Can You Beat Yakuza: Like A Dragon Using Only Ichiban Kasuga? (Yakuza 7)
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And the next challenge run is completed. This time we are going with another Solo character challenge as we try to beat Yakuza 7 also known as Yakuza: Like A Dragon (or Ryū ga Gotoku 7 in Japan) using only the protagonist Ichiban Kasuga! All other party members will be totally ignored as much as we can!
Again a very fun challenge run with quite a few ups and downs especially with late game bosses like Majima, Saejima and Kiryu. Also there is Tendo but I don't want to spoil anything, just watch and find out yourself :)
I hope you get to enjoy the run as much as I did!
#yakuza #yakuzalad #ryūgagotoku
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I love the idea that ichiban doesn't want to use any of his friends powers or capabilities but phoning in legendary underground boxer Garry Buster Holmes is fine
@DavidRamirez-se2yt
9 ай бұрын
He was in a real tight pickle but doesn't want to bother his friends.
@Killinshots
4 ай бұрын
@@DavidRamirez-se2yt this implies that Gary Buster Holmes isn't his friend, which makes me sad :(
@DavidRamirez-se2yt
4 ай бұрын
@@Killinshots I meant party
@boltthunder2061
4 ай бұрын
@@Killinshots Gary buster is FWBTSOABY (friend who beats the shit out of anyone bothering you)
Yakuza: Like a Dragon but Ichiban takes his meds
I know people like to think Ichi is weak, but even Mitsu says that Ichiban holds back by letting his opponents attack
@lycanbladefang4768
Жыл бұрын
But for real, personally, i think Ichi is on par with Daigo or slightly lower than Shinada Basically, his power level is literally Y0 Nishiki He can fight solo on his own in a beat em up with a crude and wonky moveset but he can definitely fight solo. The JRPG turn-based thing is clotting his feat and groove since other than Zhao and Joon, everyone else is basically slowing him down when it comes to fighting Yakuza with actual deadly weapons.
@kalgeriax1016
Жыл бұрын
@@lycanbladefang4768 Plus he just got out from prison. So of course he is bit weaker. I mean there's reason why Majima Goro keep stalking Kiryu and screaming "KIRYU CHAN" when ambushing.
@kalgeriax1016
Жыл бұрын
@@mrmonocle2749 Regiment or not, you want get buff? Start now and don't stop. That's it actually.
@kalgeriax1016
Жыл бұрын
@@mrmonocle2749 I remember all prisons for long term had basic gym.
@SproutFarms
Жыл бұрын
I mean, you kinda saw it in the prison. People ganged up on him with weapons and after he decided to fight back he basically came out without further damage while those guys got got.
Can you beat it? Yes... if you use a crawfish, a cat, a big muscly man, man babies, kimchi, and literal lasers.
@theboneman5413
Жыл бұрын
Damn to this old man with a waking cane is really kicking my ass, better break out the man babies and orbital lasers
@skell6134
Жыл бұрын
@@theboneman5413 Especially orbital lasers
@joelpashenee9774
Жыл бұрын
I just hate the fighting system in this game. Its lackluster compared to its other titles. This game just shits in its combat constantly and does nothing to improve it. They made this game a joke and hardly fun in terms of wanting to fight enemies. Characters feel like robots, rather than actual characters. Just saddens me that they couldn't learn from that. Don't get me wrong, the story is great, but lacks in its only department that made the game good.
@airbornezombie7655
Жыл бұрын
@@joelpashenee9774 🤓
@Dmitry_Medvedev
Жыл бұрын
@@joelpashenee9774 I enjoyed the boss fights and was excited for them, but I never went out of my way to battle thugs like I did in previous titles. I don't mind the turn based combat but they could definitely learn from other RPG's. They need to bring some Dragon Quest developers onto the team.
Can you complete the game with only Ichiban, a boxer, a crayfish, a tiger, and the full might of a mega corporation?
Amazing video! Thank you for the great content! Never knew about the Miracle Kimchi, I should use that my next play through!
This video is actually pretty good! This is something I’d see with 100,000 views to be honest, amazing video!
@RagnarAlvarrGaming
2 жыл бұрын
thanks, unfortunately I don't see that happening yet but good to know that some people think that way :D
@imred3152
Жыл бұрын
@@RagnarAlvarrGaming only 21,089 views to go
@Kobazco
Жыл бұрын
@RagnarAlvarrGaming it happened, congrats c:
@Sagi-so
7 ай бұрын
we did it!!
@caffienatedtactician
4 ай бұрын
@RagnarAlvarrGaming you were saying? :p
You might already know this, but if you're playing on PC, there is a mod that removes party members during battles. I feel that it could make the run a little different.
@RagnarAlvarrGaming
Жыл бұрын
I did actually play around with that before starting the challenge, unfortunately it seems to be for steam only and I was using the Gamepass version so I had no other options unfortunately
@kowalski4198
Жыл бұрын
There's also a mod in development which tries to return to the beat'em up combat, so that might be interesting as well.
@cleverman383
Жыл бұрын
@@kowalski4198 I prefer the turn based combat, and would love to see it modded into the other Yakuza games
@Mageh533
Жыл бұрын
@@RagnarAlvarrGaming Gamepass was updated to be modable now.
@Explodinghairypotatocat
Жыл бұрын
@@Mageh533 the exe file is still different, so mods need to be made specifically game pass compatible
i cant keep a 'straight' face when he says "pound-mates"
@ashwinniamat8560
2 ай бұрын
I love the humor in the JRPG's 😂
Me: This should be interesting Also me: *[hears Ichiban say 'let's get nutty' in a clear english voice.]* WAIT THIS HAS AN ENGLISH DUB??!?!? WHY WAS I NOT FUCKIN' TOLD?!?!
@reversecolin1256788
Жыл бұрын
its free on ps + this augest 2022
@yourfriendlycap5489
Жыл бұрын
@@reversecolin1256788 Aaaand I don't have a playstation. Grand. ; u;
@reversecolin1256788
Жыл бұрын
@@yourfriendlycap5489 sorry to hear that dude
@v0id627
Жыл бұрын
@@yourfriendlycap5489 its on xbox game pass tho if u dont have ps, if you have a pc im sorry
@yourfriendlycap5489
Жыл бұрын
@@v0id627 I actually just got it on PC. I'm absolutely dreadful at the QTE's, but I guess I can live without those. ; u;
I like when something like this appears in my recommendations. Really good job mate!
There is a 'no party' mod you can use for this, makes it easier to keep party members out of the fight. What makes a Ichiban only run hard is the fact for some unknown reason, his AGI and DEX do not factor into his turn speed... so he gets far less turns per fight than he should.
Reading the comment section, and I'm surprised some people thought Ichi was actually weak? Before I got Han, Ichi was my main damage dealer, same with my friends who played the game. Turns out I was subconsciously building him, and only after I got Han and Zhao did I start building him as a Support DPS.
@luqmanloki4803
Жыл бұрын
I think people are talking him being weak story wise. As in he is not a raid boss like Kiryu and Goro Majima in their game. Ichi needs his teammates to fight against other people in this game.
@skell6134
Жыл бұрын
@@luqmanloki4803 Welp,as we saw Ichiban still can beat both of them on this own(mostly Majima , and Kiryu is just survival fight but still) so people been wrong XD And with right setup he doesnt even need max level for it
@Dmitry_Medvedev
Жыл бұрын
My Ichiban got outclassed by Joon Gi Han, Zhao and even Nanba (earlier on). It wasn't until premium adventure where I unlocked the true power of Ichi with his fully upgraded Heroes Bat.
@Hymn_
Жыл бұрын
@@luqmanloki4803 mean what did you expect? ichiban was just a low level yakuza and he doesn’t have much martial arts experience
@luqmanloki4803
Жыл бұрын
@@Hymn_ Yea which is exactly what I expected. He's not supposed to be a juggernaut like Kiryu at least. But he's still strong.
Very nice, watched the whole video :D Some interesting strategies to carry over in to my own Legend difficulty playthrough in future too.
great work bro
Great vid. U did perfect guard at 6:40
Great video!
The answer I find to a large majority of these videos is “yes. But why would you do this to yourself?”
@RagnarAlvarrGaming
Жыл бұрын
Short answer: It's fun (most of the time). Or as I state in my channel description: Hi, I am Ragnar and I like to play JRPGs with unneccessary stupid restrictions!
Good job!
OMG OMG THANKYOU FOR LETTING ME KNOW ABOUT CURSE I CAN FINALLY FINISH YAKUZA 7
@Cringetopia
Жыл бұрын
SAME MAN, TENDO IS A PAIN IN THE ASS
So, I just recently decided to try out this game, and while I only managed to so far get a glimpse of the turn based combat, while also having pretty low framerate because I play on laptop, I still like it so far. Maybe I'm just so used to turn based RPGs that I kinda just immediately know what I'm doing, but I'm sure that even if I were new, I'd still like it. I don't really have much of a preference between turn-based and beat-em-up gameplay, really, I could swing either way. After I finish the game, I'll probably play Y0
your channel's great man x keep it up
I think you can use peerless resolve unless you didn't unlock it yet, either way. It's still a VERY good skill for Ichi only playthroughs
@RagnarAlvarrGaming
2 жыл бұрын
If you pay close attention to the battles you can see the Peerless Resolve icon on Ichi later on. Unfortunately that only is more like a safety anchor especially if bosses attack you 3-4x until your next turn :D
@ScarNoobXD
2 жыл бұрын
@@RagnarAlvarrGaming still. Very niiiice
Its rare to see such good videos are underrated
This was a really fun video. I wondered if it was possible to beat the game with Ichiban only using his Freelancer Job (the worst job in the game) but that doesn;t seem fun at all.
I remember when i first fought gojo i thought it would be a cake walk and i was smashed over and over to the point i had to exploit the doplegangers to lower gojos health as much as possible till saejma joined and even when i got the winning strat i still went through helm
@antersu324
Жыл бұрын
Oof I beat him on my second to third try because I know the fight was coming and I made a save sometime before going to the base
@berksusezen837
3 ай бұрын
GOJO?!?
Gary Buster Holmes is the true hero in this story
alternate title : playing yakuza 7 but in the original yakuza style
@sirnelson424
Жыл бұрын
Guess you dont remember y0 having trophies where you have to do heat actions with Oda and Tachibana. You know fighting with other characters
@Yanramich
8 ай бұрын
like a brawler:
Fun fact, (spoiler for the penultimate boss if you're watching this before then) Tendo isn't weak to just electricity, he's weak to specifically magic electricity, which is only on Enforcer and the Oribital Laser. Only two moves, both taking huge amounts of MP!
@spiroskarv8341
Жыл бұрын
No fulminating forecast?
@kichiroumitsurugi4363
9 ай бұрын
Fulminating Forecast also does it The reason Tendo resisted Electric-infused Ultimate Stack Slap is because of Blunt resistance applying first
You should try the EX hard mode
beating the game at lv69 as well, what a champ.
i’m only watching this cause i’m never gonna play like a dragon
Great run! This is something so random, but looking back, does anyone else think that Ishioda looks like the lion boss in Beastars? 😂
Guessing before watching video, fuckin' Tendo is a pain, eh?
@kichiroumitsurugi4363
10 ай бұрын
Wrong. In fact, Tendo is a joke
Amazing vid
you should try to beat amon
@RagnarAlvarrGaming
2 жыл бұрын
I did mention in the end about trying post game content, but I haven't had time to give that a shot. Will do so in the future but its probably unlikely its gonna work :D
@hana-chan420
Жыл бұрын
Seconding this idea, that amon fight has to be the most brutal challenge in the whole game, it would be great to see you try to tackle it.
Tendo specifically is ONLY weak to electric magic damage. He resists every type of physical attack. I did a run that focused on using no elemental magic and thus tried equipping as many electric weapons as feasible. Didn't do as much although the electric weapons seemed to still work the best
I was able to have ichi by himself once I got to the job select place
I watched this while programming, nice video
Can you beat the true final millennium tower using only Ichiban.
@deviljin_x
Жыл бұрын
probably not
@Yanramich
8 ай бұрын
No.
@KayderimGameplays
7 ай бұрын
There's a video on youtube where someone soloes the amon fight as Ichiban
Nice video
Can you beat Yakuza Like a dragon with everyone's default jobs? (Ichibans hero job does not count, once you can actually swap Jobs you must go back to his default job)
@hatad321
7 ай бұрын
You might have a harder time when Nanba leaves the party (he'd be your main healer). But I bet it can be done.
Would you have invalidated the run if an enemy made one of the part members drunk and they auto attacked?
@RagnarAlvarrGaming
Жыл бұрын
I did let the occasional rage or drunk hit by party member slide by, since reseting every time that happens would just be way too annoying. I only gave them the starting weapon though so in the rare case they attacked they were only doing like 10 damage or so
@Chrasta666
Жыл бұрын
@@RagnarAlvarrGaming yeah i figured cause that’s completely out of your control and would be annoying
The short answer is no. Unless you're on PC using a trainer.
27:30 that's not a crane lol
you need to play the judgment games
Why even guard as the other party members?
@kichiroumitsurugi4363
10 ай бұрын
Because without mods, they cannot be removed
Subbed lol
Ichiban! Lipstick for men
@aikotitilai3820
6 ай бұрын
Someone else knows about that product
@aroccoification
6 ай бұрын
@@aikotitilai3820 I can't believe no one else knows what I'm talking about when I bring this up. It's the only thing I think of when I hear his name
Now do this with only the Freelancer job.
@kichiroumitsurugi4363
9 ай бұрын
It only really affects horde fights since you lack proper AoE options until Essence of Orbital Laser, but single target fights hardly change - you still mainly use Blunt damage, and your main skill will still be the Stack Slap line
@powerplay9422
9 ай бұрын
@@kichiroumitsurugi4363 But the Freelancer gets to suplex people!
@kichiroumitsurugi4363
9 ай бұрын
@@powerplay9422Either way, a solo Freelancer Only run doesn't change anything bar the already rather easy horde fights against something like Bleach Japan
You really beat down those Yakuza: Like a Dragon(2020)!
BIG QUESTION: how did you manage to complete the game without the party members using follow up attacks on downed enemies after normal attacks from Ichiban?
@RagnarAlvarrGaming
Жыл бұрын
Follow up attacks weren't 100% avoidable in case party members weren't downed yet. Since they only stayed with their basic setup however those did practically no damage at all (we're talking single digit damage in later parts of the game) so it wasn't really an issue.
he looks like the weeknd
imagine if the Devs tested to see if this was possible themselves.
The graphics look good ,storie too,but i dont like the figth turn, i miss the old beat em up (you againts the city gameplay)
Bruh when I was fighting tendo ichiban kept dodging and not getting instakilled im lucky
@kichiroumitsurugi4363
9 ай бұрын
Curse Substitute also helps
How would this run change if you didn't use poundmates?
@RagnarAlvarrGaming
Жыл бұрын
Early game would probably be quite a bit different since the AoE status ailments from Gary Holmes and Robson are incredibly useful. Later on it's not really that big of an issue anymore.
Are you Russian? The accent seems to indicate that. Nice video btw, there’s not enough Yakuza content.
@nothanks39
3 ай бұрын
he said he is austrian with german as native language
"persona 5 CDs" one doesn't just simply resist *perrrrsona!*
Everybody say they don't know how to play shogi and I got the shield for the enforcer class with the shogi points for fun lol
I remember getting the kiryu fight and losing 10 times in a row before I realized he never once attacked either of my female party members, so I kept having ichiban block and made the girls do all the work, occasionally healing ichiban so he wouldnt make me reset the entire fight if he died.
next up: Can You Beat Yakuza: Like A Brawler Using Only Ichiban Kasuga? (Yakuza 7 mod) ... wait
You look like that one guy in that Facebook video
mmmmmmm I forgot there was an item that stops insta kill attacks. That would have been helpful to know.
@bencenagy5459
4 ай бұрын
There's also a skill for Ichiban's Hero job that does that, it's called Peerless Resolve
Itchy bun played to much Amogus
Yakuza LAD: schizophrenia-less%
What about.... Yakuza but with Saeko only ? You start the challenge right when you get Saeko and the rules are : Only Saeko can attack. Others party members have to parry. Healing only for Saeko (and Ichi) Saeko can't change jobs.
the first fight against joon-gi-han is where i threw in the towel because i refuse to grind. i shamelessly cheated from that point onward to get through the story and i am not even ashamed to say it. wasnt even limiting myself to one character either, joon-gi-han would just reliably 1 shot every single party member, and often got 2 attacks in a row. brutal.
@Yanramich
Жыл бұрын
skill issue (you don't really have to grind any boss except majima, also f)
@kinyon2555
Жыл бұрын
I had 0 problems with han. You must have been severely under leveled cause I beat him without grinding
@tropicturtle9021
7 ай бұрын
Geez, how underleveled were you to where joon gi Jan was one shotting everyone? None of the bosses made me need to grind until Majima.
WAIT? right arm is high chance instakill?! I must've got lucky for the 3 of those.
It's not say jima💀
Can finish it easier as enforcer.
Just in case you make another challenge video on this game, Zheng is pronounced like Zong not Jang. Edit: Also Sae, whether it be saeko or saejima isn't said like say or Psy, It's more sah- eh
@thatrandomcrit5823
Жыл бұрын
Dude´s from the south, give him some slack
@RagnarAlvarrGaming
Жыл бұрын
@@thatrandomcrit5823 Actually I am Austrian and my native language is German, just wanna point that out. Also yes I often butcher words/names because translating from german to english in my head while at the same time going with japanese names can be quite the pain when you're suddenly trying to juggle 3 different languages in your head at once :D
@thatrandomcrit5823
Жыл бұрын
@@RagnarAlvarrGaming Huh, really? Sorry man, you just really sounded southern...
@RagnarAlvarrGaming
Жыл бұрын
@@thatrandomcrit5823 don't sweat it man its all good, a lot of German native speakers have strong accents so I actually take it is a compliment if people don't notice immediately
@capturedsounddesign9662
Жыл бұрын
@@RagnarAlvarrGaming what can't you do? And what school did you go to, you're to smart for this era and how many hours did beating the game with only ichiban take?
you can beat the game but not the true final milenium tower
52:09 Ishioda, not Sawashiro
I can't be the only one upset with the gameplay change. It just isn't as compelling as the real time combat of the other games. Hopefully they change it back for later games but considering some things said by rgg that's unlikely..
@prodbyANT
Жыл бұрын
Main series going forward is turn based. They're making other games like the Judgement series and Ishiin if you still want brawler style.
@cymric4984
Жыл бұрын
@@prodbyANT I already knew that the new main games were gonna be turn based. And being able to play other games doesn't stop it from being disappointing
When you level the drink links with your party they will attack out of turn. Just saying you unfortunately failed this challenge
@Eidenhoek
Жыл бұрын
nou
@casteliareal
Жыл бұрын
he said he let hits like that + drunk and rage hits slide since theyre out of his control and would be annoying to reset for
Bruh that management mini game is bullshit
@kichiroumitsurugi4363
9 ай бұрын
Not really, it's actually pretty easy
No I can't. I can't even beat it with the whole party. I would die for boredom. I really tried but after 8h I started to worry about my basic body functions already, like breathing. I mean even just skipping all the cutscenes would probably take 5 hours alone. I really tried even that finally to somehow get me through. It's impossible. They created an unbeatable pile of boring bs no matter how I put it. I'd rather being locked in a dark, empty room, naked, all alone for a week than "playing" this thing just for one more minute. That would be pure joy and thrilling entertainment in comparison. You people who seriously beat this game must have brains made of steel. I envy you for that, I guess.
@prodbyANT
Жыл бұрын
Why would you skip the cutscenes? No wonder you don't like the game, you purposefully robbed yourself of some of the game's best moments. Also, the game has dozens of hours of side content. If you get bored of the turned based battling you can always go do something else like Dragon Kart or darts or Virtua Fighter. Sounds like you were wanting the game to be something it wasn't.
@deatheater6222
7 ай бұрын
you skip cutscenes,your opinion is invalid
@aikotitilai3820
6 ай бұрын
What I read is akin to someone calling a movie trash when all they did was pressing the "fast forward" button until the credits instead of actually watching the movie. You play a RPG without caring for the story what did you expect ?
@bencenagy5459
4 ай бұрын
You skip cutscenes of course you fucking hate it
English version.. 😑
@yakuzerman1531
2 жыл бұрын
Just let the man play how he likes
@Realteatea
Жыл бұрын
English version.. 😑 > 🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓
@nek211
Жыл бұрын
@@Realteatea japanese version is better than english right
@angelusvastator1297
Жыл бұрын
yeah lmao
An absolute travesty and a shame how to shit on the Yakuza series by creating this turn based abomination. They shouldn't have named this Yakuza.
@autumn5788
Жыл бұрын
mald
@smailchali5102
Жыл бұрын
cope
@Clownk1ller
Жыл бұрын
It's not....thaaaat bad
@Realteatea
Жыл бұрын
🤓🤓🤓🤓
@zeko7150
Жыл бұрын
I don't like turned based combat either but you don't have to play it bro. They just tried to make something new, yakuza has a million other beat em up installments, it doesn't hurt to have versatility
This games fighting system ticks .e off. Its NOTHING like the other titles, more or less a fucking joke when compared to games like Kiwami. The story is there, but the fighting is not there at all. I feel more like a robot than anything while playing this. You can control where your character moves, you can't do Jack shit. Why they made this game this way, I have no clue, but its truly upsetting. Love the story, but when the co.bat isn't up to pay, it drags the game down a lot.
@kichiroumitsurugi4363
11 ай бұрын
Admottedly, yeah, it feels wonky, though since this is the first time they experimented with it, I can understand it being a bit unpolished. Also, worry not, there is a mod lets you play the game the way you would be playing the other Yakuza games (not sure if it is finished or not)