Yakuza: Like A Dragon Review
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- Опубликовано: 3 ноя 2020
- Yakuza: Like a Dragon's cast of misfits makes the wild RPG combat, absurd humor, and dramatic storytelling soar. RGG's role-playing game will be available on Xbox One, Series X, and PC on November 10. You can read the full written Yakuza: Like a Dragon review by Michael Higham on GameSpot: www.gamespot.com/reviews/yaku...
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With all this talk of whether the dub is better than the sub, or vice versa, can we all appreciate that they even bothered to add a dub that isn't half assed, and as a plus managed to bring back Kiryu's original voice actor from the dub of the original yakuza?
Legit, it’s amazing the extent they went through to make the dub/localization as good as it is. They brought in a stellar cast of voice actors who all do at bare minimum a pretty decent job and the across the board lip syncing is something to be applauded. So I wouldn’t fault anyone at all if they find the dub to be their cup of tea.
I will be playing through it twice. First time like the old Yakuza games, in Japanese. Second time in English.
I love the dub...ive heard horrible dubs in anime and games and this aint one. Its not for everyone but its definitely not bad. Ill play it again in subs after my first playthrough!
They're dubbing it because the majority of people buying the game are English speaking so of course they're going to do it well it's not like they've done us a favour they've done themselves a favour by making it more marketable
@@robbieg9685 Majority of the people who buy this are Japanese people
Although I'm glad they're finally dubbing this series
They did new mouth animations to lip sync with the English voice acting? That's awesome attention to detail! ... too bad I'm keeping it 100 in Japanese.
Weeb
@@stephenmandel3469 or maybe every Yakuza game for the past 15 years has been in Japanese, and some people don't want to suddenly switch to a weird-sounding dub
Final Fantasy XIII also changed the lip animations to fit the English voices. In 2010. But still, I fully respect this stuff.
Also, while I am glad they have English voices in addition to the Japanese ones, I will keep playing my Yakuza games like I have been for at least 10 years. I don't think it really suits...
Very much looking forward to Like A Dragon, by the way. Ordered the game on PlayStation 4 as well as Xbox Series X.
Steam doesnt have JP subtitles, at least now they're not confirmed in store . Which is a shame, I am having great time in Kiwami with JP voice+ JP subtitles. I don't know Japanese very well though , I've passed noryoku shiken N4 level ,but failed on N3
It's an option for both. ANN did an interview with the localization director. He said Judgment was a trial run with roughly 30% of past Yakuza players trying the dub (which was really impressive overall), and roughly 60% of non-Yakuza players trying the dub first. The option is there, but they always have the choice to switch the language from the title screen or replay key scenes in the other language. The main series is perfect in sub. I'm just glad more gamers are learning about the Yakuza series in general. Zero is still a masterpiece of storytelling and characterization.
Oh boy, a detective named Adachi
this one seems pretty chill tho, but so was adachi early on
Didn’t see that coming
Man I really thought I was the only one who notices this. BTW I'm suspicious he's trouble 😂
Hmmmm... I wonder....
P4G is the stuff
This is a JRPG free from the constrictions that a lot of the long running JRPG series out there have. It's a breath of fresh air not only for the Yakuza series but for big budget turn based RPGs as well. I love it.
Sounds like these guys actually like the Yakuza games, unlike SOME reviewers *coughigncough*
COUGH COUGH COUGH!!!!ignCOUGH COUGH!!!
Ign
they kept bringing in the dude who is obviously not into yakuza to review it lmao.
@@sinistrality7883 emotional intelligence isn’t really IGN’s strong suite
@@noticemesenpai69 intelligence period isnt igns strong suite
Dude it’s like watching a movie man I’m 9 hours in on chapter 5 and it’s such a great game I don’t want to put it down
I'm a turn based combat type of fella. So I'll be getting this game.
Same here, LETS GOOOO!
Big Facts
Same. Also this review surprised me. Game looks great, but IGN gave it a 7, and Gamespot gave it a 9. I thought Gamespot is generally more critical. Anyone else seen something like this before?
@@unknown123455 seems like the reviewer for gamespot is someone who actually plays games like these.
@@robhiro True. Looks that way. I'm still working my way through Yakuza 3 and Judgement, but loved 0 and the two Kiwami remakes. Looking forward to trying Like a Dragon as a change of pace before I jump back in.
So far I've invested 20 hours into the game and im only on chapter 6. There's so much to do and i spent so much time in the management sim that I got to number 1 n roughly 6 or 7 hours or so. Such a good game so far.
I'm guessing you beat the game by now. How did you like it?🤔🙂
Same length of time it took me when I did the mini game lol the sun went down when I completed it and lost track of time lol
@peter nguyen I liked it quite a bit. Theres a bit of grinding however. The story is really nice.
@peter nguyen buy it, it’s an instant classic. And I don’t say that about a lot of games
Definitely buy it. Also get the other yakuza games. They're all 10/10 games
This is why i follow Gamespot and not IGN...Better reviewers.
Yup Gamespot is literally real gamers
Nah bro, they called super mario bros wii "a tough game", and donkey kong country tropical freeze "one of the least exciting platformers I've played in some time"
@@ALIMALI-gb6gl if they said it that way then it's correct, gamespot is GOD, they're never wrong
Remember Ghost of Tsushima and Miles Morales ?? IGN gave a 9 and GameSpot gave a 7 and left so many ppl pissed. I follow both and if any one of them says it's good I buy it, simple !
@@ALIMALI-gb6gl honestly it depends on the reviewer. gamespot has shitty reviewers, and some good ones, so does IGN.
I thought I wasn’t gonna like this game but I bought it any ways and let me tell you it’s amazing
This is easily the best game I played in 2020, and a top 10 game ever. This game is so amazing I'm sure they are going to do direct sequels now. Kasuga is so damn likable lol (Playing Japanese audio version but the English audio version seems good too).
Kiryu Kazuma has always a strong, silent type lone wolf that can do anything practically alone
Kasuka Ichiban is opposite of that, he himself rather weak and because of that he draw strength from people around him
The similarity between this character is their strong conviction and heart that knows what is right and for that, they are likable character
I agree. They mixed some of the best parts of Kiryu with some of the best parts of Majima.
Tak's somewhere in between the two. He can and does take on many people by himself, but he's nowhere near the powerhouse Kazuma is and doesn't object to fighting with others.
@@thesenate9562 Absolutely, and in making him a person that inspires and relies on others he is just immensely more likeable
I always wondering why i like Kiryu and Ichiban. I mean, they're Yakuza, bad guys, criminal, but yeah they're kind hearted.
And i love Ichiban's hair
@@TebakGambarAI Funny part is that they're not actually Yakuza, both were abandoned by their clans
Im giving this a thumbs up it gave a better and honest score then IGN
And they seriously rated Watch Dogs Legion higher 😂
wtf... I don't follow IGN reviews. I checked it and it was a FUCKING 7.
Don't know about "honest score" just because you feel good. But it was a beautifully written review.
agreed, did the same thing!
@@RafaelLoki after they gave Fortnite a 10, IGN reviews mean nothing to me.
Great review. Appreciate the call out re characters and story. Will pick it up!
This game has so much passion out into it! It has something to say and balances Its humor and drama really well. This feels like a fully priced game with so much depth and attention to detail. I love the characters and the overarching storyline so far. It is somewhat overwhelming due to how much stuff you can do in this game. I love that the game gives you the freedom though to choose what you want to do and how it all pours into gameplay.
It borrows a lot from Persona 4 and 5 without the annoying Morgana to restrict you all the time lol. I really appreciate games that explore activities outside combat, which makes the characters feel like they actually live in the world and don't exist just to kill things.
I haven't gotten to the end, so I can give a full impression, but so far, I really like this game!
I'm so excited to play this! thanks for the review
this game feels like a shonen anime/manga imo
evident in Ichiban's personality, especially with the power of friendship and all lmao
Love it
Man.. I think they really improved the dragon engine.. I wish I can play the same old school brawler style yakuza games in the future
Yakuza =instant classic
Only the previous games and Judgment. Yakuza 7 isn't worth the price.
@@TheREALHugo4 Judgment have one of the best Yakuza Series script.
@@Viiniciws Truly, i really enjoyed the story.
@@TheREALHugo4 yakuza 7 is good is just that you don't like turn based combat
@@poketcircuitfighter8288 Persona 5 Royal was good in that category but not Yakuza.
A good and honest review. I’m really enjoying this game after playing the same gameplay style for many entries. I didn’t know how to feel at first being not that big of a JRPG fan, but I’m in love with this. Ichiban is the kind of character I needed to see in these times ❤️
Mad props for the localization here and how they really cared about the dub here. The performances I’ve heard from all the VA’s have been really solid stuff and I wouldn’t bash anyone for preferring the english over the japanese.
I will be playing in Japanese just because that’s how I’ve been used to playing these Yakuza titles but I would honestly consider replaying the game to hear the dub. Great job localization team and Sega for putting in the effort for the fans over in the US and beyond!
ichiban = a rugh and tough loveble man child .cant wait to see him sing karaoke
Now that's a guy who knows how to review games, not that trashy ign's 7.
He liked the game that I like, therefore he is better durrrrrrrrrr
7:21 This is the real reason why people play this game.
That part freaked me out in Kiwami 2. Glad Kiryu destroyed that place. Hell, the grunts were thanking him afterwards, since they didn't have to listen to their boss anymore.
Thank God it was not bakamitai
Get that man a diaper!!!
Waah! Waah!
Who else is here to watch people praise Yakuza in order to get over anxiety election?
Yep that’s about right
No I'm just figuring out whether to buy it now or wait for sale
I got the game and the physical copies was selling out everywhere in game stop. Once I got it. Played 3 real time hours. I want to play more
this game has awesome chapter 1 last game i enjoyed that much in the beginning was gtav
I wanna play this so badly!! Great review, made me more interested !
Do it! Become a Hero! Lol jk but yea buy this game! You wont be disappointed!
Have you played it yet?
Hope the sales for the game will be good and they will bring more Yakuza games on PC !
Why, so PC nerds can pirate it? They don’t buy $60 single player only games. It would have to be on game pass.
@@blastofo well, I've pre-ordered every single one of Yakuza games on Steam ( Y0, K1, K2, and Y LAD) . Don't summarize all PC players are the same. And most importantly if the sales for this game will be bad we wouldn't see anymore games on Steam, MS etc.
There all in games pass for pc now
@@blastofo This isn’t 2011 bro
@@megamanx1291 You’re right, I havent kept up with the state of PC gaming. It seems publishers are doing a lot more to fight piracy now. I tried to find a torrent for the new single player only PC game Kena, but it requires the publishers own specific launcher to play it. So I bought it.
0:28
Lucile unleashed.
keren neh..mau beli neh kayanya. aeru di live streamingin
The real yakuza were the friends we made along the way
Excited for this. Started playing at 0 , kiwami 1 & 2 , and 6. These are serious dramas. Well....lol 😅
Play 3, 4 and 5 dude
This review is Yakuza worthy .well done
I have players most of thee Yakuza games and after 9 games a new combat sistem seems a good addition.
Eh well don't fix it if isn't broken though.
Just downloaded this from Gamepass for PC with no expectation of liking it. I'm so far loving it. Only on chapter 2 but it's like a movie with an rpg game on the side.
All the yakuza’s on the gamepass! After like a dragon I reccomend jumping to 0
Subtitles are too small to read. I wish there was an option to adjust font size.
This was a beautifully written review. Single handedly sold me on the game. Can’t wait to pick this up on Series X next week!! 😁😁
I love this freaking game. I normally play subbed in Jrpgs but this game has a great set of VAs. I can see the hate for it but it reminds me of Yu Yu Hakushos great dub. Its hilarious and Ichiban is my spirit animal LOL Game of the year for me for sure!
Great Review!!!
god can we talk about the main theme of the game? like holy fuck it's so amazing and heartfelt it's the perfect introduction to ichiban
Oh baby, I cannot wait to play this game next week on my PlayStation 5.
@Fully Dead The second wave of pre-orders I went to my local EB Games 7 hours before they opened and just hung out playing my PlayStation Vita. Others didn't start lining up until 2 hours later. There was a line up closer to 60 people and when they opened the worker came out and explained that they were waiting for a call from head office of how many PlayStation 5 pre-orders they were getting and 5 minutes later I said to the first few people what is the chance of them getting that call before Toronto or any other big city and I think one guy overheard that and seeing he was in the middle of the line he decided to leave likely thinking that there wouldn't be enough consoles. Well about 5 minutes after that the worker came out and counted everyone in line and said if they counted correctly everyone in line will get a pre-order. After getting my pre-order and going home I seen that the guy that left the line was in a four vehicle accident and he was talking to a police officer on the sidewalk. So he went from waiting in the line for about 3 hours and missing out on his PlayStation 5 into getting into an accident.
i only played 0, Kiwami 1+2, and a bit of 3. This one looks like a fun change, i wasn’t that into the brawler combat tbqh
You need to play yakuza 4 and 5
Yakuza 0 is the best but 4 and 5 are eighth behind yakuza 0 in quality
Excluding Kiwami 2 that game was good a lot better than kiwami 1
@@Man_in_a_Gucci_Suit i’ll play em next year. i do wanna see all of kiryu’s story ;)
Yakuza Zero is one of my favorite games ever thanks to Game Pass i haven't put that many hours into too many single player games
I also love turn based combat so this seems right up my alley
It's a shame we don't play as kiryu anymore
He is alive they had this old gameplay where kiryu was a secret undercover body guard in yakuza 7 and we play as him a little bit
He is still in the game tho
let the damn man rest
C'mon man he has been the character since 7 games I like kiryu a lot but tbh I am glad that they are bringing a new character for a fresh change..
@@Zeddddy Even through I do prefer the beat em up combat more but it's nice to have a combat change after 7 games of continuous beat em up .
I got stuck on a boss fight and rage quit on ps4, now two years later I got a series x and game pass and now trying the game again. Let's see if I get past where I got stuck
Need more semi open world games like mafia suggestions please
Does anyone know if this game will be on game pass at launch?
Sorry but no
This took "my friends are my power" not to the next level, but 10 levels more.
The turn based aspect is what put me off the South Park games, Turn based games were just never my cup of tea but i still wanna get this so...
Not a single game no matter how much i like them if they are turn based i simply can't stand them.
Seems like you people don't have patiance or don't like using tactics.
but Persona 5 tho
@@CrimRui it's not about patience, it's about the point of the gameplay... When I sneak around in shadows in stealth games I can wait around forever, but turn-based combat... Just not feeling it. I like feeling the impact, I like to control the action, you know... WIth your own hands! I mean... It's like managing a football team and enjoying their fictories, rather than kicking a ball by yourself.
I guess they felt the story could be better with the team fighting
In all my yrs gaming I'd never played a Yakuza title until LAD and I'm blown away by how great it is 👍
Does anyone else think his glowing finger when using the phone is a nod to Shining Finger from Stein's Gate or simply just the typical Yakuza style highlight of the limbs in motion that they do?
Have they got voice actors (English /Japanese) for all the side quests yet? Kinda bugged me that zero didn't.
There is a lot of voice acting but also non-dialogue text parts.
Gamespot's reviews are always spot on especially if its from the next gen game
Nice. Will get it on PS5 next year.
This game looks totally absurd - in a good way. Can see it causing a lot of laughs.
Hey, I'm digging that English voice over.
Its hella good! To many people hating on it...hell i love the original subs to but these guys went above and beyond for this game! Lot of my favorite VAs are in it which makes it all the more pleasing to my ears haha.
@@randallmart92 to me its okay
although i dont like how they didnt bring back mark hamil as goro majima
@Trophy Gamer nope
Feels like Gamespot also dig deeper into the messages behind the game, not just their own feelings towards it.
It's a review not an analysis
@@Ravenscannotfly But what's the point of reviewing if you're not trying to understand everything the game devs tried to deliver? Especially for someone who made money from reviewing them?
@@minhvo8009 yes in an analysis. But its a review not a review+analysis
Reviews are literally there for the reviewer to say whether they like a game or not
i played every single yakuza games in existence. I LOVE that the studio took this direction. such a refreshing take on the series. Def my favorite yakuza game
Spoil: Ichiban Kasuga is Akira Nishikiyama reborn.
As a newcomer to the series, is this a good jumping off point?
No. Start with yakuza 0 then kiwami 1 and 2 then forget about the series.
Good review! Is this captured at 30fps?
If you play it a 4K with raytracing it probably will run at a solid 30 which isn’t a big deal since this game is going to be turn based any ways but If you turn off raytracing you will get up to 60-120 fps
@@ryancadek there's no raytracing for this game
@@bluevolt2014 I didn’t know that but it still looks pretty good
Picked this up a couple weeks ago on sale and it might be the best value for money ive ever gotten from a game. Im like 50 hours in cus i couldnt stop grinding.i also played it in japanese so hearing the voice actors for the first time is weird.
After kiwami (my intro to the series) I cannot invision a future where they do wrong. Games are always a blast
with how clunky fighting can feel in some of the older yakuzas im actually very happy that this one is turn based
Yakuza 3, 5, 0, and Kiwami 2 and Judge Eyes isn't clunky at the slightest. The series didn't need to go to turn based at all
@@dogkingify yakuza 3 had the worst fighting out of all the games no matter what you did the enemy would block like every attack. I just played every single yakuza game during the summer
@@EleCticCOokie Yakuza 6 had the worst combat of any of them. The move list was small, attacks were repetitive and enemies had very little variations and everything felt slow and sluggish. Plus the physics made you trip on everything stopping your momentum dead.
@@dogkingify let me phrase what i first said differently the fighting in the yakuza games are inconsistent. Sometimes theyre fine and sometimes it doesnt feel great. Im happy with turn bases combat because it guarantees it will be a certain style
@@dogkingify its judgement
It's a yakuza game obviously it's good.
When ign is at 16 mil subs why is gamespot at 4 since last 5 years?????
Ngl, this game makes me wish for more rpg's with a realistic aesthetic down to the characters.
best review yet. Thanks gamespot. Most users in metacritic have no idea what turn based combat is and are just giving 0s to the game.
Guy’s does anyone know when Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Reviews comes up ...!?
@Foaad Hisham Thanks Mate ☺️✌🏼 I wish if they comes out earlier, because i’m kinda worried about AC Valhalla after watching several gameplay’s (The so called Work In Progress)
@@TLOUDay For how bad Watch Dogs Legion is optimized for PS4 and Xbox One I'd definitely wait for AC Valhalla
@@stefanhatcher6486 As if you are in my mind ✌🏼☺️
Review? Dunno, maybe november 8th or 9th, release date is november 10th
@@ekopermana7150 Hope so mate
Finished demons souls, Monster honter world and rise. Whas thinking what can i play now and chose this game amazing game ...
Just to be clear, I love the Yakuza series and I hope more people try the series, but this review surprised me. Game looks great, but Gamespot gives it a 9 and IGN gave it a 7. I'm glad, but I thought Gamespot reviews are generally more critical. Anyone else seen something like this before?
FF7R, 13 Sentinels Aegis Rim, Demon's Souls and many many others
SEGA didn't pay for IGN that's why
@@leontartovsky8949 I'll doublecheck those reviews. And I'm going to be playing FF7Reamke and 13 Sentinels Aegis Rim when I get the chance. Thanks.
@@Sick_Pencil True. SEGA lets games speak for themselves. It's exactly why series like Sonic, Yakuza, Nights, and Super Monkey Ball can still get sequels years and years later. Because the fans keep the series alive.
I mean 7 isn't that bad,it should be 8 but i respect every review,i almost gave this game a 7 if the ng+ premium adventure aren't free but thank god is free
This main game is not 40 hours, I’m 60 in and I still haven’t reached the late game yet. Come back when you’ve completed the management mini game and unlocked all the characters, that’s when it’ll be considered a review
@Cal Devans The Cadre exactly, I clocked in 90 hours, and I didn’t attempt to complete the true final millennium tower lol I got enough of what I wanted out the game and already seen the end of the main story
Lol I like how all the reviews are not even saying anything about it being in English voice actors I enjoy these games and get more drawn in because they aren’t In English
You can still choose a Japanese voice actor. They don't force you to have dubbed on. This was shown in one of the trailers. And I'm glad they added English dub. Nothing wrong with extra options.
I'm on the opposite side of the spectrum
I can't stand the "beat em ups" & "hack & slash" genre except for a few exceptions (SACRED/DARKSIDERS)
I hope that SEGA builds upon the RPG subsidiary as SIDE GAMES
I'm an RPG FANATIC
Have you heard? They announced the series would remain a jrpg! I’m 180 hours in & loving it
Ichiban and his mates sound like they're voiced by the same person. The game looks really hilarious.
WHICH KILLS THE SPIRIT OF YAKUZA! This game should be named CLOWNKUZA, Kamurocho's best comedian and entertainer.
@@awakenedsoul2638 hahaha, yeah the game can be very funny. But to my suprise the story is also one of the most emotional for me. It was so good man. Especially the last chapter just had me in tears it was amazing.
@@minisnee
So this is drama comedy. SEGA GIVE US BACK THE REAL YAKUZA! Make this onea spin-off and continue the story of Kazuma!
@@awakenedsoul2638 tbh i like ichi even more then kazuma😅
@@minisnee
That is you. The rest of these people who likes RPG does not care as long as they play an RPG.
please tell me theres a japanese vo not about to play a yakuza dubbed
Yes it is
gotta go fast
Been while iw seen a video game review making me laugh every 30 sec. The baby scenes and the absurb fights and costumes killing me lol.
Do I need to have played previous games for this
No but it is recommended u do
no you dont need to play
although it would enhance the experience since it references older games but not in a major way
I would be a first time player to the series. Is it worth it?
Yes, you dont need to know a whole lot other than who Majima and Kiryu are and even then its only a little bit to know. Its easy to get into and can help bridge you into the Yakuza series as a whole. I highly recommend it
YES
Probably getting both Yakuza and Cyberpunk as my new-gen games this month...
Who’s gonna tell him...
Cyberpunk was delayed again homie
@Fully Dead
It was supposed to get released in November when the guy up top first commented you dumb 12 year old nazii wannabe
I love this game 20hrs in chapter 5
And it's back English dubbed again which is nice. I got tired of reading the subtitles.
GameSpot stonks
Smiles in Dame da ne
So what I’m hearing is... I need to buy it. Lol
For me the yakuza franchise is the only series which is on par with the gta series.
Also Persona series
it's still weird hearing a Yakuza game in english
You should play Fist of the north Star and Judgment, both games in English are freaking outrageous
i did the same mistake after the roomba. i also farmed a lot etc. But the game adapts. So just keep going. Especially learn to use the none combat skills and the mix between fighter and mage.
this review is so much better than the corpse on ign .
I hear Troy Baker in every great game.
Alright I'll say it... who's here because this is on Gamepass now?
Hopefully like a dragon will have skip missions like what Gta 5 had if like a dragon have skip missions I would definitely be very happy.
2:51 guy on the right looks like Dak Prescott
From bleak and realistic outlaw drama in 2006 to turn based fantasy RPG in 2020. Curious evolution 🤣
Thats the Japanese for ya
Technically yakuza has never been realistic and this doesn't have more fantasy than the other games
@Jo Ka Here in Spain it was published far into the fall of 2006. Worth the wait tho. Amazing game.
*BAKAMITAI*
*DAME DA NE DAME YO DAME NANO YO*
Yakuza: Like A Dragon early review scores
The Gamer 5/5
WindowsCentral 5/5
GamesRadar+ 4.5/5
Digitally Downloaded (100)
IGN Italia (91)
PowerUp! (90)
Hey Poor Player (90)
Screen Rant (90)
COGconnected (86)
PlayStation Universe (85)
Trusted Reviews (90)
Everyeye (85)
GameSpot 9
Press Start AU 9
PC GamesN 9
VideoGamer 9
COGconnected 86
IGN 7
Metacritic score 82
OpenCritic score 89
Please don’t remind me of IGN mate 🤦🏻♂️ and besides that Thanks for the overall scores
IGN's reviewer is a noob
IGN: pay me, i'll talk about your game
RGG Studios: no
IGN: ok, here a 7 for your perfect Game 👌
I have to say I'm quite surprised with the scores. I thought it was going to hit the 7 range on average
Yakuza: Like A Dragon, because is inspired by Dragon Quest, you get it? hahaha Dragon.... the 9 deserves it imo
6:31 avoid bad language please. The mouth speaks out of the abundance of the heart so all words matter
1:03 wtf is going on with his hair?
Big perm
So far enjoying the game, just not a fan of the new fighting style prefer the classic beat em up Kiryu style