For those interested I've uploaded my retrospective on Yakuza Kiwami if you're interested you can watch it here: th-cam.com/video/PmPisK2BhWM/w-d-xo.html
Also remember that another reason majima embraced insanity is because shimano and sagawa described straight laced types like himself as easy to manipulate giving him a reason to never be manipulated again through being unpredictable.
@@Corn0nTheCobb man I beat all of them up to judgment, lost Judgment and ishin 🤣 i Started binging these games like I was watching the sopranos for the first time again 😂 ofc i didn't 100% any of them
1:52 quick little note, Kamurocho is a real place, Kabukicho! Some fans of the game have visited and found that they can actually navigate the district pretty well.
After playing Red Dead 2, I never expected a game series could make me so invested in it's characters and plot. I also went in completely blind, and the week I spent not knowing anything about what could happen next and constantly being surprised with the twists and new characters was an amazing experience.
45:00 god that made me fall into tears seeing Mijima leave her behind. Especially since I was hoping to see them hanging out again. I'm at 2 and I'm happy to see Majima but I still miss her. Especially when I was doing karaoke with him and I see her the back as he song his heart out.
You can really tell that Majima took the main focus of Yakuza 0 His fighting styles were more unique and fun (MDOS and Breaker being my favourites in the game) His story was far more emotional and interesting in my opinion His substories were funnier and more memorable than Kiryu's Long story short, I like Kiryu but love Majima, he's my favourite video game character of all time as of now
I don't fully agree with the substory bit as personally speaking I think both Kiryu and Majima's are equally as funny. But yes Majima was easily the best character in the game they went above and beyond to flesh him out in this game so it's surprising to hear that he's your favorite.
I know this is an old comment, but I went in totally blind into Y0, and I didn't know he is a playable character. But his introduction was just amazingly done.
Man that intro and the song give so much nostalgia. Yakuza 0 is one the only games that I'd say is worth 60 dollars, and it ISN'T EVEN 60 DOLLARS! Great retrospective.
This recap is as amazing as the game. I've just begun my exploration of the series and Yakuza 0 is an excellent introduction. Majima is also my favorite character. There's just something so touching about him. You can't help but love him. Kiryu is extraordinary as well. I love his conviction and fervant beliefs. The antagonists are some of the best I've ever come across. The soundtrack is out of this world. In short, all hail Yakuza!
Glad you enjoyed it. And agreed 0 is the perfect game to get into the series with some of the best writing in the series to boot. Like I genuinely can't remember I game I've played with writing as good as 0 even in the other yakuza games.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who replayed 0 almost immediately after beating it. I'm currently playing through Yakuza 5 after beating all the games before it, but Yakuza 0 still is my favorite. Great video dude
I can understand that, there's something special about 0 that the others just don't have. But at least to me 5 comes the closest to having the giving on the same special quality that 0 had (probably because it came out right before 0 did).
This retrospective is amazing are you are seriously underrated. The team went all out to make this game the perfect one for newcomers to get into it or even the entire series! Love this wonderful masterpiece.
Thanks I really appreciate that. And I whole heartedly agree, the team pulled out all the stops to not only make 0 a good game but a good jumping in point. It was and still is super impressive that this game managed to satisfy just about everyone who touched it whether they were new players or returning fans.
@@riku582 I totally agree, it has a bit of everything for everyone and I am still in love with it after finishing it 2 weeks ago (currently have 153 hours in) it has been so long since a game made me feel so happy and excited to keep playing after the main story and it never skips a beat or pretends to be something it isn't. Thanks for your response and you are awesome man, you got my sub!
I totally know what you mean, I played 0 at a time when I became disillusioned with video games and it sure as hell turned me around. 0 reignited a dying passion I had for games in general and made me more into games as a whole. Yeah no problem thanks for watching the video and subscribing.
I come baxk and watch this entire series of yours often, i love all of these games but, for me 0 and judgment captured my interest. Love your video style man!
Yakuza 0 was my first game in the franchise. I've now played through Kiwami 1, Kiwami 2, 3, 4, 5, and am currently on 6. The whole series holds the fuck up, and with 3, 4 and 5 slated to be ported to PC early next year, I'm gonna encourage anyone who loved 0 to try the rest of the series. IMO, the worst game of the lot was Kiwami 1, and even that game is still a solid 7/10. This franchise is unbelievable.
I started playing Yakuza 0 during lockdown and it completely blew me away. I finished the game and like you replayed it immediately. Thanks for the great video
I just found this video, and liked it a lot. It gave me the feeling of some of what I missed from 0 while playing 3-5 in a way I haven't gotten from others. I very much look forward to finishing your other Yakuza + RE4 videos. Great job!
I recently got into the yakuza series and honestly its one of my favorite games just because its crazy style, with yakuza 0 it's definitely a game that i think anyone should try as an introduction to the game, the 1980s bubble burst era of Japan mixed with the mini games like karaoke, disco, pool etc was pretty fun, the story was amazing seeing both kiryu and majima having their own humble beginnings to becoming yakuza legends of kamurocho was a fantastic, the different fighting styles was great and kinda gave you the freedom to pick which one you think is best, sure both kiryu and majima have their own fighting style but at least there's just options when it comes to fighting, and the takedowns were goofy and brutal.
I love that line "after pummeling Kuze's face in for the umpteenth time" hopefully you do videos for the other yakuza games and Judgement. Also, I have Yakuza 0, Kiwami 1, Kiwami 2, and The Yakuza Collection(which has Yakuza 3,4, and 5 HD remastered). I'm currently on 3. Kiryu and Majima are awesome singers. I got a ps4 of my own with some of my stimulus money, so I'm restarting the yakuza series, and am almost finished with 0, and will move onto Kiwami 1 next.
I would agree with that. Not only does this game have a phenomenal story but it's exploding with content and has one of the best combat systems I've ever encountered in a game.
@@Ticketman99 After playing the rest of the titles I can definitely agree that 0 is the best and probably shouldn't be the first one you play. But at the same time I can't really suggest anything else since I haven't played the original Yakuza and hear that it ain't that good and Kiwami is a better follow up piece to 0 than a starter at least in my opinion.
Finished this game awhile back and let me tell you best game I like both Kiryu and Majima but definitely think that Majima was given more stuff (combat and Story) the substories for Kiryu and Majima are both equally goofy given Kiryu serious oblivious attitude and Majimas goofy and focused attitude definitely without a doubt any favorite series (Also U did a great job describing the game loved the vid keep up the good work
Yeah, Majima gets a lot more in 0 but I realize after playing through the whole series there's a very good reason for that. And thanks I really appreciate that.
Yakuza 0? More like YaKuze, cause of how many times we have to teach him a damn lesson. Also find it funny how you called it an RPG, considering what Yakuza 7 is.
It's actually amazing how many times you fight Kuze alone in this game. He was supposed to be Kiryu's rival and the dev team made damn sure you knew it by the end. Yeah it's pretty funny how things turned out.
Just found this video and then the rest of your videos/channel. You’ve got yourself a new subscriber. You actually appreciate video games as stories/artistic mediums in addition to being plain old games which is sometimes harder to find than it should be. I enjoy the small jokes inserted throughout the video too. Maybe some day you’ll do a Witcher 3 Wild Hunt video. But i certainly enjoyed the resident evil 4 and Yakuza videos so far.
Hey thanks I really appreciate that you noticed and enjoyed all of the work I put into these videos. Witcher 3 is a definite eventually when I get around to playing it. Once again thanks for your kind words.
@@riku582 Your absolutely welcome friend. Also i really sympathized with the RE4 review because i too am kind of a scaredy cat with horror. I don’t “enjoy” being scared and I don’t understand the appeal. But i can appreciate a good story or vidoe game. As some general advice, the scariest thing I’ve EVER PLAYED in my life was Dead Space for the xbox 360. I say that, but i also somehow beat it all the way to the end. I actually screamed at the top of my lungs like a girl SEVERAL times while playing on normal I’m not ashamed to admit. I even had a nightmare one night after the level with the undead babies. No joke. BUT I also was on the edge if my seat in morbid fascination at what horror was going to pop up next and to discover just what the hell happened on the ship the game takes place on. I was genuinely hooked by the story, atmosphere and gameplay enough despite absolutely HATING how scary it was. Just wanted to share that as something you may want to avoid possibly and also to tell someone who can relate with not being a horror buff like so many other gaming channels on youtube seem to be. Also the Witcher is probably longer than Skyrim but I’ve gone out of my way to beat it twice because its still probably one of the best RPG’s I’ve played in my life. Played all the DLC too and i love Geralt as a character. He reminds of a more somber Wolverine from the X-Man.
@@MrSpartan993 Oh yeah I get that, like I'm interested in looking at the Resident Evil 2 Remake because everything I've heard about sounds like it would make for an unique game to play, but I barely handled RE4 and that was fairly campy so I ain't exactly rushing to try it out. Thanks. I really appreciate that. Hmm that sounds really interesting I'll definitely have to try Witcher 3 out in the future.
@@riku582 Yeah I’m pretty sure RE1 2 and 3 are all more horror and less camp. RE4 i think was actually the more action focused turning point for the series as far as I’m aware. And personally when I ended up beating the Witcher 3 and its 2nd/final DLC, I had spent so long getting to know Geralt along his dark and often lonely journey that when it all eventually ended, and he looks toward the camera at the end of “Blood and Wine” and says with a subtle grin that he “deserves a bit of a rest” it felt like after when one finishes an epic book series for the first time like with Lord of the Rings or Chronicles of Narnia and it actually makes you sad because it feels like you’re saying goodbye forever to a part of the family. At least it felt that way to me. The game was so long, and the characters in it so real with such interesting writing, that I really grew attached to Geralt and his companions who made it with him without dying. It was like the end of a beloved TV show. The end of a great story that (because its in a videogame format) you got to take part in with decisions that still always manage to “feel like what Geralt would do” even when its left to you the player to flip that coin and reap the possibly tragic consequences. Sorry if I’m boring you with this comment string, i guess I’m just sort of passionate about a good story, whatever the medium its in.
I got into yakuza just like you, I was bored and wanted to play a game, I passed through my library and then I saw one game I got on ps plus named yakuza Kiwami, ive played first but at the time I was stupid and thought the game was boring, but I gave that game another try, here I am 2 years later playing the latest yakuza game (yakuza 7) and I have all the games available nowadays, this series all of a sudden became one of my most favorite series in gaming history, the characters, the stories, the substories, the minigames and side content. God why did I think this series was boring?
Well, with GTA V, I think that the series will be more and more be a fantasy of the lower American middle class. By that I mean causing meaningless chaos while the game screams "USA SUCKS!!! USA SUCKS!!! USA SUCKS!!!" While the Yakuza series is to a wider audience, with no government politics, and more organised crime politics.
I wish there was more majima focus. I honestly like him more than Kiryu. Imagine if both him and kiryu were the main characters of the entire franchise.. Too bad the focus on Majima was decided only later on when making 0
Guys please play 1 before 0. I think you'll end up loving 0 even more so if you do that. It pulls your heart strings seeing Nishiki & Kiryu. Then how Majima story ends in 0
This game changed my life, I mean literally changed my life not just as a figure of speech. That's why no other game can take the top #1 spot than Yakuza 0.
I JUST FINISHED YAKUZA 0!!! Sooo good. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. I always knew of Yakuza, but never played one until I started Yakuza 0 last Month. It’s a long game. Worth every bit of my time. I recently downloaded all the currently available Yakuza games (Yakuza 0, Yakuza Kiwami, Yakuza Kiwami 2, Yakuza 3,4,5,6 and the spin off Judgement) while they were discounted on the PlayStation Store for PS4. I am looking forward to playing all of the Yakuza games to see where it takes the story and characters. No waiting for releases through 9 whole games in the series. If all the other Yakuza games are as long and as good as Yakuza 0, I am in for a wonderful gaming event. I don’t think I can finish all the past game before Yakuza Like a Dragon releases on November 10, then there’s Cyberpunk 2077, so me playing Yakuza Like a Dragon will have to wait until I am ready. I too want to immediately start playing Yakuza 0 all over again, as it was that good. With all the new modes that unlock as I played, I have a massive chunk of game still left to enjoy. But I need to get right into Yakuza Kiwami. Yakuza games, from this point on, will always be on my radar and most anticipated games list.
I recently beat the whole series over the past summer and I am right with you being glad I experienced it now so I don't have to wait. Although even though I beat all the games 0 has a special place in my heart that I wish it was the 1 game that I could experience fresh again. This game did a lot for me that no other game managed to replicate. And yeah got my fingers crossed for Like a Dragon, it's going to be odd not having it be a beat em up style game but so long as it's good I can live with that
@@riku582 I just finished Y4, so I have 10 days to finish 5,6 and Judgment! The mini games and story, for me, are where the fun is at. The combat isn’t the best when it starts feeling like button mashing can win just as easily as any strategic skill tree approach. I will go back and play them again after I finish “Like a Dragon” to see if I am missing the finer points. With Cyberpunk 2077 delayed yet again, I have more time to spend with “Like a Dragon”.
@@shizuwolf First I have heard of it. Looked it up, and now I want to check it out if it has the gameplay style of Yakuza! Thanks for the info! Cheers.
Thank you it's great to be back and a Merry christmas to you too. Same here, I found that in my older years I've become somewhat disillusioned with most games, to the point where years can go by without a purchasing the latest title and I won't even bat an eye, but Yakuza is the one franchise I'll go out of my way to get the newest entry as soon as possible.
I actually started off with like a dragon & loved it. Xbox Gamepass added the Yakuza collection so I tried out Yakuza 0 and beat it today. Wow what an experience. I downloaded kiwami next but I'm tempted to replay Yakuza 0 just because it was such a roller coaster ride!
Kiryu likes to beat up schmucks and be an overall nice guy with a bit of mean streak but once he’s done, all he wants to do is to have some… KIRYU-OKE! (Kiryu & Karaoke, fused together)
Weapons were collecting dust in my inventory until the very end when the bosses got ridiculously difficult. I ended up trivializing some of the latter bosses just by spamming shotguns and other weapons at them.
Kamurocho isn't actually fictional it is just a name swap for kabukicho, which is practically the exact same as kamurocho, in terms of layout and what businesses are there. The biggest difference is that the millenium towers real life counterpart is differently shaped
The catfight minigame's terrible though. If the AI decides it wants to win there's basically nothing you can do to stop it. Gambling in video games usually ends up being at least twice as rigged as actual gambling due to RNG.
I enjoy the game too but replaying it recently I found things I didn't like so much this time around. 1Majima and Kiryu essentially become the exact same character during certain substories. 2 the substories being hidden until you start them is actually kind of annoying since some of them are apparently canon 3 more of a me problem but I don't like beast style at all. There's more but I don't wanna leave a wall of text.
Your complaints about substories are valid, didn't notice that Kiryu and Majima acted like the same character but after rewatching some footage I can see what you mean. And yeah searching for them when you don't have a guide or have memorized their locations can be a pain. I'd like to hear your other problems, but unfortunately I haven't played 0 in years and doing so right now would take too much time away from making new videos so having a discussion about it would be difficult for me at least. Thank you for sharing though.
@@riku582 My least favorite substories are the ones that are RNG based, like Sakura Shock. Spent hours trying to get that one done. I forgot the rest of what I was thinking as it was 2am when I wrote this comment.
Majima was never part of the omi during the 80s. Sagawa was in the omi but was only watching over majima because he was Shimanos sworn brother. I don't know why you said "majimas omi tattoo"
I found this game... too long. Seriously, i spent 40 hours getting to chap 4 and completing a lot of substories, to the point where a complicated story becomes even more difficult to follow since their is so much time between the main story sequences.
I can understand why you'd feel that way especially if you were trying to complete all the substories on your first playthrough. These games are quiet literally bursting at the seams in content, and while the story is about average length for an action rpg (If you focus solely on the story the game is over in 20 hours) the side content can easily take up a large portion of playtime. But I'd also say that's one of the best parts about these games is that there is so much meat to chew on if you're into these games and all of it colors just how strange and crazy the world of Yakuza is.
@@riku582 Adoptive parent means they adopted the kid while Step parent is just a parent due to being married to the parent of the kid. So if the marriage ends up in a divorced the step parent would no longer be a parent.
This is a good review in general, but your takes on weapons and armor are pretty bad. Weapons in this game take down hard enemies in a few hits, and armor is literally essential for combat as you get into harder difficulties.
Bro said the graphics look like PS2 graphics. You do know Yakuza 1&2 were PS2 games originally, right? Zero looks WAY WAY WAAAY better than those. You’re trippin’. Lol
No I'm not, while yes the graphics of Yakuza's 1 and to look bad, did you ever consider Metal Gear Solid 3? Because when I talked about 0 looking no better than a late PS2 game, that is what I was originally comparing it to. And from where I'm looking I still stand by that opinion that 0 looks no better than MGS3, I realize after writing that I should've mentioned it in the video, but here we are.
@@riku582do you even have eyes bro 0 looks way better than mgs3 its pretty comparable to mgs4 with better character models the originals though look quite a bit worse than mgs3 on ps2
For those interested I've uploaded my retrospective on Yakuza Kiwami if you're interested you can watch it here: th-cam.com/video/PmPisK2BhWM/w-d-xo.html
Also remember that another reason majima embraced insanity is because shimano and sagawa described straight laced types like himself as easy to manipulate giving him a reason to never be manipulated again through being unpredictable.
I totally forgot they said that. Thanks for reminding me.
this is a retrospective and its from 2 years ago, and yet it still feels like this game came out last month for me
I know what you mean, it hardly felt like time moved since this game came out and yet somehow 3 years went by without me consciously knowing it.
time flies when they keep releasing so many yakuza games to keep us occupied
As a person with 300 hours in Yakuza 0, I must say - this describes my feelings towards this game nearly perfect. Thank you!
I'm glad to hear that.
I’m at like 300+ hours myself split among PS4, PC and Xbox 😂
me at like 1 year : *Weak*
I played 48 hours in a week
Started yakuza 0 this summer and on yakuza 4 now. Dont regret it
Glad to hear it.
I've just played 0 and kiwami.. Starting kiwami 2 today
@@mullaoslohow far in the series are you now? I'm just finishing up 0 now, Kiwami is up next.
@@Corn0nTheCobb man I beat all of them up to judgment, lost Judgment and ishin 🤣 i Started binging these games like I was watching the sopranos for the first time again 😂 ofc i didn't 100% any of them
Breaker style (AKA "Spinny Shit") is what made me fall in love with Yakuza 0. I could clear out 20 enemies in like 30 seconds
Yeah breaker style is fantastic and busted as hell. I wish it carried forward into future titles.
"sometimes doubling the account of money you had"
*laughs in mr. shakedown beating*
lol
I beat 0 last year and I’m playing kiwami 1 during quarantine . Thanks for the recap!
Same!
SAME AS WELL!
Same am currently on yakuza 3
@@diavolo6753 same
Same. I started 0 last year now am at 5
1:52 quick little note, Kamurocho is a real place, Kabukicho!
Some fans of the game have visited and found that they can actually navigate the district pretty well.
Huh didn't know. Thank you for informing me.
that's rad.
Ngl at this point Im only 5 chapters in and I can be like "Oh, Gandhara erotic videos? I know where that is." and go to it without opening my map once
After playing Red Dead 2, I never expected a game series could make me so invested in it's characters and plot. I also went in completely blind, and the week I spent not knowing anything about what could happen next and constantly being surprised with the twists and new characters was an amazing experience.
I know right, from looking on the outside it seems that 0 shouldn't be as good as it is but it delivers and then some. I'm glad you enjoyed it
Saaaaame man. Holy fuck red dead made me cry and this game did too. First games that did this for me was Legend Of Dragoon and Final Fantasy IX
the scene where nishiki pulled a gun on kiryu literally had me sobbing when i first watched it
It almost got me, but despite that I still had a lump in my throat from the emotions the scene brought on.
45:00 god that made me fall into tears seeing Mijima leave her behind. Especially since I was hoping to see them hanging out again. I'm at 2 and I'm happy to see Majima but I still miss her. Especially when I was doing karaoke with him and I see her the back as he song his heart out.
You can really tell that Majima took the main focus of Yakuza 0
His fighting styles were more unique and fun (MDOS and Breaker being my favourites in the game)
His story was far more emotional and interesting in my opinion
His substories were funnier and more memorable than Kiryu's
Long story short, I like Kiryu but love Majima, he's my favourite video game character of all time as of now
I don't fully agree with the substory bit as personally speaking I think both Kiryu and Majima's are equally as funny. But yes Majima was easily the best character in the game they went above and beyond to flesh him out in this game so it's surprising to hear that he's your favorite.
I know this is an old comment, but I went in totally blind into Y0, and I didn't know he is a playable character. But his introduction was just amazingly done.
@@Franku40keks I started myself only recently and yeah- it was a pleasant surprise. One of my favorite characters by now
Just started weeks and he’s Majimas story n side stores were much much more memorable
Man that intro and the song give so much nostalgia. Yakuza 0 is one the only games that I'd say is worth 60 dollars, and it ISN'T EVEN 60 DOLLARS!
Great retrospective.
I totally agree if this game was still 60 dollars I'd still be advocating that people buy it. And thank you I really appreciate that.
This recap is as amazing as the game. I've just begun my exploration of the series and Yakuza 0 is an excellent introduction. Majima is also my favorite character. There's just something so touching about him. You can't help but love him. Kiryu is extraordinary as well. I love his conviction and fervant beliefs. The antagonists are some of the best I've ever come across. The soundtrack is out of this world. In short, all hail Yakuza!
Glad you enjoyed it. And agreed 0 is the perfect game to get into the series with some of the best writing in the series to boot. Like I genuinely can't remember I game I've played with writing as good as 0 even in the other yakuza games.
Absolutely. I don't think I've ever been so immersed in a game before. Bless the team for this gem 💜
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Glad you found it funny.
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I'm glad I'm not the only one who replayed 0 almost immediately after beating it. I'm currently playing through Yakuza 5 after beating all the games before it, but Yakuza 0 still is my favorite. Great video dude
Oh good, I thought I was the only one. And thanks, I really appreciate it.
Thank you. I was actually looking for a story explanation. And you gave me exactly that.
Even after finishing all yakuza’s, including like a dragon, I still keep going back to zero!
I can understand that, there's something special about 0 that the others just don't have. But at least to me 5 comes the closest to having the giving on the same special quality that 0 had (probably because it came out right before 0 did).
Of all the games in the series, I've completed the most content of lost judgement.. go figure.
@@riku582 idk why I keep hearing this about 5 I guess I need to replay it (although I stopped at sajima)
This retrospective is amazing are you are seriously underrated. The team went all out to make this game the perfect one for newcomers to get into it or even the entire series! Love this wonderful masterpiece.
Thanks I really appreciate that. And I whole heartedly agree, the team pulled out all the stops to not only make 0 a good game but a good jumping in point. It was and still is super impressive that this game managed to satisfy just about everyone who touched it whether they were new players or returning fans.
@@riku582 I totally agree, it has a bit of everything for everyone and I am still in love with it after finishing it 2 weeks ago (currently have 153 hours in) it has been so long since a game made me feel so happy and excited to keep playing after the main story and it never skips a beat or pretends to be something it isn't. Thanks for your response and you are awesome man, you got my sub!
I totally know what you mean, I played 0 at a time when I became disillusioned with video games and it sure as hell turned me around. 0 reignited a dying passion I had for games in general and made me more into games as a whole. Yeah no problem thanks for watching the video and subscribing.
Just completed first play thru, took me 60 hours but the game is amazing!
I come baxk and watch this entire series of yours often, i love all of these games but, for me 0 and judgment captured my interest. Love your video style man!
Yakuza 0: the battle for the empty lot
I just completed the game and ngl it made me cry at the end. Kiryu and Majima are best boys.
Definitely not only is the game great but those 2 are great as well.
HE IS ALIVE!!!!!!!!!
Shh, you can wake the dead yelling so loudly. Jokes aside I appreciate your enthusiasm.
This is the best review of this game ever. A love letter to us. Thank you
Thank you, I really appreciate that.
Wow, after 3y playing this masterpiece I now actually understood the story.
The story's way more complicated compared to the other titles.
I'm glad the video was able to give you some clarity.
Yakuza 0 was my first game in the franchise. I've now played through Kiwami 1, Kiwami 2, 3, 4, 5, and am currently on 6. The whole series holds the fuck up, and with 3, 4 and 5 slated to be ported to PC early next year, I'm gonna encourage anyone who loved 0 to try the rest of the series. IMO, the worst game of the lot was Kiwami 1, and even that game is still a solid 7/10. This franchise is unbelievable.
And now we we got Yakuza 7; Like A Dragon :)
Tbh i just didn't like Yakuza 3. It was just too... Boring and broken. Slow too, still, the story and osts were amazing
@@FunLobsterFacts that's fair. the story didnt really flow super smoothly compared to the other games.
I started playing Yakuza 0 during lockdown and it completely blew me away. I finished the game and like you replayed it immediately. Thanks for the great video
No problem. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
I just found this video, and liked it a lot. It gave me the feeling of some of what I missed from 0 while playing 3-5 in a way I haven't gotten from others. I very much look forward to finishing your other Yakuza + RE4 videos. Great job!
Thank you, I'm glad to hear all of that. I hope you enjoy them all.
I recently got into the yakuza series and honestly its one of my favorite games just because its crazy style, with yakuza 0 it's definitely a game that i think anyone should try as an introduction to the game, the 1980s bubble burst era of Japan mixed with the mini games like karaoke, disco, pool etc was pretty fun, the story was amazing seeing both kiryu and majima having their own humble beginnings to becoming yakuza legends of kamurocho was a fantastic, the different fighting styles was great and kinda gave you the freedom to pick which one you think is best, sure both kiryu and majima have their own fighting style but at least there's just options when it comes to fighting, and the takedowns were goofy and brutal.
I love that line "after pummeling Kuze's face in for the umpteenth time" hopefully you do videos for the other yakuza games and Judgement. Also, I have Yakuza 0, Kiwami 1, Kiwami 2, and The Yakuza Collection(which has Yakuza 3,4, and 5 HD remastered). I'm currently on 3. Kiryu and Majima are awesome singers.
I got a ps4 of my own with some of my stimulus money, so I'm restarting the yakuza series, and am almost finished with 0, and will move onto Kiwami 1 next.
Brawler: 3,567,875,935 spent
Rush: 2,854,936
Beast: 107,749
No I don’t have a favorite
I mean hey, if you're going to chose one it might as well be the all rounder
What a waste, beast is the most op.
Christmas came early this year
Hohoho merry thugmas.
It's interesting you mention MGS3 cuz that and Yakuza 0 are also two of my favourite games lmao
Cool, I'm glad to hear it.
Great video, I think Yakuza 0 is arguably the best game of all time!
I would agree with that. Not only does this game have a phenomenal story but it's exploding with content and has one of the best combat systems I've ever encountered in a game.
@@riku582 you’re alive!?
The game is way too good...which is why I always say *don't* start here.
@@Ticketman99 After playing the rest of the titles I can definitely agree that 0 is the best and probably shouldn't be the first one you play. But at the same time I can't really suggest anything else since I haven't played the original Yakuza and hear that it ain't that good and Kiwami is a better follow up piece to 0 than a starter at least in my opinion.
@@riku582 Of course it won't be. It's the very first game, for PS2...not that that should discourage anyone from playing it.
what a video great job man
Thanks, I really appreciate that.
Finished this game awhile back and let me tell you best game
I like both Kiryu and Majima but definitely think that Majima was given more stuff (combat and Story) the substories for Kiryu and Majima are both equally goofy given Kiryu serious oblivious attitude and Majimas goofy and focused attitude definitely without a doubt any favorite series
(Also U did a great job describing the game loved the vid keep up the good work
Yeah, Majima gets a lot more in 0 but I realize after playing through the whole series there's a very good reason for that.
And thanks I really appreciate that.
I can't get enough of this, it's too damn addicting 😂
Yakuza 0? More like YaKuze, cause of how many times we have to teach him a damn lesson.
Also find it funny how you called it an RPG, considering what Yakuza 7 is.
It's actually amazing how many times you fight Kuze alone in this game. He was supposed to be Kiryu's rival and the dev team made damn sure you knew it by the end.
Yeah it's pretty funny how things turned out.
Just found this video and then the rest of your videos/channel. You’ve got yourself a new subscriber. You actually appreciate video games as stories/artistic mediums in addition to being plain old games which is sometimes harder to find than it should be. I enjoy the small jokes inserted throughout the video too. Maybe some day you’ll do a Witcher 3 Wild Hunt video. But i certainly enjoyed the resident evil 4 and Yakuza videos so far.
Hey thanks I really appreciate that you noticed and enjoyed all of the work I put into these videos. Witcher 3 is a definite eventually when I get around to playing it. Once again thanks for your kind words.
@@riku582 Your absolutely welcome friend. Also i really sympathized with the RE4 review because i too am kind of a scaredy cat with horror. I don’t “enjoy” being scared and I don’t understand the appeal. But i can appreciate a good story or vidoe game.
As some general advice, the scariest thing I’ve EVER PLAYED in my life was Dead Space for the xbox 360.
I say that, but i also somehow beat it all the way to the end. I actually screamed at the top of my lungs like a girl SEVERAL times while playing on normal I’m not ashamed to admit. I even had a nightmare one night after the level with the undead babies. No joke.
BUT I also was on the edge if my seat in morbid fascination at what horror was going to pop up next and to discover just what the hell happened on the ship the game takes place on. I was genuinely hooked by the story, atmosphere and gameplay enough despite absolutely HATING how scary it was.
Just wanted to share that as something you may want to avoid possibly and also to tell someone who can relate with not being a horror buff like so many other gaming channels on youtube seem to be.
Also the Witcher is probably longer than Skyrim but I’ve gone out of my way to beat it twice because its still probably one of the best RPG’s I’ve played in my life. Played all the DLC too and i love Geralt as a character. He reminds of a more somber Wolverine from the X-Man.
@@MrSpartan993 Oh yeah I get that, like I'm interested in looking at the Resident Evil 2 Remake because everything I've heard about sounds like it would make for an unique game to play, but I barely handled RE4 and that was fairly campy so I ain't exactly rushing to try it out.
Thanks. I really appreciate that.
Hmm that sounds really interesting I'll definitely have to try Witcher 3 out in the future.
@@riku582 Yeah I’m pretty sure RE1 2 and 3 are all more horror and less camp. RE4 i think was actually the more action focused turning point for the series as far as I’m aware.
And personally when I ended up beating the Witcher 3 and its 2nd/final DLC, I had spent so long getting to know Geralt along his dark and often lonely journey that when it all eventually ended, and he looks toward the camera at the end of “Blood and Wine” and says with a subtle grin that he “deserves a bit of a rest” it felt like after when one finishes an epic book series for the first time like with Lord of the Rings or Chronicles of Narnia and it actually makes you sad because it feels like you’re saying goodbye forever to a part of the family. At least it felt that way to me.
The game was so long, and the characters in it so real with such interesting writing, that I really grew attached to Geralt and his companions who made it with him without dying. It was like the end of a beloved TV show. The end of a great story that (because its in a videogame format) you got to take part in with decisions that still always manage to “feel like what Geralt would do” even when its left to you the player to flip that coin and reap the possibly tragic consequences. Sorry if I’m boring you with this comment string, i guess I’m just sort of passionate about a good story, whatever the medium its in.
This video was perfect!
Thank you I appreciate that.
I got into yakuza just like you, I was bored and wanted to play a game, I passed through my library and then I saw one game I got on ps plus named yakuza Kiwami, ive played first but at the time I was stupid and thought the game was boring, but I gave that game another try, here I am 2 years later playing the latest yakuza game (yakuza 7) and I have all the games available nowadays, this series all of a sudden became one of my most favorite series in gaming history, the characters, the stories, the substories, the minigames and side content. God why did I think this series was boring?
Glad to hear you managed to give the series a second shot.
16:00 I personally used weapons for heat moves since if you use the same heat moves over and over they do less dmg
Fair enough.
Honestly Yazuka feels like what gta wanted to be. Actual organized crime, not gangbangers level up, people with a code.
Well, with GTA V, I think that the series will be more and more be a fantasy of the lower American middle class. By that I mean causing meaningless chaos while the game screams "USA SUCKS!!! USA SUCKS!!! USA SUCKS!!!" While the Yakuza series is to a wider audience, with no government politics, and more organised crime politics.
No........... GTA did that vice city stories and vice city and GTA San Andreas has organized crime
I wish there was more majima focus.
I honestly like him more than Kiryu.
Imagine if both him and kiryu were the main characters of the entire franchise..
Too bad the focus on Majima was decided only later on when making 0
Guys please play 1 before 0. I think you'll end up loving 0 even more so if you do that. It pulls your heart strings seeing Nishiki & Kiryu. Then how Majima story ends in 0
This game changed my life, I mean literally changed my life not just as a figure of speech. That's why no other game can take the top #1 spot than Yakuza 0.
0 changed my life/youtube channel too, and I also hold it in high regards because of it.
I JUST FINISHED YAKUZA 0!!! Sooo good. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
I always knew of Yakuza, but never played one until I started Yakuza 0 last Month. It’s a long game. Worth every bit of my time.
I recently downloaded all the currently available Yakuza games (Yakuza 0, Yakuza Kiwami, Yakuza Kiwami 2, Yakuza 3,4,5,6 and the spin off Judgement) while they were discounted on the PlayStation Store for PS4. I am looking forward to playing all of the Yakuza games to see where it takes the story and characters. No waiting for releases through 9 whole games in the series. If all the other Yakuza games are as long and as good as Yakuza 0, I am in for a wonderful gaming event. I don’t think I can finish all the past game before Yakuza Like a Dragon releases on November 10, then there’s Cyberpunk 2077, so me playing Yakuza Like a Dragon will have to wait until I am ready.
I too want to immediately start playing Yakuza 0 all over again, as it was that good. With all the new modes that unlock as I played, I have a massive chunk of game still left to enjoy. But I need to get right into Yakuza Kiwami.
Yakuza games, from this point on, will always be on my radar and most anticipated games list.
Just finished 0 yesterday, can’t wait for 7. Someday I’ll finish the collection
I recently beat the whole series over the past summer and I am right with you being glad I experienced it now so I don't have to wait. Although even though I beat all the games 0 has a special place in my heart that I wish it was the 1 game that I could experience fresh again. This game did a lot for me that no other game managed to replicate.
And yeah got my fingers crossed for Like a Dragon, it's going to be odd not having it be a beat em up style game but so long as it's good I can live with that
@@riku582 I just finished Y4, so I have 10 days to finish 5,6 and Judgment!
The mini games and story, for me, are where the fun is at. The combat isn’t the best when it starts feeling like button mashing can win just as easily as any strategic skill tree approach. I will go back and play them again after I finish “Like a Dragon” to see if I am missing the finer points.
With Cyberpunk 2077 delayed yet again, I have more time to spend with “Like a Dragon”.
Did you get Fist Of The North Star: Lost Paradise?
@@shizuwolf First I have heard of it. Looked it up, and now I want to check it out if it has the gameplay style of Yakuza! Thanks for the info! Cheers.
Merry christmas riku welcome back .The yakuza franchise is one of my favourite franchise ever for me
Thank you it's great to be back and a Merry christmas to you too. Same here, I found that in my older years I've become somewhat disillusioned with most games, to the point where years can go by without a purchasing the latest title and I won't even bat an eye, but Yakuza is the one franchise I'll go out of my way to get the newest entry as soon as possible.
Cabaret Club returns in Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise.
Thanks for the info.
@@riku582 You're welcome.
OH I JUST REALIZED LEE DRESSED ALMOST EXACTLY LIKE SAEJIMA
Also Oda kinda looked like Akiyama really.
Good shit bro! You're good at this stuff :)
Thanks I really appreciate that.
I actually started off with like a dragon & loved it. Xbox Gamepass added the Yakuza collection so I tried out Yakuza 0 and beat it today. Wow what an experience. I downloaded kiwami next but I'm tempted to replay Yakuza 0 just because it was such a roller coaster ride!
I'm glad you enjoyed like a dragon and 0. Also I wouldn't blame you if you just played 0 again the game is just that damn good.
Kiryu likes to beat up schmucks and be an overall nice guy with a bit of mean streak but once he’s done, all he wants to do is to have some…
KIRYU-OKE! (Kiryu & Karaoke, fused together)
Yeah, that's true.
3:33 Kiryu's WHAT
Weapons were collecting dust in my inventory until the very end when the bosses got ridiculously difficult. I ended up trivializing some of the latter bosses just by spamming shotguns and other weapons at them.
Fair enough.
Just bought this for 5 bucks on steam!
For this game that's a steal.
"is a action RPG-"
Me : *BEAT EM UP, BEAT EM UP*
Fair enough.
Tbh I've never seen a game throw hands like this
Same honestly.
This was My First Yakuza game too.i later got kiwami 1&2 And Like a Dragon
Cool, I'm happy to hear it.
@@riku582 Gotta Finish Kiwami 2 and LAD though..i try to trophy hunt/Grind a lot so progress is slow
@@trainerredcharizard7982 Ah okay, trophy hunting isn't for me but if you like it then I hope you have a good time with it. Happy hunting.
@@riku582 thanks..It isnt easy tho but i try to get game atleast somewhat played and not just leave it to 50%(or so)
at 7:32 you mention lee noticing majimas "oni" tattoo which it does look similar to but his tattoo is actually a hannya tattoo
Thanks for telling me.
great video man but I have to say long form video essays like this NEED a quality microphone.
Kamurocho isn't actually fictional it is just a name swap for kabukicho, which is practically the exact same as kamurocho, in terms of layout and what businesses are there. The biggest difference is that the millenium towers real life counterpart is differently shaped
Thank you for telling me.
This might be the only video on TH-cam where someone pronounced Kiryu’s name right
I played Yakuza 0 first and that was a mistake...I think playing it after 4 is the best start point IMO
This game made me happy and sad.
That's actually perfect summarization of this game.
Just commenting to support you.
Thank you.
The biggest problem with starting with zero is the whiplash of starting with the best game in the series before playing the others.
True.
Have you played through the psp games yet?
Doesn’t Majima have a Hannya tattoo, not an Oni?
Yeah that was my bad.
@@riku582 it's alright lad, we all make that mistake sometimes
this video was godtier
Well done.
Thank you.
The catfight minigame's terrible though. If the AI decides it wants to win there's basically nothing you can do to stop it. Gambling in video games usually ends up being at least twice as rigged as actual gambling due to RNG.
Merry christmas
Thank you and Merry Christmas to you too.
Nice.
Thank you.
I enjoy the game too but replaying it recently I found things I didn't like so much this time around. 1Majima and Kiryu essentially become the exact same character during certain substories. 2 the substories being hidden until you start them is actually kind of annoying since some of them are apparently canon 3 more of a me problem but I don't like beast style at all. There's more but I don't wanna leave a wall of text.
Your complaints about substories are valid, didn't notice that Kiryu and Majima acted like the same character but after rewatching some footage I can see what you mean. And yeah searching for them when you don't have a guide or have memorized their locations can be a pain.
I'd like to hear your other problems, but unfortunately I haven't played 0 in years and doing so right now would take too much time away from making new videos so having a discussion about it would be difficult for me at least. Thank you for sharing though.
@@riku582 My least favorite substories are the ones that are RNG based, like Sakura Shock. Spent hours trying to get that one done. I forgot the rest of what I was thinking as it was 2am when I wrote this comment.
@@MataNui. Just looked it up and yeah the phone substories are a pain especially if you're playing towards completion.
@@MataNui. the telephone club missions aren't RNG based tho, you can instantly know which girl it is once you take the call
If you decide to waste away for hour and spending multiple billion yen you three shot the final boss as majima
34:59 Little china.
23:25 hehe
Great video! Your name Riku is strange for someone who sounds like an american.
Thank you, I appreciate that. I am an American, I just named the channel after a video game character I liked in my teenage years.
@@riku582 that thief from final fantasy x?
@@OuterHeaven210 No, the kid with white hair from Kingdom Hearts.
@@riku582 oh heh. Never played
@@OuterHeaven210 It's a good game series, but it can be a bit silly, so you gotta be in the right kind of mindset to enjoy it.
Majima was never part of the omi during the 80s. Sagawa was in the omi but was only watching over majima because he was Shimanos sworn brother. I don't know why you said "majimas omi tattoo"
I thought it was an oni tattoo.
Thanks needed someone to explain the story because holy shit confusing sometimes
Can the video be translated into Arabic? My English is weak
Do grass grow in the battle field
I found this game... too long. Seriously, i spent 40 hours getting to chap 4 and completing a lot of substories, to the point where a complicated story becomes even more difficult to follow since their is so much time between the main story sequences.
I can understand why you'd feel that way especially if you were trying to complete all the substories on your first playthrough. These games are quiet literally bursting at the seams in content, and while the story is about average length for an action rpg (If you focus solely on the story the game is over in 20 hours) the side content can easily take up a large portion of playtime. But I'd also say that's one of the best parts about these games is that there is so much meat to chew on if you're into these games and all of it colors just how strange and crazy the world of Yakuza is.
Damn I have 37 hours total after hearing the game
I shouldn't be surprised that you like kh2, being your name is riku lol.
Well it's not like I said my name in the video so I can get why you were surprised.
guys is this game really that good?
I mean in my opinion it is.
majima has a hannya tattoo not an oni
My bad.
Is it just me or was the 5th caberet club boss super easy?
If my memory serves yes he was.
They made a good game, they also made some of these mini games too hard to enjoy. Too based off of RNG. That’s not fun. It’s incredibly frustrating
what time stamps?
There should've been a time stamp right before I went into the end game.
Isn’t it adoptive father and not stepfather
At the risk of sounding ignorant is there a difference?
@@riku582
Adoptive parent means they adopted the kid while Step parent is just a parent due to being married to the parent of the kid. So if the marriage ends up in a divorced the step parent would no longer be a parent.
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I've played several hours of Yakuza 0 and while the story is great, there's not much to do outside combat. I hope the game opens up soon.
I remember in my Club Moon battle their money bar wouldnt go up until I was 2 minutes in because of a bug, and I won by 20 mil
That's awesome, because doing that match as intended can be a nightmare if you aren't on top of your game.
this channel dead? did u stop posting?
This is a good review in general, but your takes on weapons and armor are pretty bad. Weapons in this game take down hard enemies in a few hits, and armor is literally essential for combat as you get into harder difficulties.
Ah okay. Haven't played any of the games on anything other than normal, so I wasn't aware of their uses. Thanks for the info
Bro said the graphics look like PS2 graphics. You do know Yakuza 1&2 were PS2 games originally, right? Zero looks WAY WAY WAAAY better than those. You’re trippin’. Lol
No I'm not, while yes the graphics of Yakuza's 1 and to look bad, did you ever consider Metal Gear Solid 3? Because when I talked about 0 looking no better than a late PS2 game, that is what I was originally comparing it to. And from where I'm looking I still stand by that opinion that 0 looks no better than MGS3, I realize after writing that I should've mentioned it in the video, but here we are.
@@riku582do you even have eyes bro 0 looks way better than mgs3 its pretty comparable to mgs4 with better character models the originals though look quite a bit worse than mgs3 on ps2