actually intertwined "minigame" stuff in a more cohesive, natural way then Zero, huh?
"If it aint dick - dont fuck it." - ThorHighheels 2018.
I've been playing yakuza kiwami, it's a great game and I'd like to play the other games in the series.
Thor, I fucking love your reviews and channel. The fact that you took the time to actually play the entire series properly up to this point deserves mad respect. Unlike every other video I see of tryhards just riding the bandwagon of 0, Kiwami, and 6 as if the rest of the series is non-existent. Keep up the great work, you're still hands down my favorite channel. Criminally underrated.
The best game in the series in my opinion
Just beat this beefy boy and it’s probably my 2nd favorite of the series.
It has my favorite combat balance with Kiryu and I played the hell out of the chicken racing and bear hunting.
6 is nice and shiny but gotdamn doing midair combos with Akiyama was just too smooth.
I wish Majima would’ve mentioned the whole wife thing
love this game but it was also the one where Yakuza fatigue hit me some where around Saejima's chapter at the prison part lol . ended up taking a break till a little bit after 0 came out then got back to it. loved the individual character stories but i don't think they tied them together that well. I dunno if this counts as *SPOILERS* but I also wish they did more with the whole Majima's missing plotline.
I am on Yakuza 5 Remastered right now and damn this game is intense
I would love to play this game. 4 was my favorite one and I want to see what the boys get up tah next. Also the snow just makes it look all comfy like.
You’ll get your chance in February
The hunting mini game is very comfy.
Best one in the series
Suprised you haven't done a So I've been playing on yakuza 0 and 6. Though I do forgive it a little with the 0 to 6 video. Though I'm not going to watch it after I finish 6. So a couple of months maybe
Great game. The hunting was so much fun. Awesome channel
Everyone is entitled to their opinion. Mine is that 5 doesn't have a very good story compared to the other games in the series. It's more confusing than 4, many characters drop off the map shortly after doing their thing, Park is a bitch, the final boss didn't deserve his final boss status, and if you thought 4 v 4 on the Millenium Tower was stupid in 4, 4 guys meeting on a tower to beat each other to death so that one of them could GLIMPSE the real villain (before they die?) is just utterly nutterly butterly. 3 whole clans showing up to help Akiyama was awesome but really stupid at the same time, Harukas big speech in the middle of her super important concert was both awesomely cute and heartfelt as well as REALLY STUPID. Still a great game but I do not understand how it can be someones favourite storywise and it sure as shit is nowhere near "grounded".
This. I loved Yakuza 0 but can't play 5 yet cuz it's not on the pc yet, but damn Yakuza 5 seems amazing
Good thing I have a PS4 😜
It's on PC now.
@@KaiKrimson56 YEP and i cant wait for 6 to be released on pc as well as the ishin games and judgement. Not to mention the fist of the north star game and the zombie one too
Those Character intros O_O
You're evolving!
Love the Dead Souls wheeze at the end, hah.
Glad you enjoyed the Y5 experience! Enough to call it the pinnacle of the series until that point, even. Outside of personally feeling like the story fell apart a bit at the end there, I can totally understand how you'd come to that conclusion. It's a damn fine game. Stupidly massive, too. Which is probably its other big "fault." It's a bit *too* big. I definitely got some quantity over quality vibes from it at times. And I think the story suffers from this, too. From having to carry the immense weight of writing in 5 playable main characters, 5 cities, all on top of continuing the story and having it actually make sense in the somewhat bat-shit crazy Yakuza universe... Yeah, it got pretty bloated and fairly messy at times as a result. Again, mostly at the end.
But shit, I still gotta commend the team for pulling it off as well as they did despite that! Because at the end of the day, it's hard to complain about "too much good stuff." All that being said, I'm really looking forward to your take on Yakuza 0, which I feel remedies most of the problems I outlined in Y5 here. It's more focused, only features two characters, and consequently manages to have the best and most gripping story in the series. And shit, let's throw in the hands-down best gameplay in the series while we're at it! It's a gem, man, and I hope you enjoy that one, too.
Oh, and out of curiosity, do you plan on playing the Japanese only Kenzan and Ishin? I suppose you already would have reviewed Kenzan if that really were in your timeline, but hey, it doesn't hurt to ask. There's an excellent guide out there to play and experience Ishin's story with that totally makes it worth playing, if you're considering it!
I'd really love to play Kenzan & Ishin, but I don't think I'd get much out of it without there being English text. I know there's a guide, but I'd rather just immerse myself fully with the Yakuza games, rather then tabbing out to check what was just said. Who know's though, with the series gaining popularity lately, they might still choose to bring one of them over seas. It took years for 5 to get localized, so it doesn't seem too crazy.
thank god i played the remaster
I just got done playing Yakuza 5 I loved the game but I didn’t love the story as much as I thought I would it was solid story in the entry but it just didn’t feel as personal as 0, 1, 2, did I my opinion nonetheless the less it’s better then Yakuza 3 for sure and I personally love 4 story.
Nothing can remotely pass 0, 1 and 2 in terms of story (specially 0).
It is hard for us who kinda start liking the series when kiwami was released, so we aren't really seeing the growth the developers went through over the years. Instead, playing then in numerical order is just a rollercoaster of quality: you go from an amazing and outstanding story (0), to regular but emotional one (1), and them to a nice love story with a good villain (2) and them go all the way down to the weird and slow paced thing that Y3 is. And from this onwards is just a natural evolution.
Yakuza 5: Grounded Edition?
Can't wait for a price drop, I love 0, Kiwami and 4 to death. 3 was alright too.
2 is awesome too 😊
That cackle at the end terrified me.
keep going, dude. Great review!
Please Review Yakuza 0, Yakuza 6, & Judgment!
One of the best games I ever played!
What nationality are you dude, you sound like you have an accent.
He sounds like gay or something.
@@juanbadilla2232 ok boomer
@@DavidWoodMusic you too. 🤫😎
@@juanbadilla2232 my man
What nationality are you?
Hm dont see how the combat is a big buzzkill. Given the responsiveness and plenty of options to deal with enemies make it really fun
It's very hard to keep track of what's going on in this game's story. Way too much going on. If it had the previous in (blank)'s story in yakuza 0, it would make it so much easier to understand
love the goats hillarious
Dude I love your channel and I dont even play ps games! The depresing voice and the sense of humor are A+ . Maybe make reviews of other stuff like anime and or movies to get more popularity and subs.
I might. I was thinking about covering music at some point. Maybe ease into it by making some vids about game soundtracks first. There's also some films I'd like to cover, but not sure how I'd like to do that yet. I don't really watch movies at all anymore, so it's not like I have super developed opinions.
Sounds good. And most people who review stuff like tv shows, movies, anything on youtube dont know shit about shit so you are in the right spot.
Those goats had me dead 😂
All these burps let me imagine you like a rick sanchez of gaming vids
Same lvl of intellect tho
fuck yea, lets go Fela Kuti. I no be gentleman like thaaaaaaat!!
best start to a video ever
Its definitely a good game just not the best yakuza game in my opinion. Not as bad as 3 but a little worse than 4. The stories pacing really takes a hit at Saejimas section and nothing really happens of note till the 4th chapter. While the idol section is different and not the worst thing ever its not the best either. Combat for all the characters (minus haruka obviously) is probably close to the best in the series
the story worse than 4?
i heard 5 its the longest story of yakuza
This is my fav review of yours so far. Shinada sounds interesting. I dig some of them mangas/asian comedies with stories about broke 20 somethings.
Thanks dude!
How is yakuza 5 vs 4? Coming off yakuza 0, yakuza 1 to 4 were really disappointing with 4 being the worst so far.
Well I'd say I'm about half way into 5 and from what I can tell it's a better game than 4. Though that may depend what you play yakuza for, I found 4s side content and story lacking though saejimas chapter was a huge highlight in 4 for me, the dojo side minigames being one of my favourites in the series and prison segment in 4 being much better than 5s prison segment. Though 5s story seems better so far, there are some parts that feel a bit slow, the gameplay variety is there, there's more side stories and the mini/side games are very good.
Will you import and ply the spin offs too? Yakuza ishin is good i heard sry i ask this its your choice buddy
I think he has done imports before so maybe after 0
I'm not sure how much I'd enjoy playing through it all the way without being able to understand the story at all. Who knows though, given how much more popular the series is outside of Japan now, they might re-release it on PS4 in English.
ThorHighHeels in recent Yakuza 6 interviews they still explain why they think westerners wouldn't like it so I still doubt it, there are also lots of guides online that'll help you understand the substories and the story
Thank you for this
While I do like Yakuza 5, I gotta disagree with you on the main story as I felt that it was easily the worst out of the mainline series. The way it shoehorns its main theme of "dreams" felt like something straight out of a shounen anime and the way it tried to weave both Haruka and Shimada's storylines into the main narrative came across as sloppy and needlessly convoluted, which is a shame since I felt their stories in a vacuum were the highlights of the game. Yakuza 5 is weird mixed bag for me, it represents both the highest highs and lowest lows of the series, sadly by the end of it, I was sick of it and wanted it to be over.
Sorry dude but you are wrong. 🤦♂️🤷♂️
@@Juancho-talarga Don't be that guy, if you disagree, just move on with your life bro, trying to invalidate how other people feel by telling them they're "wrong", just isn't cool.
@@Juancho-talarga you’re right
Can you do a shadow of rome review
❤️❤️❤️❤️
Can't wait for the day sentinent baguettes in france summon you to review Gravity Rush
...I mean I can. Cause quality and stuff. Rushing is bad.
Any plans on reviewing Shadow of the Colossus?
Not currently, but I'm sure it's something I'll review at some point.
is this PSN store only? i cant find it in my game store website
It is yeah. It's coming to PS4 though, so who knows we might get it boxed in English soon.
@@thorhighheels Awesome, yeah it seems like a lot of the previous games are getting re-releases... which do you recommend to get into the series, this video really sparked my interest
Yakuza 5 is the shit
Can you review Grandia and/or Grandia 2?
I already have a massive list of JRPGs I need to play and review, so it'll take a while for me to get to it. Love the pixel art + 3D backgrounds art style though.
I see,well i certainly look forward to that,alsoeven if you don't plan to reviewit i still reccomand that you take a look at the walkthrough of Despiria here on youtube.
If you want to play it yourself though you can find a rom of the game here.
www.emuparadise.me/Sega_Dreamcast_ISOs/deSPIRIA_(Japan)/182338
sooooo wheres 6 and 0
haven't played them yet
ThorHighHeels what!? What’s wrong with you!? Go play ‘em, man!
Awwwwwww I want to play this just for the Para Para dance game!!! But I’m still tough right? Right?!? RIGHT?!?!?!?!?
Rhythm games with cute girls are the manliest thing, don't worry about it.
I think the manliest thing is definetly having sex in another man’s ass
10:52 but I can't keep a beat to save my fucking life :/
rip
It would be amazing if this got ported to PS4 cause the framerate is pretty bad
The framerate is surprisingly bad in all Yakuza games between 4 and 5, aka 4, Dead Souls and 5 so I imagine it was the engine causing them problem there. Not sure if a PS4 port would fix it.
Kanny Boy I think it could cause Yakuza Dead Souls was running on the engine Kenzan 3 and 4 used and Yakuza 0 was running on 5's engine and it runs great on PS4
Hello to you all from the 60fps PS4 port future. We're living in dead souls now
You played Yakuza 0 yet?
not yeti
ThorHighHeels hurry up and play it
Sajema's chapter is meh especially the villiage FUCK THE VILLAGE it breaks the pace so hard
I loved the village bit but it does stall the plot yeah. I thought the prison was worse tho.
I prefer hot tubs
it has those.
Huh. Ive been playing through these satarting with 0 and just beat 5. Honestly I think its my least favorite ao far.
Cringe intro
wasted so much time on kiryu