7 hours of Yakuza 5. I'm gonna watch all this in one sitting and walk away only remembering the word yume, just like in the real game
@degeneratemale5386
3 жыл бұрын
Maybe the real yume was the friends we made along the way
@zeroskaterz92
2 жыл бұрын
@@rastas_4221 Yakuza has always been JRPG at its core. Wtf are you even on about? lmao
@Citural
2 жыл бұрын
@@zeroskaterz92 obviously the combat
@zeroskaterz92
2 жыл бұрын
@@Citural The combat still has its JRPG element. It's more action-y than the traditional but it doesn't change the fact that it still has the JRPG elements into it. That's like saying the Tales series ain't JRPG because of the combat as well.
@Citural
2 жыл бұрын
@@zeroskaterz92 hes talking about turn based
@Duskets
Жыл бұрын
The fight with Aizawa is infinitely cooler when you realize he’s not your final boss. You’re *his* final boss.
@gemlord1993
9 ай бұрын
O😊
@funnynamelol3156
2 жыл бұрын
“Daigo really missed his calling in life as a hitman” fr dude had 100% accuracy.
@illusoghiaccio
2 жыл бұрын
Strongest character in the series - -Kiryu- - -Saejima- - -Jo Amon- - Daigo with a gun ✅
@Name_man
2 жыл бұрын
@@illusoghiaccio There’s a total of 3 characters who can compete with Daigo with a gun: 1: Dragon Quest Ichiban 2: Tanimura with a briefcase 3: Akiyama with a fire extinguisher
@redline841
2 жыл бұрын
@@illusoghiaccio Excluding women in substories
@jackmclean4120
2 жыл бұрын
@@Name_man Tachibana with a car
@SonnyFRST
2 жыл бұрын
Daigo with a Gun is such a meme that it became his Y7 Summon. (the dead patriarcs are just Ichiban's brain trying not to fry itself trying to grasp the physical impossibility that is Daigo doing as much damage as 3 handguns, a SMG, an AK47 and a shotgun...all with a singular handgun) PS Yes, I know there's a mistake there. Not everyone has gotten spoiled yet so lets try to keep it that way.
@kingoftropes922
3 жыл бұрын
I think the way to best describe Y5 is that it has a lot more soul than it does sense. Not everything it wants to say comes through perfectly but it knows exactly what it wants to say and says with gusto. Not everything it wants to do works out but it goes for it anyway despite itself. It stumbles, it even falls short, but even at its worst it never gives up, it never stops trying. It follows the dream of what game it wants to be. Ain't that just perfect metaphor. Not to get too saccharine on you after you're likely high blood sugar injection from this sickeningly sweet story, of course lol
@sugararmor8
3 жыл бұрын
Very much like an underdog story, and I feel like this is really where the writers finally hone in on like super sick moments that later carried over to better effect in 0 and so on
@zombieplasticclock
3 жыл бұрын
"More soul than sense" can actually describe a lot of the series tbh. Not that it's (that much of) a criticism, I love the whole series. But there are some moments where you just shake your head and accept some odd event as having more emotional or thematic meaning than logic
@kingoftropes922
3 жыл бұрын
@@zombieplasticclock I'm definitely the type willing to roll with some, at times, questionable realism/logic if it serves the purpose of thematic or emotional cohesion or satisfaction more than I am something that tries to justify itself with sterile scientific mumbo jumbo that is equally if not more ridiculous.
@zombieplasticclock
3 жыл бұрын
@@kingoftropes922 Oh for sure. But it happens infrequently enough in Yakuza that it can deflate an otherwise good moment. Most on reflection are fine, once you get the angle they were going for. Others rarer still are just kinda oof
@jackpumpoen
3 жыл бұрын
i’m assuming it might just be a patreon thing, but how’d you get this video a month early?
@EliTheGleason
3 жыл бұрын
OH MY GOD, in the beginning of part 1 when snake says "It doesn't take a detective to know somethings wrong" and it shows Kurosawa, and that made sense cuz he's a detective buT NO HE'S NOT AND IT DOESN'T TAKE A DETECTIVE AND I HAVE BEEN PLAYED BOTH OVER THE COURSE OF 7 HOURS AND THE COURSE OF 3 MONTHS thats worth a month on patreon
@UncleGhiral
3 жыл бұрын
This video is big, huge, colossal, grandiose, towering, pretty stonking large. And much like Yakuza 5 itself I enjoyed sitting back and watching every hour of it. I have a lot of respect for you having to talk about this game at the length you have, and yet it still feels packed with detail; even when I was going through them again as each part released the hours flew by without me noticing. Since I first caught you on my recommended bar you've become one of my favorite video analysis creators on this platform. Great work, man. Hope that Yakuza 0 will be less work on your voice.
@Redblaze27
3 жыл бұрын
I cant even imagine what he'd have to do in order to stretch out Yakuza 0 beyond 3 hours (and realistically its probably be well under 3, unless each minigame gets its own part video.)
@mitchellalexander9162
2 жыл бұрын
@@Redblaze27 Why would he stretch a Game beyond an appropriate amount of time to talk about it?
@harrrieee
2 жыл бұрын
@@Redblaze27 a full 4 hours will be dedicated to the pocket car racing
@KingOfDarknessAndEvil
2 жыл бұрын
@@mitchellalexander9162 He wouldn't, it was in response to the guy saying he hopes the Yakuza 0 video will be less taxing on his throat, and since it's unlikely to have half the runtime it's probably going to be
@cryguy0000
2 жыл бұрын
Well if he loves 0 he might end up spending lots of time going in depth about all of its inner workings
@peateargryfin844
3 жыл бұрын
"Because I didn't want to trek through several hours of my save file to record this, I had to use source footage and the only person I found who forfeit the Princess League was DSP" That had me laughing for about 10 minutes straight. I didn't even realize that was an option, but of course Phil would be the one to try and get out of doing any gameplay.
@imadrifter
2 жыл бұрын
His voice gives me ear aids
@Eightsixseven23224
2 жыл бұрын
Hearing Phil bitching about long dialogue in a Yakuza game is hilarious.
@ashikjaman1940
2 жыл бұрын
Ironically (as proven by speedruns) you can skip literally all the gameplay in Haruka's part lol
@donaldnorris5395
2 жыл бұрын
@@ashikjaman1940 I did, I like the dancing disco game but haruka's was so stupid
@raditzhoneyham
2 жыл бұрын
@@Eightsixseven23224 the long dialogue is fine, but being forced to play an extremely repetitive rhythm game is so annoying that some people just want to get through it. So oddly, I understand where DSP of all people is coming from. Imagine being forced to play hours of tekken bowling in between an arcade mode match
@kt1787
3 жыл бұрын
7:12:15 Thank God I became a Yakuza fan a couple years ago. Imagine being a fan in 2012 and having to play a spin-off, a prequel, and a remake of 1 before playing Yakuza 6 and wondering if Kiryu is alive.
@whotfisdami
2 жыл бұрын
Or if you in America, you beat it, wait 3 years, then you get the prequel and remake, then get yakuza 6
@bibblehouse
Жыл бұрын
imagine thinking RGG would have the balls to kill off Kiryu after they already ended 2 previous games with fake out Kiryu deaths
@thatitalianlameguy2235
Жыл бұрын
@@bibblehouse they killed him in 6 tho- sike fuck you like a dragon
@samfire3067
11 ай бұрын
@@bibblehouseyakuza 8: Ohh boy.
@Clover-wz4kp
10 ай бұрын
@@samfire3067i really think that, this time, this is finally Kiryu's ending, especially after playing LAD Gaiden
@badger6728
3 жыл бұрын
Eight hours of yume baby let’s go, gonna watch it all in one sitting
@bioarv111
2 жыл бұрын
I can see how Ichiban is like an evolution of Shinada, just overwhelming Yume and enthusiasm
@ZX3000GT1
2 жыл бұрын
For me Ichiban is a more upbeat, positive Nishiki. It even shares the same VA lol
@utswriter
2 жыл бұрын
And I love both of them so much. I enjoy that Shinada is an A-hole but he has a heart of gold and Ichiban is....well he's just a good boy
@dmcfail987
2 жыл бұрын
@@ZX3000GT1 ehhhh if it's anything he's more like a mature majima
@1autzam
2 жыл бұрын
@@dmcfail987 nah he is a lot more sensitive and ethic than majima, not maturity, just different personalities
@1autzam
2 жыл бұрын
also he is a lot more impulsive than majima
@manputty933
Жыл бұрын
I really want to know how they keep taking off suit jackets, ties, and buttoned up shirts in one fluid, dramatic flair. This is the true power of Yakuza.
@Jokoko2828
Жыл бұрын
The universe can tell when a bunch of sweaty men powered by romanticism want to tussle while screaming their lungs out.
@tonyfrostedflakes9042
Жыл бұрын
@@Jokoko2828 the best way to describe Yakuza fights
@TheyDarthElmo
3 жыл бұрын
Whenever I see stuff like this I am reminded of when there was the 10 minute time limit on KZitem, imagine watching this as a 422 part series in 480p. How times have changed. Also I'm curious how long this behemoth took to render. Edited for clarity.
@EmptyHand49
2 жыл бұрын
Whats the 10 minute timer?
@TheyDarthElmo
2 жыл бұрын
@@EmptyHand49 not sure if you're actually asking or trolling me for my wording 😅
@EmptyHand49
2 жыл бұрын
@@TheyDarthElmo Actually asking whats the 10 minute timer
@TheyDarthElmo
2 жыл бұрын
@@EmptyHand49 KZitem use to have a cap on video uploads so that they could only be 10 minutes long. So cap over timer probably would have been better phrasing
@commisaryarreck3974
2 жыл бұрын
@@TheyDarthElmo Some ancient memories there man Makes me...well nostalgic and a bit melancholic God I remember the first timer increase we got, back when 480p was considered high quality
@MidnightLobster7
2 жыл бұрын
Yakuza 5 has a perfect final boss I think its the best final boss fight in the series for the quality of the fight itself But I'm putting together now why I think its the best themeatically as well The Tojo is ostensivly dead post Yakuza 4 Its crumbling in 2, shattered to pieces in 3 And in 4 Daigo is so desperate he goes against his morals and faith in the clan Doing anything required to keep it alive By the end of 4 he realizes its over, he can't do what he was planning to now without that money So in 5 he starts beginning to rebuild the Tojo in a different way as a better leader And ends up realizing that someone is trying to take the clan from him, hatching a plan to stop that from happening There is a man out there, posing as a detective, who is trying to raise his son up to being Tojo Chairman His son is Aizawa Kiryu arrives to an empty Tojo HQ Nothing but him, and Aizawa Aizawa never planned for or even wanted this. He was put into this spot by his father who wanted this *for him.* He never would've done this on his own, why would he? He dosen't care about running a near dead clan. But his father wants him to run the clan, because he himself won't be able to due to a disease eating him alive. Aizawa is Daigo, Kiryu is his father. Kiryu put Daigo at the head of the Tojo, something he didn't want and didn't care about. A crumbling clan worth nothing for long. But Kiryu wanted him to lead the clan, because he himself was going to leave again and dosen't want the Yakuza life. Kiryu puts him into a position he'd otherwise never be in. They're both put into the same position by their fathers (Kiryu being metophorical), becoming Tojo Clan Chairman Its like looking into a mirror Kiryu wants to escape the clan but wanted to pass on the dream of it being run by a man like himself The "Noble Yakuza" Just like how Park passed the dream of being an Idol to Haruka, Kiryu is passing the dream of a just Tojo Clan to Daigo Kiryu wont be the one to do it, he dosen't want it and I think he also dosen't believe he can do it But, just like Park and the others in the story, just because they themsleves can't do it dosen't mean they can't see their dream realized through someone else Even at the very beginning with Kiryu in the noodle shop The guys say how the idol industry is a place where parents throw their kids to the wolves to achive what they never could Kiryu gets pissed and leaves But its not like Kiryu passed a dream of being an idol to Haruka, then threw her into a situation she couldn't handle But he did do that to Daigo So even though them talking about Haruka that way would make him mad, I think it also brings up Daigo in his mind and what he's done to him Especially since the scene before is Daigo coming to Kiryu for advice he refuses to give
@ashikjaman1940
2 жыл бұрын
I was already pretty okay with Aizawa as the final boss since I liked the concept of him wanting to struggle instead of being handed the role and the sheer quality of the gameplay but your analysis definitely makes me like him way more lol. Especially since I unironically really like Daigo and his relationship with Kiryu (especially after the end of 6)
@MidnightLobster7
2 жыл бұрын
@@ashikjaman1940 Glad to here it, at first I just knew I really loved the fight but couldn't tell why, beyond how impressed I was by the actual fight itself. Yakuza team 100% put a lot of effort into the storytelling of that moment that I definately didn't pick up on at first.
@Tehsnakerer
2 жыл бұрын
Didn't catch this comment earlier absolutely wonderful breakdown
@thatitalianlameguy2235
Жыл бұрын
Quality of the gameplay? The dude blocks every fucking punch you throw worse than yakuza 3 goons and can't be grabbed, you can only spam weapons and counters through its massive health bar. Blockuza 5 sucks
@mrcourier2646
Жыл бұрын
.... AYO who actually read all that?
@mistah3687
Жыл бұрын
"My story's not yours to write." Perfectly sums up Shinada's entire character arc in Yakuza 5. What an amazing character.
@Flameclaw123
8 ай бұрын
I'm sure we won't see him again in a plot-relevant role, but I'd be thrilled if they brought Shinada back for a substory/minigame in a future entry. I couldn't care less about baseball but ended up loving his section of Y5. He's just a regular dude pulled into the plot by a combination of bad luck and happening to go to high school with Daigo. In a game where Kiryu takes down well over a hundred enemies in the first section, Saejima fights a bear, and Haruka and Akiyama are off having celebrity idol adventures, playing as Just Some Guy was actually refreshing and set up a great dichotomy, plus his scenes with Taksugi are peak. The whole time I was doing the baseball stuff in Y6 I was thinking "Okay I guess it wouldn't actually make sense for Kiryu to try to draft his friend in a totally different part of the country but also I Would Like To See My Baseball Boy Again"
@Hevymin
3 ай бұрын
@@Flameclaw123 Even just a named cameo where an NPC says “Hey did you see that disgraced baseball star Shinada got his blacklisting lifted?” would make me so happy.
@moondodger5952
2 жыл бұрын
Man, I’m gonna miss Shinada as I move on through the rest of the series. Godspeed, funny baseball man.
@PmkExpert
Жыл бұрын
Up until finishing Y5 yesterday, I always wondered why the games always described Haruka and Kiryu's relationship weirdly, by never just saying that she's his adoptive daughter. It felt strange. Y5 was the first game where that word, father, was used: first Akiyama when he meets Haruka, then Katsuya at the end of part 3 and I was happy the game finally started saying it. But then, while watching Haruka's final speech, I finally understood the weight that that word had on her and Kiryu. I think they both weren't ready to recognize it. It reminded me of Y1, when Kazama is dying in Kiryu arms, after saving Haruka: only then, in his last moments, Kiryu calls him father, maybe for the first time. In the same way, Haruka sees on tv that Kiryu is fighting and, after achieving her supposed Dream, while he might be in grave danger, she calls him father, maybe for the first time. It took long, but it just made me weep more during the ending. Loved the video(s). Yakuza 5 might be a mess, but it is just what makes it a great game.
@kyleh636
8 ай бұрын
Not to jump ahead but it's also why his letter to Daigo in 6 meant a lot
@GildedZ
2 жыл бұрын
Kurosawa: I did this so that my son would ascend to the top without having to literally eat shit, like I did. Aizawa: But what if I WANT to eat shit, dad? Me be STRONK! Kurosawa: Goddamn it kid
@samfire3067
11 ай бұрын
*drinks toleit*
@_.0._
3 жыл бұрын
Yakuza 5 was a journey, took me the whole summer to finish it and it's one of those game where you get nostalgic about the part that you've played last month. What an experience!
@MasterXeno0
2 жыл бұрын
You've got to have a big attention span to play for that long, I'd honestly compare the length of the game to 0, because 0 might've been small in terms of everything, but the amount of time it took to complete a chapter would take me hours. Anyways, hope you enjoy the rest of the series (even if I didn't create it. I hope you'll play til the end).
@Goobert0385
2 жыл бұрын
Yakuza 5 was short for me. Probably because I sped through it to get back to DE games
@diobrando4063
2 жыл бұрын
@@MasterXeno0 fr
@roys.1889
3 жыл бұрын
3:24:38 - So I just found out that the main reason why Hana's presence was so minimal in this game along with Dead Souls and 6. Apparently her VA Aya Hirano was involved in a "scandal" with her then bandmates that nearly killed her VA career in 2011 which was enough to minimize her role in the coming games.
@Tehsnakerer
3 жыл бұрын
Oh shit, she's the one who played Haruhi Suzumiya, I didn't put that together before.
@roys.1889
3 жыл бұрын
@@Tehsnakerer I think this just adds another layer of irony to 5's idol industry commentary.
@Shiratto
7 күн бұрын
Seems to happen pretty often with this series. Like og Tanimura for a scandal he was innocent of and iirc a likeness legal thing with Yagami in Judgement.
@dereklupsiewcz4862
3 жыл бұрын
Tehsnakerer's thoughts: "I'm going to need to dial back on the video length for the next Yakuza." Viewer's thoughts: "mmm finally. Some delicious fucking content. Make more." Joke aside, fantastic. I don't think I need to overly add to the praise on this video especially but yeah. Keep it up mate!
@Toastoffire100
2 жыл бұрын
52:36 I like how Kiryu immediately curls his body up, tucks his head in, and covers his neck to protect himself from any falling debris. It's such a cute detail to come right after the action movie cliche with the explosion that doesn't actually hurt you but just knocks you a few feet away
@mat8791
10 ай бұрын
Considering that due to earthquakes being so common in Japan there's school safety drills about it that teach you what Kiryu's doing here (Find cover, cover your neck and face, crawl up in a ball, get down) it would make sense the japanese know their stuff. Very very cool detail.
@BluSamuraii
3 жыл бұрын
I always read Akiyama's line of: "Maybe this will turn me into a town legend, what do you guys think?", as more of just him being cocky towards Kanai, acting so sure that he will win. I don't really see it as his motivation suddenly changing. Still a great video/set of videos, and pretty stonking large indeed.
@Rusnar
3 жыл бұрын
I feel like Tehsnakerer made a great video, though I really disliked how he always felt like Akiyama was doing something wrong. Akiyama was a great character for me (I wish he had his own game series to be honest) since they introduced him at the beginning of Y4, and I hated that they made his story so shallow this time. But at the end of the game, he shows his idea on what is going on behind the scenes - and to be honest, no one at the time knew what the hell is going on. So him trying to find out and look for clues is just natural, felt like something the story needed to progress so we could see multiple points of view. Everyone makes mistakes - this game points this out in many ways. And Tehsnakerer was like "what an idiot, why is he talking about all this"... And he was really apologetic towards Shinada. I mean - his story was great, but the guy is just plain stupid in many situations - in those he thought he is "lovable" XD
@vanilla3464
2 жыл бұрын
I think the reason why Akiyama is underutilised in games past Yakuza 4 is because well, his story was pretty much concluded in Yakuza 4. He had his arc in that game and past that he just becomes the "Be Available" kinda guy. Even Kiryu kinda says this in Yakuza 6. It would have been great to see new story threads for him in later games past 4 but I respect RGG for perhaps letting him take a backseat instead of pairing him with a potentially underwhelming arc in Yakuza 5 that adds little to his character anyways.
@BluSamuraii
2 жыл бұрын
@@vanilla3464 Oh I agree. He doesn't really have anything to do in games past 4, although him being afraid of the Saio Triad in 6 and not fighting back against them really gets on my nerves.
@vanilla3464
2 жыл бұрын
I mean I don't really blame him, those mfers are vicious lmao
@BluSamuraii
2 жыл бұрын
@@vanilla3464 Akiyama is the same man who just waltzed into Omi territory in Y5, completely unafraid and confident in his abilities (and rightfully so, considering he is one of the best fighters in the series)
@highdifficulty4184
3 жыл бұрын
SPOILERS I spent the whole game waiting for smaller bodyguard guy to rock up again. When he wasn’t the final boss, I was a bit confused It was only when watching this video did I recall that he was declared dead by the florist. I agree that it is difficult to remember what’s going on with so many characters
@samfire3067
5 ай бұрын
Or is he?
@gaspastrike
3 ай бұрын
:-)
@JoeGodHand
3 жыл бұрын
Yakuza 5: The Snakerer Cut Doesn’t get any bigger than this Also I look forward to seeing analysis of other yakuza games, especially 6
@vladulenta6525
3 жыл бұрын
*Teh Snakerer cut
@JoeGodHand
3 жыл бұрын
@@vladulenta6525 damn autocorrect!
@daniellins4114
3 жыл бұрын
I wanna see his opinion on 6 too, I noticed while playing it that I was having a blast and having way more fun than when playing 5 (not to say it is bad at all, just that I prefer one over the other)
@JoeGodHand
3 жыл бұрын
@@daniellins4114 for me, 5 and 6 are tied as my personal favorites. Neither are the best in the series especially after 7 and judgment, but the finality of kiryu’s story throughout both really resonated with me
@daniellins4114
3 жыл бұрын
@@JoeGodHand can't argue with the finality of it, but my favorites are 0 and 4, I guess I like more the begguining of the legends than the ends
@solidsnake1809
3 жыл бұрын
It's easy to miss, but the utter contempt Kiryu has for Shinada for no apparent reason is so funny. In 4, the other protagonists had to convince Kiryu to let them fight Amon with him, but here he just drags Shinada with him even though he really doesn't want to come, even knowing that he will be a target of the clan for the rest of his life lmao
@francomarrongrigio
3 жыл бұрын
When you make a 7 hour video talking about anything, let alone a single videogame, you better have something to say to justify the absurd length. And you did not disappoint in the slightest. Your insights made me re-evaluate the game, especially the story and themes; following the Yakuza series both in the actual games and with your videos, it's stuff like this that makes the experience ten times more worth the effort of going through every entry. All this to say, thank you Tehsnakerer, you're an absolute bloody legend. Now go rest, you deserve it.
@Future_Doggo
2 жыл бұрын
Yakuza 5 is my favorite because, it feels like you're going on a cross-country road trip with the cast of the seires. (And some baseball obsessed crackhead that joined along the way)
@utswriter
2 жыл бұрын
And atleast 40-90% of the fandom love that baseball crackhead
@gryphonwilson7415
2 жыл бұрын
I think I got it. Going back to the idea that each story is made to make you think back to Kiryu, each story represents the dreams of Kiryu. Saejima reflects that Kiryu was never tied to the yakuza. His dream was to be like Kazama, and he always saw Kazama as a father first and yakuza second. He wanted to be a good father, just like Saejima wanted to be a mentor above being a yakuza. Akiyama represents how Kiryu dreamed of giving orphans a life he never had. Away from the influence of the Yakuza. And Shinada is a reflection of a man living after a dream had been lost. Coasting through life as it all seems to blend together. Keeping vague hope that one day the dream will come back.
@splurgist440
3 жыл бұрын
Congratulations man. You’ve basically summed up why I love (and slightly loathe) Yakuza 5. It’s massive, fun, interesting, the music is the best in the series (fight me), Shinada, as you said, is the greatest chucklefuck who ever walked the earth. Hopefully 0 and 6 don’t take long.
@miguelzurita3216
2 жыл бұрын
Yakuza 5 is a solid game, the game play rocks, it might just be a little too ambitious and bloated with side content but mechanically it works. As far as story I love it. I'm playing 6 right now, I should've finished it when I first bought it, but I was busy and eventually just said I should play the other games first. Looking back at thins now I'm conflicted on the combat, as far as the story goes Yakuza 6 really caught my attention even without experiencing the other games.
@angelusvastator1297
Жыл бұрын
0 is pretty long
@GUNKSHOTT
3 жыл бұрын
Appreciate the mention big dawg! 💪🏼😁
@Shade497
3 жыл бұрын
Woah is that the popular Yakuza series and Judgment no damage KZitemr known as Gunkshot?
@austin8rr
3 жыл бұрын
@@Shade497 no
@Maxler5795
Жыл бұрын
I genuenly want yakuza 8 to bring back shinada. Maybe as a party member, which isnt as unlikely as i initially thought since the said kiryu would have his own party members (i think). Or maybe in a substory where ichiban also meets akiyama and they all talk about how kiryu is. Ichi and company describing him as the hard core he acts like, and the other two as the lovable knight he really is
@Hevymin
2 жыл бұрын
1:05:14 rewatching the video I can now appreciate this setup for a punchline 6 entire hours later, you absolute madlad
@blutarchmann9070
2 жыл бұрын
3:24:38 "Hana, meanwhile, has turned into a desk!" My _god,_ that was unexpected. 6:22:52 Jaysus! Majima's face there!
@samuelwjjp
3 жыл бұрын
After finshing the Yakuza series I wanted to watch some in-depth videos and retrospectives on each games. Tehsnakerer's channel is exactly what I was looking for espically with Yakuza 5. Thank you for making these long videos and ketting fans of the series learn a bit more about the series and seeing things from a diffrent perspective
@randomdude64yt
3 жыл бұрын
Same
@bigbadben5176
3 жыл бұрын
Highly recommend his other yakuza videos!
@samuelwjjp
3 жыл бұрын
@@bigbadben5176 AGREED! The Yakuza video and Yakuza 4 are some of the best he’s ever made
@ak-t7d6f
2 жыл бұрын
Also recommend checking out Cvit. So far he has only done Yakuza 1 retrospective which was 2 hours long (which I watched) with more on the way.
@ashikjaman1940
2 жыл бұрын
Same, 6 made me sob and now I need an hour (or several) long analysis of it.
@Rusnar
3 жыл бұрын
Akiyama needs his own game series, or at least one more game. I miss him
@Future_Doggo
2 жыл бұрын
Hopefully Akiyama joins Ichiban and the gang.
@raditzhoneyham
2 жыл бұрын
@@Future_Doggo I would like to see tanimura, akiyama especially, and even shinada come back. Kiryu somehow shows up all the time again and again after retiring over and over, saejima is still going around giving speeches too.. why can't they bring back the others? It's especially typical for a jrpg to do
@AdamOwenBrowning
Жыл бұрын
I felt that Akiyama's charisma and likeability was recognized, and that's why he has his own game: Dead Souls. You get hours and hours of extra Akiyama-brand charisma if you can deal with the import cost and stuttering, hanging performance on console, or complete crashes without writing anything to a crash log every 5-30 minutes on an emulator. It's such bullshit on an emulator; Ishin JP runs at 87fps in 1440p. Dead Souls can run perfectly but dies randomly, so often you'll quit. Akiyama does have his own game... but that great experience is locked behind an unclearable swathe of shit. It will never be remastered or receive bugfixes - people have tried to increase its stability to little avail on emulator. The best thing to do is cough the money (up to $220 for an import copy!) and chug through Akiyama's content on a console. I got through it on emulator. It took me about a YEAR because you replay so many sections only for it to crash and die right when you finish.
@revv0o
3 жыл бұрын
Love these types of videos, unfortunately you're the only one that has made really good essay type videos on Yakuza. I hope that you'll do 0, 6 and Like a Dragon next.
@BattlePants321
2 жыл бұрын
I had a lot of issues with Haruka's characterization in Y5. You made the point about maturity being the ability to open up in a painful world instead of just writing the whole thing off as pointless and I totally agree. I think that's part of what made Haruka the character she is; she went through so much at such an early age and had to develop a world-weary kindness long before she should have been asked to do so. That's why it drives me nuts that at some point she went "screw it, I wanna be an idol" and abandoned Kiryu and the other orphans. The story takes some steps to let you know it thinks her choice was somewhat forced and one she ultimately comes to regret, and I think she understands Kiryu enough to know he wouldn't want her to turn down Park's offer for his sake, but I still think the fact she makes that call at all feels deeply out of place with who we've come to know. I can get behind the idea that Haruka is still a kid and made a mistake, but the story never frames it that way with any real conviction and I can't help but keep thinking as we're going through Haruka's section about the kids at Morning Glory without their father figure or big sister. Haruka absolutely deserves to live her own life and pursue her own dreams, and I think Park was right to at least some extent in saying the status quo might make all the kids too comfortable, but the choice to be an idol in particular seems way too vain to really suit Haruka. At the end of the game she's really just saying she wants to be with her family, there's no reckoning with her making a decision to abandon them and set them up for hardship for the sake of participating in a deeply toxic industry, or with the idea that this ambition was foisted on her by others. This general arc would have honestly suited Haruka better a few years down the line having to decide whether to leave the orphanage for college or some other life development, where the story could have grappled with a young adult feeling torn between family roots and a desire to build her own life instead of a teenager walking away from her life for the hope of living in a fantasy world. But even in Yakuza 6, when she left the orphanage out of the same sort of misplaced but selfless concern as Kiryu and had a child of her own, the writers are smart enough to know that once the conflicts are settled Haruka would just want to be there for her family. (FWIW this is the same conclusion Kiryu should have reached but uhhh well you'll get to that one in a couple videos) Tl;dr the foundational pillars of Haruka's charcter are 1) being more world weary and mature than most people her age and 2) selfless love and kindness, but her whole arc in Y5 centers on her making a naïve and selfish choice.
@literaryloser4470
2 жыл бұрын
Also like mentioned in this video her being an idol was a thing back in 2 and she hated the idea. This plot could work, but reframed as her doing this so that the orphanage can prosper financially and even tho she doesn't want to do it for a dream she has to put on a brave face and suck it up in this toxic industry, probably incidentally use her charm to make some changes like her adopted father does with the Yakuza. Then have it so that she thinks Kiryu is still at the orphanage taking care of everybody and not overhearing them talk and Kiryu truly suffering in silence alone. Then probably have them reconnect right before her concert backstage or something then have the same sort of talk they had on the beach with "we would've parted ways at some point anyways" then it weighs on Haruka emotionally during the concert since it's still fresh and then she drops the bomb about her past live on air, giving it a reason other than coming out of nowhere just because this game is the beginning of her making stupid decisions.
@BattlePants321
2 жыл бұрын
@@literaryloser4470 I like this idea. The thing that really drives me nuts is the game can't seem to figure out if she made a mistake or not. The subtext is there to some small extent but it's 98% treating Haruka's arc as legitimate and unconcerning until just about the exact moment it does a 180.
@renoultrenoulli2322
2 жыл бұрын
I still believe if Haruka did become an idol it best if she part of a group, group idol normally have member graduate because of age as such it can be structure to flow more nicely to the ending rather than Haruka abruptly ditching her idol career, being part of idol group could also highlight Haruka maturity with selfless love and kindness naturally as she grown into the leader of the group, Haruka having friends that goes through the same hardship could also help transition her hesitation turn to love being idol without making her look selfish, this growing bonds with her group members could also parallel with her getiing detach with her family and lastly being member of an idol group also make Haruka struggle to let go of this life make more sense as the consequences of her leaving abruptly could negatively affect her friends this could also pull to Haruka dissecting Kiryu choice to leaving the Tojo and then the orphanages and how it affect both parties mention lead to her ultimate choice whatever it is
@literaryloser4470
Жыл бұрын
@@BattlePants321 Like, I love this series and these characters but sometimes the writing is a mess. I've been rewriting the series as a little hobby to see how fixing these little snags affects the story as a whole
@DrakeDarkHunter
Жыл бұрын
To be it feels like such a contrived direction for the character to make, it's simply because "The audience likes Idols so let's make the series resident cute teenage girl and idol." and then they worked backwards from there.
@josephcarrier46
3 жыл бұрын
"oh hey he posted a new video so soon wonder how long SWEET JESUS" I know it's just the full compilation of the other Yakuza 5 vids but seeing it all as one video is still kinda shocking how long it is and how much work you put into this. Great job!
@lapidus9552
2 жыл бұрын
Honestly my journey into the series can be summed up as *"came for the memes, stayed for the dreams."*
@alvisyahrin2276
8 ай бұрын
And one part of the story is just "oh we don't have tanimura's actor on the line so we just made a character on the fly" The character was in fact the GOAT (The Guy whO wAs just There) Shinada, and he was dragged out of no where, regardless he's a lovable idiot
@Flameclaw123
8 ай бұрын
@@alvisyahrin2276 "The Guy whO wAs just There" make me snort lmao
@deathmetalalchemist2731
2 жыл бұрын
So I'm 6 months late and haven't finished this video yet, but I have to mention this. Everyone who plays this game treats Baba like he's, what, early 20s, mid 20s at oldest? I did, and the game sure did. Baba is 30. I hope someone out there's as shocked as I was.
@zacharygustafson8714
2 жыл бұрын
W H A
@press_x_tojason
Жыл бұрын
10 years older than Yakuza 0 Kiryu... these seem completely incongruous.
@samfire3067
Ай бұрын
Maybe he is faking being a 20s
@crontelly2112
5 ай бұрын
If your review of yakuza 5 is 7 hours long, i can only imagine how long cvits is gonna be when it comes out in 2056
@mechashadow
3 жыл бұрын
I thought I would'nt see ShayMay's Omega Ruby Analysis dethroned in size which was 7h 15m. But here we are and I'm damn proud you did it with a game I care much more about.
@dmorty72
2 жыл бұрын
If you like quick retrospectives like this, go take a quick peek over at PatricianTV's TES iv Oblivion analysis. You can thank me in half a day
@mechashadow
2 жыл бұрын
@@dmorty72 Not into western RPGs so no thank you lol
@dmorty72
2 жыл бұрын
@@mechashadow makes sense man, no worries!
@MisterMelvinheimer
2 жыл бұрын
The action button review of cyberpunk is 13 hours.
@mechashadow
2 жыл бұрын
@@MisterMelvinheimer Last I checked it did not exist in the time of this upload tho'
@Majuular
Жыл бұрын
As someone working on a Yakuza 5 video myself, I have to say watching this video has me both nervous & elated. Elated because, on top of the sheer quality of your work here, it's nice to see where my opinions line up with a true Yakuza aficionado like yourself. Nervous because in order to make my video unique & stand adjacent to yours, I'll have to push myself hard! A vast, expansive & entertaining analysis, cheers my friend!
@Dr_Heavy
3 ай бұрын
Man I love how shinada starts off broke as hell and i got a platinum plate in the first hour of playing as him and was set for the chapter
@SuperDropsX
3 жыл бұрын
Already watched the individual parts, but am now putting on the full cut for a day of chores, and to feed the algorithm. Excellent work as always Snakerer. Love your long-form reviews.
@spunklord5000
Жыл бұрын
I'm not sure if it's brought up here already (still rewatching this), but one piece of foreshadowing that I liked a lot and only noticed on my second playthrough was Kurosawa's first appearance showing - if not emphasizing, him having smoked a staggering amount of cigarettes as Kiryu walks by. With Daigo going on in the car ride prior to this about the Omi chairman having terminal lung cancer, it's surprising how early on they pretty much reveal Kurosawa's identity - albiet in a manner that most people who didn't know the story beforehand would ignore or miss.
@Tehsnakerer
Жыл бұрын
Oh yeah, I brushed past that for the detective foreshadowing instead, these vids are thorough but I still try to worry about pacing. It's a really clever little detail though and is definitely a nice pick up on a replay.
@warpotato8700
Жыл бұрын
I always loved the contrast of Kiryu and Haruka’s hands at 7:11:35. I see it as Haruka giving up the manufactured, pristine world of the idol industry for the bloody and violent yakuza one by taking Kiryu’s beaten hands in her clean ones
@ninogamingvariety6594
2 жыл бұрын
I am really happy that someone gave so much time and effort to make a video about yakuza 5, some people like it, some hate it, some love and hate it. But for me, this game is a masterpiece in every single way, it’s rare to see so much ambition and hard work to pay off, in my opinion, yakuza 5 is definitely one of the greatest games ever made.
@killermurad5933
Жыл бұрын
What I took from this video is that baseball is the greatest sport ever made
@gekri93
3 жыл бұрын
This is a great series keep it up! Looking forward what your opinion on yakuza 6 will be. I discovered Yakuza 0 over a year ago by chance and immediately fell in love with it. Today I finished Yakuza 6 and now I feel completely empty inside.
@utswriter
2 жыл бұрын
I worry about that feeling as I am at 6 and only have Judgement, 7, Lost Judgement, and Lost Paradise left to get through before I've beaten every last Yakuza game (minus the psp titles which I'd definitely play if I knew how to get my hands on them....and find where my psp is)
@NutsorSomethingBerserk
2 жыл бұрын
@@utswriter Same, I literally just started 6 and I am in love with it. Been playing the games in chronological order and it’s great being on a dragon engine game finally. After 6 I have 7, Judgement, Lost Judgement, and Lost Paradise as well. I still got plenty of Yakuza to go but only 6 left with Kiryu and the game already had me tearing up in the beginning chapters. Lol
@Findrin
3 жыл бұрын
4:03:10 the cut there made me laugh so much lmao
@Y00bi
2 жыл бұрын
'It won't be as long as this video' Tehsnakerer - Playing Yakuza 4: Gone Arai. Well, you were right, it's twice as long as that video.
@jambie1717
2 жыл бұрын
your voice overs were really entertaining and they got me through doing my laundry and household chores! I thoroughly enjoyed this 7 hour long video~ gonna replay y5 soon
@toddhoward4250
3 жыл бұрын
Honestly what even. The amount of effort that must've been put into this video to make it almost 8 hours is insane. I have nothing but respect for Tehsnakerer for making this. Cant wait to enjoy this over the next few days. ^ ^
@onnashinkan2702
2 жыл бұрын
Shinada gave me some very odd Cowboy Bepop vibes. Thank you for joining the videos up so its an easy watch.
@mr.awesome851
3 жыл бұрын
A magnum opus. Thank you for this amazing journey in analyzing my 2nd favorite Yakuza game.
@shunderomonamero3533
3 жыл бұрын
I just spent the last few days chipping away at this video, this is a great look at Yakuza 5 and I’ve enjoyed every part I’ve seen. Also thanks for the time stamps so I can skip over the small side activity stuff I missed when I played!
@dumbledoresnape656
3 жыл бұрын
This is a fucking fantastic video. This makes me want to play the game for myself. Shinada's story fucking broke me, and seeing Akiyama return makes me want to play this game so much. I speak for everyone when I say Thank You for making this video
@vysae
10 ай бұрын
"smoking himself to death" : (
@Tehsnakerer
10 ай бұрын
Kiryu's self-sacrifice extends to big tobacco
@Henry_Chan
3 жыл бұрын
I genuinely love your wordplay, consistently makes me laugh.
@sovietdoggo3779
2 жыл бұрын
Honestly I can't tell if it's just the game or not, but flowing between talking the flaws and the strengths is so much better than hearing the pros of a game then being overwhelmed by the list of flaws continuously after hearing said game get praised.
@Dr_Heavy
3 ай бұрын
5:40:32 I remember losing there on my first playthrough since i had put my controller down to watch the cutscene and missed the qte lol
@kirbymongerr1771
Жыл бұрын
You talking about how annoying Shinada's speech about hiding the corruption in baseball to protect dreams clicked things into place. In a game about honourable and noble organised crime people and about dreams, is it not a subtle self condemnation for similarly glamorised things like pro sports and idols to be acknowledged as corrupt but defended for the sake of dreams. Is not Yakuza as a series a dream that imagines that righteous protection rackets and gang wars can exist? How could it earnestly confront the idol industry and pro sports without admitting that Kiryu himself is a lie, this dream of a good person changing the Yakuza from the inside. We'd need to face the fact that in reality, the idol industry would grind Haruka down and leave her in the dust, same as a real Yakuza group would do to a person like Kiryu. These games step infront of every truth aimed at organised crime by saying "Can't we just dream of someone like Kiryu changing the world for the better" and it extends that sympathy towards idols and pro sports
@ryancalder7198
2 жыл бұрын
You know, you've come a long way from being worried that people will find your recaps of the story boring and too long lol I'm glad you're doing these, though. Your reviews helped convince me and my brother to get into the games last year, now I'm going into the games with my wife and brother in law for my third playthrough of the series. Your long reviews help put some thoughts we have into perspective, and I can't wait to introduce them to the best bumble fuck the series has made. I hope 6 goes well, too!
@di4mgaming115
Жыл бұрын
the story is good but my least favorite from the franchise. the pacing is so fucked up and when you think a chapter will end it just. keeps. going.
@KarmodF
3 жыл бұрын
Simply amazing vid Snake! Can't wait for the next Yakuza review, tackling the game that served as a celebration of the series, that revolutionized the gameplay with its new style change system and revamped the way the series told its story, of course I'm talking about Yakuza Ishin.
@XBThomas
3 жыл бұрын
Excellent video. I’m a poor college student and don’t have the money to spare to give to your patreon, but I’m a big fan of your videos and think you’re a fantastic reviewer and great analyst. Hope to see a lot more of your analyses in the future. Love you tehsnakerer.
@NutsorSomethingBerserk
2 жыл бұрын
Yakuza 5 is one of the best mixed bags I’ve ever played. After completing Yakuza 5 just hours ago, I can confidently say that this is probably the most “Yakuza” game out of all the Yakuza games that I’ve played. What do I mean by that? Yakuza 5 encompasses to me both the best and worst that the franchise has to offer. It has all of it’s strengths and it’s weaknesses. In story, gameplay, everything. This game has some of the highest highs I’ve experienced from Yakuza’s 0 to 5 (I’m playing the games in chronological order) but also lows that downright made me need to take a break from the game for months. It’s not my favorite Yakuza game and realistically I’d put it down with Yakuza 3 as my least favorites of the series but what it did for me by the time I was booted back to the main menu was make me look back on not only this game but the franchise as a whole with a very warm feeling. Something that I haven’t really felt since Yakuza 0. I can totally see someone saying this is their favorite Yakuza game just as much as I can see someone saying it’s their least. The most “Yakuza” game in the series in my eyes. Both it’s best and worst aspect. And even then, Yakuza at it’s worst is still better than so many other studios and games with higher budgets than the Yakuza team has ever received. The passion this studio has in creating these games is amazing and despite me not always enjoying some of the aspects of their titles, I still always leave with a smile on my face and not regretting a minute I spent on their games.
@robindabank9616
3 жыл бұрын
It was pretty interesting to hear you takes on aizawa as the final boss. Outside of loving the fight itself and the music id definitely count myself among the ranks of people who didn’t quite like him whilst i don’t think my opinion has changed on him I was very surprised by what you said especially since I don’t see many giving his character or sudden twist villain position some positive views
@daniellins4114
3 жыл бұрын
While I didn't like the twist and the fact that his new introduction may as well have been a completely different character, the character that was introduced did have verry interesting philosophies and positions to put in front of Kiryu
@REDEEMERWOLF
3 жыл бұрын
I don't get it. I loved Aizawa as the final boss and his reveal made sense with the themes of the game. He's like Haruka, he's fighting for a dream that may not even be his (his father's dream) but he's putting everything he has into it. The song for the final boss is called Battle for the Dream. It makes perfect sense when you think about it.
@EnrocaLaRoca
3 жыл бұрын
@@REDEEMERWOLF The reason why some people don't like Aizawa as the final boss is because it comes from literally nowhere. Not even talking about him being the Omi 7th Chairman's son, or even the Omi's successor: I'm talking about him being a bad guy at all. He was absent from chapter 3-4 of Kiryu's part to the fight with Saejima, and there were no hints of him being the final boss prior his reveal. And here I say (though I might be mistaken in some things, since I played Y5 a long time ago), wouldn't it make more sense for him to be the one shooting Aoyama and revealing himself as the bad guy, instead of Morinaga? It's not like he did anything else after that, aside from dying offscreen by the time Saejima returns to the Purgatory, and they would've already established Aizawa as a bad guy long before his final boss fight.
@warcraftfan5
2 жыл бұрын
@@EnrocaLaRocaI personally think they should have given him and Kanai more screentime, and maybe rewrite them to be be contrasts to each other - both wanting to rise to the top of their respective clans, with Aizawa being more honest, somewhat well-meaning but naive and kinda bull-headed (maybe getting more cynical over time due to his father, setting him up to fight Kiryu), and Kanai trying to rise up by being an opportunist and a kiss-ass, while still remaining a human cockroach that Akiyama cannot break physically.
@samfire3067
5 ай бұрын
And with kiryu beind the represetention of the father pushing the dream into his son (daigo) while aizawa represents the son that is still going along with the plans of the father because they don't have their own (Haruka)
@canteloupe3254
2 жыл бұрын
Aizawa's QTE's are pretty cool In this world it takes more than raw power to stand at the top. It takes using your head, and most of the successful QTE's are Kiryu outsmarting Aizawa and using his raw strength against him But if you don't use your head, and think you can just tough it out against Aizawa'a strength, that final QTE is gonna Demolish you
@Hirogawa
2 жыл бұрын
This was a incredible ride and I'm glad you took all of us on it. I never considered touching Yakuza 5, although I consider myself a big fan of the series having finished 0, 1 (both the original and kiwami), kiwami 2 and on my first playthrough of 7, and having you go through all the plot and themes of these games with the earnest passion, insight and appreciation for the weird janky mess that is Yakuza is just a cheer delight. Although a massive undertaking I now know that down the line I will probably take the time to play through 3 to 6 and that's hugely thanks to you. Thanks for the content and the hours of entertainment. You rock.
@Hellscrap3r
2 жыл бұрын
This is... nothing short of a masterpiece. I'm astonished and appalled that this doesn't have more views. Stellar work, man.
@Hamadeen
4 ай бұрын
1:43:16 this joke will not go unnoticed 👍 Cause takamura killed a bear already, and they share the same voice actor. I get it. Your efforts in comedy are not in vain.
@WingZX1103
3 жыл бұрын
This is some really amazing work right here Tehsankerer. And you're a damn trooper for doing your analysis on the whole damn franchise. BTW can we get one sake joke when you finally do Yakuza 7?
@Tehsnakerer
3 жыл бұрын
Lets see if I remember when 7 rolls around, but I won't do one just for the sake of it
@redline841
Жыл бұрын
@@Tehsnakerer He said the thing
@schmatthewneyan87
Жыл бұрын
Reminder that Yokoyama, the lead writer, admitted in an interview with Nikkan Spa that he wrote the story of Yakuza 5 as it went along and hadn’t decided on a plot from the get go because he wanted to “surprise himself”. He also specifically mentioned he had no idea who he wanted the final boss to be at time of writing Chapter 1 and couldn’t even give the general director a solid answer when asked. Aizawa’s fight is a nice spectacle and the final punch Kiryu does gives me chills when I replay it, but the buildup to the fight is ruined because it’s Aizawa, who was acting like a completely different character with Saejima a while back. But I guess it can be handwaved as he’s a sociopath ladder climber or whatever the fuck idk. Knowing the lead writer implied that he wrote himself into a corner destroys any impact Aizawa had to me, he’s a total asspull and I think another character should’ve been introduced earlier with more nuance to fill his role. Instead they had to go pick the only character with a sort of unresolved plot line for final story twist points. And like you I totally forgot he existed until the Colosseum chapter because it felt like an eternity since he was introduced and “killed”. I guess even despite who the character is, Kiryu has a reason to be fighting him because he’s an immediate threat. Hate that they did the same bullshit they did in 4 where they make a half assed excuse for every character to have a final boss, but this time it’s in separate locations instead of one rooftop. They needed to turn Kurosawa from crime boss evil to mustache twirling cartoon evil like as in “fight to the death for my amusement” type shit for Majima’s fight to work, they needed Shinada to suddenly ad lib a reason to fight Baba even though he already decided he wasn’t going to shoot Haruka, and Akiyama’s is literally nothing. Did he really need to hold Kanai off if three whole Yakuza families were going to kill him eventually anway? So at least Aizawa is something in that he really does need to be fought and brought down since he dropped a bunch of Tojo officers at HQ. Awesome series of video essays by the way, I’ve been binging them and goddamn you weren’t lying when you said you loved “Whiskey and Rhapsody” from 4 with how much you put it in the video. Thanks for reminding me that I’m opinionated on 5 after all these years, no one else is doing this amazing a job at making Yakuza retrospectives. Keep it up!!
@toysipo2579
10 ай бұрын
The "twist sociopath" trope can be a tough one, and also not an uncommon difficulty writers face when dealing with abstract topics like dreams and desires. That said, there was definitely always a part of me which wished they did the safe and somewhat simple thing of having Kiryu and Majima fight again or something, instead of the somewhat strange Saejima - Majima gunpoint deathmatch which sounds cool on paper but seems really weird with the momentum of the other things surrounding it. When I started playing the PS2 games and Yakuza 0, and KZitem kept recommending me random boss music from later in the series, I thought for sure Majima would be the final boss of at least one game for some reason. I was slightly spoiled with the knowledge that Aizawa would be the final boss-- not that it mattered. It's a funny subversion that I do have mixed feelings on. At least two thirds of the time in Yakuza, it's the introverted accountant in the back who turns out to be pumping iron, and the cleverness is supposed to be "yeah, they were waiting to succeed after all the fighting was over because they better understood how to win without fighting the whole time," and for the accountant-types this generally makes sense. But then you've got someone like Aizawa who on the surface appeared to be kind of a scrappy dude who was then turned into a shadow accountant villain who had a scrappy dude mask because of nebulous reasons-- likely his father's obtuseness combined with some other stressors we're not made aware of. We're also told he died. It does really threaten to feel like they just pulled up the most subversive character possible for the sake of it, and the fact it works as well as it does is really more thanks to Kiryu. The idea of pathetic and twisted ideals trying to break him is inherently interesting to explore. Aizawa is just a vehicle for the essence of this idea, and I think by necessity, Aizawa can't be developed if he's going to embody that. The message of "real person" and "the perils of misguided dreaming" are not often easy to mix together in fiction. Kiryu is a very subtle example of that which is easy for the audience to idolize. Aizawa is meant to be the opposite: unknown, hard to idolize, but with a raw ambition that people might find uncomfortably familiar, making him a completely unsubtle example which also highlights the very dialogue the whole series has around Kiryu's decisions.
@EliTheGleason
3 жыл бұрын
I just realized the part five title has multiple meanings, it's a "dream cast" of characters, but it's also the moment when all of their dreams are finally ready to take shape, be molded and "cast." And then further it could also be cast as in casting the dice, all the dreams flying into the air to fall where they may. Good shit
@donutismz6760
Жыл бұрын
Pretty sure it's just a dreamcast pun, man
@Tehsnakerer
Жыл бұрын
No it's multiple meanings
@drinklewinkle
8 ай бұрын
I appreciated how the main villains plan is to just remove all protagonists. It's funny how he's sick of these main character fuckers being on top.
@nyodesu
2 жыл бұрын
Aaaah, just finished Yakuza 5 myself last night, it’s a MASSIVE game that I personally think was amazing all around. Sure, it was a little grindy for me since I went out of my way to max out everybody and did as much of the side content as I could for everyone, but I enjoyed mostly all of it. A banger ost, features a decent story, has the best versions of Akiyama and Saejima (and one of the best incarnations of Kiryu, absolutely love his taxi outfit in this game), had more cities than 2 and they were all nicely detailed, man…it was just a good experience. …But I sure ain’t gonna be replaying it anytime soon…I wasted like 170 hours on this game and I STILL didn’t finish everything…maybe someday. But at least now that I’m on Yakuza 6 I’m caught up on these videos until Snake inevitably makes the Yakuza 6 video. Also, yeah god bless CryicZ for their guides. I’ve been using some of their guides and they’re absolute blessings….Azumanga fans being psychopaths in the best way possible.
@AwfulWaffle8474
2 жыл бұрын
3:03:49 my CEO did something similar, he wanted to be a NY Times best seller for his book, so instead of making us pay for his book, he gave us a free copy that he paid for. So similar but different.
@thebiggestofmen
Жыл бұрын
I think my favorite thing about how you write long form videos is that they don't feel like time vampires. Like in a lot of 7+ hour essays they lose me by making the same points over and over again. Like for example they will say "i don't like kiwami substories" and then will spend an hour talking in detail about 20 substories and how each fail. I like how you constantly move and contrast in your writing. It really keeps me hooked. This can go for most of your videos but i feel it works best here since if i saw the runtime i would skip it. But the moment i start watching this i get engrossed. It feels relaxed and a lot more chill than many other essays which feel overly self serious.
@vizi02
3 жыл бұрын
I had watched the separate parts before, so I knew the final, combined upload will be pretty big, but when I looked at the video length, my first thought was "this is pretty stonking large indeed". I had played trough the game only once (when the PS3 version came out in the West in 2015), and I admit, I was in a Yakuza burnout after the four mainline entries + Dead Souls, so while I did played trough 5, it was more driven from a sort of loyalty to the brand. I do recall having parts that I found good (like Kiryu's entire part, or Shinada's inclusion), but overall, it left me with a feeling that this game got scope out of control, WAY harder than 4 ever did. It became this monstrosity of a game that, while did lived up to Nagoshi & co.'s intent to make the most extraordinary game in the series at that point, was a chore to "map out" in the mind. Like you said in Kiryu's part, it became this blurry mess of details that I either remembered from gut or not, and when Yakuza 0 came out, I thought the only merit 5 had was to be a lesson for the developers to how to shape the next entry. Which it did well, because 0 rekindled a large portion of my love for the series that never went away, just got severely dampened. Six years later, after watching your review, I think I had found a fair amount of appreciation for the game - it did reminded me of a LOT things that I heavily disliked about it (like Saejima and Akiyama being sort of elevated into meme-y, larger-than-life status, as opposed to their way more natural disposition in 4), but got to appreciate Kiryu's and Shinada's parts in general way more intensely than I did before, especially the themes that went into their parts. Hell, I actually found Kiryu's story the most energizing in retrospect, partly because it's like the start of the series' writing growing its teeth back that is used to have in the first two games: having 0 and 6 in mind, it finally dared to challenge him again on an actual, character disposition-level way, in a way that genuinely warrants giving many a thought about it. And above all, I earned this new PoV because of the effort you put into this hefty beast of a video: your previous works weren't a slouch either, but this may be THE best one so far: poking fun at the game when it's justified, giving well-reasoned praise when it's deserved (yes, even the "it just works" ones, because... sometimes things are just cool), and generally being elaborative without coming off as needlessly wordy or rambling. Not that your previous videos had lacked these qualities, but if those were 150% on the scale, this might as well be 200%, it was that impressive. Needless to say, I'm looking forward to your next video, and have my tremendous praise for the effort that went into this beast of a video!
@Mr_ULTMT
3 жыл бұрын
Man I adore this game. I played it at the perfect time. I had not a ton going on during my gap semester, and I absolutely cherished the time I had not only with the series during this time, but with the game. It was a ton of fun.
@whitefri2z
2 жыл бұрын
I loved yakuza 5. The entirety of it. Or, well, almost. The only thing I hated was, ironically enough, Haruka, one of the primary focus of the story. I just felt like she was massacred in a way. I mean, I did 0, kiwami, and kiwami 2 back to back, then took several monthes off before doing 3, 4 and 5 back to back again. And in 5, Haruka just... Felt weaker? Like, in 3 you see her standing in front of a high rank Yakuza, backed by an army, and she fucking slaps him because he tries to destroy the orphanage, the game after that she fights and keeps blaming Hamazaki for basically being the nth fucker to try to kill Kiryu. In 1/kiwami, she watches her dad try to kill her and her mother, and despite all the experience she's had, she just crumbles when the two first bitches come and insult her and her boss? Is that the same Haruka, really?
@EliTheGleason
2 жыл бұрын
Was listening to this on a drive, I turned the screen off during the final food test. When I turned it on again it was Haruka describing why she doesn't want to be an idol but the screen was frozen on a picture of fried chicken
@samfire3067
Ай бұрын
Nugget atacks again
@Jokoko2828
Жыл бұрын
Just bolt a handgun to Daigo, the man gets a major competence upgrade when using one.
@RossWyatt
3 жыл бұрын
One day, you should just make one entire video of every Yakuza Retrospective in it. That means 1 - 6 or possibly Kiwami 2 or Like a Dragon, depending on what you do last and how far you go. That video has to be over 20 hours.
@Eugene_TEC
Ай бұрын
2:27:20 The Baba slander all throughout this video had me in tears.
@dvader518
2 жыл бұрын
You think Majima married Park because she looks a bit like like Makoto?
@MrAsaqe
Жыл бұрын
It was before he became a Yakuza trying to maintain a pretense of a civilian life. But Mirei chose her life as an entertainer while Majima at that point felt like he failed Taiga and tried to focus on his personal life
@dvader518
Жыл бұрын
@@MrAsaqe I thought it was after Yakuza 0.
@DACopperhead2
3 жыл бұрын
Man, I started this episode by buying Yakuza 5 and promising myself I would beat it before you released all the parts. I got to part IV. I am astounded at just how massive this game is, and am going to continue to hold off on watching the last parts until I beat the game. So far, I fully agree with your analysis and actually let me appreciate the game even more after i played through it. The scale of it is boggling, as it just drops new games and story lines on you every so often. It's amazing that when i watched part I after i had beaten it, it seemed like a distant memory already with so many bits and bobs that I didn't catch when actually playing it. I'm really enjoying playing the game and then watching the breakdown afterward. Already the parts I've watched on part IV have made me appreciate the character, city, and mechanics far more. I'm also playing Yakuza 7, which without the 7-hour Tehsnakerer breakdown I'm not sure if I'm stupidly enjoying a poorly written story, or missing on much, much deeper themes. I like Yakuza, it really keeps me humble when i think i can analyze anything.
@JomasterTheSecond
2 жыл бұрын
Screw Doki Doki Panic, this game's the REAL Yume Koujou.
@utswriter
2 жыл бұрын
Having now platinumed Yakuza 6 I can't wait till next year when we get your video on it. I can't wait to hear what one of my favorite KZitemrs has to say about my favorite Yakuza game. Hell you could hate it and I'd still love to hear what you say Also CyricZ is the only person I'll take a LAD guide from. If it not his I feel like it not the same weirdly enough. They have such a clear and concise way of grouping things that I can't read anyone else guide. There reports on these games are labeled, stamped, content listed, and color coded. If they could imploy smell-o-vision somehow they probably would! Shinada is such an interesting character as you can tell he's a new character even without anything saying it. If this was your first Yakuza game, which for some people it might have been as unlikely as it is. But a newcomer could still tell I'm sure that Shinada is a newcomer. And that amazing for him, he is a one and done character after this. But yet he brings so much life into the small amount we get of him with his substories and main story that it feels sometimes like we've had him for multiple games. there was a time I actually forgot he wasn't in Yakuza 4, I fused him and our police lad into one person, probably cause the grapple thing. Which isn't to say the police guy wasn't a good character, hell he was arguably the most important character in the game, but he just didn't feel like it. It makes alot more sense after Yakuza 6 why Kiryu would react the way that he did, a sentiment that Daigo himself shares and is more than happy to reciprocate. Yakuza 5 is finishing up and sending off our heros, Yakuza 6 is the victory lap/epilogue of the Kiryu Kazuma movie
@klaus.sfc01official30
2 ай бұрын
You know the video will be great when it is as long as a speedrun of the damn thing.
@thomasderosso5625
2 жыл бұрын
That chicken pun section had me choking back laughs. You're fowl, sir.
@RandomPerson-yc4vm
2 жыл бұрын
There should be more yakuza games where you can play saejima and or majima
@Fiona-fk9zo
3 жыл бұрын
I have only watched the part about Shinada do far but man you really got it. I remember when I first played the game and by Shinadas part I was really worn out by the rest of game, there was just so much that at first I didn't appreciate Shinada's segment. But now it's become my favorite, he's just such a wonderful character and the story is so special and full of life. Everything you said sums up my feelings about that part and pointed out some new things as well! Thanks for such wonderful commentary on the best doofus in the world :)
@Fiona-fk9zo
3 жыл бұрын
I also love the comparisons between Shinada and Kiryus parts of 5, that isn't something I had considered before and it brought a lot more to their stories for me
@ankoasmr2510
2 жыл бұрын
I just finished the whole series (0 to LAD) and Y5 might be my favorite. Each characters chapter feels like it’s own self contained Yakuza game.
@rngwrldngnr
3 жыл бұрын
It probably couldn't work, but I wish they'd found a way to have the final boss fight happen over Haruka's final performance by making you play both at once.
@kokroughtoss1257
Жыл бұрын
The story of Yakuza 5 20% Kiryu 0.000005% Saejima 10% Haruka 5% Akiyama 50% Shinada Wait, that doesn't sound right.
@manaqeesh1235
11 ай бұрын
Together we are the YAKUZA 5
@NekoiNemo
2 жыл бұрын
I have to wonder if this game dancing around the Idol issue and constantly backtracking and affirming how happy they actually are, despite everything, has something to do with how Japan treats idols in general. Or to be specific, how apeshite bananas a lot of people there go for idols, to the point where the word "idol" might even be a bit light for the amount of worship and devotion fans have (look it up, people get paid day offs from their bosses to MOURN when their favourite idol retires, and that's not even seen as freaky or unnatural, at least not as much as being an anime/manga otaku). Meaning being as open with criticising the den of scum and villainy it actually is as much as it criticises yakuza might have backfired in Japan and even led to people boycotting the game. P.S. Bloody hell, this video abridging the game while talking about it takes longer than it takes to beat many games O_O"
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