HOW I BEAT YAKUZA KIWAMI WITH ONLY THE DRAGON STYLE

[@Smokin-that-beef-pack]

For anyone interested in the entire series of this virtual insanity you can find the full playlist here: kzbin.info/aero/PLgTxfi5QQt-Z6BQ9u5KR97gplxng3Xj9x&si=AFz9UPeNgE1-8PwQ Thanks to everyone who watched/is watching the video it means a lot. Also i did description stuff. Oh yeah I also won't be doing Amon this time. I literally can't but believe if I could have I certainly would have tried

[@TheOhioFeetTickler]

VIRTUAL WHAT!?

[@soappalled2725]

He done turned the game into Yakuza 3

[@possiblymatt7970]

yakuza 3 is the goat

[@TohtoriP]

The enemies health bars are too tiny in early game

[@JacobExCraze]

Dragon style is like a snowball effect. Its only when you get 2 good upgrades it literally becomes the best moveset

[@Rider-yb3sd]

Tiger drop and what ? I guess one of these: Dharma Tumbler, Clear Mind, Parry

[@BigBossPW1974]

​@@Rider-yb3sdIMO, Komaki Knock back

[@Rider-yb3sd]

@@BigBossPW1974 seem ok but sound like dodging issue. Mine gonna be funny: Heat of the Dragon and either Yellow Dragon Spirit or not stagger when shotted or stabbed. Just able to use heat alone already open up to so many way to stop boss healing and different heat bc doing same heat or doing alot will reduce heat dmg, Heat Heal bc Gorged increase atk at full HP or Unwavering Spirit bc so many enemies use weapon at the end

[@Raz0rm1nd3d]

1-only dragon style "understandable, the dragon style is really weak , interesting challenge" 2-can use health and weapons "fair enough, or else this would be..." 3-no upgrades (that means no tiger drop) "Are you insane?"

[@FullyB8ked]

The fact you beat Jingu on the first try boggles my mind to this day.

[@Smokin-that-beef-pack]

it's like you said I treated my will like funk and had it go on

[@DemonDaggerDFD]

this is basically the remastered vesrion of yakuza 0 without heat

[@Turtlebro]

This is a full on movie, great vid! Congrats on the challenge

[@Smokin-that-beef-pack]

Thanks turtle I appreciate it man

[@Soloesecutore]

I dont usually comment twice but: Yakuza if kiryu was a strong as a normal human being.

[@buns9022]

I wanna see this run again, but 0 upgrades outside the dragon style MENU. Max Komaki, Max Majima. The TRUE yakuza 1 experience. Oh, and the english dub mod.

[@FullyB8ked]

Ok.

[@Smokin-that-beef-pack]

Hold on bruh don't put to much dip on yuh chip

[@buns9022]

@@Smokin-that-beef-pack NO SUCH THING AS TOO MUCH DIP YOUR CHIPS JUST W E A K

[@sarahcivilization9905]

You should do this run yourself qnd aendnmr the video it would be funnnn

[@gianncmedina7805]

@@buns9022 THAT SOUNDS PRETTY COOL

[@santinodelgado281]

Half of this challenge being that one QTE from Yakuza 3 is just gold to me

[@noot6929]

I was so disappointed with the other dragon style only videos because they would still upgrade it to the point that the challenge was only difficult for the beginning of the game so I’m glad that someone finally did a true no upgrade run! Great vid

[@0kay458]

54:30 this mic quality is a cherry on top, thank you smokey for your pain, we love you 🙏

[@Smokin-that-beef-pack]

Ps5 mic goes crazy

[@Jozu975]

31:08 bro, shinada was on crack on his prime

[@bryanp7226]

The fact that you didn’t use the elder’s belly warmer makes this even more impressive

[@FaustusSeven]

Imagine being one of the NPCs who has to watch Kiyru fight a group of enemies or boss for like 3 hours every time

[@YeetIsHere]

You’d be amazed at how long he’s been fighting for

[@Raulik]

1:43:13 this guy reminds me of that one kid in playground at a slide that the kid would block off and just say "uM pAssWoRD"

[@NathanLouie]

Just got out of finals, this was one of the biggest things I was looking forward to when getting out

[@gianncmedina7805]

Smokey Never Misses. Also I love Dragon. But your pain for this specific playthrough is not in vain brother o7

[@Smokin-that-beef-pack]

I sure hope not

[@Blxksaku]

The MagicSchoolBass reference was funny as hell, btw your a mad man for this challenge

[@diegordi1394]

1:24:25 looks like some gaming channel intro from the same era.

[@gmtcbungustm1523]

Majima Nowhere

[@DragonOfDojima-n9x]

Idea: Yakuza 4 but the protags only have to do only 1 heat action of your choice (If you do a diffrent heat action, you restart from scratch.)

[@werefoxhun3839]

Yakuza 4 but you can only deal damage with rubber bullets

[@2VE]

If only this game had Dragon Style from the get go with a normal upgrade system. Colour coded bosses + Hunting Majima for every event made the game feel like such a chore at times. Not to mention Kiryu didn't forget his 3 styles throughout 1995 to 2005 but suddenly forgets them an year later with Kiwami 2.

[@contevoncheeseburger8854]

Dragon Style being locked up behind ME which also has an RNG system was the most ass decision by RGG in K1. They should have made you be able to buy skills with skill points too but Majima lets you unlock them for free.

[@JoaoVictor-rg5ix]

​@@contevoncheeseburger8854They could have locked the most EXTREME skills behind Majima Everywhere. But things like Base combos,health,attacks,weapon skills should have been 2x the price from base skills or smt. But without changing Komaki skill progression at all.

[@VivianisAwesomee]

they just didnt wanna make yakuza 0 part 3 what i like about the yakuza games is most of them have different styles and abilities for the characters thats why kiwami is a little underwhelming but i like the dragon style even though its so annoying to max out

[@alejandropulidorodriguez9723]

I always took the fact that Kiryu doesn't use his other styles anymore as him growing as a person and descending further into depression. The styles are really wacky and a remnant of his young troublemaker years; after his traumatic experiences in kiwami 1, he developed a huge depression, and couldn't be bothered to change styles (among other things)

[@JoaoVictor-rg5ix]

@@alejandropulidorodriguez9723 But then he changed his mind is Yakuza 8. Oh that wacky Kiryu! But you made a great point, Depression does indeed corrode your style. You just stop being yourself or, even worse, lose parts of yourself. Quite realistic, actually.

[@OneManCast]

In fairness, no one could blame you on Kashiwagi. Fastest QTE in the series.

[@harris23456]

I'm in the middle of a dragon style only playthrough of kiwami 1 and this is keeping me sane

[@boomber5930]

My goat did it! I would’ve never been able to do it, you’re actually insane lmao

[@relevantleek1117]

I have been waiting a long time for this one so I can feel the pain that is this contained and all I can say is GOD HAVE MERCY ON YOU FOR SUFFERING THIS CHALLENGE BECAUSE NO ONE SANE ENOUGH WOULD DO THIS TYPE OF CHALLENGE WITHOUT THE UPGRADES But also appreciate your dedication because I bet you would have better sleep now you finish the challenge smokey

[@nn8009]

This vid got me thru a bad trip thank you smokey beef 🫡

[@amirtheweirdo2189]

I watched through the entire video. Needless to say it's very impressive that you managed to achieve all this and didn't give up! I know this video and challenge is over and done with forever by now, but some things have been lingering on me about the way you did this (and they have *probably* been considered/mentioned by now I'm too lazy to check): 1. You said "only *do damage* through the dragon style", so I thought you'd utilize the tiny little things you could do switching to the other styles but... I guess not. I think a lot of times you could've switched to Rush to either dodge out of the bs, or unlock the parry and use it, not sure 2. Speaking of unlocking --which you already stated in the video lol-- you really could've improved this by getting some additional upgrades, whatever! 3. Despite kiwami's story battles consisting of 80% guns and knives, I don't see why you never considered getting armor for them. It's been a while since I played YK but I'm pretty sure anti-blade or bulletproof vests were reeeally common and easy to get (hell it's how I fought jingu the first time) Feel free to answer, or don't! Looking forward to future challenges :)

[@afterbox.]

Feature length film 😭 that’s how you know it’s gonna be a good Smokey vid

[@Nightxx9199]

God. That piece of skin at the corner of your finger bit around 33 minutes. Hit waaaaay too close to home after having to rip one off the other night.

[@diegordi1394]

This might be complete baloney but I think Majima also gets stronger with his Majima Everywhere, and that's why he hits as hard as you during the Kanai + Gun fight at the Docks.

[@OneManCast]

My brother in Christ, just save scum Roulette and if you find the right locker key, you can literally get a jewel that gives you a green number on the roulette wheel. After that, save scum on Super 6 Baccarat and watch the points flood in. Or if you want to be more boring, you can always blackjackoff your way through points. Did I mention that Roulette in green is 36:1 ? In other words, if you put a whole 1K into it, and the Zero Jewel, you either get it right and therefore 36K, or you get it wrong, load your save scum and repeat until you get the Roulette part right. Then, save scum your way through Super 6 until you get the Super 6. Ton of chips.

[@JohnGarciaOHMSS]

I have beaten the main Yakuza games 1-6 and haven't been able to master the Tiger Drop. That's maybe why haven't beaten the Amon Clan

[@gabrielduarteabreudossantos]

Finally got to comment early here, i just want to say i really like your content and the way you narrate The video and i learned a lot from them and i like your slime sona Have a good day Greetings from Brazil

[@VikiTheBulgarian]

You rock, Smokey! 🔥

[@Smokin-that-beef-pack]

You too viki

[@KeyToAeris2024]

You are now obligated to do this whole challenge again on the switch version

[@Smokin-that-beef-pack]

aw hell naw yo ah tweakin jigsaw

[@Papumaster465]

Now yakuza 0 in legend with no upgrades, items, weapons, and without the legend style

[@goldensus7778]

I'll describe early story Dragon style like a wet rotten noodle with a doodoo water soup lol

[@abysswalker1282]

Pretty sure that how most people would beat the game, there isn't really much use in switching styles, Dragon Style is all of them combined into one and it's strong enough to carry you through the whole game.

[@James-jp6uc]

Kiryu had pillows on his fist for a long time

[@flashjesus]

Such a based individual

[@alejandropulidorodriguez9723]

splendid

[@Nintony64]

That intro was awesome great job talking about my goat

[@OpticNinja937]

Idk if anyone’s mentioned this yet but from my experience the whole “enemies sometimes not actually healing” thing is actually based on framerate. When it comes to framerate problems, Kiwami is no better than the rest of the series. If your frames aren’t capped to at least 60 in K1, that healing glitch happens and saving can bug out too. I’ve lost hours of progress to that lol.

[@thegrumpyman7158]

Its not cause of frames, the bosses that dont heal are called kiwami enemies and they have that kiwami charge but they dont heal

[@silvergaming1317]

My boi deserves to much respect

[@ekio3572]

good spin on the idea, to do this without any upgrades!

[@Majimba]

Knowing this man's masochism,im calling that he doesn't get any upgrades or no komaki techs Edit:I called it,i actually called it.HOLY S-

[@Smokin-that-beef-pack]

I ain't saying that's true but I ain't exactly not saying that's true😏

[@Majimba]

@@Smokin-that-beef-pack I'll be waiting then😈

[@Majimba]

​@Smokin-that-beef-pack after seeing this video,i can confidently say that your statement is true and not true,also its true that i would not do this fucking challenge

[@neon_844]

@@Smokin-that-beef-packain’t no way it’s freaky beef

[@Cheeseburger11-11]

this aint no dragon style, thats brain damage

[@connorl3124]

Now I’m mad curious if the trend will continue for Kiwami 2 and I’m gonna predict it’s gonna either be (no upgrades or muscle soda implied) no charge attacks or only light attacks since both of those sound like hell. Mad respect for getting through this though

[@mrdeadinside9462]

Personally I would love to see him use ONLY charge attacks and nothing else

[@connorl3124]

@@mrdeadinside9462 the issue with that is that charge attacks deal insane damage on their own and having an instant guard break I feel would remove a lot of the challenge

[@darkboi6436]

He truly might just be John Yakuza

[@heck-chan]

"I CAN'T COMPETE" 😭

[@superserg4763]

I know we always joke that your sanity is d y i n g, but I do hope you finally to get relax from Kiwami. Plus I cannot fathom the pain it was to edit this whole thing man, so props to you ❤ Can't wait for more stuff when it comes 😤 Also side note, my internet crashed a g a i n near the end of the initial premiere Lmaoo

[@Smokin-that-beef-pack]

You've got that terroriser McDonald's wifi lmao. I appreciate the support serg I definitely plan to relax off the challenges for a little bit (hopefully I'm not lying) and relax by finally playing ishin *on the hardest difficulty by default* lol

[@Soloesecutore]

Bro gave credits to every man on earth in the description, respect

[@Smokin-that-beef-pack]

A lot of clips and music

[@Soloesecutore]

@@Smokin-that-beef-pack you really deserve more for all the effort you put in these videos (and sanity, but who needs that anyways!)

[@notseaththescaleless]

mods, send this person to arkham asylum.

[@Smokin-that-beef-pack]

[@Arkkard]

IDK who you are, but after this video I HAVE TO subscribe and respect you

[@Smokin-that-beef-pack]

Welcome to the club and thank you

[@nonfunnyguy6608]

hatchling of dojima

[@PsychothicFlare1]

58:56 Bro is the Master of Magnetism wtf 💀

[@mrdeadinside9462]

Here’s a challenge idea, yakuza kiwami 2 but you can only use charge attacks

[@antiproductive4131]

Holy shit man, I remember your first few uploads about this months ago, glad you finally beat it Also a very entertaining watch for sure, next up Yakuza 0 Rush no upgrades no heat only?

[@Smokin-that-beef-pack]

Thanks man glad you liked it. Hell naw🐶 (maybe in the future)

[@sound-wave00]

Yakuza Kiwami 1 with only Dragon style? That’s just playing Yakuza 1.

[@Smokin-that-beef-pack]

Same same but different

[@cygnus190]

On a side note please play the "Like a dragon: source" gmod addon pack thank you please ily

[@Georg87]

The only way this would be more insane is if you fight Amon like this

[@Smokin-that-beef-pack]

If only the dragon style didn't count towards substory

[@DavidGonzalez-hd8em]

The true style

[@realzekrom2668]

How you even do this brother this is insane

[@Smokin-that-beef-pack]

@@realzekrom2668 push ups sits ups and plenty of juice

[@DavidGonzalez-hd8em]

There should be a heat action just being backshots

[@Smokin-that-beef-pack]

If you count Yakuza 3 Kanda

[@DavidGonzalez-hd8em]

@@Smokin-that-beef-pack I'm talking an unlockable upgrade from Mr libido

[@thegamer-oq4zh]

I love edging to your video's 😍

[@Smokin-that-beef-pack]

Ayo🧐

[@AstroRed1108]

Finally got around to watching this video and man, I don't even wanna know how long this took to record and edit. Also, you gonna be doing a challenge in the same vein as this and the Y0 no heat challenge for Kiwami 2?

[@Smokin-that-beef-pack]

My (totally not masochistic) brain says yes but honestly I'm not sure if that'd be a challenge besides no heat actions

[@AstroRed1108]

Maybe no heat actions and no upgrades? Since Kiryu at the start of the game is PITIFUL

[@jamwithtoast01]

Kiwami 2 no heat actions and upgrades lol

[@jamwithtoast01]

The shouting and screaming into the mic did not disappoint

[@Smokin-that-beef-pack]

I'm glad it did not

[@OneManCast]

You made a large portion of your playthrough harder than it needed to be. You could've bought Staminan Royales instead of Toughness Infinities. You can cheese the tougher enemies with constant heat moves.

[@Smokin-that-beef-pack]

@@OneManCast I can't use any heat moves tho🗿

[@Swiftaholical]

This has to be bait.

[@ripX_X889]

Atleast you didn’t have to replay the whole game like 0

[@Smokin-that-beef-pack]

That I am thankful for

[@Chadfill8348]

People complain about this game copying Yakuza 0 gameplay, but I don't think my patience would last without Beast style

[@CallMeDonny005]

Did my boy kiryu wrong 😞 38:09

[@theonewho-roams]

Yo Smokey, mind if I help making subtitles just for fun? I love this video a ton.

[@Smokin-that-beef-pack]

sure if you want to

[@theonewho-roams]

@@Smokin-that-beef-pack thanks man, now onto figuring out how tf do I even start doing that

[@mrdeadinside9462]

Now the question is, was this more or less annoying than playing mahjong

[@GoroGoroGoroChan1964]

Yakuza 3 Kiwami

[@SiegwardofCatarina_]

What do you achieve from making yourself suffer so much?

[@Smokin-that-beef-pack]

Fame, glory, and indigestion. Mostly the last one tho

[@SiegwardofCatarina_]

@@Smokin-that-beef-pack I can imagine a clip of Greed saying that as he regenerates from FMAB

[@Chrizistired]

Sir, Could we ever talk about yakuzer games.... perhaps on discord.........

[@Smokin-that-beef-pack]

If my smooth brain ever figures out how to make one then yes

[@Chrizistired]

@@Smokin-that-beef-packan account or server, because I could help

[@cygnus190]

Smokey beef I am spending 8999 USD to convert Gmod mafia rp server diverge networks into Yakuza rp

[@mthaqafi112]

This look like hell

[@Smokin-that-beef-pack]

Try is

[@Bloo_Frost]

This is why I genuinely didn’t like fighting in Kiwmai 1 cause the enemies just will not let you hit them at all

[@GoodBoy-io6fd]

To those who never played the first Yakuza, THE DRAGON STYLE IS KAZUMA KIRYU'S ORIGINAL FIGHTING STYLE! Yakuza only had 30 side quest. Yakuza Kiwami have many maybe triple the amount on what Yakuza had! It is not impossible to finish Yakuza Kiwami in Dragon Style Only like I said it was Kazuma's original fighting style. In Yakuza you cannot change styles because it was his only style! This video saying that I ONLY BEAT YAKUZA KIWAMI USING DRAGON STYLE is not big news to me. What is the big deal about this?

[@Smokin-that-beef-pack]

@@GoodBoy-io6fd I know the videos not that interesting but watching for more then 10 seconds will explain "the big deal"

[@GoodBoy-io6fd]

@@Smokin-that-beef-pack What? The leveling up of Kazuma's skills and learning from Komaki?

[@Smokin-that-beef-pack]

@@GoodBoy-io6fd yeah

[@GoodBoy-io6fd]

@@Smokin-that-beef-pack Still it is not impossible to finish this game by just using dragon style.

[@Vergil-TheAlphaAndOmega]

@@GoodBoy-io6fd you wanna try? (legend difficulty, no heat actions) as well as all the other rules

[@MRN932]

Was this worse than the Yakuza 0 run 😭

[@Smokin-that-beef-pack]

By far

[@jordawgdawg610]

Good video but sorry that thumbnail is like a diagram 😂

[@Ticketman99]

So you're basically just playing PS2 Yakuza 1 without upgrades?

[@Smokin-that-beef-pack]

Technically yeah

[@Ticketman99]

@@Smokin-that-beef-pack Funniest thing is that Dragon Style there isn't trash lmao (It's not called that in that game and I know why it's nerfed to the shadow realm here, but still)

[@masayozzy6498]

least brainrot yakuza video

[@Vergil-TheAlphaAndOmega]

bro please for your mental health play devil may cry 5

[@Hambriao]

Now do Yakuza 3 without grabbing 🍞

[@Smokin-that-beef-pack]

No komaki parry😫

[@user-en2og8hb7f]

Bro, just one question.........why?

[@Smokin-that-beef-pack]

@@user-en2og8hb7f yesn't

[@DianaTaffie]

You absolutely mad man. Please stop :'c

[@Smokin-that-beef-pack]

Once my brain stops being silly and goofy🤡

[@TohtoriP]

Did you realise that Y0 is a prequel to Kiwami 1???? In Y0 john yakuza fights and in K1 he fights them???? Possible lore implications. Honorable mention in Y3 Johan Yakuza dryhumps a fat overweight belly man

[@TohtoriP]

Dislike for monetary gains( the bubble has bursten once again)

[@JohnGarciaOHMSS]

47:32 I can't remember the name of the song...

[@Smokin-that-beef-pack]

@@JohnGarciaOHMSS ideal for violence

[@JohnGarciaOHMSS]

@@Smokin-that-beef-pack you're the man!!! And what a video. Makes me think if I'm even playing the games (usually without upgrades. If I fail a lot, try a couple) the final battle I do it with all the possible upgrades

[@Smokin-that-beef-pack]

@@JohnGarciaOHMSS all of the songs are in the description if you're wondering about the others

[@wungomungo6177]

A blind guy could beat the game with healing during fights allowed