Okay so I was going to upload this on Monday night but then when it was Monday night I forgot that it was Monday so I therefore did not upload this on Monday. Also there's a couple of rendering errors that refused to fix themselves so RIP but oh well. Yeah make your Garfield joke I dare you
horribly placed, though. we're all hyped up for the final battle in Kamurocho, and then there's this random guy we have to sit through 4 chapters of? I enjoyed Shinadas, but it should've came before Akiyama and Haruka.
RGG always seems to do best with minimal plot baggage. Not just cases like 0 with pre established characters, but new ones especially like LAD, Judgment, and Shinada’s story
@@julianius484 tanimura was just another cool pretty boy, he was a good character, but shinada had so much more to him that made him so much more fun not only despite the fact that he felt weak but especially because he was weak and human in a game full of what was practically gods.
@@cantufekci23,Continuation: Kuze: “I’m the third best yakuza there ever was” Saejima: exists Kuze: “Ah.”Third Strange voice: Nuh-uh... To be continued...
It’s funny cause that dub voice line actually felt off compared to the sub one. As in what he said wasn’t quite right, and he acted like Yagami never redeemed himself rather than just referring to the trauma from the first game. It’s true that RGG basically never forgets a plotline, for better or worse, I just don’t know if that comes across in that dub scene :/
I like Shinada because he is the loser of the franchise, making him more relateable. All the other playable characters are cool and epic. Varity is great.
I like Shinada because he is the loser of the franchise, making him more relateable. All the other playable characters are cool and epic. Varity is great.
The plot in a nutshell 100% correctly Zero:A tiny empty slot Kiwami:10 Billions and a little girl Kiwami2:For something that happened a few decades ago 3:A orphanage 4:Rubber bullets 5:Ídols 6:One really big boat 7:The guy who hates the yakuza for something that happened that is not the yakuza fault
Every main game meme-wise Zero: GANGAN KAZE KUZE/ Irasshai... Okyakusama... Irasshaimase! Yakuza 1: TEN YEARS IN THE JOINT MADE YOU A FUCKING PUSSY Yakuza 2: BTS electric bogaloo Yakuza 3: BEAUTIFUL EYES Yakuza 4: Rubber bullets (cannot be said better) Yakuza 5: ARE YOU READY GO! HASHIRIDASOU! TORIISOGI SAA SUTAATO! Yakuza 6: Korean Vergil Show Yakuza 7: Hyper-realistic bread
For Judgment and Lost Judgment you could also add Kaito getting repeatedly shanked since that's pretty accurate. Or Higashi yelling at the party to stop coming to his arcade.
It's not canon but in rgg online ruyji is a fan of shinada and he asks for an autograph, just to show that he is the BEST character and should come back as a party member for y8
@@SnowiestAngeman Just imagine if we find out that he actually survived. I wouldn't even be mad at it. He's too cool. And if he bumps into Kiryu? They become Bros. Same goes for Ichi too. Though he'll probably punch Kiryu for Forgetting Kaoru lol.
I was just thinking recently that Ryuji would have made a better chairman for Omi than Daigo ever did for the Tojo. Omi was still going strong in 7 while the Tojo clan went out like a wet fart. Mine was right to try and kill Daigo in 3.
@@beefheart3198 It's all Kiryu's fault anyway. Ditches his responsibilities on a dude he knew for a day when Kashiwagi exists and then brings in a washed up 30 year old Daigo to lead the the fucking Tojo Clan. Didn't even bother to mentor him.
@@leonardo25gabriel Beats me, he's only 30 and a drunktard by that point, too Really not that qualified. I'm more pissed that Kiryu thinks he can preach about responsibility to Daigo while he quicksteps being Chairman twice. Better question why he thought Terada was a good choice? Dude was an outsider to begin with, that was just asking for trouble. Like being on good terms with Kazama really shouldn't be enough.
Holy fuck I can‘t believe 3:04 actually scared the living shit out of me. I think I felt more emotion in that moment than during the entire second half of Yakuza 4
@@SnowiestAngemanYou're so right. And they make it feel like 10 Years ago was nothing. Edit: Ok. They say Yume and 10 years ago less than the fans say "10 YEARS IN THE JOINT"
The Yakuza 5 summary is pretty much on point. I loved the cameo with Shinada meeting Akiyama, definitely! I think there were some other characters but ehhh... baseball.
My favorite game of the Shinada series is Shinada 5 where Tatsuo Shinada wants to get back into baseball. Wait, Yakuza series? What's that, a Netflix show?
I think it's some crime thriller but has some filler episodes. Like this one time the main character started playing with pocket racers? Wait. Is this the same show?
Bruh both of the Judgment summaries are so fricken accurate. I genuinely wanted to punch my screen when Kuwana started saying Yagami got a murderer acquitted. Like man, that was the ENTIRE plot of the previous game, guess we’ll ignore it?!?!?!
No he didn't, he said that "He won a murder acquittal, which lead to the death of an innocent woman." (JP subs) Yeah, Yagami did find out that Okubo is innocent and defended an innocent man all along, but that won't erase how his first criminal case made Shono kill Emi
No he didn’t, he literally won an acquittal and it led to innocent death. On top of that, the entire point of Yagami’s character in the Judgment games is that he always doubts himself, so Kuwana trying his best to get Yagami on his side is a smart move given who he is
@@reapeashooter2 exactly this!! I don’t think any writer is perfect but I find it funny that I’m basically Kuwana at the end. The games pay painstaking attention to previous events and explain them all, it’s just that some people won’t always notice it lol
@@reapeashooter2 There was an entire plot about Emi Terasawa being an insignificant worker and that her dying wouldn’t mean much. She already worked under Shono. It had nothing to do with Shinpei Okubo being set free, that was ultimately just an excuse that Shono was able to capitalise on, but it was also something somewhat pre-meditated by him. Did you just forget that entire plot point about Shono? Did we play the same game? Kuwana is pretty explicitly saying that it was Yagami’s fault. It literally was not; that was the point of my comment. It was Shono’s fault and the entire previous game determined that. Bruh.
@@Hezzadude12 that’s not the point Kuwana‘s trying to make. He’s not accusing Yagami for being guilty of Emi’s death. He‘s using this example to justify his own actions by pointing out the similarities between them. Both of them did what had to be done (from Kuwana’s perspective at least) and in both cases their actions led to the deaths of innocent people, because getting an acquittal for Okubo made Shono kill Emi. I would argue that the fact that Okubo was indeed innocent made Kuwana’s point actually almost valid. Yagami did what had to be done and was right all along. Emi’s blood is not on his hands. Using this as an analogy, Kuwana’s trying to make a point that Sawa-sensei’s blood is not on his hands as well, because you can’t be responsible for collateral damage if you just did the right thing (again, that is not my evaluation of Kuwana’s actions, it’s just that Kuwana himself is convinced that his actions were right)
Seeing people be like "Omg..They're so alike" just doesn't make sense to me at all One's a serial killer and the other is a lawyer who proved that the murderer didn't murder????? Like damn
@@humblebountygaming3098 I don’t think that’s the point though, the fact is that collateral damage happens no matter if you’re on the side of the law like Yagami or a vigilante like Kuwana; Kuwana and Yagami are basically the same, only differentiated & molded by their experiences in life. One completely abandons any hope about the fairness of the law (Kuwana), and the other who teeters on the edge of the law as both a detective and a lawyer (Yagami). Yeah the comparison isn’t airtight, but it’s definitely there
It’s even more breathtaking when Shinada comes in this video. Because Shinada’s voice actor also plays Keanu Reeves/Johnny Silverhand in Cyberpunk 2077.
By far bro, literally became one of my favorite stories in a series that’s already one of my favorite stories, killer ost, great gameplay, the works. Game awards not even giving it a single nomination is just a joke
@@vandersoneduardopedroso4087 game awards be like A narrative that realistically explores the impact of bullying and taking justice into your own hands can make others suffer for it nah Same basic ass cookie cutter murder mystery with the most transparent way to add "depth" yeah
@@therenegadegamer7422 if you are a japanese game and are not by Nintendo, Sony or Square Enix you never will be nominated to Game Awards, that's the truth Just like Oscar
If we analyze it well, it is really difficult for Shinada to be an important character again since he was a simple man who was involved in something much bigger than himself, he was an important part only in the conflict of that story. but come on, at least one sub-story related to him to give us an ending for his story.
Here’s my experience on Yakuza series. 0: OH MY GOD! I LOVE MAJIMA! HE’S MY FAVORITE SEGA CHARACTER! Y/YK: ALL OF MY FRIENDS ARE DEAD! (Also, Majima doing the pole dance though…) Y2/YK2: How many characters who is Koreans are there in this series? Y3: STOP FUCKING BLOCKING!!!!!! AAAAAHHHHH- Y4: rubber bullets… rubber bullets. Y5: God, there’s SO MUCH MORE in this game. I like it! Y6: WHERE THE FUCK IS THE FATHER! WHY IS THERE AN KOREAN VERGIL? Judgment: Why is Tiger style more Op than Crane? Y7/Like a Dragon: Pecking Duck… Also, this game is my favorite Dragon Quest game. LJ: Happy the fighting styles are balanced. It would be great if both Judgment games would be on PC… You’re hearing J&A! Edit: Thank god the last one aged well. Lol.
I teared up at the end of the first game when John Yakuza said "I didn't want this fight to drag on, bro... In the end... I guess Yakuza won" to his brother.
Her common sense? That was fine in all of the games, she was just in tough spots and made understandably rocky choices. Like coming out as Kiryu’s family, or leaving Morning Glory/Sunshine to take the pressure off of the kids. People seem to forget that unlike a lot of stories these characters are written to be human, and that comes with rash mistakes sometimes. Daigo, Haruka, Kiryu, Majima, and more show this a ton, and it honestly makes these stories some of the best written I’ve seen in a unique way
@@DavidHosey1 Nah people forget she traveled Japan solo at nine years old and did very well. Yet at a teenager she not only ran away like her mother literally told her never to do, she had a hot girl summer with a Yakuza of all people lmao. No excuses
@@beefheart3198 uhh what? Lol Did we play the same series? At 9 she was lost in a Tokyo district, and would’ve died or been captured if Kiryu weren’t there. At 16-19 she survived what is commonly known to be one of the harshest industries in Japan, a mentor who was very complicated and used her for her own advantage, looked after an entire orphanage, and then only left when her presence would’ve been a harm to the kids. Her mother never told her to not run away, that’s just something Reina didn’t say. She said look after yourself, which Haruka did. And that bit of “she had a hot girl summer with a Yakuza of all people?” Seriously bro? She was running for her life from the literal Chinese mafia and sought shelter with people who proved themselves to be friends. That’s as far from a stereotypical “hot girl summer” as I can imagine lmao. And part of the point of these games is that people aren’t defined by their status in society. What does it matter that she found friends and family in yakuza? She literally already did with Kiryu, and regardless saying that is missing one of the biggest points of these stories TLDR: Haruka only got more mature and capable, you must be misremembering the stories. I’d suggest playing through them again so you can remember from now on, they’re top tier stories after all :)
@@DavidHosey1 You're the one not remembering dummy. Literally the last scene as Yumi was dying, she told Haruka not to run away or she'll miss her happiness. Look up the clip if you want. It matters because she left home to be an idol and not contact Kiryu BECAUSE he was a Yakuza, she got followed by paparazzi because she revealed she was associated with a Yakuza! Why go get teen pregnant by one!? She ran away fine, but maybe don't get knocked up? Like she couldnt have asked her rich uncle Akiyama to help her disappear safely. You y6 apologists make me sick.
@@beefheart3198 yeah, but that scene you’re talking about isn’t literal. Why would a dying mother’s last words to her daughter be “don’t run away from home?” She was obviously being figurative, saying stand up for yourself and don’t always run at the signs of danger. If you don’t stand up in the face of adversity, you won’t be able to find a life that’s truly worth living happily in. She was also clearly basing this off of her experiences, of how she suppressed and ignored all of the problems in her life as well as the people attached to them, like Nishiki and Reina, instead of facing them and living truly. Haruka’s speech at the end of 5 is literally her doing just the opposite as her mother wanted, facing the problems and embracing the family that’s connected to them. That’s what 1’s ending meant. It was a super meaningful and impactful scene, and I had a message that Haruka embodies all the way. Yumi never told her not to run away from home, that just doesn’t make sense lol Now you’re just making 0 sense, sorry to say. Yes, she left everything because Kiryu was yakuza. But that’s the entire point at the end. Being an idol wasn’t her life path or dream, and she wanted to live proudly with those that she loved. That’s why she left the industry, like anyone else in her position would if they wanted to live their own way. “Why go get teen pregnant by one?” That sentence makes no sense, but if you’re acting like her pregnancy was a problem, again, that was the point. She didn’t choose to get pregnant, and Yuta was so sure that he didn’t want to be a father than he practically avoided Haruto until the kid was almost killed like 5 times. She found someone she could trust and had a single night with him (as an adult), none of that breaks the narrative or makes her dumb. It makes her human. It makes her normal. If you can’t see otherwise then that’s on you bud. And she did go to Akiyama if you remember correctly. It was partially because of her that Sky Finance was shut down, Hana was sent away, and Akiyama was homeless/on the run from the Saio. These are basic facts man, come on lol Sorry to say, but no one is a “Y6 apologist,” there’s nothing to try to apologize for or justify in the first place. The series is top tier in story, and 6 is one of the best out of the bunch too. Go ahead and insult me if you want, but it doesn’t change the facts of you being wrong and the story being right. Hopefully one day you’ll get to remember the story for what it really was :)
3 weeks. 3 FUCKING WEEKS in isolation. No internet and outside contact. And coming now home and watching your videos. Legit made me to cope easily. You are the holy grail of Yakuza content. And I love you man. Even tho you don't know me =)). And btw: I love even more. Because you are the only guy that shows "Firelight" some love. That theme is a BANGER.
I know you because you always comment on my videos and have a strange profile picture lol. I hope everything's going alright for you in your life dude it doesn't sound all too fun lol but at least you aren't being held captive anymore haha
I don't know if this summary is correct for all of the Yakuza Games but feel free to correct any of this at the reply. Spoiler (or sth) ahead: Yakuza 0: Kuze never leaves us alone. (Word from Max0r) Yakuza 1/ Kiwami 1: Aww, Nishiki keep his promise with Kiryu. Yakuza 2/Kiwami 2: Maybe I'm a secret Jingweon Mafia? Yakuza 3: Kiryu roast Mitsuo and then Daigo died (and then Blacku Mondei take over Tojo). Yakuza 4: Rubber Bullet Yakuza 5: Dream (oh and -that funny guys in brown jacket- Shinada) Yakuza 6: All of this because of a boat? Yakuza 7: Go your way! And believe in yourself! Judge Eyes: The Mole Penumbra. Lost Judgment: Something something, Unwavering Belief. Bonus: Kenzan!(Arrive!): (Not have enough knowledge of this game tbh) Ishin!(Restoration!): Me and the boys going to restore Japan. Kurohyou 1 and 2 (Black Panther): Local angry teenager beat people up. Dead Souls (of the END): Feel so good man. Lost Paradise: You're already dead/drunk.
To me it almost seemed like projection? From emi-chan’s accident. And tbf kuwana and yagami weren’t the same in terms of morals, however it felt rough seeing yagami blame sawa’s death completely on Kuwana when it wasn’t entirely on him
Yeah legit it's like: Kuwana: Yagami, I don't think I'm going to round my purchase up to the nearest dollar to donate to charity. Yagami: Is that what Sawa-sensei would've wanted?! I don't think so!
@@SnowiestAngeman quite literally. Yagami doesn’t realize that kuwana didn’t even know that soma was going to do that at all, it’s fucked because her death could’ve been technically triggered by any action
Man, when Kuwana said "we both have scars that never fully heal" after talking about the emi and okubo case, I literally made an audible choking sound in my throat. Not as bad as the amount of times Yagami says something about sawa's death. Made my eyebrows twitch like crazy. Maybe I'm just dumb, but these parts kinda made me feel weird
He’s probably just referring to the trauma of it. Sure Yagami solves the case but for like 3 years he believed he fucked up big time. I imagine that left some impression on Yagami, redemption or not
@@murrettoman2590 nah he was talking about the acquittal leading to innocent death, as well as the trauma. All that is fact and important, especially since Yagami is still struggling with the scars that come from it
I just came here for the Yakuza 0 summary, and I have to say it's very accurate. Especially if you also view the Real Estate Royale clip as a metaphor for the whole Empty Lot drama.
I have video suggestion for you :) you could do syncing Yakuza music with qte. You know, like you did with the fight intros. I think that would be really cool and fun to watch.
What about making a video about RGGs best/worst wifus? It would be the opportunity to show that Yagami belongs in the twisted trio (18 years age difference with his dates in lost judgment) ;)
Okay so I was going to upload this on Monday night but then when it was Monday night I forgot that it was Monday so I therefore did not upload this on Monday. Also there's a couple of rendering errors that refused to fix themselves so RIP but oh well.
Yeah make your Garfield joke I dare you
Teachers explaining shit be like:
Guess you had a Black Monday that day.
jonathan I require the lasaja
@@FatAutisticManchild oh now i get it because monday is a day risen up from the dephs of hell
@@PasCone103Z Burako Monudai
I think Shinada's chapter is legit one of the finest pieces of fiction RGG has ever output and I don't care who knows that.
I think you're right honestly. It benefits so much from being able to detach itself from the grand yakuza conspiracy for just a little while
horribly placed, though. we're all hyped up for the final battle in Kamurocho, and then there's this random guy we have to sit through 4 chapters of? I enjoyed Shinadas, but it should've came before Akiyama and Haruka.
RGG always seems to do best with minimal plot baggage. Not just cases like 0 with pre established characters, but new ones especially like LAD, Judgment, and Shinada’s story
@@lowtetrisbeatbox965 fr, it was the best part of the game, but being the second to last part of the game feels like a drag
Holy shit!! The god himself
God, I love how the Yakuza 5 portion is just a Shinada montage.
I miss him...
Who doesn't?
That’s all Yakuza 5 was in my heart
But what about Tanimura? He was a good character with pretty good moveset
@@julianius484 tanimura was just another cool pretty boy, he was a good character, but shinada had so much more to him that made him so much more fun not only despite the fact that he felt weak but especially because he was weak and human in a game full of what was practically gods.
I miss his character but i sure dont miss his moveset. They had to ruin some of the best fights by making him fight like a low level kiryu.
Kuze: "I'm the absolute best fucking yakuza there ever was."
Kiryu: *walks into frame*
Kuze: "Ah."
hello again
To be fair, Kuze is pretty great.
Continuation:
Kuze: “I’m the second best yakuza there ever was”
Majima: exists
Kuze: “Ah.”
@@cantufekci23,Continuation:
Kuze: “I’m the third best yakuza there ever was”
Saejima: exists
Kuze: “Ah.”Third
Strange voice: Nuh-uh...
To be continued...
@@KoreyVortexwhats fourth?
I didn't realize the LJ dub was so potent in its meta commentary of the series. I hope that actor gets some sort of award someday for his performance
Nope nothing, he was overshadowed in Game Awards 2021
@@SaltyMon :(
It’s funny cause that dub voice line actually felt off compared to the sub one. As in what he said wasn’t quite right, and he acted like Yagami never redeemed himself rather than just referring to the trauma from the first game. It’s true that RGG basically never forgets a plotline, for better or worse, I just don’t know if that comes across in that dub scene :/
@@SaltyMon Game Awards don't mean anything anyway, don't worry about it
6:15
Yeah... they litterally ret-conned Kaoru out of the series at the start of 3 so that Kiryu canonically only ever fell in love with Yumi.
That's a pretty accurate point lol
Hey, she got mentioned in yakuza 5. That counts for something.
@@DanielFerreira-ez8qd really? Like, only once?
@@blutarchmann9070 once, by kurosawa.
I heard that she gets mentioned in the Ono Michio-kun Substory. But I don't think people has actually chose that option because V I R G I N
Thank you for giving my dear boi Shinada the spotlight for Y5. He's honestly one of my favorite characters in the whole of Yakuza.
He’s such a light character, and pretty damn nice too. Him and ichiban are a nice change of pace imo
Lmao I love how Shinada is universally loved by everyone who’s played Y5. He’s so hard not to love. Glad he got the ending he deserved.
I like Shinada because he is the loser of the franchise, making him more relateable. All the other playable characters are cool and epic. Varity is great.
I like Shinada because he is the loser of the franchise, making him more relateable. All the other playable characters are cool and epic. Varity is great.
I hope one day, all of us can get the milky 2 for 1 deal. Truly the happiest ending anyone can ask for
I have played Y5 and I hate Shinada.
@@mjc0961 your opinion is wrong
We need more characters like Shinada. Yakuza doesn't get enough characters like him, either in terms of personality or in unique fighting styles.
@Florida Man cope
@Florida Man mad lol
@Florida Man cry
Anyone seeing this later will suspiciously wonder where the Florida Man went
Shinada's moveset is the worst playable one in the franchise, won't argue about him being a great character though
The plot in a nutshell 100% correctly
Zero:A tiny empty slot
Kiwami:10 Billions and a little girl
Kiwami2:For something that happened a few decades ago
3:A orphanage
4:Rubber bullets
5:Ídols
6:One really big boat
7:The guy who hates the yakuza for something that happened that is not the yakuza fault
Every main game meme-wise
Zero: GANGAN KAZE KUZE/ Irasshai... Okyakusama... Irasshaimase!
Yakuza 1: TEN YEARS IN THE JOINT MADE YOU A FUCKING PUSSY
Yakuza 2: BTS electric bogaloo
Yakuza 3: BEAUTIFUL EYES
Yakuza 4: Rubber bullets (cannot be said better)
Yakuza 5: ARE YOU READY GO! HASHIRIDASOU! TORIISOGI SAA SUTAATO!
Yakuza 6: Korean Vergil Show
Yakuza 7: Hyper-realistic bread
For Judgment and Lost Judgment you could also add Kaito getting repeatedly shanked since that's pretty accurate. Or Higashi yelling at the party to stop coming to his arcade.
Literally like “Sorry Higashi we need to get rid of this atomic bomb so we’re going to put it in your arcade”
Yes. 50% of Yakuza 0 is repeatedly beating Kuze's ass and the other 50% is mini-games.
"You're insane".
*Shows a fricking mole, LITERALLY*
Ngl this part got me so hard
Sorry it got you WHAT??
@@maddboller7447
Damn, now I can't unsee it that way
Sorry it got you WHAT??
Yo calm down
Kuwana literally read the premise of Judgement but never played it damn
It's not canon but in rgg online ruyji is a fan of shinada and he asks for an autograph, just to show that he is the BEST character and should come back as a party member for y8
Ryuji's clearly a man of culture and enjoyed Yakuza 5
@@SnowiestAngeman Just imagine if we find out that he actually survived. I wouldn't even be mad at it. He's too cool. And if he bumps into Kiryu? They become Bros. Same goes for Ichi too. Though he'll probably punch Kiryu for Forgetting Kaoru lol.
Nah man main character, have him and Ichiban do a fusion or something
@@diobrando2649 what is this jojo part 8
"And then Daigo Died."
Well boys, we did it. We fixed the Tojo Clan.
I was just thinking recently that Ryuji would have made a better chairman for Omi than Daigo ever did for the Tojo. Omi was still going strong in 7 while the Tojo clan went out like a wet fart. Mine was right to try and kill Daigo in 3.
@@beefheart3198 It's all Kiryu's fault anyway. Ditches his responsibilities on a dude he knew for a day when Kashiwagi exists and then brings in a washed up 30 year old Daigo to lead the the fucking Tojo Clan. Didn't even bother to mentor him.
@@marksimon2085 I detect no lies!
@@marksimon2085 I still don't know the reason that Kiryu thought that Daigo was the only one who could lead the Tojo Clan
@@leonardo25gabriel Beats me, he's only 30 and a drunktard by that point, too Really not that qualified. I'm more pissed that Kiryu thinks he can preach about responsibility to Daigo while he quicksteps being Chairman twice.
Better question why he thought Terada was a good choice? Dude was an outsider to begin with, that was just asking for trouble. Like being on good terms with Kazama really shouldn't be enough.
Holy fuck I can‘t believe 3:04 actually scared the living shit out of me. I think I felt more emotion in that moment than during the entire second half of Yakuza 4
Lmao sorry for scaring you
rubber bullet jumpscare
nothin scarier than a rubber bullets plot twist
*Yakuza 5 shows up*
He's going to compile all of the times they said "YUME" for this, will he?
*actually show Shinada's compelling story*
nice
People make fun of the yume line but they probably say it less than all the people saying "10 years ago" in Yakuza 1 lol
@@SnowiestAngeman no shot lol
@@SnowiestAngemanYou're so right. And they make it feel like 10 Years ago was nothing.
Edit: Ok. They say Yume and 10 years ago less than the fans say "10 YEARS IN THE JOINT"
The Yakuza 5 summary is pretty much on point. I loved the cameo with Shinada meeting Akiyama, definitely! I think there were some other characters but ehhh... baseball.
I wonder if I'd able to do Baseball again. Now that I got Stick Drift.
My favorite game of the Shinada series is Shinada 5 where Tatsuo Shinada wants to get back into baseball.
Wait, Yakuza series? What's that, a Netflix show?
Shinada: Like a Baseball
I think it's some crime thriller but has some filler episodes. Like this one time the main character started playing with pocket racers? Wait. Is this the same show?
@@SnowiestAngeman That one's great despite the genre change
i cant believe joon-gi didn't get to be in yakuza 7 because of some dad, it's so sad to see
if only, the body double get shot instead of real Joon gi han.
"I hope you enjoy Yakuza 7! I'm going to be a main character in it" lmao
Bruh both of the Judgment summaries are so fricken accurate. I genuinely wanted to punch my screen when Kuwana started saying Yagami got a murderer acquitted. Like man, that was the ENTIRE plot of the previous game, guess we’ll ignore it?!?!?!
No he didn't, he said that "He won a murder acquittal, which lead to the death of an innocent woman." (JP subs)
Yeah, Yagami did find out that Okubo is innocent and defended an innocent man all along, but that won't erase how his first criminal case made Shono kill Emi
No he didn’t, he literally won an acquittal and it led to innocent death. On top of that, the entire point of Yagami’s character in the Judgment games is that he always doubts himself, so Kuwana trying his best to get Yagami on his side is a smart move given who he is
@@reapeashooter2 exactly this!! I don’t think any writer is perfect but I find it funny that I’m basically Kuwana at the end. The games pay painstaking attention to previous events and explain them all, it’s just that some people won’t always notice it lol
@@reapeashooter2 There was an entire plot about Emi Terasawa being an insignificant worker and that her dying wouldn’t mean much. She already worked under Shono. It had nothing to do with Shinpei Okubo being set free, that was ultimately just an excuse that Shono was able to capitalise on, but it was also something somewhat pre-meditated by him. Did you just forget that entire plot point about Shono? Did we play the same game?
Kuwana is pretty explicitly saying that it was Yagami’s fault. It literally was not; that was the point of my comment. It was Shono’s fault and the entire previous game determined that. Bruh.
@@Hezzadude12 that’s not the point Kuwana‘s trying to make. He’s not accusing Yagami for being guilty of Emi’s death. He‘s using this example to justify his own actions by pointing out the similarities between them. Both of them did what had to be done (from Kuwana’s perspective at least) and in both cases their actions led to the deaths of innocent people, because getting an acquittal for Okubo made Shono kill Emi. I would argue that the fact that Okubo was indeed innocent made Kuwana’s point actually almost valid. Yagami did what had to be done and was right all along. Emi’s blood is not on his hands. Using this as an analogy, Kuwana’s trying to make a point that Sawa-sensei’s blood is not on his hands as well, because you can’t be responsible for collateral damage if you just did the right thing (again, that is not my evaluation of Kuwana’s actions, it’s just that Kuwana himself is convinced that his actions were right)
6:11 This part literally made me laugh my ass off.
What Kuwana said in the part you timestamped is also what some people were commenting on this video unfortunately haha
Seeing people be like "Omg..They're so alike" just doesn't make sense to me at all
One's a serial killer and the other is a lawyer who proved that the murderer didn't murder????? Like damn
@@humblebountygaming3098 I don’t think that’s the point though, the fact is that collateral damage happens no matter if you’re on the side of the law like Yagami or a vigilante like Kuwana; Kuwana and Yagami are basically the same, only differentiated & molded by their experiences in life. One completely abandons any hope about the fairness of the law (Kuwana), and the other who teeters on the edge of the law as both a detective and a lawyer (Yagami). Yeah the comparison isn’t airtight, but it’s definitely there
Fucking Minami moment right there
6:23 caught me off guard to
Summary of all the series: a dragon and a dog do things with friends and enemies and strange punks
the editing is breathtaking bro, thank you for this
Thank you ba.. uh baamnm or uhhh vaanm vynatob I dunno I can't read Russian
@@SnowiestAngeman hehe, it's Vadim Bulatov
It’s even more breathtaking when Shinada comes in this video. Because Shinada’s voice actor also plays Keanu Reeves/Johnny Silverhand in Cyberpunk 2077.
Shinada’s more relatable than the others and his ending was beautiful
Lost judgment is a masterpiece that deserved game of the year and you can't change my mind
By far bro, literally became one of my favorite stories in a series that’s already one of my favorite stories, killer ost, great gameplay, the works. Game awards not even giving it a single nomination is just a joke
Lost Judgment is way better than any game that appears in Game Awards... GOTY for sure
At least better narrative LJ must have won...
@@vandersoneduardopedroso4087 game awards be like
A narrative that realistically explores the impact of bullying and taking justice into your own hands can make others suffer for it nah
Same basic ass cookie cutter murder mystery with the most transparent way to add "depth" yeah
@@therenegadegamer7422 if you are a japanese game and are not by Nintendo, Sony or Square Enix you never will be nominated to Game Awards, that's the truth
Just like Oscar
@@vandersoneduardopedroso4087 nah even Nintendo gets fucked over and over
Kuwana: "You getting a acquittal in a murder trial caused the death of a young woman."
Yagami: Well yes, but actually no.
If we analyze it well, it is really difficult for Shinada to be an important character again since he was a simple man who was involved in something much bigger than himself, he was an important part only in the conflict of that story.
but come on, at least one sub-story related to him to give us an ending for his story.
I really, really would love to see Shinada pop his silly head up again in a future game
I am so glad you used Firelight on Yakuza 0. I still think that song is really underrated
3:14 Perfection
I feel like Lost Judgement could've just been summarized by Yagami just saying "Sawa-sensei" over and over while Kuwana rivals it with "Kusomoto-san"
Here’s my experience on Yakuza series.
0: OH MY GOD! I LOVE MAJIMA! HE’S MY FAVORITE SEGA CHARACTER!
Y/YK: ALL OF MY FRIENDS ARE DEAD! (Also, Majima doing the pole dance though…)
Y2/YK2: How many characters who is Koreans are there in this series?
Y3: STOP FUCKING BLOCKING!!!!!! AAAAAHHHHH-
Y4: rubber bullets… rubber bullets.
Y5: God, there’s SO MUCH MORE in this game. I like it!
Y6: WHERE THE FUCK IS THE FATHER! WHY IS THERE AN KOREAN VERGIL?
Judgment: Why is Tiger style more Op than Crane?
Y7/Like a Dragon: Pecking Duck… Also, this game is my favorite Dragon Quest game.
LJ: Happy the fighting styles are balanced. It would be great if both Judgment games would be on PC… You’re hearing J&A!
Edit: Thank god the last one aged well. Lol.
This is the single greatest yakuza video I daresay has ever been put out largely thanks to the whole ass Shinada fancam this, sir, is beautiful.
Not sure why I did that but...
Yakuza 0 - 0:00
Yakuza 1 - 0:47
Yakuza 2 - 1:25
Yakuza 3 - 1:55
Yakuza 4 - 2:26
Yakuza 5 - 3:08
Yakuza 6 - 4:06
Yakuza 7 - 4:35
Judgement - 5:04
Lost Judgement - 5:16
Oh whoops I was going to do that myself lol thank you for doing it already though
I teared up at the end of the first game when John Yakuza said "I didn't want this fight to drag on, bro... In the end... I guess Yakuza won" to his brother.
3:00 I shat myself that timing was perfect
Lmao sorry if it actually scared you I did not mean to
@@SnowiestAngeman omg dw it wasnt scary😂really good video keep it up man
The last frame broke me, that's it
*NISHIKI!*
Your content is really entertaining man. You deserve more subs!
Thank you Samtheman
More like Yakuza 6: Haruka's common sense and virginity dies
Her common sense? That was fine in all of the games, she was just in tough spots and made understandably rocky choices. Like coming out as Kiryu’s family, or leaving Morning Glory/Sunshine to take the pressure off of the kids. People seem to forget that unlike a lot of stories these characters are written to be human, and that comes with rash mistakes sometimes. Daigo, Haruka, Kiryu, Majima, and more show this a ton, and it honestly makes these stories some of the best written I’ve seen in a unique way
@@DavidHosey1 Nah people forget she traveled Japan solo at nine years old and did very well. Yet at a teenager she not only ran away like her mother literally told her never to do, she had a hot girl summer with a Yakuza of all people lmao. No excuses
@@beefheart3198 uhh what? Lol Did we play the same series? At 9 she was lost in a Tokyo district, and would’ve died or been captured if Kiryu weren’t there. At 16-19 she survived what is commonly known to be one of the harshest industries in Japan, a mentor who was very complicated and used her for her own advantage, looked after an entire orphanage, and then only left when her presence would’ve been a harm to the kids. Her mother never told her to not run away, that’s just something Reina didn’t say. She said look after yourself, which Haruka did. And that bit of “she had a hot girl summer with a Yakuza of all people?” Seriously bro? She was running for her life from the literal Chinese mafia and sought shelter with people who proved themselves to be friends. That’s as far from a stereotypical “hot girl summer” as I can imagine lmao. And part of the point of these games is that people aren’t defined by their status in society. What does it matter that she found friends and family in yakuza? She literally already did with Kiryu, and regardless saying that is missing one of the biggest points of these stories
TLDR: Haruka only got more mature and capable, you must be misremembering the stories. I’d suggest playing through them again so you can remember from now on, they’re top tier stories after all :)
@@DavidHosey1 You're the one not remembering dummy. Literally the last scene as Yumi was dying, she told Haruka not to run away or she'll miss her happiness. Look up the clip if you want.
It matters because she left home to be an idol and not contact Kiryu BECAUSE he was a Yakuza, she got followed by paparazzi because she revealed she was associated with a Yakuza! Why go get teen pregnant by one!? She ran away fine, but maybe don't get knocked up? Like she couldnt have asked her rich uncle Akiyama to help her disappear safely. You y6 apologists make me sick.
@@beefheart3198 yeah, but that scene you’re talking about isn’t literal. Why would a dying mother’s last words to her daughter be “don’t run away from home?” She was obviously being figurative, saying stand up for yourself and don’t always run at the signs of danger. If you don’t stand up in the face of adversity, you won’t be able to find a life that’s truly worth living happily in. She was also clearly basing this off of her experiences, of how she suppressed and ignored all of the problems in her life as well as the people attached to them, like Nishiki and Reina, instead of facing them and living truly. Haruka’s speech at the end of 5 is literally her doing just the opposite as her mother wanted, facing the problems and embracing the family that’s connected to them. That’s what 1’s ending meant. It was a super meaningful and impactful scene, and I had a message that Haruka embodies all the way. Yumi never told her not to run away from home, that just doesn’t make sense lol
Now you’re just making 0 sense, sorry to say. Yes, she left everything because Kiryu was yakuza. But that’s the entire point at the end. Being an idol wasn’t her life path or dream, and she wanted to live proudly with those that she loved. That’s why she left the industry, like anyone else in her position would if they wanted to live their own way. “Why go get teen pregnant by one?” That sentence makes no sense, but if you’re acting like her pregnancy was a problem, again, that was the point. She didn’t choose to get pregnant, and Yuta was so sure that he didn’t want to be a father than he practically avoided Haruto until the kid was almost killed like 5 times. She found someone she could trust and had a single night with him (as an adult), none of that breaks the narrative or makes her dumb. It makes her human. It makes her normal. If you can’t see otherwise then that’s on you bud. And she did go to Akiyama if you remember correctly. It was partially because of her that Sky Finance was shut down, Hana was sent away, and Akiyama was homeless/on the run from the Saio. These are basic facts man, come on lol
Sorry to say, but no one is a “Y6 apologist,” there’s nothing to try to apologize for or justify in the first place. The series is top tier in story, and 6 is one of the best out of the bunch too. Go ahead and insult me if you want, but it doesn’t change the facts of you being wrong and the story being right. Hopefully one day you’ll get to remember the story for what it really was :)
:Yakuza 4: Ha! There! Beat that many plot twists!
:Lost Judgement: I guess I just finished my warmup...
3 weeks. 3 FUCKING WEEKS in isolation. No internet and outside contact. And coming now home and watching your videos. Legit made me to cope easily. You are the holy grail of Yakuza content. And I love you man. Even tho you don't know me =)).
And btw: I love even more. Because you are the only guy that shows "Firelight" some love. That theme is a BANGER.
I know you because you always comment on my videos and have a strange profile picture lol. I hope everything's going alright for you in your life dude it doesn't sound all too fun lol but at least you aren't being held captive anymore haha
Kiryu has so much plot armor at this point. When he dies he just shakes it off with the power of plot armor.
I don't know if this summary is correct for all of the Yakuza Games but feel free to correct any of this at the reply.
Spoiler (or sth) ahead:
Yakuza 0: Kuze never leaves us alone. (Word from Max0r)
Yakuza 1/ Kiwami 1: Aww, Nishiki keep his promise with Kiryu.
Yakuza 2/Kiwami 2: Maybe I'm a secret Jingweon Mafia?
Yakuza 3: Kiryu roast Mitsuo and then Daigo died (and then Blacku Mondei take over Tojo).
Yakuza 4: Rubber Bullet
Yakuza 5: Dream (oh and -that funny guys in brown jacket- Shinada)
Yakuza 6: All of this because of a boat?
Yakuza 7: Go your way! And believe in yourself!
Judge Eyes: The Mole Penumbra.
Lost Judgment: Something something, Unwavering Belief.
Bonus:
Kenzan!(Arrive!): (Not have enough knowledge of this game tbh)
Ishin!(Restoration!): Me and the boys going to restore Japan.
Kurohyou 1 and 2 (Black Panther): Local angry teenager beat people up.
Dead Souls (of the END): Feel so good man.
Lost Paradise: You're already dead/drunk.
Kenzan: local samurai murders 100s of people to find little girl
Yakuza 2/Kiwami 2: Ryuji is fucking dying after getting slap in his ass cuz he want to be the only dragon
4:45 Sincerely expected the Yakuza: Like a Dragon entry to be Joon-Gi Han saying, "See, what'd I say?" and nothing else.
Yakuza kiwami is the most straight forward lol
And the thumbnail is pretty accurate too
Good job on that transition from penumbra to unwavering belief 😁👍
4:02 shinada makes a cameo in ishin?? i literally can not find anything on this
I am also curious about this
He makes the cameo in the minigame, he is one of the cards like rikiyia
@@pocketcircuitfighter6291 oh that shit sucks
shinada gaming 5
glad to know kicking kuwana blows up the millennium tower
at this point, what doesn't blow up the millennium tower lmao
Millennium Tower doesn't take much to blow up to be fair
I miss Shinada so much, bros. Maybe he'll get to show up in Yakuza 8 and miracles will be real...
5:12 Is when I died lmao
0:33 god I love this sync
Lost judgment to me is more like "But Sawa Sensei".
To me it almost seemed like projection? From emi-chan’s accident. And tbf kuwana and yagami weren’t the same in terms of morals, however it felt rough seeing yagami blame sawa’s death completely on Kuwana when it wasn’t entirely on him
Yeah legit it's like:
Kuwana: Yagami, I don't think I'm going to round my purchase up to the nearest dollar to donate to charity.
Yagami: Is that what Sawa-sensei would've wanted?! I don't think so!
@@SnowiestAngeman quite literally. Yagami doesn’t realize that kuwana didn’t even know that soma was going to do that at all, it’s fucked because her death could’ve been technically triggered by any action
Yakuza 5's was just a Shinada Fancam/Tribute and I'm okay with that.
I can’t believe you just put the entirety of Yakuza 3 into this video
shinada should make a comeback in y8.. hes literally such a good character
mannn firelight will always be a legendary soundtrack. i legit have this song on my workout playlist. and its just the best time
This is perfect
So many good guys had to die because Kiryu-chan wont search his rivals for guns after kicking their ass.
Man, when Kuwana said "we both have scars that never fully heal" after talking about the emi and okubo case, I literally made an audible choking sound in my throat. Not as bad as the amount of times Yagami says something about sawa's death. Made my eyebrows twitch like crazy.
Maybe I'm just dumb, but these parts kinda made me feel weird
Yeah literally we just did that insane shit and boom like it never happened
Furuta forgot
He’s probably just referring to the trauma of it. Sure Yagami solves the case but for like 3 years he believed he fucked up big time. I imagine that left some impression on Yagami, redemption or not
It’s the fact that if he never won the first murder acquittal in the first place, Emi would have survived even if Okubo went to prison.
@@murrettoman2590 nah he was talking about the acquittal leading to innocent death, as well as the trauma. All that is fact and important, especially since Yagami is still struggling with the scars that come from it
That little mole fukin killed me X'DD
First Scene: Yakuza 0: Kiryu walks up... it's Kuze. Yep 100% whole game. There you go.
0:21 bruh this sounds like Kuze is burping and now I cant unhear it RIP
dude shinada is the best, i genuinely cried at the end of his story in the final chapter almost as much as i did to rikiya's death in 3
At the end, when Yagami kicks Kuwana in the face and the tower from _Kiwami_ shows up, what's the implied "ignored a previous game's story" bit there?
Just them being silly buggers and not really taking into account Judgment but the explosion is just an explosion lol
@@SnowiestAngeman Ah, so nothing about ignoring _Kiwami_ then?
@@devilpistons1269 Nah Yakuza 2 actually did a pretty decent job at incorporating the events of Yakuza 1
I saw the thumbnail like "fuck you for spoiling me!" then I realised 😂
Seems legit, have a great day!
this is one of the funniest vids i ever saw
Man being a tanimura enjoyer sucks
i spent 5 hours trying to find one yakuza song, i gave up and decided to watch this and the first thing i hear is.... yeah
I just came here for the Yakuza 0 summary, and I have to say it's very accurate. Especially if you also view the Real Estate Royale clip as a metaphor for the whole Empty Lot drama.
I don't know if anyone's said it yet, but pretty based move putting the name of the tracks on the video.
yakuza kiwami's summary was the most accurate one
i haven't played shinada's story yet but i already have the spiritual sense that it's just better than any current shonen
When the substories show more story building then the main story itself
Yakuza Gaiden - "Kiryu" dies.
Yakuza 8 - Kiryu "dies"
THE YAKUZA 3 MITSUO ONE WAS PERFECT
Okay but to be fair to 6, it was a really nice, really big boat
1:10… just like that huh😧
1:35 Dude… WHAT😂
lost judgment be like: reverse round kick op
Pretty much haha
i love how most of kiryu's bossfights in 0 are just kuze
Y0 - Kuze, Kuze and more Kuze
Ykiwami1 - Majima Everywhere
Ykiwami2 - Virgin Kiryu
Y3 - Father Simulator
Y4 - Rubbers
Y5 - Yume
Y6 - Finding the one-night-stander
Really fucking great video, you just gianed a subscriber which couldn't write "gained" correctly on the first try
Thank you sph that made me laugh
Also Lost Judgment:
Yagami: Sawa-sensei
Literally
So many Soundboards. Nishiki is one of em.
I wonder what Shinada is doing now. Who else wants a spinoff of him?
Lamar roasting Franklin never gets old
Kim: "I'm Japanese, you gotta believe me!"
Korean friend: "Kim is literally the default character name all Koreans spawn with."
As a Guy with a "poor english knowlegde" who played Yakuza 0 - 5, 7, Judgment and currently Lost Judgement this so accurate
The edition was pretty good
I have video suggestion for you :) you could do syncing Yakuza music with qte. You know, like you did with the fight intros. I think that would be really cool and fun to watch.
I don't think I'd make a video dedicated to it but I have done things like that a few times in some other videos
3:21 steven he with glasses
Kiwami 2 summary is so fuckin good
just got spoiled by the thumbnail bruh
I need a full Shinada Montage
How accurate 😂
What about making a video about RGGs best/worst wifus?
It would be the opportunity to show that Yagami belongs in the twisted trio (18 years age difference with his dates in lost judgment) ;)
Just make a callout post on Yagami calling him a creep haha
Who would be the other 2 members of the twisted trio?