what a lengthy game (title), respectfully rgg, i aint typin allat (edit, feb 2024: yo pls don't put infinite wealth spoilers in the comments, keep it strictly gaiden and previous games below)
That line actually is so fucking hard. Its something he’s lived and experienced his entire adult life after making Terada 5th chairman, and for once in the series kiryu plainly, bluntly says “your dreams, my dreams, are founded on the broken backs of innocent people, so who are you to fight for this”
Kiryu's personal journey from "the Tojo clan is the only proof we walked this earth" in Yakuza 4 is fantastic By Gaiden he's tired and come to terms that the "honor of the yakuza" he held so dear never really existed
It's easily one of my favourite lines in the entire series. Shishido does this impassioned view of the Yakuza's dreams and the power that drives others to their knees, only for Kiryu to basically tell him 'No-one else cares. You need to move on.'
After Yakuza 5 Kiryu wanted to retire from Yakuza life and he thought he did it faking his death in Yakuza 6, instead he accomplished that goal for good not only for himself, also he freed his old and new friends not only destroying the circle jerk , also he saved Japan from a corrupt governor of Tokio. Shishido 'The world we lived didn't exist anymore '
I love this final boss so much because it flips the script. You’re the guy working with the massive conspiracy to destroy the Omi and Tojo. You’re the guy supporting the group manipulating everything to end the Yakuza entirely. Meanwhile Shishido is the headstrong tank of a Yakuza fighting to protect the Yakuza dream. It’s the reverse of nearly every Yakuza final boss and I think it just adds to the epic nature of it all
Shishido is just Yakuza 5's final boss but with better build up and it's the Omi HQ instead of Tojo HQ. Kiryu drags the final boss from the seat of power all the way back outside through the fight.
@@pyroferno4644shishido was made of stronger shit than tendo and he was fighting not just for himself, but for everyone who still wanted to call themselves yakuza
this reminds me of the mafias 1 ending speech because the guy who wants too much risks losing absolutely everything of course the guy who wants to little from life might not get anything at all
Shishido got the worst fate he possibly could’ve gotten. His way of life, which he fought valiantly to climb to the top of, was swept away by the same people he worked for, and he was practically enslaved by the organization that helped pull those strings. And that’s while being forced to serve them alongside the man who abused him in every way possible during his youth. I think death would’ve been kinder to Shishido. Poor bastard…
I love his and Nishitani's fate actually they're being forced to work for Daidoji so they gonna be kept on a leash even if they don't want it and the look of fear on Shishido's eyes just tops it off on how screwed he is for the rest of his life
@@ChillGuySammy I don't think RGG intend to make Ichiban an OP demigod of war like Kiryu and other primary/secondary protagonists throughout the series. Ichi has his own way of fighting and overcoming.
It's telling that by all means he should be at his weakest here yet he was the opposite. These characters are at their strongest when they're at their most convicted.
@@BozoDClown-lp9zhI believe I've seen this mentioned before in regards to fights like Aizawa as well, that health bars in these fights aren't representative of how much of a savage beating the boss can take, but is more breaking down their fighting spirit, which is also why thugs are able to limp away after being beaten in the older games rather than being knocked out cold like the dragon engine ones
Dude fell from well over 20 feet at least 3 times that day, twice in this fight, theres no WAY every one of his ribs werent powder, but he is driven by something greater than pain
I think its safe to assume that Like a Dragon's power system is a man's motivation and drive? Because holy shit, they suddenly become superhuman fighters when they have a clear conviction
I'd argue Yakuza 5 did it equally well, because the twist final boss was the perfect exemplification of the main theme of 5, Dreams. Aizawa was there because of his father's dream, for him to be the Chairman of the Tojo Clan, and he said to Kiryu he didn't truely know why he was there. He didn't believe in that dream. He wanted to become the Chairman of the Tojo by working his way there through his strength, he didn't want to be handed the title.
People don't like yakuza 5 final boss fight is simply just it's build up isn't enough and have like 30min screen time. Only if RGG studio development him like Gaiden final boss
What I love here is that it doesn't really matter if Shishido beats Kiryu, it's over for the Omi and their way of life as a whole. Even if he does, he has to deal with Majima, Saejima, Daigo, Tsuruno and potentially Watase if he finds his feet again during all that, who going by other yakuza characters fighting when injured could probably do that too since Shishido came back from an injury himself. It's already over and Shishido just can't accept that so he lashes out to which Kiryu sympathises because he was a part of that once upon a time but not anymore. He's fighting a losing battle but he just doesn't realize it. You could also say amidst that last battle he was the posthumous "patriarch" of the Omi Alliance because everyone was following his lead.
my own interpretation is that shishido knew that this was a losing battle, but he still decided to fight it, because omi is the only thing that could prove his worthiness. he had nothing to lose.
@@crywlf9103 Like really, what is the difference between Watase (before disolution) and him at that point? Both are lead their men and inspired strength. It's actually inspiring seeing them get up after having their asses thrashed twice by Kiryu, Saejima, Majima and Daigo of all people. Those are some real heavy hitters and they're getting up like zombies mere minutes afterwards.
This fight was so good Shishido really struggled with all his might but still lost which is also very fitting for the Omi. I think Watase said something along the lines of that this unwillingness to give up is one of the Omis greatest strenghts
Keep in mind that Shishido was about to lose it all, Kiryu sympathised with him on that as Kiryu had already lost it all so this fight is a bit like his last rites. Though Shishido doing all this is grounds for getting captured by Daidoji.
"Show em what you've got... The reason you call yerself yakuza!" - Shishido. Whenever I train and feel like I have to stop and give up, I keep thinking about that phenomenal line. Powerful!
Shishido is a love letter to Aizawa, his boss fight, character arc and twist perfected. His theme invokes a sense of tragedy alongside malice, he was enslaved by Nishitani, tortured for entertainment, forced to fight and _kill_ to survive and sold into slavery at just 15. All Shishido wanted was to live a complete life with all the things he’s ever lacked. A truly well written character and an understandable antagonist, I honestly believe that even if he threatened Kaz’s kids, he wouldnt have done anything.
I firmly believe that Kiryu straight up calls him out on that before the fight. If Shishido really wanted revenge against Kiryu, he wouldn't be here. He'd be in Okinawa, where he'd deal so much more damage to Kiryu than just a fight. No matter how Kiryu responds to that threat, he's not walking away unscathed: he loses his family due to his own inaction, or he puts them directly in the line of fire by breaking his contract with Daidoji. No. Even when Shishido is at his most broken, most bloodthirsty, most focused to see his conviction through, he respects Kiryu far too much to do that to him. What a fantastic character.
It is so good and incredible that Fleeting Dream - only one song can describe the whole life of Shishido. I will divide the song into 5 part. First, from 5:40 to 6:15. This is the past of Shishido, when he was born, and then living a shitty life as a toy for Nishitani. Then, from 6:16 to 7:03, that is when Shishido escaped his dark life and join the Watase Family. He bashed and lived in the glory of a truly Yakuza, and climb to the lieutenant of the strongest family of Omi Alliance. After that, from 7:04 to 7:22, this is when Shishido watched with his own eyes that his patriarch - a man that he looked up and respected so much, announced that the Omi Alliance was disbanded, making his life, his dream collapsed one more times. From 7:23, when the drum and hyped came up, to 8:10, this was when Shishido threw everything he had to defend his dream, his belief, and most important, his meaning of life, against Kiryu - the one who wants his dream came to end, especially from 8:03 to 8:10, the beat reached the highest, that was when Shishido - the final lonely defender of the old Yakuza era, roar for the final time. After that, the beat and music has some silences, like Shishido scream: "WHY....?" The rest of the song is just calm, mark that Shishido was lost. He failed to protect his dream, and that dream of his waved goodbye to him. He couldn't struggle anymore... What a masterpiece of the song itself, as well as RGG studio.
The final phase gave me goosebumps. The change in music, the sunset, the boys all watching the fight from below, amazing stuff. Not to mention the symbolism of Shishido being literally forced out of the Omi. This is one of those fights that made me abandon the easy super powerful moves and choose to drag the fight out just to savour the beauty and epicness of it all.
I pretty much steamroller through shishido untill him and kiryu smash through the glass and theme I dragged it out then because of how damn good the aerial shot is and Kiryu and shishido taking a small breather before going for the final push
I really hope Shishido is able to come back in 8 in a meaningful way because at the end of it all I don't think he's a bad person. I think the parallels of Kiryu feeling like this mere ant fighting against all the odds in 0 against Shishido feeling the same way fighting alone against Kiryu, Majima, Saejima, Daigo, Watase, Tsuruno, the entire Daidoji and who even knows what else in Gaiden. really strike hard into a final boss that when you really think about it... you feel bad for, and you WISH he could succeed.
@@THENAMEISQUICKMAN Yeah I never felt he was a BAD guy either. He was a poor kid who had nothing, scrapping and fighting his way to where he is now through the Yakuza, only for it to be dissolved and in turn destroy his way of life and all of his hard work to get there. Understandable why he'd dig his heels in and have to be dragged out of the Omi kicking and screaming.
@@THENAMEISQUICKMAN I'd even make the parallel that Shishido is a lot like younger Kiryu. A man who lived poor, with no real future at first. Then he joined the Yakuza and dreamt of climbing the ladder, to become someone. He is then forced to take on the Yakuza's old guard to defend his dream. Shishido was fueled by ambition and anger, but he just never had anchors like Kiryu did to bring him back toward the "right" path. Shishido is pretty much Kiryu that went wrong because he had no one to serve him as a model / moral compass.
I feel like this is like Scattered Moment in the fact that it represents complete tragedy. Shishido is desperately clinging on to the only way of life he knows how to live while Kiryu has to forcibly rip it away from him. Honestly, part of me doesn't even think that Shishido is a bad person. That him threatening Kiryu's kids was just his cheap way of trying to piss him off. I would really like it if he was able to come back in 8 in a meaningful way. I mean, let's really think about it - in the end, Shishido is fighting all alone against a mountain of enemies. Kiryu has to take the role of the person stomping on the fingertips of the people climbing to the top, a role previously played by the villains of Yakuza 0. Even though Kiryu is still doing it for the greater good, I can't imagine it feels good to him to snuff out Shishido's dreams. After all he's been through, just when he's about to make it, a literal dead man just snatches it out of his hands.
Honestly it’s refreshing to parallel shishido with ryuji as opposed to the obvious with aizawa, they both went behind their superiors to try and prove themselves and hell they both used a katana, there’s a lot more to the parallels but I can’t really think of them rn
@@cavemanbuddyolpal The fights also takes place in the throne rooms of their respective organizations they seek control of and the fights slowly push them further and further from that point as they progress.
Shrouded in their own darkness, a man with no past faces a man with no future. The promise of a scattered dream in front of them, a final sunset of a lifetime of struggle. For others, it's just the end of the day. For them, it's everything.
Deadly Struggle is easily one of the most aggressive and violent tracks in the whole of the series, but it has a melancholic theme to it as well, and it suits Shishido's mental state well. The Yakuza world is all he's known and it's about to be taken out from under him, so he's a wild animal backed into a corner, raging against what's about to happen, throwing himself against the immovable object of Kiryu over and over again. But even if he did somehow win and take control of the Omi, it's been practically gutted anyway. Nishitani has been captured and any other allies that Shishido has are being beaten up by the other Yakuza legends outside the building, plus the government crackdowns are looming. And the transition into Fleeting Dream is perfect as well, as the fight tumbles outside into the setting afternoon sun. Kiryu stands with his back to the setting sun, representing the future. Shishido stands below the huge Omi crest on the outside of the building, representing the very last holdout of a group that's endured for a century. It's likely he realises his dream is not going to be achieved, but he still fights right to the very end. The entire fight is basically a rehash of the final battle of Yakuza 5, but with much higher emotional stakes. It's a fitting final battle, both for the Yakuza itself and for Kiryu, as he finally puts to rest the spectre that's haunted him most of his life.
What an amazing finale... having the boys all back together for a brief time here was everything. Majima, Saejima, Daigo fighting alongside Kiryu for the first time in years meant so much to me to see. This was an unexpectedly incredible experience of a game, man. It's top tier.
yeah man, this rushed game had no right to be this damned epic, I can't count the full amount of times it gave goosebumps. I got sad when I finished it, can't wait for the conclusion in LAD 8
RGG is *exceptional* at preserving every asset and getting the absolute most use out of it. Models, animations, levels, you name it. Think about it. Gaiden only has a handful of new locations and characters, and a very limited amount of new moves. Everything else, you've seen before but with some new polish. Once you understand just how good they are at reuse and recycling, it becomes apparent at how they're able to roll out such quality games so quickly.
Can't believe they actually did the Y5 Aizawa twist but good lmao Shishido was a cool character; actually felt pretty betrayed since I liked living it up with him and Turuno. Seemed like a real bro. Granted, looking back, Shishido even admitted to Kiryu that he's good at telling people what they wanna hear (referring to Nishitani). He had everyone fooled. I also really like how he arrived dusty and beat up, rallying the already beat up Omi captains. It's like Kiryu and the gang were fighting the shambling, zombie corpse of the Omi Alliance. In fact, it was a great argument on why the yakuza needed to disband: it's a death cult, stringing people along until they die in service of some code that holds no meaning anymore. In a way, it's fitting how Iwami and Shishido are Kiryu's final bosses of the series. Both represent how the yakuza shackle and change you; whether its the new style of yakuza in Iwami and Sugai or the old style in Shishido and Nishitani, both doom their people in different ways. You can't abandon the past completely, since you need to learn from it, but you can't stay stuck in the past either, since you'll get left behind and can't adapt to an inevitably changing world. This was a great game!!
@@REDEEMERWOLFAizawa's fight is awesome and so is his struggle but he really needed a bit more establishment. The only reason I knew he was the final boss was by virtue of being one of two characters that didn't show up in the climax by the point. The other being apparently killed offscreen for reals despite Aizawa subverting that exact fate.
am I the only one who teared up fighting Shishido? I loved that dude to pieces... he went through hell to get where he is, but it was all in vain. even if Shishido had gotten the Omi alliance, there would be no power in them. they would be destroyed anyway by the new laws enacted by Ryo Aoki. Shishido is incredibly misguided, but he was still my favorite character.
He got exactly what he asked for, but NOT what he wanted. That look of fear in his eyes when he realizes he's gonna be chained to Nishitani til his dying day was HAUNTING.
And now Daidoji got him as their slave He had his entire life under Nishitani's foot and got himself under another Had he not betrayed Tsuruno, he could have returned to the castle and continued running the place, living his life in luxury as a fighter or manager or both But because of his tantrum, Hanawa had to neutralize him for good He played himself
The final part is so beautiful. It's the main themes parts stripped down to a somewhat somber charade, with the addition of an up beat guitar and strings. This overwhelming sense of optimism that's contrasted with Kiryu beating down the final parts of Shishidos dream (yume). The optimism doesn't come from that, it comes from inside Kiryu. Kiryu isn't really beating Shishido down, he's beating himself. The late adolescent Kiryu isn't too dissimilar to Shishido himself, who both had aspirations of glory in the Yakuza life, and both having received beat downs for it. Kiryu receiving his from Kazama in Sunflower Orphanage. Of course, it didn't work for Kiryu. Kiryu went on to become a legend himself, the Dragon of Dojima, with the culminating thesis of his experience leading him to know that you must let someone build themselves up, before even attempting to forever crush their dream. With beating Shishido, he is beating himself, putting away any hopes for glory and prestige in the Yakuza world, or any, given his circumstances with the Daidoji. This is where the optimism comes in. Kiryu has come to terms with letting go. The feelings he has will always be with him, but he can't do anything with them. Knowing this, he can move on. I recall in an interview with the developers (prior to release), Kiryu will be the happiest he has ever been in Infinite Wealth. I feel this is heavily correlated with the fact that Kiryu has moved on from what he was, and now has room to feel again, particularly with the warm embrace of Ichiban and his party. Thank you for reading my TedTalk.
Shishido getting his hand impaled like it was nothing, the Omi members repeatedly getting back up each time they were beaten down... This whole sequence felt like fighting the undead. As if they were possessed by the spirit of a dying age
This song scream desperation, for Shishido, to continue the yakuza dream, however the times has changed and there is no way to keep that dream afloat, but he definetly is trying with all his life trying to hold and preserve that dream, but in the end it's all pointless, the deed is done in the end of the song you cann tell that he can't go back as things were no matter if he wins this battle, the war was already lost. The melancoly notes at the final phase kinda symbolize the end of an era not witha roar, but a whimper, out to be finally free of the goverment and being free to have a better life for every ex-Yakuza in the Tojo and Omi
This whole fight and finale singlehandedly made me go from believing the game wasn't worth the full price tag to being fully worth it and then some. This whole finale was handled beautifully, and as a huge fan of the Aizawa fight in 5, the sinilarities had me so pumped. Shishido is probably one of the best handled final bosses and most understandable motivation-wise in the entire series.
The final phase of the fight when they were in the roof of the entrance, so fucking good. The choreography, the sunset and that guitar as the scene transitions to that last phase. They really did justice and go out with a bang with the final fight, makes sense as that it's also an end of an era for both Tojo and Omi.
Honestly, even on professional, the Shishido fight was easy for me, because I had every upgrade. But even then, it holds a lot of symbolism. The Legendary Dragon is calling upon all of his remaining strength to end the era of Yakuza, the era that has consumed almost all of his life.
I really felt this fight. Shishido was moving crazy in the first rounds and i was too they really showed how angry he was at us and everyone for trying to destroy what little hope he had for a better life and the music made me in the same angry mood too. But the final round with the sunlight and the gentle music was like kiryu saying to shishido "just stop man it's over and it's ok". Shishido tried with all his anger and might to do what he wants but it was already over. Shishido was holding on to a ghost
Like, dude. Shishido gets a knife through the hand and still managed to push back Majima and Saejima at the same time, and then gave Kiryu one hell of a fight. Look, I don't know much about getting stabbed in the hand but I figure either it's gonna be totally useless or hurt like a motherfucker when you are using it. And yet, this goddamn mutant still does it. Shishido could have been an Omi Alliance legend if his life wasn't so fucked up.
Bro I respected the guy so much that I wanted to use the Dragon God heat action to end it off but I let him hit me with his ultimate attack because i thought that would low me enough to use it. Funnily enough that killed me by accident. I was happy to redo the fight all over again.
Yeah, I died alot in this fight trying to fight him fair, but damn was it worth it. Was not expecting to get one-shot in full health by his ultimate attack.
Do you mean third final boss or bosses in general? Because Kuze, Ryuji, Kanai, Baba, Someya, Kuwana, Okita Soji(Majima in Ishin) all have two themes, if I'm not forgetting anyone.
Just beat this game a couple hours ago, took only the first line of attack upgrades the whole game since I know they make the games too easy, and man, this fight was AMAZING. Shishido being the last breath of the Omi as there really is nothing else for him (with his tattoos being so visible to symbolize he could never live a normal life), Kiryu facing his past glory in order to shape a better world as he realizes that the Yakuza he idealized have all but died out and that they're better off gone with what honor they still have, Kiryu knocking Shishido all over the HQ to literally force him out of the organization and of this life, Shishido standing with the Omi logo with a sort-of Last Cowboy feel as he is truly the last Yakuza, what this series used to be named after (in the west) and who we've seen so many different types of since, chronologically, the 80s to nearly the 2020s... only for Kiryu to bring him all the way to rock bottom like how he started. The Man Who Lost His Name vs. The Man Who Needs A Name The Dragon of Dojima vs. The Shishi/Lion of Watase (These songs are amazing, this might be my favorite final boss in the series, and Gaiden is SUCH A GOOD GAME MAN)
Before this game, my favourite final boss are Shibusawa (Yakuza 0) and Jin Kuwana (LJ) But the final boss in LAD Gaiden is just something else. It's just as great as Shibusawa and Jin Kuwana final boss fight.
@@bill_lee6221 From what I remember I still think the fight choreo and transitions of 5 were better, but it always sucked that Aizawa was such an uninteresting character. Gaiden struck a great balance.
As soon as i heard the 1:50 violin while fighting shishido, i fell in love with this track. Shishido definitely arrives top 3 in my list of villains i respect along with kuze and aizawa
I've played every Yakuza and as far as final bosses go, Shishido is my goat. Injured, tired and still held off Majima and Saejima, then fought Kiryu at arguably his peak strength? Yeah, this man is a BEAST. Modern day Kuze.
Just finished it. Finally, a Yakuza game with a good ending. My man Kiryu needed a break and I was so happy to see him finally cry it all out. Great job RGG.
My only beef with this game is that it was pretty short. Because Shishido as a final boss was exquisite, he felt more like " The old yakuza spirit willing to give a final stand " , nothing to lose but everything to be won.
5 being ungodly long with all the needless fluff is my biggest beef with that game. I'm really glad we got a smaller scale game that puts all of its resources into the things that i like about these games. the main cast being smaller also helped the story a lot for me. @@DMAN99
Too bad Shishido wasn't born in the 70s or something. He would've thrived back then. The yakuza dream is over and even dragons move their gazes elsewhere.
I haven't even played the game, just accidentally watched the standoff against the legends. What a fucking badass, Im sold just on this. Not to mention yet another show in how ridiculously OP Kiryu is
I loved this fight. Definitely Top 3 for me. Shishido would have lost in reality even if he did beat Kiryu due to the Omi alliance being dead at this point and of course Majima, Saejima and Daigo waiting outside. But damn did Shishido go out in a blaze of glory.
He doesn’t realize it, but Shishido did manage to become a legendary Yakuza.
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After Gaiden I'm glad that Infinite wealth will be turn based, cuz if it was a beat em up game like this, it would be so good it would probably kill me
Honestly RGG focusing on turn based for mainline titles upset me. Not because it's turn based combat but because they perfected the beat em up combat just to start turning the series into a RPG. The entire final boss sequence just felt so raw and it'll just makes it harder for RGG to recapture that feeling again with turn based combat.
I'm sure Kiryu being able to break out of the turn-based combat will prove that they'll be able to make some fights purely brawler on his side. Don't worry about that charm being lost, there's always going to be surprises coming up in Infinite Wealth. I'd really like to see the final fights turn into an actual dynamic fight though, it'd be so fucking good.
Saying that is rather immature, turned based combat can hit just as hard as real time combat, and this combat is still kinda rough, to say they perfected it is a bit presumptuous
@@dogfellow3848 Going from Gaiden's fast paced combat that allows juggles to Infinite Wealth's combat felt a little wack. Most of my was based off this feeling because it was clear that RGG have improved immensely on their real time combat and we'll be seeing less of it. The improvements between 7 and 8's combat felt small just by playing the demo. I also never said that it would be impossible to get that feeling again with turn based combat, just harder. RGG is transitioning their mainline combat system into another system that they don't have experience in compared to real time combat. It's like asking visual novel game developers to make a RPG game. They could get it right but they are experimenting what works and what doesn't. Its why I said they practically perfected it because they had lots of time to figure out what works and what doesn't.
@@spacegoose2989 I dunno if I agree that they've improved the combat all that much, but other than that, fair, but the delivery on that first comment was pretty silly
They can still easily do both. The Kaito Files set up Judgment 3 with Kaito potentially being the protag to take over should Shimura be too expensive or unavailable to play Yagami. Not only that, there's a bunch of other avenues to explore with Gaiden. They're doing a new Majima game (which doesn't fall under the Gaiden umbrella, but I still count it). Why not go all out and do a game for Saejima, Daigo, Watase, and even newcomers like Sawashiro?
i felt bad for shishido cuz i don’t think he was a “villain” per say more like a person who just stuck in the past and didn’t want to move on, giving his backstory he literally had *NOTHING* no family, no home, no purpose or anything just nothing but a caged animal for nishitani’s sick pleasure but when tsuruno took shishido in the omi, shishido finally found a purpose in his life now having a roof over his head, dining high quality food, drinking expensive alcohol, surrounded by women and wearing flashy clothing the omi was basically his home and now the people who thought he could trust was trying to disband or in his eyes *ABANDON* the omi thus feeling betrayed instead of trying to fight for they’re honor of being yakuza and calls watase and tsuruno traitors, that goes to show that he is loyal to the omi and is willing to do anything to protect of whats left of it and im pretty sure he knows that the yakuza’s era is at end but he just doesn’t wants to accept it and sprouts out that he will take over and create a new era for the omi thats why the start of the fight is all hardcore rock being heavily injured he is desperately fighting with all his might and almost at the of the fight the music is slowed down with no hope of winning he still determined to fight the one place he loves. That what i think at least such a well written character
Possibly the greatest Final Boss of the Yakuza series in my opinion, the music, the environment, the choreography, it was so amazing. This is the fight you get when you put the fights of Shibusawa, Nishikiyama, Ryuji, Mine, Daigo, Aizawa, Iwami, and even Takechi Hanpeita into one. Mix them all together, and you get Shishido.
For how hype this fight is its still super tragic at its core I just think of kiryu's words to saejima at the end of 4 on how the tojo clan is the only proof that they existed but now in the perspective of shishido. The omi alliance is the only proof of his existence and he's fighting for his identity that's being robbed from him
onsyu, the song that plays in the cutsene before the fight, is also freaking amazing. Wasn't a fan of the fight itself personally but man Shishido was a pretty cool character and Deadly struggle is INSANE. I guess we'll see more of him and Nishitani in 8 considering what happens in the ending.
Anyone have the ost where Shishido appears at the HQ before the final fight? The one where he came out looking thrashed. It has like a guitar intro similar to the RGG logo intro soundtrack.
This is the best final boss (from difficulty to OST to set pieces) right before LJ, Y3 and better than Y5 I'd put all these four at S tier easily, insane fight - this is what they'd do to Aizawa if they could do it again
Ye so this game final fight is Old Yakuza fans defending beat em up and Main protagonist while Kiryu beats them into submission and forcing them to play JRPG with Ichiban
what a lengthy game (title), respectfully rgg, i aint typin allat
(edit, feb 2024: yo pls don't put infinite wealth spoilers in the comments, keep it strictly gaiden and previous games below)
just say gaiden
@@TheExFatal gaiden
call it lad gaiden mwehn💀
in gaiden, every fight in the series hold its stand in its timeline
masculine urge to call LaD Gaiden Yakuza Gaiden
"because compared to the dreams of everyone else....ours don't mean a damn"
That line actually is so fucking hard. Its something he’s lived and experienced his entire adult life after making Terada 5th chairman, and for once in the series kiryu plainly, bluntly says “your dreams, my dreams, are founded on the broken backs of innocent people, so who are you to fight for this”
Kiryu's personal journey from "the Tojo clan is the only proof we walked this earth" in Yakuza 4 is fantastic
By Gaiden he's tired and come to terms that the "honor of the yakuza" he held so dear never really existed
It's easily one of my favourite lines in the entire series. Shishido does this impassioned view of the Yakuza's dreams and the power that drives others to their knees, only for Kiryu to basically tell him 'No-one else cares. You need to move on.'
After Yakuza 5 Kiryu wanted to retire from Yakuza life and he thought he did it faking his death in Yakuza 6, instead he accomplished that goal for good not only for himself, also he freed his old and new friends not only destroying the circle jerk , also he saved Japan from a corrupt governor of Tokio.
Shishido 'The world we lived didn't exist anymore '
I love this final boss so much because it flips the script. You’re the guy working with the massive conspiracy to destroy the Omi and Tojo. You’re the guy supporting the group manipulating everything to end the Yakuza entirely.
Meanwhile Shishido is the headstrong tank of a Yakuza fighting to protect the Yakuza dream. It’s the reverse of nearly every Yakuza final boss and I think it just adds to the epic nature of it all
Holy shit I never realised that. That's actually brilliant and makes me appreciate the fight EVEN more
Kiryu IS the final boss
I always said this about Yakuza 5’s Final boss but you’re right. This fight emphasises that feeling so much more. Well said!
Shishido is just Yakuza 5's final boss but with better build up and it's the Omi HQ instead of Tojo HQ. Kiryu drags the final boss from the seat of power all the way back outside through the fight.
I didn't even think about that...that honestly makes me like this fight even more
What I personally like is fact that Kiryu perceive Shishido as old-fashioned yakuza. When Kiryu says it you know it's real.
Real recognize real.
ichi: what a battle, i need to rest
joryu:
Need a edit of him laying there in the floor with distant explosions and the building shaking
@Garland846 but ichi fought tendo
@@Classfied1shishido would destroy tendo even kiryu was struggling with him at certain points in the action sequences
@@pyroferno4644shishido was made of stronger shit than tendo and he was fighting not just for himself, but for everyone who still wanted to call themselves yakuza
@@charliemcmillan4561If Shishido wasn't forced to be Daidoji like Nishitani he would've been in charge of RK instead of Soma
The man who choose to lose everything vs the man who wanted it all
The man who erased his name vs the man who wanted to make his
@@jetstreamsam3977 yours is more accurate
this reminds me of the mafias 1 ending speech because the guy who wants too much risks losing absolutely everything of course the guy who wants to little from life might not get anything at all
@@jetstreamsam3977 this is much more accurate than the top comment
john gaiden vs john yakoozer
Shishido got the worst fate he possibly could’ve gotten.
His way of life, which he fought valiantly to climb to the top of, was swept away by the same people he worked for, and he was practically enslaved by the organization that helped pull those strings. And that’s while being forced to serve them alongside the man who abused him in every way possible during his youth.
I think death would’ve been kinder to Shishido. Poor bastard…
I honestly been thinking about this for a few months,a short game about this could be good or at least have shishido return as a villain for ichiban
@Garland846 I know,I just want rgg to push him instead of keep him the same
The worst part is his plan was doomed from the start, as even if he won the best he could hope for was being under Ryo Aoki's thumb
I love his and Nishitani's fate actually they're being forced to work for Daidoji so they gonna be kept on a leash even if they don't want it and the look of fear on Shishido's eyes just tops it off on how screwed he is for the rest of his life
@@ChillGuySammy I don't think RGG intend to make Ichiban an OP demigod of war like Kiryu and other primary/secondary protagonists throughout the series. Ichi has his own way of fighting and overcoming.
Can we just take a moment to appreciate how this son of a gun fought Kiryu with just only 1 good hand and still give such a good fight?
It's telling that by all means he should be at his weakest here yet he was the opposite. These characters are at their strongest when they're at their most convicted.
@@BozoDClown-lp9zhI believe I've seen this mentioned before in regards to fights like Aizawa as well, that health bars in these fights aren't representative of how much of a savage beating the boss can take, but is more breaking down their fighting spirit, which is also why thugs are able to limp away after being beaten in the older games rather than being knocked out cold like the dragon engine ones
Dude fell from well over 20 feet at least 3 times that day, twice in this fight, theres no WAY every one of his ribs werent powder, but he is driven by something greater than pain
Dude took majima's tanto right on his palm and felt nothing.
I think its safe to assume that Like a Dragon's power system is a man's motivation and drive? Because holy shit, they suddenly become superhuman fighters when they have a clear conviction
I still cant get over how amazing this twist final boss was. They finally did the Y5 twist villain plot correctly
I'd argue Yakuza 5 did it equally well, because the twist final boss was the perfect exemplification of the main theme of 5, Dreams. Aizawa was there because of his father's dream, for him to be the Chairman of the Tojo Clan, and he said to Kiryu he didn't truely know why he was there. He didn't believe in that dream. He wanted to become the Chairman of the Tojo by working his way there through his strength, he didn't want to be handed the title.
@@dominiccayton8831Exactly well put, only if every fan realised this
@@dominiccayton8831 this comment exudes gigachad loremaster energy
Yakuza 5 did it good too, but that's not a conversation people are willing to have yet
People don't like yakuza 5 final boss fight is simply just it's build up isn't enough and have like 30min screen time. Only if RGG studio development him like Gaiden final boss
What I love here is that it doesn't really matter if Shishido beats Kiryu, it's over for the Omi and their way of life as a whole. Even if he does, he has to deal with Majima, Saejima, Daigo, Tsuruno and potentially Watase if he finds his feet again during all that, who going by other yakuza characters fighting when injured could probably do that too since Shishido came back from an injury himself. It's already over and Shishido just can't accept that so he lashes out to which Kiryu sympathises because he was a part of that once upon a time but not anymore.
He's fighting a losing battle but he just doesn't realize it.
You could also say amidst that last battle he was the posthumous "patriarch" of the Omi Alliance because everyone was following his lead.
Shishido being seen as the Last Gasp of the Omi Alliance is very touching
my own interpretation is that shishido knew that this was a losing battle, but he still decided to fight it, because omi is the only thing that could prove his worthiness. he had nothing to lose.
@@crywlf9103 Like really, what is the difference between Watase (before disolution) and him at that point? Both are lead their men and inspired strength.
It's actually inspiring seeing them get up after having their asses thrashed twice by Kiryu, Saejima, Majima and Daigo of all people. Those are some real heavy hitters and they're getting up like zombies mere minutes afterwards.
This fight was so good Shishido really struggled with all his might but still lost which is also very fitting for the Omi. I think Watase said something along the lines of that this unwillingness to give up is one of the Omis greatest strenghts
Keep in mind that Shishido was about to lose it all, Kiryu sympathised with him on that as Kiryu had already lost it all so this fight is a bit like his last rites. Though Shishido doing all this is grounds for getting captured by Daidoji.
"Show em what you've got... The reason you call yerself yakuza!" - Shishido.
Whenever I train and feel like I have to stop and give up, I keep thinking about that phenomenal line. Powerful!
Shishido is a love letter to Aizawa, his boss fight, character arc and twist perfected. His theme invokes a sense of tragedy alongside malice, he was enslaved by Nishitani, tortured for entertainment, forced to fight and _kill_ to survive and sold into slavery at just 15. All Shishido wanted was to live a complete life with all the things he’s ever lacked. A truly well written character and an understandable antagonist, I honestly believe that even if he threatened Kaz’s kids, he wouldnt have done anything.
If there was any buildup to the Aizawa twish it wouldve been way better
I firmly believe that Kiryu straight up calls him out on that before the fight.
If Shishido really wanted revenge against Kiryu, he wouldn't be here. He'd be in Okinawa, where he'd deal so much more damage to Kiryu than just a fight. No matter how Kiryu responds to that threat, he's not walking away unscathed: he loses his family due to his own inaction, or he puts them directly in the line of fire by breaking his contract with Daidoji.
No. Even when Shishido is at his most broken, most bloodthirsty, most focused to see his conviction through, he respects Kiryu far too much to do that to him. What a fantastic character.
It is so good and incredible that Fleeting Dream - only one song can describe the whole life of Shishido. I will divide the song into 5 part. First, from 5:40 to 6:15. This is the past of Shishido, when he was born, and then living a shitty life as a toy for Nishitani. Then, from 6:16 to 7:03, that is when Shishido escaped his dark life and join the Watase Family. He bashed and lived in the glory of a truly Yakuza, and climb to the lieutenant of the strongest family of Omi Alliance. After that, from 7:04 to 7:22, this is when Shishido watched with his own eyes that his patriarch - a man that he looked up and respected so much, announced that the Omi Alliance was disbanded, making his life, his dream collapsed one more times. From 7:23, when the drum and hyped came up, to 8:10, this was when Shishido threw everything he had to defend his dream, his belief, and most important, his meaning of life, against Kiryu - the one who wants his dream came to end, especially from 8:03 to 8:10, the beat reached the highest, that was when Shishido - the final lonely defender of the old Yakuza era, roar for the final time. After that, the beat and music has some silences, like Shishido scream: "WHY....?" The rest of the song is just calm, mark that Shishido was lost. He failed to protect his dream, and that dream of his waved goodbye to him. He couldn't struggle anymore... What a masterpiece of the song itself, as well as RGG studio.
Imagine having your entire life described in a theme song as beautiful as Fleeting Dream. 😢
The final phase gave me goosebumps. The change in music, the sunset, the boys all watching the fight from below, amazing stuff. Not to mention the symbolism of Shishido being literally forced out of the Omi.
This is one of those fights that made me abandon the easy super powerful moves and choose to drag the fight out just to savour the beauty and epicness of it all.
I pretty much steamroller through shishido untill him and kiryu smash through the glass and theme I dragged it out then because of how damn good the aerial shot is and Kiryu and shishido taking a small breather before going for the final push
I really hope Shishido is able to come back in 8 in a meaningful way because at the end of it all I don't think he's a bad person. I think the parallels of Kiryu feeling like this mere ant fighting against all the odds in 0 against Shishido feeling the same way fighting alone against Kiryu, Majima, Saejima, Daigo, Watase, Tsuruno, the entire Daidoji and who even knows what else in Gaiden. really strike hard into a final boss that when you really think about it... you feel bad for, and you WISH he could succeed.
The part with Kiryu literally punching Shishido through the structure with the Omi crest on, destroying it, was just so beautiful.
@@THENAMEISQUICKMAN Yeah I never felt he was a BAD guy either. He was a poor kid who had nothing, scrapping and fighting his way to where he is now through the Yakuza, only for it to be dissolved and in turn destroy his way of life and all of his hard work to get there. Understandable why he'd dig his heels in and have to be dragged out of the Omi kicking and screaming.
@@THENAMEISQUICKMAN
I'd even make the parallel that Shishido is a lot like younger Kiryu.
A man who lived poor, with no real future at first. Then he joined the Yakuza and dreamt of climbing the ladder, to become someone. He is then forced to take on the Yakuza's old guard to defend his dream.
Shishido was fueled by ambition and anger, but he just never had anchors like Kiryu did to bring him back toward the "right" path.
Shishido is pretty much Kiryu that went wrong because he had no one to serve him as a model / moral compass.
I feel like this is like Scattered Moment in the fact that it represents complete tragedy. Shishido is desperately clinging on to the only way of life he knows how to live while Kiryu has to forcibly rip it away from him. Honestly, part of me doesn't even think that Shishido is a bad person. That him threatening Kiryu's kids was just his cheap way of trying to piss him off. I would really like it if he was able to come back in 8 in a meaningful way. I mean, let's really think about it - in the end, Shishido is fighting all alone against a mountain of enemies. Kiryu has to take the role of the person stomping on the fingertips of the people climbing to the top, a role previously played by the villains of Yakuza 0. Even though Kiryu is still doing it for the greater good, I can't imagine it feels good to him to snuff out Shishido's dreams. After all he's been through, just when he's about to make it, a literal dead man just snatches it out of his hands.
compared to civillians living their lives... the dreams of a yakuza dont mean shit
@@flowercuco
A pretty big leap from the boy crying in the rain about his dream to be a yakuza.
@@lastmanstanding7155 in his defense, his cry to be one tore him apart and he's grown since
Honestly it’s refreshing to parallel shishido with ryuji as opposed to the obvious with aizawa, they both went behind their superiors to try and prove themselves and hell they both used a katana, there’s a lot more to the parallels but I can’t really think of them rn
@@cavemanbuddyolpal The fights also takes place in the throne rooms of their respective organizations they seek control of and the fights slowly push them further and further from that point as they progress.
Shrouded in their own darkness, a man with no past faces a man with no future. The promise of a scattered dream in front of them, a final sunset of a lifetime of struggle. For others, it's just the end of the day. For them, it's everything.
Deadly Struggle is easily one of the most aggressive and violent tracks in the whole of the series, but it has a melancholic theme to it as well, and it suits Shishido's mental state well. The Yakuza world is all he's known and it's about to be taken out from under him, so he's a wild animal backed into a corner, raging against what's about to happen, throwing himself against the immovable object of Kiryu over and over again. But even if he did somehow win and take control of the Omi, it's been practically gutted anyway. Nishitani has been captured and any other allies that Shishido has are being beaten up by the other Yakuza legends outside the building, plus the government crackdowns are looming.
And the transition into Fleeting Dream is perfect as well, as the fight tumbles outside into the setting afternoon sun. Kiryu stands with his back to the setting sun, representing the future. Shishido stands below the huge Omi crest on the outside of the building, representing the very last holdout of a group that's endured for a century. It's likely he realises his dream is not going to be achieved, but he still fights right to the very end.
The entire fight is basically a rehash of the final battle of Yakuza 5, but with much higher emotional stakes. It's a fitting final battle, both for the Yakuza itself and for Kiryu, as he finally puts to rest the spectre that's haunted him most of his life.
fitting, the man who helped the era of great yakuza florish now puts an end to it with the same fists he used to defend it
this game is incredible
What an amazing finale... having the boys all back together for a brief time here was everything. Majima, Saejima, Daigo fighting alongside Kiryu for the first time in years meant so much to me to see. This was an unexpectedly incredible experience of a game, man. It's top tier.
yeah man, this rushed game had no right to be this damned epic, I can't count the full amount of times it gave goosebumps. I got sad when I finished it, can't wait for the conclusion in LAD 8
how the FUCK did they make this game so good in 6 months
Yokoyama is him
I think it left less room for bloat cuz it was smaller with a tiny development time so really at no point did it not feel super fluid and well paced
RGG is *exceptional* at preserving every asset and getting the absolute most use out of it. Models, animations, levels, you name it.
Think about it. Gaiden only has a handful of new locations and characters, and a very limited amount of new moves. Everything else, you've seen before but with some new polish. Once you understand just how good they are at reuse and recycling, it becomes apparent at how they're able to roll out such quality games so quickly.
RGG is built different
Can't believe they actually did the Y5 Aizawa twist but good lmao
Shishido was a cool character; actually felt pretty betrayed since I liked living it up with him and Turuno. Seemed like a real bro. Granted, looking back, Shishido even admitted to Kiryu that he's good at telling people what they wanna hear (referring to Nishitani). He had everyone fooled. I also really like how he arrived dusty and beat up, rallying the already beat up Omi captains. It's like Kiryu and the gang were fighting the shambling, zombie corpse of the Omi Alliance. In fact, it was a great argument on why the yakuza needed to disband: it's a death cult, stringing people along until they die in service of some code that holds no meaning anymore. In a way, it's fitting how Iwami and Shishido are Kiryu's final bosses of the series. Both represent how the yakuza shackle and change you; whether its the new style of yakuza in Iwami and Sugai or the old style in Shishido and Nishitani, both doom their people in different ways. You can't abandon the past completely, since you need to learn from it, but you can't stay stuck in the past either, since you'll get left behind and can't adapt to an inevitably changing world. This was a great game!!
Saying Aizawa wasn't good is an L take
@@REDEEMERWOLFnah. He’s right.
@@REDEEMERWOLFAizawa's fight is awesome and so is his struggle but he really needed a bit more establishment. The only reason I knew he was the final boss was by virtue of being one of two characters that didn't show up in the climax by the point. The other being apparently killed offscreen for reals despite Aizawa subverting that exact fate.
The transition from Deadly Struggle to Fleeting Dream makes me cream everytime. Bravo to Sega's OST team, and bravo to you for this amazing mix.
Bro
So many parallels to the Aizawa fight here, I wonder if we'll hear from him again considering it seems the partner he betrayed is alive and well here.
Same thoughts. This was literally just Aizawa but done right. (as in he was actually part of most of the story lol.)
Aizawa + Goda.
is this the Hanawa is Morinaga theory?
yes@@CoderSV3
@@CoderSV3Yep, same VA and he mentions that he knew Kiryu when he was under name Taichi Suzuki in Y5
am I the only one who teared up fighting Shishido? I loved that dude to pieces... he went through hell to get where he is, but it was all in vain. even if Shishido had gotten the Omi alliance, there would be no power in them. they would be destroyed anyway by the new laws enacted by Ryo Aoki. Shishido is incredibly misguided, but he was still my favorite character.
He got exactly what he asked for, but NOT what he wanted.
That look of fear in his eyes when he realizes he's gonna be chained to Nishitani til his dying day was HAUNTING.
And now Daidoji got him as their slave
He had his entire life under Nishitani's foot and got himself under another
Had he not betrayed Tsuruno, he could have returned to the castle and continued running the place, living his life in luxury as a fighter or manager or both
But because of his tantrum, Hanawa had to neutralize him for good
He played himself
The final part is so beautiful. It's the main themes parts stripped down to a somewhat somber charade, with the addition of an up beat guitar and strings.
This overwhelming sense of optimism that's contrasted with Kiryu beating down the final parts of Shishidos dream (yume).
The optimism doesn't come from that, it comes from inside Kiryu. Kiryu isn't really beating Shishido down, he's beating himself.
The late adolescent Kiryu isn't too dissimilar to Shishido himself, who both had aspirations of glory in the Yakuza life, and both having received beat downs for it. Kiryu receiving his from Kazama in Sunflower Orphanage.
Of course, it didn't work for Kiryu. Kiryu went on to become a legend himself, the Dragon of Dojima, with the culminating thesis of his experience leading him to know that you must let someone build themselves up, before even attempting to forever crush their dream.
With beating Shishido, he is beating himself, putting away any hopes for glory and prestige in the Yakuza world, or any, given his circumstances with the Daidoji.
This is where the optimism comes in. Kiryu has come to terms with letting go. The feelings he has will always be with him, but he can't do anything with them. Knowing this, he can move on.
I recall in an interview with the developers (prior to release), Kiryu will be the happiest he has ever been in Infinite Wealth. I feel this is heavily correlated with the fact that Kiryu has moved on from what he was, and now has room to feel again, particularly with the warm embrace of Ichiban and his party.
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Shishido getting his hand impaled like it was nothing, the Omi members repeatedly getting back up each time they were beaten down...
This whole sequence felt like fighting the undead. As if they were possessed by the spirit of a dying age
This song scream desperation, for Shishido, to continue the yakuza dream, however the times has changed and there is no way to keep that dream afloat, but he definetly is trying with all his life trying to hold and preserve that dream, but in the end it's all pointless, the deed is done in the end of the song you cann tell that he can't go back as things were no matter if he wins this battle, the war was already lost. The melancoly notes at the final phase kinda symbolize the end of an era not witha roar, but a whimper, out to be finally free of the goverment and being free to have a better life for every ex-Yakuza in the Tojo and Omi
This whole fight and finale singlehandedly made me go from believing the game wasn't worth the full price tag to being fully worth it and then some. This whole finale was handled beautifully, and as a huge fan of the Aizawa fight in 5, the sinilarities had me so pumped. Shishido is probably one of the best handled final bosses and most understandable motivation-wise in the entire series.
The final phase of the fight when they were in the roof of the entrance, so fucking good. The choreography, the sunset and that guitar as the scene transitions to that last phase. They really did justice and go out with a bang with the final fight, makes sense as that it's also an end of an era for both Tojo and Omi.
Honestly, even on professional, the Shishido fight was easy for me, because I had every upgrade. But even then, it holds a lot of symbolism. The Legendary Dragon is calling upon all of his remaining strength to end the era of Yakuza, the era that has consumed almost all of his life.
I beated him in like 12+ minutes because I didn't upgraded the damage at all lol
Is easy but Shishido hits hard bro lmao, 4 hits and you already on red
depends on your upgrades but i remember getting one shot by his critical attack one time@@andresashura5550
8:10 from this on its soo beautiful... soo melancholic. An end to the Yakuza era.
I really felt this fight. Shishido was moving crazy in the first rounds and i was too they really showed how angry he was at us and everyone for trying to destroy what little hope he had for a better life and the music made me in the same angry mood too. But the final round with the sunlight and the gentle music was like kiryu saying to shishido "just stop man it's over and it's ok". Shishido tried with all his anger and might to do what he wants but it was already over. Shishido was holding on to a ghost
Just beat the game and yeah this is easily a top 3 final boss when it comes to the mainline yakuza continuity. Amazing stuff.
Like, dude. Shishido gets a knife through the hand and still managed to push back Majima and Saejima at the same time, and then gave Kiryu one hell of a fight. Look, I don't know much about getting stabbed in the hand but I figure either it's gonna be totally useless or hurt like a motherfucker when you are using it. And yet, this goddamn mutant still does it. Shishido could have been an Omi Alliance legend if his life wasn't so fucked up.
Bro I respected the guy so much that I wanted to use the Dragon God heat action to end it off but I let him hit me with his ultimate attack because i thought that would low me enough to use it. Funnily enough that killed me by accident.
I was happy to redo the fight all over again.
Yeah, I died alot in this fight trying to fight him fair, but damn was it worth it. Was not expecting to get one-shot in full health by his ultimate attack.
I was using the Dragon style alone to make it a fair and honorable fight. Then Kiryu went and used the spiderman web during a cutscene smh.
bro same such a goddamn shame@@kaz101
@@kaz101tbf Shishido had a sword
@@kaz101 Same lmao, but hey, at least I beat him on my own terms.
He was such a good antagonist, that he's the third person in the series to receive TWO boss themes!
Who are the others?
@@LemonFilmsForeverthe only thing that comes to mind at the moment is takechi and Kuwana
Do you mean third final boss or bosses in general?
Because Kuze, Ryuji, Kanai, Baba, Someya, Kuwana, Okita Soji(Majima in Ishin) all have two themes, if I'm not forgetting anyone.
I may have forgotten some people...
@@KazumaKuzuryu4162 I think he confused bosses with song phases with bosses with multiple themes because he technically would be right
The Watase Family created a real beast with Shishido
I fucking love Shishido, dude is an absolute machine
Just beat this game a couple hours ago, took only the first line of attack upgrades the whole game since I know they make the games too easy, and man, this fight was AMAZING. Shishido being the last breath of the Omi as there really is nothing else for him (with his tattoos being so visible to symbolize he could never live a normal life), Kiryu facing his past glory in order to shape a better world as he realizes that the Yakuza he idealized have all but died out and that they're better off gone with what honor they still have, Kiryu knocking Shishido all over the HQ to literally force him out of the organization and of this life, Shishido standing with the Omi logo with a sort-of Last Cowboy feel as he is truly the last Yakuza, what this series used to be named after (in the west) and who we've seen so many different types of since, chronologically, the 80s to nearly the 2020s... only for Kiryu to bring him all the way to rock bottom like how he started.
The Man Who Lost His Name vs. The Man Who Needs A Name
The Dragon of Dojima vs. The Shishi/Lion of Watase
(These songs are amazing, this might be my favorite final boss in the series, and Gaiden is SUCH A GOOD GAME MAN)
Before this game, my favourite final boss are Shibusawa (Yakuza 0) and Jin Kuwana (LJ)
But the final boss in LAD Gaiden is just something else. It's just as great as Shibusawa and Jin Kuwana final boss fight.
The fight that felt the most magical for me when the time came was the fight with Ryuji in front of the bomb
RGG really just went for a short side game and accidentally pulled of what is by far one of, if not the best Kiryu game. Personallly, at least, it is.
Quite possibly the best boss fight in the whole series
Yeah
i put the fight right behind kuwana, soma and the mole
I felt like it was very reminiscent of the final boss of 5
@@marloges That was my favourite before, the final boss in this game was basically that cranked up to 11
@@bill_lee6221 From what I remember I still think the fight choreo and transitions of 5 were better, but it always sucked that Aizawa was such an uninteresting character. Gaiden struck a great balance.
As soon as i heard the 1:50 violin while fighting shishido, i fell in love with this track. Shishido definitely arrives top 3 in my list of villains i respect along with kuze and aizawa
If you don't think that fist bump between Shishido and Kiryu was peak then gtfo.
That dynamic was so badass kiryu blocked the sword im like DAMMMMN!!!!
Unironically the rawest intro I’ve ever seen
@@charliemcmillan4561THAT SHIT WAS PURE BADASSERY!!!
I've played every Yakuza and as far as final bosses go, Shishido is my goat. Injured, tired and still held off Majima and Saejima, then fought Kiryu at arguably his peak strength? Yeah, this man is a BEAST. Modern day Kuze.
Just finished it. Finally, a Yakuza game with a good ending. My man Kiryu needed a break and I was so happy to see him finally cry it all out. Great job RGG.
Aizawa Walked so that Shishido could ran.
My only beef with this game is that it was pretty short.
Because Shishido as a final boss was exquisite, he felt more like " The old yakuza spirit willing to give a final stand " , nothing to lose but everything to be won.
In a way, it being shorter probably worked in it’s favour. Cut out all the usual filler and get right to the main course.
5 being ungodly long with all the needless fluff is my biggest beef with that game. I'm really glad we got a smaller scale game that puts all of its resources into the things that i like about these games. the main cast being smaller also helped the story a lot for me. @@DMAN99
Too bad Shishido wasn't born in the 70s or something.
He would've thrived back then.
The yakuza dream is over and even dragons move their gazes elsewhere.
YUME
I haven't even played the game, just accidentally watched the standoff against the legends.
What a fucking badass, Im sold just on this. Not to mention yet another show in how ridiculously OP Kiryu is
The parallel's this boss fight had to the final boss of Yakuza 5 is a chef's kiss.
Finally a badass hard rock boss theme again. I've always held that Yakuza 0 had the best boss tracks for this reason.
I fucking love this theme and I love Shishido. Certified babygirl
Literally the first real final guy since Mine
He's just below Mine and Ryuji for me, and he might surpass one of them on a future run.
@@kartikayysolafor me he is above ryuji
@gaysonjiovanni1593 Shishido could 100% surpass Ryuji on a future run for sure. For right now he's in third but he could go higher in the future.
@@kartikayysolaas a gameplay perspective I think he’s better than mine and ryuji but as a story I think ryuji might be better
@JacobGaming-zm6ec gameplay-wise I might put him above Ryuji, but not Mine.
I loved this fight. Definitely Top 3 for me. Shishido would have lost in reality even if he did beat Kiryu due to the Omi alliance being dead at this point and of course Majima, Saejima and Daigo waiting outside. But damn did Shishido go out in a blaze of glory.
He doesn’t realize it, but Shishido did manage to become a legendary Yakuza.
After Gaiden I'm glad that Infinite wealth will be turn based, cuz if it was a beat em up game like this, it would be so good it would probably kill me
The man trying to conserve vs the man trying to erase
Honestly RGG focusing on turn based for mainline titles upset me.
Not because it's turn based combat but because they perfected the beat em up combat just to start turning the series into a RPG. The entire final boss sequence just felt so raw and it'll just makes it harder for RGG to recapture that feeling again with turn based combat.
I'm sure Kiryu being able to break out of the turn-based combat will prove that they'll be able to make some fights purely brawler on his side. Don't worry about that charm being lost, there's always going to be surprises coming up in Infinite Wealth. I'd really like to see the final fights turn into an actual dynamic fight though, it'd be so fucking good.
Saying that is rather immature, turned based combat can hit just as hard as real time combat, and this combat is still kinda rough, to say they perfected it is a bit presumptuous
@@dogfellow3848 Going from Gaiden's fast paced combat that allows juggles to Infinite Wealth's combat felt a little wack. Most of my was based off this feeling because it was clear that RGG have improved immensely on their real time combat and we'll be seeing less of it. The improvements between 7 and 8's combat felt small just by playing the demo.
I also never said that it would be impossible to get that feeling again with turn based combat, just harder. RGG is transitioning their mainline combat system into another system that they don't have experience in compared to real time combat. It's like asking visual novel game developers to make a RPG game. They could get it right but they are experimenting what works and what doesn't.
Its why I said they practically perfected it because they had lots of time to figure out what works and what doesn't.
@@spacegoose2989 I dunno if I agree that they've improved the combat all that much, but other than that, fair, but the delivery on that first comment was pretty silly
They can still easily do both. The Kaito Files set up Judgment 3 with Kaito potentially being the protag to take over should Shimura be too expensive or unavailable to play Yagami. Not only that, there's a bunch of other avenues to explore with Gaiden. They're doing a new Majima game (which doesn't fall under the Gaiden umbrella, but I still count it). Why not go all out and do a game for Saejima, Daigo, Watase, and even newcomers like Sawashiro?
The Battle for the Fleeting Dream
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kiryu holding a katana with bare ass hands was fucking raw
If we knew this was the fight Kiryu had just before fighting Ichiban, we knew ichis ass woulda been cooked way sooner 💀
WHY IS FLEETING DREAM SO GOOOOD?😭😱
i felt bad for shishido cuz i don’t think he was a “villain” per say more like a person who just stuck in the past and didn’t want to move on, giving his backstory he literally had *NOTHING* no family, no home, no purpose or anything just nothing but a caged animal for nishitani’s sick pleasure but when tsuruno took shishido in the omi, shishido finally found a purpose in his life now having a roof over his head, dining high quality food, drinking expensive alcohol, surrounded by women and wearing flashy clothing the omi was basically his home and now the people who thought he could trust was trying to disband or in his eyes *ABANDON* the omi thus feeling betrayed instead of trying to fight for they’re honor of being yakuza and calls watase and tsuruno traitors, that goes to show that he is loyal to the omi and is willing to do anything to protect of whats left of it and im pretty sure he knows that the yakuza’s era is at end but he just doesn’t wants to accept it and sprouts out that he will take over and create a new era for the omi thats why the start of the fight is all hardcore rock being heavily injured he is desperately fighting with all his might and almost at the of the fight the music is slowed down with no hope of winning he still determined to fight the one place he loves. That what i think at least such a well written character
Top 3 fights in the series and top 3 osts (tied with takechi and kuroiwa) (i love dig in your heels and unwavering beliefs too)
The Lion of Omi final stand against the Dragon of Dojima.
Possibly the greatest Final Boss of the Yakuza series in my opinion, the music, the environment, the choreography, it was so amazing.
This is the fight you get when you put the fights of Shibusawa, Nishikiyama, Ryuji, Mine, Daigo, Aizawa, Iwami, and even Takechi Hanpeita into one. Mix them all together, and you get Shishido.
I fucking love this theme so much oh my god
This boss fight and nishiki one are my favorite in the entire series they are perfect
dare i say it, this is the toughest boss in yakuza, next to Ishin’s final boss
I think I might have been over levelled cuz it was too easy for me
@@DanTheMan-qy9xp same here, was just not using my gears, tryna make the fight fair
@@thecoolgamer111 Yh same I only used the yakuza style for the finale it felt more fitting
I beat amon before this guy so he was ahh less than challenging but it was still fun
@@charliemcmillan4561 Amon in this game was sooo long to beat his health was endless
Shattered moment lost its title to this
deadly dream
Took me some time to remember, Deadly Struggle kinda reminds me of Fatal Conflict especiallty at 1:50, no wonder why it sounded very similar to me.
For how hype this fight is its still super tragic at its core I just think of kiryu's words to saejima at the end of 4 on how the tojo clan is the only proof that they existed but now in the perspective of shishido. The omi alliance is the only proof of his existence and he's fighting for his identity that's being robbed from him
The drums go hard
Buff Arai’s boss theme
Great theme
we saving the omi alliance with this one 🔥🔥🔥
onsyu, the song that plays in the cutsene before the fight, is also freaking amazing. Wasn't a fan of the fight itself personally but man Shishido was a pretty cool character and Deadly struggle is INSANE. I guess we'll see more of him and Nishitani in 8 considering what happens in the ending.
one of the hardest boss theme in the franchise. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
The death shred for the gokudo
Wait until he meet The Man Who Sold The World.
Cant believe they got away with calling this Gaiden. This is a much better ending to Kiryu's story than 6.
Anyone have the ost where Shishido appears at the HQ before the final fight? The one where he came out looking thrashed. It has like a guitar intro similar to the RGG logo intro soundtrack.
Wounded Beast
@@Noirio28 thank you so much!!
All the Y8 unreleased music disappearing from youtube was like all the recent bangers I listen to being thanos snapped
Shishido was Aizawa if his dad was Kuze.
This song djents HARD
"Wounded beast" would also fit great but it's already long with the title lol
They never half ass the final bosses.
Even in yakuza 3 fighting Mine felt like a completely different game up to that point
Kino finale, kino fuckin game
This is the best final boss (from difficulty to OST to set pieces) right before LJ, Y3 and better than Y5
I'd put all these four at S tier easily, insane fight - this is what they'd do to Aizawa if they could do it again
3:02〜3:13 ❤
Welp that track reminds me of burning town from shadow fight 2. Dunno why tho, its like both of them have similar structure or something
aizawa but if he was at least an acceptably written character
Ok who let mick Gordon make the music for yakuza
I gotta play this again. But rn im taking my sweet time to properly enjoy Yakuza 0.
take your time! it's an amazing series
1:50 👌🏻
Ye so this game final fight is Old Yakuza fans defending beat em up and Main protagonist while Kiryu beats them into submission and forcing them to play JRPG with Ichiban