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Removing the closet must be a good thing since no one will use it to frame him for a murder anymore (remember how Yagami discovered Shintani's body in Judgment Chapter 4?)
In a series where random buildings go through reconstructions with each new entry, it's really baffling how Little Asia STILL hasn't been fixed after 5 years Just restore it to how it was in Y6 pre-arson attack
I gotta give them a tiny bit of credit for Little Asia though - even though they just put up walls in it, they did make it appear it's been abandoned a while. You can take a drone, fly up to the highest point and peek from West and North side - there's like overgrown grass in there now.
@@SnowiestAngeman Don't forget a lot of buildings from 6 are still "under construction" because of RGG's switch to DE (Tanimura's Mahjong place comes to mind)
I think that the shangri-la/little Asia stuff is due to shady deals/ownership issues. Like those building were Tojo/Chinese mafia hangouts and most of those are either dead, moved out or disbanded. So nobody is the owner of the land, nobody cares to own up to the land and no one wants to pay to fix it
Hmm, I think I have an idea as to why Don Quijote was removed from Yakuza 7 onwards. Around 2 months before the release of Judge Eyes, FamilyMart announced it will make Don Quijote its affiliate. I guess if Sega wanted to keep Don Quijote in the game, they would need to renegotiate, but with FamilyMart this time. And I suppose that didn't go as planned. And as of December 2020, former Don Quijote CEO has been arrested for insider trading charges, making the chances of Don Quijote coming back even less likely. EDIT: I feel this is the only series where I'm bothered by companies no longer showing up in-game. XD
It does indeed seem pretty unlikely Don Quijote will come back. I knew that there was some sort of controversy about it not too long ago but I didn’t know about any of what you just said so thank you for sharing. It would’ve been pretty ironic though if he got arrested for his ties to Yakuza haha
yeah, Media industry goes crazy when comes to controversies Prime example, Taki Pierre. He was in the game as Hamura in Judge Eyes(original release of Judgement), but he was arrested with possession and use of drugs, shortly after the release of the game. And sega was pretty much forced to remove him from the game. (And price has dropped probably due to that) Fun fact: that version never left Japan, Judgement you guys got is based on the re-release version.
@@sonoda944 or Tanimura's actor change from Hiroki Narimiya to Toshiki Masuda in the remaster version of Yakuza 4. I quote someone from a comment section in a Yakuza 4 remastered video. "I feel bad for the original actor. He was wrongfully accused of drugs. Drugs are considered a massive deal in Japan. Basically, you are seen as not human. Even getting accused without evidence or proof was enough to derail his career."
@@SnowiestAngeman You say that, but Nagumo(and Kanda)'s VA was suspended and fired from the company he was represented by because of ties to the yakuza.
@@megamanx1291 It will have a golden replica underneath that's a secret facility where they gather information, samurai era equipment, the Amon Family's armory, casino, and specialized rubber bullet facility funded by Saejima... and will be guarded by GB Holmes and all the homeless dudes.
4:53 , Yeah this proves enough that Yakuza kenzan was just a movie in yakuza universe and was played by Kiryu and Majima (some dead characters are in kenzan too but they would've just hired someone with similar face)
My cannon is that it’s one of the movies that he auditioned for in the games. They couldn’t find anyone to play the lead role or they were still out of action so decided to bring kiriu into it. Dead souls on the other hand was a majima production and kiriu was either tricked into agreeing to be in it, or did it to keep an eye on majima so he doesn’t do anything too crazy
So the thing about Yoshinoya is that there are 3 big beef bowl chain in Japan, Yoshinoya, Sukiya and Matsuya. As far I can remember Matsuya and Yoshinoya already got their spot in Yakuza world while Sukiya yet to make an appearance. Akaushimaru just some gyudon restaurant that SEGA made up. Just a little bit info about gyudon chain in Japan
@@dazza2350 the texture work isn't good, the face's are a noticeable downgrade. There's a reason why RGG is going for ps4 yagami face even on ps5, it was a point heavely criticised by both fan's and critic's alike in japan and the west
@@aerodynamo4874 that was the original plan, but after backlash they decided against it and went with the old face. Comparison are out there, it's clearly the superior ps4 face even on ps5. I have to say that yagami is not the only one who had it worse in the remaster, fuyima look like a doll and kuroiwa has a weird jaw texture
I know that the Lost Judgment menu theme isn’t featured in the video but I just wanna talk about it for a bit: Idk why but it does a amazing job in setting the mood similar to the cinematic trailers we saw a few months ago with its somber tune Also, if Yagami dies and he disappears from menu, while the menu theme plays, I’m gonna have a fucking mental breakdown.
It's easily my favourite title screen of the Yakuza games. I especially like it because none of the games have ever had an actually dark night time. I know there's lights everywhere in Kamurocho but I've always wanted to see it in darkness. Now we can and it looks beautiful
@@nazril456 I kind of wish it wasn't just Kiryu featured on that screen. I was expecting the other protagonists to replace him on that screen depending on the chapter.
Thank you very much :) although I feel like Devilleon7 makes videos targeted towards new players that wanna get into the games, whereas I try and make videos for people who are already fans but I do appreciate the comparison
Let’s Hope We Get Akiyama Back For Yakuza 8, He Actually Was Originally Supposed To Be In Yakuza: Like A Dragon But His Voice Actor Was Busy At The Time Doing A Lot Of Things So They Replaced Him With “Nick Ogata” As His Ichiban’s Akiyama 2.0 Basically But Imagine Seeing Both Nick And Akiyama Though, That Would Be One Hell Of A Dream Come True If Those 2 Ever Interacted!!!!!!!!! XD
@@theneonkingtnk not surprised at all, he's one of the most, if not the most famous VA in japan. He is pretty much everywhere. He is Joel, Lego Batman, Donald duck, Genie from Aladdin, all those stuff. Oh also he do most of the dub of Will Smith.(yes he also did Genie again)
What about Shangri-La, that place has been trash since Majima drove a dump truck into it. Cant Majima Construction do some work to that place, its becoming a real eye sore for the city.
I think the main reason that Kotobuki Drugs is open in LAD's prologue is that it's set in 1999, whereas the main game is in 2017 iirc. Kotobuki Drugs is closed in 6, meaing it closed sometime between 5's end and Lost Judgement.
They Likely Said A Few Months Ago With “Ghost Of Tsushima’s” Popularity That They Could Release The Samurai Titles In The Future But Considering We’re All Hoping For Yakuza 8 Next After This, A Lot Of People Speculate That Yakuza 8 Will Come Out In 2023, Cause That Seems Realistic To Them Apparently So If That Does Happen In The Future, Then Maybe We Can Get The Samurai Titles In 2022 Hopefully In The West, Trust Me, We All Wanna Play The Samurai Titles Badly And It’s Also Stated From “Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios” That Ishin And Kenzan Might Get Remakes, I Don’t Necessarily Think Ishin Needs A Remake But Kenzan Definitely Does And Imagine We Get The Remaster’s Of Samurai Games In The West Plus The Remakes Of Them, That Would Be 4x Times The Fun 🤩 And It May Never Happen But One Can Dream!!!!!!!!! XD
thanks for uploading this. one aspect that i really love with yakuza games is its virtual tourism element, i spend hours on end just to look at what the hub world has to offer
Big Judgment spoilers When I went to Yagami's Detective Agency in the Lost Judgment demo I always thought he got rid of the closet cause Shitani's (I think that's his name) corpse was left in it
Yeah I was watching the ads to see which ones were new and I did the Leonardo DiCaprio meme where I pointed at the screen as soon as the Kenzan cutscene popped up haha
In every game, I always just search these places if there's any changes in Kamurucho: - Dojima Family Office - Club Sega (In both Nakamichi St. And Theater Avenue) - The former Real Estate Business in 0 - West Park (Purgatory) - Serena - Kotoboki Drugs - Champion District pubs
If this video generates enough interest I might but the reason why I'd sorta hold off is because of how big Ijincho is. But who knows maybe it won't actually take that long
@@SnowiestAngeman you don't have to do small details, just the noticeable ones or you can do it by areas too, but it takes a lot of work so idk, it's all up to you but I really enjoy em
Judgment’s Special Record Volume 2 That Starts At 3:10 Is So Awesome And It Sounds Great And It’s Really Soothing And Makes You Feel At Peace When You Don’t Have To Worry About Anything But Enjoying The Moment!!!!!!!!! XD
Damn, I really need to try this demo out! Been overdosing on DMC5 anyway. Also, for the Kotobuki Drugs thing, Idk why it came back, but the fact it's only present in the prologue of LAD is due to the timeline. It probably went under in 2010 or something kek. While some changes are questionable, I definitely love how meta they choose to go when developing their games.
Well if Kotobuki never came back it would not have been strange considering it was removed in 6 and the two games that take place in the timeline afterwards didn't have it. It was good by them too to have it in Kiwami 2 and the prologue of Like a Dragon because it kept it consistent. But now it's just back again lol like have you ever seen a business that leaves for, like, 5 years and then just comes back exactly how it was? Haha
@@SnowiestAngeman i mean there is also the weird inconsistentency with the gelato place from 1-4 being overwritten by the takoyaki place from 5 onwards until they just shut down, even more weird considering it overwrites the gelato place DURING k1 and 2
@@aerodynamo4874 Yeah but at least with that after it wasn't the gelato place it stayed that way. If the Gindaco licence ever runs out though it'll probably swap back to ice cream
6:12 i gotta admit i love the detail that due to inflation the bowling spot had to close down and there is just random shit and nothing switching every 2 years. There is a small restaurant close to where i live which changes owners like every 3 years due to inflation so i appreciate the totally intended detail
Sadly it will never be on PC because of Johnny's talent agencies strict policy where they're against the idea of altering the face of their stars which is Takuya Kimura (protag of Yagami). Basically, Johnny's don't want modders to change Yagami's face to Kiryu for example. Anyways, Takuya's actually fine with it and he actually enjoyed working with Sega but if he's on Sega side and the game releases on PC. Takuya will be fired from Johnny's and he will be blacklisted in any agency that he desires to join.
@@fallentrash1673 I've been to Japan a couple of times but never really tried Yoshinoya there - I did Matsuya though out of curiosity for a 5:00am-ish breakfast. It tasted alright, though I liked the raw egg you can put on the hot rice. Something about their eggs there taste really good.
I think the Akaushimaru has to do with them getting sponsorship from Yoshinoya, they even replicated the real on in that location pretty much 1:1 in Lost Judgement. (Still Lost Don Quijote sponsorship tho...) Also kinda weird how in Lost Judgment they also talk about the Tojo disbanding. Similar but alternative timeline lol.
Yeah well it's similar to how some of the older games had Matsuya instead of Akaushimaru but I just would've thought they'd replace all Akaushimaru signs given that it's a fake brand so it doesn't need advertising haha
I wish they'd set the game late December/early January so we can have snowy weather (despite snowfall being rare in Tokyo). Yakuza 2 had the faintest of snowfall and for some reason set the mood for me. (I'm not counting Tsukimino - snow over there is a given)
Aight Sega, release the game in my damn DOWN UNDER Country, or I'll pirate it. Nice video though, it's cool to see all the changes. I'm glad that the absolutely based dinery Kanrai is still there. I don't know what I would have done if it was ever removed.
I Also Heard That Since “Kazuki Hosokawa” Wants Future Yakuza Titles In Foreign Countries, This May Sound Out Of The Blue And Probably Still A Part Of Japan, I’m Not Too Sure, But I Would Like to Imagine Ichiban And His Crew Going To “Singapore And Shanghai”, Those Would Be Really Cool Places For Him To Go To And I Love To See What He Would Do There And Also I’m Gonna Start Commenting On Your Videos More, Your Doing A Great Job Finding This Information For Yourself Man, Thanks For Letting Me Know And Everyone Else!!!!!!!!! XD
Wish they would finally open Little Asia back up again for one of these games. Always loved the way it looked in Yakuza 6 until that whole fiasco happens lmao.
At least there's cops in front of the police station now... Have you been able to find any cop cars tho? They're already in the game files so I wish they just parked up one or two in front of the station. Also are the trains from and to Shinjuku Station running again?
Uhh no cop cars come to mind and is that "are the trains running" a reference to Yakuza 3 or something with those NPC text bubbles saying it all the time? If not don't know about any trains either haha
@@SnowiestAngeman Ah man that's a shame. Nono, it wasn't supposed to be a reference haha I just noticed how in Y7 there aren't any trains on the bridge leading from and to Shinjuku Station whereas in Y6 there would constantly be trains crossing that bridge.
As a person who spends a lot of time jumping between these games for completion purposes, I appreciate these type of videos. I thought nobody else noticed the new shiny Poppo tiles or other small details lol
@@brokeoutlaw3195 Hmm true. I don't remember either and if he doesn't smoke then based Shinada for considering the longevity of his own health and wellbeing
@@brokeoutlaw3195 Out of all the protags excluding Haruka, getting into fights is expected of their occupation/reputation: yakuza members, loan shark, private detective, cop. Shinada's job doesn't really expect him to throw down. And who the hell wants to pick a fight with a debt-ridden Adult Entertainment writer?
one change in the full game that I really liked was the way the VR board game worked, now instead of limited dice rolls you just have an AI opponent travelling the board with you. Feels a lot better imo.
Actually it could be possible? Iirc, Kenzan came out between 2 and 3, so if they ever remake it it would make sense for it to come out before Kiwami 3.
Is it only me that thinks that Yakuza and judgment are incredibly underrated ? I just hope this year it has an 90+ on Metacritic so everyone would give the fame it deserves
I feel like it's because big name reviewers like IGN treat it like some generic SEGA product, or the "ha-ha funny meme game" even though they all are way more than that
I guess even considering moving to Ijincho just magically removes your ability to not get hit by incoming traffic Really cool video, I got recommended your channel recently and appreciate all the comparison diving you do o/ (also your taste in music is superb, always picking good tracks from the OST)
I love your goddamn channel, you cover Yakuza and the things around it in such a passionate way! Would love to see you play the full game on launch for us PC ladies and gents who can't play Lost Judgment atm.
Thank you I’m glad you like it :) I probably wouldn’t ever do a full play through or let’s play type of thing but I’ll be sure to make some videos when the game comes out
@@SnowiestAngeman aww, glad to hear you're gonna make videos on it regardless! I just feel like with your understanding of the games mechanics + soundtrack, you'd be sure to deliver a pretty cinematic experience, more so than conventional youtubers or let'splayers yknow. Regardless, cheers man, I'm following you for the long haul :D
I just hope Mortal Injuries don't come back. Hated that status effect, especially when fighting bosses with guns. You can't even disarm them and there's no goons to use as human shields!
They are not back in Lost Judgment, although I believe bosses can cause you to bleed or something along those lines which I think will be caused by the same things as mortal wounds, but they can be healed easier. At least that's what I remember from reading one of the tips in the demo
@@SnowiestAngeman Thank heavens. I can deal with slowly loosing health but having chunks of my life bar blocked off is ridiculous. I hope it's easier to find the items that heal it instead of having to haul ass to the north part of the map everytime.
They don't fix Shangri-La because if they were to do it it should be completely demolished and rebuilt. I'm not completely familiar with law in Japan but I think you cannot make changes to the original floor plans of any soapland, doing so you risk losing your license to have one. One example of a never repaired soapland is Queen Chateau in Ibaraki.
I watched this before playing Judgement and I wondered why would they just up an remove the cupboard? I saw no reason why it had to go, especially since they added nothing to replace it. After I played Judgement, I was able to think of a reason why it, uh... why it had to go.
I mean they probably looked out a window at some point and watched 4-7 people shoot, stab and beat up random men on the street. But nah sadly they've confirmed basically the only references ever to the main series are the locations and things like the Tojo clan :(
@@twin10broter There is one Yakuza character that will make an appearance. I don’t know how significant it is but he does show up. I’ve seen a picture of it.
I Think Another Thing To Take Note Of In The Demo Was That You Don’t See Many Children Walking Around Kamurocho Or Yokohama Or Any Other Japanese City Landmarks For That Matter Except That They Only Appear In Substories And Side Cases And Stuff Like That, I Feel Like If They Started Adding Like Family Civilians Into The Game Like Parents And Children, It Would Add A More Tourist Vibe To The Game, You Also Have The High School Kids Too As Well Which I Can’t Wait To Teach A Lesson To And I Am Also Pretty Happy That They Are Letting Girls And Women In The Yakuza And Judgment Series Be Expressed More, I’m Sorry For The Lack Of Context Here Man But There Is So Much Potential For Titles Like These In The Future!!!!!!!!! XD
Nah I know what you're getting at. It's like how something like Yakuza 3 has a lot of very obvious tourists because you get some blonde American looking type of people, but most of the games afterwards just have Japanese people. It definitely made the streets feel more real, to say the least
@@SnowiestAngeman Like Bill Jobs Of Course, Oh Yeah And By The Way Man, Bill Wants To Know How He Can Get To The Station????????? XD P.S. I’m Remember One Substory Where Kiryu Had To Go Find A 🎈 And Give It Back To The Little Kid But I’m Not Sure If That Was In Yakuza 3 Or Yakuza 4, I Think It Was In Yakuza 4 Most Likely?? 🧐
Ok why is Shangrai-La still in ruins tho? That's a good question. Everytime something happens to Millennium Tower they at least fix it, for a building big like this, they could at least turn it into a hotel or something
Yeah lmao stuff blows up or is shredded by a helicopter's miniguns in the Millennium Tower all the time and is somehow fixed before anyone even notices
But there are no wars in it? Nah but it would've been a wardrobe if Yagami put clothes in there but the only thing that was ever in there was a dead body at one point
hope you not forget the detail of yagami's leather jacket, the wringkle deform is similiar with kazuma yakuza 6' suit, have deformation whenever he move, similiar with gta5, soccer game pes or fifa, uncharted, mgsv and there is more, that is little detail where make this studio is very neat.. damn i love this studio hope they make more games, i still dont understand why it limited to 45gbs, if they can put more content i dont mind if take 60 or 80 gb, they should make it more. beside of how good the engine, i love how they make the japan city in the game, like is pretty rare to find japanese games using japanese city settings. the better thing is you even can explore and do much stuff in the city. thumbs up for that,, and yokohama city is huge map on lost judgment, ton of things to explore, sad i dont have the game yet xD,
@@SnowiestAngeman I dont know why they got rid of it either. I know in Y6 there was the RIZAP building but other than that there was literally no other drugstore in Kamurocho. Kotobuki Drugs better be back in Like a Dragon 2 xD
man some of these changes r p interesting the hotel going from unfucked to fucked again kinda sucks and so does shortcuts still being removed, im kinda curious what theyre gonna do with the extra 2 d-pad slots tho, since theyre not being used for items or style-switching fr tho the buildings keep fucking changing in this series its so confusing
Nice vid just finished like a dragon and then wanted more so i got into the judgment series first one was pretty good but lost judgment a lot better in my opinion, love how much assets the re use lol crazy how intertwined the yakuza an judgment games actually are, i was blow away when zhao was the cheif in lost judgment especially since the commented on his cooking skills in the game.
Yeah but I just made a Japanese PSN account. Although strangely the game is available in full English and some other languages. Even the English dub is available. It's weird haha
I just wish there were some sort of rhyme or reason as to why they make the changes they make and the thought process behind it, because alot of these seem pointless, pointless additions, pointless subtractions. Its weird.
Come on UA-cam recommend this video I used your buzzwords. But to the viewers, be sure to read the description. If you have a friend who plays on Simple difficulty, send this video to them whilst also bullying them for playing on Simple. If you don't, share the video anyway.
Simple difficulty= Video game journalism mode 🤭
Tell your friends to play on Hard the moment it comes out, then Legend on NG+
could you make a comparison ijincho map between LAD and lost judgment ?
This was recommended to me, great job as always with the vid too :D
Any discrepancy from LAD to LJ is due to Ichiban's undiagnosed squizophrenia/Yagami ADHD
Very true
Removing the closet must be a good thing since no one will use it to frame him for a murder anymore (remember how Yagami discovered Shintani's body in Judgment Chapter 4?)
No more bodies, and no more squeezing his skinny butt between it and the couch haha
I'm not surprised the big cupboard is gone. It probably would feel weird hanging up your jacket in it after what happened in Judgment.
This channel feels so under-appreciated, the amount of information that gets put into something so cleanly edited makes these really fun to watch
I subscribed because of your comment
In a series where random buildings go through reconstructions with each new entry, it's really baffling how Little Asia STILL hasn't been fixed after 5 years
Just restore it to how it was in Y6 pre-arson attack
Same with Shangri-La lol the construction workers of Kamurocho are sometimes gods, sometimes lazy as hell haha
I think they re gonna make little Asia completely different in the next games.
Also yeah they are lazy
I gotta give them a tiny bit of credit for Little Asia though - even though they just put up walls in it, they did make it appear it's been abandoned a while. You can take a drone, fly up to the highest point and peek from West and North side - there's like overgrown grass in there now.
@@SnowiestAngeman Don't forget a lot of buildings from 6 are still "under construction" because of RGG's switch to DE (Tanimura's Mahjong place comes to mind)
I think that the shangri-la/little Asia stuff is due to shady deals/ownership issues. Like those building were Tojo/Chinese mafia hangouts and most of those are either dead, moved out or disbanded.
So nobody is the owner of the land, nobody cares to own up to the land and no one wants to pay to fix it
Hmm, I think I have an idea as to why Don Quijote was removed from Yakuza 7 onwards. Around 2 months before the release of Judge Eyes, FamilyMart announced it will make Don Quijote its affiliate. I guess if Sega wanted to keep Don Quijote in the game, they would need to renegotiate, but with FamilyMart this time. And I suppose that didn't go as planned. And as of December 2020, former Don Quijote CEO has been arrested for insider trading charges, making the chances of Don Quijote coming back even less likely.
EDIT: I feel this is the only series where I'm bothered by companies no longer showing up in-game. XD
It does indeed seem pretty unlikely Don Quijote will come back. I knew that there was some sort of controversy about it not too long ago but I didn’t know about any of what you just said so thank you for sharing. It would’ve been pretty ironic though if he got arrested for his ties to Yakuza haha
yeah, Media industry goes crazy when comes to controversies
Prime example, Taki Pierre.
He was in the game as Hamura in Judge Eyes(original release of Judgement), but he was arrested with possession and use of drugs, shortly after the release of the game.
And sega was pretty much forced to remove him from the game. (And price has dropped probably due to that)
Fun fact: that version never left Japan, Judgement you guys got is based on the re-release version.
@@sonoda944 or Tanimura's actor change from Hiroki Narimiya to Toshiki Masuda in the remaster version of Yakuza 4.
I quote someone from a comment section in a Yakuza 4 remastered video.
"I feel bad for the original actor. He was wrongfully accused of drugs. Drugs are considered a massive deal in Japan. Basically, you are seen as not human. Even getting accused without evidence or proof was enough to derail his career."
@@RenShinomiya121 yeah, having criminal record really fuck up your life including with jobs, even if it was false claims.
@@SnowiestAngeman You say that, but Nagumo(and Kanda)'s VA was suspended and fired from the company he was represented by because of ties to the yakuza.
Kenzan finally came the west... As an ad. We did it
Just goes to show what the word of the fans means bless up based developers for listening to us I've always wanted a 5 second ad
Would've been great if an Ichiban Senbei ad played in the giant tv screen in Lost Judgment to get Ichiban's cameo in there.
When are they gonna open Kamurocho Hills? It's been finished since 2012 and still nobody is allowed to enter besides some VIP guests.
I know it makes me so depressed. With how many floors and how big it is it could be literally it's own entire area separate to Kamurocho
@@SnowiestAngeman Probably still traumatized by all those zombie attacks.
Maybe We’ll Be Able To Go In There In Yakuza 8 Hopefully, Time Will Tell What Happens In The Near Future And Beyond!!!!!!!!! XD
I think it’s gonna have plot relevancy sooner or later
@@megamanx1291 It will have a golden replica underneath that's a secret facility where they gather information, samurai era equipment, the Amon Family's armory, casino, and specialized rubber bullet facility funded by Saejima... and will be guarded by GB Holmes and all the homeless dudes.
4:53 , Yeah this proves enough that Yakuza kenzan was just a movie in yakuza universe and was played by Kiryu and Majima (some dead characters are in kenzan too but they would've just hired someone with similar face)
My cannon is that it’s one of the movies that he auditioned for in the games. They couldn’t find anyone to play the lead role or they were still out of action so decided to bring kiriu into it.
Dead souls on the other hand was a majima production and kiriu was either tricked into agreeing to be in it, or did it to keep an eye on majima so he doesn’t do anything too crazy
Or an even funnier idea, they were in universe ANIMATED movies, and they simply designed the characters after badasses they knew
@@megatennepster3833 damn thats a good theory ngl
and then there’s the sequel Ishin
Yakuza is a movie in Yakuza canon and Kiryu Kazuma is Takaya Kuroda playing Kiryu
So the thing about Yoshinoya is that there are 3 big beef bowl chain in Japan, Yoshinoya, Sukiya and Matsuya. As far I can remember Matsuya and Yoshinoya already got their spot in Yakuza world while Sukiya yet to make an appearance. Akaushimaru just some gyudon restaurant that SEGA made up. Just a little bit info about gyudon chain in Japan
I hope I am not the only one who thinks that lost judgement's shader is incredible
Fax, Lost Judgment looks so cash with it honestly
@TDFPL.. why do you hate it??
@@dazza2350 the texture work isn't good, the face's are a noticeable downgrade.
There's a reason why RGG is going for ps4 yagami face even on ps5, it was a point heavely criticised by both fan's and critic's alike in japan and the west
@@goosechaser13 are they? I thought they changed yagami's face for the Judgement remaster to align more with this sequel.
@@aerodynamo4874 that was the original plan, but after backlash they decided against it and went with the old face. Comparison are out there, it's clearly the superior ps4 face even on ps5. I have to say that yagami is not the only one who had it worse in the remaster, fuyima look like a doll and kuroiwa has a weird jaw texture
I know that the Lost Judgment menu theme isn’t featured in the video but I just wanna talk about it for a bit:
Idk why but it does a amazing job in setting the mood similar to the cinematic trailers we saw a few months ago with its somber tune
Also, if Yagami dies and he disappears from menu, while the menu theme plays, I’m gonna have a fucking mental breakdown.
It's easily my favourite title screen of the Yakuza games. I especially like it because none of the games have ever had an actually dark night time. I know there's lights everywhere in Kamurocho but I've always wanted to see it in darkness. Now we can and it looks beautiful
@@SnowiestAngeman *cough cough* Yakuza 5 *cough cough*
@@nazril456 I kind of wish it wasn't just Kiryu featured on that screen. I was expecting the other protagonists to replace him on that screen depending on the chapter.
@@sapphire3084 interesting idea I like it
Having the closet being gone in Yagami's office is honestly a good story thing, and I would probably even call it attention to detail
7:34 I'd actually be pissed if Genda closed that window. Come on.... who doesn't jump out of there? :D
Imagine what Genda must think when Yagami jumps out his window every time he leaves his office lmao
I was today years old when I realized you could jump out of that window. God fucking damnit……
Im glad someone is covering this type of stuff, devileon did one video like this but I like this style better, I hope this channel gets bigger
Thank you very much :) although I feel like Devilleon7 makes videos targeted towards new players that wanna get into the games, whereas I try and make videos for people who are already fans but I do appreciate the comparison
First thing I did in the demo was to climb up the Serena stairs and check the Sky Finance floor only to find sadness
Let’s Hope We Get Akiyama Back For Yakuza 8, He Actually Was Originally Supposed To Be In Yakuza: Like A Dragon But His Voice Actor Was Busy At The Time Doing A Lot Of Things So They Replaced Him With “Nick Ogata” As His Ichiban’s Akiyama 2.0 Basically But Imagine Seeing Both Nick And Akiyama Though, That Would Be One Hell Of A Dream Come True If Those 2 Ever Interacted!!!!!!!!! XD
@@theneonkingtnk I thought he wanted more money and RGG could reach an arrangement with his agent.
@@theneonkingtnk Fun fact, Akiyama's voice actor is also Donald Duck.
*YOU CAN NO LONGER UNHEAR IT NOW*
@@theneonkingtnk not surprised at all, he's one of the most, if not the most famous VA in japan.
He is pretty much everywhere.
He is Joel, Lego Batman, Donald duck, Genie from Aladdin, all those stuff.
Oh also he do most of the dub of Will Smith.(yes he also did Genie again)
The only change I'm low-key mad about is the shortcuts
I went to check the alleyway behind Cafe Alps and so I thought to just jump the wall. Imagine my disappointment haha
I wonder where fugitives go when theres no alley to hide
P.S. i got my ass handed by him once and yet to see him again
So a huge hotel can get completely renovated in a year but Little Asia can't get renovated in 5 years? Come on
What about Shangri-La, that place has been trash since Majima drove a dump truck into it. Cant Majima Construction do some work to that place, its becoming a real eye sore for the city.
4:54 YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO NO WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!! Also congrats for the 7k subs
YOOO thank you for noticing :)
3:30 MASSIVE IMPROVEMENT
An ijincho version of this video would be neat, I'd watch :)
I think the main reason that Kotobuki Drugs is open in LAD's prologue is that it's set in 1999, whereas the main game is in 2017 iirc. Kotobuki Drugs is closed in 6, meaing it closed sometime between 5's end and Lost Judgement.
An upgrade I noticed immediately was the animation work, be it parkour or the combat. It looks so damn smooth. Glad I got a PS5.
That Kenzan reference is probably proof that they want to release it and Ishin to the west but... Can't for some reason? Or they just don't want to.
They Likely Said A Few Months Ago With “Ghost Of Tsushima’s” Popularity That They Could Release The Samurai Titles In The Future But Considering We’re All Hoping For Yakuza 8 Next After This, A Lot Of People Speculate That Yakuza 8 Will Come Out In 2023, Cause That Seems Realistic To Them Apparently So If That Does Happen In The Future, Then Maybe We Can Get The Samurai Titles In 2022 Hopefully In The West, Trust Me, We All Wanna Play The Samurai Titles Badly And It’s Also Stated From “Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios” That Ishin And Kenzan Might Get Remakes, I Don’t Necessarily Think Ishin Needs A Remake But Kenzan Definitely Does And Imagine We Get The Remaster’s Of Samurai Games In The West Plus The Remakes Of Them, That Would Be 4x Times The Fun 🤩 And It May Never Happen But One Can Dream!!!!!!!!! XD
You were right
4:52 IT'S A SIGN.
Yeah a sign that they'll release an English version of Kenzan as... a movie hahaha
thanks for uploading this. one aspect that i really love with yakuza games is its virtual tourism element, i spend hours on end just to look at what the hub world has to offer
Thank you for everything you do Angeman
Thank you uhh -checks name- NUT
5:56 Majima : "LET'S FUCK THIS SHIIIIT UUUUUUUUP!!!!!!!!!!!!"
And he did fuck that place up for 16 years.
I need a Judgment PC port
Me too man, me too
Ya it’s too bad the main actor talent agency is stopping that from happening I can only imagine what mods would look like
@@acegun998 from what I've heard it's the agency's fault so
@@MasterGordon5115 yeah that’s what I’ve heard too and because of the bull there playing at they’re saying this may be the last judgment game
Sadly kimura takuya's agency didn't want to have judges and lost judgement in pc
I think I wouldn't be able to die happily if they never relase the Judgment games on PC.
I think it is coming in gamepass ?
@@justsomeguy3060 bro if it is, I will be a happy man
@@kodythekreator6626 I mean judgement is in xbox and lost judgement is coming too so I guess it will eventually end up in gamepass
@@justsomeguy3060 All depends on Johnny & Co. to realise that the PC mods can be more publicity for one of their biggest stars
@@jojijoestar7233 you can't mod in gamepass I think , because you can't access the main game's files
Big Judgment spoilers
When I went to Yagami's Detective Agency in the Lost Judgment demo I always thought he got rid of the closet cause Shitani's (I think that's his name) corpse was left in it
Probably haha but it does now mean that you don't have to squeeze between the chair and the cupboard which is nice
@@SnowiestAngeman yeah the place does feel a lot less cluttered now that it's gone
I love the Kenzan reference in LJ that’s sick af that they did that😁
Yeah I was watching the ads to see which ones were new and I did the Leonardo DiCaprio meme where I pointed at the screen as soon as the Kenzan cutscene popped up haha
Hope they will remake kenzan after lj comes out
In every game, I always just search these places if there's any changes in Kamurucho:
- Dojima Family Office
- Club Sega (In both Nakamichi St. And Theater Avenue)
- The former Real Estate Business in 0
- West Park (Purgatory)
- Serena
- Kotoboki Drugs
- Champion District pubs
Yeah feel free to do the ijincho one when it's playable
If this video generates enough interest I might but the reason why I'd sorta hold off is because of how big Ijincho is. But who knows maybe it won't actually take that long
@@SnowiestAngeman you don't have to do small details, just the noticeable ones or you can do it by areas too, but it takes a lot of work so idk, it's all up to you but I really enjoy em
gotta love it when i tab out for a moment and hear zach ruane's voice haha
Judgment’s Special Record Volume 2 That Starts At 3:10 Is So Awesome And It Sounds Great And It’s Really Soothing And Makes You Feel At Peace When You Don’t Have To Worry About Anything But Enjoying The Moment!!!!!!!!! XD
as someone who broke kim's sign religiously, im pissed they made it harder to run into without making it awkward
I feel you on that one tbh
Damn, I really need to try this demo out! Been overdosing on DMC5 anyway.
Also, for the Kotobuki Drugs thing, Idk why it came back, but the fact it's only present in the prologue of LAD is due to the timeline. It probably went under in 2010 or something kek.
While some changes are questionable, I definitely love how meta they choose to go when developing their games.
Well if Kotobuki never came back it would not have been strange considering it was removed in 6 and the two games that take place in the timeline afterwards didn't have it. It was good by them too to have it in Kiwami 2 and the prologue of Like a Dragon because it kept it consistent. But now it's just back again lol like have you ever seen a business that leaves for, like, 5 years and then just comes back exactly how it was? Haha
@@SnowiestAngeman I'm sure that's a thing. I don't have any names on top of my hat, but pretty sure that happened with brands and/or people.
@@SnowiestAngeman i mean there is also the weird inconsistentency with the gelato place from 1-4 being overwritten by the takoyaki place from 5 onwards until they just shut down, even more weird considering it overwrites the gelato place DURING k1 and 2
@@aerodynamo4874 Yeah but at least with that after it wasn't the gelato place it stayed that way. If the Gindaco licence ever runs out though it'll probably swap back to ice cream
6:57 I am just going to assume Little Asia is abandoned now or maybe it really is taking 5+ years to repair the damage done by Yuta.
6:12 i gotta admit i love the detail that due to inflation the bowling spot had to close down and there is just random shit and nothing switching every 2 years. There is a small restaurant close to where i live which changes owners like every 3 years due to inflation so i appreciate the totally intended detail
judgment is precious. i want this game be on pc
Sadly it will never be on PC because of Johnny's talent agencies strict policy where they're against the idea of altering the face of their stars which is Takuya Kimura (protag of Yagami). Basically, Johnny's don't want modders to change Yagami's face to Kiryu for example. Anyways, Takuya's actually fine with it and he actually enjoyed working with Sega but if he's on Sega side and the game releases on PC. Takuya will be fired from Johnny's and he will be blacklisted in any agency that he desires to join.
@@kouham420 sad as fuck. Maybe one day we can play judgment on pc. If i could, i would buy xbox to play it.
Yoshinoya is about as D tier as they come when talking about noodle chains in Japan
What's the top tier then? I'm curious. And I don't think they serve noodles in Yoshinoya... do they?
@@sapphire3084 Nah, they serve beef bowls and chickens. Some of it could be overpriced tho, but I admit they tasted good in my country.
@@fallentrash1673 I've been to Japan a couple of times but never really tried Yoshinoya there - I did Matsuya though out of curiosity for a 5:00am-ish breakfast. It tasted alright, though I liked the raw egg you can put on the hot rice. Something about their eggs there taste really good.
Well yoshinoya is more on gyudon,i always eat at yoshinoya if the place i went have that food chain,it's cheap and the food is delicious
I think the Akaushimaru has to do with them getting sponsorship from Yoshinoya, they even replicated the real on in that location pretty much 1:1 in Lost Judgement. (Still Lost Don Quijote sponsorship tho...)
Also kinda weird how in Lost Judgment they also talk about the Tojo disbanding. Similar but alternative timeline lol.
Yeah well it's similar to how some of the older games had Matsuya instead of Akaushimaru but I just would've thought they'd replace all Akaushimaru signs given that it's a fake brand so it doesn't need advertising haha
Wait but vaulting over the blue mat behind the swings made me feel so cool bruh 😕
Same :(
@@SnowiestAngeman Maybe they will add it back for the actual game.
The game better have rainy weather
Agreed.
I wish they'd set the game late December/early January so we can have snowy weather (despite snowfall being rare in Tokyo). Yakuza 2 had the faintest of snowfall and for some reason set the mood for me. (I'm not counting Tsukimino - snow over there is a given)
Ichiban breaking the Ox made me laugh more than it should
Aight Sega, release the game in my damn DOWN UNDER Country, or I'll pirate it. Nice video though, it's cool to see all the changes. I'm glad that the absolutely based dinery Kanrai is still there. I don't know what I would have done if it was ever removed.
Yeah, I commented before this went live. Fight me.
Time Traveler smh
Have they released it in aus yet?
Just buy it on Amazon
@@nice7324 yeah but I want the digital deluxe bruh
I Also Heard That Since “Kazuki Hosokawa” Wants Future Yakuza Titles In Foreign Countries, This May Sound Out Of The Blue And Probably Still A Part Of Japan, I’m Not Too Sure, But I Would Like to Imagine Ichiban And His Crew Going To “Singapore And Shanghai”, Those Would Be Really Cool Places For Him To Go To And I Love To See What He Would Do There And Also I’m Gonna Start Commenting On Your Videos More, Your Doing A Great Job Finding This Information For Yourself Man, Thanks For Letting Me Know And Everyone Else!!!!!!!!! XD
My guy why are you capitalising every word?
It'd be cool to see a Yakuza game outside of Japan but I guess time will tell if that ever happens. Thanks for watching though man
@@Hezzadude12 I Just Do, I Do It Both Ways
Ichiban goes to Osaka would be cool
Wish they would finally open Little Asia back up again for one of these games. Always loved the way it looked in Yakuza 6 until that whole fiasco happens lmao.
At least there's cops in front of the police station now...
Have you been able to find any cop cars tho? They're already in the game files so I wish they just parked up one or two in front of the station.
Also are the trains from and to Shinjuku Station running again?
Uhh no cop cars come to mind and is that "are the trains running" a reference to Yakuza 3 or something with those NPC text bubbles saying it all the time? If not don't know about any trains either haha
@@SnowiestAngeman Ah man that's a shame.
Nono, it wasn't supposed to be a reference haha
I just noticed how in Y7 there aren't any trains on the bridge leading from and to Shinjuku Station whereas in Y6 there would constantly be trains crossing that bridge.
As a person who spends a lot of time jumping between these games for completion purposes, I appreciate these type of videos. I thought nobody else noticed the new shiny Poppo tiles or other small details lol
I really appreciate your content 😃🙏
I appreciate your appreciation :)
1:08 Haruka doesn't smoke like a chimney (yet)
Well... we haven't seen her since 6 so who knows
@@SnowiestAngeman now that I think about it. Have we seen shinada smoke on screen
@@brokeoutlaw3195 Hmm true. I don't remember either and if he doesn't smoke then based Shinada for considering the longevity of his own health and wellbeing
@@SnowiestAngeman what's really funny is that shinada doesn't smoke yet he's one of the weakest fighter among the protagonists.
@@brokeoutlaw3195 Out of all the protags excluding Haruka, getting into fights is expected of their occupation/reputation: yakuza members, loan shark, private detective, cop. Shinada's job doesn't really expect him to throw down. And who the hell wants to pick a fight with a debt-ridden Adult Entertainment writer?
RGG Studio giveth, RGG Studio taketh...
one change in the full game that I really liked was the way the VR board game worked, now instead of limited dice rolls you just have an AI opponent travelling the board with you. Feels a lot better imo.
Yeah it is actually a lot better I agree
If that Kenzan reference is a sly tease toward Kenzan Kiwami, I'm gonna freak out
Nah probs not but hopefully I get proven wrong haha
Actually it could be possible? Iirc, Kenzan came out between 2 and 3, so if they ever remake it it would make sense for it to come out before Kiwami 3.
3:29 based
Is it only me that thinks that Yakuza and judgment are incredibly underrated ? I just hope this year it has an 90+ on Metacritic so everyone would give the fame it deserves
I feel like it's because big name reviewers like IGN treat it like some generic SEGA product, or the "ha-ha funny meme game" even though they all are way more than that
"Shitty hotel has been unfixed" LMFAO
I guess even considering moving to Ijincho just magically removes your ability to not get hit by incoming traffic
Really cool video, I got recommended your channel recently and appreciate all the comparison diving you do o/ (also your taste in music is superb, always picking good tracks from the OST)
Thank you I'm glad you like it and also I like your profile picture
Best ending title card ever. Also UA-cam just recommended you but a week later despite me being subscribed to you :(
Classic UA-cam lmao but thank you
Can we talk about those stairs in front of Millenium tower that go nowhere and have been as pointless as Kamurocho Hills?
I love your goddamn channel, you cover Yakuza and the things around it in such a passionate way! Would love to see you play the full game on launch for us PC ladies and gents who can't play Lost Judgment atm.
Thank you I’m glad you like it :) I probably wouldn’t ever do a full play through or let’s play type of thing but I’ll be sure to make some videos when the game comes out
@@SnowiestAngeman aww, glad to hear you're gonna make videos on it regardless! I just feel like with your understanding of the games mechanics + soundtrack, you'd be sure to deliver a pretty cinematic experience, more so than conventional youtubers or let'splayers yknow. Regardless, cheers man, I'm following you for the long haul :D
I just hope Mortal Injuries don't come back. Hated that status effect, especially when fighting bosses with guns. You can't even disarm them and there's no goons to use as human shields!
They are not back in Lost Judgment, although I believe bosses can cause you to bleed or something along those lines which I think will be caused by the same things as mortal wounds, but they can be healed easier. At least that's what I remember from reading one of the tips in the demo
@@SnowiestAngeman Thank heavens. I can deal with slowly loosing health but having chunks of my life bar blocked off is ridiculous. I hope it's easier to find the items that heal it instead of having to haul ass to the north part of the map everytime.
Judgement was great so I'm looking forward for the release
They don't fix Shangri-La because if they were to do it it should be completely demolished and rebuilt. I'm not completely familiar with law in Japan but I think you cannot make changes to the original floor plans of any soapland, doing so you risk losing your license to have one.
One example of a never repaired soapland is Queen Chateau in Ibaraki.
The Lunch is Hydden now
1:06 Kenshiro doesn't smoke
Lmao true
thanks algorithm 👀👍
I watched this before playing Judgement and I wondered why would they just up an remove the cupboard? I saw no reason why it had to go, especially since they added nothing to replace it. After I played Judgement, I was able to think of a reason why it, uh... why it had to go.
that cupboard sure gives bad memories lol
1:58 YES
Do you think Sugiura and Tsukumo would have met Ichiban and crew given that both are in Yokohama?
Also your content keeps improving
I mean they probably looked out a window at some point and watched 4-7 people shoot, stab and beat up random men on the street. But nah sadly they've confirmed basically the only references ever to the main series are the locations and things like the Tojo clan :(
wish they couldve pulled a ryuji in lost judgment and have yagami fight ichiban and co. over a part time hero misunderstanding
@@mikegivemecheese3001 Nagoshi always said that the judgement games will not have any Yakuza characters
@@twin10broter There is one Yakuza character that will make an appearance. I don’t know how significant it is but he does show up. I’ve seen a picture of it.
@@melissag1976 not significant
I Think Another Thing To Take Note Of In The Demo Was That You Don’t See Many Children Walking Around Kamurocho Or Yokohama Or Any Other Japanese City Landmarks For That Matter Except That They Only Appear In Substories And Side Cases And Stuff Like That, I Feel Like If They Started Adding Like Family Civilians Into The Game Like Parents And Children, It Would Add A More Tourist Vibe To The Game, You Also Have The High School Kids Too As Well Which I Can’t Wait To Teach A Lesson To And I Am Also Pretty Happy That They Are Letting Girls And Women In The Yakuza And Judgment Series Be Expressed More, I’m Sorry For The Lack Of Context Here Man But There Is So Much Potential For Titles Like These In The Future!!!!!!!!! XD
Nah I know what you're getting at. It's like how something like Yakuza 3 has a lot of very obvious tourists because you get some blonde American looking type of people, but most of the games afterwards just have Japanese people. It definitely made the streets feel more real, to say the least
@@SnowiestAngeman Like Bill Jobs Of Course, Oh Yeah And By The Way Man, Bill Wants To Know How He Can Get To The Station????????? XD P.S. I’m Remember One Substory Where Kiryu Had To Go Find A 🎈 And Give It Back To The Little Kid But I’m Not Sure If That Was In Yakuza 3 Or Yakuza 4, I Think It Was In Yakuza 4 Most Likely?? 🧐
You're the best man
Thank you good sir
Ok why is Shangrai-La still in ruins tho? That's a good question. Everytime something happens to Millennium Tower they at least fix it, for a building big like this, they could at least turn it into a hotel or something
Yeah lmao stuff blows up or is shredded by a helicopter's miniguns in the Millennium Tower all the time and is somehow fixed before anyone even notices
Called a wardrobe mate
But there are no wars in it? Nah but it would've been a wardrobe if Yagami put clothes in there but the only thing that was ever in there was a dead body at one point
hope you not forget the detail of yagami's leather jacket, the wringkle deform is similiar with kazuma yakuza 6' suit, have deformation whenever he move, similiar with gta5, soccer game pes or fifa, uncharted, mgsv and there is more, that is little detail where make this studio is very neat.. damn i love this studio hope they make more games, i still dont understand why it limited to 45gbs, if they can put more content i dont mind if take 60 or 80 gb, they should make it more. beside of how good the engine, i love how they make the japan city in the game, like is pretty rare to find japanese games using japanese city settings. the better thing is you even can explore and do much stuff in the city. thumbs up for that,, and yokohama city is huge map on lost judgment, ton of things to explore, sad i dont have the game yet xD,
man the clothing textures in this game are just 👌there's a boss fight that takes place in the rain the texture on yagami's jacket after it is just 😫
4:57 maybe they're hinting a Kenzan localization/kiwami style remake?
Probably not lol but who knows I could end up being proven wrong
@@SnowiestAngeman yeah, maybe, but i really do hope so..
Kotobuki drugs was present in the prologue of Like a Dragon because the prologue took place in 1999-2000
Yeah I know that but it's weird they got rid of it in the first place because it's back again
@@SnowiestAngeman I dont know why they got rid of it either. I know in Y6 there was the RIZAP building but other than that there was literally no other drugstore in Kamurocho. Kotobuki Drugs better be back in Like a Dragon 2 xD
man some of these changes r p interesting
the hotel going from unfucked to fucked again kinda sucks and so does shortcuts still being removed, im kinda curious what theyre gonna do with the extra 2 d-pad slots tho, since theyre not being used for items or style-switching
fr tho the buildings keep fucking changing in this series its so confusing
I would've also gotten rid of the big cupboard...for reasons
1:06 Yakuza like a chimney
Nice vid just finished like a dragon and then wanted more so i got into the judgment series first one was pretty good but lost judgment a lot better in my opinion, love how much assets the re use lol crazy how intertwined the yakuza an judgment games actually are, i was blow away when zhao was the cheif in lost judgment especially since the commented on his cooking skills in the game.
It makes sense that cupboard is gone, considering the events of Judgement. Yagami probably just wants to move on.
Dude your videos are fuckin great keep up the amazing work!
I've played this and judgment for a combined 120 hours and did not know you can jump out the window at gendas law office lmfao
Don't worry I only realised after playing through all of Judgment twice lol
Oooh I love Yoshinoya! Great to see them added in the game lol
Lost Judgement is my favorite rgg studio game
How did you play the demo? Isnt it JP only?
Yeah but I just made a Japanese PSN account. Although strangely the game is available in full English and some other languages. Even the English dub is available. It's weird haha
I don’t see why this video needed an intro lol people knew what they came here for
Nah fair tbh
Okay someone help preordered on PS4 the deluxe edition and I'm trying to pre download it gives me the option then just doesn't download please help :/
I just wish there were some sort of rhyme or reason as to why they make the changes they make and the thought process behind it, because alot of these seem pointless, pointless additions, pointless subtractions. Its weird.
Thank you for making this video and after watching the changes it does upset me.
Man your mind set is exactly like me. Are we twins perhaps? I feel like I’m watching my self if i was a youtuber lol
But can we go to the ADDC tho?
Having VR in both cities would have been convenient but that may change.
Hasnt it been 3 years since judgement though
I really would be curious to have a camera hack or mod in these games to look at the areas you can't access.