Proud to say I'm one of those fans that fought like hell to get the Yakuza series to the west. Yakuza fans today have no idea how stressful that time period was. Sega came up with every excuse in the book. Most of us resorted to Japanese to english guides to navigate the imported games lol. Sega took notice of that and all the petitions and finally caved.
I never owned a Playstation but I remember hearing the OG fans campaigning to get 5 released in the West....The rest is history. Thanks for your effort.
Thanks, I just started playing 0 like a month ago and it's been a blast. It's pretty amazing how stubborn the Japanese companies can be. Some reason I am reminded of an old PS2 game, I think it was called Way of the Samurai, Last Samurai, or Ronin. The game played out over 3 days or something and your actions can influence the outcome of the story. I like how Yakuza isn't just an open world sandbox game and the area you are confined in has alot going for it. I really grew to hate open world games, because I think it enables companies to get lazy in developing their games. Yakuza 0 is like a throwback to the past.
I did too. It's crazy how several videos are noting that the "success of ghost of Tsushima..." As I used that and the rising popularity of kiryu, (who was "retired" at the time) as a no brainer reason to bring this game to the west. I tracked down like 5 top dogs at RGG. Provided analytics. The posts can still be found on twitter
This is the game that I want so bad, with both the heroism and the dramatic lore of the Shinsengumi corp. It is not Ghost of Tsushima, it is a Yakuza gameplay like wise game at all. It plays and feels completely different than any kind of either samurai or shinobi title experience ever proposed, even though I am definitely sure that the game will be both emotional and hilarious, in one word "EPIC". Hence the reason of why it is my must buy of February, period.
@@LDMJR I'd like to comment in any of your topic, if you only had any subject, but unfortunately you have got nothing to debate, as you are an actual nobody yourself. Besides, a wolf concerns not with the opinion of sheeps such as you are, now begone troll.🤡
Just don't use the trooper cards and it'll be a semi realistic history trip but with Yakuza characters. I pre ordered deluxe because I've been waiting for soo long and I'm prepared! 3 weeks!
@@mjkiller020 I agree, I saw a cameo of Goro Majima as Okita Souji the first Shinsengumi samurai corp unit captain (which realistically speaking he had a more feminine face traits). While it would have been perfect as a Hajime Saito instead imho!
same here...just bought every game on sale except Lost Judgement ( it & Ishin will be bought ASAP though...just had to upgrade to a Series X this month ). Hopefully the Ishin remake will be followed by a remake of its sequel and a remake or remaster of Dead Souls
I played a few hours Y-Zero. Then stopped and Y-LAD got me hooked. Since I am playing successively through yakuza 2. I got all the other yakuza games bought on sale and ready. Really looking forward to Yakuza LAD sequel
You realise it's mandatory that you complete all the other titles in the series before you can call yourself a fan? ;) It actually took me three separate attempts with 0 before the series finally clicked with me. I'm part through 6 but have played all the other mainline entries, they're truly superb.
Ah, yes, America. The only western continent there is. Never mind EUROPE. We've been supporting the Yakuza series for far longer than you redneck bastards, so if anyone deserves this release, it's us.
This game reminds me of more of Way of the Samurai than anything else other than the linear story. Way of the Samurai work great games it's sad to see them go
Wow, I never thought at that excellent comparison before! WOTS and Tenchu series, they were probably two of the most old gen under rated gems! I especially loved the 3rd and the 4th WOTS chapters for ps3 though. Shame that Acquire moved on from those brands...😔
@@2551987ezio Thanks Boss, I did play it but I felt deep down it just wasn't the same although I loved the combat and characters from WotS 1>4. Definitely a fun lil game, you can check the details on your iDroid.
@@2551987ezioYes I played it, the gameplay it is so limited so far. Also, not sure if it is a glitch or not of the game, but the underground floors they all look all the same, as well as the yokai there though imho. 🤷🏻♂️
Got Platinum in Like a Dragon 🐲, going through Lost Judgement ⚖ and I've officially fallen in ♥ with Ryu Ga Gotoku franchise. Definitely picking up Ishin 🗾 day 1!
I started with Yakuza 0 a few years back. Since the. I've played every title in the series including the judgment spinoffs. I've known of this game in Japan for a while and have been dying to play it. I feel like RGG made this game specially for me. I actually she'd a tear of joy during the announcement. My only gripe is that it comes out shortly after Hogwarts and I don't want to split my time between the two. Lol.
I never played any Yakuza/Like A Dragon games myself. Only Let's Plays on Twitch. But the setting alone has my attention. I'm a big fan of Rurouni Kenshin. So playing as an officer for the Shinsengumi sounds like fun! I have it reserved and can't wait to play it next month. Maybe I'll actually get into the main games after this?
Don't waste your time play them now it's SOOOOOO worth it.. I've bought all Yakuza games on Xbox after playing Zero in Gamepass and GODDDD.. I'ma be honest it's better than Persona imo..
@@randomhero88 Yeah I have 300 hrs in Zero alone.. Probably 800 in the series and only like a third through the 3rd one.. I'd definitely advise giving it a shot, you'll spend so much time doing the side content it's remarkable tbh..
This game originally from the PS3 and the Beta version of Yakuza 0, I'm amazed that they remaking this game. I did pre-ordered Ishin Kiwami Deluxe Edition to record for early access footage
Yakuza like a dragon being my first entry into the series has become one of my favorite games of all time I really hope the make more turn based like a dragon games which is one of the main reasons I tried it out ! This looks interesting though I’m willing to give it a shot
Yooo, I had no idea this was coming to the West. I remember watching a Japanese trailer for this way back, and being sad it wasn’t coming here lol. I’m stoked.
I never played a yakuza game, but am into the whole samurai and shinsengumi stuff from watching Rurouni kenshin and playing hakuouki , so that's what makes me interested in this particular game more than the others
There actually has been another "historic" game in the franchise that never released in the west: Kenzan. Btw. the explanations for skills and battle styles was a complicated way to say it works more or less like Yakuza Kiwami 1, just with different weapons.
Agreed, in which you play as a young Takezo Shinmen, AKA the most greatest swordsman of all Japan Musashi Miyamoto. A shame, a shame indeed that it has neither have been translated nor ported to the west.
They would have trouble releasing that one in the west uncensored. Because one of the storylines involved a child prostitute who was modelled after the girl from the main series
@@emanueletintori1229 It's been fan translated I think, but ofc you'll need to either emulate it or a PS3 copy, which sucks tbh, but hey! Maybe after Ishin we could have Kenzan as well!
Never played a yakuza game but I’ve heard nothing but good things about them, and ngl, this game caught my eye solely because of Sekiro 😂 but I’m definitely gonna give it a try
@@timofeika1523 i'm guessing they meant more like early 80's, which could make for a good setting if they ever decide to make a prequel that lets us play as younger kazama or something like that
I can't wait for this game, I am really so excited! After the success of GoT I hoped Ishin would get a chance too and now I can play it soon. I am so happy about it! Hope to see a remake or remaster of Dead Souls too.
Ghost of Tsushima has nothing to do with RGG. A completely different dev made GoT. The success of the Yakuza titles after 0 released is what made this possible.
@@CameronBaileyQuote Sonic is cool but not as cool as the Yakuza franchise. Even though Yakuza isn’t as popular and widely accepted, I like it better than Sonic. So when I say Yakuza is one of Sega’s better franchise I definitely mean it.
This man said cause of Ghost of Tsushima.. Lbh Yakuza became a hit in the West because of Gamepass, pretty sure they are coming to the west cause of that.. Not because Ghost of Tsushima did well after Ishin was a launch title only in Japan..
Yakuza got extremely popular here like 7 years ago when 0 released bro gamepasss isnt the reason bro also this game is being released cuz of ghost of h bro
Theyre talking about this game specifically. They didn't feel confident bringing this game over because of the set and setting. The Yakuza series was already everyones most underrated series by the time GoT came. They didn't think the west would have any interest in a game in this place and time, not to mention that when the original game came out the Yakuza series was basically on its death bed in the west
First game I got was Judgement.. didn't click. Got Yakuza 0 for 4 dollars/ after the first hour ended up buying every game in the series available on ps4. Just finished Kiwami 2, moving onto 3, but have been interested in Kenzan and Ishen for time
Looks promising. I just started Yakuza 7 after going through 0-6. To me it looks like it's based on the same engine that Yakuza 5 used, right? So no update to the Dragon Engine from Yakuza 6 or Kiwami 2, which is a bit unfortunate. I'm still sold on it and will certainly buy it.
To clarify further, the original Ishin was made on the Yakuza 5/0/Kiwami engine, hence why the gameplay resembles that engine more than the dragon engine, but yes this remake uses Unreal engine which was a very good choice because the graphics look top tier
RGG have got a lot on their plate at the moment. Gaiden is on the horizon and they're in the very early stages of Yakuza 8 as well. I've enjoyed what I played of Yakuza 6, Kiwami 2 and Judgment (I completed the latter games) I'm just glad this isn't a Dragon Engine title.
3:28 not only do they know nothing about other Yakuza games. It's actually an AI listen to that. That's a robot voice. There's no way a human made this video
I haven’t watched the video and I just came yo see that I don’t need to watch it cus I already pre ordered it long ago. Mata ne samurais (I will still watch the video because I love yall videos anyways)
Never got into the yakuza series. The ones I played felt like Adam West's Batman to The Dark Knight's Sleeping Dogs. Now THAT is a game I would live to see a remake and/or sequel for.
Did you watch the whole video? Sigh, I'll throw you a tidbit. No, it does not have english dub, it only comes with japanese voice and english subtitle.
Yakuza games are closer to a mix between 3D brawlers and action RPGs. They also tend to be fairly easy and u can choose different difficulties ranging from easy to hard (There's also a legendary mode that's usually only playable after beating the game once). A lot of ppl find that the combat gets stale or is mostly a button masher simply because the games never really challenge u to learn the intricacies of their combat systems. It's up to u if u want to experiment. Worst case scenario u can usually just grind to be stronger than whatever challenge u face (Dunno if u can do that in this game).
I know it sounds weird, but if you've seen Devil may cry 5, it is kinda similar to that in terms of gameplay. In 3 of the Yakuza games, technically 5, you have different fighting styles you can use that are usually better at doing something than the others. For example, in Yakuza 0, the first main character has the brawler style, rush style, and beast style. Brawler is really good for a couple enemies and for using counters, rush style is best for enemies with small windows of vulnerability or if you need to escape and dodge quickly away from enemies. Beast is best for a big group of enemies and is best used when there are weapons in the area. Each fighting style has a lot of depth and can be upgraded a lot and through upgrades you can increase speed and opportunities for switching styles mid animation so you can get pretty creative with combining moves from different styles together. - It is a 3d action story based fighting game semi-similar to SIFU, and you have this meter in all the games called the heat bar, which allow you to do special moves called heat actions which are just cutscene brutal attack moves, sometimes with qte's like smashing a dudes face with a car door, stabbing someone, pouring boiling water on someone, bashing their head against the ground, etc. In some games it may also allow you to do special inputs to do specific actions only available when you have enough of the heat bar and sometimes may give you a rage type transformation. Difficulty-wise, the games typically aren't difficult except for 1 or 2, and I would typically play them again on a harder difficulty, while also limiting how many healing items I can bring with me and limiting what styles I can use and if I can upgrade them or not, to actually make the game challenging and intense while also being really satisfying, because unlike a soulslike that has artificial difficulty with enemies that either have hard to dodge attacks or do stupid damage for no reason, these games are way more fair and feels more like user error than the game just being op.
No, they’re not as hard as soulslike games, especially not the newer entries in the series. Some of the older entries have a few frustrating mechanics like boss healing in Yakuza Kiwami 1 and constant blocking in Yakuza 3, but I still wouldn’t consider them hard games on normal difficulty. There is a challenging superboss you unlock in these games but he’s optional.
Proud to say I'm one of those fans that fought like hell to get the Yakuza series to the west. Yakuza fans today have no idea how stressful that time period was. Sega came up with every excuse in the book. Most of us resorted to Japanese to english guides to navigate the imported games lol. Sega took notice of that and all the petitions and finally caved.
I never owned a Playstation but I remember hearing the OG fans campaigning to get 5 released in the West....The rest is history. Thanks for your effort.
As a latecomer to the series thanks for the effort. One of the best IPs I've ever played
Thanks, I just started playing 0 like a month ago and it's been a blast. It's pretty amazing how stubborn the Japanese companies can be. Some reason I am reminded of an old PS2 game, I think it was called Way of the Samurai, Last Samurai, or Ronin. The game played out over 3 days or something and your actions can influence the outcome of the story.
I like how Yakuza isn't just an open world sandbox game and the area you are confined in has alot going for it. I really grew to hate open world games, because I think it enables companies to get lazy in developing their games. Yakuza 0 is like a throwback to the past.
I did too. It's crazy how several videos are noting that the "success of ghost of Tsushima..." As I used that and the rising popularity of kiryu, (who was "retired" at the time) as a no brainer reason to bring this game to the west. I tracked down like 5 top dogs at RGG. Provided analytics. The posts can still be found on twitter
Then, I have to say a big : Thank you Sir! RGG games have become my #1 favourite video games of all time.
This is the game that I want so bad, with both the heroism and the dramatic lore of the Shinsengumi corp. It is not Ghost of Tsushima, it is a Yakuza gameplay like wise game at all. It plays and feels completely different than any kind of either samurai or shinobi title experience ever proposed, even though I am definitely sure that the game will be both emotional and hilarious, in one word "EPIC". Hence the reason of why it is my must buy of February, period.
@@LDMJR I'd like to comment in any of your topic, if you only had any subject, but unfortunately you have got nothing to debate, as you are an actual nobody yourself. Besides, a wolf concerns not with the opinion of sheeps such as you are, now begone troll.🤡
Just don't use the trooper cards and it'll be a semi realistic history trip but with Yakuza characters. I pre ordered deluxe because I've been waiting for soo long and I'm prepared! 3 weeks!
@@mjkiller020 I agree, I saw a cameo of Goro Majima as Okita Souji the first Shinsengumi samurai corp unit captain (which realistically speaking he had a more feminine face traits). While it would have been perfect as a Hajime Saito instead imho!
Have this game on preorder, can't wait. Been one heckuva ride for western Yakuza fans since Zero.
Just finished Lost Judgement a few weeks ago.. so ready for this game
Fuck yea bro. I waited so long between 4 and 5, and nobody but me cared
I still haven't completed 7 because the combat was awful, so glad I'll be able to play something that goes back to traditional Yakuza gameplay
@@noaamonyakuza5I loved 7’s combat, it’s nice to have a departure from the norm every once in a while
The thing is i became such a Yakuza fan cause Game Pass that i end up buying every game, know i need to play this one
It has great setting As well right
Agreed. Just preordered this game
same here...just bought every game on sale except Lost Judgement ( it & Ishin will be bought ASAP though...just had to upgrade to a Series X this month ). Hopefully the Ishin remake will be followed by a remake of its sequel and a remake or remaster of Dead Souls
I played a few hours Y-Zero. Then stopped and Y-LAD got me hooked. Since I am playing successively through yakuza 2. I got all the other yakuza games bought on sale and ready. Really looking forward to Yakuza LAD sequel
@@HussarPlays bruh you gotta finish 0. One of the best if not the best story in the franchise.
Like A Dragon (the Ichiban one) has made me a huge huge fan of the series. Cannot wait for the new games
Welcome to the Yakuza fam
You realise it's mandatory that you complete all the other titles in the series before you can call yourself a fan? ;) It actually took me three separate attempts with 0 before the series finally clicked with me. I'm part through 6 but have played all the other mainline entries, they're truly superb.
@@Grandmastergav86 Great damn series
I am proud to say I have played all the yakuza games
Can't wait to play this too
Even Kenzan and Dead Souls?
Same here brotha🙏🏼🔥💪🏼
@@MrQuadro83 well it is not available is PS4 / PS5 so no 😔
1.5 judgment games to go and I'm caught up (with the ones available on xbox)
@@MrQuadro83 I really wanna play dead souls. Heard some not so great things but it looks fun lol
its going to be a good couple of years for us Yakuza fans!
It’s about time we got this game In America. So happy to see the franchise taking off full steam in the west.
Ah, yes, America. The only western continent there is. Never mind EUROPE.
We've been supporting the Yakuza series for far longer than you redneck bastards, so if anyone deserves this release, it's us.
This game reminds me of more of Way of the Samurai than anything else other than the linear story. Way of the Samurai work great games it's sad to see them go
Wow, I never thought at that excellent comparison before! WOTS and Tenchu series, they were probably two of the most old gen under rated gems! I especially loved the 3rd and the 4th WOTS chapters for ps3 though. Shame that Acquire moved on from those brands...😔
I LOVED WOTS... Still praying for 5
Not entirely gone. Most recent you got is Katana Kami: A Way of the Samurai Story.
If you like dungeon crawlers 🤷♂️
@@2551987ezio Thanks Boss, I did play it but I felt deep down it just wasn't the same although I loved the combat and characters from WotS 1>4. Definitely a fun lil game, you can check the details on your iDroid.
@@2551987ezioYes I played it, the gameplay it is so limited so far. Also, not sure if it is a glitch or not of the game, but the underground floors they all look all the same, as well as the yokai there though imho. 🤷🏻♂️
Got Platinum in Like a Dragon 🐲, going through Lost Judgement ⚖ and I've officially fallen in ♥ with Ryu Ga Gotoku franchise.
Definitely picking up Ishin 🗾 day 1!
what took you so long?? guy??
I CAN NOT WAIT FOR KENZAN AFTER THIS
I started with Yakuza 0 a few years back. Since the. I've played every title in the series including the judgment spinoffs. I've known of this game in Japan for a while and have been dying to play it. I feel like RGG made this game specially for me. I actually she'd a tear of joy during the announcement. My only gripe is that it comes out shortly after Hogwarts and I don't want to split my time between the two. Lol.
4:01 Did he.. did he just dab to block a bullet? I'm sold
Can't wait to see my boys Kazuma Keero and Gorow Maajeema 🔥
I'm definitely buying day one! Big fan of the yakuza series
I beat 0, kiwami, kiwami 2, 4, 6, judgement, lost judgement, 7, 5... in that order 🤣🤣
I am so excited to see Taxi driver Suzuki in a period drama :D
I never played any Yakuza/Like A Dragon games myself. Only Let's Plays on Twitch. But the setting alone has my attention. I'm a big fan of Rurouni Kenshin. So playing as an officer for the Shinsengumi sounds like fun! I have it reserved and can't wait to play it next month. Maybe I'll actually get into the main games after this?
Don't waste your time play them now it's SOOOOOO worth it.. I've bought all Yakuza games on Xbox after playing Zero in Gamepass and GODDDD.. I'ma be honest it's better than Persona imo..
@@ktdagoat1289 I never got into the Persona series. So trying out the rest of the Yakuza series might be on my horizon.
@@randomhero88 Yeah I have 300 hrs in Zero alone.. Probably 800 in the series and only like a third through the 3rd one.. I'd definitely advise giving it a shot, you'll spend so much time doing the side content it's remarkable tbh..
@@ktdagoat1289 the best part is that all the side content is meaningful. None of it feels like they just threw it in the game to give us stuff to do.
@@SolidSnake240 Agreed completely tbh Yakuza imo is like a Japanese city sim with great storylines.. Imo it's the best JRPG on the market..
This game originally from the PS3 and the Beta version of Yakuza 0, I'm amazed that they remaking this game. I did pre-ordered Ishin Kiwami Deluxe Edition to record for early access footage
Yakuza like a dragon being my first entry into the series has become one of my favorite games of all time I really hope the make more turn based like a dragon games which is one of the main reasons I tried it out ! This looks interesting though I’m willing to give it a shot
YLAD 8 is going to be turn based as well(while 1-6 were beat 'em ups like Judgment.)
Yooo, I had no idea this was coming to the West. I remember watching a Japanese trailer for this way back, and being sad it wasn’t coming here lol. I’m stoked.
I've been a fan for a few years now. Looks fun.
1:23 tell me you've never played Yakuza without telling me you've never played Yakuza.
Kazuma kiroo
Hurooka
I never played a yakuza game, but am into the whole samurai and shinsengumi stuff from watching Rurouni kenshin and playing hakuouki , so that's what makes me interested in this particular game more than the others
Give the other ones a try. You will not regret it. They know how to tell a story
Have you tried the game yet? Its amazing
I’ve played every Yakuza main and secondary games. Just finished up Judgement so I’m so excited! Maybe I’ll clean up some trophies until February!!
That’s great and all but is there an 1860’s Sega arcade?
subtitles is the right way to go ALL THE TIME
Hope they make Kenzan next, Kenzan is super awesome and is even more slept on than ishin
Probably won't happen. But if it does it will have major changes.
They did say if Ishin is successful in sales, they'll remake Kenzan
I hear "heat actions".... Say no more haha.
"Yeh-koo-za"
"Ryu ga Goo-toh-koo"
"Kazuma Keeroo"
"Ha-roo-ka"
Honestly I literally can't wait for this game it looks awesome I got it pre ordered already
There actually has been another "historic" game in the franchise that never released in the west: Kenzan.
Btw. the explanations for skills and battle styles was a complicated way to say it works more or less like Yakuza Kiwami 1, just with different weapons.
Agreed, in which you play as a young Takezo Shinmen, AKA the most greatest swordsman of all Japan Musashi Miyamoto. A shame, a shame indeed that it has neither have been translated nor ported to the west.
They would have trouble releasing that one in the west uncensored. Because one of the storylines involved a child prostitute who was modelled after the girl from the main series
@@bobgunter9608 Really? I did not know it man, damn...
@@bobgunter9608 Say, could not they just cut that part and release the game, by replacing Haruka from Yakuza series with another female chara?
@@emanueletintori1229 It's been fan translated I think, but ofc you'll need to either emulate it or a PS3 copy, which sucks tbh, but hey! Maybe after Ishin we could have Kenzan as well!
WOAAAAH how is this video already out!?
Never played a yakuza game but I’ve heard nothing but good things about them, and ngl, this game caught my eye solely because of Sekiro 😂 but I’m definitely gonna give it a try
I'm a new Yakuza fan and yes! The Yakuza games are super fun and action packed. I totally recommend playing the games 👍
Way of the samurai 4 feeling
Def getting this on ps5
Was hoping for turn base.
Pre ordered this already. Played all the yakuza series glad they release this game in the west! lets goooo can’t wait
Is anyone else in pain with how he pronounces names?
Is the english subtitle also include japan disc version?
A 1950s - 80s based Yakuza game would be pretty cool.
Yeah that’s called Yakuza 0
@@timofeika1523 i'm guessing they meant more like early 80's, which could make for a good setting if they ever decide to make a prequel that lets us play as younger kazama or something like that
Love sega for not forget about lastgen console
I really hope we will see Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise for Steam too in future.
I can't wait for this game, I am really so excited! After the success of GoT I hoped Ishin would get a chance too and now I can play it soon. I am so happy about it! Hope to see a remake or remaster of Dead Souls too.
Game of Throne?
Ghost of Tsushima has nothing to do with RGG. A completely different dev made GoT. The success of the Yakuza titles after 0 released is what made this possible.
I hope this pushes a way of the samurai 5 development
Like a Dragon: Ishin!/Gaiden are top contenders for my goty 2023
This and Wanted:Dead are my top games to pick up next month
Thanks 🙂. Nicely done ✔️. Keep up the good 👍work 👏.
Yakuza games were Better than I thought they’d be. It feels like it should be a Nintendo game but it’s Sega’s best franchise if you ask me.
Sonic: 👀👀👀
@@CameronBaileyQuote Sonic is cool but not as cool as the Yakuza franchise. Even though Yakuza isn’t as popular and widely accepted, I like it better than Sonic. So when I say Yakuza is one of Sega’s better franchise I definitely mean it.
I'm a fan of Yakuza but Sega has had the same character design since virtual fighter lol
One thing you should know, his name is Ryo-ma 龍馬, it means Dragon-horse , not re-oh-ma.
There is no “Before you buy” !!!
It’s Ryu Ga Gotoku so just buy it!!!! Buy it nowwwww and put the cookie down!!!!! Nowww!!
I love Ka-Zuh-Mah Ki-Ruh
They did my man daigo dirty with that yeeyee ass haircut
I'm stoked for this one, was sad when I learned about the never localized PS3 version of this game.
This man said cause of Ghost of Tsushima.. Lbh Yakuza became a hit in the West because of Gamepass, pretty sure they are coming to the west cause of that.. Not because Ghost of Tsushima did well after Ishin was a launch title only in Japan..
Yakuza got extremely popular here like 7 years ago when 0 released bro gamepasss isnt the reason bro also this game is being released cuz of ghost of h bro
Theyre talking about this game specifically. They didn't feel confident bringing this game over because of the set and setting. The Yakuza series was already everyones most underrated series by the time GoT came. They didn't think the west would have any interest in a game in this place and time, not to mention that when the original game came out the Yakuza series was basically on its death bed in the west
First game I got was Judgement.. didn't click.
Got Yakuza 0 for 4 dollars/ after the first hour ended up buying every game in the series available on ps4.
Just finished Kiwami 2, moving onto 3, but have been interested in Kenzan and Ishen for time
Who knew Sony unintentionally paved the way for this game to finally be localized due to the success of ghost of Tsushima
Hmm, since this takes place in Kyoto I wonder if you'll be able to find Nintendo's original headquarters, or something like it.
Looks promising. I just started Yakuza 7 after going through 0-6. To me it looks like it's based on the same engine that Yakuza 5 used, right? So no update to the Dragon Engine from Yakuza 6 or Kiwami 2, which is a bit unfortunate. I'm still sold on it and will certainly buy it.
As far as I know the Ishin remake was made with Unreal Engine 4.
It’s made with unreal engine 4, not the Yakuza 5 engine
To clarify further, the original Ishin was made on the Yakuza 5/0/Kiwami engine, hence why the gameplay resembles that engine more than the dragon engine, but yes this remake uses Unreal engine which was a very good choice because the graphics look top tier
RGG have got a lot on their plate at the moment. Gaiden is on the horizon and they're in the very early stages of Yakuza 8 as well. I've enjoyed what I played of Yakuza 6, Kiwami 2 and Judgment (I completed the latter games) I'm just glad this isn't a Dragon Engine title.
finally..i can complete my yakuza collection
All these innocent legs and arms.. And I can't chop none of them off?!?
😔
I can slice a bullet in half but I can't slice off opposing thumbs?!
😔😔
Didn't realize yakuza guy was in this game
3:28 not only do they know nothing about other Yakuza games. It's actually an AI listen to that. That's a robot voice. There's no way a human made this video
I just want like a dragon 2
Haven’t played a bad yakuza game yet
Yakuza Dead Souls
@@pixytorres7117 goated game
Play yakuza 3
Play yakuza 3
@@cuttystark5211 Yakuza 3 is not Bad the gameplay is shit but story is good
The guy sounded like he was held at gunpoint
No matter what you say it’s getting bought no matter what
Isshin Ashina looks cool even when he was young
"Hesitation is dead" Koff Pleased bloodied cough
I see. Its UE4. I thought its the dragon engine. So excited for this
Don't know why I'm watching, it's a day 1 purchase for me, love the Yakuza series
Now I’m buying this, I was scared it was gonna be a turn based rpg
I’ll wait until the game goes to $20 these all play the same I’m
sure it will be on game pass
Looking forward to the combat, Zero and Kiwami had the best combat, right after Fist of the North Star, imo.
now we just need a remake of DS
It's too bad the PS Vita app won't make it this time around. Used to grind alot of hours on Yakuza 0
Will this game have a collector’s edition?
I wish someone would just recreate Way of the Samurai
I hope this runs on steam deck. I cannot wait!
Here are zero things I should know before picking it up. It could be a pile of poop in a box, and if it is a Yakuza type game im buying it
can't wait to beat up Amon's ass again in this timeline
Gamepass unless they give us an option to turn off all that dbz bs
I haven’t watched the video and I just came yo see that I don’t need to watch it cus I already pre ordered it long ago. Mata ne samurais (I will still watch the video because I love yall videos anyways)
I already have it pre ordered
Nah, when another Like a Dragon game comes out the "before you buy" thing is irrelevant.
I will pre order it no matter what you say
Never got into the yakuza series. The ones I played felt like Adam West's Batman to The Dark Knight's Sleeping Dogs. Now THAT is a game I would live to see a remake and/or sequel for.
This looks so great.
SHIN SEN GUMI
Finally: Yakuza: Ishin instead of Yakuza: Yakuza.
it has always been ironic as Kiryu has never been a yakuza member in game xD
just ex-yakuza xD
Wow this looks rad
you really think its thanks to ghosts of tsushima and not the rest of the yakuza games being massive in the west? are you high?
Ugh...i was so excited until they said it was going to be subbed...I hate when companies do this lazy bullshit :(
Wow I actually didn't get no hate for saying that color me shocked I used to always get hate when I talk about Yakuza
Does anyone know if there is an Upgrade path for the original japanese copy for ps4? Ive had it for years.
No because this game was remade from the ground up. Its not a simple graphical upgrade.
It's a remake not a remaster, so I wouldn't assume so
Are these games English dub or only subtitles?
Did you watch the whole video? Sigh, I'll throw you a tidbit. No, it does not have english dub, it only comes with japanese voice and english subtitle.
Things To Know Before You Buy : This is not a Kiryu.
Give it a year, it'll end up on Game Pass.
As somebody who never played yakuza is ishin in the other games
Ishin is an adaptation of events in the Bakumatsu era of the Edo period.
I'm not familiar with these type of games. Are they soulslike (which means insanely difficult, not casual friendly)?
Yakuza games are closer to a mix between 3D brawlers and action RPGs. They also tend to be fairly easy and u can choose different difficulties ranging from easy to hard (There's also a legendary mode that's usually only playable after beating the game once). A lot of ppl find that the combat gets stale or is mostly a button masher simply because the games never really challenge u to learn the intricacies of their combat systems. It's up to u if u want to experiment. Worst case scenario u can usually just grind to be stronger than whatever challenge u face (Dunno if u can do that in this game).
I know it sounds weird, but if you've seen Devil may cry 5, it is kinda similar to that in terms of gameplay. In 3 of the Yakuza games, technically 5, you have different fighting styles you can use that are usually better at doing something than the others. For example, in Yakuza 0, the first main character has the brawler style, rush style, and beast style. Brawler is really good for a couple enemies and for using counters, rush style is best for enemies with small windows of vulnerability or if you need to escape and dodge quickly away from enemies. Beast is best for a big group of enemies and is best used when there are weapons in the area. Each fighting style has a lot of depth and can be upgraded a lot and through upgrades you can increase speed and opportunities for switching styles mid animation so you can get pretty creative with combining moves from different styles together.
- It is a 3d action story based fighting game semi-similar to SIFU, and you have this meter in all the games called the heat bar, which allow you to do special moves called heat actions which are just cutscene brutal attack moves, sometimes with qte's like smashing a dudes face with a car door, stabbing someone, pouring boiling water on someone, bashing their head against the ground, etc. In some games it may also allow you to do special inputs to do specific actions only available when you have enough of the heat bar and sometimes may give you a rage type transformation. Difficulty-wise, the games typically aren't difficult except for 1 or 2, and I would typically play them again on a harder difficulty, while also limiting how many healing items I can bring with me and limiting what styles I can use and if I can upgrade them or not, to actually make the game challenging and intense while also being really satisfying, because unlike a soulslike that has artificial difficulty with enemies that either have hard to dodge attacks or do stupid damage for no reason, these games are way more fair and feels more like user error than the game just being op.
No, they’re not as hard as soulslike games, especially not the newer entries in the series. Some of the older entries have a few frustrating mechanics like boss healing in Yakuza Kiwami 1 and constant blocking in Yakuza 3, but I still wouldn’t consider them hard games on normal difficulty. There is a challenging superboss you unlock in these games but he’s optional.
There is no before. You just buy! 😈