for being a "short game" this game has so much content to the point it went above and beyond and even the "filler" dosent even seem that bad imo cause it was very inter woven into the story also the game feels very judgment-ey

@alonemax2912

8 ай бұрын

Yeah, there is a lot of reused content and you can see where they took shortcuts to make this game in short period. But this content is pretty fun.

@zerparadoxx9458

8 ай бұрын

@@alonemax2912 When don't they reuse content. Aint bashing on them. They just do it perfectly to the point where it may be reused but there is enough change to make it slightly different than the rest.

@alonemax2912

8 ай бұрын

@@zerparadoxx9458, yeah I agree. I don't mind when it done so developers can focus on different stuff.

@zerparadoxx9458

8 ай бұрын

@@alonemax2912 Exactly, when the core foundations of a game are perfected. All they can do is add on to it. Or make slight adjustments as long as it's not fully removed. Core foundations that i can see are the combat, settings, and story-line. Settings can change according to the story-line for it to make sense. I can go on and on.

@damagon647

8 ай бұрын

@@alonemax2912 The only times where they really reuse their proper minigames (not counting stuff like arcade, bowling, darts, etc.) is when they are making it in a short time, for example Kiwami 1 with pocket circuit, Kiwami 2 with clan creator and now Gaiden with pocket circuit once again. Otherwise each game usually has their own exclusive minigames. Honestly would have preferred them to bring back Dragon Kart for Gaiden instead of pocket circuit but I guess youd be limited with tracks since Sotenbori is much smaller.

The ending actually made me cry a bit. Like holy shit was it touching

@JosephF.

8 ай бұрын

Me too lol. This and Yakuza: Like A Dragon did me in. I dunno what it is because I don't think any of the previous games had ever gotten me before.

@gloobski

8 ай бұрын

I bursted into tears 😢

@hadinasrallah8928

7 ай бұрын

I bawled my eyes out so hard snot came out lmao ive never cried that hard at a form of media

@Extra_Onions

7 ай бұрын

I just watched the "reward" scene. shit hits hard.

@Cidiuss

7 ай бұрын

a bit? I was weeping like a little baby

This game fills the void 6 left in me in regards to Kiryu's legacy and the franchise's history and heightens my feelings towards 5 and 6 as a whole. The atmosphere reminds me so much of Yakuza 1 and 2 as far as how intense the stakes are and the over the top nature of a lot of what happens in chapter 3 and onward. Kiryu's characterization in general in this game is something I just absolutely love. I legit would not mind a Majima, Akiyama or Saejima gaiden if RGG ever thought about doing that

@Titanxzero1

8 ай бұрын

Tbh, it feels like it could've been a DLC for Yakuza 6. And I say that in a good way.

@danny1884

8 ай бұрын

I would love a Majima game, he was my favourite part of Yakuza 0 and was bit of a shame he didn't have big roles in some of the later games.

@WormsMaster100

8 ай бұрын

I'd insta-buy an Akiyama focused game

@20piecemcnuggets27

8 ай бұрын

​@@WormsMaster100tbh i kinda wanted a nishiki game

@xtr.7662

8 ай бұрын

​@@Titanxzero1it was supposed to be 7 dlc

This game is probably one of my personal favorites, i played this way too much and got the platinum trophy after 18 hrs, the story is so good and the new agent style is amazing

@dalton5229

8 ай бұрын

Dang, how'd you manage to platinum after that? I'm sitting around 18 hours right now and still haven't finished the coliseum, and haven't even touched pocket circuit

@zerparadoxx9458

8 ай бұрын

@@dalton5229 There are guides online to help with it

@majorpeepo

8 ай бұрын

the achivments aren't hard to get in this game there kinda fun @@dalton5229

@imjustlikedenji5954

8 ай бұрын

My only gripe is not being able to dash cancel out of heavy attacks It's become a little tougher to play evasively in this game, but i was able to do some cool stuff with the new style I especially like the evade strikes, very useful if you know how to use them

@Draffut2003

8 ай бұрын

After playing this for a bit, and current "enjoying" the pool minigame. Wondering whose dick I have to suck to get a version that is actually fun and playable.

I only hated one thing, they show the Ichi fight in a memory, but didn't let us fight him. That woulda been fun

@somerandomskywalker9854

8 ай бұрын

frrrr brooo when i knew we were gonna be seeing Ichiban at the end bro i was like "pls let us fight him" hahahahaa

@ihavenoson3384

8 ай бұрын

@@somerandomskywalker9854If Kiryu fights anyone, he is forced by the script-writing to win. The original storyboarding for Kiryu is that he is the strong main character that overcomes everything and wins. He cannot lose. The only enemy he technically lost to is sneak-attacking Lao Gui the Chinese assassin in RGG 0. If they put him against anyone in a fair fight, he has to win, otherwise the whole story premise of his character falls apart. For example, in the lore he never lost a coliseum fight. Kiryu is the fixed fight. 'Legendary Yakuza' is a justification of him being a boring stereotype.

@gagejohnathan9641

8 ай бұрын

Canonically Ichiban never landed a blow on Kiryu, and he went down in a single punch, it would be the easiest boss fight in series

@ThelostKoiKiwami

8 ай бұрын

@@gagejohnathan9641 damn fr, didnt know that

@ThelostKoiKiwami

8 ай бұрын

@@ihavenoson3384 majima in kiwami outa the joint, he says he lost or smt

I found Akame to be a very charismatic and endearing character. I hope she appears again in the future, and thanks for the video

@Colonel100

8 ай бұрын

Yeah Akame was a very fun character. I also really liked Tsuruno as well.

@charlescalthrop2535

8 ай бұрын

J O R Y U U U U U

@LaVitaNouva

8 ай бұрын

Dem Kansai accent ❤

@tastethecock5203

8 ай бұрын

Also good singer. I now want to hear her doing Rouge of Love with Ichiban and his screeches

@chalm_s

8 ай бұрын

i agree with everything you said, i hope she will return in future games and i really love her "Joryuuuuu~"

Even though it is a side game but Gaiden confidently sits in top tier of RGG games for me. It's just so fun playing this, the characters and story are superb and I especially love how it bridges between 6, 7 and 8. I love 6's ending and how that game explored Kiryu's parenthood and Gaiden acts like a companion piece to it, exploring further to his loyalty and sacrifice. It's a great game through and through

@charlescalthrop2535

8 ай бұрын

Pound for pound, it is one of the best games in the series. Its made me really confident for Infinite Wealth.

@samuel.jpg.1080p

8 ай бұрын

@@charlescalthrop2535yeah and Gaiden being smaller is good as IW seems to be the biggest entry

@aronsurakh1747

8 ай бұрын

Finally having good Kiryu combat in dragon engine😩

@samuel.jpg.1080p

8 ай бұрын

@@aronsurakh1747 nah, I always like Y6 and K2 combat, they're different than the other games and Kiryu's Yakuza style in both games are versatile

@xtr.7662

8 ай бұрын

​@@samuel.jpg.1080pdefinitely not they are on par with yakuza 4 at best while this one and lost judgement are the best ones so far

This was totally Fan Service as a game and I was so happy about that. Everyone turned up. Games returned we all wanted.

The final boss fight was one of the best in the franchise Imo, they really nailed it dow and went with a big blow to end the game. The choreography itself is just astonishing, the ending of the game left me broke af. This game really did a lot

@LaVitaNouva

8 ай бұрын

I also love and understand him, to me he's Aizawa done right.

@mjc0961

8 ай бұрын

@@LaVitaNouva That's a great way to put it. Aizawa done right. It makes sense for this character to show up and be the final boss in a bid to take over the Yakuza, rather than "wait why is he here, what is he doing"

@Zephhi

7 ай бұрын

Pretty much @@LaVitaNouva

Ramadan Mubarak bro, I've started playing this game because of you. Thanks akhi

Story alone is 10/10 to me, or even 11/10 if I might add, final chapter is completely a blast to me, such a emotional rollercoaster

@alfred0621

8 ай бұрын

This game is up there with 0 and lost judgement

@aronsurakh1747

8 ай бұрын

oh boy

You and snowiestangeman are hands down the best yakuza content creators ever I sure hope you get more recognition and also get featured in one of the games down the road you definitely deserve it over some of those random ones in ishin keep up the good work really appreciate the entertaining content and opinions!

@hadinasrallah8928

7 ай бұрын

Fr two dragons

@REDEEMERWOLF

7 ай бұрын

@@hadinasrallah8928There can only be one dragon.

@Grandmastergav86

7 ай бұрын

I like Leon but RGG needs to scale back on the whole "let's include influencer abc", it's in serious danger of going down the Saints Row 4 path.

Watched your gaiden streams, it was fun to watch you play and great to see the game being able to connect the story between 6 and 7.

Just finished it myself, so here's mine, spoiler free 1. It's MUCH closer to my imagination of Kiryu's last showdown than Yakuza 6 ( yes i know we still get him in LAD8, just saying it's so much closer to what i imagine ) 2. The most beautiful ending 3. For a short game selling at half normal price, it has so much contents and fanservices 4. Crispy gameplay, fucking love it 5. God damn, the graphic is on another level since LAD7

@KhaledSham

7 ай бұрын

normal price is 60$ and the game is 50 btw

@LaVitaNouva

7 ай бұрын

@@KhaledSham really? I remember purchasing it much cheaper than that, could be something i missed

@KhaledSham

7 ай бұрын

@@LaVitaNouva pretty sure its 50 usd. Maybe its different depending on your region

@LaVitaNouva

7 ай бұрын

@@KhaledSham Asia region here so maybe

I love Gaiden. I just beat it today. I rate this one as one of the top games in the series. The story was good, none of that silly over the top plot twist out of nowhere, a good last boss fight where you understand his motivation and where he’s coming from. Also that last group battle with everyone was so badass. And that ending hits you right in the feels. I really want more games from Like a Dragon set in this gaiden style. Maybe Majima, or Akiyami etc.

Getting to see Kiryu pull off Judgment juggles was very cathartic.

I just finished the game today it was better than I expected I loved the finale also Leon you sound abit sick you good bro?

@devilleon7

8 ай бұрын

Yes all good! Thank you for asking :)

This game has been a blast to play through, all the side content is amazing, the styles are great, their themes go so hard. New characters are full of personality. This is just another W for RGG!

I think PatStaresAt described it best by accident when he saw the trailer and called it "The apology game" This is ABSOLUTELY a far better note to end Kiryu's saga on, and being a continuity cavalcade and love letter to the franchise makes it all the sweeter.

Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Game With a Really Long Name

@vividlantern8854

8 ай бұрын

Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Actually Thought He Could Hide For More Than an Hour

@slobertooth1358

4 ай бұрын

It's got nothing on Kingdom hearts names

I have yet to finish the game but I'm having a great time, it's packed with a lot of content and the arena is one of the highlights for sure.

As someone who started the series a year after 7s release it's so gratifying being able to play a new game as kiryu when it comes out. It feels like such a massive milestone as a fan who started the games in lockdown.

thank you for the review leon. I'm ~20hrs in and haven't reached chapter 4 yet because the side content is so much fun lol

This game was such a blast for me, just finishing up the last platinum tournaments and substories and hopefully an amon fight. The coliseum was my absolute favourite part of it and boosts the replay value of the game which is good for a game that was supposed to be “short”. The one thing I wanted that I think would make it absolutely perfect was the option for a custom team hell rumble, where you can select your team of fighters, and then also customise the team you’re fighting against with the characters you own, maybe even an option to edit the arena stage too like some of the later platinum tournaments.

iv been really enjoying it. love being able to change Kiryus outfit and play other characters in the area "even if they are a bit watered down" Akame was nice and I liked seeing judgement characters finally crossing over.

I actually loved the story and it really did Kiryu justice in portraying his Yakuza way in contrast to the cold and calculated mafiosos of the Daidoji. It always felt like Kiryu was often treated with distain by other yakuza but the game really treats him with the respect he earned at this point.

Love the piano save point song you use in the background of your video. So many Memories from playing Yakuza 1 ps2 in my childhood

I thought the beginning of the game flowed terribly and was skeptical in the hours following, but wow, it really won me over. The most "fun" Yakuza game I've played in a while, second if you include Lost Judgment

@theperson8539

8 ай бұрын

Lost Judgement is decent, but a little overhyped to my mind. I enjoyed it, but it felt a little slow to me, and it took me a long time to finish it.

@dmitrisemenoff6455

8 ай бұрын

​@@theperson8539the pacing's not necessarily the best in lost judgement I have to agree, but the side content is amazing

I cried my eyes out i felt kiryu's emotions hit me hard this man has gone through too much

Just got the platinum today, gotta say it is an amazing game but I did have a few small gripes. Gameplay wise I was satisfied but I do think you could really feel the fact this was a 'short game' compared to other modern RGG games. We got a lot of cool new characters which I wish we could have spend more time with in the story, but the actual gameplay content on offer here is anything but short, it really is just the story. I also never really fell in love with agent style and wish they had reworked Dragon of Dojima style a bit more to give it that Yagami depth. As it stands I still think Yakuza 0/Kiwami is easily the best Kiryu combat we have ever gotten and his Dragon Engine fighting styles never really lived up to 0 or even the Judgement games which is unfortunate cause this is probably Kiryu's last game (wonder how many times we will say this in the future. 😂) But other than the stuff I mentioned the game was great, I really enjoyed my time with it.

i've got to say one thing- just plowing through random goon fights with the Serpent has made my day more than once. not the most effcient way to fight but it never fails to make me smile

This was perfect timing my for me, listening to the credits right now and my god. The tears I shed.

@dmitrisemenoff6455

8 ай бұрын

I feel you bro. That climax was something else

This makes me want to play the game even more. Thanks for the review :D

I've been working so i havent beaten it yet, but I've loved it so far. Got sucked into the Pocket Circuit again 😂 Also really love that you can fight as all the different characters in the arena.

Ryu Ga Gotoku made a jam packed game in 6 months whereas other developers made less in 6 years

I love that they know exactly what we wanted from this game and absolutely crammed it with tons of bosses and fights. The entire game just feels like it was made with the mind of “yeah, heard you like Beat ‘em ups”. Gaiden definitely exceeded every expectation for me. Also that coliseum menu theme alone is worth the $50.

Sega and RGG really do put a lot of work into the yakuza/like a dragon series! And it doesn’t take them a decade in between each game to release a new one! I’ve been a fan for quite awhile now and love it! The only critique I have is I wish they’d come out with one where you start off as a low level member and rise through the ranks to build up your own clan! You run businesses/rackets, decide the people and their ranks, customize your own crest and HQ, and above all takeover the region you’re in to be at the top!

Thank you for this review and no spoilers! I’m excited to get this game and play it.

i’m taking the game very slowly and doing a lot of the side stuff and even so far i can say it definitely exceeded my expectations too.

What I love about the Yakuza/Like a Dragon series that it has some of the most dedicated content creators so I never feel lost or unsure. Thank you for making this review, I will definitely give this game a try.

Loved playing this :D

I’ve always had a policy between any game series, show, book, whatever. That which ever one makes me cry will be my favorite. I’ve played through every imported yakuza game and did not cry once (although there were some close moments). And before this game came out I had seen the trailers for Y8 and thought “this is the one”. Played this game and I have to say. This is my new favorite yakuza game I’ve played

I love it and happy that I got to play it for essentially free through Game Pass. I'm yet to finish it, but might be one of my favourite entries to date.

The only problem I had with the story is a very minor one (which I'll say below for " spoiler reasons 🤓") In the story you have to do some repetitive stuff a lot imo. By that I mean every now and again you'll have to go back to the castle then back to sotenbori then back to the castle for minigames or plot, then you have to go to Akame's and rest on the couch a bunch. I don't remember how many times and I doubt it's as much as I make it sound like but I didn't like that they made us do that instead of just changing the time or teleporting us somewhere. Besides that the story is extremely good and I really enjoyed it. Had fun playing as Kiryu again and I can't wait to see him kick butt in 8.

I can finally join the discussion! I’ve been playing the series nonstop since April to catch up for Gaiden. I’m 16 hours in, currently in Chapter 3. Agent style is so fun, I love using Spider and Serpent (not a huge fan of Hornet or Firefly). I missed having multiple styles While also trying to catch up on Yakuza, I’ve also had another goal of playing through the Sonic series and Gaiden let me play Sonic the Fighters on modern hardware which is a hilarious concept but it’s one of the first things I did in the game. Akame is great. Enough said. I am really enjoying this game but I’m not as addicted as I expected to be and I’m not sure why.

@stal1n63

8 ай бұрын

Yeah, prorably chapter 2 is reason, where everything introdused to you. But.. 4 and 5 chapter drastically improves, so, go on!

The ending was probably the best in the series. Not even kidding

I enjoyed this game a lot more than I thought I would. It's considered a short game, but I logged about 19 1/2 hours while not finishing the colosseum matches and only doing the Akama Network up to level 25.

After seeing the detail they’re putting into this, I’m starting to wonder if we’ll see a remake of 3/4/5 in the near future, the effort they put in that they really didn’t need to indicated to me that these assets might have a greater purpose in the future. (In particular the restoration of the park in Sotenbori)

Im only at chapter 2 myself but his game is amazing. Agent style feels like agreat evolution of crane from the judgments games, yakuza style feels great as ever, and the fact the upgrade system has you seeking out points doing optional content gives more insentive to do the side stuff, which is even better. If this keeps up, this would easily be one of the best rgg games

Wished I could join the stream and watch it live with the rest, ended up being busy and watching the whole VOD

I think my biggest problem with the game, staying away from major spoilers, is that we see so little of the Daidoji Faction in the game's narrative and gameplay. I was mainly looking forward to this game so that I could be a super secret agent doing jobs for the faction, deniable ops, political subterfuge, that sort of thing. Plus play with all the fun gadgets, obviously. But after the big finale of the first chapter, it never really feels like Kiryu is an agent anymore, despite technically still being part of the faction and having Agent style with its toys. He never really cooperates with them, he goes against their orders violently on multiple occasions, and yet nothing ever comes of it in terms of real consequences. At most, he gets a slap on the wrist and left to continue doing literally anything but be an agent. It's a lot like how Yakuza 0 showed Kiryu as a young, fresh yakuza, but then rushes to immediately make sure he isn't technically a yakuza for the entire rest of the game, which was also super disappointing for me. Maybe it was on purpose, maybe I missed obvious cues by avoiding the trailers, but either way I wish the story let me feel more like an agent instead of just another Kiryu game where he acts however he wants.

I just got 1000G for this game! Fighting Amon took a lot, but doable as a heads up. What i loved this time around is the achievements weren't stupidly hard for example, unlocking the Pocket Circuit Master races instead of actually having to beat ALL of them. Id play it again and it took me 32 hours to get all the achievements

For a filler game, I’ve had a massive blast it felt like a full entry. I had some issues at some point with the bosses and sometimes with the gadgets but overall I liked it. The agent style is fun and the Dragon with the triple finishing blow you unlock is incredible tbh. I’m 100% sure that the modders will have a nonstop field day with this game and I’m looking forward to see what they will create. Overall, it’s a nice game and I’m looking forward to what they will do after Infinite Wealth

Just started playing about four hours ago and holy wow I'm so happy even only halfway through the story and not with any side content. It's really good and I'm super excited for Infinite Wealth if the "side story" was this awesome

Me and my bud absolutely Loved this game, the end made me cry and the side content was enough to keep me from actually finishing the game for a few days and that was only the colosseum, not karaoke, arcades, cabaret, or any of the other side missions. As far as the combat goes, I was able to not rely too much on heat actions and actually used the gadgets more than I thought I would, and the Yakuza style is still very fun to play with especially when you unlock everything. And to end this, a lot of the characters they introduced in this game were fun, interesting and lovable. Over i give this game an 8 or 9/10

i would say tha this game enter in my top 5 of the franchise easily its awesome, i had fun, i cried a little, i didnt expect that much content and i cant wait for 8 to come

It’s awesome asf and blends into after Yakuza 6 and into Yakuza 7 and even into Yakuza 8. The side stories and the arena are fun i think and it being short i think the game is balanced. I cant believe they made it in 6 months. Lol those devs nuts

I'm loving this game!!! Totally milking it doing all the Akame missions and still on Chapter 2. By the way Devilleon, I'm one of those "5%ers" you were talking about that bought Y1 on PS2 day one but still wants more Kiryu games and content. I just can't get enough of his adventures. He's written extremely well in this game too, at least through Chapter 2. I'm having a blast.

Just finished yesterday. Definitely enjoyed it. I loved how they added moments for Yakuza 7 to tie in. Ready for Infinite Wealth. ❤

I agree with you. I'll add something of my own. Small things, that I liked: Music - this is a mixture of the metal rock inherent in Kiryu and electronic music for a new generation (or Yagami hehe), so to speak. Some of them remind me of Mick Gordon tracks, some remind me hotline miami ( ouryu no mezame). good good Pool - I guess it's first pool mini game on Dragon Engine (rip bowling). The pool are beautifully made. In previous installments, the ball icons often blocked the top pockets, making it difficult to aim. Now the FOV is distant, so you can take aim calmly. But most importantly, RGG added an acceleration, speed function called "fast". Now you don’t have to wait for you or your opponent to complete his move. You're just speeding it up. I hope this feature will be present in other parts. Darts - mechanically remained the same, with the exception of new darts, like pencil, or rose. The rest I forgot or haven't noticed yet) What I didn’t like, what I would add, change: aim lock - still works like crap. I could relate to a large number of opponents, but no, it doesn't work well even against one opponent. What disappointed me the most was the lack of a QTE actions. QTEs in RGG games always immersed me in battles with bosses and the environment. Thanks to your actions, the course of events takes place, yes, in case of failure they show animation and you lose HP, but that’s the point. From your actions you lose HP or hit the boss with a sweeping blow. What do we see in the new game? I can only count 2-3. The last boss fight seemed cool to me in terms of music and frames, but what I didn’t like was the missed use of QTEs in the scenes. But they didn’t do this and you just watch a cutscene of two men fighting with each other. And only at the end, when you need to deliver the final decisive blow, does it appear, the sacred “Y” button on xbox. I noticed a long time ago that QTE began to slowly fade away, especially on the dragon engine. The only game that tried to revive QTE was Lost Judgment with new style of QTE, but not as much as in the old parts, if we analyze the boss fights. As a result, I will repeat again that I liked the game. Yes, there are nuances, but they do not completely cover the game and the plot. I definitely recommend it to all yakuzers, love to all.

RGG says they will make a short spinoffy game and they serve up this. I was hooked from the start, but the final stretch of the game, especially the last two battles and the ending cutscenes... I was once again reminded why I love these games, and I always will.

Even though I've already got the game installed but I've been waiting for this.

Really loved Gaiden and it's pinnacle of Kiryu's Dragon Engine combat. Also that final boss was *searches Yakuza 5 final boss name* Aizawa done correct.

Finished Gaiden yesterday. It was extremely good. The finall boss, the emotional scene with kids, i was crying almost an hour

About the new game plus that supposed to be a pay dlc , I didn't see said dlc on the store. I live in SEA so maybe the dlc won't be sold here. Maybe it'll be added later as update.

Yo, ive done pretty much all the side stories but im pretty much out of Akame points and the stroll and patrol missions seem really lackluster in points, will i just have to grind those out or is there another way to get a lot of akame points?

If they made Gaiden in six months and it was this good, then that's a improvement. I hope we can say the same for 8.

@mjc0961

8 ай бұрын

I'm already disappointed in 8. From the demo, we can see that the menu controls in battle still suck. It's still such a pain to switch targets. I will never understand how RGG screwed up and continues to screw this up - there is a list on the right side of the screen, the enemies are listed one below the other, let me press Up and Down to move up and down this list to select a target. Simply, easy, would work perfectly. But nooo. Instead I have to press random directions until it finally changes targets at all, then keep pressing whatever random button it decided to be this time until I get what I want, sometimes getting even more frustrated as it keeps bouncing back and forth between two enemies or just skipping over the one I actually want. There's just no way in hell I'm paying the new $70 price for this. There is no excuse for it to be this bad. In 7 this was a "this is annoying, but it's their first game like this, hopefully they fix it in 8" situation. Now in 8 it's not fixed, it's indefensible, it's a complete dealbreaker for me.

@Boyzby

8 ай бұрын

@@mjc0961 Literally one thing is stopping you from what looks like an amazing game. That's crazy. It's annoying, but not THAT annoying. I also wish the combat order displayed more than just the one enemy who is going next. I guess it isn't hard enough to matter but I'd like to plan things out a little more without guessing.

I've been playing this since it came out on the 9th and I have to say ut is amazing. The side content is some of the best in the series and I have to agree with you the Colosseum is absolutely awesome. It's not my favorite story in the series but it's still really done

Amazing review Leon! I platinumed Gaiden a few days ago and I must say for me it is one of the best yakuza entries. I LOVED it. It was pure fanservice, especially if you went and did all the substories and additional content. The ending was just the cherry on top. (slight spoiler ahead) Frustrated that you couldn't fight Ichiban and it was just a 'scene in your head. Bummed there. Overall though, the gameplay was fantastic. Combat was great, story was great. I just really hope that in Infinite Wealth Kiryu's story is concluded with the orphanage. I can understand what they did with the end, it did make me think 'DAMN there's so much more to this.' Now... to play the IW demo!

One of the few critiques I will mention about the game is that Serpent(the jet shoes) is broken. I mean, you can beat any boss, even the last fights, or groups of people fairly easily......even with your eyes closed. Just keep going back and forth and you will win without even needing to use a single health item. I think Serpent would have been better as a city-traveling mechanic, rather than a battle option. Kind of like how Tak had the skateboard in the Judgement games.

I'm trying to platinum it and so far it's been pretty good. I don't know if it's my skill issue talking, but i found the platinum tournaments to be a bit unfair in the coliseum

I just now got my final achievement and got fully 100% I adore this game it's amazing for a "smaller" game its just perfect they did an excellent job my literal only complaint is with the clothing boutique they didn't give us the option to go shirtless with kiryu

@devilmaycrysarockingdontcome

8 ай бұрын

May I ask how long it took you to do 100%?

@TigerDrop787

8 ай бұрын

@@devilmaycrysarockingdontcome I'm at about 24 hours but I rushed through a lot of the sub stories to get them finished I just wanted to get 100% asap it's not as grind heavy as other entries in the series you do gotta grind for upgrades to finish the arena quests tho

I live this game. Can't wait to get home and play it again. I just gave it a try and now I'm 10 hours in. I wish I would have given the entire series a try. I started with 7.

I enjoyed it, nice to play as Kiryu again

For chapter, 3:41 probably supposed to be "side content" and not "site". Thank you for the review, pretty excited to juggling.

Gaiden is awesome 🎉

I haven't finished the game yet but im having an absolute blast so far. Wanted to see what you thought about the game since youre my go to person for yakuza stuff The coliseum is godlike in this game

I cried. That's all I'm gonna say.

@dmitrisemenoff6455

8 ай бұрын

I feel you

Honestly, many bigger games like Spider-Man 2 is pretty "short" as well. I 100% Spider-Man 2 under 30 hours, so I think Gaiden's price is pretty reasonable

@RedDrake110

8 ай бұрын

Took me just 15 hours to do the platinum on spider man 2 Really good game (a little on the short end for my liking, but I guess it is a good breather from my 125hr corpo run on CP2077 and phantom Liberty)

even as an advertisement for 8, the game is still pretty fucking incredible narrative wise. lots of content, decent combat which is well improved since 6/k2, and some pretty long demos for 8.

Hey dev I’m curious u might of made a video about it but how do u feel as a big yakuza fan with kiryu voice changed as yong yea I really miss the old kiryu more just cause it what I’ve always knew

@SlobberJohnson

7 ай бұрын

Yong ruined it

This game is GREAT. That last chapter... Probably the best chapter in Yakuza series ever. Very hyped for 8. I get it from gamepass so i'm really happy for getting it for 4$.

@theperson8539

8 ай бұрын

...it won't be on Game Pass forever, love the series, literally my favourite, just a little bit grossed out by the dubbing and MS stuff recently.

@dmitrisemenoff6455

8 ай бұрын

​@@theperson8539yeah it's a shame, but not a game changer either for me since I play with the Japanese voices. Praying for all the dub enthusiasts out there

I absolutely love this game so far. Still on Episode 2 but have done the coliseum a few times and tons of Akame’s missions (10 hours in so far). I really want there to be more games like this in the future. “Joryu’s” fighting styles are absolutely awesome. Hopefully they don’t actually kill him off in 8….

@Sh1rogane

8 ай бұрын

If they kill Kiryu for real, It will be a huge mistake, after playing this game I think Kiryu should join Yagami's agency honestly

@theperson8539

8 ай бұрын

@@Sh1rogane Honestly, hell yeah. He clearly gets along with Kaito... also, crossover I didn't know I needed in my life.

@ldking5132

8 ай бұрын

@@Sh1rogane Hell no? Kiryu is old. He needs to sit tf down for once in his life.

@deviljho4260

8 ай бұрын

@@ldking5132this. Thought I was the only one who just wants kiryu to finally rest for the years he has left

@rippedtidegaming1349

8 ай бұрын

@@Sh1rogane I love the idea of Judgment 3 with Yagami, Kaito and Agent Kiryu

It took me around 35 hours to platinum this game, and I'm still having a lot of fun with coliseum and minigames at 40h now. Speaking of coliseum, anyone else find it kinda weird that there are so many in the tournament roster you can't recruit? I have 40 fighters now including the dlc and there are clearly spots for more in the fighters' lounge, so I'm guessing there'll be an update or dlc later.

you probably don't look at your old video's comments but can you do a Spoiler included review I want to hear your thoughts on the story

Gaiden might be my 3rd favorite game in the LAD universe, just behind LJ and Y0. Loved the new characters, the story is really good and the soundtrack is just🔥

Can you make a video for Colosseum fighters tier-list? :)

I finished the game and I need to defeat amon

Will there be a new game plus update

Definitely enjoyed my time with this one. Especially story wise and all Kiryu faced, but I will wait for you to put out your spoilers video to get into all that. I do hate the fact that there is no new game plus though. As you said it made sense for the Kaito files. That was just a DLC in Lost Judgement. Like a Dragon Gaiden is a full game. Sure it's a set up for Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth, but it's still priced as it's own game. It's just dumb to me.

I have not yet played it but I hope it is as good as it gives us a lot of answers.

Can't believe I've been playing this series for 18 years.👍

Rad review Leon. I have a question tho Do you think they would use LAD Gaiden again for another spin-off, featuring a protagonist other than Kiryu? Because as far as I can judge my Japanese, Gaiden means "side-story". I'd love to have another one, like maybe a game about Kuze or Nishiki would be fire for a Gaiden game.

@dmitrisemenoff6455

8 ай бұрын

An interview of the director was published for sega, and they asked that question. The answer boild down to: if the game is well received, we'll think about it

I will buy it for sure, the coliseum is amazing.

A good way to charge Heat is to use the Serpent boots and just charge through items on the street lol.

Taking my time with the game but so far it's definitely an improvement over 6 as Kiryu's final solo chapter

Did Pocket Circuit always have a First Person button? Because that is my mew favorite way to experience those tracks. As far reusing movesets, I loved that one guy dressed similarly to Kiryu using Ryoma's Wild Dancer style from Ishin. That was unexpected and kinda cool.

I'm halfway through the game and all I can think about is how RGG made this in short development cycle and how it is a 'small' game I can't imagine how bountiful Infinite Wealth will be with its contents if Gaiden is deemed small in comparison, I'm not a side-content kind of guy but this has me overwhelmed - loving it so far, if it wasn't for RGG8 releasing so soon I might buy it but I'll just play it on game pass for now I also love how this was RGG studio's response to all the "I want to play Kiryu in refined dragon engine combat!" as they chug as much enemies and encounters as possible throughout the game

Honestly felt too short but its just hard for RGG to put out a bad a game. Loved seeing this side of Kiryu

Would it make sense to play this before Like A Dragon 7? Haven't done that yet.