How is Yakuza's Gameplay SO SATISFYING?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 มี.ค. 2023
- The Yakuza/Like a Dragon games have an incredible presentation and style that makes playing and experiencing them feel as satisfying as popping bubble wrap. Probably because you are popping skulls (in game) in the same way. And ya just can’t help but feel good after that (in real life).
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Tekken 6 - Midtown Roars
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Yakuza Kiwami - Ideal For Violence
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Judgment - My Own Style
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The “easy to play hard to master” aspect of combat really gives Yakuza strength.
If you’re not good at the combat, heat actions do high damage, look brutal, and pretty easy to pull off.
If you’re into tech like me, you got juggles, wallbounding, combos, etc.
It’s as braindead or impossible as you make it for yourself. Plus everyone loves a good Essence of Sugarcoating
I loved all the improvements in lost judgments latest take. But I hope they improve the juggle mechanic it feels jarring.
Yeah that's one aspect that I really like. I enjoy making fights stylish by using different moves and do my best to not take damage, but other times I also have fun being a little braindead, using random weapons or spamming tiger drop.
@SekainiX i can relate to that. The more I play the series, the more I want to have low atk and enjoy the fight as much as possible. Except Yakuza 7 I have to upgrade the heck out of all members.
i like to do a little bit of all of them, you see
@@ziqqerlad I like to do your mom, you see.
During the pandemic this has become my all time favorite game series!
Dude same
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During the first quarrentine I've played Yakuza 3 to 5 in a row. I had so much fun, despite playing the same gameplay for around 120 hours collectively.
I legit started 0 during the pandemic and I’ve become a complete simp for this series ever since. I’m not even kidding but that game + the two Judgments changed my perspective on game design, gameplay, story etc literally forever.
One thing I'd like to mention is the uniqueness of ennemy models; you can easily tell which faction is which through their clothing style, their color schemes, the fabric of their clothing (In Y7, for example, Seiryu Clan wears navy blue while Omi Alliance mostly wears green, RK in Lost Judgment has a large amount of street clothing...) Another thing, giving a japanese family name to each of your encounter helps humanize them, and I feel so powerful and so entertained when I tell myself I could beat down a real person that's just a punk to me
Damn, didn't know that was a thing, thanks
Damn, didn't know that was a thing, thanks
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Yo wait aren’t you the dude in the vid though
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Alternate Title: Man compliments Yakuza Heat Actions for 16 minutes straight
Well it's true though 😂 yakuza's heat actions are the best😂
The games somehow manage to mix music with gameplay so unintentionally well. As well as the regular sound design just being so damn satisfying
Pedestrian sounds and general ambience in every game are just so nice to listen to
Wtf dino dave the project moon funnyman
@@sprectra4344 HIIIIII
This really explains why Yakuza became my favorite series SO quickly; the coolness level is off the charts. The amount of style is in every aspect is so unique and nothing else feels quite like it. Playing these games make me feel awesome which is quite a feat because I’m terrible at video games.
I really enjoyed the nice ending edit thing btw it was very rad.
(Also wow your mic is the highest audio quality I’ve ever heard in my life)
Thank you for reading my descriptions all the time :) lol
Yeah it became my favorite series pretty much instantly, I've seen the original games as a kid but never really paid much mind ot them, bought Y0 on sale, played through it, bought every other Yakuza game afterwards, as well as Ishin now and the Judgement Games, also replayed both K1 and Y0 to 100% and I'll get all future RGG games for sure
The enemy reactions in Yakuza 3 to getting hit are my favorite the series. It’s the perfect blend of cartoony violence and realistic brutality. When you knock an enemy down face first on the ground, or see teeth flying out from a punch, it really looks like it hurts.
Yeah when i went from k2 to y3 and after the first fight i was like “damn thats a lot of blood”
Yakuza 3 and 4 also had something that I thought was pretty neat where after a fight the enemies would be all beaten up and they would add funny little things like having their sunglasses be all twisted lol
@@SnowiestAngeman yeah i also liked the part when they gave me soggy staminax
@@SnowiestAngeman Yeah, the aftermath of the fight also effectively conveyed how much damage Kiryu and the others did. Ouch!
@@SnowiestAngeman iirc they would also have broken jaws sometimes
Masahiro Sakurai (he of Kirby and Smash Bros.) did multiple videos on his TH-cam channel specifically going over how to make animations feel saucy and satisfying. Worth checking out, as everything of them applies to what makes Yakuza so punchy and feeling great.
Man I love those videos of his so much. I'm so glad he's been doing them
Can we talk about how ever since Yakuza 6 the punches in game and especially in cutscenes have felt so much more weighty and violent, it’s great
It may have started with zero actually but I can’t say for sure since it’s been a while since I played it
yeah it started in 6 as it is the first Dragon Engine, focused a lot more on weight and the physicality of the punches. Feels great!
@@samuel.jpg.1080p It feels like an ass to play.
@@evzenvarga9707 skill issue
@@evzenvarga9707 chronic skill issue
Yakuza's combat is so damn satisfying. It actually inspired me to buy a punching bag and start training in martial arts again.
Let's not forget "got punched to then dislocate both arms, smack them, and chucked them like a ragdoll"
This video rocked. I subscribed for the other random Yakuza videos but I was not expecting you to upload something like this, a really high quality dissection of Yakuza's gameplay. Awesome job! I wanna check out the one you wrote on dynamic intros now!
Hell yeah I'm glad you liked it man
Liam! Did not expect to see you here! When can we expect a yakuza retrospective haha (or another Liam and Vinny have a chat both are okay)
The Yakuza series is not that technical in terms of fighting mechanics like DMC, but damn does it feel good
id argue that yakuza 5 - 0 - kiwami 1 and ishin all have a pretty technical system.... More so than the others... Even lost judgement is pretty techy too
@@zackearl3200 Y5 is braindead aside from Shinada, but he feels like ass to play so I can't imagine going through that pain just to kill Daigo in one combo.
@@DragoonCenten u got me there.
Does it?
yakuza series makes me feel like a dragon…
The games really does make you feel like a dragon.... 8
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To answer your question:
Hehe funny man punch guy
Fist of the north star lost paradise was underrated
It is great game for sure. One of the weakest Yakuza games, but the franchise is so good in general that it is still a 9/10 game for me.
You’re allowed to hold whatever opinion you desire. Do not let mine affect yours
beat it and did all the substories + amon right before ishin released and i agree, a lot of the side content is rough i won't lie, cabaret was nice but debt grinding ruined it and overall it was a lot better in 0 and K2, other than that i only really liked clinic ken and some of the tournaments, but the combat was fun and i love the soundtrack, the juggles you can do in that game are almost as good as lost judgment, LJ just takes the cake for having style switching (and having more fun stuff to do + being less grindy than lost paradise)
Oh my god, this explains so much about why I love the feel of these games. Especially the part about enemy reactions. I've always loved all of Yagami's attacks which launched people in the air but I didn't really understand why. I mean they're quick jabs and kicks, basically. But the way they send a man into the sky in a split second, and the way they just stay still in the air for a second at the top of their arc is so satisfying.
I swear to GOD, Yakuza's combat is single handedly one of the best things i have ever experienced in my life, the sheer brutality, the over top action and the surprisingly deep complexity of its mechanics is what got me hooked since i started playing 0 and if it wasnt for that i probably would have dropped the series alltogether. Im already at my no damage hardcore phase and literally all i do is repeat climax battles, over and over and over again because i just cant get tired of the gameplay.
Sometimes however i feel like there is still some untapped potential that either RGG doesnt want to do it, or they havent figured it out yet, cause i genuinely believe a game like Yakuza or Judgment could be similar to DMC or ULTRAKILL in terms of pure, unadulterated STYLISH combat and character driven action, focused less on telling a story and more about good old ass kicking (dont get me wrong, i do like Yakuza's story)
I think at this point im probably asking for an entirely different game and not really a Yakuza game, but at the same time i just wasnt able to find something that gets even close to the brutality of an RGG game.
Fuck it, if i cant find it, then i will make the game myself.
I just gotta say this video perfectly captured what makes the yakuza series (plus spins offs) so special. Another note is that I like that the music that use in your video's description its just a neat little thing that saves me some trouble whenever i try to go looking for specific music that's used. keep up what you're doing its awesome!
Thank you for enjoying and you're welcome for the description :)
I think lost judgement is peak RGG combat both Yagami and Kaito can juggle enemies and the add to the satisfaction. You get the same satisfaction you get landing a juggle combo like you would in tekken or virtual fighter.
Lost Judgment is fucking perfect gameplay wise. I really have no idea how they're gonna top that.
THAT EDIT AT THE END HOLY SHIT THAT WAS SUPREME.
You really gonna make me play the Tekken games someday I swear
They're pretty fun haha
I thought I'm the only one who notices the pause in FFXVI's QTEs lol the pause is really jarring and it's even more baffling when you know its battle director had worked on Devil May Cry games..
Honestly, Yakuza/Judgment games are like eating full course meal. You have it all.
It's a bit weird to see that pause with their QTEs but maybe that's only from the ones they've shown off so far? Highly doubt it though
@@SnowiestAngeman idk really but they showed quite a lot of QTEs and all of them have pause which by this point, probably, all the QTEs in FFXVI will be like that which is such a shame
It's also worth noting with heat actions that if there's a time limit active, performing one pauses the timer, so using heat actions is a good use of time no matter how long the animation is
I absolutely love these videos you have! Whenever I see a new upload, my day gets 3x better.
That's incredibly based. Glad you enjoy them :)
i think the gameplay is very connected to to the different technological advances over the years. the ps2 enabled more realistic models, animations and expressions, which wouldnt be possible if yakuza 1 released on the ps1. the first two games also had to be very concious of the camera considering the big world and locked camera.
this continued on to yakuza 3 on the ps3, in which they could afford even better expressions.
since then, theyve just gotten better at making things look cool.
Even Yakuza 1 is really satisfying. I beat it for the first time recently and everything in that game feels super crunchy in a very good way.
Indeed it is. They really struck oil all the way back then too
Itd be cool if they hid the original versions in kiwamis cause at least the first game didnt have any playable arcade games
@@tivvy2vs21 doom eternal did that with the og dooms, quite cool
@@mihairomulus2488 so did doom 3
@@tivvy2vs21 bfg edition maybe because the og only had super turbo turkey puncher 3 to reference the ogs more or less
Love the montage at the end. Looks great.
cool ass montage at the end dawg keep it up
With each video you remind me why I love RGG studio and their games.
Going through every game in this series has been so fun even kuryhou 1&2 since 2017 this has skyrocketed to my either 2nd favorite or favorite game series of all time and bought every game day one since
This was a great video, engaging from start to finish bro
Snowiest with another banger. I recently found your channel and I'm loving every minute of your content
Love your channel bro, keep up the awesome work and do more of these montages, they are reeeeeally cool
I'm glad you like those music video type things 'cause I have a lot of fun making them haha
really well made video, ever since I subbed ive gotta say youre content is so underrated, keep it up
Thank you very much
Great video keep up the great work!
I needed this video for arguments sake.
shoutout to your always impeccable music choice!
The montage in the end made me wanna subscribe again. (I'm already subscribed)
9:43 i thought bro was playing Masaru Sera for a second
Maybe I was and I was just getting clapped by Majima the whole time
@@SnowiestAngeman No way
One thing I wish would come back is how in Y4 the enemies progressively got more and more bloodied up during fights. Also hitstops my beloved
The comparison to COD was great because I’ve been saying the same thing! Some of the unarmed takedowns in MW2 (2022) are pretty cool but the vast majority of those executions look terrible in comparison to Yakuza heat actions, even though RGG Studio is like a speck of dust in comparison to the gargantuan size of Activision and the COD studios.
Great video, King. Would be awesome to see you talk about what other elements of the Yakuza gameplay appeal could be heightened even further too (though it seems hard to do after Lost Judgment lol that game was too based).
If I was willing to spend any money on CoD beyond buying the games I could show how an execution you get for $10 looks like dick compared to the 100s you get in Yakuza lol
punching people is just fun
In game, right? Right…?
Imagine a Daredevil or Heroes for Hire game with this gameplay
You deserve wayy more subscribers
Big thank you my brother
that ending montage is so fucking good dude
I didn't believe I could like a game series more than SMT/Persona/Spin offs but Yakuza is AMAZING.
Great video as well.
my god, i am so in love with your edits; 16:17 onwards especially is so orgasmic
I also gotta mention the influence wrestling also has with the fighting and how it's shot
thank you for being the first person in the world to announce kazuma kiryu coming to tekken 8. also, happy you saved the best heat action (having a guy being abducted in a car) for one of the last ones.
Yeah well guess what I'm also here to announce GORO MAJIMA FOR TEKKEN 9
I still can't get over how smooth the cutscene/gameplay transitions are in the recent entries, it's about as seamless as they could possibly make it
Based choice for the ending theme
I'm sure Yakuza:LAD is going to be here.
This franchise has been my forever favorite since Yakuza 0, and I'm very happy to play them all. And I will continue to play them over and over and over again
still waiting to be taught how to make that nice and crisp apple pie
Glad to see you're also a fan of MW19. Imho the one of the best CoD games. Up there with MW2 OG and Blacks Ops 2 for me Fantastic video btw! 10/10
I busted my lip watching this video, worth it
When I played FF7Remake I was reminded so much of Yakuza. You got dynamic intros, long battles, and mid fight cutscenes for reinforcements.
Came for good commentary, stayed for the montage.
i never played any yakuza (i want to play the 0 when i can) but i played the demo of the new game and really liked the gameplay, as you said i was thinking that heat actions were special moves that take a time to reload so i was surprised to know that i could do them basically whenaver i want
Definitely give any of them a shot when you can. 0's a very good starting point and you're bound to have lots of fun with it
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It's hard to explain honestly. But it really is so good. Especially peak old engine 0 and 5 and peake dragon engine in kiwami 2 and judgement
I disagree with having Peak and Kiwami 2 in the same sentence but LJ has to be the coolest and best game I have ever played so far
15:40 have you considered: more of that? I love it..
how long did the end montage take to edit
More time than I’m willing to admit lol
@@SnowiestAngeman thats what i thought, that shit was insane
I started this series 2 years ago. I've almost finished lost judgement and all that remains is Ishin
Also ur mic is amazing
Haha thank you. I hope you enjoy Ishin though it's got a very entertaining story and it's lots of fun
There's also the old reliable: RB + Y or [△]
I was quite disappointed when I heard you say "almost 25k", I didn't realize how underrated you were, and I'm wondering how you don't have more than 100k.
Yakuza is just one of those game series that truely makes you feel like a badass
Man i sure do love tiger dropping my enemies until they die
How did you change the background in the mahjong mini game? Was it just amazing editing or can you actually change the background?
12:40 Right after you said finishing men my TH-cam cut to a Calvin Klein ad featuring a bunch of shirtless guys flexing.
That is incredible. I wish got ads like that :/ no wait no I mean uhhh
@@SnowiestAngeman straightest Yakuza fan be like:
Great video, also it might just be me but I feel like Like a Dragon Ishin is suffering from Yakuza 6 syndrome with there being only 1 health bar and when you do a brutal heat action it barely does any damage, then again I played the game on Legend so it might just be a me thing. I hope you get to 25K within the next month :)
Don't worry, the one health bar thing is definitely not just you. It makes it really hard to determine how much health someone will have. I have zero clue as to why they swapped it back to how Yakuza 6 did it lol
Kiryu should def be a guest character in Tekken 8
Actually, I really do want that recipe of apple pie.
7:10 how have i not seen this before🤨
Despite how funny it is to meme on Yakuza 4’s convolution, 3’s boredom, or 5’s surprise final boss, I’ll still say that they’re all top tier realistic fiction in stories
If Yakuza 4 was on its own? Hell no, it’d be too random and just a tool to give gameplay. But with the context of the rest of the series (and the intent to highlight stressed people doing stupid things realistically)? That’s something very human too few stories show, with the only one coming to mind being Breaking Bad. Pretty sick in my book lmao
One honorable mention I'd like to slide in is the Japanese PSP exclusive spin off title, Kurohyou. Or Yakuza Black Panther. A game that turns more of the series regular laid out rules on it's head with Ukyo Tatsuya that creates a different form of satisfaction. Not only are there a bunch of fighting styles that can be swapped out, or hell, mixed and matched with a specific style, but there's a crap ton of heat actions to go with it. This time around there's little to no slow motion, but makes up with some quick and snappy fighting moves that are pulled off. Slow motion only occurs when the game wants to tell you that the very next move that's about to be done is going to HURT.
Honestly, despite limited by the PSP, it's a pretty solid game that managed to get a No Damage community.
RGG are the best when It comes to beat em ups
They did the QTE in cutscenes not just once.
Won't forgive Yakuza 5 for that one
I think the big problem with Modern Warfare executions is that they are third person executions in a first person game.
Meanwhile, heat actions are from the same camera perspective as the rest of the game.
Hell, Black Ops Cold War had first person executions, so I wonder why they could not just do the same in Modern Warfare as well.
Man, Kiryu really needs to be in Tekken 8.
The game is surprisingly well optimized and looks pretty good even on low settings.
I was surprised how well the Like a Dragon ran on my 5 years old laptop mx150 i5-8250u so I bought the Yakuza 0 and now will play all the games.
I wanted that pie recipe :(
Man I kinda wanted to see a hood apple pie recipe 😢
I can't make toast so I wouldn't trust my cooking recipes
@@SnowiestAngeman i just realized that I put hood instead of good
9:49 it only makes sense for Majima to use Tennen Rishin
11:04 two if you count that Shinada baseball one in 5
14:28 Haha based
I bought Yakuza Like a Dragon back when it was part of ps plus, got it for free, so of course I bought it.
Even if it wasn't TRUE Yakuza game, I really came to like it's ridiculous combat, moments and all other obscure things that game throws at you. And then I went to try previous games, and i came to like them too, Yakuza 0 i still mt second fave game from the franchise.
13:05 aren't these in y4 and the kaito files respectively?
Found out the hard way that failing that QTE in Lost Judgment kills u instantly 🥰
yakuza combat is so satisfying is actually due to the uh- hydrodynamic dimensional structural power of saying kiryu doesn’t kill, yeah what I just said is the truth I swear
Yep seems plausible
@@SnowiestAngeman definitely my source is really reliable because I asked the homeless old guy down the street
It also comes down to the Yakuza team(s) influences. They seem to have been equally influenced by shonen fight manga, pro wrestling, and a zillion martial arts movies which had given the animators a great understanding of what makes an attack, its animations, and the camera angles needed to sell it. Western devs are usually less exposed to the manga/anime element, and martial arts movies are a dying thing, so they’re less able to identify the awesomeness of street violence anymore.
NO NO NO GIVE US THAT APPLE PIE RECIPE
Nothing more satisfying than dressing up your hostesses
Punching dudes is so satisfying in this series. In 0 I enjoy punching the money out of just about everyone I see.
I wish punching people in real life would cause them to explode with money :/
This is a really good video demostrating why Yakuza games are fun! Well except the Hokuto Ga Gotoku slander 👁️
Once i unlock tiger drop, thats all i do
Apple pie cooking video now 😡
The Lost Paradise hate continues and I'm here for it. lol