Seriously, that entire day was so goddamn horrible for Kiryu. He lost Reina, Shinji, Kazama, Nishiki and Yumi within a few hours. All the people he truly cared for. Holy fuck. It's damn miracle that Haruka alone was enough to make him regain his will to live. I will never ever complain about trivial things again.
Kiryu had a shitty life. If Haruka wasn't there he would just spend rest of his life in prison or probably just kill himself. Man has Jupiter sized balls, but that would break anybody.
@@archol6596 Yeah, and its not even like his suffering ends there. At some point you just start to feel sorry for the dude. Also, nice Dr. Stone pic. One of my favorite shows of 2019.
In the original yakuza, nishiki was given no backstory. So he was just "haha betrayal go wee" in kiwami and after 0, its feels like a battle of philosophy. Nishiki is just so blind by the desire to surpass kiryu and not be compared to him anymore, instead kiryu being compared to nishiki, that he forgot who he was fighting. Kiryu. His family. In the end, his mistakes had a price tag attached. And he paid with all he had left. His life.
@@totallybepsi3062 It's different, "Judgement" is the song he sang with Nishiki. It doesnt show up again after he becomes a changed man and dies. "Restart from Tonight" starts appearing after Nishiki stopped being the brother that Kiryu remembered, and continues to show up after he dies. It's a song where Kiryu remembers the good times with Nishiki
Nishiki stopped Kiryu from taking the wrong path but no one was on Nishiki's side to stop him from taking the wrong path. Poor Nishiki, he didn't deserve anything that happened to him
Masakazu Watanabe Exactly I don’t want new people after playing Kiwami i only care about Kiryu Majima and Haruka and why did they kill Nishiki I’m so mad lol
Rip Tachibana, Nishiki, Reina, Yumi, Kazama, and Shinji Too much emotion on 0 and Kiwami, manly tears were shed, dunno how gonna compete and move on to Kiwami 2
Kiryu literally went through hell in this game, everyone important to him died within a day or two and seeing him lose all his will to live in the end was heartbreaking. Playing 0 before this really makes Nishiki's death hit a 100X harder
Honestly, it amazes me how RGG managed to make it so kiryu just... didnt want to kive anymore and then he gets reminded that he may have lost what he always had, but that theres still the things he will always have. Mainly, haruka. And the post credits scene, seeing kiryu with the most genuenine sime slapped on his face makes me realize how much of a fucking man kiryu is.
@@Maxler5795 honestly, that was a good way to end the first game. Since if only had a single game, then we could've assumed that Kiryu got life imprisonment, hanged (Japan has hanged people as recent as 2018) thanks to the huge amount of damage and possible people who he killed (remember, he's a criminal, and is okay with killing people as long as it's self defence or someone has given him a bloody good reason), or committed suicide because he felt like he had no one left to live for and Haruka just reminded him of the people he lost.
I was so late to the party. I played through Zero, saw how Majima became the mad dog we know, how Kiryu faced hardships with Nishiki at his side. When he had our back, we could go forward knowing our bro was there. And then, slowly the path he and Kiryu walked together all this time split. Nishiki had to walk alone, taking knives into his side in the form of comparisons to his best friend, slowly turning his view red with envy. And the more people he lost, the more he lost himself, not even realizing whom he was hurting around him anymore. No matter if it was his brother, no matter if it was the woman he loved...or the woman that loved him. But even to the end, when we were in Kiryu's shoes, slugging it out with him, we were punching our sworn brother. Yakuza is an amazing franchise and I know now why the community is so passionate about it. Now with Kiwami done, Kiwami 2 is my next target. But before that...I think I'll return to Zero to a bit and sing a bit of Karaoke with my bro T.T
I also love the symbolism behind it. Nishiki's tatoo represents the koi who swam up a waterfall and became a dragon. And Nishiki's story is that of a man who so desperately wanted to become a dragon (like Kiryu) that he ended up sacrificing his own humanity to do so. God, I love these games.
I look at this photo and see only tragedy... sad, but it's life. I haven't felt so much empathy for characters in a long time. Props to the Yakuza Team for be able to give me the feeling that the characters are real.
If yakuza thrives in one thing is the world building and making everythkng feel real. From things like after 1 of these games youll remember at least 3 street names (i remembered tenkaichi, nakamichi and if it counts the champion district) or the characters feeling human. To completely outlandish things like the the games release dates matching in-world time. Excluding 0, kiwami and kiwami 2 for obvious reasons. But even then, 1 & 2 take place when the original came out.
Nishiki might be the best antagonist in gaming history. If you have played Zero, he's your brother, your best friend who tries everything to help you out. In Kiwami, you can see how he changed the day his sworn brother goes to prison for 10 years. You can see how he changed because of his sister, the disrespect he had to deal with... the moment he couldn't carry those masisve weights on his shoudlers anymore. The moment he realized what he has done, at the end of kiwami, and how it all ended... it always lets me cry... He wasn't strong enough to survive without his brother, without his best friend... and it's just heartbreaking to see his tragic downfall. If you see the contrast how he's singing karaoke and dancing with Kiryu in the disco :'(
I played 0 before Kiwami, he's the best friend of Kiryu, but in Kiwami, he can't walk correctly without Kiryu, and he become mad, Nishiki die in Kiwami
@@clapped-cheeks no. Im saying how the game from when kiryu gets released from prison is a few weeks long. Not the time between kazama and nishiki's deaths
While no doubt this is an amazing song. Amazing grace that was played as the credits roll is just the perfect song for the end of the game with its lyrics. The speaks perfectly to what all transpired in the game.
I finished yakuza 6 about a month ago and listening to this it truly makes me emotional. The path that Kiryu took just to keep save his family will be forever in my heart.
Its great that i played yakuza kiwami without spoilers but at the time i never fully realized who nishiki was to kiryu until i played 0 and to think that both brothers were forced to fight breaks my heart
So far I’ve finished all up to Kiwami 2 and will prolly start the 3rd later in the year. This one was definitely the darkest and is prolly my favorite so far with this being my favorite song. Series is top tier and can’t wait to see more🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
This song is like Nishiki's koi swimming up the River to become a Dragon, it starts off calm but then gets crazier as he gets further untill the end where it becomes silent implying that he died...
i remember playing this through for the first time. i joined on when yakuza made the jump to xbox and itll always stick with me as one of the saddest endings and events. im now on LaD and loving it although it is an adjustment after beating 0-6
Honestly, I felt bad after kiryu when he lost almost every single people that is everything to him, Like reina Nishiki, Yumi, Kazama, And everyone. But hey, atleast he got haruka in his hands.
They should've skipped Amazing Grace for the ending credits and gone straight to this, + Shown this photo, wouldve really hammered home just how much Kiryu lost in this game I really feel like Amazing Grace is such a misstep, it doesnt fit and it undercuts the tone of the ending, whereas this theme with this image wouldve been such a gut punch after the rollercoaster that Kiwami is
Just noticed that Nishki is wearing a red undershirt and Kiryu is wearing a white undershirt, and Kazama is wearing a white shirt with red tie. Red = Anger, white = purity?
But damn he lost everyone that he loves in a couple of weeks or hours if he didn't find haruka in that bar his life would be not important anymore date san haruka majima even daigo could not repair his sadness if he in the bottom of the abism Sry my english is not very good im brazilian but i love the yakuza series
Am I the only one who couldn’t take Nishikiyama seriously as a villain? I’m not saying it’s a problem with the game but personally every scene with him in when he was a villain I was just like “lmao he’s so gay now”
Yakuza 1 has to have one of the most emotional stories in all of gaming. That night, when Kiryu thought he was saving Nishikiyama he was actually contributing to his downfall. He goes from our brother to a crazed maniac in the span of 10 years. Its probably one of the best games of all time. Truely a masterpiece
The night of Dojima's death put Nishiki on the downfall no matter what Kiryu would have done, unfortunately. If Nishiki took responsibility for Dojima's death and went to prison, it would have broke him. He wouldn't have survived, and if he did, he would have changed.
Seriously, that entire day was so goddamn horrible for Kiryu. He lost Reina, Shinji, Kazama, Nishiki and Yumi within a few hours. All the people he truly cared for. Holy fuck. It's damn miracle that Haruka alone was enough to make him regain his will to live. I will never ever complain about trivial things again.
At a certain point he stops fearing death, since he has so many people waiting for him on the other side.
Kiryu had a shitty life. If Haruka wasn't there he would just spend rest of his life in prison or probably just kill himself. Man has Jupiter sized balls, but that would break anybody.
@@archol6596 Yeah, and its not even like his suffering ends there. At some point you just start to feel sorry for the dude.
Also, nice Dr. Stone pic. One of my favorite shows of 2019.
@@billcipher147 Dr. Stone xD But thanks, I also love the show
@@archol6596 Oh yeah lol
How the heck did I manage to mix these two up? xD
In the original yakuza, nishiki was given no backstory. So he was just "haha betrayal go wee" in kiwami and after 0, its feels like a battle of philosophy. Nishiki is just so blind by the desire to surpass kiryu and not be compared to him anymore, instead kiryu being compared to nishiki, that he forgot who he was fighting. Kiryu. His family. In the end, his mistakes had a price tag attached. And he paid with all he had left. His life.
@radafus link that. Thats what i meant sorry.
We were supposed to break the law Nishiki. Instead, you broke our hearts. :(
pretty sure I saww this comment somewhere else already
so i broke his jaw
@@WozViral That made me laugh and feel like a piece of shit at the same time
When you realize in Yakuza 0 that “Judgement” was Kiryu’s favorite song.
Ive heard its not available in the karaoke of other games because it reminds kiryu of nishiki.
@@Maxler5795 but "tonight restart from this night" is in Yakuza 6 and in the cutscene of the karaoke song it has Nishiki in it
@@totallybepsi3062 It's different, "Judgement" is the song he sang with Nishiki. It doesnt show up again after he becomes a changed man and dies. "Restart from Tonight" starts appearing after Nishiki stopped being the brother that Kiryu remembered, and continues to show up after he dies. It's a song where Kiryu remembers the good times with Nishiki
Nishiki wasn't a villain, he was just broke.
Nishiki stopped Kiryu from taking the wrong path but no one was on Nishiki's side to stop him from taking the wrong path. Poor Nishiki, he didn't deserve anything that happened to him
:(
A guilt that would weigh on Kiryu's back eternally in his view
After playing 0 then this I don’t know how the other games are gonna compete
Same... There's too much emotions happening
Masakazu Watanabe Exactly I don’t want new people after playing Kiwami i only care about Kiryu Majima and Haruka and why did they kill Nishiki I’m so mad lol
Masakazu Watanabe and yumi reina kazama shinji too many people I cared about died
Damn I wish Nishiki lived and started a new life...
Masakazu Watanabe same he was so good in 0
Rip Tachibana, Nishiki, Reina, Yumi, Kazama, and Shinji
Too much emotion on 0 and Kiwami, manly tears were shed, dunno how gonna compete and move on to Kiwami 2
Just Download the fckin game and play
@@asmitsharma70 He didn't mean literally douchebag
@UCRcBgPWzFJS7TmgaXUH6YpA read it again u dipshit
Same here man
This game literally just said: "remember all the characters that you liked who managed to survive 0?, well how about we kill them for you".
Kiryu literally went through hell in this game, everyone important to him died within a day or two and seeing him lose all his will to live in the end was heartbreaking.
Playing 0 before this really makes Nishiki's death hit a 100X harder
Honestly, it amazes me how RGG managed to make it so kiryu just... didnt want to kive anymore and then he gets reminded that he may have lost what he always had, but that theres still the things he will always have. Mainly, haruka. And the post credits scene, seeing kiryu with the most genuenine sime slapped on his face makes me realize how much of a fucking man kiryu is.
@@Maxler5795 honestly, that was a good way to end the first game. Since if only had a single game, then we could've assumed that Kiryu got life imprisonment, hanged (Japan has hanged people as recent as 2018) thanks to the huge amount of damage and possible people who he killed (remember, he's a criminal, and is okay with killing people as long as it's self defence or someone has given him a bloody good reason), or committed suicide because he felt like he had no one left to live for and Haruka just reminded him of the people he lost.
@balazscsotai8354 wtf man ?
I was so late to the party. I played through Zero, saw how Majima became the mad dog we know, how Kiryu faced hardships with Nishiki at his side. When he had our back, we could go forward knowing our bro was there.
And then, slowly the path he and Kiryu walked together all this time split. Nishiki had to walk alone, taking knives into his side in the form of comparisons to his best friend, slowly turning his view red with envy. And the more people he lost, the more he lost himself, not even realizing whom he was hurting around him anymore.
No matter if it was his brother, no matter if it was the woman he loved...or the woman that loved him.
But even to the end, when we were in Kiryu's shoes, slugging it out with him, we were punching our sworn brother.
Yakuza is an amazing franchise and I know now why the community is so passionate about it. Now with Kiwami done, Kiwami 2 is my next target.
But before that...I think I'll return to Zero to a bit and sing a bit of Karaoke with my bro T.T
I also love the symbolism behind it. Nishiki's tatoo represents the koi who swam up a waterfall and became a dragon. And Nishiki's story is that of a man who so desperately wanted to become a dragon (like Kiryu) that he ended up sacrificing his own humanity to do so.
God, I love these games.
Dont ignore judgment. Seriously. Dont.
I wonder whatd happen if majima took nishiki under his wing after that serena fight
I look at this photo and see only tragedy... sad, but it's life.
I haven't felt so much empathy for characters in a long time. Props to the Yakuza Team for be able to give me the feeling that the characters are real.
If yakuza thrives in one thing is the world building and making everythkng feel real. From things like after 1 of these games youll remember at least 3 street names (i remembered tenkaichi, nakamichi and if it counts the champion district) or the characters feeling human. To completely outlandish things like the the games release dates matching in-world time. Excluding 0, kiwami and kiwami 2 for obvious reasons. But even then, 1 & 2 take place when the original came out.
Nishiki might be the best antagonist in gaming history. If you have played Zero, he's your brother, your best friend who tries everything to help you out.
In Kiwami, you can see how he changed the day his sworn brother goes to prison for 10 years. You can see how he changed because of his sister, the disrespect he had to deal with... the moment he couldn't carry those masisve weights on his shoudlers anymore. The moment he realized what he has done, at the end of kiwami, and how it all ended... it always lets me cry...
He wasn't strong enough to survive without his brother, without his best friend... and it's just heartbreaking to see his tragic downfall. If you see the contrast how he's singing karaoke and dancing with Kiryu in the disco :'(
TerrariaGuy I played zero before kiwami too and can't believe he dies in kiwami and there's 5 more yakuza games :(
Bro he didn't even get to SMASH that was the saddest thing ever
I played 0 before Kiwami, he's the best friend of Kiryu, but in Kiwami, he can't walk correctly without Kiryu, and he become mad, Nishiki die in Kiwami
Week and we see you at sure see rrsssp
"Best villain in gaming history"
Ryuji: Allow me to introduce myself
I like the 2000s vibe this theme has. Gives me memories.
Parts 1:55 and 3:25 always kill me inside. I feel like I wanna cry. Kiryu and Nishiki were so great together. 😢😭
This music makes me wanna cry when I’m going sleep
Aww me too, the first time I listened to it was at night and I felt the same. Parts 1:55 and 3:25 till the end always gets me.
Never realized how powerful this song was, listened to it once and that was it.
This song is actually insane. RIP to all the fallen people.
yeah is rly deep..
In the space of a few weeks Kiryu lost those 2 people in the picture, how fucking tragic
Not the mention the person who took the picture too.
It was like a day apart bruhh
@@clapped-cheeks no. Im saying how the game from when kiryu gets released from prison is a few weeks long. Not the time between kazama and nishiki's deaths
While no doubt this is an amazing song. Amazing grace that was played as the credits roll is just the perfect song for the end of the game with its lyrics. The speaks perfectly to what all transpired in the game.
I don't know what it is, but any sad scene with Nishiki makes me more sad than any sad scene with the other characters
This Yakuza ending song is 🔥🔥🔥
I finished yakuza 6 about a month ago and listening to this it truly makes me emotional. The path that Kiryu took just to keep save his family will be forever in my heart.
finished the game yesterday and im speechless bros... that was so sad
They didn't need to go this hard with the credits music, but I'm glad they did, this sounds life a freaking final boss theme and I absolutely love it
Its great that i played yakuza kiwami without spoilers but at the time i never fully realized who nishiki was to kiryu until i played 0 and to think that both brothers were forced to fight breaks my heart
This song makes me emotional ... But I feel like crying when 4:01 hits.
When you go into yakuza for a silly game about ex-yakuza racing toys cars and come out at the verge of depression
Just finished kiwami. Listening to this song makes me tear up...
Dam that transition from the guitar rift at 2:45 is my favourite part.
Lol im still listening to this
Probably the best credit roll of my life
No one's gonna talk about the sick guitar riff at 2:31 ?
ok that image really hurt my heart. damn it
after yakuza 0 and kiwami. Yakuza saga were not be the same for me
So far I’ve finished all up to Kiwami 2 and will prolly start the 3rd later in the year. This one was definitely the darkest and is prolly my favorite so far with this being my favorite song. Series is top tier and can’t wait to see more🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
I didn't think this song could hit even harder than it already does but goddamn, finishing Yakuza 6 makes this a certified tearjerker.
I wanna cry!!! Damn it Nishiki
Its so sad. Poor Nishiki. :(
This song is like Nishiki's koi swimming up the River to become a Dragon, it starts off calm but then gets crazier as he gets further untill the end where it becomes silent implying that he died...
Pain
Yakazuma is very good song I have the game of it and it’s absolutely fantastic.
Thamidd Mo yeah dude it's awesome
yakazuma or kazuma?
@@d4niez261 Neither. He probably means Yakuza.
@@jaypostromboli-jpgamertv-457 no, yakazuma
Just finished this game and its now hitting me how hard its hit me
People who don't play yakuza are confused about what the people are saying in the comment section.
Well that was emotional.
i remember playing this through for the first time. i joined on when yakuza made the jump to xbox and itll always stick with me as one of the saddest endings and events. im now on LaD and loving it although it is an adjustment after beating 0-6
I gave you all i had Dutch
We need more money
I have a plan.
2 of the greatest franchises ever
Honestly, I felt bad after kiryu when he lost almost every single people that is everything to him, Like reina Nishiki, Yumi, Kazama, And everyone.
But hey, atleast he got haruka in his hands.
It's somewhat similar to "Will the circle be unbroken" from BioShock Infinite.
Yeah thats the first things in my mind. But no, that song is tittled "amazing grace"
@@destinyhero4795 Oh thanks!
Couldn’t hear the music over the sound of me crying
They should've skipped Amazing Grace for the ending credits and gone straight to this, + Shown this photo, wouldve really hammered home just how much Kiryu lost in this game
I really feel like Amazing Grace is such a misstep, it doesnt fit and it undercuts the tone of the ending, whereas this theme with this image wouldve been such a gut punch after the rollercoaster that Kiwami is
why this song has no name? this song at least deserves a good name on which countless tears have been shed.
I will call it " One Glance " .
It does have a name, called “Credit of KIWAMI”
Just noticed that Nishki is wearing a red undershirt and Kiryu is wearing a white undershirt, and Kazama is wearing a white shirt with red tie. Red = Anger, white = purity?
red symbolises instability. majima wears the same red undershirt in some scenes too and he's the embodiment of chaos.
reminds me of smtiv ending ost
yeah i can sorta hear it
This picture hurts…
仲の良い兄弟が仲互いで殺し合う。こんな悲しいことはないよな･･･
Nevertheless, Kiryu still have Majima, Kashiwagi and Haruka.
But damn he lost everyone that he loves in a couple of weeks or hours if he didn't find haruka in that bar his life would be not important anymore date san haruka majima even daigo could not repair his sadness if he in the bottom of the abism
Sry my english is not very good im brazilian but i love the yakuza series
This is a pure Japanese tune
Atleast story wise its really hard to match up.
you HAD to choose that thumbnail huh? :'(
3:29
song name?
I hate Yakuza 0. It made me cry because of Kiwami.
Am I the only one who couldn’t take Nishikiyama seriously as a villain? I’m not saying it’s a problem with the game but personally every scene with him in when he was a villain I was just like “lmao he’s so gay now”
...gay?
I don't understand how you see Nishiki as gay when he was villain, he was a cold-hearted and vengeful person who was completely emotionless
I Can already tell you're the type of person to call everyone that you see gay without even knowing what that even means.
yes, you are the only one
He peaked
Yakuza 1 has to have one of the most emotional stories in all of gaming. That night, when Kiryu thought he was saving Nishikiyama he was actually contributing to his downfall. He goes from our brother to a crazed maniac in the span of 10 years. Its probably one of the best games of all time. Truely a masterpiece
The night of Dojima's death put Nishiki on the downfall no matter what Kiryu would have done, unfortunately. If Nishiki took responsibility for Dojima's death and went to prison, it would have broke him. He wouldn't have survived, and if he did, he would have changed.
@@kaz101 I always wanted Majima to kill Dojima but Sera had to stand in the way =(((