"BUT BUT JAYVEE WHY ARE YOU STARTING WITH THE SEVENTH GAME" 0:19 it's okay, i will go back to Yakuza 0. i promise :)

@Akidagoat

5 ай бұрын

Btw try this game on Japanese dub it conveys more emotions tbh

@jayveeeee

5 ай бұрын

will do 🙏@@Akidagoat

@Haankaas

5 ай бұрын

@@jayveeeee Also, just a reminder, but Yakuza 7/Like a Dragon is extremely different gameplay wise from the rest of the series. If you eventually play Y0 and the rest of the games, I think that the non turn-based combat in them will be even more enjoyable.

@tgkthebawse

5 ай бұрын

It's so weird when you play with English audio. All the central characters grunt and scream in English but NPCs still yell in Japanese. It is so immersion breaking.@@Akidagoat

@ilovenierreplicant2983

5 ай бұрын

Don't feel bad for starting with Yakuza 7, it was made as an entry point for newcomers in the series! :)

THE BEST FRANCHISE EVER. No other game has made me so sad about the stories 😩

@CautiousVR

5 ай бұрын

For real i started on 0 and played all the games just beat gaiden and its been like 7 games and im still depressed over nishiki

@2yoyoyo1Unplugged

5 ай бұрын

Never played Metal Gear or Xenoblade then

@squidwards-fat-sweaty-nuts

5 ай бұрын

@@2yoyoyo1Unplugged bro really just said xenoblade 💀

@okami9039

5 ай бұрын

​@@2yoyoyo1UnpluggedI played mgs 2,3,4,5 and mgr they're awesome and played xenoblade chronicles and I can safely say yakuza franchise is still better

@Norrabal_anims

5 ай бұрын

@@2yoyoyo1Unplugged Tried to day Xenoblade is better than Yakuza

"this feels like a japanese soap opera" 1000% accurate.

Fun fact: the voice actor for this young master is the same guy who voices Wei Shen in sleeping dogs

@bigg40khal

5 ай бұрын

Dope fun fact sleeping dogs is one of my favorites all time!

@shlokwaghela9560

5 ай бұрын

Gamers when the voice actor did the voice acting:

@deepflare1028

5 ай бұрын

​@@shlokwaghela9560 Gamers when they hear their favorite character's voice actor voicing a different character

@Spiderrtank

5 ай бұрын

coming back to Sleeping Dogs after playing LAD:Gaiden... hooo boy i do environmental attacks like all the time thinking they're heat moves

@deepflare1028

5 ай бұрын

@@Spiderrtank yeah, those were pretty brutal

I really genuinely believe that the Like a Dragon/Yakuza series is one of if not the best series.

Yakuza 0 was the first game I played and then I got all the rest of them. Literally the best series I’ve ever played.

Basically the place Yumeno works is a hostess bar. You can pay people, usually women, to chat with you, eat with you, etc. You CAN in theory ask them for sex, but its not a pre-requisite

@speedmetalmassiah567

5 ай бұрын

You don’t pay the women to chat with you, they make a percentage of the drinks. The hostess is basically a waitress that sits with you. If you don’t order expensive bottles, then they won’t like you.

@chrisdiokno5600

5 ай бұрын

@@speedmetalmassiah567 Right right

I think 7 is a perfectly good spot to start. It's a completely fresh story with Ichiban and while you might miss out on a few references and nods to previous games, it's mostly self-contained.

@Xanax55

5 ай бұрын

Literally the worst way to start the series. You literally miss everything for the next games.

@cole9693

5 ай бұрын

Agree, it got me into the series. 80 hrs in 7 alone.

@juicytin14

5 ай бұрын

@@Xanax55 I think 7 is fine to introduce yourself to some of the characters. I agree that going from 7 straight to 8 is not ideal since you are missing out a lot on Kiryu's backstory, but I think playing 7 first, and then going back to re-visit Kiryu's games is totally fine. This is just my perspective as a whole and I'm a boomer that played Y1 back on PS2.

@aetius7139

5 ай бұрын

7 is fine. But you will miss a lot if you go straight to Yakuza gaiden. Or infinite wealth.

@Motylia

5 ай бұрын

i would agree if that was Judgment, but Yakuza 7 is too packed with previous stuff that is a really cool and satisfying to see things we remember from previous entries.

After months on end of me begging you to play these games, you finally did it. Strap yourself in, welcome to the family, Kyodai.

@jayveeeee

5 ай бұрын

tgk :) it's been years, my friend

@tgkthebawse

5 ай бұрын

@@jayveeeee Yeah, time flies!

@cantted2657

3 ай бұрын

zu🤣😃

@jocker_6330

5 күн бұрын

and he abandoned it without ending first chapter lol

actual dialogue from one of the Yakuza games Kiryu: "can I have my clothes back?" "does that mean you're refusing my offer?"

I randomly tried yakuza one day and became addicted and played every game in the franchise it's so underrated

@kamakaziquan2320

5 ай бұрын

Too bad they ruined it

@Mari_Izu

5 ай бұрын

@@kamakaziquan2320 They didn't tho

@jeremyroberts8822

5 ай бұрын

@@kamakaziquan2320what makes you say that man?

@Mari_Izu

5 ай бұрын

@@jeremyroberts8822 I bet they don't like turn-based combat.

@onetokatman7293

5 ай бұрын

​@@kamakaziquan2320yakuza gets banger after banger since 2015

The Yakuza series(or well Like A Dragon now)is my favorite series. And i started playing it a few years ago when I noticed that Yakuza 1 was free on PS 4 for a while. Then I got hooked and played all of them at the right order too.

All I can say is play the others, this series has had an affect on me like no other series has and it's my favourite game series of all time

@pedrol5004

5 ай бұрын

Same!

If you end up playing the series you should definetely play it in japanaese with subtitles the japanese voice acting is amazing.

@Subpar1O1

5 ай бұрын

Tbf the English dubs for modern Yakuza games are really solid, Lost Judgement and 7 especially. It's just that YongYea has basically ruined any enjoyment that could be had in Infinite Wealth, since it's literally impossible to play as Kiryu with that voice. It's a damn shame too since Kaiji Tang as Ichiban is one of the best performances I've heard from a game. I've played every Yakuza game in dub if I had the option but it seems with 8 I'm going back to sub. Man :(

Yakuza was not something I expected to see on this channel, but I am so down to watch you play more. The series is actually phenomenal

Just started Yakuza last year and am on Yakuza 6... It's such a brilliant, fun, funny, sad and heartfelt series that I can't believe I didn't get into it until now, but very glad I did!

@deepflare1028

5 ай бұрын

Honestly it feels like a breath of fresh air to meet someone that doesn't constantly shit on Yakuza 6 enjoying it like I did

@theemaleelanusman1299

5 ай бұрын

@@deepflare1028 people shit on yakuza 6? I've never been around the internet that much, but i really enjoyed it myself

@deepflare1028

5 ай бұрын

@@theemaleelanusman1299 I mean, they don't shit on it as much as 3, but there certainly is a crowd. Mainly because of the "downgraded" combat from Kiwami 1 and also the plot twists of the main story. I have a soft spot for 5 and 6, 5 because of the cities, and 6 because of Hiroshima and how immersive it feels compared to the rest of the series.

@Motylia

5 ай бұрын

remember to play Judgment spin offs. They feel like their own thing, while still being in the same universe and timeline as Yakuza series.

@Gungan1566

5 ай бұрын

@@Motylia ya i def will hit those soon. I got into yakuza because i played judgement randomly and didnt know it was a spinoff. I stopped once i realized and started kiwami 🔥

yakuza: like a dragon is a great starting point to the franchise since its a new protagonist with its separate story and characters. You can continue playing infinite wealth after this game but for maximum enjoyment, it's probably a good idea to play 0-6 or watch a summary of his story to fully enjoy the other half of the duotagonist. if you love what you play although its a brawler combat with varying quality of gameplay and story

Man it’s been a while since I’ve played 7 but… Fuck I really love Ichiban

Always so good seeing people experience yakuza for the first time. I'd love to see more

I just finished the main Kiryu story (0-6) and it is hands down the best series i know. The story, combat, side content, music and design. Everything is great the whole way through. I cant find the words to express how great it is, it will stick with me, probably for the rest of my life

@OpoOnTheGo

4 ай бұрын

You should try gaiden, the protagonist joryu is very cool I hope we see more of him someday!

@jffj1425

4 ай бұрын

@@OpoOnTheGo definetly will, this Joryu fella seems very different. But fr tho, im playing through 7 first. Its probably gonna be a while before we Get more «standard» RGG games. So im just playing 7, then gaiden, then 8 i think. Maybe Judgement series before 8 Idk yet.

OOOOOO you're playing YAKUZA! I can't wait to watch this

Like a dragon is amazing no questions asked

Nice to see someone discovering the series. Yakuza has been a favourite of mine since 3 was released in North America and Like a Dragon had me so nervous for the new protagonist and shift to turn based but it ended up veing one of my favourite games of all time. I loves every moment of this game. It's a roller coaster.

LETS GOOOO! This is the game that got me into the series and still my favorite, its a masterpiece.

Infinite Wealth looks like my goty already. It looks absurdly packed with great content and it seemingly addresses every issue I had with Like a Dragon / 7, making the combat deeper and more engaging. Yakuza Like a Dragon isn’t a bad place to start out at all. New protagonist, new origin, you benefit from knowing some of 0-6 but it’s arguably the best starting point for modern players. The issue with starting with Yakuza Kiwami 1 and 2 is that Yakuza 3 didn’t get a Kiwami remake and it really doesn’t hold up as well as 4 and 5, so players who approach the series in that order often have to struggle through 3 before the series gets truly great again with 4. Yakuza 0 is a good starting point as well and is one of the better games in the series, but it kind of has a similar issue of where to go after playing 0. Yakuza Gaiden is incredible too, and I’d recommend playing it soon ish because it’s very directly connected to Infinite Wealth and the second half of Like a Dragon / 7

@omidsarwar931

5 ай бұрын

Only problem for me with Yakuza 3 is the character models/overall quality/graphics of the game. But it released for a ps3 so... (even in ps3 standards still doesn't look that great. I enjoyed it tho.

@Aspi3Gam3r

5 ай бұрын

Studio RGG recently stated they have big announcements this year so its likely now that Infinite Wealth has gone gold, they'll pour their assets into remaking Yakuza 3 as Kiwami 3.

@gambeano

5 ай бұрын

​@@Aspi3Gam3rIt might be me coping but Mine's moveset was updated quite a bit in Gaiden for that one endgame tourney where you fight all your old final bosses. So I'm expecting Kiwami 3😌

@omidsarwar931

5 ай бұрын

@@Aspi3Gam3r Wow based on these replies it is likely to happen.

@Kdkjdjewerdnxa

5 ай бұрын

@@omidsarwar931 it's definitely still a good game but it hasn't aged nearly as well as 4, 5, 0 and Ishin from the same-ish era. The combat system is the most notable issue that everyone rightfully complains about, and I assume it would be one of the main things a remake would focus on addressing. Otherwise Yakuza 3 is definitely over-hated, it has a lot of cool stuff, great atmosphere for the time and introduced so many series staples as well.

Glad to here you enjoyed it. Such a great series

What a banger franchise. Welcome to the family, kyodai. Can't wait to see you experience the other Yakuza games + the Judgment spinoffs, they are all great.

The way I'd describe the Yakuza experience based on my first time playing Yakuza 0 is that you start off thinking it's going to be a fun crime game like GTA or maybe a more grounded gangster story like Sleeping Dogs. Then the very arcadey combat, insane melodrama, and moments of silliness just completely take you aback and its like damn this not what i wanted when i wanted to play a game about the Yakuza. Then you fall in love with it all and just keep playing.

yakuza is definitely my favourite game series, perfect balance for seriousness and lightheartedness, funny when it wants to be, serious, or sad when it needs to be.

Literally me rn. I played LAD last month and loved it. Safe to say I wanted more so in the past 2 weeks I've played and beaten Kiwami 1, Kiwami 2, Y3, and just finished Y4 last night. Boutta start Y5 right now. I absolutely love this series.

Let’s go Jay glad to see you playing like a Dragon.

So glad to see a Ytber I watch often play one of my favorite series ever ! I hope you get to experience the other games !

A few tbhings Jayvee. 1. The other Yakuza or "Like a dragon" games are completely different in the battle system and protagonist. 2. The feeling of the games is all similar but 0-6 deals with the entire life of one man and his associates over 4o years 3. The story of these games, while having an aroganised backdrop is far more about heart, love, the human condition and peoples lives and what it means to be family. They are excellent games and I'm glad you're diving in bro

My absolute favorite game series. The only long series I’ve played where the ‘worst’ game of the franchise is like a 7.5 or 8/10 and all the rest art 9 or 10/10. Welcome to the Yakuza rabbit hole, you’re gonna have an amazing time start to finish.

@deepflare1028

5 ай бұрын

Yakuza 3 was my least favorite, but it's still better than some AAA games

Something I see people confuse its that the drug he takes to walk isn't fixing broken bones or anything its just boosting blood flow and adrenaline to help with respiratory issues his legs work he just gets winded and overwhelmed easily so walking on his own is dangerous and hard

Best Games of 2023 can we expect? I got a voice acting background and have to say that Yuri Lowenthal's voice has been such an inspiration for me since the Prince of Persia Trilogy. His performance in Spidey 2 is amazing. The vocal training was really tough, sometimes without noticeable results for months but actors like him and the late Kevin Conroy are a great impulse to not give up. You almost saw me as Leon in those new RE games :)

@dilhancongar-pn1nd

5 ай бұрын

Cap

@helpimahugedisaster5728

5 ай бұрын

Bro I've seen you do the same exact comment back when spider man 2 got released in every other videos. STFU already it's 2024

@deepflare1028

5 ай бұрын

This sounds familiar

I had rough January 1st. Was in a bad spot. Then this game came into my life and gave me the lesson, I needed.

when i still have my pc i thought all yakuza games are turn based so i didn't play any yakuza game again lmao. When i have the chance again, i will try the other yakuza.

@GugureSux

5 ай бұрын

I don't get how people can still have such massive misunderstandings in the year 2024, when you have ALL the information of the entire planet at the reach of your fingertips, 24/7. Anyway, if you're ADHD (and I would bet on that tbh), pick up Yakuza 0 and just play it.

@masayasaito1164

5 ай бұрын

​@@GugureSuxif you're adhd? bro's yapping in the internet but don't have the time to study grammar lmaooooo

I was sad when I couldn't find more of this on your channel; I really loved it. :(

Always nice to see people start playing these games. I first played 3 and fell in love since. Even though I have some issues with every one of these games, Yakuza/LaD will always be my favourite franchise.

Ive played through the entire series, and this game was by far my favorite! The story has a lot of callbacks and references to the previous games in the later half, so you may end up a little confused at some points lol. Even without that, I guarantee this game will still be an amazing ride! I look forward to the rest of your playthrough!

I love that every time I think of playing a game a video of yours pops up of that game😂

I played quite a bit of this during the summer of 2021 or 2022 IIRC, right up to the point where there was a major minigame that was a business sim. Even played it via XCloud, so my PC didn't produce a whole lot of heat or anything. It was a great time.

So happy to see another person getting into such a fantastic series! Like others have said, this is the first game in the franchise to go for turn based combat, so if (when) you do decide to play the other games, I hope you find its brawler like combat just as enjoyable

Omggggg please do a whole playthrough of the series.

Starting with yakuza 0 in 2021, then goes kiwami, kiwami 2, 3, 4, 5, ishin, 7 and now playing judgment. Didn't play 6, cause it was unavailable in my steam, and didn't play gaiden, cause I want play 6 first. Can't wait for infinte wealth.

This was the first Yakuza game that I beat and got the platinum, I love the turn base combat compared to the beat'em up ones, honestly can't wait to play 8

I’m only on Yakuza Kiwami, beating 0 just last month. However, seeing how the map continues to change after the years is impressive.

I wouldn't be surprised if Jayvees mentor was kevduit, because for the past couple years his content is similar to kevduit lol

I’d say yakuza 7 is a good start as it’s a new story with a new protagonist, old characters show up sure but it doesn’t spoil the older games much, if anything it makes you wanna find out what caused the person or place to be that way

I'm so hype you're experiencing Yakuza I'm so down for you to keep playing, this is my vote to keep watching you play this or any other yakuza game please and thank you!

the beat em up mod for this is also available if you are a beat em up fan I played this entire game on beat em up enjoyed it a lot got to see Ichiban's true potential

DUDE! I saw the notification and immediately had to comment! I love these games! I hope you enjoy them bro

Love your first impressions to this game, hopefully you'll love the series and invest more just like we have

The best quote for yakuza/like a dragon is probably from wreck it ralph. Just because you are a bad guy does not mean you are a bad guy. All the heroes are just in the yakuza from circumstance but theyre all good people

I loved this game alot and yakuza is actually my fav franchise, though i miss the beat em up combat since this is the first game to take the jrpg turn based combat.

I started this series with Yakuza 5 on the PS3 and I've been hooked ever since then. Got the whole collection on PS4.

1:26 Nailed it, that's the series lmao. And hey honestly? 7 is a good starting point for new people too dude, it's essentially the passing of the torch from Kiryu to Ichiban as the lead of the series. Glad you ended up a fan and wanna check the rest out too!

“I didn’t expect the boss would be so nice” Arakawa is an angel

Please play some more of this game! I loved this!

I definitely want to see more videos of Yakuza from you!

Bro. After this one go straight to 8. You are gonna Love It!!! ❤❤❤❤

Excited to see you continue

Yakuza 7 is my favorite game ever, its always such a joy to see people reacting to it

I have slowly been working on Yakuza 0, and it is an absolute delight. I think most of them are on Gamepass. The cut scenes are always epic and the side stories add so much depth but it is absolutely a soap opera at times and I love it.

“This is not what I thought I’d be doing” Pure gold.

I just finished Yakuza Kiwami 1 couple hours ago and going for Kiwami 2 next

@literallysnake

Ай бұрын

4 months later I'm in chapter 12 of Yakuza: Like A Dragon and very excited I need more Yakuza content from Jayvee

I just found out your channel and i hope you will sink deep into yakuza series. Its different than 7, having 2 or even 3 different engines it works on, but every game is worth its price (maybe not 3, because it was not remastered as others, but it got important story stuff, so its wrong to not play it)

The turn based combat is only on this game and the upcoming one

I’m playing like a dragon now for the first time as well I can’t wait for the sequel.

Yakuza 0 was my first Yakuza game and Yakuza: Like A Dragon was my second. Both very solid open world games with a lot of things to do

can’t wait for part 2!

"Real Yakuza Use A Game Pad" Always love seeing that line.. This is easily one of my fav series, and is big on my hype list being just 10 days away. As a big fan, if I was to give you advice how to get into the franchise. I would say start with 0 (Even though that is game 6 technically), then I would do kawami 1 as it is just super well done and fun. You could prob skip 2-6 and just watch a summary for the plot points, but they are all good in there own right and worth the time if you have enough time to run them all. 5 was super fun as well, love the idols side. In general the mini game / businesses in the games are a huge plus for me, and those in 0-1-5 are the best ones. This would basically wrap up Kiryu's story (outside of "The man with no name" a setup for infinite wealth for kiryu), I would also say just watch a vid for "The man with no name". Itchiban's story you are already handling with Like a dragon, and it brings us the turn based style which is present in infinite wealth as well. I might prefer the beat um up style of Kiryu, but I do love the depth of the combat with the turn based style compared to button slapping. Overall the series is amazing, and I would tell anyone to give it a shot. As long as you like stupid mini games, and can handle the game going from dark serious plot to insane side content, you are going to have a blast. I would wager there are some videos that just cover the story setup for infinite wealth for anyone looking to just jump right into the newest game with no prior experience. I would recommend this at the very least as I have heard they don't cover a lot of the back plot in the new game. You either know it or you don't, and knowing will just make the next game better.

Love you Jay, but not playing Like a Dragon at this point made me sad. Go through all the games, it's one hell of a journey and getting to know Kiryu one of the most satisfying things you'll have on a game

This was my first Yakuza game cause I had it as psn game of the month and I wanted to try something new , fast forward to now I’m on kiwami 2 with yakuza 3-6 and judgement already purchased waiting to be played this franchise is amazing 😭🙏

oh, interesting to know that Wei Shen's voice actor also voices Masato in Yakuza 7

For the longest time the thing that stopped me from playing these games is that i thought they were only in Japanese VA😅

To be fair, I started with like a dragon, and I did just fine without understanding the previous games. Just finished infinite wealth earlier today. Now I'm considering going back and playing the older games. I'm just currently missing 3 of the newer ones. Also, took me longer than i want to admit to realuze that was George Takei as the boss.

I also started with Like a Dragon, having a new main protagonist and being turn based made me want to try out this franchise. And it's so good! I can't wait for infinite wealth

1:27 yes it feels like a Japanese soap opera because it is one and it is amazing.

This game is actually a surprisingly good entry point to the series, as long as you remember that the combat in earlier games wasn’t turn based and focused on other characters, though they were also amazing. Also, you should probably be aware that Yakuza 0 isn’t actually the first game of the series. Rather, it came out after Yakuza 5, and is a prequel to the first game, which came out in 2005 on the PS2.

Vintage jayvee on display for these types of games. More more!

Would love to see more Like a Dragon!

There's just something about this series man. It just puts me in a good mood and the vibes are just one of a kind. 10 more days until Infinite Wealth boys!!

It's my first time in your channel, do you stream? I love Like a Dragon and it's nice to see someone playing it for the first time and genuinely enjoying it. Hope you upload more of YLAD's gameplay,

LFG!!!. Id love to see more Yakuza content

Would absolutely watch more Yakuza. It’s super fun to watch a newbie play through these games

To be honest starting with Like a Dragon is quite a good appetizer. There is little to no baggage storywise, so if you like the style is like being given a whole ass series to fall in love with later.

Welcome to the family ! Enjoy the journey ! 😊

Istg man. A friend of mine kept on insisting that I played them and I just wasn't interested in a subbed game but when I finally gave in, it instantly became my favorite franchise by far

yooo this was actually a really fun video to watch you should play the game more!!

Im so addicted i can’t stop

Hearing particular music from this series triggers various instincts. Some pumps me up for a fight Others make me close to tears Others make me wonder why I have to teach AN OLD MAN A LESSON FOR THE FIFTH TIME

Now I gotta try Yakuza… that’s right 🙌🏻

Oh you're in for a ride, my friend

Best video game series hands down I own all of them even the judgement series on my ps5 about to preorder 8 ultimate edition

Dude, keep playing. You just discovered something special. If you think the story is gripping now, you'll probably be crying by the end. The game's just that good. And Inifinite Wealth is shaping up to be phenomenal as well.

You should play this through. On channel or off, it's worth it

Jayvee has finally decided to pick up a Yakuza game when he didnt feel like it may be his thing. It's great to see man

PEAK ALL PEAK! I played Yakuza kiwami and then 0, it is al peak, I love it