Blanc Noir I’m not at 5 yet but the main conflict in 4 is not because of Daigo either. It was the corrupt commissioner working with Ueno Seiwa. They twisted Daigo’s arm. Poor boy inherited the Tojo Clan at its worst time is all.
I truly feel bad for Mine. His whole childhood he had nothing and no one. Wanting everything he couldn't have was all that kept him going. And when he eventually got it, it wasn't enough. He could have everything he wanted, and he bought it all, but he always wanted more and more. Deep down he was trying to compensate for his loneliness by buying all of the stuff he ever wanted as a kid to make himself happy, but it couldn't buy what he NEEDED: to be loved. Eventually he forgot why he became successful in the first place, and only focused on wanting. His money corrupted him accidentally. That's beyond depressing
This is.. I cant agree enough, such beautiful text i read here, hope we'll all never ve blinded like that in our life though sometimes it is very difficult to struggle to the right path
@@jorgebersabe293 Yep, Kiryu also joined the Yakuza because he wanted to be respected like Kazama was, as well as the fancy lifestyle. Kiryu however had Nishiki by his side, as well as Patriarch Kazama, Kashiwagi... Mine had no one. I like how the game pulled the "We're the same" thing between hero and villain without ever spelling it out in game, or making it too on the nose.
Mine is, along with Nishiki, another evil counterpart to Kiryu: both were orphans, and stoic people along with being powerful fighters, hell, both joined the Yakuza too, along with having similar draconic tattoos. But where Kiryu joined the Yakuza out of the desire of making Kazama proud, Mine joined for money and power, and where Kiryu is empathetic towards others, Mine is cold and distant to everyone except Daigo. So yes, Mine is what Kiryu could have easily became if he didn't have Kazama, Yumi and Nishiki at his side and if he was not loved at all.
@@smokeydamurk4406 In fact: -Nishikiyama: He is what Kiryu could have become if he let the pain of his tragedies and losses consume him. -Ryuji: He is what Kiryu could have become if he never evolved from his character from Yakuza 0. -Mine: Already mentioned.
11:31 I bet Daigo was already awake at that time. But when he saw Mine and Kiryu fighting, he went back to sleep because he's having none of it for both of them.
@@badboydangaroa9513I mean ryuji clashed with kiryu three times: Omi HQ, the lift, and the final boss. The first time was inconclusive as they were interrupted, the second time Ryuji had a blade and still lost, and the third time he was weakened, as was kiryu, but ryujis wounds were fatal. Overall I'd say ryuji is about on par with majima
**Spoilers ahead for yakuza 3** I can easily say after finishing this story Mine was an awesome villain. He was scary, calculated, and strong. So much so that after the fight Kiryu was bleeding and gasping for air, something that you don't see often in his final boss battles. Also the song in the background (Fly) really hit because it's the same theme that played when Rikkiya was dying. And when you finally beat Mine the music switches to a Piano esc version of it. 18:23 I feel like that meant that you fulfilled your promise to Rikkiya which was and I quote " Don't let Mine win." Yakuza is a very underrated series in my opinion!
To be fair I doubt that connection with Fly was intentional, considering that in the original JP version the Rikiya death scene has a whole different song
Mine using more than one style before it was cool. Maybe it was because this was my first Yakuza game but I remember feeling the most threatened by Mine compared to other final bosses. I liked his character, it’s a shame we didn’t get to see more of him. Edit four years after my comment but I’m convinced he’s one of my favourite characters in not just in the series but in gaming.
When he gets the red aura you may as well run until he calms down because you're not beating him in that state lol also he's in ishin. Not apart of the main series I know but atleast they're on the same side in that one
@@bigboss7681 yeah loool only noob who play it in easy mood cuz if you play it in legend hes gonna kick youre ass 64783675 time or even in survival mood tell me if you able to defeat him :)
Mayora shah You don’t know what you’re taking about. On my first play through, I played it on hard, and only used a few stamina xxs’. This fight is easier than nishki, ryuji and shibusawa
Felt so bad for Mine around 19:40 when he was gonna tell Katase that she has always been there for him. Other then the Jingu and his 2 slaves boss fight (haven't played 2 either), I consider this to be the boss fight that gave me the most trouble. When he rages up and the aura goes around him, can't be stunned and his hits/combos hit like a dam truck. I've also never seen Kiryu drop to his knee after a fight gasping for air. Mine put up one a hell of a freaking fight.
@@puffpuffpassmako idk. Mine is so fast he could go behind you in a second and I don't recall Kiryu looking so bloody and bruised in the end(which I wish he did tbh).
Man, I feel like Mine was massively underdeveloped up until the last 3 or 4 hours... His final battle and story scenes are amazing, but before that we barely even knew anything about his motives, his personality or even the depth of his connection to Daigo :(
I mean... Kinda, but we also can see how dangerous he was despite not knowing a lot from him: 1.-He killed Kanda and showed his head to Kiryu and the rest 2.-Let Tamashiro destroy Morning Glory 3.-And we also see his speech about how the orphanages Kiryu raised doesnt deserve to live This is mostly a build-up to its climax and character arc. It isnt a necessarily bad thing, since the rest of the game was focused on Okinawa/Ryudo family, Kanda and the Chinese mafia, and a lot other of subplots. I think Mine got a really good screen-time in the end and had an amazing performance as the main villain. Top 2 along Nishiki, no doubt.
@@johnb.d I know I’m very late but i think Kiryu says: (Full to 60%HP) hmpf (cause its no big deal) (60% to 30%HP) “Yarou!” Which literally means “bastard!” (30% and below) “Mada yareru ze” which means I’m still not done yet or I can still go on
I just realized how similar Mine's and Shibusawa's bossfights are. Person in critical condition right next to him while he looks off into the distance smoking a ciggy, the theme, the way Mine fights. Its pretty cool.
@Zain844 I personally think it could use a Remake for a gameplay overhaul, since the combat and upgrade system still feels like those of the PS2 Yakuza games.
@@puffpuffpassmako see ruff and " If I'd have known it'd come to this, I'd have killed you when first we met" where it's like bruh no one days "first we met" we say "we first met"
People claim this is the worst Yakuza game but I bought it along with 4 and 5 (already cleared 0 to 4 and I'm yet to get/play 6) and sure, it starts slow as heck, but once it picks up the pace I ended up loving it. Honestly loved Mine as a character too, he's basically what happens to a man who lives too focused on something and forgets to notice the world around him, quite tragic...
I think people mainly call it the worst because of the combat and how ridiculous the story is. Mine and the yakuza part of the story is fine, but the cia and black Monday part are incredibly stupid imo
Well i think Mine gets more praise than the 6's final boss because 1. He feels like a bigger threat 2. A lot of people like his character 3. It's understandable this battle isn't as stylish as some future final battles because this was just the third game and at the time this was the coolest shit we have seen, while in 6 it feels like a step back after Yakuza 0's final battles. But who knows maybe after Yakuza 6 gets released in english a lot of people will change their opinions
*SPOILER ALERT FOR YAKUZA 6* I think 6's final boss was much more of a threat than Mine ever was. All Mine did was order the destruction of the orphanage, but killing Rikiya was purely a coincidence that happened by Tamashiro and not Mine. On the other hand, we have 6's final boss who: 1 - Manipulated people around him, including his own *father,* and it doesn't stop there, he also killed him without hesitation. 2 - We find out that the police officer that arrested Majima and Saejima in the beginning works for Iwami, later in the game, he goes to Toto Hospital to get Haruka, where he kills a police officer if I remember right and shoots Date in the process as well. (EDIT: That police officer, Honjo, turns out to be clueless about Iwami's schemes, he was just ordered by a higher up who was tipped by Iwami to bring back Haruka because Honjo was told that she was illegally taken away, so he believed it since he's an honest cop, and afterwards two cops with him shot him dead, this is worse than what I thought happened before playing the English release.) 3 - He is the only villain who dared to directly hold not only Haruka, who is already precious enough to Kiryu, but also her infant son, right before Kiryu's very eyes, and Kiryu couldn't afford to do anything but endure the hatred-filled beatings that were about to approach. 4 - In gameplay, he can drain your HP really quick if you're not careful enough, you have to dodge right and avoid getting grabbed by him. And there's probably details that are more in-depth that i'm not aware of because I don't 100% understand the game yet, but those should give you something to think about. Iwami is vile, utterly, and completely, from bottom to top, and I really like that about him. You don't see many of them in Yakuza, especially one that went as far as he did. Not even Shibusawa was this despicable.
Good point. I guess i'll have to wait for Yakuza 6 to fully understand his character. I guess Mine just had a bigger impact on me, even though he did less horrible things -although the destruction of an orphanage is a really fucked up thing to do-
I mean in an animation perspective the frames look almost identical similar, dash step and all. Btw thanks for replying I totally forgot I wrote this comment. :P
*SPOILER ALERT FOR YAKUZA 6 AHEAD* You're definitely right about Mine and Iwami essentially very similar in terms of boss structure, but for me, I think Mine succeeds where Iwami stumbles a bit because Mine FELT a lot more powerful. Not to mention we had a scene of him tearing Kanda, a boss who I had a decent amount of trouble with my first playthrough (didn't have Essence of Self-destruction at the time) about five new assholes with just a few punches. Iwami really didn't have a lot of scenes that established him as a powerhouse fighter, but more so as a cold, calculating mastermind who orchestrated a near-perfect scheme to take over the Tojo Clan. So basically, Mine FELT a lot more powerful than Iwami did to me, which was reinforced by Kiryu's flavor text for the final battle "He is nothing to me". That being said, I still appreciate the final boss, as it was terrifying and enthralling to see Kiryu in full cold-blooded murder mode, not to mention we get to drive home a major sticking point in the entire series: Guile doesn't mean a damn thing if you can't back it up with your fists.
Kartik Ayysola I mean sure but I think Iwami is a bit stronger than Mine but if Mine lived and kinda switched sides then by 6 he’d be stronger than Iwami same goes for Rikiya because they’d have more experience than Iwami not to mention Rikiya would be around Mine’s age by the time 6 rolls around if certain events didn’t happen
@@aceshotz5051 perhaps he is, but to me, feeling stronger and actually being stronger are two different things. Mine is established as a powerhouse fighter early enough that I can buy him as a final boss. Iwami gets no such treatment, and is revealed to have a full back tattoo and ripped physique seemingly out of nowhere. As a villain, he's perfect, just not as Kiryu's final battle for me.
@@aceshotz5051 Iwami is a yakuza wanabee. Plus you can check in the cutscenes after each fight that Kiryu is exhausted after defeating Mine. However, he is not even tired after flooring Iwami (despite having been piped almost to death before that fight). Story-wise, Iwami is one of the weakest characters in the franchise.
Mine : couldn't shoot a guy standing still in front of him Richard : managed to land all shots on Mine's body with no miss What did we learn ? Japanese can't shoot.
It's great to hear you praise 6. I've heard a lot of negative things about it and it's story but hearing that its good is reassuring. I mean I know we're all fanboys here lol and I'm probably gonna like it anyway but it's good to hear positive opinions. I'm excited for it.
I always wondered whether Mine was the strongest Yakuza final boss in the Kiryu saga or not. When we think about the scene right before the fight begins, Kiryu looks a bit less confident on beating Mine than what we see against Nishiki, Daigo, Aizawa and Iwami. Maybe Goda could compete with Mine, but, while I played Yakuza 2, it really looked to me like Kiryu was a 100% sure he was capable of beating Goda. Well, maybe it's just an impression, or maybe it's because the post-fight scene can make you believe the fight against Mine was tighter than it actually was.
I sort of wonder why the devs of the series left really noticeable inconsistencies between the animations at the end of some of the final bosses that ALWAYS play out, and the following cinematic, such as here, when Mine is all tired out and attempts to throw one last punch at Kiryu before he collapses to the ground in the in-game cutscene, then in the subsequent ending cinematic, he's suddenly standing and then falls to his knees before laying out on the ground. A more recent inconsistency would be when at the end of Yakuza 0, in the final QTE when you beat down Shibusawa on the boat's railing and knock him out, they're both near the railing in the in-game animation before the cinematic, but afterwards, you can see that they're nowhere near the railing and that Kiryu and Shibusawa's positions are more in the middle of the platform.
Mine simply was given a lot more screentime compared to Y6's final boss, who remained in the background until his true colors were revealed. We got to know Mine as a character from the very beginning so the fight with him had a lot more build-up. There's also the fact that the fight with Mine is significantly tougher and longer than the fight with Y6's final boss, who can be beaten easily if you didn't impose handicaps on yourself when leveling up. From a gameplay perspective, the gravity of the final battle feels a lot more palpable in Yakuza 3.
Yakuza games logic: if a character dies in a cutscene, he/she's dead for good but no matter how many times he/she got beaten, shot, stabbed, etc, in fighting scenes, he/she wont be dead
When my friends and I are finishing Yakuza 3, I cannot sympathize with Mine because I genuinely hated him for harming Haruka and being responsible for Rikiya's death. But I've come back to this battle to realize that I misunderstood him, and the fact I hated him because of the stuff he did just shows how effective he is as a villain. I still think Ryuji and Nishikiyama are superior villains but Mine is also a great one.
Pretty weird how the majority of Mine's moves come from Spikeout. I know the Yakuza games were originally built form the Spikeout engine, and there are some vestiges of that in the gameplay, but they put so many animations from that game into Mine it's just puzzling.
This is still one of the best final bosses in the series. It's so tightly designed and full of surprises. The versatile and super strong styles make you have to play smart. I loved Yakuza 6, but I don't think any of the bosses came close to being as well designed as Mine-San. The last incredible bosses were in 0 (though Majima and Nishiki did kick ass in Kiwami). The room you fight Nishiki in the millennium tower is still one of the best locations I've ever seen for a boss fight. It's simple, but layered and works so well for a one on one Ryu Ga Gotoku confrontation. The only one that beats it for me is the ship you fight Shibusawa on. I like the multiple phases and layout switches.
'Sometimes in the game you wanna defeat the bosses but when the boss becomes hero the sad ending happens', that is what I always think about Do you think the same thing?
26:54 What's sad is that, in Japanese, Kiryu repeated, letter for letter, exactly what he said to Nishiki before he died (only he said Mine's name instead, of course).
Interesting little fact about the kirin, they go out of their way to ensure that nothing is harmed in their presence. They don’t even trample over grass so it’s kinda ironic seeing someone sporting a Kirin tattoo hitting a child and demolishing a place where orphans call home. Also can’t forget the rapist wearing a tattoo showing the most powerful female figure in all of Japanese mythology
I love the detail that because Mine is using a golden gun he could fire that many shots at kiryu and then have daigo use it to shoot the CIA and Andre Richardson WITHOUT RELOADING EVEN ONCE
By far my least favourite Yakuza game out of them all, but this fight is the one thing I would not change. I really like the fact this was the first game that started using the main themes as final boss tracks because it really adds to the climactic feel of the battle, the theme you hear every single time you boot the game up is finally playing in full swing. Fly is also an absolute banger so that helps
I thought this fight was much tougher and emotionally impactful compared to Iwami (I still don't think he's that tough, though) First off, he's much quicker and has more attacks than just charging straight. He could get you trapped in that kick cycle of his. Additionally, Mine just simply has more dialogue than Iwami.
I still felt bad for Mine at the end of it all, but I do think him going from just a smug rich businessjerk yakuza to lopping off a guy's head and bulldozing an orphanage was a ridiculously quick heel turn. Yakuza 3's pacing and character development is not the best.
gaminggoddess85 well he actually didn’t change in the game. He was an asshole before the orphanage destruction, remember Kanda’s head? He’s like Shibusawa, a surprise Final Boss, the most quiet guy and the most dangerous.
Yeah, I think they rushed the story in some parts. For instance, Hamazaki is set up to be one of the big baddies of the game, but in the chapter where you're supposed to face him he doesn't even show up, he totally disappears from the game with no explanation until the post credits scene.
I kinda wish it took more than Mine being on the ass-end of an asskicking from Kiryu to realize that maybe money really isnt everything and that he was wrong lol. It was alil too sudden, buuut I guess it wouldve only been possible for Kiryu, being a fellow orphan and all.
It was really that last phone call from his secretary that pushed Mine over the edge (literally). He realized people only liked him for his money and not for himself, which is what he just really wanted.
ChuckPalomo It was explained Hamazaki was betrayed by his Chinese buddies and I believe it was Mine who said Hamazaki was killed by them. It's been a while since I played this, so I'm not 100% sure. At the end of 3 obviously you can see Hamazaki actually escaped the Chinese, but was left scarred to the bone. He blames Kiryu for all of this.
@devilleon7 I think I know why I still have a shall we say lesser opinion of 6's final boss if you're willing to hear me out :), you see I started with OG 2 when I was a kid and then years later picked up with 1, 3 & 4 and when I finally reached 3 and got to Mine on Ex-Hard the pain and difficulty of 3's Ex-Hard combined with Gauntlet after boss into Mine was a sort of final trials and tribulation and to be greeted with a Boss who we keep seeing during the course of the game who is bitter with how everything in his life has turned out crack and hate a man like Kiryu who takes the burden from everyone else, when we're revealed this and his new lust for power I felt some sympathy and empathy towards his character and then boom, fight has started and now I'm facing Mine a man who throws everything he has at Kiryu with his multiple fighting styles and regen health and he does this to prove to Kiryu and himself that he is right and that his bitterness is justified and when you finally beat some sense into his ass it's over, the slog and fatigue are done, now why I had some gripes with 6's isn't because I thought it was stupid or that it didn't have an emotional impact on me, it did, the concept of Kiryu powerless and being beaten to a pulp was great and gripping but Koshimizu pulled me in more because he got his hands dirty already and still remained a coward towards the finale, I had a real sense of hatred towards him and when he pussies out and can't fight one on one at the end is great, it made me want to put him down for what he did but yet I still had some respect for him as I had fought him once before and knew what he was capable at and that he was the one who performed the act (LEAVING OUT WHAT HE DID CAUSE SPOILERS), back to 6's final, see I wanted to crush his ass for being a cowardly asshole and I got satisfaction out of that but I felt he did not deserve the strength he had at the end as he had never shown to dirty his own hands and so each time I fight him I feel like I'm fighting a spoilt child (which he is tbf) but it detracts from my enjoyment BECAUSE if the fight was more about Kiryu almost unable to stand upright after being beaten senselessnfighting someone pathetic it would've been very gripping, to refuse to lose to this coward who has taken every advantage from Kiryu and try and take the glory of defeating The Dragon of Dojima without earning it, that was TOO LONG and winded but that's my thoughts and opinions on 6's boss, I just felt he didn't deserve his strength for the fight or to justify it have Kiryu incredibly weakened so as to show us why he is a hard opponent in our condition, if ya read this Sal lemme know if any of my argument is wrong or can be seen in another light ;)
7:02 lol he's so angry he can't even hit a fly on the wall X'D Though, yes he did say a few things that actually made sense and feel bad for him too, but he's doing it all wrong... Emotionally touching these Yakuza games are. All at the end, even the special antagonist were telling poor Mine to cool off. Mistakes can be made, love the sinner, hate the sin.
TBH the way they setup the final boss of Yakuza 6 is simiar to the final boss of Yakuza Black Panther 1 and Yakuza 5 in a way. In Black Panther's final boss Shinjou Reiji where the main villian couldn't fight as he use to so he has one of his best man to fight Tatsuya its the same with Yakuza 6 but with some torture so its not that possible to compare Mine to Isueno when Black Panther 1 did kind of the same thing. If there one good thing to say about the final boss in Kenzan (He was my least favorite final boss) at least he had the balls to defend himself.
The final boss of 6 can very much fight and defend himself though, he's just very afraid for his life unlike most other final bosses, it's one of the few times you saw such a believable depiction of how villains usually are, and I like and admire that boss for that. He thought he planned everything perfectly, but it crumbled to dust when Kiryu's buddies arrived alongside him to help him get back on his feet, and it's only normal that any villain would panic at such an occurance.
And TBH I think any villain would be scared shitless for his life considering 6's final boss did the unspeakable and threatened Kiryu's family with some *real* vile methods, LOL. Just think about what Kiryu would do to you if you held not only Haruka hostage, but also her infant son.
I think this and Zero are the only Kiryu final bosses where Kiryu wasn't wounded before hand. Whether it be being grazed by a bullet, or shot several times. This is an uninjured Kiryu and Mine still gives him a good fight.
Everyone here arguing about which final boss fight is better but I think we can all agree on one thing, Kenzan's final boss is the worst and most disappointing in the series.
I think Mine is the toughest (story wise) boss yet, I definitely think he can beat any of the final bosses from the video games, even Tetsuo Nikaido if Mine's well equipped. Vs Nishiki: Nishiki is definitely not powerful enough to best Mine. Sure, Nishiki is skilled, but compared to Mine, he's really weak. Definite win, although a little struggle. Vs Ryuji: Ryuji's a tough nut and awfully strong. That's all he has going for him. Mine is just as strong and skilled as Kiryu. Definitely a lot more skilled than Ryuji (and this is only a Kiwami problem, Ryuji in the OG had some semblance of technique then), and a definite win. Vs Tenkai: While Tenkai is a fat bastard, he has a frail skeleton. All he has in his arsenal is a pistol. Vs Arai: Arai is skilled and tough, but all he really has in his arsenal are his own two legs. Mine is more versatile, not to mention matching Kiryu in strength. Vs Kido: Kido is INCREDIBLY tough. He survived Saejima's onslaught, and he's a skilled fighter on top of that. It's on a game of chance on who wins: Mine's chances are at least 60%, Kido's are at least 40%. Vs Daigo: Daigo, while as skilled as Kiryu, probably isn't as tough. It's more 50/50 on who wins. Vs Munakata: Mine easily wipes out the goons (if any), and takes care of Munakata (who, like Tenkai, literally has only a pistol to defend himself with). Vs Shinjo: This is a pretty tough fight for Mine, although all he has to do is not get hit by Shinjo's toe kick. Vs Nozaki: Again, same as Shinjo. Mine just has to avoid the shockwave stomps, then it's curtains for Nozaki. Vs Nikaido: Mine with firearms could definitely beat Nikaido. It's basically like Kiryu vs Nikaido. Vs Kanai: Again, while Kanai is both a brute and strong, it's certainly not enough to contend against Mine. Vs Baba: Mine claps Baba. Sure, Baba can put up a fight, but Mine eventually wins. Vs Majima: Now this is an interesting one. Aside from Kido, Daigo, Shinjo, and Nozaki, Majima is potentially capable of actually managing to beat Mine in at least 6-8 fights out of 10 in the same situation. Majima, while he's tough and has a knife, is also incredibly fast. So fast, that he can literally create afterimages of himself. Mine could possibly be defeated because Majima's that powerful. Vs Aizawa: Aizawa is as resilient and tough as Kido, albeit using more strength than skill. Mine is definitely gonna be challenged when up against Aizawa. Vs Gui: Phase 1 is a little tough. Gui has needles that double as fist load weapons and as thrown projectiles. Phase 2 is even tougher, as Gui now has a gun and a broadsword. Phase 3 mellows down, as Gui is completely unarmed. Vs Shibusawa: It's a long and tough battle. Shibusawa can switch from ruthless speed, to brute strength, to skilled technique. Mine could definitely beat Shibusawa though. Vs Iwami: Iwami is barely tougher than Tenkai and Munakata. A fight will be put up, but Mine will definitely crush Iwami. Vs Aoki: Aoki probably hasn't fought in a while, and as such, is a lot weaker. Easy win for Mine. Vs Kuroiwa: Kuroiwa relies more on speed, and his strikes are a little scary, but Mine definitely has a chance of beating Kuroiwa. Vs Kuwana: Again, Kuwana's somewhat like Kuroiwa in terms of fighting. Mine can beat Kuwana. Vs Shirakaba: Curiously, Shirakaba is both proficient in fighting and a really tough man as well, and could possibly match at least half of Mine's strength. Key phrase: Half of Mine's strength. Mine would be struggling, but will eventually prevail.
Just a trivia: Mine's tattoo is a Kirin, the only creature that's said to have the ability to kill a dragon.
And according to the wiki, Kirin (Qilin) appear only in areas ruled by a wise and benevolent leader (Daigo)
Barney no offense but Daigo is not wise the plots of Yakuza 3-5 happened cause of his incompetence
@@ibadshamim1407 Yakuza 3 didn't really happen because of Daigo. Daigo was just a part of it, the real villain was Andre.
Do you have a source regarding that? I can't seem to find anything regarding it being the only creature having the ability to kill a dragon.
Blanc Noir I’m not at 5 yet but the main conflict in 4 is not because of Daigo either. It was the corrupt commissioner working with Ueno Seiwa. They twisted Daigo’s arm. Poor boy inherited the Tojo Clan at its worst time is all.
I truly feel bad for Mine. His whole childhood he had nothing and no one. Wanting everything he couldn't have was all that kept him going. And when he eventually got it, it wasn't enough. He could have everything he wanted, and he bought it all, but he always wanted more and more. Deep down he was trying to compensate for his loneliness by buying all of the stuff he ever wanted as a kid to make himself happy, but it couldn't buy what he NEEDED: to be loved. Eventually he forgot why he became successful in the first place, and only focused on wanting. His money corrupted him accidentally. That's beyond depressing
This is.. I cant agree enough, such beautiful text i read here, hope we'll all never ve blinded like that in our life though sometimes it is very difficult to struggle to the right path
In other words, Mine is Kiryu, but gone wrong.
@@jorgebersabe293 I'm no philosopher but this music is awesome
@@jorgebersabe293 Yep, Kiryu also joined the Yakuza because he wanted to be respected like Kazama was, as well as the fancy lifestyle. Kiryu however had Nishiki by his side, as well as Patriarch Kazama, Kashiwagi... Mine had no one. I like how the game pulled the "We're the same" thing between hero and villain without ever spelling it out in game, or making it too on the nose.
This is what happened if that people don't have love and affair at all in his life in a long years
Mine is, along with Nishiki, another evil counterpart to Kiryu: both were orphans, and stoic people along with being powerful fighters, hell, both joined the Yakuza too, along with having similar draconic tattoos.
But where Kiryu joined the Yakuza out of the desire of making Kazama proud, Mine joined for money and power, and where Kiryu is empathetic towards others, Mine is cold and distant to everyone except Daigo.
So yes, Mine is what Kiryu could have easily became if he didn't have Kazama, Yumi and Nishiki at his side and if he was not loved at all.
Exactly Mine, Nishikiyama, and Ryuji was the closet to actually being Kiryu in a way to me
@@smokeydamurk4406 In fact:
-Nishikiyama: He is what Kiryu could have become if he let the pain of his tragedies and losses consume him.
-Ryuji: He is what Kiryu could have become if he never evolved from his character from Yakuza 0.
-Mine: Already mentioned.
@@jorgebersabe293 Ryuji is what Kiryu wouldve become if Nishiki didnt stop him from killing Shibusawa in 0
@@jorgebersabe293 I thought Mine joined to see if there were any proof of friendship bonds in the Yakuza, not for more power.
@@arsenal4739 At first he might had that thought, but it degenerated into money and power.
11:31 I bet Daigo was already awake at that time. But when he saw Mine and Kiryu fighting, he went back to sleep because he's having none of it for both of them.
lol
''Don't care tbh get a job''
Im pretty sure Mine is the only character in the entire SEIRES to match Kiryu both physically, and skillfully. What a final boss...
ikr? not for nothing is the kirin one of the few creatures capable of defeating a dragon
@@jakjsjs If he trained his stamina more before the fight I think he could have even won
Ryuji matched him in everything but physical as he was bigger
Saejima is the only equal to Kiryu other than Mine and maybe Ryuji. But he's more powerful physically and less skillful
@@badboydangaroa9513I mean ryuji clashed with kiryu three times: Omi HQ, the lift, and the final boss. The first time was inconclusive as they were interrupted, the second time Ryuji had a blade and still lost, and the third time he was weakened, as was kiryu, but ryujis wounds were fatal. Overall I'd say ryuji is about on par with majima
**Spoilers ahead for yakuza 3** I can easily say after finishing this story Mine was an awesome villain. He was scary, calculated, and strong. So much so that after the fight Kiryu was bleeding and gasping for air, something that you don't see often in his final boss battles. Also the song in the background (Fly) really hit because it's the same theme that played when Rikkiya was dying. And when you finally beat Mine the music switches to a Piano esc version of it. 18:23 I feel like that meant that you fulfilled your promise to Rikkiya which was and I quote " Don't let Mine win." Yakuza is a very underrated series in my opinion!
No spoiler warning needed on a video about the final boss dude lol
@@TheSoneky tbh you'd be surprised at how many idiots complain about it
To be fair I doubt that connection with Fly was intentional, considering that in the original JP version the Rikiya death scene has a whole different song
also he can speak english
*gets hospitalised*
Mine: ThIs iSnT tHe MaN i OnCE KnEw
LMAO
"A real man oughta be a little stupid."
-Ryuji Goda, 2006
Mine using more than one style before it was cool. Maybe it was because this was my first Yakuza game but I remember feeling the most threatened by Mine compared to other final bosses. I liked his character, it’s a shame we didn’t get to see more of him.
Edit four years after my comment but I’m convinced he’s one of my favourite characters in not just in the series but in gaming.
When he gets the red aura you may as well run until he calms down because you're not beating him in that state lol also he's in ishin. Not apart of the main series I know but atleast they're on the same side in that one
@@thedarkknight646 but ishin is not english sub :( i wanna see more of mine
Easiest final boss tbh
@@bigboss7681 yeah loool only noob who play it in easy mood cuz if you play it in legend hes gonna kick youre ass 64783675 time or even in survival mood tell me if you able to defeat him :)
Mayora shah You don’t know what you’re taking about. On my first play through, I played it on hard, and only used a few stamina xxs’. This fight is easier than nishki, ryuji and shibusawa
I wish Mine survived after he pulled an Izuna Drop on Richardson.
I do too
😢
he was was the best idk why they kill him out like that
Mine: *_HIDDEN LOTUS_*
He should have survived if Richardson was on the receiving end.
Damn it Richardson, shut up! We're trying to have a sad moment here!
Jaylan Mojica STOP ARE YOU NUTS
GEH GO AWAY!
I just played the remastere and he's actually fucking annoying it's funny
@@monerl115 "RUUF"
AH SHIT
Felt so bad for Mine around 19:40 when he was gonna tell Katase that she has always been there for him. Other then the Jingu and his 2 slaves boss fight (haven't played 2 either), I consider this to be the boss fight that gave me the most trouble. When he rages up and the aura goes around him, can't be stunned and his hits/combos hit like a dam truck. I've also never seen Kiryu drop to his knee after a fight gasping for air. Mine put up one a hell of a freaking fight.
Bros before hoes!!! Daigo > Katase
Ikr that was pretty sad, he thought she cared about him but in the end it was all about money.
Another one to do that was Nishiki. He may not have been as strong as Kiryu, but he was MUCH faster. He gave him a straight up war during that fight
@@puffpuffpassmako idk. Mine is so fast he could go behind you in a second and I don't recall Kiryu looking so bloody and bruised in the end(which I wish he did tbh).
The only one that managed to do that is Saejima, so, you can imagine how a beast Mine is
My boy Mine busting out the Mishima style EWGF
SpoonKai LMFAOOO im glad someone other than me noticed
DORYAHHH
No wonder why ppl want kiryu in tekken
DORYA
He also does OMTGF when in orange heat mode
Man, I feel like Mine was massively underdeveloped up until the last 3 or 4 hours... His final battle and story scenes are amazing, but before that we barely even knew anything about his motives, his personality or even the depth of his connection to Daigo :(
I mean... Kinda, but we also can see how dangerous he was despite not knowing a lot from him:
1.-He killed Kanda and showed his head to Kiryu and the rest
2.-Let Tamashiro destroy Morning Glory
3.-And we also see his speech about how the orphanages Kiryu raised doesnt deserve to live
This is mostly a build-up to its climax and character arc. It isnt a necessarily bad thing, since the rest of the game was focused on Okinawa/Ryudo family, Kanda and the Chinese mafia, and a lot other of subplots. I think Mine got a really good screen-time in the end and had an amazing performance as the main villain. Top 2 along Nishiki, no doubt.
It was Goda all over again, but Yakuza always manages to master the art of making me like a character in only 2-3 scenes so it's fine
14:22 I just noticed a small detail. Kiryu says different things when he rises off the ground depending on how low his health is.
Do you know what he says?
@@johnb.d Nah, just that if he has a lot of a health he just kinda scoffs. When he's low health he sounds more serious.
@@CALLthaDoctah Oh i see, yeah, it's like as if at high HP he's like "Not bad.." but at low HP he's like "Not done yet..!"
@@johnb.d I know I’m very late but i think Kiryu says:
(Full to 60%HP) hmpf (cause its no big deal)
(60% to 30%HP) “Yarou!” Which literally means “bastard!”
(30% and below) “Mada yareru ze” which means I’m still not done yet or I can still go on
This will be you final battle.
Kiryu is like b***h I'm already working on a prequel.
I just realized how similar Mine's and Shibusawa's bossfights are. Person in critical condition right next to him while he looks off into the distance smoking a ciggy, the theme, the way Mine fights. Its pretty cool.
18:23 the ending of soundtrack is so good
Right? Two Dragons has a similar ending
@@Zansekai with the little chimes
I'd buy it in a heartbeat if they made Kiwami 3
I dont think they need to make a kiwami 5 kiwami 3 and 4 are the ones who need to be remastered
This really doesn't need a Kiwami. Besides, I like Yakuza 3's graphic engine.
I would to but that means I’d have to watch Rikiya die again and I don’t wanna cry again 🤣
@Zain844 I personally think it could use a Remake for a gameplay overhaul, since the combat and upgrade system still feels like those of the PS2 Yakuza games.
@@blitz5657 Yea, combat in 3 is... kinda laking, to be honest
22:40 My god! An English speaking character in a Japanese game that's actually voiced by an English voice actor! How is this possible!?
I'm pretty sure its a Japanese VA who is fluent in English. It sounds a little broken in some areas and not acted as well as the Japanese dialogue.
Yeah it's obvious in one scene where he says something like "Mine's taken him up to the roof." But he pronounces as ruff which is pretty funny
Magnus Malo Well, actually Richardson was acted by Mr. Charles Glover, from New Mexico. He’s active in Japan and fluent in Japanese.
You’re welcome.
@@puffpuffpassmako it sounds more like a Japanese man doing English voice direction to me
@@puffpuffpassmako see ruff and " If I'd have known it'd come to this, I'd have killed you when first we met" where it's like bruh no one days "first we met" we say "we first met"
18:28
Mine: Help me, Kiryu.
Kiryu: No. I told you to take it easy on the 45%.
GOLD
People claim this is the worst Yakuza game but I bought it along with 4 and 5 (already cleared 0 to 4 and I'm yet to get/play 6) and sure, it starts slow as heck, but once it picks up the pace I ended up loving it. Honestly loved Mine as a character too, he's basically what happens to a man who lives too focused on something and forgets to notice the world around him, quite tragic...
I think people mainly call it the worst because of the combat and how ridiculous the story is. Mine and the yakuza part of the story is fine, but the cia and black Monday part are incredibly stupid imo
@@Not_Claptrap The combat is good if you use strategies instead of fighting head on.
@@killblom3969 doesnt take much strategy to just use the komaki parry or tiger drop
Honestly for me when kiwami was a much worse game than 3, I actually really enjoyed the game.
Y3 remastered fucked up the game, remastered sucks
11:03 unintentional music sync
Well i think Mine gets more praise than the 6's final boss because 1. He feels like a bigger threat 2. A lot of people like his character 3. It's understandable this battle isn't as stylish as some future final battles because this was just the third game and at the time this was the coolest shit we have seen, while in 6 it feels like a step back after Yakuza 0's final battles. But who knows maybe after Yakuza 6 gets released in english a lot of people will change their opinions
*SPOILER ALERT FOR YAKUZA 6*
I think 6's final boss was much more of a threat than Mine ever was. All Mine did was order the destruction of the orphanage, but killing Rikiya was purely a coincidence that happened by Tamashiro and not Mine. On the other hand, we have 6's final boss who:
1 - Manipulated people around him, including his own *father,* and it doesn't stop there, he also killed him without hesitation.
2 - We find out that the police officer that arrested Majima and Saejima in the beginning works for Iwami, later in the game, he goes to Toto Hospital to get Haruka, where he kills a police officer if I remember right and shoots Date in the process as well. (EDIT: That police officer, Honjo, turns out to be clueless about Iwami's schemes, he was just ordered by a higher up who was tipped by Iwami to bring back Haruka because Honjo was told that she was illegally taken away, so he believed it since he's an honest cop, and afterwards two cops with him shot him dead, this is worse than what I thought happened before playing the English release.)
3 - He is the only villain who dared to directly hold not only Haruka, who is already precious enough to Kiryu, but also her infant son, right before Kiryu's very eyes, and Kiryu couldn't afford to do anything but endure the hatred-filled beatings that were about to approach.
4 - In gameplay, he can drain your HP really quick if you're not careful enough, you have to dodge right and avoid getting grabbed by him.
And there's probably details that are more in-depth that i'm not aware of because I don't 100% understand the game yet, but those should give you something to think about. Iwami is vile, utterly, and completely, from bottom to top, and I really like that about him. You don't see many of them in Yakuza, especially one that went as far as he did. Not even Shibusawa was this despicable.
Good point. I guess i'll have to wait for Yakuza 6 to fully understand his character. I guess Mine just had a bigger impact on me, even though he did less horrible things -although the destruction of an orphanage is a really fucked up thing to do-
You and I both, looking forward to see what those cool bosses in 6 are all about.
Totally. I can't wait!
Fans don't like Iwami mostly because of his look. Most people don't know the full story of 6 until localization version came out.
23:42
When someone speaks purely English in a game in Japanese
I don't know why, but Mine look younger at this moment.
IKR lol everyone else sounds really good and then there’s old Richardson who sounds like one of those bad cover dubs lol
Zain844 yeah the CIA is supposed to speak multiple languages
I just beat yakuza 3 and me and him literally said it at the same time it was funny
@@aceshotz5051 he wasnt CIA
19:52 Mine's face after hearing his secretary talking about money is hilarious lol. He's like "don't give me that shit"
It’s also kinda sad too. He’s like “someone cares about me?!” And then it’s just about business.
For those whose first experiences with Yakuza 1 and 2 we're with Kiwami and Kiwami 2, This is where the dynamic intros started.
man i swear to god, that mine will always be my favorite final boss in the whole series.
14:17 Mine was using "Electric Wind God Fist" on Kiryu, that some tekken shit.
Yeah, sure, because Tekken developers invented the uppercut, right? *sarcasm over*
Frigging otaku...
I mean in an animation perspective the frames look almost identical similar, dash step and all.
Btw thanks for replying I totally forgot I wrote this comment. :P
@@gore45 Ha ha! No problem. By the way, when I called you otaku, I was just joking. Nothing personal, my dude : P
@@mgm6229 hehe It's cool, working in animation industry gives me these silly obsessions. :D
So you're not wrong hahaha!
@@gore45 Haha! I'm kind of a weird fella in my own way, too. I guess we videogames aficionados are somewhat eccentric.
Stay well. ^_^
The part when Mine looks like he's about to throw one last punch but instead hugs Kiryu made me cry the first time i saw it
The best final boss themes are always the ones that are remixes of the main theme.
Poor mine... he sacrificed himself just to save kazuma and daigo.... I salute this man for saving lives but having to sacrifice his own...
Mine: Kiryu-san
Subtitles: Kazuma
I can't stop repeating 9:19 god dammit his laugh
When you are about to kill someone but realise that its an among us reference
@@0685ukoM goddammit I can't hide from that game
Sounds like alligator or caiman
*SPOILER ALERT FOR YAKUZA 6 AHEAD*
You're definitely right about Mine and Iwami essentially very similar in terms of boss structure, but for me, I think Mine succeeds where Iwami stumbles a bit because Mine FELT a lot more powerful. Not to mention we had a scene of him tearing Kanda, a boss who I had a decent amount of trouble with my first playthrough (didn't have Essence of Self-destruction at the time) about five new assholes with just a few punches. Iwami really didn't have a lot of scenes that established him as a powerhouse fighter, but more so as a cold, calculating mastermind who orchestrated a near-perfect scheme to take over the Tojo Clan. So basically, Mine FELT a lot more powerful than Iwami did to me, which was reinforced by Kiryu's flavor text for the final battle "He is nothing to me". That being said, I still appreciate the final boss, as it was terrifying and enthralling to see Kiryu in full cold-blooded murder mode, not to mention we get to drive home a major sticking point in the entire series: Guile doesn't mean a damn thing if you can't back it up with your fists.
Kartik Ayysola I mean sure but I think Iwami is a bit stronger than Mine but if Mine lived and kinda switched sides then by 6 he’d be stronger than Iwami same goes for Rikiya because they’d have more experience than Iwami not to mention Rikiya would be around Mine’s age by the time 6 rolls around if certain events didn’t happen
@@aceshotz5051 perhaps he is, but to me, feeling stronger and actually being stronger are two different things. Mine is established as a powerhouse fighter early enough that I can buy him as a final boss. Iwami gets no such treatment, and is revealed to have a full back tattoo and ripped physique seemingly out of nowhere. As a villain, he's perfect, just not as Kiryu's final battle for me.
@@aceshotz5051 Iwami is a yakuza wanabee. Plus you can check in the cutscenes after each fight that Kiryu is exhausted after defeating Mine. However, he is not even tired after flooring Iwami (despite having been piped almost to death before that fight).
Story-wise, Iwami is one of the weakest characters in the franchise.
Weaker than Shibusawa maybe?.
Mine : couldn't shoot a guy standing still in front of him
Richard : managed to land all shots on Mine's body with no miss
What did we learn ? Japanese can't shoot.
It's called ~drama~
It's actually baffling how the hell he could have missed. He was aiming straight ahead at a stationary target!
Sean Rogan REALLY NOW? You do realize he wasn’t trying to kill him but shut him up for dramatic purpose?
Shintaro Fuma says otherwise. As does Lao Gui.
@@Lethargy514 Lao Gui is chinese.
My boy Andre Richardson
It's great to hear you praise 6. I've heard a lot of negative things about it and it's story but hearing that its good is reassuring. I mean I know we're all fanboys here lol and I'm probably gonna like it anyway but it's good to hear positive opinions. I'm excited for it.
*Mine shot Kiryu
*Kiryu activaved plot armor
*bullets went off
I think Yakuza 0 made the whole "turning boss fight song into lullaby" thing a little more seamless.
I like the cigarette heat action one
I think Mine is the strongest final last boss Kiryu fought in the series.
No, it's Ryuji
@@Iychoenk ryuji can't even beat kiryu with a sword lol, its mine for sure.
Yes
@@foreverwewin Nope. Ryuji is stronger.
@DroboN3w he is. Mine has has much better technique
I always wondered whether Mine was the strongest Yakuza final boss in the Kiryu saga or not. When we think about the scene right before the fight begins, Kiryu looks a bit less confident on beating Mine than what we see against Nishiki, Daigo, Aizawa and Iwami. Maybe Goda could compete with Mine, but, while I played Yakuza 2, it really looked to me like Kiryu was a 100% sure he was capable of beating Goda. Well, maybe it's just an impression, or maybe it's because the post-fight scene can make you believe the fight against Mine was tighter than it actually was.
I sort of wonder why the devs of the series left really noticeable inconsistencies between the animations at the end of some of the final bosses that ALWAYS play out, and the following cinematic, such as here, when Mine is all tired out and attempts to throw one last punch at Kiryu before he collapses to the ground in the in-game cutscene, then in the subsequent ending cinematic, he's suddenly standing and then falls to his knees before laying out on the ground.
A more recent inconsistency would be when at the end of Yakuza 0, in the final QTE when you beat down Shibusawa on the boat's railing and knock him out, they're both near the railing in the in-game animation before the cinematic, but afterwards, you can see that they're nowhere near the railing and that Kiryu and Shibusawa's positions are more in the middle of the platform.
You dont kill with these animations all the time. Thats why
Me too. I found it so awkward how they weren't in sync 😧
Mine simply was given a lot more screentime compared to Y6's final boss, who remained in the background until his true colors were revealed. We got to know Mine as a character from the very beginning so the fight with him had a lot more build-up. There's also the fact that the fight with Mine is significantly tougher and longer than the fight with Y6's final boss, who can be beaten easily if you didn't impose handicaps on yourself when leveling up. From a gameplay perspective, the gravity of the final battle feels a lot more palpable in Yakuza 3.
Yakuza games logic:
if a character dies in a cutscene, he/she's dead for good
but no matter how many times he/she got beaten, shot, stabbed, etc, in fighting scenes, he/she wont be dead
Unless it's Kashiwagi...
@@John-Stark Also Lau Ka Long lol, idk why Yakuza 7 retconned their deaths.
Mortal Kombat....
I like Mine. My favorite boss in the series along Nishiki.
When my friends and I are finishing Yakuza 3, I cannot sympathize with Mine because I genuinely hated him for harming Haruka and being responsible for Rikiya's death. But I've come back to this battle to realize that I misunderstood him, and the fact I hated him because of the stuff he did just shows how effective he is as a villain.
I still think Ryuji and Nishikiyama are superior villains but Mine is also a great one.
Pretty weird how the majority of Mine's moves come from Spikeout. I know the Yakuza games were originally built form the Spikeout engine, and there are some vestiges of that in the gameplay, but they put so many animations from that game into Mine it's just puzzling.
This is still one of the best final bosses in the series. It's so tightly designed and full of surprises. The versatile and super strong styles make you have to play smart. I loved Yakuza 6, but I don't think any of the bosses came close to being as well designed as Mine-San. The last incredible bosses were in 0 (though Majima and Nishiki did kick ass in Kiwami). The room you fight Nishiki in the millennium tower is still one of the best locations I've ever seen for a boss fight. It's simple, but layered and works so well for a one on one Ryu Ga Gotoku confrontation. The only one that beats it for me is the ship you fight Shibusawa on. I like the multiple phases and layout switches.
'Sometimes in the game you wanna defeat the bosses but when the boss becomes hero the sad ending happens', that is what I always think about
Do you think the same thing?
13:12 lol you can parry his healing?
Nice one dude , you work hard for this .
26:54 What's sad is that, in Japanese, Kiryu repeated, letter for letter, exactly what he said to Nishiki before he died (only he said Mine's name instead, of course).
Oh god
Mine is my favorite villain from the Yakuza series
Interesting little fact about the kirin, they go out of their way to ensure that nothing is harmed in their presence. They don’t even trample over grass so it’s kinda ironic seeing someone sporting a Kirin tattoo hitting a child and demolishing a place where orphans call home. Also can’t forget the rapist wearing a tattoo showing the most powerful female figure in all of Japanese mythology
11:04 that sync is amazing
Shirts were taken off in this battle. So did I.
"I don't deserve to be with you."
23:24 Kaz, is that you?
Its just....so GOOD!
Mine... He’s.... He’s... Balanced... I never thought I’d see the day where a Yakuza 3 boss was balanced...
10:31 Man, when I first saw this, It blew my mind. THe first Dynamic Intro ever, and it still hits so hard today.
9:59 KIRYU-SAN, KORE GA ANATA NO SAIGO NO TATAKAI DESU, OMOI KIRIKITE KUDASAI
Back then, I failed more often with this boss than in any other game so far. Yakuza 6 except that is reserved. yakuza 3 i must play it again sometimes
I love the detail that because Mine is using a golden gun he could fire that many shots at kiryu and then have daigo use it to shoot the CIA and Andre Richardson WITHOUT RELOADING EVEN ONCE
That boss theme gave me eargasm.
Mine's fighting animations look like something out of SpikeOut(if anyone knows what that is, you're a cool cat)
3:31 - 3:54 amazing speech right there
18:31 Let me hug you, aniki. :)
16:26 Was that the Dempsey Roll?
Dark Requiem Yes it was. Even in the code of the game it is name as Dempsey.
My boy forgot to weave tho
Man I wish Mine stayed a bit longer.
11:04
THE SYNC!
11:01 and 12:39are the best sinks I have ever seen
And no one talks about it
Kiryu and Mine : 😠😡🤜🤛🫸🫷
Daigo : 🛌
Andre Richardson: 😎🔫
By far my least favourite Yakuza game out of them all, but this fight is the one thing I would not change. I really like the fact this was the first game that started using the main themes as final boss tracks because it really adds to the climactic feel of the battle, the theme you hear every single time you boot the game up is finally playing in full swing. Fly is also an absolute banger so that helps
I thought this fight was much tougher and emotionally impactful compared to Iwami (I still don't think he's that tough, though) First off, he's much quicker and has more attacks than just charging straight. He could get you trapped in that kick cycle of his. Additionally, Mine just simply has more dialogue than Iwami.
Iwami didn't need dialogue. Holding Haruka and Haruto as hostages was enough reason to hate the guy. He's evil.
Say what you want about this game, but you can’t dent they nailed the final boss
Mine! I wanted you to be alive and start over! "I wonder if I can stay there if I'm reborn." Too cool words and tears at his pure end😭😭
Overall my favorite boss gameplay wise
I really hate how Yakuza games almost always kill the villains who try to turn a new leaf
9:56 Kiryu-san, kore ga anata no saigo no tatakai desu.
If I am correct, Mine's moveset is the best moveset of the series (That run on the old engine)
26:56
26:57
I can feel the pain and sorrow in Daigo's voice right before Mine Dragon Suplexes Andre off the building.
I still felt bad for Mine at the end of it all, but I do think him going from just a smug rich businessjerk yakuza to lopping off a guy's head and bulldozing an orphanage was a ridiculously quick heel turn. Yakuza 3's pacing and character development is not the best.
gaminggoddess85 well he actually didn’t change in the game. He was an asshole before the orphanage destruction, remember Kanda’s head?
He’s like Shibusawa, a surprise Final Boss, the most quiet guy and the most dangerous.
Yeah, I think they rushed the story in some parts. For instance, Hamazaki is set up to be one of the big baddies of the game, but in the chapter where you're supposed to face him he doesn't even show up, he totally disappears from the game with no explanation until the post credits scene.
I kinda wish it took more than Mine being on the ass-end of an asskicking from Kiryu to realize that maybe money really isnt everything and that he was wrong lol. It was alil too sudden, buuut I guess it wouldve only been possible for Kiryu, being a fellow orphan and all.
It was really that last phone call from his secretary that pushed Mine over the edge (literally). He realized people only liked him for his money and not for himself, which is what he just really wanted.
ChuckPalomo It was explained Hamazaki was betrayed by his Chinese buddies and I believe it was Mine who said Hamazaki was killed by them. It's been a while since I played this, so I'm not 100% sure.
At the end of 3 obviously you can see Hamazaki actually escaped the Chinese, but was left scarred to the bone. He blames Kiryu for all of this.
You think they'll make a Kiwami version of this in the future with the same mechanics in Yakuza 6 and Kiwami 2?
16:25
I absolutely love that he just does the Dempsey Roll and I don't know why...
maybe because I watched Hajime no Ippo
@devilleon7 I think I know why I still have a shall we say lesser opinion of 6's final boss if you're willing to hear me out :), you see I started with OG 2 when I was a kid and then years later picked up with 1, 3 & 4 and when I finally reached 3 and got to Mine on Ex-Hard the pain and difficulty of 3's Ex-Hard combined with Gauntlet after boss into Mine was a sort of final trials and tribulation and to be greeted with a Boss who we keep seeing during the course of the game who is bitter with how everything in his life has turned out crack and hate a man like Kiryu who takes the burden from everyone else, when we're revealed this and his new lust for power I felt some sympathy and empathy towards his character and then boom, fight has started and now I'm facing Mine a man who throws everything he has at Kiryu with his multiple fighting styles and regen health and he does this to prove to Kiryu and himself that he is right and that his bitterness is justified and when you finally beat some sense into his ass it's over, the slog and fatigue are done, now why I had some gripes with 6's isn't because I thought it was stupid or that it didn't have an emotional impact on me, it did, the concept of Kiryu powerless and being beaten to a pulp was great and gripping but Koshimizu pulled me in more because he got his hands dirty already and still remained a coward towards the finale, I had a real sense of hatred towards him and when he pussies out and can't fight one on one at the end is great, it made me want to put him down for what he did but yet I still had some respect for him as I had fought him once before and knew what he was capable at and that he was the one who performed the act (LEAVING OUT WHAT HE DID CAUSE SPOILERS), back to 6's final, see I wanted to crush his ass for being a cowardly asshole and I got satisfaction out of that but I felt he did not deserve the strength he had at the end as he had never shown to dirty his own hands and so each time I fight him I feel like I'm fighting a spoilt child (which he is tbf) but it detracts from my enjoyment BECAUSE if the fight was more about Kiryu almost unable to stand upright after being beaten senselessnfighting someone pathetic it would've been very gripping, to refuse to lose to this coward who has taken every advantage from Kiryu and try and take the glory of defeating The Dragon of Dojima without earning it, that was TOO LONG and winded but that's my thoughts and opinions on 6's boss, I just felt he didn't deserve his strength for the fight or to justify it have Kiryu incredibly weakened so as to show us why he is a hard opponent in our condition, if ya read this Sal lemme know if any of my argument is wrong or can be seen in another light ;)
Holy shit I'm sorry that was so long haha
As i like to call Richardson
Albert Weskamon
7:02 lol he's so angry he can't even hit a fly on the wall X'D
Though, yes he did say a few things that actually made sense and feel bad for him too, but he's doing it all wrong...
Emotionally touching these Yakuza games are. All at the end, even the special antagonist were telling poor Mine to cool off. Mistakes can be made, love the sinner, hate the sin.
TBH the way they setup the final boss of Yakuza 6 is simiar to the final boss of Yakuza Black Panther 1 and Yakuza 5 in a way. In Black Panther's final boss Shinjou Reiji where the main villian couldn't fight as he use to so he has one of his best man to fight Tatsuya its the same with Yakuza 6 but with some torture so its not that possible to compare Mine to Isueno when Black Panther 1 did kind of the same thing. If there one good thing to say about the final boss in Kenzan (He was my least favorite final boss) at least he had the balls to defend himself.
The final boss of 6 can very much fight and defend himself though, he's just very afraid for his life unlike most other final bosses, it's one of the few times you saw such a believable depiction of how villains usually are, and I like and admire that boss for that. He thought he planned everything perfectly, but it crumbled to dust when Kiryu's buddies arrived alongside him to help him get back on his feet, and it's only normal that any villain would panic at such an occurance.
And TBH I think any villain would be scared shitless for his life considering 6's final boss did the unspeakable and threatened Kiryu's family with some *real* vile methods, LOL. Just think about what Kiryu would do to you if you held not only Haruka hostage, but also her infant son.
devilleon7 Yeah that was what i meant by torture part when Kiryu resisted his attacks and the main villian was afraid. :3
devilleon7 Yeah things would go down Hard :)
Can’t believe this game went from dad simulator to fighting mafia bosses
What’s up with villains taking hospitalized people onto roof tops
I think this and Zero are the only Kiryu final bosses where Kiryu wasn't wounded before hand. Whether it be being grazed by a bullet, or shot several times. This is an uninjured Kiryu and Mine still gives him a good fight.
“this will be your last battle” spoken too soon
Me as a kid spam the same move until there’re dead, but when I replay all of them it’s skills
Everyone here arguing about which final boss fight is better but I think we can all agree on one thing, Kenzan's final boss is the worst and most disappointing in the series.
I think Mine is the toughest (story wise) boss yet, I definitely think he can beat any of the final bosses from the video games, even Tetsuo Nikaido if Mine's well equipped.
Vs Nishiki: Nishiki is definitely not powerful enough to best Mine. Sure, Nishiki is skilled, but compared to Mine, he's really weak. Definite win, although a little struggle.
Vs Ryuji: Ryuji's a tough nut and awfully strong. That's all he has going for him. Mine is just as strong and skilled as Kiryu. Definitely a lot more skilled than Ryuji (and this is only a Kiwami problem, Ryuji in the OG had some semblance of technique then), and a definite win.
Vs Tenkai: While Tenkai is a fat bastard, he has a frail skeleton. All he has in his arsenal is a pistol.
Vs Arai: Arai is skilled and tough, but all he really has in his arsenal are his own two legs. Mine is more versatile, not to mention matching Kiryu in strength.
Vs Kido: Kido is INCREDIBLY tough. He survived Saejima's onslaught, and he's a skilled fighter on top of that. It's on a game of chance on who wins: Mine's chances are at least 60%, Kido's are at least 40%.
Vs Daigo: Daigo, while as skilled as Kiryu, probably isn't as tough. It's more 50/50 on who wins.
Vs Munakata: Mine easily wipes out the goons (if any), and takes care of Munakata (who, like Tenkai, literally has only a pistol to defend himself with).
Vs Shinjo: This is a pretty tough fight for Mine, although all he has to do is not get hit by Shinjo's toe kick.
Vs Nozaki: Again, same as Shinjo. Mine just has to avoid the shockwave stomps, then it's curtains for Nozaki.
Vs Nikaido: Mine with firearms could definitely beat Nikaido. It's basically like Kiryu vs Nikaido.
Vs Kanai: Again, while Kanai is both a brute and strong, it's certainly not enough to contend against Mine.
Vs Baba: Mine claps Baba. Sure, Baba can put up a fight, but Mine eventually wins.
Vs Majima: Now this is an interesting one. Aside from Kido, Daigo, Shinjo, and Nozaki, Majima is potentially capable of actually managing to beat Mine in at least 6-8 fights out of 10 in the same situation. Majima, while he's tough and has a knife, is also incredibly fast. So fast, that he can literally create afterimages of himself. Mine could possibly be defeated because Majima's that powerful.
Vs Aizawa: Aizawa is as resilient and tough as Kido, albeit using more strength than skill. Mine is definitely gonna be challenged when up against Aizawa.
Vs Gui: Phase 1 is a little tough. Gui has needles that double as fist load weapons and as thrown projectiles. Phase 2 is even tougher, as Gui now has a gun and a broadsword. Phase 3 mellows down, as Gui is completely unarmed.
Vs Shibusawa: It's a long and tough battle. Shibusawa can switch from ruthless speed, to brute strength, to skilled technique. Mine could definitely beat Shibusawa though.
Vs Iwami: Iwami is barely tougher than Tenkai and Munakata. A fight will be put up, but Mine will definitely crush Iwami.
Vs Aoki: Aoki probably hasn't fought in a while, and as such, is a lot weaker. Easy win for Mine.
Vs Kuroiwa: Kuroiwa relies more on speed, and his strikes are a little scary, but Mine definitely has a chance of beating Kuroiwa.
Vs Kuwana: Again, Kuwana's somewhat like Kuroiwa in terms of fighting. Mine can beat Kuwana.
Vs Shirakaba: Curiously, Shirakaba is both proficient in fighting and a really tough man as well, and could possibly match at least half of Mine's strength. Key phrase: Half of Mine's strength. Mine would be struggling, but will eventually prevail.
i wish when they remake/remaster this they give the cia agent a better voice
09:17 Essence of Laughing - Laughter King -
9:16 The most strange and funny laugh I've ever heard. 😂