Binary Domain Retrospective - The Yakuza (Like a Dragon) Team's Weird Experiment

[@JCperfection]

Oh man, even to this day I'm still impressed by the animations when you shoot at the enemy. The parts flying and the enemies limping as you shoot them have this odd satisfaction that can't be replicated by any other games.

[@celticspike2522]

I remember playing a demo at a convention once and being impressed how destructive the robots were. I legit thought this game was going to be huge, and still don't understand why it didn't catch on

[@libertinarey]

It's one of the few games I play on the highest difficulty exactly for this reason, since the more hp the enemies have, the more bits you get to gradually shred them off them as opposed to one shotting them in a big explosion. Bullet sponge enemies are a lot less obnoxious when you can see the impact every bullet makes.

[@faizalf119]

Their relentless attempt to pursue you even when you blow both their legs created this horror element that sadly never used in newer games

[@YouTubeCensors]

@@libertinarey excellent points. Combat in this game was so fun and your comments point it out perfectly.

[@terraconz]

Reminds me off Dead Space imo

[@HyperKatoa]

Man, Vanquish and Binary Domain were two games I really wanted back into the day when I didn’t have money, both absolutely slipped my mind.. need to pick these two up.

[@Tioynux]

They are pretty good on sales, pretty common both too, and a cool crack of what u are used.

[@danzena4059]

Hell yeah! Vanquish and Binary Domain are such sleeper hits and amazing games. Some of my favorite PS3 games of that time and I STILL love them till this day.

[@ovahlord1451]

especially vanquish its excellente

[@kabardino1337]

Same for me 😮

[@faizalf119]

They're cheap and fun to play. They're got skipped a lot because we're foolish enough to get taken by marketing people

[@Darkgun231]

I really enjoyed Binary Domain. It was a lot of fun, with neat robot designs and a really interesting philosophical question about what makes a person a person.

[@Kyddosuperstar]

Topped off the a.i on those robots were cool. Like blowing their head off they become good distractions for enemies in fighting. Or blowing their legs off they'll go full terminator on you to grab you and suicide bomb. The plot had me interested, I honestly hoped if they ever continue this game.

[@bobhill-ol7wp]

by question you mean looking directly at the cameras and asking it, then never actually expanding on the topic beyond a token reference to the idea lmao

[@zeroattentiongaming820]

You know I never realized before that MGS 4 basically ends with a Yakuza boss fight

[@MatsuSenpaii]

Now i can't stop imagining Solid Snake doing a Tiger Drop as a Finisher at Liquid Ocelot Boss fight

[@AJAYSWAN]

ha mgs1 is also yakuza boss figt in the end

[@TheBurningEngram]

Two angry old men taking their shirts off and Rock 'Em, Sock 'Em headbutting each other to death because their elbows are broken. basically.

[@MatsuSenpaii]

@@TheBurningEngram are you referring to MGS1, MGS4, or Yakuza series?

[@TheBurningEngram]

@@MatsuSenpaii all of the above

[@spudmaphot]

I always saw Binary Domain to be the Evolution of retro action shooters like contra. Normal enemies in stages with huge boss fights.

[@crozraven]

One of the most underrated Cyberpunk game out there. Tbh, it's also one of the best TPS by Japanese Game Devs. Even for today's standard, there are no robotic enemies as feracious & "breakable" as the robots in this game. Definitely should play the game on the hardest difficulty for the real "Rust Crews" experiences. The transhumanism concept for Hollow Child & Hybrid also rather interesting.

[@adisillusioneddork618]

I remember renting this game from my local Blockbuster. This game was so much fun.

[@Kasaaz]

The boss fights thing is really interesting. I feel like Deus Ex: Human Revolution was the final straw and catalyst for that Boss Fight discourse.

[@chrisdaughen5257]

One thing I remember from BD is how it flashbacks to Dan's childhood where he's smashing the family robot because it didn't stop his abusive dad. And then when he finds out about Faye's origins it goes back to the flashback, but he sees the robot as Faye... and continues to hit it with a bat. It's logic you'd expect in a game like Detroit Become Human, but it's a lot more interesting here because it causes Dan to start reevaluating his beliefs.

[@luichinplaystation610]

I can't believe someone compared this masterpiece of game with Detroit Human Revolution who needs to be blocked by a Rust Crew of sorts

[@MightyMurloc]

Loved Binary Domain, thought it was a real sleeper hit of that Gen. I had no idea it was by the Yakuza studio, but that makes a lot of sense.

[@night1952]

One of my favorite 3rd person shooters. Pretty much any game with a dismemberment system is amazing and this one takes full advantage of it, all the enemies are so fun to fight. It's amazing that they went from dead souls to this, the shooting in this game is so good.

[@zeroanonymity9736]

My favorite story for the voice command thing is apparently if you speak in the most borderline racist "Engrish" for those phrases it recognizes them much better. Likely because they DID playtest it... with primarily Japanese speaking testers. Not sure if it's true, but God it'd be hilarious if it is

[@Funcijej]

Those videos are great

[@sneakyking]

Horry sheeet

[@Sierooworks]

FAKU TANK YU FAK SHEIT GOW GOW TEK KOVAH

[@redline841]

>borderline racist But it was made by Japanese people, and developed by Japanese people tho. If it has a feature like that it's just a goof at most

[@bzipoli]

@@redline841 it'll be borderline racist if you try it i guess

[@Legiro]

Finally, someone else who played Binary Domain and basked in its glory. It is a great game. Such a shame it sold so poorly.

[@andrewowens4421]

48:54 I love this little string of words because I can imagine the hamster wheel in Danny's head turning faster and faster as he tries to figure out his feelings about the subject.

[@LewdCowboy]

So according to Dan and Faye, love really can bloom on the battlefield.

[@FallenMonk55]

A human and a cyborg can fall in love

[@1georgekitchen]

Please don't spread false information. I joined the military and killed hundreds on the battlefield and not one of them ever said they loved me. Maybe I'm doing it wrong... 🤔

[@luichinplaystation610]

@@1georgekitchen do it on shower time

[@DEDManGamingWins]

Thank you for the Battle Network reference! I was thinking that JUST as you said it!

[@greenhowie]

The limb damage mechanics were phenomenal, really made the parts where you get swarmed by exploding drones so much worse.

[@seraftt]

finally someone mentions vanquish it was my favorite game as a child and when i beat it felt like the best sensation in the world looking forward to that video but this one looks great too so far

[@neloviolence]

I started watching this video thinking you were referring to Vanquish. I only realized this when you mentioned it around 11 minutes.

[@KeiBrightwing]

Amazing game. It flew under the radar of many people, but I had a blast with it. Getting everybody to survive at the end was a great feeling.

[@JBX07]

Binary Domain is criminally underrated. It's my Gears of War. I have it on steam and PS3. I'll happily pop on to play

[@maltsutty]

I remember replaying the demo of this game soooo many times, would love to play the full thing one day! Awesome video dude!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥💪💪

[@justarandombluebird8222]

32:23 fun fact spike and akiyama share the same VA so yeah basically akiyama is the main character in this game

[@jgalla5549]

This game is great. Japanese games of this era had this weird, specific feeling that's unique to them, and Binary Domain has it too. The story is charmingly campy and engrossing at the same time. Very visceral, satisfying gameplay too.

[@thelozza3397]

I remember getting the game shortly after it first came out, woulda been around 14 at the time, and had an absolute blast with it! Might return to it via Steam sometime

[@FallenMonk55]

BD is still my most favourite 3rd person shooting. The storyline, comrade system, weapons arsenal, epic boss battles, soundtrack, multiple endings and fun online multiplayer PVP and horde mode made this game legendary for me

[@Kasaaz]

My hope is that someday you'll cover Way of the Samurai 4.

[@NihlusN7]

Binary Domain was my first Steam game. It has a special place in my mind, just like Vanquish.

[@soulhammer]

This is a damn good game, especially if you like that type of sorta kinda sci-fi/cyberpunk sub-genre. I really enjoyed my time with it back in the day and even had some fun with the multiplayer! Would love to see it back or even a sequel.

[@qwertyMrJINX]

It's not a spin-off, it has nothing to do with Yakuza. It's just made by the same studio. It's not weird, it's fairly ordinary for a Third Person Shooter of the era. The weirdest thing about it is that it's actually good.

[@daniilashurov135]

One of the hidden gems of 7th generation, and one of my all time favorite third person shooters!

[@YouTubeCensors]

Binary Domain was a really fun game and the Robot destroying was top tier. Even better than Vanquish in that regard.

[@YEETUSDAFEETUS]

idk you can't smoke so it loses style points

[@sion8626]

I loved this game that actually hold out hope for a sequel one day lol

[@zeroisshin2482]

Me you and you both!

[@Davi.Carlos]

We both

[@elvishladdy3404]

Jeez, this is a throwback. I remember playing it way back on PS3 and actually enjoying it...? To this day, I remember it for weird writing, a bizarre setting and strangely satisfying gameplay. Awesome video as always

[@PHELTHY49plus20]

If it wasn't for you...I would've NEVER known this and ZoE2 even existed... thx for that

[@DeltafangEX]

"Not exactly the most well known reference in the world." Hey man, NaviCust was the first thing I thought of!

[@sebastianb.3978]

Is it wierd to say it's one of the games I grew up with? Granted I haven't plqyed the game in many years but there are loads of fond memories.

[@Sjono]

For some reason I keep conflating elements of Vanquish and Binary Domain in my memory

[@ghostmojo7264]

Oh wow see I played the demo for this years before Yakuza was on my radar and loved it. Because I was a teen I had no money to throw around so its odd years later knowing this was my first exposure to RGG

[@torenreaves8810]

I played this game on ps3 when it was free on ps+, despite coming to it with low expectations, I couldn't put it down. I remember absolutely LOVING it start to finish

[@scalagitara]

Recently got this game on sale upon a reddit recommendation. Went in witb really low expectations. Came out remembering each squad member, especially Cain and Bo.

[@Sterlingr89]

Haven't finished the video, but, just needed to say, I remember Binary Domain. I still love it. Glad to see someone talking about it

[@Everythingwillsurelybealright]

I’d never heard of this game in my life but I loved this breakdown of it! I always come away from these videos really interested in trying these games out even when they’re usually in genres I never usually touch

[@abc4781]

Man it's awesome

[@areyouafraidofthedog]

I remember one of my good friends I don't hang out with anymore loved this game. Great video. The nostalgia from the personal memory hurts but yeah, keep making great content pal.

[@mikeoxmaul4685]

The Kinect used to work surprisingly well for the voice commands.

[@svenwalter4293]

Never thought someone would cover this game at this year. It was admittedly kinda jank but I liked the game and enjoyed what it had to offer.

[@FelipeMendes1999]

This game is really good, you can still purchase in the Xbox and it runs at 60 fps in series S/X

[@DjslayerGaming]

God i wish this game got a remaster

[@wymanrtaylor]

@8:06 bizarro Majima I actually own this game; bought a physical copy on release. Never actually played it all the way through, though, and didn’t know it was an RGG game. Guess I oughta finally play it!

[@AthosJosue]

You made me want to play it, so I'm going to have to stop the video to avoid spoilers.

[@VendettaSoundtracks]

I remember being pretty blown away by just how GOOD this game looked when I got it on PS3. Even to this day I'm impressed with the robo destruction physics and such.

[@Jsobone]

This game was a lot of fun. It had a lot of potential.

[@TheTeKaDon]

About the helicopter boss fight, you can legit fight it with the assault rifle or use a turret on the arena to absolutely tear it to pieces, destroying it on a secondary way by simply exploding its core instead of the propellers, it makes the whole fight a joke as you can destroy the missiles with the turret too

[@cmoney163]

I loved this game, it’s underrated af

[@john_smith_john]

no it isn't. Learn what underrated means.

[@cmoney163]

@@john_smith_john It was a flop but ok John

[@jamalmalik3617]

The voice thing was an ambitious concept but in actuality it just felt goofy to use lmao.

[@robertkovarna8294]

As for the trust mechanic, the game considers fully filling out each persons trust an achievement. However, to get the best ending, you just need to get everyone to 4 full blocks. You may have noticed during some menus that characters have both the full meter, and the small blocks that represent how much of the meter is reached.

[@OG_McLovin]

Love this game and replay it every couple of years. Bo's catchphrase "That was suh-WEEEET!" when you headshot some robot is seared into my brain. It's just a fun, mostly brainless romp through scifi roboid-blasting goodness.

[@encross8058]

nice video man

[@-pressxtostart-]

If i remember correctly i got the platinum for this, i actually quite enjoyed it i love shooting AI in games so to shoot robot AI enemies it was a bonus 😁

[@AhmadWahelsa]

Man i miss Third Person Shooters, haven't tried this game, but man i think if they give more effort, it could genuinely compete with Mass Effect back in the day with those dialogues, interactions and hub explorations

[@JuliusCaesar103]

This game was fun. Shooting the robots felt nice but the boss battles went on for ages

[@Miss-Foe]

I really liked this game when it first came out. Bought it on PS3 and was surprised by how much I liked it so I bought it again on PC. I don't remember why I didn't just get it on PC a launch 🤷‍♀️ Anyways, I even bought a 360 copy for my best friend on his birthday and he really liked it too.

[@yukithebunny3838]

32:22 lol I don’t know if this is intentional or not but Koichi Yamadera also voiced Shun Akiyama in Yakuza 4,5,6, Dead Souls & Ishin

[@yukithebunny3838]

@OU812 I’m sorry 😞 English isn’t my first language…

[@animonarch3858]

Someone covered it finally I found this game by accident actually the guy running the game store recommended me the game,Then I recommended the game to a friend he just played 1 min and said the game is hot garbage and moved on, But still thanks for covering this hidden gem of game

[@3rdStepStudios]

ah Binary Domain slapped. Glad to see someone else appreciated it. It's Backwards Compatible on Xbox as well! Also, you would have an easier time getting games with the lads that have heard of it if you mayhaps had a discord server 😜(inb4 Brando blocks me, or worse - makes a server and then bans me immediately, for pestering him 🤣)

[@AceK21]

Why the blatantly Click Baity tittle? This game has Nothing to do with Yakuza games other than it was made by the same creator! It is NOT a spin-off in any way shape or form! And you never talk about what you are claiming in this video! Don’t feed people wromg info

[@rurimoto]

My dad bought me this game when it was just released. I wouldnt know this game's existence if it werent my dad.

[@waywardscythe3358]

ngl I was waiting for the twist reveal that this was set in the yakuza universe because of the actions of the yakuza games

[@weichiang89]

The thing that was a dealbreaker for me with this wqs that I was forced to use a keyboard and mouse instead of having the option to use a controller. I tried but after taking so long in finishing that helicopter fight I just had it. I beat the boss but I was done.

[@YouTubeCensors]

Never knew it was the Yakuza devs who worked on this. Good to see them having big success on Gamepass ,maybe there's a miracle and we get a Binary Domain 2.

[@ROBOHOLIC1]

I liked this game for the robot carnage I could dish out. Made me look like a weirdo when I started shouting at the game and it wouldn't recognize my commands unless I said it in a stereotypical Japanese accent tho.

[@gatsbymovingrubber]

I remember loving the game so much. It felt really good to play and the story was cool.

[@shadoliger]

I played it in 2010 and enjoyed it. Would like to see a sequel

[@LordTheCyril]

I was one of the people that bought binary domain. The thing that held it back was a lack of co-op. Atleast split screen. No idea if it had online.

[@GoldenAureliush]

1:04 KUROHYOU 3 NEVER STOP BELIEVING

[@ancientspark375]

Completely unnecessary aside: A state machine is basically a flow chart, where each point of the flow chart (the states) go to the next state based on inputs of events happening. A hierarchical version groups a bunch of states with commonalities to make the state charts not grow completely insane in terms of complexity. It's just fancy tech speak for "these AI have a really good flow chart for behavior".

[@mahiru20ten]

The nanomachine upgrade reminds me more of the Naruto Uzumaki Chronicles upgrade system. With less shapes of course. Or probably the manga panel upgrade system from Jump Ultimate Stars.

[@Grandmastergav86]

Gotta be honest, I quite enjoyed Binary Domain

[@FightCain]

It was Terminator resistance before terminator resistance.

[@steampunk1610]

Still waiting for this game to come to current consoles but for now YAKUZA time baby~

[@ohamatchhams]

I just had a thought of my memories with the game back in July 2012 Thanks for reminding us about this game back, I really appreciates it

[@luizferrarezzi]

i really enjoyed this game if had better mouse support I would finish it more times

[@daviddouillet4138]

Played it on PC when it came out, enjoyed it but never replayed afterwards.

[@allnamestakenlol]

That whole bit about Faye and Dan in the story spoilers had me rolling. xD

[@garretwoeller7669]

Played this yesterday beat it loved it and I want RGG to do more games that are new and interesting.

[@Jack-nj9pi]

this is hands down one of the best 3rd person shooters period. Rarely do I ever have as much fun with a shooter as I did with this game was just so smooth and on the xbox controller thing was flawless. can replay it any day love the final boss battle

[@Ron1n_Sim]

I don't see RGG Studios needing to needlessly make future sequels when they can remaster old titles that are unavailable to western audiences. It would truly bring more fans into the community

[@michaelhickman7369]

I got this game for ps3 and yes I still think of it regularly Great game

[@manukau5271]

I want this remastered with the Japanese audio

[@LazyJesse]

Never expected Jaina to want to give a "free sample" to a stud.

[@scandinavianserialki]

Didn't expect to see two Critical Role people in the cast on this one. Laura Bailey's different accents are really funny. I bet she would cringe hearing them now

[@fluffyking94]

I blame the former super best friends for my love of the Yakuza seires.

[@Kasaaz]

Cain stealing your cover... a classic.

[@mikeoxmaul4685]

I had this game for my Xbox 360, and I gotta say, it was a really well made game Btw, Cain still is one of my favorite robot characters in a video game xD

[@adevilscupoftea]

There's actually another way to beat Iron Raptor. There's a machine gun turret in that boss arena that you could use to skip using the Stinger. Way more fun to gun it down than scavenging missiles.

[@Genasidal]

I seen this video in my recommended and chanted "BINARY DOMAIN?! LET'S FUCKING GOOOO!" out loud. I fucking love this weird, obscure game, and I'M SO GLAD you made the VANQUISHED comparison since I quite literally played both of them b2b on the PS3. Based gamesss

[@Felix.Fictus]

i played this when it came out! i have odd taste...

[@lynnettemedina4535]

I appreciate you for giving love to Tatsuya

[@torshec8634]

Yakuza storytelling and buddy system + Third Person Shooter, this and Dead Souls were good spinoffs, but sadly were very underrated. And Big Bo is a Bro.

[@souit957]

Dude you got me curious about this game. Looked it on steam and I have no idea how or why it's in my library 😅

[@chrisbradley2359]

I actually bought this game back then. I was surprised that it was not bad.