Watase’s analysis of Kiryu is a great look into both of their characters. Kiryu got into the yakuza business because he bought into a misconception that their essentially champions of the common man, which basically molded him into a very noble man living an ignoble lifestyle. The harsh reality of the yakuza drove him out of it, but he holds onto his idealized image so strongly that he’ll let himself get roped back into the criminal underworld so that Daigo, who he knows holds him in high regard, can steer the Tojo Clan in that direction. And yet, those times are always when the biggest conflicts seem to crop up over Kamurocho. From the outside perspective, it’s not hard to get the idea that Kiryu is only interested in throwing hands with the big hitters in the yakuza, and only stays out of criminal business when it’s all quiet and uneventful. If Watase is on an easy path to the head of the Omi Alliance like he says, then making a name for himself in that position is a top priority. As we can see here, he sees no better way to build a great rep than to lead a victory against their sworn rival clan, especially when the great Kazuma Kiryu, supposedly a battle-hungry monster the Tojo keeps in their back pocket, is back for blood. He doesn’t have any beef with Kiryu as a menace to the Omi, he thinks he’s a beast starving for the next hunt, and tries to appeal to him with his plans to fight the Tojo. In doing so, he reveals this outsider’s perspective he’s built up about Kiryu, all to have it crash against the reality of the Dragon of Dojima’s true nature. Really thought-provoking scene, this is; even if you’ve never seen another Yakuza game, you can tell both of these characters have several layers to them.
Watase’s speech in this chapter is maybe one of my favourite Kiryu scenes in the whole franchise. It’s one of the rare instances we see someone challenge the difference between Kiryu’s lofty ideals of Honour, Chivalry and Decency with the violent, angry man we know full well Kiryu can be. In my opinion, It’s a fascinating direction for Kiryu’s character to entertain the idea that maybe, deep down, a part of him does enjoy this kind of life. A part that he’s been depriving ever since he took responsibility for Haruka in 2005, only letting it out when the opportunity demands nothing less
It's a nice and simple character interaction that plays at the idea of just how blatantly contradictory human beings are. Selfish to a fault, yet valuing ideas and beliefs that serve only to stem the expression of such selfishness. It's a contradiction that shockingly few stories touch upon, though perhaps for good reason.
And it sets the pace for Kiryu's development going forward. This is the first time I've rewatched Y5 since playing the more recent games and it's very clear.
Bit of trivia about Watase: He was originally going to be one of the protagonists of this game. However because they already wrote him as a high ranking Omi member, and because they don't like making protagonists as part of the Yakuza the whole game through, they axed the idea in favor of making him a support character instead.
@@thedarkderp2520I agree. Though the new series producer has stated out that he has been interested in the idea of a Watase spin off so I am keeping my hopes up because dude is legitimately among my top 4 characters in the whole series.
Watase always stood out to me as one of the more interesting Omi Alliance characters in the series. He has Ryuji energy for sure but he's far more composed. I can't get over how chill he was throughout that whole scene even when Kiryu punched the bottle out of his hand lol
I think Nico might be getting confused, Madarame is not the Chairman of the Omi Alliance, He is not the one with a terminal disease, He is a Patriarch of his own group, the Yamagasa Family. the Yamagasa Family and the Omi Alliance are 2 different groups
I think Aoyama's introduction is fine. The problem with the villains that come out of nowhere like Jingu is that they're insanely important to the plot but they have basically nothing to their character. With Aoyama, he's introduced early and he's a minor enough villain that he doesn't need to be too deep.
Aoyama is fine as an antagonist because his entire purpose is showcasing how power-hungry even those already with power can be. He is a man of endless ambition and clearly not enough raw strength to back it up, so he resorts to underhanded actions against even his own subordinates. He doesn't have a deep ideology, he's just power for power's sake as far as we can see.
And Watase had already pretty much told us that Aoyama's nothing more than a power-tripping toady, so seeing Aoyama live up to that description immediately afterwards actually strengthens Watase's character by extension.
So in case it wasn’t obvious, Watase is a fan favorite for all the right reasons. Like you said he’s basically a second Ryuji but still having his own identity. And his intro here is nothing short of dope. He casually controls the situation, tells Kiryu that the Tojo Clan is only strong when he’s involved (basically saying what fans have been thinking for years) and if it wasn’t obvious when he grabbed Kiryu’s wrist, his strength rivals the legend himself. So yea, he’s a badass.
Watase is such a fascinating character and definitley a fan favorite! It’s nice to see a guy from the Omi Alliance who’s just chill af and doesn’t want to kill us on sight lmao. All bro wants is a good fight, and I can respect that Edit: 32:34 So it finally happened! Yeah this game has the same mechanic that Yakuza 4 had where certain heat actions “evolve” once you use them enough times. Aside from this ground finisher, Kiryu can also do this with the wall heat action. They both can actually be upgraded twice, so be sure to keep using them whenever you can! Oh and btw, to do the bounding throw move, you want to avoid doing your double finishing blow, the move only works after you press triangle ONCE during a rush combo. Try doing it after pressing square different number of times, the effect varies! Also, yes you have in fact seen Aoyama before, in the very first cutscene in fact. He’s the one who sends Aizawa and Morinaga to follow Daigo
This game is where Daigo becomes my favorite Yakuza series character (Besides daddy Kiryu which is one of my top 5 characters in all media) His character development is amazing to follow and his growth as a man and a leader is charming to witness. He starts off as a spoiled brat and eventually gets thrown into the deep end as the Chairman of the Tojo clan as an immature rebellious loser. Kiryu disciplines him in place of the late Kazama. The last game we see him start to really change and grow, taking responsibility and accepting his role. This game really highlights how much he has grown as he is almost a completely different guy. He is mature and highly intelligent, doing everything he can to follow Kiryus ideals as a Yakuza keeping war from happening. Probably the best thing so far being him going out of his way to make sure Kiryu can live in peace practically sacrificing his credibility within the Tojo to do so.
Fun fact, Watase is voiced by Rintarou Nishi who also played Tetsuzaemon Iba from Bleach. Ya know the one Soul Reaper who was designed to look like a stereotypical yakuza and as a result looks almost exactly like this character. Thus, you could pretty much imagine him Watase as Iba before he went to the Soul Society.
Kiryu facing someone who seems almost like a slightly more mature Ryuji Goda at this point is kind of interesting since, in a way, Ryuji kind of represented not only a corruption of Kiryu's character as a man with his strength and charisma but lacking his kindness and loyalty in favor of only respecting strength, but also his inner fear of the "Dragon" inside of him being something that only hurts the people he cares about, given how most of his loved ones were dead at the end of the first game partly as an indirect result of his own choices, actions, and status. Now three games later we have a Kiryu who's seemingly fully distanced himself from both the Yakuza and his family meeting Watase who seems to want to be the next Ryuji, and he's egging Kiryu on over how no matter how little personal ambition he has the "Dragon" will always be a part of the Tojo Clan, and in staying away he's just letting Daigo and everyone else fall apart in his absence despite having shown several times over the years that he has some personal investment in the Clan and the concept of Yakuza in general, something Kiryu doesn't entirely deny even if he rejects the notion that Yakuza is *just* about beefy shirtless dudes punching each other to death because it's awesome.
Unlike in Y3 & 4 you can actually pause during cutscenes if you need to, so no worries about accidently skipping! Also this would be a good time to remove the Beads of Good Fortune accessory, which as a reminder it removes all random encounters. A side content has opened up at this point & it revolves around certain encounters; you'll know it when you see it.
Here he is, the big man himself Watase, God he's such a cool freaking character, just so endlessly charismatic, and his conversation with Kiryu about what it means to be a Yakuza, it's definitely one of the high points not just of Yakuza 5, but the entire series as a whole, and the Yamagasa Long Battle is just absolutely rad.
I love how the "Olivier" restaurant ties back to the Trails in the Sky Lets Play. Because of course both of your series always have to connect with eachother lol
You think they'd run out of ways to repeat the story of "Kiryu is a good man, but not a good Yakuza", but somehow they keep making it work and clearly doing it right.
Nah, Kiryu is the perfect Yakuza. Every villain is always corrupt or resorts to violence and killing. Yakuza aren’t supposed to be like that and is forbidden but as we see, many people are corrupt with power and straight up evil, completely going against what Yakuza stand for. Being a Yakuza isn’t illegal and MANY run legit businesses. Hell Yakuza offices are just like regular offices with a sign and everything. Kiryu’s way is what Yakuza is SUPPOSED to be.
@@masteroflight7296the thing that makes Kiryu a bad Yakuza is that he's the head of the clan (or was) with extremely little regard on how it'd affect the power structure. Which rears it's ugly head numerous occasions. Daigo was not ready to fill in his shoes and neither was that dead dude that Kiryu had chosen. The last "good yakuza" thing Kiryu did was take the fall for his brother over patricade. After that it's him making questionable decisions that confuses Yakuzas, while any good person would understand why he did it. The world of Yakuza is EXTREMELY strict and Kiryu always undermines it. Which, again, would also bite him in the ass. Nevermind the rest of the Yakuza is literal garbage human beings, that does not make Kiryu a good yakuza himself. In fact, it makes it worse because Kiryu keeps seeing someone fucking around and finding out... And his solution to the problem is to fuck off until he can't ignore it anymore. Abandoning your responsibilities is far from being a good Yakuza, and he has been doing it since he'd declare himself the Fourth Chairman. How are you going to accept the position of power... Then leave your clan to rot? Far as we can see it, the only time Kiryu actually acted like a proper Yakuza is when he handled loan sharking business in 0 and 1. Even his clothes is an insult to the Yakuza, a privilege he gets to enjoy because nobody's strong enough to tell him off anymore.
Funny thing I stumbled on with Kiryu’s door-opening animation in the long battle: if you press circle like the prompt says, Kiryu kicks the door open. But, if you press square or triangle instead, he will actually perform different animations to open the door. You’ll get some more opportunities to see these animations later on. They’re pretty fun.
They knocked Madarame unconscious specifically so that he couldn't say that it was Aoyama. Now that he's in the hospital and regained consciousness, he would have informed everyone of what really happened, which is why Yahata would accept the dissolution if Kiryu did it. If he believes that Kiryu stabbed Madarame, he wouldn't accept it from him
Watase is definitely a step up from the antagonists from Yakuza 4. After all, he makes what he wants clear and states the pure facts about himself. He's straightforward, and that's a good thing. I mean, the fact that he cares about the fight and not the money shows how he's someone who actually wants to take action. And you already figured that he's a lot like Ryuji from 2. Which makes sense, as they both have a goal and aren't going to waste time sitting around waiting for an opportunity. It's better for them to make that opportunity themselves and prove what a true Yakuza is. Also, with how he wants to fight Kiryu, that reminds me of both Majima and Ryuji. Granted, those two had different reasons for wanting to do so. But you can see how Watase mixes those reasons together well.
this whole game has incredible scenes and themes to me and it's why it's still a top 3 RGG game for me, that scene with Watase is one of the first huge ones that I realized how much I was gonna love this game, not just as a sick intro to a sick character, but it's why this is also one of my favorite Kiryu games by a lot as well.
You know Yakuza 5 made me realize we never had a yakuza war during the main story. 0 had it in its backstory but it and every other game was basically Kiryu and friends trying to prevent a Yakuza war. So there was never an all out war in the story (so far…). Aoyama was in episode 1 of this series ordering Aizawa and Morinaga around.
The Omi Alliance's 7th Chairman hasn't been shown in a previous game, this game is where they're introduced. You're probably thinking of Jin Goda, Ryuji Goda's father who notably got shot multiple times by Takashima at the climax of Kiwami 2 on the rooftop of the unfinished Kamurocho Hills.
Regarding what you said about Aoyama, I kinda like the balance of having both complex antagonists like Nishikiyama, Ryuji, Mine, Kuze or Awano, as well as pure assholes for player to beat up without feeling any regret about it, like Lao Gui, Shimano, Lau Ka Long or Tamashiro, I think it helps more complex antagonists stand out as well. Although I would say there are definitely different levels of satisfaction to beating guys from the second category up, depending on their build up and actions, which might make even purely evil character memorable. Aoyama sadly definitely falls into Jingu's mold, of not having enough build up or impactful evil moments to make him interesting to watch, but series does have some examples of making asshole villains right, even in Yakuza 5, however that's obviously for later.
Now heres a character that a lot of people love. Very reminiscent of Ryuji, considering he takes inspiration from him, and his intro is very reminiscent of Kiryus first meeting with Ryuji in the Grand. Both of them playing off each other. After 4 being... pretty lackluster in the antagonist department, Watase is a breath of fresh air. He just embodies a true yakuza, something that is in short supply as time moves on in the yakuza world. And of course a bunch of Kiryu parallels. You will definitely love him going forward.
Watase and Aoyama showing up here really shows a neat parallel about the antagonists in Yakuza, as well as the difference in what they all stand for. Men like Aoyama are scheming, conniving, always planning to be vile to get whatever they want while leaving the dirty work to others; men such as this exist, but they are not someone we take to and are far away from the Yakuza ideals Kiryu follows. They exist to be someone to beat down by catharsis and show why they're thinking is wrong. And then you have men like Watase, who actually stand for something and are willing to get involved personally. They have actual reasons for what they do beyond getting money and power. If you look at Watase and Ryuji way back, while they intend to rise up, they want to fight Kiryu and the Tojo not for some arbitrary reasons, but for something they hold dear to their code. They are closer to the Yakuza ideals Kiryu follows. They actually challenge him as a person, both physically and ideologically.
While nearly everyone will be busy praising Watase (who I also agree is awesome), I feel I should join the few here who are correcting you in your lore by stating that Madarame leads the Yamagasa, who are NOT with Omi. It was repeatedly stated that the Yamagasa are small, the Omi are big equals to the Tojo, and the whole point of the alliance is to buff up in case the Omi break the truce and attack.
If you can probably tell from the comments, Watase is a fan favourite character. You'll find that he has an uncanny ability to just steal every scene he's in. He isn't drawn in by the money, or the underhanded politics of the Yakuza. He likes the fights, and the honour; the true 'Gokudō' way. He's a more mature, charming Ryuji Goda in a way.
24:26 Being a Yakuza isn’t illegal and they aren’t automatically considered criminals. Being Yakuza isn’t like in the movies. Many run legit fully legal businesses. Yakuza were originally formed as way to keep the peace off of Japan and fight off crimes and gangs but people become corrupt and join for the wrong reasons and abuse their power. Police often go to the Yakuza for help as they have man power and are also able to do things discreetly. Yakuza offices are also just like regular offices with a sign and everything. After the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami on March 2011, The yakuza sent hundreds of trucks filled with food, water, blankets, and sanitary items to aid the people affected. they aren't some ruthless criminal masterminds media depicts them as. Kiryu is actually the perfect Yakuza, doing things the legit way unlike all the evil corrupt villains we always see.
Madarame is not the leader of the Omi, thats someone else, someone you don't know. Madarame is the patriarch of a small family, the Yamagasa family. He and Daigo are not equals.
I know this was said the episode before, but I need to say it here. Bounding throw is the most BUSTED move in Yakuza 5 and probably in the whole series, if you know how to use it. Bounding throw has been in the games before, and was still good, but not to this degree. In 3, 4 and even later games like 0 and Kiwami 1, bounding throw required heat and used heat when you would pull it off. This game, you don't need heat to use, it gives you heat instead. Coupled with the improvement to aim your throws makes it really good for crowd control. But that's not what makes it the most busted. This thing can be used to just murder every boss Kiryu faces. What to shout Froob, an RGG speed runner who I learned you could do this from. I recommend watching him, ONLY IF, you're caught up with the rest of the series, so that may be a problem for you Nico. Anyways, some of Kiryu's combo finishers can hit enemies on the ground, even bosses. To activate a bounding throw, you need the first of any finisher to hit without activating the 2nd finishing hit. So, even with them being on the ground, you can hit them. The trick is to hit them when they are getting up, the speed in which the get up can vary, but it is doable with every opponent. So depending on the speed, you'll either use Bounding throw 1, or 2. For a better visualization, I recorded myself doing it on Yahata. Don't worry about Kiryu's outfit, this is from ultimate match. ruclips.net/video/jnXyBMCrmUw/видео.htmlsi=4ZBy6dkosgfqzEmn
In regards to the joke you made at the beginning of this episode nico: i think all birds after birth when they are old enough, just like us people, all eventually leave the nest. But sometimes i imagine just like us adults, birds once in a while at least meet up with their mommy and daddy birds.
To clarify, Nico, we *did* see Aoyama earlier on in the game. He was the guy who lit Daigo's cigarette and told Aizawa and Morinaga to follow Daigo. I actually liked that scene with Aoyama. I tend to like villains who are intelligent, quick-thinking and manipulative.
I like to think that during every part of the game, Kiryu is stoic and normal, expect for when it comes to fighting. When he's fighting, he makes random sounds, drops one liners and desperately tries to show off the cool move that he just learned
Wait... Aoyama blew up that building with a bomb on the top floor. In the same room Yahata was fought in. And he was unconscious when Kiryu left. So doesn't that mean he's....? Nah, I'm sure he's fine. He wasn't important enough to actually die. I think.
Like I've said before, I have yet to play any of these games myself, only watch them, but, that scene at the bar and that hospital scene are two of the things that made this game more memorable to me than Yakuza 4. I'm not sure what the production history of Yakuza 5 was, but it definitely doesn't feel rushed.
Watase’e his speech was fire and his outfit kind of reminds me of the outfit from the one big bad guy form yakuza 3 both of their outfits are really cool. I must say so glad that are really Sega did a really good job with this game
Ryuji wanted to destroy the clan no matter the state..His target was Kiryu,so that there was only one dragon in their world, and his trophy was Kamurocho, he didn't care who he hurt, if they stood in his way, they were expendable. Watase is, like you described, very interested in taking a strenghtened Tojo clan down. Both ways to prove themselves,but both very interesting characters.
3:00 sadly Nico, RGG studios does not have anyone who can see what features their games will have in the future. They don’t have your ultimate BS powers.
Watase: C’mon Kiryu-han. Your turn. *Kiryu punches the bottle, breaking it and spilling wine and glass all over Watase* Watase: ………Ok rude, if you didn’t want it just say “No thanks” next time. Kiryu: Well next time pour it in a glass first before putting your mouth all over it. Watase: Ok ok I will………. Uh you gonna be ok? You got glass sticking out of your fist. Kiryu: Ya it’s fine, I’ll go eat at Smile Burger after this and it’ll be all better.
I definitely agree that Watase is similar to Ryuji, with one huge difference: their feelings towards what it means to be a yakuza. Ryuji held active disdain for honour and tradition, running his family like a group of thugs and viewing the entire Omi Alliance as nothing more than the means by which he'd seize power. It seemed almost natural, then, for a man as principled as Kiryu to beat him. Watase, meanwhile, seems to live and die by his conviction that power is meaningless without honour, an attitude we haven't really seen since Kuze.
Nah, Aoyama wasn't in the older games. You literally see him at the beginning of the game accompanying Daigo after his car ride meeting with Madarame. Somewhat don't blame you for forgetting him though, he seemed pretty unremarkable despite his title and position.
I still laugh at how Kiryu was damn near a Ghost for like 3 whole games in this series, and now suddenly everyone even slightly relevant to the main plot knows his name, face, where he lives, who his kids are, where they go to school, how many boyfriends Haruka has behind the scenes - It's freaking crazy man. Who da hell started yapping?😂
Watase’s one of my favorites. Offers a drink to his enemy and gets glass and the drink spilled all over him, stays calm and wipes the alcohol, doesn’t attack Kiryu, but lays everything out, Kiryu knocks over the table and Watase gets grabbed by Kiryu and moves his hand away without fighting, and doesn’t send an army of henchmen to the orphanage to threaten him. Part of the Omi, yet is more of a rival than a villain trying to ruin Kiryu’s life because he’s in his way (must be Kansai, because Majima and Ryuji’s also Kansai.) As for Mayumi, unfortunately she was not his Yumi.
In this game btw, when an enemy is in a scared state on the ground, any hit will one shot them. Thought I mention as I saw you pick a scared guy up instead and cancel this. Even though the scared state exists in other Yakuza games, this is the only game that gives it this property.
Nico please go back to the first episode and watch the opening cutscene, Aoyama is right there. Its not the first time you see him, granted you only see him once before but still.
Nico mentioning Jingu made me wanna ask, does anyone remember which video had that Comment of the Day whch made Nico laugh so much he just lost it? I think the comment had something to do with Jingu, but it's been a while XD
Are they going to explain how the heck Yahata survived the bomb in the briefcase in the same room he got beat up in? I'm pretty sure Kiryu knocked him out from fighting, so it's crazy to think that Yahata woke up shortly after and managed to get out of the building in time.
@@MugdhaMahdiShams yes it did. The only difference is that unlike 0 and Kiwami your default speed was walking rather than a light jog. You still press X (on PlayStation) to run. It’s the same system they use to this day.
@@MugdhaMahdiShams were talking about holding the button to run faster which wasn’t a thing until Ishin/0 which Kiwami 2 has and what Nico is talking about. He keeps forgetting that 0 and the kiwami’s had it because they came out years after 3-5
Man, I felt bad for Watase, showed Kiryu the most respect, invited him to the best bottle of liquor, and kiryu still went violent and spilled the liquids into his suit. Kiryu just doesn't like talking I guess... I mean, I get why he wouldn't believe him but that was disrespect.
I disagree think some of the smart, scheming, crafty villains are done well like Hamura from Judgment, Kuwana from Lost Judgment, Mine from Yakuza 3, Shibusawa from Yakuza 0, Kido from Yakuza 4, Katsuragi from Yakuza 4, ect. Same with villains who are straight up unapologetically scummy and evil but that is part of their charm as they work their role to a T like Kuroiwa from Judgment, Soma from Lost Judgment, Shimano from Y0 and Y1, Kanda from Yakuza 3, Awano from Yakuza 0, ect.
Nico: yes all according to kaiku Me: umm actually you missed a trails in the sky vi.... Nico: ALL ACCORDING TO KAIKU Me: ......... But you know In all seriousness I really do hope you had a really good EVO/vacation
I agree with the conniving business type Dickhead antagonist being usually pretty lame in this games, but I gotta speak up for my man Andre Richardson from Yakuza 3. I mean sure he wasn't deep but I still think he was pretty cool.
Hey! No criticisms of what activities or actions you should've taken, but I will say that you are missing out on kiryu's extreme heat! (Or whatever it's called in this game). I don't know if you caught it when komaki taught you, but the quick steps are LOOOOOONG and it's a blast to use!
Oh and spoilers but no spoil on the story. That's the last time u see her. Why she on the cover or advertisements? Cuz she's played by a celebrity and they marketed her for attention.
He's an Omi boy and has a Kansai accent which is what Majima is mimicking when he's got his "Mad Dog mode" on. Incidentally, Majima's VA has been said to do a very weird take on a Kansai accent which had been affectionately joked as "Majima-ben" instead of Kansai-ben by both Majima's VA himself and the RGG devs.
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"Are you tired of being nice? Don't you want to just go ape shit?" - Watase being Kiryu's enabler
[AGREEMENT]
😂
Watase’s analysis of Kiryu is a great look into both of their characters. Kiryu got into the yakuza business because he bought into a misconception that their essentially champions of the common man, which basically molded him into a very noble man living an ignoble lifestyle. The harsh reality of the yakuza drove him out of it, but he holds onto his idealized image so strongly that he’ll let himself get roped back into the criminal underworld so that Daigo, who he knows holds him in high regard, can steer the Tojo Clan in that direction. And yet, those times are always when the biggest conflicts seem to crop up over Kamurocho. From the outside perspective, it’s not hard to get the idea that Kiryu is only interested in throwing hands with the big hitters in the yakuza, and only stays out of criminal business when it’s all quiet and uneventful.
If Watase is on an easy path to the head of the Omi Alliance like he says, then making a name for himself in that position is a top priority. As we can see here, he sees no better way to build a great rep than to lead a victory against their sworn rival clan, especially when the great Kazuma Kiryu, supposedly a battle-hungry monster the Tojo keeps in their back pocket, is back for blood. He doesn’t have any beef with Kiryu as a menace to the Omi, he thinks he’s a beast starving for the next hunt, and tries to appeal to him with his plans to fight the Tojo. In doing so, he reveals this outsider’s perspective he’s built up about Kiryu, all to have it crash against the reality of the Dragon of Dojima’s true nature. Really thought-provoking scene, this is; even if you’ve never seen another Yakuza game, you can tell both of these characters have several layers to them.
Watase’s speech in this chapter is maybe one of my favourite Kiryu scenes in the whole franchise. It’s one of the rare instances we see someone challenge the difference between Kiryu’s lofty ideals of Honour, Chivalry and Decency with the violent, angry man we know full well Kiryu can be. In my opinion, It’s a fascinating direction for Kiryu’s character to entertain the idea that maybe, deep down, a part of him does enjoy this kind of life. A part that he’s been depriving ever since he took responsibility for Haruka in 2005, only letting it out when the opportunity demands nothing less
Like Ichigo from Bleach after he lost his powers
It's a nice and simple character interaction that plays at the idea of just how blatantly contradictory human beings are. Selfish to a fault, yet valuing ideas and beliefs that serve only to stem the expression of such selfishness.
It's a contradiction that shockingly few stories touch upon, though perhaps for good reason.
And it sets the pace for Kiryu's development going forward. This is the first time I've rewatched Y5 since playing the more recent games and it's very clear.
Just to clarify, the Yamagasa patriarch Madarame is not the terminally ill dude. That would be the chairman of the Omi Alliance.
Bit of trivia about Watase: He was originally going to be one of the protagonists of this game. However because they already wrote him as a high ranking Omi member, and because they don't like making protagonists as part of the Yakuza the whole game through, they axed the idea in favor of making him a support character instead.
Damn we missed out 😢
@@thedarkderp2520I agree. Though the new series producer has stated out that he has been interested in the idea of a Watase spin off so I am keeping my hopes up because dude is legitimately among my top 4 characters in the whole series.
Watase always stood out to me as one of the more interesting Omi Alliance characters in the series. He has Ryuji energy for sure but he's far more composed. I can't get over how chill he was throughout that whole scene even when Kiryu punched the bottle out of his hand lol
I think Nico might be getting confused, Madarame is not the Chairman of the Omi Alliance, He is not the one with a terminal disease, He is a Patriarch of his own group, the Yamagasa Family. the Yamagasa Family and the Omi Alliance are 2 different groups
I think Aoyama's introduction is fine. The problem with the villains that come out of nowhere like Jingu is that they're insanely important to the plot but they have basically nothing to their character. With Aoyama, he's introduced early and he's a minor enough villain that he doesn't need to be too deep.
Aoyama is fine as an antagonist because his entire purpose is showcasing how power-hungry even those already with power can be. He is a man of endless ambition and clearly not enough raw strength to back it up, so he resorts to underhanded actions against even his own subordinates. He doesn't have a deep ideology, he's just power for power's sake as far as we can see.
And Watase had already pretty much told us that Aoyama's nothing more than a power-tripping toady, so seeing Aoyama live up to that description immediately afterwards actually strengthens Watase's character by extension.
So in case it wasn’t obvious, Watase is a fan favorite for all the right reasons. Like you said he’s basically a second Ryuji but still having his own identity.
And his intro here is nothing short of dope. He casually controls the situation, tells Kiryu that the Tojo Clan is only strong when he’s involved (basically saying what fans have been thinking for years) and if it wasn’t obvious when he grabbed Kiryu’s wrist, his strength rivals the legend himself. So yea, he’s a badass.
Morinaga: “Let’s not cause too much trouble here, Kiryu. We should proceed quietly.”
Kiryu: “Okay.”
*CRASHES THROUGH BRICK WALL*
*”OH YEAHHHHH”*
Watase is basically Ryuji Goda if level-headed.
I tIInk he's more like Majima of Omi Alliance.
He strikes me as something of a successor to both Ryuji *and* Kuze, tbh.
Watase is such a fascinating character and definitley a fan favorite! It’s nice to see a guy from the Omi Alliance who’s just chill af and doesn’t want to kill us on sight lmao. All bro wants is a good fight, and I can respect that
Edit: 32:34 So it finally happened! Yeah this game has the same mechanic that Yakuza 4 had where certain heat actions “evolve” once you use them enough times. Aside from this ground finisher, Kiryu can also do this with the wall heat action. They both can actually be upgraded twice, so be sure to keep using them whenever you can! Oh and btw, to do the bounding throw move, you want to avoid doing your double finishing blow, the move only works after you press triangle ONCE during a rush combo. Try doing it after pressing square different number of times, the effect varies!
Also, yes you have in fact seen Aoyama before, in the very first cutscene in fact. He’s the one who sends Aizawa and Morinaga to follow Daigo
"BALLS OUT, KIRYI-HAN!"
Bro has the Majima dialect, so of course he'd be open to throwing hands at the drop of a hat😂
This game is where Daigo becomes my favorite Yakuza series character (Besides daddy Kiryu which is one of my top 5 characters in all media)
His character development is amazing to follow and his growth as a man and a leader is charming to witness.
He starts off as a spoiled brat and eventually gets thrown into the deep end as the Chairman of the Tojo clan as an immature rebellious loser. Kiryu disciplines him in place of the late Kazama.
The last game we see him start to really change and grow, taking responsibility and accepting his role. This game really highlights how much he has grown as he is almost a completely different guy. He is mature and highly intelligent, doing everything he can to follow Kiryus ideals as a Yakuza keeping war from happening.
Probably the best thing so far being him going out of his way to make sure Kiryu can live in peace practically sacrificing his credibility within the Tojo to do so.
Fun fact, Watase is voiced by Rintarou Nishi who also played Tetsuzaemon Iba from Bleach. Ya know the one Soul Reaper who was designed to look like a stereotypical yakuza and as a result looks almost exactly like this character. Thus, you could pretty much imagine him Watase as Iba before he went to the Soul Society.
Ok, this a funny coincidence. Imagine coming across one of your favorite content creators on another one of your favorite content creators videos.
I remember him Lt. Colonel Shadam
Kiryu facing someone who seems almost like a slightly more mature Ryuji Goda at this point is kind of interesting since, in a way, Ryuji kind of represented not only a corruption of Kiryu's character as a man with his strength and charisma but lacking his kindness and loyalty in favor of only respecting strength, but also his inner fear of the "Dragon" inside of him being something that only hurts the people he cares about, given how most of his loved ones were dead at the end of the first game partly as an indirect result of his own choices, actions, and status. Now three games later we have a Kiryu who's seemingly fully distanced himself from both the Yakuza and his family meeting Watase who seems to want to be the next Ryuji, and he's egging Kiryu on over how no matter how little personal ambition he has the "Dragon" will always be a part of the Tojo Clan, and in staying away he's just letting Daigo and everyone else fall apart in his absence despite having shown several times over the years that he has some personal investment in the Clan and the concept of Yakuza in general, something Kiryu doesn't entirely deny even if he rejects the notion that Yakuza is *just* about beefy shirtless dudes punching each other to death because it's awesome.
Unlike in Y3 & 4 you can actually pause during cutscenes if you need to, so no worries about accidently skipping!
Also this would be a good time to remove the Beads of Good Fortune accessory, which as a reminder it removes all random encounters. A side content has opened up at this point & it revolves around certain encounters; you'll know it when you see it.
Here he is, the big man himself Watase, God he's such a cool freaking character, just so endlessly charismatic, and his conversation with Kiryu about what it means to be a Yakuza, it's definitely one of the high points not just of Yakuza 5, but the entire series as a whole, and the Yamagasa Long Battle is just absolutely rad.
I love how the "Olivier" restaurant ties back to the Trails in the Sky Lets Play. Because of course both of your series always have to connect with eachother lol
But how many tipsy bisexual bards will we find in this restaurant?
You think they'd run out of ways to repeat the story of "Kiryu is a good man, but not a good Yakuza", but somehow they keep making it work and clearly doing it right.
Nah, Kiryu is the perfect Yakuza.
Every villain is always corrupt or resorts to violence and killing. Yakuza aren’t supposed to be like that and is forbidden but as we see, many people are corrupt with power and straight up evil, completely going against what Yakuza stand for.
Being a Yakuza isn’t illegal and MANY run legit businesses. Hell Yakuza offices are just like regular offices with a sign and everything.
Kiryu’s way is what Yakuza is SUPPOSED to be.
@@masteroflight7296the thing that makes Kiryu a bad Yakuza is that he's the head of the clan (or was) with extremely little regard on how it'd affect the power structure. Which rears it's ugly head numerous occasions. Daigo was not ready to fill in his shoes and neither was that dead dude that Kiryu had chosen.
The last "good yakuza" thing Kiryu did was take the fall for his brother over patricade. After that it's him making questionable decisions that confuses Yakuzas, while any good person would understand why he did it. The world of Yakuza is EXTREMELY strict and Kiryu always undermines it. Which, again, would also bite him in the ass.
Nevermind the rest of the Yakuza is literal garbage human beings, that does not make Kiryu a good yakuza himself. In fact, it makes it worse because Kiryu keeps seeing someone fucking around and finding out... And his solution to the problem is to fuck off until he can't ignore it anymore. Abandoning your responsibilities is far from being a good Yakuza, and he has been doing it since he'd declare himself the Fourth Chairman. How are you going to accept the position of power... Then leave your clan to rot?
Far as we can see it, the only time Kiryu actually acted like a proper Yakuza is when he handled loan sharking business in 0 and 1. Even his clothes is an insult to the Yakuza, a privilege he gets to enjoy because nobody's strong enough to tell him off anymore.
@@masteroflight7296 Really now? Interesting
Funny thing I stumbled on with Kiryu’s door-opening animation in the long battle: if you press circle like the prompt says, Kiryu kicks the door open. But, if you press square or triangle instead, he will actually perform different animations to open the door. You’ll get some more opportunities to see these animations later on. They’re pretty fun.
They knocked Madarame unconscious specifically so that he couldn't say that it was Aoyama. Now that he's in the hospital and regained consciousness, he would have informed everyone of what really happened, which is why Yahata would accept the dissolution if Kiryu did it. If he believes that Kiryu stabbed Madarame, he wouldn't accept it from him
Watase is definitely a step up from the antagonists from Yakuza 4. After all, he makes what he wants clear and states the pure facts about himself. He's straightforward, and that's a good thing. I mean, the fact that he cares about the fight and not the money shows how he's someone who actually wants to take action.
And you already figured that he's a lot like Ryuji from 2. Which makes sense, as they both have a goal and aren't going to waste time sitting around waiting for an opportunity. It's better for them to make that opportunity themselves and prove what a true Yakuza is.
Also, with how he wants to fight Kiryu, that reminds me of both Majima and Ryuji. Granted, those two had different reasons for wanting to do so. But you can see how Watase mixes those reasons together well.
Heck yes WATASE TIME!!
Its the goat himself, I have waited so long for this moment.
this whole game has incredible scenes and themes to me and it's why it's still a top 3 RGG game for me, that scene with Watase is one of the first huge ones that I realized how much I was gonna love this game, not just as a sick intro to a sick character, but it's why this is also one of my favorite Kiryu games by a lot as well.
Watase radiates huge chad energy.
You know Yakuza 5 made me realize we never had a yakuza war during the main story. 0 had it in its backstory but it and every other game was basically Kiryu and friends trying to prevent a Yakuza war. So there was never an all out war in the story (so far…).
Aoyama was in episode 1 of this series ordering Aizawa and Morinaga around.
32:34 this heat action leveled up because you used it enough times.
4 had the same thing.
Just clarify Nico, the Chairman of the Watase family, Madarame, is not the one dying from cancer, that's the Omi Alliance's 7th chairman
The Omi Alliance's 7th Chairman hasn't been shown in a previous game, this game is where they're introduced.
You're probably thinking of Jin Goda, Ryuji Goda's father who notably got shot multiple times by Takashima at the climax of Kiwami 2 on the rooftop of the unfinished Kamurocho Hills.
You mean Yamagasa Family?
Watase is so cool and badass. The way he didn't flinch when Kiryu smashed that bottle and simply wiped it off without getting angry. Awesome scene.
Regarding what you said about Aoyama, I kinda like the balance of having both complex antagonists like Nishikiyama, Ryuji, Mine, Kuze or Awano, as well as pure assholes for player to beat up without feeling any regret about it, like Lao Gui, Shimano, Lau Ka Long or Tamashiro, I think it helps more complex antagonists stand out as well. Although I would say there are definitely different levels of satisfaction to beating guys from the second category up, depending on their build up and actions, which might make even purely evil character memorable. Aoyama sadly definitely falls into Jingu's mold, of not having enough build up or impactful evil moments to make him interesting to watch, but series does have some examples of making asshole villains right, even in Yakuza 5, however that's obviously for later.
Now heres a character that a lot of people love. Very reminiscent of Ryuji, considering he takes inspiration from him, and his intro is very reminiscent of Kiryus first meeting with Ryuji in the Grand. Both of them playing off each other. After 4 being... pretty lackluster in the antagonist department, Watase is a breath of fresh air. He just embodies a true yakuza, something that is in short supply as time moves on in the yakuza world. And of course a bunch of Kiryu parallels. You will definitely love him going forward.
Make sure you go to a cabaret club since they are much more streamlined than other renditions of it
13:45 A better example of cross-clan brotherhood is Shimano and Sagawa from 0.
Watase and Aoyama showing up here really shows a neat parallel about the antagonists in Yakuza, as well as the difference in what they all stand for. Men like Aoyama are scheming, conniving, always planning to be vile to get whatever they want while leaving the dirty work to others; men such as this exist, but they are not someone we take to and are far away from the Yakuza ideals Kiryu follows. They exist to be someone to beat down by catharsis and show why they're thinking is wrong.
And then you have men like Watase, who actually stand for something and are willing to get involved personally. They have actual reasons for what they do beyond getting money and power. If you look at Watase and Ryuji way back, while they intend to rise up, they want to fight Kiryu and the Tojo not for some arbitrary reasons, but for something they hold dear to their code. They are closer to the Yakuza ideals Kiryu follows. They actually challenge him as a person, both physically and ideologically.
Man the Omi Alliance has charismatic cool characters. Ryuji, Sagawa, Nishitani and now Watase!
While nearly everyone will be busy praising Watase (who I also agree is awesome), I feel I should join the few here who are correcting you in your lore by stating that Madarame leads the Yamagasa, who are NOT with Omi. It was repeatedly stated that the Yamagasa are small, the Omi are big equals to the Tojo, and the whole point of the alliance is to buff up in case the Omi break the truce and attack.
Watase is my third favorite character introduced in this game. He has an aura around him that makes it hard to not like him.
If you can probably tell from the comments, Watase is a fan favourite character. You'll find that he has an uncanny ability to just steal every scene he's in. He isn't drawn in by the money, or the underhanded politics of the Yakuza. He likes the fights, and the honour; the true 'Gokudō' way. He's a more mature, charming Ryuji Goda in a way.
Anyone else can't stop looking at the sign on the store that simply read "Nose Garden"?
Hahaha! Yeap, like... wth even is that place? I want to know so badly!
24:26 Being a Yakuza isn’t illegal and they aren’t automatically considered criminals.
Being Yakuza isn’t like in the movies. Many run legit fully legal businesses. Yakuza were originally formed as way to keep the peace off of Japan and fight off crimes and gangs but people become corrupt and join for the wrong reasons and abuse their power. Police often go to the Yakuza for help as they have man power and are also able to do things discreetly. Yakuza offices are also just like regular offices with a sign and everything.
After the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami on March 2011, The yakuza sent hundreds of trucks filled with food, water, blankets, and sanitary items to aid the people affected.
they aren't some ruthless criminal masterminds media depicts them as.
Kiryu is actually the perfect Yakuza, doing things the legit way unlike all the evil corrupt villains we always see.
Madarame is not the leader of the Omi, thats someone else, someone you don't know. Madarame is the patriarch of a small family, the Yamagasa family. He and Daigo are not equals.
I know this was said the episode before, but I need to say it here. Bounding throw is the most BUSTED move in Yakuza 5 and probably in the whole series, if you know how to use it.
Bounding throw has been in the games before, and was still good, but not to this degree. In 3, 4 and even later games like 0 and Kiwami 1, bounding throw required heat and used heat when you would pull it off. This game, you don't need heat to use, it gives you heat instead. Coupled with the improvement to aim your throws makes it really good for crowd control. But that's not what makes it the most busted.
This thing can be used to just murder every boss Kiryu faces. What to shout Froob, an RGG speed runner who I learned you could do this from. I recommend watching him, ONLY IF, you're caught up with the rest of the series, so that may be a problem for you Nico.
Anyways, some of Kiryu's combo finishers can hit enemies on the ground, even bosses. To activate a bounding throw, you need the first of any finisher to hit without activating the 2nd finishing hit. So, even with them being on the ground, you can hit them. The trick is to hit them when they are getting up, the speed in which the get up can vary, but it is doable with every opponent. So depending on the speed, you'll either use Bounding throw 1, or 2. For a better visualization, I recorded myself doing it on Yahata. Don't worry about Kiryu's outfit, this is from ultimate match.
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In regards to the joke you made at the beginning of this episode nico: i think all birds after birth when they are old enough, just like us people, all eventually leave the nest. But sometimes i imagine just like us adults, birds once in a while at least meet up with their mommy and daddy birds.
Also Watase has a chiseled jawline
To clarify, Nico, we *did* see Aoyama earlier on in the game. He was the guy who lit Daigo's cigarette and told Aizawa and Morinaga to follow Daigo.
I actually liked that scene with Aoyama. I tend to like villains who are intelligent, quick-thinking and manipulative.
I like to think that during every part of the game, Kiryu is stoic and normal, expect for when it comes to fighting. When he's fighting, he makes random sounds, drops one liners and desperately tries to show off the cool move that he just learned
Wait... Aoyama blew up that building with a bomb on the top floor. In the same room Yahata was fought in. And he was unconscious when Kiryu left. So doesn't that mean he's....?
Nah, I'm sure he's fine. He wasn't important enough to actually die. I think.
Nico the one dying of cancer is the Omi alliance chairman, that is why there's a war for succession brewing, not Madarame
Finally...
At Last...
Yakuza Friday Night!🕺🪩
Like I've said before, I have yet to play any of these games myself, only watch them, but, that scene at the bar and that hospital scene are two of the things that made this game more memorable to me than Yakuza 4. I'm not sure what the production history of Yakuza 5 was, but it definitely doesn't feel rushed.
Watase’e his speech was fire and his outfit kind of reminds me of the outfit from the one big bad guy form yakuza 3 both of their outfits are really cool. I must say so glad that are really Sega did a really good job with this game
WATASE IS THE GOAT
So we'll be racing everybody?
I imagine Mrs. Hirakawa is the ultimate speed demon
Ryuji wanted to destroy the clan no matter the state..His target was Kiryu,so that there was only one dragon in their world, and his trophy was Kamurocho, he didn't care who he hurt, if they stood in his way, they were expendable. Watase is, like you described, very interested in taking a strenghtened Tojo clan down. Both ways to prove themselves,but both very interesting characters.
3:00 sadly Nico, RGG studios does not have anyone who can see what features their games will have in the future. They don’t have your ultimate BS powers.
Watase: C’mon Kiryu-han. Your turn.
*Kiryu punches the bottle, breaking it and spilling wine and glass all over Watase*
Watase: ………Ok rude, if you didn’t want it just say “No thanks” next time.
Kiryu: Well next time pour it in a glass first before putting your mouth all over it.
Watase: Ok ok I will………. Uh you gonna be ok? You got glass sticking out of your fist.
Kiryu: Ya it’s fine, I’ll go eat at Smile Burger after this and it’ll be all better.
I definitely agree that Watase is similar to Ryuji, with one huge difference: their feelings towards what it means to be a yakuza. Ryuji held active disdain for honour and tradition, running his family like a group of thugs and viewing the entire Omi Alliance as nothing more than the means by which he'd seize power. It seemed almost natural, then, for a man as principled as Kiryu to beat him. Watase, meanwhile, seems to live and die by his conviction that power is meaningless without honour, an attitude we haven't really seen since Kuze.
Nah, Aoyama wasn't in the older games. You literally see him at the beginning of the game accompanying Daigo after his car ride meeting with Madarame. Somewhat don't blame you for forgetting him though, he seemed pretty unremarkable despite his title and position.
3:22 To be faithful on how it was released at the time. And also, to go over the playtime limit threshold on when to refund
5:27 thats what I'm saying, kiryu needs clark kent glasses. literally had a 4 day night cycle and everyone recognizes kiryu instantly
I still laugh at how Kiryu was damn near a Ghost for like 3 whole games in this series, and now suddenly everyone even slightly relevant to the main plot knows his name, face, where he lives, who his kids are, where they go to school, how many boyfriends Haruka has behind the scenes - It's freaking crazy man.
Who da hell started yapping?😂
Watase’s one of my favorites. Offers a drink to his enemy and gets glass and the drink spilled all over him, stays calm and wipes the alcohol, doesn’t attack Kiryu, but lays everything out, Kiryu knocks over the table and Watase gets grabbed by Kiryu and moves his hand away without fighting, and doesn’t send an army of henchmen to the orphanage to threaten him. Part of the Omi, yet is more of a rival than a villain trying to ruin Kiryu’s life because he’s in his way (must be Kansai, because Majima and Ryuji’s also Kansai.) As for Mayumi, unfortunately she was not his Yumi.
WATASEEEEEE, MY GOAT.
Thanks nico after years ago starting yakuza 0. Got me hooked on these yakuza games.
18:45 Damn! Yakuza Vegeta really wants his Kakarot, huh?
So is it possible that Watase is pretty much the Vegeta in the Yakuza series, or is that just me?
Kiryu is a better man than all of us, unseen levels of resistance this episode.
From the ground, shampoo and conditioner bottles sprout up.
Hell yeah, one of the coolest fights are coming soon!
In this game btw, when an enemy is in a scared state on the ground, any hit will one shot them. Thought I mention as I saw you pick a scared guy up instead and cancel this. Even though the scared state exists in other Yakuza games, this is the only game that gives it this property.
Nico please go back to the first episode and watch the opening cutscene, Aoyama is right there. Its not the first time you see him, granted you only see him once before but still.
Double the Yakuza, yayyy 😍 I will say, the taxi racing side story really makes me want to rewatch Initial D. Also, Watase's introduction was great.
Nico mentioning Jingu made me wanna ask, does anyone remember which video had that Comment of the Day whch made Nico laugh so much he just lost it? I think the comment had something to do with Jingu, but it's been a while XD
Yakuza 4 ep 22.
@@KazumaKuzuryu4162 Thanks! It was just as funy as I remembered XD
Cyborg Jingu
13:47 Did you mean Sagawa and Shimano, Nico? Because both Majima and Saejima are Tojo.
He's literally like Ryuji and Majima's love child. He's perfect.😂
Nico! There's gonna be a prime series adaptation of Yakuza! I can't believe it!!!
Did you guys see that there will be a yakuza show on Amazon prime?
Watase was certainly an unexpected person
Are they going to explain how the heck Yahata survived the bomb in the briefcase in the same room he got beat up in? I'm pretty sure Kiryu knocked him out from fighting, so it's crazy to think that Yahata woke up shortly after and managed to get out of the building in time.
Nico, you keep forgetting that 0, Kiwami and Kiwami 2 came out years after 3, 4 and 5.
Sprinting wasn’t a thing until 0. (Ishin for Japan)
Kiwami 2 had no sprint either.
@@MugdhaMahdiShams yes it did. The only difference is that unlike 0 and Kiwami your default speed was walking rather than a light jog. You still press X (on PlayStation) to run. It’s the same system they use to this day.
@@masteroflight7296 That's run, not sprint which 0, Ishin and K1 had. Same system as 3, 4, 5
@@MugdhaMahdiShams were talking about holding the button to run faster which wasn’t a thing until Ishin/0 which Kiwami 2 has and what Nico is talking about.
He keeps forgetting that 0 and the kiwami’s had it because they came out years after 3-5
@@masteroflight7296 buttons may be different but functionally it's the same.
0, Ishin, K1 - Walk -> Run -> Sprint
Every other game - Walk -> Run.
Man, I felt bad for Watase, showed Kiryu the most respect, invited him to the best bottle of liquor, and kiryu still went violent and spilled the liquids into his suit. Kiryu just doesn't like talking I guess... I mean, I get why he wouldn't believe him but that was disrespect.
I disagree think some of the smart, scheming, crafty villains are done well like Hamura from Judgment, Kuwana from Lost Judgment, Mine from Yakuza 3, Shibusawa from Yakuza 0, Kido from Yakuza 4, Katsuragi from Yakuza 4, ect. Same with villains who are straight up unapologetically scummy and evil but that is part of their charm as they work their role to a T like Kuroiwa from Judgment, Soma from Lost Judgment, Shimano from Y0 and Y1, Kanda from Yakuza 3, Awano from Yakuza 0, ect.
I'm guessing you did not record in advance on Trails in the Skies ep 7
He explained it on twitter: he fell short on one Trails video for the week.
it's so funny when you think about it, all the worst antagonists in Yakuza is the freaking police, while the best is the Yakuza. Crazy, right?
yakuza is my favorite soap opera I have to say :D
Nico: yes all according to kaiku
Me: umm actually you missed a trails in the sky vi....
Nico: ALL ACCORDING TO KAIKU
Me: .........
But you know In all seriousness I really do hope you had a really good EVO/vacation
I agree with the conniving business type Dickhead antagonist being usually pretty lame in this games, but I gotta speak up for my man Andre Richardson from Yakuza 3. I mean sure he wasn't deep but I still think he was pretty cool.
Y'all got anymore of those trails videos...
Hey! No criticisms of what activities or actions you should've taken, but I will say that you are missing out on kiryu's extreme heat! (Or whatever it's called in this game). I don't know if you caught it when komaki taught you, but the quick steps are LOOOOOONG and it's a blast to use!
Nico needs to watch the Like a Dragon Live action trailer it looks awesome.
52:45 HOW MANY MONTHS?!
6
6 months has consumed you.
You owe us Oodles of Unread Comments of the Day
Also Play Deadly Preminition too
Question you didn't do the comments of the day in this and previous episode .
He pre-recorded the last week of episodes in advance, because he went to EVO.
Wait there was no Trails episode yesterday? Why was it skipped?
He wasn’t able to prerecord it. He recorded all of the yakuza first and then trails
@@connorl3124 ah that makes sense
Oh and spoilers but no spoil on the story. That's the last time u see her. Why she on the cover or advertisements? Cuz she's played by a celebrity and they marketed her for attention.
Yo, comment section going wild this early on (it’s all booby bots).
Aoyama is such a stupid dude. Wouldn't it be better to have friends than enemies? Ruining his own clan's relationships with their partners. 😒
4:54 watase kinda sounds like majima or is it just me?
but i do know that in anime there is one va that sounds a lot like majima's va.
He's an Omi boy and has a Kansai accent which is what Majima is mimicking when he's got his "Mad Dog mode" on. Incidentally, Majima's VA has been said to do a very weird take on a Kansai accent which had been affectionately joked as "Majima-ben" instead of Kansai-ben by both Majima's VA himself and the RGG devs.
He mentioned drag racing and I was like “Rupaul? Where?”… Then I remembered, oh right… Straight people… They exist…
YAKUZA 5 BABYYYYYYYYYYYYYY