What is Even Happening in Yakuza 0

[@RTGame]

Everyone say it with me Shooreh pippi

[@catchupichu]

Shooreh pippi 🙏

[@ZeBanded]

@@RTGame shooreh pippi

[@Lacie9]

Shooreh pippi

[@abzu05]

Shooreh pippi

[@Arcana_zero_studios]

*Reads video title. "Good question."

[@lotus_112]

The best part of seeing people play the Yakuza series for the first time is their initial reaction to seeing how cartoonishly violent the heat actions can get (Even better when the enemies are still alive despite it).

[@Infindox]

Game: kiryu never kills anyone Heat action: literally slams the mook into a microwave and turns it on

[@saviorbob]

Well they are made of rubber

[@leithaziz2716]

Answer A: They used rubber weapons Answer B: The main character is Schizophrenic (these jokes only make sense with context)

[@thesemipro822]

​@leithaziz2716 only ichiban is deemed schizophrenic. For kiryu, it's just that ichiban rubbed off on him in infinite wealth. But also, rubber bullets

[@TheEsdaniel]

Rubber heat actions

[@OurJynx]

Two universal truths: - They used to call him The Drift King back in college. - Kazama Kiryu has never killed anyone, especially not Ashtray Guy, who he kicked through 3 doors, slammed face-first into a urinal, and then dropped kicked out of a window.

[@fortysvideoarchive]

playing through that level was great because my only thought each time he showed up was "Stay the FUCK DOWN ALREADY"

[@ThroneOfSalt]

The best part is, he comes back later in the story. KIRYU IS INNOCENT! (Somehow)

[@fortysvideoarchive]

@@ThroneOfSalt that man will not stay dead

[@sinisteroglop]

@@fortysvideoarchive Well, he does in fact die, just not at Kiryu's hands.

[@tybirous3417]

Kiryu NEVER killed anyone. ESPECIALLY the people in that helicopter he shot with an RPG

[@kadebrockhausen]

This is a strange installment in the "A Man With No Rhythm Plays..." series. Did you know they used to call him the Karaoke King back in college?

[@leithaziz2716]

The Dan Who Erased His Rythm

[@crids9441]

​@@leithaziz2716 the BEST😂😂😂

[@Hacivat-i6r]

@@leithaziz2716That’s vile.

[@chameleonfoot]

He did insanely good on that first karaoke tho. Way better than I did, or even have yet to do XD

[@Flameclaw123]

@@chameleonfoot right I was very impressed! Especially funny bc I expected him to do poorly and get the line where Nishiki makes fun of you lmao

[@Stereo6400]

out of all the names they could have possibly chosen to use for the Michael jackson parody character, i think “miracle johnson” is by far the funniest

[@gwennorthcutt421]

despite this games reputation, thriller era michael jackson expy was still a huge surprise

[@TheVincenzoGaming]

Excuse you, Michael Jackson was a Miracle Johnson parody!

[@untitleddocument5231]

is he related to magical john?

[@ohshit4860]

​@@untitleddocument5231after the incident in miitopia, he had to change his name and become a popstar

[@natchu96]

Yakuza are actually a fairly rules-oriented bunch with strict codes of conduct, family turf conflicts, and a whole lot of weird old rituals like chopping your pinky off when you screw up. You have to swear oath of loyalty to the patriarch to get in and everything. They just clearly don't care for the actual law as much as they probably should. Don't dishonor the clan and you can keep your pinky. You can get away with petty crimes, low-key illegitimate businesses, or even beating the crap out of people. Not like they'd retaliate with your kind of backing. But if someone actually dies the police can't look the other way even if they wanted to, and it just becomes a real hassle. Organized crime may play fast and loose with rules but they do have standards...if only for self-preservation's sake. You're here to put food on the table, not be evil for evil's sake. (manslaughter in self defense we are apparently okay with here) I have no explanation for how it is apparently possible to cultivate your physique and martial prowess through absorbing physical cash though. Maybe it only works during economic bubbles, where everyone on the street bleeds cash when you punch them.

[@apossiblyhereticalalphaleg3595]

eating copious amounts of money during an economic bubble is an entirely valid road to achieving enlightenment in both the physical and spiritual realms

[@Nowolf]

Japan in the 80's, am I right?

[@AtomicArtumas]

Oh, trust me, Yakuza 0 makes even less sense with it's money than you'd think, and kind of runs into a serious issue with the story for the rest of the series because of it. In endgame, it's entirely possible in Yakuza 0 to have multiple trillions of yen. Considering when this game takes place, this would make Kiryu the #1 richest person IN THE WORLD. Literally worth more personally than the entirety of Microsoft, Google, Apple, etc. Yet he's basically almost dirt poor in every single subsequent game. And they never give an explanation for what in the world happened to that money, or his real estate business.

[@apossiblyhereticalalphaleg3595]

@@AtomicArtumas well, one can assume it went under when he went to jail in yakuza 1. criminals, specially in the yakuza, won't exactly be allowed to keep all their possessions when they get out. hell, one can argue that kiryu's copious amounts of money just serve to solidify his legend as the dragon. the actual plot hole is majima, as you can easily get to 1 billion yen with him even as early as chapter 3 or 4 with enough shakedown farming or gambling scum, meaning that the entire point of the makoto hit is irrelevant to him rejoining the tojo clan.

[@Jack_Of_All_Trades768]

Yakuza 0 takes place during an economic boom in Japan that happened in the 1980s. The whole reason why they're bursting with money is because of that event. Its weird but funny at the same time.

[@M4SKED2001]

As Daniel played the game as Kazuma Kiriyu, he realized that all throughout his time of exploring his character, getting to know the city and becoming Kiriyu, Dan truly had become John Yakuza

[@FetusDeletus_E]

John jacuzzi is my favorite character in fiction

[@goatcat2737]

We've gotten John Golf, Johnny Anime, John Yakuza what character will join the Johns next?

[@thenerfkid9228]

No john yakuza is the guy from yakuza 1 english dub we all know this

[@guinnessguinness5341]

@@goatcat2737 john hishaku

[@saulgallagher5668]

There is also Elden John​@@goatcat2737

[@StickMaster500]

Yazuka 0 is a game where the main character, Kiryu aka. the Dame Da Ne Guy is framed for a murder he didn’t commit while he goes around Toyko beating up people in the most brutal ways possible to the brink of death to prove his innocence Shenpai would be proud of you finally playing this timeless masterpiece!

[@bloocarracer333]

His name... IS YAKUZA!!!!!

[@sugoistalin7809]

Remember, canonically, he's never killed anyone. I know he has and that was a mistranslation on the difference between killing in self defence Vs straight up murder but its funny.

[@Hacivat-i6r]

@@bloocarracer333John Yakuza

[@Joosher56]

John yakuza has NEVER killed anyone

[@leithaziz2716]

John Yakuza Dame Da Ne Guy Taichi Suzuki Joryu

[@TheSm1327]

its funny how the title is like "haha i dont understand anything" but watching im play he's like actually reading and analyzing the plot and getting rly into it. i hope he plays the whole series

[@massgunner4152]

Wich is fucking wild because daniel is on the deaf side of streamers when it comes to cutscenes.

[@tatererer9747]

I wouldn't say that, he just sometimes focuses more on chat. He didnt get an english degree by sitting on his ass for years, I can tell you that.​@massgunner4152

[@HazeEmry]

​@@massgunner4152 tbh for more story based games, Dan really gets into the story. A few examples are in Celeste he doesn't crack jokes much because it's themes are very real to regular people, in Stardew he roleplays so hard he actually gets fkn pissed at Clint for trying to ask his wife out in front of him, in Persona 5 he figured out the last palace was Maruki's, and in Hollow Knight he actually reads the notches and knows enough about the story to get a lot of stuff without even asking chat. The only story based game he absolutely didn't care about the plot was iirc Slime Rancher and simply because CAPITALISM

[@massgunner4152]

@@HazeEmry i think it boils down to wether dan is reading text or no, he seems to do worse with voice acted cutscenes like with the metal gear rising video.

[@HazeEmry]

@@massgunner4152 I genuinely don't know if that's the case myself. In hi-fi rush he was fine with understanding the lore but he did skip a lot of the optional notes n stuff

[@BlackyAbramPasateTimeMachine]

50:49 i actually equipped that thing without reading the description on the second half of the game and i was so confused as to why the game was so insanely hard all of a sudden that i ended up ragequitting the game entirely for a month ON THE FINALE, it took until i beat Judgment for me to go back, try again AND ACTUALLY READ THE DESCRIPTION OF THE ITEM

[@bananaboyeff]

almost had this exact same experience in ishin lmao they give you a waistcloth with super high defence so you think "why would i ever not equip this" because it's like the first proper defensive item you get, and it turns out it is like the one item in the entire game that just completely turns off heat and so also heat actions 💀 the game was starting to piss me off because i couldn't build any heat and couldn't do anything to save myself in fights so it took like an hour of google searching to find someone mention that it might have been the waistcloth that was the issue great game hugely recommend it aside from that

[@VinceMouse]

Some dude getting beat up in an alley isn't news in Japan. Drunks get into fights all the time. Some guy getting a gun past contraband checks and popping a guy with it? That's serious business. Makes the police and import control look bad.

[@gwennorthcutt421]

yeah, its not just crossing the murder line (japan's death/murder rates are a lot lower than the US for example) but specifically there being a gun, a far more controlled item.

[@kenjutsukata1o1]

@@gwennorthcutt421 Though worth mentioning that the murder rate is not as low as they claim, since the Japanese police system (and their justice system as a whole) is corrupt as hell. Since Japan is an extremely reputation-based society saving face is everything, so the police do whatever it takes to preserve their positive reputation. Therefore any murder they can't solve is ruled a suicide, even if it's obviously a murder (dude stabbed himself in the back ten times for sure). Thus Japan's suicide numbers are inflated and their murder numbers are deflated. It's how the police maintain their 99% murders solved thing. Through bullshit. The Japanese justice system is one of the dark aspects of Japan that people generally don't talk about. I don't know if you've played Persona 5 or seen Dan's playthrough of it, but the opening scene where Joker is being coerced into confessing to being the leader of the Phantom Thieves isn't being played up for game drama, it's apparently a pretty accurate portrayal of how they get a conviction. Once they've decided they've got the right person they'll do whatever it takes to get them to 'confess' so they can wrap up the case and maintain their record. The whole game is actually a commentary on a bunch of problems in Japanese society that nobody wants to talk about.

[@hihihellohihello]

I cant believe dad is playing the hit game where you can go from rescuing a blind person to racing with small cars Shooreh pippi

[@kittiecandy747]

once he finds pocket circuit its over

[@frozentanukii]

@@kittiecandy747 That's how I played the game. I found Pocket Circuit in chapter 2 and ended up with 12 hours on the clock before I accidentally moved onto chapter 3.

[@eanna__]

Daniel will play every game until he reaches the edge of the universe. *THANKS DRIFT KING!*

[@TheSm1327]

Honestly good So many people limit themselves

[@Realturboterrapin]

Karaoke King*

[@NickAsNickName]

drifting to the edge of known existance

[@deathbringer9893]

Daniel playing blazblue and F.E.A.R would be a bit wierd

[@TheBrother34]

Please limit yourself to the remasters of Y0-Y2. It's a perfect bitesized amount before you will dedicate lifetimes to finish the rest of the games

[@zakirbakar3540]

THEY USED TO CALL HIM THE DISCO KING BACK IN COLLEGE

[@parallelogrum7967]

The 6th hidden Billionaire, RTgame

[@LuperisNone]

No, see, that's Harry DuBois

[@someincubuswithamustache7258]

AND YOU CAN'T OUT-DANCE HIM!

[@danzoom]

​@@LuperisNone *Raphael Ambrosius Costeau

[@HazeEmry]

Mr Disco is just Dan from the past confirmed

[@lilyhelene1472]

7:29 HI-Fi Rush literally trained him for this, I cannot believe it

[@someguydavies2313]

Actually, he streamed Yakuza first, so Yakuza trained him for Hi-Fi Rush.

[@Hermes147852369]

Don't forget trumbone in the sky

[@HazeEmry]

And the miku game

[@Galactipunk]

This is what peak looks like, Rumble Tumble...

[@mystic_spider]

Cars go vroom-vroom.

[@byyuwryy7905]

Memphi approves.

[@joganesha4151]

Charon approves

[@leithaziz2716]

The Yakuza/Like a Dragon series is one of the most cherished things I've experienced in my life. It's witty, extremely funny, goofy, emotional, brutal, insightful, and powerfully optimistic. It's taught me a lot about life and helped me get through rough times. I cannot recommend it enough.

[@Errow2281]

Where would you recommend a newcomer start with the franchise? I'd been mildly curious about the Yakuza games and RT's playthrough makes me want to try them myself.

[@hallaloth3112]

@@Errow2281 Basically 0 honestly. Either that or Like a Dragon. 0 starts Kiryu's story as a prequel to the mainline of games (which are very very clunky and some of them may not be worth playing unless you are really invested). If you start with Like a Dragon its a new character, however its also more of an RPG and I assume Infinite Wealth continued in that vein, though I've not watched it yet. It still has the wacky sidestories, tons of cameos from past games while being its own story. You don't NEED to know who the cameos are in Like a Dragon (though it doesn't hurt).

[@Errow2281]

@@hallaloth3112 Thanks, in that case I'll go ahead and start with 0.

[@zakanderson6328]

@@Errow2281 0 is by far the best place to start

[@hallaloth3112]

@@Errow2281 Have fun, and don't be afraid to just, ignore the main story and enjoy yourself.

[@LucaxCorp]

I really hope this is a prelude to Dan going through the whole series

[@Flameclaw123]

So many streamers play Y0 and stop there but I'm really hopeful he'll be the one to break the curse and continue

[@biologicalhunter520]

I doubt it. He rarely plays more than one or two games in a series. But I haven't seen any of the others so I kinda hope he does!

[@iskanderrg]

​@@Flameclaw123How you don't immediately want more after finishing 0 is beyond me, honestly

[@Flameclaw123]

@@iskanderrg Right? I beat Y0 last year and then immediately fell down the rabbit hole of no return and I haven't climbed out since

[@windy4566]

Jfj is the only one to have ever broken the curse, I doubt it man

[@walnzell9328]

As I understand, the yakuza are much different from other mafias in that they like to keep to mostly legitimate businesses. When you're heavily invested in real estate, you want crime to stay low as to keep the property value high. I'm sure their policies vary depending on region though. Their criminal acts tend to be stuff like illegal gambling, fraud, and selling stolen or banned goods. However there are a few groups who partake in the drug trade and even human trafficking. One interesting difference is how they run protection rackets. Instead of picking on small local businesses, they buy small amounts of stock in major corporations, which give them the right to attend stock holder meetings, where they then intimidate the other stock holders into doing what they want. There are also two known occasions where the Yakuza provided relief aid after major earthquakes in Japan. We're talking helicopters and hundreds of trucks full of food, water, and blankets. And apparently they're even present in North Korea. One guy got five years in prison for bribery and drug trafficking instead of, you know, just being executed. I imagine his stay in a North Korean prison was far more pleasant than usual considering his connections. Sh*t's wild. Actual yakuza members have stated that the Yakuza series of games is mostly accurate aside from the constant street fighting.

[@Xendrick]

They're still a criminal group, but they're the kind with class essentially

[@onyxrose4349]

@@Xendrick They want you to think they're kind and classy, at least. Appearances are a big deal to them. They're still just as horrid as any other mafia behind the scenes, they're just obsessive about looking like they're the "nice criminals".

[@ChristianCTaken]

@@onyxrose4349 This is about right. Unfortunately, a lot of people don't like to look past the surface (hell, there are people who think these games are fluff pieces, despite... the actual plots of the games)

[@Sonamyfan875]

​@@onyxrose4349From what ive heard since foreign syndicates moved in after the anti-Yakuza bills, the Yakuza really were far better. Best to have criminals that at least share an identity and culture with you than complete foreigners.

[@onyxrose4349]

@@Sonamyfan875 Unsurprising. The yakuza at least try to seem nice, so they do a lot of nice things. Charity and taking care of the community, at least on some level, are pretty common I believe. Which, yeah, foreign groups aren't going to do the same stuff. And considering increased racism towards the Japanese in recent years... yeah not going to be great.

[@Sootielove]

Kiryu has a fun night. Gets kicked out the Yakuza, beats up a building of men, beats up a boss, goes for a game of bowling, and loses 1 million his first time playing pool

[@likeapro4242]

Without context, that sounds like what could happened one of The Hangover movies. Like, that Kiryu has to now figure out what exactly happened yesterday and it was all of that

[@X-SPONGED]

1:58:15 "Don't worry, the man has a rubber neck. He's fine. So is Wei Lee, those silenced bullets were rubber you know." *- The Game Developer, unironically*

[@VinceMouse]

EVERYONE picked 'Shooreh Pippi with me' thinking he'd proposition the guru.

[@gwennorthcutt421]

glass him

[@pilarwolf8818]

Main thing I’ve learned from the streams and this video: if there’s a gambling feature in a game, RT will find it

[@JacobTheCroc]

"Game is called Yakuza, protagonist leaves the Yakuza" Sums up the entire series quite well honestly, lmao. That's why the original title is "Like a Dragon" which is genuinely more fitting.

[@zap3231]

I kid you not, I literally finished Yakuza 0 MINUTES before this video uploaded. RT, get out of my walls.

[@ulisessalduna4351]

Literally yesterday I was thinking how cool it would be if he played yakuza, this man is a clairvoyant

[@snads5933]

i finished playing it two days ago and was just gonna go looking for someone playing it lol. but YIPPEE best possible outcome rt yakuza 0!!!

[@KitKitsuneVixen]

if you read it as "- _Yakuza 0_ - *MINUTES* before" or "- _Yakuza_ - *0 MINUTES* before" it still carries the same sense of simultaneity that both events happened

[@yeetusdelete0]

did you cry?

[@michaelboyle7281]

Me and you are opposites, I started the game 1 day before this was uploaded, so I had to wait a bit before I could watch it lol

[@beans9137]

Hey RT! Idk anything about Yakuza, just thought I’d thank you for making so many amazing videos that have always been there for me no matter what. Looking forward to see whatever you play next :D

[@TWGatorade]

i cant believe he really sang "bakamitai" live on stream

[@Franklin_Johanessan]

same

[@tuomaselo4877]

Ten year in the joint made you a *KZbin *!

[@TheEsdaniel]

Were you someone's prison *KZbin*?

[@Klausweichen]

10 years in the joint made YOU a *youtube* *youtube*

[@anyahatescoffee]

BRING THAT *youtube* KAZUMA

[@xylophobiaa]

What, you think you're better than me?!

[@invurret9533]

Stay down!

[@SockimusPrime]

I love how we're at "What is Even Happening" in the title, and we haven't even got to the girl dressup minigame that is somehow the best part of the whole game.

[@lionliing.gamedev]

🔥🔥🔥

[@demon794]

If you are including the Cabaret minigame in with the dressup then I 100% agree. I was HOOKED on that minigame in Yakuza 0 and Yakuza 2

[@QueenofAgnus]

Here's a challenge for those who want to play Yakuza on PC: Download the Yakuza silly mod, and try to distinguish what is actually the game or the mod

[@minimanbeast1014]

Isnt that on kiwami 2, which makes it even harder in some moments cuz that game is *KZbin*in wild

[@LifesNeverHumDrum]

I’ve experienced the story for these games multiple times, and I would certainly fail that challenge

[@L0rdTonk]

Hey I did that

[@minimanbeast1014]

@@L0rdTonk oh ma god, you did

[@jialin7]

@@L0rdTonkoh yeah I saw that it was really funny

[@jesuschirst1]

Dad’s playing Peakuza 0?! This is truly a KZbin day!

[@SilverDragonJay]

You know, its a little funny considering how Tachibana would have pulled that trick with the lights in Kamurocho. You know that there had to be a guy with a radio watching from another building and then another guy by a circuit breaker or something. I imagine it now.... "He's doing the thing! Flip the switch! Flip the switch! Okay, he put his hand down, turn the power back on." Though I imagine it was probably harder to know when to turn the power back on with all the lights off. It is 100% like a rich guy bragging about how much power he has, while relying on other people to actually _do_ the thing he's bragging about though. Very accurate.

[@cah137-y4s]

At long last we have found the fabled Sixth Billionaire: *The Drift King*

[@LifesNeverHumDrum]

Oh my god it’s perfect

[@jacobkern2060]

36:36 Fun fact: Mr. Shakedown is a form of banking. He adds 20% to whatever you lost to his total

[@oneinfinite]

He's done it, he's becoming John Yakuza... Soon he'll become Joseph Like A Dragon if he keeps this up..

[@Splatoongalaxy3]

BREAKING ZA LAAAWWW

[@kittiecandy747]

BREAKING ZA WOOORLD

[@minibusmasterclass1351]

​@@kittiecandy747KOWASEEEEEE

[@mimaimoo]

KIRISAKE TEEENNNNNDERRRNESSSS

[@heyoyo10gaming4]

@@mimaimoo WO BREAKING ZA RUUUUUUULE

[@kitsuneheh]

​@@heyoyo10gaming4 ROPPOU ZENSHO JA SHIBARENAIIIIIIIIII

[@VinceMouse]

Getting tricked by Kiryu is always hilarious, because he doesn't SEEM like he's that bright, but he actually is.

[@cyberpigeon]

Columbo ass

[@Xendrick]

He can be pretty clever Just sometimes his fists are much more clever

[@katoatoato]

I dont think RT will be finishing this game! I did some checking on his Discord and in the suggestion channel he has a pinned comment that has Yakuza listed as one of the games he wont take further suggestions for. Considering this is the only video I can find on the game I am assuming he will not continue playing it further as it says later that he is "happy with what he has played on stream and not to request further" which based on the context I can only assume is in relationship to Yakuza. Im not certain though, and I would love to see him continue this playthrough as this fist bit was super fun!

[@Athena6]

I think it's rather silly how he says on steam that it'll pick up next week then decides he's had enough so he marks it as "done" in a channel that you don't have access to if you just join the server and there's nothing telling you how to gain access to the recommendations channel which would be the only place to find out he's not playing anymore of the game. I feel like adding a pinned comment or an edit to the description to mention 'hey I decided I've had enough with this game' rather than burying it in a channel on his discord that users can't access easily

[@katoatoato]

@Athena6 Yeah, in general it seemed weird to me too. It did take me a while to even think to dig through the suggestion channel on the Discord anyways. I know RT doesn't finish every game he starts playing but it felt like this one had potential.

[@SiCk04000]

5:02 “so unnecessary” Yep, that’s Yakuza, and it’s amazing

[@doctorsnakeeater1997]

I expect to hear a lot of "He's alarmingly dead" in this video. Also, I _knew_ RT would play this game one day, it has enough goofs, action and *profitable mini games.*

[@mushroomsoda]

It overjoys me that Dan has learned the ultimate power of the Breaker moveset immediately.

[@Hon3yWa5p]

I love how RT left it on that cliffhanger and will probably never return to the game again, comedy legend.

[@-fidget-1548]

I love that Dan just does the most random games like we just got out of the South Park ark and the next 14 episodes are going to be yakuza

[@duplollamaree1250]

How the hell do you always manage to play games the MOMENT I hyperfixate on the series. I'm so obsessed with Yakuza right now that when I saw you played it I screamed irl. I'm so happy. You've made my entire month. My god

[@kuuroh3266]

DAD'S PLAYING PEAK

[@Toad256]

1:57:16 The face of a man who received a graceful sleep.

[@giraffeguruvods295]

46:19 the more RT plays games where money is incentivized the more he becomes unhinged

[@tricksterzyro3230]

LETS FUCKING GO!! Uploaded on a Friday too, perfect fucking upload. Party hard, party right tonight boys!!

[@leithaziz2716]

Friday Night

[@LifesNeverHumDrum]

Keep it on 🎵🎶

[@johnjohn-ct5di]

Can’t wait to watch Daniel to suffer with the Karaoke Rhythm game when he’s not playing the Beat ‘Em Up it comes attached with

[@gwennorthcutt421]

i dont know much about the series, but im having a lot of fun watching dan play the Kiryuu And Majima Do Goofy Shit Oh Also Theres A Plot I Guess game

[@LinkDing]

I really hope this isn't the end of him playing Yakuza

[@zeroknight1311]

Below are the facts about the series I've left on a comment of the vod for the first stream for Daniel. -In Japan, the series is known as Ryū ga Gotoku which means Like a Dragon. With the title Yakuza being used to have players in the west be aware about what it's about. And eventually the rebrand to Like a Dragon was made. -Yakuza 0 is a prequel made after Yakuza 5, and as such adds depth to the characters who shows up in the series. -Yakuza Kiwami and Kiwami 2 are remakes of the first two games. With K2 being made in the Dragon Engine that was first used in Y6. Also Kiwami means Extreme. -Regarding the memes "Kiryu Never Kills" and "Rubber Bullets". The former is a mistranslation while the latter was made after the events of a certain game. -There is a spin off series that has two games. Those games are Judgement and Lost Judgement. In it, you play as Private Detective Takayuki Yagami who is working on finding out the truth of a major case. -An official Movie Adaption of the first game does exist. It's on the short side and I firmly believe that a certain character had made it himself. -The game Yakuza Dead Souls almost killed the series here in the West. As it was a third person shooter in the Zombie Survival genre. Also it takes place in an alternate timeline after the events of the second game.

[@LifesNeverHumDrum]

It’s cute that this game throws a reference to Dead Souls despite that reputation

[@zeroknight1311]

@@LifesNeverHumDrum Even Kiwami has a reference to it in the Majima Every System.

[@Mantakorra]

Theres also a like 40 minute movie made in 2005 to promote the first game and give some backstory of 3 of the most important characters of its story. Its a really sweet kind of sad movie but honestly i love it alot

[@kamaano_yt]

Small corrections: -The series was recently rebranded as simply "Like a Dragon", not "Yakuza: Like a Dragon". -Dead Souls was a third person shooter, not first person. Also it takes place after Yakuza 4, not 2. Some additions: -There is a stage show based on the first game. You can find it on KZbin and it's worth watching for fans of the series (better than the movie imo) -There are two spin-off games on the PSP, Kurohyou 1&2. These were only released in Japan, but did get an English fan translation recently. I haven't played them myself, but I've heard good things. -There are two spin-offs that take place during the Edo Period in Japan, Kenzan (during 1605) and Ishin (during the 1860s). Kenzan has never been released outside of Japan, but Ishin was in the form of a remake.

[@zeroknight1311]

@@kamaano_yt Pretty sure Ryuji being alive in Dead Souls makes the timeline split happen in the second game.

[@nyarg33]

dear god i hope he keeps playing yakuza... it doesnt have to be every single week or something but i fuckin love yakuza and i love watching RT play it...

[@supermariolover20]

13 YEARS in the JOINT MADE YOU A KZbinR

[@justinemartinez4926]

Excited to see RT see that one mini-game in Kiwami 2 if he plans on finishing the whole series

[@ryanrouse5590]

John Yakuza will stop at nothing to defeat his nemesis, the elusive thug wearing the “FART” hoodie.

[@Snowy0428]

I always love seeing new people to Yakuza experience 0 and go "bro I just beat up an entire family what the fuck"

[@crow-perch]

it feels like daniel got a list from shenpai of what games she'd reccomend. i cant wait until he gets to like a dragon

[@Space_BBQ]

I am glad Mr Shakedown is immune to save scumming to shack him down... Just wish he was immune to save scumming to escape a shake down.

[@kulekid6917]

cant wait for the 2 year long series where he plays every yakuza/like a dragon game

[@fotox867]

John 'no longer in the' Yakuza

[@Mr.Z2311]

This is exactly how I imagined Dan's time in Japan was like.

[@scientificthesis]

At the end of the game we see Kiryu give up the Yakuza life to become a streamer under the name of.. RTGame

[@kittiecandy747]

​@@scientificthesis this channel is just a substory that went on too long

[@johnalogue9832]

4:39 Seen here: Sobering up two men by dramatically lowering their blood alcohol levels. And blood levels.

[@lionliing.gamedev]

🔥🔥🔥

[@johnnyshortfor]

I love when Viggo Mortensen shows up towards the beginning and ropes Kiryu into a million-yen gamble

[@legoferrari14]

Oh yeah, all the money that comes flying out of people's pockets like Sonic Rings? That's not just visual flair; in Yakuza 0, people you fight are just _that_ flush with cash, and because this is the 80's, bankcards weren't that widely adopted yet. Plus, since most of the people you fight obtained this money illegitimately, they can't really deposit it into a conventional bank either.

[@ShenZxro]

Holy shit, Dan is playing yakuza, he’ll never come back from this

[@darkoraclegirl4570]

No! How could chat let RT's first Majima karaoke not be 24 hour Cinderella? Please tell me he just didn't include that when editing the vid. That I can find it on the twitch stream. He must experience the glory of that song.

[@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

Majima is here! This is not a drill! Majima is here!

[@Klausweichen]

KIRYU-CHAN

[@CaptainEffort]

@@KlausweichenI’m still genuinely kind of sad with the direction they went with him, but it’s hard not to love him anyway

[@Spark---]

@@CaptainEffort I mean, Y0 is a prequel, he'd already gone that direction. I love him both ways, though.

[@CaptainEffort]

@@Spark--- Umm… you know that Y0, while chronologically taking place before the others, wasn’t *written* before the others, right? So like, if they decided to take his character in a different direction in Y0, that doesn’t change the writing in Y1 and Y2. As someone who played through the series starting from Y0, the transition of Majima’s character from Y0 to Y1 was comically jarring. It was painfully obvious that they wrote him one way in Y1, then decided they didn’t want him to be a villain so they slowly retconned it through the rest of the games, finally fully retconning it in Y0. Like he straight up killed people and kidnapped children in Y1 lol, he was a psychopath. Not just a good hearted dude who acted a little eccentric.

[@DeterminedTorres]

Yep, he has to play Kiwami, Kiwami 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, Judgment, 7, Lost Judgment, Gaiden, and Infinite Wealth after 0.

[@lewismax4056]

They called him the pocket circuit king back in college

[@hallaloth3112]

oh my gosh. . .that's going to be amazing to watch

[@komerihimura]

​VIR-GIN VIR-GIN

[@boccchitherockk]

20:05 wait til he sees literally every game in the series

[@give_anna_an_alt1744]

Starting to seem we won't get any more, a shame really

[@2lat56]

This video is actually a dream come true for me as I love both rtgame content and the yakuza series! Here’s hoping to him playing the other games after this one!

[@lionliing.gamedev]

🔥🔥🔥

[@jacinath]

Even as someone who's beaten this game, that cliffhanger is DIRTY. Can't wait for RT to see even more of this beautifully insane game

[@DefinitelyNotNoel]

Please please pleeeeeease play more of this! RTGame x Yakuza is the perfect crossover, these games are so wacky but so dramatic

[@Swefferre]

I’ve been waiting so long for Dan to play this game, I love this game so [KZbin] much and I’m so glad to finally see him play it

[@earthisadonut7213]

Rakuza Takuza Game again tries to justify that gambling is an alternative source of income.

[@MacabreCage]

the "I can take him" to "oh no" Mr Shakedown pipeline. gets me every time.

[@sugoistalin7809]

1:52:34 I am sorry, CatgirlPegging?!

[@Lemonsrt]

probably better for him to just skim over it but like still holy hell?????

[@catgirlpegging]

Yes that would be I

[@sugoistalin7809]

@@catgirlpegging Are... are you a cat girl that pegs, peg cat girls or get pegged by cat girls? I'm sorry if this seems forward but now that it's in my mind, it's bothering me.

[@galvor0702]

I'm so sad RT won't continue to stream this game. If he's not playing it off stream he's missing on the peak that is the Yakuza/Like a dragon series.

[@purplebot1583]

It brings me so much joy to see RT have the exact reaction to breaker I did “Thats so stupid OH MY GOD ITS SO STRONG”

[@MisterDillium]

My favorite creator dropping a 2 hour vid playing my favorite game AND ITS MY BIRTHDAY thank you RT for the accidental gift!

[@GeremyG]

7:09 - they used to call him the karaoke king back in college

[@natchu96]

What I always wanted to know is how people design their shirts in this universe that they can just rip them off smoothly with one hand to expose tattoos?

[@ToastyMozart]

Magnets in place of the side seams, I assume.

[@AnakinFury]

Love how RT's reluctance to use heat meter and using rush style came together perfectly in the game where having more heat = faster moves while also using the style that benefits most from high meter.

[@Mackifold]

Did you know that this is approved by the actual yakuza? ☝️🤓

[@parashaahsas8308]

EERRRRRMMMM acktually wasn’t that only with Yakuza 3 ☝️🤓

[@Smoah]

@@parashaahsas8308Yeah. It showed Kiryus more family side than Yakuza life. They only complaint was his suit is cheap. Kiryu should of listened to Nishiki.

[@med_jelly]

not the cliffhanger, can't wait for more

[@lionliing.gamedev]

🔥🔥🔥

[@X-SPONGED]

"You get a lot of side quests in this game" *-Man who obviously has never played a Yakuza game in his entire life*

[@LacroixboiMarx]

I love that you’re playing this series for the first time. Seeing you experience the ridiculousness of this game juxtaposed with dramatic and often heartfelt moments is good fun.

[@brendonda1]

1:48:28 Rt: How does this work? Anyone whose used it: very effectively

[@RydWolf]

What a cliff-hanger. I'll definitely have to catch the next video, and also watch some more of your others, just to save the girl.

[@walnut_raisin2621]

i hope theres a part 2 to this, its great

[@lionliing.gamedev]

🔥🔥🔥

[@flowerbloom..]

the fact that I just recently decided to play through the entire yakuza series for the first time, and randomly this video drops?? it’s a sign.

[@brannn69]

Kamurocho needs you RTGame, complete the game.

[@Xylak]

I really wish more people played through the whole game. Most videos I've seen of people playing 0 end around where this video does, in the first part of Majima's story. It's a real shame because this is just a taste of what the games are like

[@wardogbobby2974]

Finally. I've been looking forward to this video for years. Thank you Dan for playing my favourite game

[@liamsgreatbitgaming]

Oh this is gonna be excellent! RTGame LOVES empty lots

[@mario_panzera]

This is genuinely one of my favorite games of all time- I can wait for Dan to become a real estate mogul (the best side quest in the game)

[@LankySensei]

I love it when folks play Yakuza 0 for the first time and discover just how wacky, yet serious the whole game/series is xD

[@ILOVEMEMBERRRRS]

Now you have to play the whole series to see the absurdity that is the majima everywhere system, the judgement dance classes, and akiyama

[@METC500]

i hope he continues to play this very good video game