Ichiban's story introduction is so perfect, he deadass went to prison the whole time Kiryu was busting heads from Yakuza 1-6. Even though Ichiban is a 42 year old hardened ex-con, he is basically a Lvl. 1 Novice character when he gets released from prison in a whole new world different from the one he left behind.

@seriousbusiness47

3 жыл бұрын

that's how yakuza works

@SabbyNeko

5 ай бұрын

Yeah, it's an isekai

Yakuza 7: Mid-life Crisis Earthbound

@at0micl0bster

3 жыл бұрын

New Age Retro Hippy would totally fit in LaD's enemy roster

@ShadowRohanX

3 жыл бұрын

@@at0micl0bster there is in fact an enemy called New Age Hippy in the game

@jasonhill8696

3 жыл бұрын

Boomer Persona

@otakon17

3 жыл бұрын

It really is.

@at0micl0bster

3 жыл бұрын

@@ShadowRohanX but do they brush their teeth in combat tho?

Yakuza: Like a Dragon sounds like a fantastic game that Woolie will never bother to play.

@at0micl0bster

3 жыл бұрын

he's starting at Zero, so he'll get there in about 10 years

@Hassan-kf6xj

3 жыл бұрын

@@at0micl0bster pain

@ftwsam2246

3 жыл бұрын

LMAO true

@NekoKujo6785

3 жыл бұрын

@@at0micl0bster Ah, yes, playing games......The Woolie Way. "But....that's so slow-." Shut up, it's........................(10 years later)......The Woolie Way.

@weewer3369

3 жыл бұрын

Hes playing Y0 at least

I wish more major gameplay changes in a series were this well-crafted and well-received.

@kingoftropes922

3 жыл бұрын

I think it helps this isn't the first time they've played with other systems, the Yakuza series is FILLED content from other genres, and that the team behind it are clearly HUGE fans of the systems and series they're taking from.

@wohdinhel

3 жыл бұрын

generally those changes need to be good and justified for people to be okay with them. Yakuza 7 is pretty much the only game that fits that bill.

@kingoftropes922

3 жыл бұрын

@@wohdinhel I'm sure you could find other examples, but they are undoubtedly rare for sure. Mostly due to risking alienating your audience even if it does turn out good.

@iMoD190

3 жыл бұрын

not entirely well received. there's a bunch of cringe 0/10, one sentence reviews dragging the score down on metacritic, bitching about turn-based combat being regressive and outdated.

@arisebuild1629

3 жыл бұрын

It helps that Yakuza was already an RPG in almost every sense of the word. Have any other non-rpg games ever made a decent RPG spinoff? Only ones I can think of are Mario RPGs and Mega Man Battle Network.

When Pat described the delusion of being a RPG hero and the transformation and all I was so sold. I was laughing my ass off in public. That's the best. I want it so bad.

@arthurgomes5188

3 жыл бұрын

Get ready for what just might be the most up beat presentation possible for a setting that can be summorized as "a bunch of middle aged people try to escape being at the botton of the social food chain". A whole chapter of the story is dedicated to the fact that you cant get a real job because you're homeless.

@onimaxblade8988

3 жыл бұрын

@@arthurgomes5188 Oof. As a person essentially in that position that hurts; I love it. Awesome. Great.

@arisebuild1629

3 жыл бұрын

@@arthurgomes5188 middle aged people down on their luck as RPG protagonists is so damn refreshing

Remember that time Ichiban tried making everyone eat a giant pizza ball or that time he ran around half naked guzzling ranch dressing?

@Kirkenburer74

3 жыл бұрын

BIRD UP

@maxway7465

3 жыл бұрын

TIME TO DELIVER A PIZZA BALL!!!!!

@Christhewiztv

3 жыл бұрын

Or when he left Arakawa on the top of the stairs in a wheelchair while he went to take a shit.

@raccoonofmotivation20

3 жыл бұрын

Essence of ranch

@NekoKujo6785

3 жыл бұрын

KASUGA NUMBER ONE

One moment of the localization that's been going around is a scene where a foreigner shows up speaking English, which the dub represents by having him speak slow and loud, and Ichiban doesn't understand it but goes "Shit! Is that English?" The localizers requested that the animators add a dub-only moment where Ichiban just turns to stare at the camera after saying that.

@otakon17

3 жыл бұрын

It's great, saw that a few days ago.

@NekoKujo6785

3 жыл бұрын

And he gives a thumbs up. Never forget the thumbs up.

@edgarmorales9950

3 жыл бұрын

I love that that's amazing! I love that they actually talked with the creators of the game to go and do that. They could've easily just translate it and leave it be but no they 10 times better. That's awesome!

@bahskintimulholde6191

2 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/qI6FsdyngpXNYps.html

If we were going "Snake to Raiden", then the apt transition would've been "Kiryu to Yagami"

@travissloan9411

3 жыл бұрын

Kiryu to the dude from the Black Panther games.

@jadedragon216

3 жыл бұрын

Hey, I like Tak

@UncleSikki

3 жыл бұрын

@@jadedragon216 Same. Tak is such a good character. Almost makes me want to check out some movies starring the guy that plays him.

>Pat says Yakuza Kiwami is bad >Baka Matai stop suddenly

Honestly feel like Drink Links are superior to S. Links because now we can see the MC actually interact with the party and see them bond instead of just saying one word and somehow they form a greater bond.

@Kango234

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah that is my issue with silent protagonists in general.

@JoseRS1186

3 жыл бұрын

@@Kango234 It's nice to see an RPG with a real character as its protagonist. Persona's Joker had me sick by the second or third Dungeon. "That's a good idea / If you think so..." Are not dialogue options I need or want in a game. Just be a movie instead of faking out player agency for an hour straight.

@kingoftropes922

3 жыл бұрын

@@JoseRS1186 I feel like there is value in having a silent protagonist/ a protagonist that works mostly as a player conduit, but it is refreshing to have a protag with some agency and actual unique interaction outside of what the player might choose.

@ako19productions

3 жыл бұрын

King Of Tropes Joker is one of the better examples of a “silent” protag, because you can tell he has a snarky, smart ass personality through animations and scenes

@blackheartzerotheundergrou3225

3 жыл бұрын

I can't hear "Drink Link" without picturing those creepy-ass fairies offer Link some Water of Life in _"Link: the Faces of Evil."_

I feel like a more apt Jojo comparison for Ichiban would be saying "Kiryu is Jotaro, Majima is Joseph Joestar, but Ichiban is Okuyasu."

@simran789654

3 жыл бұрын

I absolutely fucking hate how close some of these are

@rahjeel

3 жыл бұрын

Correction: Ichiban is Okuyasu AND Gyro Zepelli.

@Abdega

3 жыл бұрын

@@rahjeel Gyrokuyasu

@rnoble3541

2 жыл бұрын

And Yagami is Abbacchio

I too enjoy big hair man hallucinating his way through the cities of Japan

I got real excited when I heard Woolie was gonna play Yakuza, it’s gonna be a long journey ahead and I can’t wait. I’m at a point where I want to see people talk about later into the Yakuza timeline but I’ll make an exception here.

@NekoKujo6785

3 жыл бұрын

See you in 10 years when he finally get's to 7. Because that's the Woolie Way.

I already said this on Pat's stream, but if you have been desperate for a Persona game with adults and not playing this, you only have yourself to blame.

@kingoftropes922

3 жыл бұрын

Alternatively you could also play Person 1 and 2. Ideally, you would do all three!

@arthurgomes5188

3 жыл бұрын

For all of you that wanted to have Sae as a part of the main party in P5, this is about as close as you are going to get.

@onimaxblade8988

3 жыл бұрын

@@kingoftropes922 Persona 1 is still mostly teenager-geared stuff. Although the main villain for most of the game is pretty cool and an adult.

Pat must describe every RPG with "its like Persona" like game journalists describe everything with Dark Souls.

@carl8790

3 жыл бұрын

lol. Sure the game has borrowed a few influences from the Persona games, but that is it. It's a very different experience, but I guess since its an RPG and Persona 5 is the most popular RPG to come out of Sega, I can see why Pat would make those comparisons.

@randomfox12245

3 жыл бұрын

Pat:"dude not every game that has a corpse run is like dark souls, corpse runs have been a thing since World of Warcraft" Also Pat:"IT HAS COMBO MOVES THAT USE MULTIPLE PARTY MEMBERS JUST LIKE ALL OUT ATTACKS!"

@Machiroable

3 жыл бұрын

@@randomfox12245 I guess Pat didnt play most of the snes RPGs, because both Chrono Trigger and Super Mario RPG series had that way before Persona even existed.

@RazorTooths

3 жыл бұрын

Well Persona is what Pat's played and loved and it's one of the most successful JRPGs so I don't see the problem lmao.

This game just oozes with some Earthbound feels, I swear I kinda like that

@tomasfong40

3 жыл бұрын

there needs to be more real world rpgs man.

when woolie gives that little talk of franchises reinventing themselves and everyone is super onboard with the new stuff, while still loving the old stuff too..It reminds me of a certain let's play channel. And also JoJo's, which although divisive for some folks (introduction of Stands made some folks drop the series), was still pretty awesome for me.

@randomfox12245

3 жыл бұрын

What's funny is it's not "everyone" who is on board with it. There's some people who are INCREDIBLY butthurt the game is turn based now. I saw one guy saying it's the worst game he's ever played. Period. Because he doesn't like that it's a yakuza game that exists and is a turn based jrpg. People are wild

24:34 You heard it here folks: Kiwami means bad.

@slifer875

3 жыл бұрын

kiwami 1 made HUGE improvements over the original both in story and gameplay, its still the weakest yakuza game in the ps4 generation, i wouldn't say bad but is just okay.

@MrStath1986

3 жыл бұрын

@@slifer875 I think the biggest problem was the stripped down fighting style from Zero; I didn't necessarily want all four fighting styles back again, but the elements they chose to include made it feel really sluggish by comparision; and whereas the boss fights in Zero felt fair in terms of the learning curve, Kiwami's first real boss fight, against Shimano, is absolutely awful and a complete drag. The rest of the game is solid, though; Majima Everywhere is one of the best features of all time to the point I was actively seeking him out for a fight.

@iller3

3 жыл бұрын

The thing I remember most from that Playthrough was Pat just being bad AT it... especially the Orentstein/Smough fight in the dance hall

Yakuza has a branding problem imo, which has lead to too many games about Kiryu. If it was the "Like a Dragon" franchise with different sub names for different storylines it'd be easier to branch out and try wilder things. Like a Dragon YAKUZA Like a Dragon JUDGEMENT Like a Dragon QUEST

@CVVK2501

3 жыл бұрын

I mean aren't the Japanese names Like a Dragon anyway?

@jasonhill8696

3 жыл бұрын

CVVK2501 yes

@slifer875

3 жыл бұрын

Thats not the reason why its always about kiryu, the real reason is his HUGE popularity, its also the reason why majima keeps appearing and why he was changed from an phsychothic evil goon to a more simpathetic rival, its all about popularity. i heard kiryu had such a huge female fan base that the fan girls were angry he gets someone at the end of yakuza 2 leading to a hard reset in the sequel with that female character never to be seen again, ryuji shouldn't appear in any future game after yakuza 2 but he is so beloved he keeps appearing in non-canon games. The characters got so popular that became mascots meaning they can't change too much, getting a new MC for the franchise was a risky move

@b.blobbentein5774

3 жыл бұрын

@@slifer875 iirc sayama vanishes after 2 because they wanted to keep the hostess club minigames but it's bad for kiryu's image if he's flirting with random chicks when he has a gf

@slifer875

3 жыл бұрын

@@b.blobbentein5774 i can't tell which reason is dumper, she was a great character

Even if I do see Woolie finally play Yakuza, I will refuse to believe he's finally playing Yakuza.

@Abdega

3 жыл бұрын

But paradoxically he will never play Arkham Asylum

@GELTONZ

3 жыл бұрын

I think I heard something about him doing Yakuza 0 soon.

I literally laughed my ass off at 9:15 when Pat described Ichiban pulling the bat off the concrete like King Arthur/ Dragonquest/ Link

@otakon17

3 жыл бұрын

The scene itself is great to watch, laughed my ass off.

actually the first time i played a yakuza game for the core gameplay loop instead of all the sidequests

This game is basically what if yakuza inhaled the stick of truth, and became a better persona game than persona, which might be the greatest combination of game ideas I’ve ever heard.

@theqreem8587

3 жыл бұрын

That sounds like a fucking mess I'm buying it

@Christhewiztv

3 жыл бұрын

I dunno about that. Persona 5 is pretty badass. I love it and Royal to death.

@ultimamage3

3 жыл бұрын

This is described like the most Chuuni shit ever and I love it

@NekoKujo6785

3 жыл бұрын

This is the REAL Persona 6.

Y7 in Japan is subtitled "Where Light and Darkness are found" or something, no reference to Dragon Quest.

As a dragon quest fan, I can't wait for pat's full DQ 11 playthrough in the future.

@robertwallen1582

3 жыл бұрын

He has already played part Of DQ11 on his channel, he just didnt finish it

@tomasfong40

3 жыл бұрын

he should just play dq11s

Pat is super right, the vast majority of 7 is new characters and stories, it’s a good place to start. The last 5 chapters tie back into the series a little more, but even then it’s easy to understand what’s happening by that point.

@MrStath1986

3 жыл бұрын

I was so bummed when Sega openly declared that some of the established charactrs would be returning; like I knew they would probably appear as a 'passing the torch' thing, but I would have preferred it to be a surprise rather than them just showing them in trailers.

As someone who played through every game that got localized. I think the perfect order for anyone new to the series is play in chronological order. Start with 0 and play Kiwami 1 & 2 then go back to the remastered collection and do 3-5 then either play 6 or judgment (my order is 6, Judgment) and then 7. If you wanna go back and experience the original releases. Even Dead Souls is worth checking out. But to Star Wars it a bit. Prequel trilogy: 0-K2 "Enhanced" Original Trilogy: 3-5 Sequel trilogy: 6, Judgement, 7 Rogue One: Dead Souls Original Trilogy VHS collection: original Yakuza 1, 2, and 3. (OG 3 is rough tho) Edit: Also not to be taken seriously with actual Star Wars otherwise that order would be a lot different.

8:15 "Okay. So for the next game, why don't we make a Dragon Quest pun in the title, because the main character likes-" 8:55 *Crazy Talk walks in, shoots the guy, and walks out*

Always on release order. No excuses.

my personal favorite Sujimon is City Slicker. That one had me laughing my ass off out loud.

I think my only complaint is that I really wanted some obvious explanation of what stats affect. I can't find anywhere what exactly Dex and Agility really do without just guessing things like crit and turn order. And then a character with few spells has a huge magic stat so I think "Magic" affects more than it sounds it does.

@otakon17

3 жыл бұрын

Jobs are a thing, Nanba has access to others.

Pat: this is the closest we'll get to a p6 for awhile Woolie (suddenly interested): In what way!

@randomfox12245

3 жыл бұрын

Came across more like skepticism to me. Especially considering the follow up of "just because its modern day tokyo?"

@iller3

3 жыл бұрын

...and look how long it took Woolie to finish 5. Woolie just loves the concept of Persona, not the actual progression of it

@Kango234

3 жыл бұрын

@@iller3 I don't think that is fair, he played through all of 3 and 4 as well. He just likes talking to every npc whenever he sees them. Don't ask me why he did that though, since I don't think npcs have that much dialogue to experience,

@Scott-ld3cg

3 жыл бұрын

@@Kango234 Well with a lot of Persona NPCs their dialogue changes after each like month/dungeon you complete, so it's understandable why he'd talk to 'em a lot, not wanting to miss out on some of the slight character development these no-name characters can get

In Japan it’s called like a dragon 7: the whereabouts of light and darkness

I just bought the game based off this conversation. It's good.

Not to spoil anything in Yakuza 7 but they turned Woolie's brand of fighting game character into a party member and I want Woolie to try him out.

@ZoMbi5lAy3r

3 жыл бұрын

Are you referring to a certain white-haired party member?

@RandoChrisYT

3 жыл бұрын

@@ZoMbi5lAy3r Yes and *OF COURSE HE HAS WHITE HAIR*

@nosey2658

3 жыл бұрын

@@RandoChrisYT Is he perhaps korean ?

@RandoChrisYT

3 жыл бұрын

@@nosey2658 SHHHH

@Christhewiztv

3 жыл бұрын

@@RandoChrisYT Vergil inspired?

The only thing i didn't like about what i've seen is that the environmental attacks are not as big of a deal now. I've always enjoyed that aspect of combat. However EVERYTHING ELSE seems top notch, i love the Job system and the summons, looks really awesome.

@UNSTABLE111

3 жыл бұрын

Uhh Idk about that.,I got hit by a freaking car..took a good 100 chunk outta my health...also not to mention, grabbing chairs still do major damage

I was avoiding pat's LP until I was finished but I realized I zoomed through a majority of the game just based on how fun it is. It has incredible pacing, at times where other JRPGs hit a lull in the story, Like a Dragon / Y7 hits a peak, and it then manages to top it right when you'd think it'd stop. I agree fully with everything Pat has said about the game, this is the best RPG and a great entry point for anyone interested, and has a very low difficulty curb since its a turn based RPG with added mechanics you can learn to master with time. It's clearly made with love towards RPGs in general, and also reminded me that Atlus is just a Sega subsidary, which is why the P5 OST tracks are also buyables in-game, and its got all the really decent parts that P5 had to offer (social links -> drink links, character commentary during meals you share, a personality stat raising system) and I'm truly hoping the game RGG studio said "if no one likes it we'll just go back to the old game style" never reverts to what it once was. Looking real forward to that Y0 playthrough, Woolie!!

Neither one is voiced by makoto they’re both voiced by sae, it just sounds a lot like makoto, makoto voices the girl in the community center

Yakuza like a dragon is amazing so far. It’s so fun; I maybe addicted to it. A perfect fusion of persona and dragon quest and I love my dragon quest

No spoilers for the late game, but ichiban is actually pretty smart, much smarter than kiryu, he’s just super impulsive

This sounds amazing

I'm playing kiwami and I'm having a blast? Majima is so fun The story is interesting And the fights are basically 0 fights but I honestly feel better in it, with the more ingrained style switching

Don't skip the Yakuzas. I started with Kiwami and I thought it was great. There's no real reason to skip around them. Yeah I'll admit some parts of the games are jank (fuckin Jingu) but you should't soil the experience by jumping into the deep and very confusing end of the pool without context.

Pat's Yakuza playlist is a baaaad idea.

The game is fantastic, I love it. It fits so damn well.

1:42 Pat literally does not get how much this is like Dragon Quest. A game having social links doesn't mean it's more like persona, it means that it has those elements. The game is very heavily like Dragon Quest, down to the episodic nature and job class system.

Something Something Kiryu in Smash conspiracy

for anyone starting Yakuza Zero on PC they never fixed an issue with saves where it fails to save and changes your inventory into horseshit (restaurant food items etc) you can fix this easily by saving again

Why does Pat have this idea in his head that this game is called Dragon Quest in Japan when it's actually called "Like a Dragon 7: Whereabouts of Light and Darkness"?

That's it You just sold me Pat

Yakuza: like a dragon is my favorite himbo Persona simulator.

Well pat has convinced me to look into he games with the genuinely good pun names of all the baddies

Adachi best dude. Don't @ me.

Pat is the reason I got into yakuza too begin with and I'm for sure getting the new 1 now

Honestly, more turn-based games need to take note on how dynamic the turn-based system that RGG Studio created. Characters ain't just standing still on the same spot, interactable environments along with party members and enemies, etc. This should be the standard for the future of this genre.

YOOOO Zero let's play coming soon, im hyped af

Pat saying its his favourite one makes me hopeful for it since I completely wrote it off due to the turn based combat

Man I can't wait to play this game (PS5). I've never been worried about getting slightly spoiled on things, they're just overall fun games that can't but help you feel happy and hype........with the occasional tear.

"Like A Dragon" is a pretty kool title I'm sold

Woolie’s refusal to play any Yakuza games is still baffling to me Edit: there’s a chance he’ll play Zero and it will be legendary

THANKS FOR THE YAKUZA LP ANNOUNCEMENT, I was seriously wondering why he hasn't already tackled them or if he wasn't big on them or something.

This is giving off big "Persona 5 Cured My Autism" vibes

God I gotta get this game. Demon's Souls has my attention right now and I'm gonna pick this game up a little later. Can't wait!

Even Yakuza 1 which is the "bad" one in the series, is actually a pretty good game

@armedweiss5531

7 ай бұрын

I wouldn't even say the first game is bad, it's just super old and as a result mechanically it's pretty bare bones compared to what every game after has

I miss Kiryu and the old combat but it's still been a really nice change of pace.

I hope Pat uploads a full playthrough.

The dub for Judgment was fantastic also.

Guys can you please put SOMETHING in the intro? 20 seconds of dead silence save for my hopes and prayers that my ears won't immediately get blown out as soon as someone starts talking is awful.

It wasn't as good as 0, but I liked Kiwami, what was wrong with it?

@MrDredme

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah same pat being pat. The biggest problem was the doling out of the the Dragon of dojima abilities at a bad pace which made the time you actually got the whole thing unlocked the game was pretty much over

@loruapollo6634

3 жыл бұрын

Kiwami suffers from some of the same problems as the first game like Mediocre story and substories compared other games in the series, it doesn't help many substories were altered in kiwami to be more "funny" so many of them fell flat or just drag out when in the original they were just something you did in a minute and moved on. Also like it has been mentioned the Dragon style being nerfed to be completely useless until endgame and considering this was the only style you used in the original, it just feels wrong and unfaithful to the first game especially since every yakuza game after the first game was polishing that style game by game but kiwami drops that for just a watered down version of Yakuza 0 combat. There are other minor problems like the 2005 atmosphere the first game had going for is completely lost in kiwami and just in general feels kinda cheap and rushed in presentation

@Axonn1018

3 жыл бұрын

Majima Everywhere is funny and a treat for fans of the series but for people just trying to experience Y1 I think it gets in way. And I really hate where it actually alters one part of the story.

@b.blobbentein5774

3 жыл бұрын

Basically none of the game is original content. nearly every boss fight has a reused moveset and all the original features they add (mesuking, majima everywhere) just use stuff from 0 with slight tweaks. There's also the issue of "artificial" difficulty with some boss fights, as the game probably has the tankiest bosses in the whole series (except for maybe yakuza 3) and you can't knock any of them down.

@nicklambert4781

3 жыл бұрын

Having the 2 big minigames be pocket circuit and bug women rock paper scissors was a bummer too.

Pat, it's Saeko PSI-ay-Ko.

Yakuza: To be a dragon you gotta be strong, humble never bragin’.

I know Pat mentioned the Makoto/Sae link with the voices, but I appreciate that your best friend is a detective named Adachi, who’s also an incel (although this is played for laughs more than Persona 4’s Adachi)

Weird. Maybe it's my own tastes or my prior understanding of the games release/remake orders, but having just marathoned Yakuza 0, Kiwami and currently plucking my way through Kiwami 2, I haven't gotten the impression that any of them are bad. I know there's going to be a bit of a shock when I finish Kiwami 2 and go back in time to continue from 3 onward, but the ONLY issue I ever had with Kiwami 1 was FUCKING MAHJONG AND HANAFUDA GAMES and those are in ALL the games anyway. I can definitely see it maybe being 'not as good as technically later entries' chronologically, but I would love to hear Pat explain why it's just outright bad.

@frak4981

3 жыл бұрын

It's not. Pat is just being Pat.

@MrStath1986

3 жыл бұрын

The only bad thing about Kiwami is the combat, to me; it's just massively stripped down from Zero, which I can understand from a story perspective but the execution was a bit off. They've all been really great games, though - even if I don't really get the hype surrounding Yakuza 2's story; it's good, but Zero is way better, IMO.

so Personaquest without teenagers. good

@fenris5932

3 жыл бұрын

the youngest character in the party is like 25, and the rest are 30-60. It's great

@arthurgomes5188

3 жыл бұрын

It's Persona 5 if Joker actualy whent to jail instead of getting probation.

@ftwsam2246

3 жыл бұрын

@@arthurgomes5188 Ah Joker joins the Yakuza under Kiryu/Majima and works alongside Ichiban

I have never hated my own inability to enjoy turn based games more than I do right now. The only way I can enjoy this game now is to wait for Pat to upload his streams on KZread.

@cyberninjazero5659

3 жыл бұрын

I feel you man. For me it's not all Turn Based Games just the Dragon-Quest/RPGMaker style of RPGs that just repulse me. BG 3 and Underrail I could get into but the classic "No positioning - just wait you're turn" style I've always thought of as the worst genre in gaming

@Judgement_Kazzy

3 жыл бұрын

@@cyberninjazero5659 After seeing a bunch of Pat's playthrough and seeing just how fucking high quality this game is, I'm about to say fuck it and try it anyway. Maybe this'll be the one to get me.

@cyberninjazero5659

3 жыл бұрын

@@Judgement_Kazzy The thing with classic style Turn-Based RPG games is that I can count the number of times I've heard them complemented for their gameplay on half of one-hand. A classic Turn-Based RPG I find is praised for it's Story, Music, Setting. Everything except it's Gameplay I'd honestly prefer if the Gameplay was any other genre. Like if every CTRPG had all of it's fights switched out with racing/sports games it would be a net improvement for me

Pats not wrong that the Japanese title is a Dragon Quest reference, at least in my opinion. In Japanese the title is Like a Dragon 7: Whereabouts of Light and Darkness and Dragon Quest is a series known for having long titles in Japanese: Dragon Quest 5: Hand of the Heavenly Bride Dragon Quest 7: Fragments of the Forgotten Past Dragon Quest 8: Journey of the Cursed King Dragon Quest 9: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Yes!!! Woolie playing yakuza 0 heck yes!!!

Yakuza 7: the Fisher King

I read the Ippo manga and Woolie saying "handing the series over to Aoki" hits harder than he will ever realize

Still love that David Hayter was Guyver >w>

the game is really good

i just bought it and thought it was the stupidest yakuzee ever and i love it

Playing like a dragon it’s bomb good thing I played RPG’s growing up i still don’t think it’s for ever one tho specially for folks like me that dig the beat em up style

I’m so torn because I love yakuza, and I love the new game, but I’m worried we’ll never see the old combat again and I loved that combat

@arisebuild1629

3 жыл бұрын

Nah, this is clearly an Ichi thing. The way he sees the world creates the battle system, so as soon as they change protagonist the combat will probably go back to normal. Also, the RPG joke would get old pretty fast.

@perrydunetz882

3 жыл бұрын

@@arisebuild1629 I mean it was originally an April fools joke that they decided to roll with because of the positive response, I would love a spin-off series with this gameplay, but I miss the old combat, hopefully the Watase prequel they leaked today will have the old system

Having played every Yakuza game from 3 onward, here’s how I’d rank them: Yakuza 0 (The fighting system is great, the substories are the best in the series and the only karaoke song to top Kiryu’s “Judgement” is maybe Majima’s “Get To The Top” Yakuza 7 (So far, I haven’t completed it but it’s not really gone wrong yet) Yakuza Kiwami (Yakuza 0’s combat is back and the story is touched up with bits of Nishiki’s backstory. Plus, the Majima everywhere system) Yakuza 5 (though I still think one character’s backstory of feeling like she has to have an abortion at a young age for the sake of her idol career, having it and subsequently becoming infertile is WAY too dark for a Yakuza game) Yakuza 4 (Akiyama is a great character and “rubber bullets” became a meme for a reason) Yakuza 3 (quite a different sort of story but decently executed with some great moments) Yakuza Kiwami 2 (I don’t like fighting in the Dragon engine. It’s better than 6’s combat but still a step down from older fighting systems. It’s the only game in the series outside of 7 but I’m still playing that in which I never finished the story) Yakuza 6 (outside of the baby rugby scene, nothing really jumped out as having that Yakuza charm) Yakuza Dead Souls (although Majima on the karaoke almost justifies it being above 6)

From what I've seen, since I haven't played it, I like the changes overall. Since Nero got brought up, although I like how he plays in Dmc5, I still highly prefer playing as Dante

Man! Glad Miles Morales came before I got into this game, I started it in Japanese but didnt even make it to gameplay. I might have to go English, aside from the fact that George Takei is in it.

Kaiji Tang also plays Beowolf in Skullgirls, food for thought

@sol2296

3 жыл бұрын

I thought Beo was Kai Kennedy

@OverlordNico

3 жыл бұрын

@@sol2296 My mistake, youre right. Kaiji voices one the Black Egrets

OMG, It's Paranoia Agent?!

I'm in the late game and the battle system has kinda lost its luster. And I say this as a guy who has finished DQ11 three times. If they contnue with the turn-based battle system in the next installment, I hope they seriously improve on it.

I respect Pats opinions on video games and when he said Yakuza 7 was the best in the series he immediately sold me on buying a copy.

i like 7 more than the other games because as an rpg i feel more progression for the things im doing yakuzas combat is too simple for me to last over 80 hours of content plus 6 other games

WELP, Pat sold me on Yakuza 7

I'm not sure why the concept of a new protagonist in Yakuza is such a big thing. 4 & 5 had 3 other protagonists, Judgment had Yagami as the sole protagonist, and even in 0 which many consider the peak of the series has Majima take half the spotlight and I'd even argue that he's the real protagonist in the big picture of the story while Kiryu is more the deuteragonist.

I really hope that Yakuza like a dragon does well

“You hit a button and have a tag team attack.” Sonic Heroes! Sonic Herooooooooooooooes! Also this new guy sounds like Patrick from Spongebob.

Kiwami is NOT bad tf Pat

the protag switch sounds like if you went from guts to naruto between installments of a story

@JoseRS1186

3 жыл бұрын

Like if Guys dies brutally and the mantle gets taken up by Isidro.

@kingoftropes922

3 жыл бұрын

And it works. Mostly because it's part 1 Naruto, not part 2 Naruto.

@fenris5932

3 жыл бұрын

I'd say it's more like changing from Kenshiro to Luffy

@kingoftropes922

3 жыл бұрын

@@fenris5932 True

"Is Kiwami really that bad?" I see people saying in the comments. Yes. The boss fights are like being told to wear down a mountain with a rusty chisel and a plastic hammer. Dont play it.

@skytop082

3 жыл бұрын

Finish the Komaki training and learn the Tiger Drop to instantly break the game.

It sucks I got to wait a few weeks to pick this up once I pay off my monthly bills. I have been more stoked for this game more than any next gen console out there.