Yakuza 0 - Pledge of Demon (Kuze) | Reacting To Video Game Music!

[@Natesh13]

Kuze's theme is a prime example of boss music that pumps you up for the fight. First time you fight him, he's the hardest enemy you've ever fought at that point. For a lot of people his fight's the first Game Over they get

[@RazielBR]

And during your last fight with him the theme changes for something less threatening, as Kuze and you show mutual respect.

[@greyngo]

@@RazielBR Yeah, would be cool to get a "part two" reaction to Oath of Enma.

[@SparkPlug0777]

That explains why I fell in love with this game after that first boss fight.

[@raychii7361]

🤣 When i finish to get to his floor i was eager to kick is ass. When i saw him my head said I'm here for you old man! Then e removed his jacket... I'm in danger 😅. He kicked my ass 3 times.

[@lukeramos6546]

It pissed me off 😅

[@J2ojuiced95]

Yakuza is such a great series, even including the spin offs there’s not a single bad soundtrack in the series. The track A Scattered Moment from Yakuza Kiwami 2 is one I highly recommend checking out.

[@Urd-Vidan]

Special shout out to *Yakuza Black Panther 2's* BORN TO BE WILD ost.

[@striderm]

Road to Kamurocho Hills turned out to be one of my favorites ever as well

[@Akashmash]

@@Urd-Vidan Dangerous (DANGEROUS)

[@FosFate]

@@striderm That ost made me want to not enter Kamurocho Hills

[@CocoKoi321]

DONT FORGET SMILES VENOMOUSLY Every dynamic intro with that just f ing f ing SLAAAAAAAAPS the silent poetry as well Taiga vs kiryu and kiryu vs akiyama, tanimura

[@arch4609]

This song really presents Kuze's duality as an old man in a young man's game. There is a dangerous aggression that is tempered with mature serenity.

[@jordandeadley360]

I’m currently only halfway through Yakuza 0 with it being my first Yakuza game but I’m loving it and have to say I think Kuze is going to remain one of my favourite series antagonists. Your comment put him perfectly IMO.

[@johnnyAFIRE]

@@jordandeadley360 Coming from someone who has played every Yakuza game, he is an S-tier antagonist, topping so many in the franchise. This doesn’t mean there aren’t good antagonists, he’s just better than a lot

[@jordandeadley360]

@@johnnyAFIRE I definitely got that feeling. He remained my favourite ro the end. I’ve beat 0 now. Might take a couple months but I can’t wait to start Kiwami.

[@Anomaly188]

Fear the old man in a world where most die young.

[@boxtupos7718]

I really love the juxtaposition of him and Awano in this sequence. Kuze, is drenched in sewer water, his snake sking shoes submerged in shit water; He's not averse to getting his had dirty. Awano comes at you with a promise of luxury or threats if the first optio doesn't work; Kuze is simple, your his enemy and he is coming to beat your ass.

[@BloodTrinity]

Nice to see you getting requests for Yakuza and also you reacting to your first Yakuza OST. Have a funfact, the voice actor for the main character of Yakuza, Kiryu Kazuma, the guy on the left blocking the iron pipe. He actually has his own band called Takaya Kuroda & Goodfellas, so now I leave you with this information.

[@JessesAuditorium]

You've done well my son.

[@sleepytrashman]

Ah Kuze, the personification of "How many times do we have to teach you this lesson old man?!" A great character with even greater themes. Hope to see more Yakuza and even Judgement songs, this game series is a goldmine of great osts.

[@Twardz]

If I maybe so bold, I believe it's the other way around! Kuze saying "how many times do you have to kick my ass before you learn this lesson, half-ass punk?!"

[@GoodOlFiddle]

Too bad he's dead canonically (if you think about it)

[@deviljho4260]

@@GoodOlFiddle lies, anyone who dies off screen in yakuza is 100% alive

[@GoodOlFiddle]

@@deviljho4260 *I m m o r t a l i t y*

[@consumesand5342]

@@deviljho4260 no one dies in yakuza unless directly stated. At least that's what it seems like.

[@hotlinechernobyl5157]

Yakuza is simultaneously one of the most compelling crime drama's ever made, a game where you smash peoples heads in with a bicycle, and filled to the brim with comedic and wacky side quests. It does all 3 of these things wonderfully. And it's one of my top 3 series of all time.

[@OmegaMetroid93]

Damn, this batch might be my favorite lineup of songs you've listened to yet. Yakuza in particular is a gold-mine for great music. I REALLY recommend "Destiny" from Yakuza 6, it's my favorite track in the entire series

[@JessesAuditorium]

It's a big night tonight for SURE

[@Rez_U_Rekt]

Yep the violin gets me everytime

[@ShowtimeLaw]

Destiny is honestly, in my opinion, the best Yakuza boss song ever

[@OmegaMetroid93]

@@ShowtimeLaw I completely agree

[@ShowtimeLaw]

@@OmegaMetroid93 like the fight itself, the music, the buildup, the violin, everything was so perfect. I wish I could relive that fight again cause it was that good to me

[@El_Legante]

Kuze dies of old age and goes to hell. Demons: “Why do I hear boss music?”

[@thomasthecoolkid7228]

To be perfectly fair, Kuze has a tattoo of motherfuckin' Enma on his back, pretty sure demons have a valid reason to fear him just from that alone

[@endlessend2646]

There has never been a series that's both as wacky and serious as Yakuza. I always joke and say "serious crime drama btw" when I'm doing something ridiculous like betting on bug girl wrestling or fighting a crime family wearing nothing but diapers. Despite that, the story is exceptional and will hit you in all of the feels.

[@jahircartagena8106]

The only videogames that can make me have fun sadness and Confusion at the same time

[@DarthWhiteboy]

I’d say DMC is a good contender. But Yakuza > DMC

[@TheJamieellis]

Yakuza knows exactly when to be funny and when to be serious without over-lapping and making things awkward and I respect them so much for that.

[@Hegataro]

"Yakuza is just a series of buddhist morality fables masquarading itself as a serious crime drama" is probably the best way I've heard Yakuza described

[@SolidSnake240]

I'd say the MGS series comes pretty close .

[@easygoingdude9990]

That build up and drop was ominous af and they just went in like 😱

[@Mrinsecure]

There are two types of Yakuza music: the actual soundtrack that plays when you're fighting out in the world, and the karaoke music. Both are very good, just in very different ways.

[@hiarus8850]

This gotta be one of my favorite reactions on this channel because you can tell Jesse reeeeeeally enjoyed it

[@dragoncurieux]

Let's go ! I'm playing Yakuza 0 after a close friend suggested it to me and I couldn't be happier seeing a reaction to this. This theme and fight completely sold me on the whole series.

[@Elyakel]

Have fun dude , you start a long and beautiful journey :D

[@qwaleedty]

I remember the mutual feeling about 3 Years ago. Now i own every single Yakuza game, including those which did not receive a western release and am trying to get the Platinum trophy for every Game of the series (Currently got 0, Kiwami, Kiwami 2, Judgment, Lost Judgment)

[@Iymarra]

@@qwaleedty Two years on, check in! How's it going? :D

[@Redblaze27]

Obligatory Friday Night request.

[@Tabbycat2701]

No way, I was just thinking yesterday about how you’d probably like a lot of the songs in the Yakuza 0 soundtrack! So many amazing guitar tracks. Hope you react to some more of them in the future!

[@Jargon.5]

Ah yes, daisaku ABSOLUTE MANLINESS kuze theme song.

[@MikeHesk742]

Some themes like this are best enjoyed in pairs IMO. Pledge of Demon is great on it's own, but if you listen to it and then Oath of Enma (Kuze's theme in his final encounter) it tells an awesome story through the music.

[@astraesl9547]

4:38 proof that eargasms are real right there

[@ThatGBAGamer]

Once you hear yakuza music, you don’t go back. 🤘

[@WalrusIncarnate]

There's something very wholesome about this dude just jamming out to an OST he's never interacted with before and loving it.

[@MiniDallas000]

He has played 0 now, videos are on his vod channel

[@Elyakel]

Not expecting a yakuza soundtrack here , thanks dude I'm so happy Yakuza is a masterpiece no one talk abouts , it's a niche game but it's probably one of the best video game series ever with final fantasy, dark souls and some other masterpiece It's probably the first game i had " man tears" not because I'm sad but because it's full of emotions of prideful men

[@sul_sa7ari288]

If you want more try two dragons from this same game. If it's not as good as this then it's better

[@Killertnt5]

Reign is a good track as well

[@gatts1989]

Or Tusk

[@Memroh]

Should check out “ Heading to Kamuro Hills” and “Blood-Stained Philosophy” from Yakuza also. Some of my fav tracks!

[@Kreyowitz]

Yesss so glad to see this here, absolutely my favorite track from Yakuza Zero, love this series, and glad you checked this one out! I’ve got way to many requests but I’ll have to send you some money on Patreon soon

[@TRDEWH]

Something I adore about the music in Yakuza (Particularly the character themes) is how much of their personality comes through in the music. Kuze could have very easily been a two dimensional character but there's so much more to him than you'd initially thing (The villains in Yakuza are very good for that) and I feel it comes through in both his themes in very different ways.

[@leedlefly]

then iwami tsuneo happened. weakest by far

[@deviljho4260]

@@leedlefly iwami tsuneo is really just supposed to be a hated villain unlike other yakuza villains where you can sympathise with them. His purpose is just being there to drive kiryu to his limits.

[@bdsmgaming3627]

Yakuza villains aren't like "haha im evil I do bad things for fun" More like "my daughter is dying of cancer and I have to get money in any way possible" You kinda do understand them

[@grarg12345]

We should have him react to 24hr Cindarella next XD

[@jevichrono]

Yes please

[@ubergonk]

I have never been more hyped up by an intro to a boss fight than Kuze, RGG Studios is a masterclass in theatrics.

[@Etherwinter]

This is it. This is probably one of the best representations of the type of OSTs Yakuza has. Pretty much every single track is awesome and some of them just stick with you. This is one; and it's not even a final boss theme. Video games from Japan, man. Hitting it out of the park in OSTs almost every time.

[@jorgemurilo7779]

Japan the 2 powerhouse of music in the world

[@jorgemurilo7779]

*second

[@marksanpedro8973]

I get chills when i see someone experience Yakuza for the first time like, this guy's in for a wild ride.

[@TheDraykon]

First time watcher. If you enjoyed that intro video and Pledge of Demon itself, I think Yakuza will live up to your hopes. Great series, great song, and great vid. Subbed.

[@rumasai]

I literally just started this game last week! I'm excited to hear this.

[@rumasai]

And on that note, I'm legitimately playing Yakuza 0 while waiting

[@mrbastos]

morning cup of tea and some reactions by Jesse, the best way to start my morning.

[@zakki9491]

Yakuza Kiwami 2 featured songs from a japanese metal/ska/reggae band that sings in english and japanese that i really like called SiM and man it fits so well. (If you wanna check it out the song is called SiM - A and SiM - Sound of Breath, the first being the more heavy track)

[@theeragon8797]

Song sucked for what it was used for tho. Compared to the original cuts music in those moments

[@Hephep54]

yakuza is a goldmine for bangers

[@Sashkobg97]

This was the best moment in the game in my opinion, trust me my reaction was the same way as your considering you are playing the main character and the suspense and the plot twist of the situations is real!

[@johnnychopsocky]

If you're looking for two secret heroes of the Yakuza 0 soundtrack, listen to 'Trouble Shooting Star' and 'Interplanetary Spark'. The two best encounter songs, hidden within the side missions.

[@chocobofangirl]

WHAT A BOP I've heard a few of the memed karaoke bits (you get asked about uh I think it's dame da me? The ballad anyway) but daaaamn the main gameplay tracks are unreal

[@for_the_lore5567]

Now we need a reaction to 24-Hour Cinderella-Yakuza 0

[@tyrantravealpha]

Kuze is one of the best villains in the franchise. His theme is top 5 easily. Everytime you encounter him the tension ratchets up and it feels like the most gangster shit (especially the second fight with him HOLY SHIT).

[@CoviYello]

Yakuza 0 is definitely in my top ten osts of all time, it kills it in pretty much multiple genres, even the disco songs are hella good.

[@parsa1372]

4:36 the moment we all lost NNN

[@temporalwolf7054]

Yakuza is by far one of my favorite game series of all time. I had such a big grin on my face watching you rock out. And the games are so good with such a great combat system and story that will have you weeping at the tragedy around the characters as well as rolling on the floor laughing as they punch bears, fight giant squids, or race go-karts with gatling guns and rocket launchers.

[@VendettaSoundtracks]

YES! Yakuza's soundtrack is A-fucking-one

[@impossible7163]

Kuze is one of the coolest "villains" in videogame history and has music to match it.

[@virgo113]

Do keep in consideration that, by virtue of being a video game background music track and thus by design, it cannot take too much of the player's attention away from the gameplay. Which is why, say, the solo doesn't take off. It's a backing track, and the lead singers are the fists and weapons of the combatants.

[@RedDrake110]

a vocal version of this is almost Doom slayer territory.. too much for mere mortals to handle

[@BlackEyedJester]

Oh dude! The Yakuza OST's are incredible, so are the games themselves really!

[@Professor-Badger]

Never have I realized how much drums mean to me then when you pointed them out here and in the metal gear rising video. Think that explains why these tracks stick with me a little bit

[@DanteInfernow]

The opening of "Yakuza 0" still is one of my favorite when it comes to that series

[@mada-ryu]

I'm so glad that someone else has a reaction very similar to mine to this masterpiece

[@RaZieLDaNtE1984]

Hi there Uncle Jesse. So you want more Yakuza bangers? Okay, more eargams will follow with these Yakuza 0 music: - Oath of Enma; - JUDGEMENT Full Spec Edition; - Reign; - The Purgatory; - Two Dragons. Great reaction by the way. Cheers, stay safe anf happy VGMs to us all

[@zenriyou]

Angry old man chases 20 year old till he stops being a cheeky bastard

[@rasher7826]

I can't wait for this video it premieres in the morning for me so I guess I got something to look forward to. And well to suggest another song from yakuza.... well where do I begin if I had to choose one it would be fiercest warrior ver.0

[@kirebub]

You know, all this time I've spent listening to this track. I never realized how hard it is to keep your eyes closed listening to this.

[@arthurprettocanuto7810]

Hell yeah! Finally Yakuza makes its appearance, this whole series soundtrack is fucking great. Keep the Yakuza ST coming guys!

[@leedixon682]

I recommend from the Fist of the North Star spinoff, Receive You -North Star-.

[@swagmaster6411]

There's no way you can listen to Kuze's theme without listening to Two Dragons. It's the final boss music, and god damn the guitar and drums always leave me mindlessly headbanging

[@brettk.1398]

This goes hard, but we all know we vibe to Friday night!

[@jackjohnson8305]

The Yakuza franchise has some of the most badass OST's out there, you gotta react to Twin Dragons next jesse!

[@Roraito5]

How about the fight against Awano ? You gonna totally love it !

[@ChapyGuy]

This song is so damn good, and sells the fight amazingly. I know you've mentioned being in and around the FGC for a while, but have you listened to or reacted to music from the new Killer Instinct? The whole OST is amazing, and I'd love to see you react to Lycanthropy or The Dragon Spirit.

[@ChapyGuy]

Also, I know you already listened to Devils Never Cry in DMC3, but the same song got remixed for Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 as Dante's theme and I love it so much.

[@Bass7am]

My favorite videogames series 😍

[@pramukrujirek2810]

Me too

[@Velacroix]

It's good this track got spotlight, it's one of 3 that made it to my Spotify. I'm impressed with how deep into some of these franchises Jesse's burrowed, especially with NieR, but are there not many submissions for Xenosaga, Touhou, and fighting games? Pillars of the Underworld - MintJam remix (Guilty Gear) and Nue's Theme - Loud Chimera [Rolling Contact] (Touhou) arrangements deserve some love.

[@daysand123]

My personal favorite Y0 track is Reign. Its like the Devil Trigger level hype theme for the secondary playable character having his apeshit moment of destroying a whole main hub of a crime syndicate on his own with no fucks to give and no time to lose.

[@prisoner817]

This gives me street racing in tokyo feels when i closed my eyes personally, sweet track.

[@nekochiyu5060]

Oh shit, now we gotta get him to the other songs. Twin Dragons, the Receive You variants, the next version of this song, Oath of Enma and more!

[@Rez_U_Rekt]

Great video! My recommendations from this series. "Oath of Enma" from yakuza 0 and "Destiny" from yakuza 6

[@MisterSiga]

love this sound track, by the way , you should try to find a longer clip that starts around 30 seconds before this one, pretty sick scene. Jack Okami has them on his youtube channel.

[@leroyjenkins2030]

Highly recommend you give Oath of Enma a shot too. It plays when you fight Kuze for the last time and it's an arrangement of Pledge of Demon.

[@Nyug3r]

Brother, Brother from Yakuza 6 is an amazing banger with a killer bass!

[@Die-Coughman]

"The place where I used to be", "What a FUNKTASTIC hit", and "The Battle for the Dream" from Yakuza 5 are also great

[@ScientistNoRyu]

Kuze no aniki . Yakuza ost is amazing The Yakuza games are incredible and are my favorite games ever

[@_yuri]

one of my fav songs

[@Raider8784]

Yakuza 0 has a killer soundtrack. You should check out "With Vengeance," "Fiercest Warrior," and most definitely "Ignite Your Spirit."

[@volpe7436]

Man if you want some boss themes that make you feel like you could beat the sun in a fist fight JUST THE ENTIRE METAL GEAR RISING REVENGENCE BOSS SOUNDTRACKS FUCKING ROCK

[@volpe7436]

Also an underated one one more soul to the call from silent hill homecoming shit game badass song tho

[@sarkastin2783]

Kuze is my fav boss, my fav theme, and my fav scenes from Yakuza 0. He rocks everything... like this track!! 🔥🔥💜 You should see this scene (at the beginning of the vid you're watching) with subtitles, just saying. 😏

[@vahlok1426]

It's short and sweet, but I reccomend listening to the theme of a reoccurring enemy from this game, "Get Them" the theme of Mr. Shakedown.

[@RollingBoneWheel]

Cold blooded from Yakuza: Like a Dragon (Yakuza 7) and Receive You and Bite you from Yakuza 4 are both great.

[@GreenC]

you should review more tracks from this game Yakuza 0, super cool

[@JessesAuditorium]

This week!

[@issaltarkorimara1376]

waiting for him to do two dragons. That's going to be then ext big one imo from Yakuza 0. As for this song, you mention the drums having this reverb. Yakuza has this fascination with traditional japanese tattoos on each characters backs. For Kiryu it's a dragon for Kuza here (the boss who this theme belongs to) his back is tattooed with Enma. If you've seen dragon ball series, yes it is that ENMA. If you don't know who Enma is; he's a giant in the after life who judges the souls of the dead. You are fighting the judge jury and executioner of your sect of the Yakuza.

[@kb-zx7ln]

Really hope to see twin dragons next

[@darknez09240]

best hype moment for me in yakuza 0

[@alpacaraider9661]

The "With dialogue" version is 10X better :)

[@Mir_Teiwaz]

After the second time you fight him, it started to turn into "How many times do we have to tell you old man?!?"

[@chunli1771]

finally yakuza, needs more two dragons

[@lordhiten]

The real heroes are whoever recommends the top tier vids you've been getting. Also, consider the Yakuza 6 track - Destiny.

[@Baltheus]

Another track from Yakuza 0 I would highly recommend to check is Make You Free.

[@GGL_Juno]

Kuze is my favorite character from the series (I've only played up to 4 so far) and his theme is at least half of what sold him to me personally. It suits him thematically and it just goes in really hard. I like this 0's OST a lot but one that I find myself listening to a lot is "For Buddy." It doesn't have a guitar as crazy as this one (or one at all) but I think it's really good. If you're interested in yakuza, I think 0 or 1 are the best ones to start with and all of the music is great

[@Chalibay415]

AAAAUUGHHH YES I DIDN'T KNOW HE DID THIS

[@Bbqdinner]

If he's going to some point react to Receive you tracks, I'd recommend starting with the original to hear how it evolves along the series. All great bangers though. (Original, Y4, Y5 and Y7 being my favorites.)

[@KatanaDen]

Yup "Receive and bite you" has to be one of my all time favorites.

[@ahycewahloecome452]

@@KatanaDen KYODAIIII

[@Mc.Scrumpy]

Well now you have to do oath of Emma

[@gatts1989]

Yakuza 0 OST is an absolute chad of OSTs

[@TheGohanSkywalker]

There is also a second version of Pledge of Demon that's a total inversion of this intensive style called Oath of Enma. Also amazing. In fact, Yakuza 0's entire OST is the best in the series, I dare say.

[@Lohmatiyshmel]

Keanu Reeves reacting to yakuza music. What a great video

[@Kague1]

Oh lets go I didnt except a reaction to this amazing soundtract, cant say Im not happy about it. If you want to stay with Y0 tracks, I can recommand Reign and Judgement which are really amazing aswell ( like the game tho ). Also, Oath of Enma is another track for Kuze ( the guy with the iron pipe ) at the end of the game where the character kinda redeem himself and it fit so well.

[@cicithereese2535]

Yakuza is sooooo good! Kuze is the ultimate badass boss, his fights were a treat, but so frustrating too!

[@Chalibay415]

PLEASE PLAY THE YAKUZA SERIES, LITERALLY ALL GAMES HAVE BANGERS I'M TALKIN TO YOU COMMENTS SECTION

[@KiLLeR__SpIDeR]

Check the 2nd Kuze theme called '' Oath of Enma ''

[@valtress96]

My volume goes max whenever it comes, my family knock my door for me to lower it

[@RedDrake110]

Funny thing is some part of this track (the motif) is being used in like a dragon gaiden's kiryu's yakuza style theme (bring it on)... It is... And I'm not joking.. the hardest track kiryu's ever had..

[@anxiousshinobi3655]

4:40 bro did you just bust 💀💀

[@paggamaster9900]

Lmao