You're Missing Out on Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth

[@SnowiestAngeman]

Thank you to everyone who has subscribed for 35k subscribers! But what's more special is that I hit 10 million views!!! Even though at the time of writing this it doesn't display that in the about section on my channel lol. Pretty fricken crazy though so thanks again to everyone who has watched any of my videos :) hell yeah anyway I'm gonna go play more Infinite Wealth bye bye

[@gursimarsingh7980]

i don't like you for making me realize how great Keith David could've been for Kiryu

[@oriongold395]

Snowy, why haven't you made a Tekken video already?

[@Kevvv890k]

Enjoy!

[@RoffleHB]

This Infinite Wealth game looks fun, maybe I'll give it a go once I'm done playing Dondoko Island and Sujimon League.

[@Aardavianboy]

Bro I spent so much time on these

[@doomsday519]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 yes lol

[@Yanramich]

Mfs really packed both Pokémon and animal crossing into a yakuza game

[@TheNguyen81]

Bro I can’t believe I got three games for $60

[@chriskim457]

I've been playing dondoko Island so much I literally forgot what the main story was

[@ntwrk56]

I put the game down and cried myself to sleep after checking my banking app and realising that i did not, in fact have infinite wealth.

[@SpeedKeed]

Maybe the Infinite Wealth are the friends you made along the way!

[@gtPacheko]

I cried myself to sleep over the R$350 hit my banking app took for this game. But when I woke up I started battling Sujimon again.

[@RoboticEdward]

​@SpeedKeed Judging by the ending and the lyrics to the ending theme that's definitely the message lol

[@Hazard1007]

Bro has finite wealth 💀

[@rae-1561]

I know the joke is coming but i still laugh, damn it

[@finmccallon5833]

Somehow managing to talk about how much he loves Shinada in a video about infinite wealth is a certified SnowiestAngeman moment

[@HollowGolem]

To be fair, this game at least acknowledges his existence for the first time in over a decade.

[@nate6045]

​@@HollowGolem An absolute crime that they didn't earlier. They could have at least had a TV on somewhere in the background that showed him hitting it out of the park.

[@DeadwingDork]

The shame of Yong's casting is, he is a fine actor. He probably could have played Tomizawa or the creepy trenchcoat guy and done a great job, and not been completely distracting. Meanwhile the guy who voice Sojiro in P5 would be PERFECT casting and he's all over the game as random Hawaii background NPCs. Plus whoever played Keith David in this game was not up to par, honestly.

[@Svoorhout85]

I agree. Patrick Seitz wouldve been a better option for Kiryu. Yong isnt a bad voice actor. He was just miscast imo.

[@nyxuehara]

Three months late, but I think Yong was actually surprisingly good at being Kiryu’s voice except for karaoke. Towards the end he really pulls something (in my opinion) similar to Kuroda’s voice, and honestly I think his acting just got better as the recordings went on lmao I actually couldn’t name any VAs I’d see as Kiryu in English apart from Yong and Darryl, because I’ve already heard them as such. Kuroda is just that unique, although Patrick Seitz has already been his dub voice in Durarara!! so idfk

[@MechaShredZilla]

Isn't Yong just the English VA?, I've always played the Yakuza games on the Japanese VA, just seems odd and out of place to play it with English, maybe on a second playthrough, I get Yongs acting is terrible but why not just use the Japanese instead?

[@umarsuprianto9233]

Some people doest wanna read, not me tho i love hearing jp voice and read sub more​@@MechaShredZilla

[@tylern3247]

I was pretty shocked how Waikiki is modeled as accurately as it is. Like, I know Yokohama and Kamurocho are also pretty accurate to their respective real life cities, but having actually been to Waikiki beach, its pretty cool to experience noticing the exact hotel I stayed at when Kasuga walked by it at the beginning.

[@kitsunerinkan]

I live in Japan and when I go to Kamurocho in the game I feel like I’m actually in Kabukicho. My husband can send me photos of Yokohama that look exactly like the game. It’s insane. I’m not surprised Waikiki is so accurate. I’ve only been to Oahu about 23 years ago but it reminds me somewhat of the Hawaii in the game.

[@optimus27000]

Samurai and Desperado were fantastic. Every male party member either had lasso or fire arrow. The movement in the combat made it so much less of a chore compared to 7. I had a similar scenario with the quiz. Saw the space one. "I know space". First question. "I do not know this". I didnt do anything else but Dondokko Island when it unlocked. Ichiban just disappeared for 29 days. The funniest part is Chi-chan mentioning finishing up the video. Took her a month to edit the video which is a funny headcanon.

[@Subpar1O1]

I made it a personal rule to learn the Action Star's double damage move and Kunoichi's Substitution Jutusu on most of the cast because the damage was insane. I loved the new inheritance system, it actually felt like you were coming up with new strategies without having to grind for 100 hours first

[@weebcraft6829]

Everyone gravitating to the cool jobs kinda makes me sad for a lot of the moves in the less used jobs falling to the wayside though. For example: War Cry from Pyrodancer js actually a stronger Dragon Dance since it lasts longer and contributes to Tag damage. Zhao has the STRONGEST single target physical skill in the game (Dragon Ascension). However, due to Zhao coming late so people dont bother levelling him, or they immediately swap him away from Gangster, literally NO ONE knows just how insane this skill is. Everyone uses Spinning Queen, but actually Tennis Ace has a way stronger AOE thats the same size but trades Charm for Guard Break Freelancer now gets 2 Extreme damage skills. While German Suplex is still meh, the one you get earlier, Atomic Drop, can be the strongest single target grab skill in the game with the right build. The strongest AOE for males isn't actually Lasso or Giga Swing, but Tilt-a-whirl from Linebacker, which can also double as good single target damage. But because of people dismissing Linebacker, no one knows this move exists. Geodancer gets the only Extreme Magic skill in the game. When you transfer it to Idol, you get a really strong single target mage that gives Idol something to do apart from being a Healbot.

[@vullord666]

No cap. I didn't go back to the main story until I got the resort to 5 stars and unlocked my space laser. I also find it hilarious how you can visibly see days pass on the island. I wonder if everyone was like "Hey, Ichiban. Your mom's still missing and probably gonna get killed. What are you doing?"

[@MrKapusta]

"you're missing out on Infinite Wealth" GIVE ME SOME TIME, I've just finished Kiwami 2 last night 💀

[@Tofu305]

Lmao I just finished Yakuza 4, I still have a long way to go 😭

[@relaxedvase]

Just wait until you hit Yakuza 5 (which is where I'm currently at) as it feels like the longest game so far 😂

[@tommyblade8093]

I just started with judgement n LJ. they are so good 😭

[@ChibiAzurenightmare]

halfway played kiwami 2 now... wanna speedrun only main story but many side content always sidetrack me....

[@Dmvgold1995]

Yeah glad someone addressed this. Lately it seems like they’re releasing too many entries in such a short time. It’s getting g hard to keep with all of them. I haven’t played 7 or gaiden yet lol

[@TheFirstBhau]

You're completely wrong about 10:39. RGG would just act like Saeko never existed and pair Ichiban with Chitose

[@_greenrunner_]

Chitose better anyway and showed actual interest in Ichiban lol

[@thegoatishere5079]

@@_greenrunner_ I hope this ain’t a spoiler but I think she his sister

[@matchanavi]

​@@thegoatishere5079I beat the game's story and that's just not possible lmao

[@brandonsclips7741]

​@@matchanaviit is if I put it In my fanfiction

[@MadDogSolo]

@@thegoatishere5079Well no but he pointed out that she’s about 20 something years younger than him.

[@factandsuspicionpodcast2727]

Infinite Wealth has the best turn based combat I've ever seen. It's a joy to play from start to finish.

[@malty776]

I just hate how easy it is 7 was more fun in that sense

[@47dynasty28]

You should play baldurs gate 3

[@factandsuspicionpodcast2727]

@47dynasty28 I love BG3, but I was really talking about jrpg turn-based combat; I should have been more specific.

[@47dynasty28]

@factandsuspicionpodcast2727 in they case I probably agree with you, the combat in iw is great

[@gun_toucher_LLC]

i played at least 200 hours of this title and i dont know. im yet to be convinced this is worth my time. maybe they will impress me with yakuza 9 but im going to need at least 300 more hours to figure that out

[@generalsynnacle23]

Needs more Aloha links tbh

[@novemberguy7087]

My god Keith David as Kiryu would have been GENIUS.

[@Joe-Ligma69]

I would much rather hear a random youtuber I've never watched than mfin Admiral Anderson every time Kiryu speaks.

[@novemberguy7087]

@@Joe-Ligma69Me too, but the random KZbinr they picked is terrible.

[@vullord666]

Keith David as Spawn as Kiryu PLEASE

[@REDEEMERWOLF]

This is what I said too from the beginning. Keith David as Kiryu??? I can only imagine it in my head but it really seems like it would have been a perfect casting.

[@Maxler5795]

when they said in the trailer "rgg studio brings you the ultimate entertainment" i didn't think they were being serious.

[@kenneth465]

It’s that good? I’m in Chapter 12 in Like a Dragon 2021 currently!

[@billy5642]

I wonder what contrived reason RGG is going to give Yagami to come out to Hawaii in his next game.

[@lobotomite4468]

they arent making another game with him sadly

[@JahanPinkman]

​@@lobotomite4468lmao you don't know that, none of us do + kimuras agency changed

[@cleversmart0303]

@@lobotomite4468 Source?

[@cius2112]

​​@@cleversmart0303 none lol its kinda funny how people are deadset on spreading rumors but dont even care to pay attention to the actual situation lol

[@thegrapethief5514]

I don’t how contrived it is, if they never use Honolulu as a location again I’ll lose my mind. Plus it’s not out of the question that he’d get involved in a case dealing with the fallout of the Seiryu Clan and Palekana after the events of Infinite Wealth.

[@jeffreyw901]

29:03 THAT WAS SMOOTH AS ALL HELL, WTF

[@Manavine]

I think Like a Dragon should go to more places around the world. It would be great if Ichiban's travels always take him worldwide, but there's always something going on back in his homeland related to whatever he's discovered in the new place. It makes it feel like a never ending hero's journey, venturing across the world, seeing new sights, fixing new things, making the oppressive dark world around him brighter one step at a time.

[@GamerNumNums]

I imagine if they go anywhere next it will be closer to home, like China or South Korea. With how important the Liumang and Geomijul are in Ichiban’s story it would make sense (though I would love to see Ichiban go to France or Ireland lmao)

[@Volvagia1927]

​@@GamerNumNums Hmm. If either of those are coming next, I think Ichiban would still be a party member, but if either of those are the next game, Zhao or Joongi would, surprise, get the party leader position. I doubt that's actually happening until Game 10, though. Because...vague spoilers that even the TV Tropes page hasn't included yet, there's SOMETHING they haven't revealed yet about Bryce. They explicitly say he "hasn't aged in 30 years" in one scene and Kiryu even says "so he's a monster" (presumably as in a monster movie sense, not just morally), but that (and how Lani's story just...kind of doesn't add up) are just left to hang. They don't even have whatever is going on with him be a super mode moment in the final boss fight. And they don't let him die, so...yeah, he's probably Game 9's villain too. And I'm thinking this is actually a twist that's been seeded since the start of the Kasuga saga but: My guess is that Kashiwagi, Lau Ka Long, Andre Richardson AND Bryce Fairchild? When we see those four in the Kasuga saga? ALL. VAMPIRES. Not all villains, but all vampires. The first three (and maybe Mine as well...?) got turned by a vampire who was following behind Kiryu in Yakuza 3 (Kiryu being observed (and rejected) as a candidate to be the new vampire king of Japan? Fun reveal if true), and Bryce being turned at an unknown time.

[@aeriagloris4211]

Agreed. If we also had a "base building" mechanic back at the "home town", where we could make our house better/have guests/quests, that would be sweet for the next game

[@sarahjessicafarter7383]

​@@Volvagia1927turn based combat is a small bag containing a pair of bollocks

[@vullord666]

If they do, I can't wait until they do full Tekken and stop doing translations but just have everyone speak their own language and magically understand each other.

[@RoboticEdward]

Wanna commend you for not punching down on people who either like or dislike Yong when addressing the issue of his casting. Very refreshing. Also hoping for another composer highlight vid

[@aloeromance9129]

the big swell paywall is worth the $10. especially after everything you said about fleshing these characters out, its an endgame dungeon with slice of life cutscenes. I loved every second of it

[@adil11223344]

Holy shit, the ending you with combining TTT2's Massive Piano Mix with IWs cutscenes was genius, combined two of my favourite franchises. Incredible stuff

[@GomerJ]

I think the character and relationship carryover is a big part of the reason that I love the Ichiban games even more than the Kiryu ones, and I love those A LOT. I mean the fact that Shinada wasn't even a recruitable player for the baseball mini-game in 6 when other similar mini-games in the series let you recruit people that have no business being there was just pure nonsense. Shinada is life.

[@stinkymonke3622]

I am currently playing through 7 and i have been loving it, nice to hear infinite wealth is even better

[@tedothegamerbg6593]

Fun fact, btw. According to the IW credits, Brian Bloom still voices Jo Sawashiro in the Eng dub.

[@cherrycustard4315]

Been thinking about this! The direction for the voice is so different (quieter, more tired + expressive) I did genuinely think it was a new person but the credits don’t lie I guess lololol

[@CountZurich]

Its funny because a few weeks ago i posted about how Shinada is the proto-ichiban and someone said i must have been watching your videos which I hadn't. Now watching this, im glad to see someone else saying what ive been saying for weeks, that Keith David should be Kiryu. His work as Dr. Tenma in Pluto solidified that for me, and he can sing, too.

[@klaus.sfc01official30]

This is like yakuza 5s length had a love child with yakuza 7s combat and out came the perfect mutation. 2 uneven numbers creating an even number or slmething idfk.

[@authurstretchygreenthing8464]

7 plus 5 is 12, so that checks, honestly.

[@kurisu7885]

Speaking of voice actors, of course Danny Trejo's character would use twin machetes.

[@brandonsclips7741]

Been putting about 70 hours into the game and I'm barely out of chapter 7. I've been waiting for you to talk about it even though I've been absolutely loving it. You're my favorite LAD/ yakuza tuber

[@ganesh2levrai]

Game of the Year.

[@dutchvikingrsagas]

When you started to describe Shinada I had a lightbulb moment. The way you described him. Optimistic, average person, loyal and friendly to his friends I immediately went; 'So, kind of like Ichiban' and that's when it clicked on why I actually liked Shinada so much originally in Yakuza 5 when I played the game. It made me realize that Ichiban has a lot of common traits shared with Shinada.

[@garryhlambert]

Quit playing game. That man is no thief.

[@Frappuccinoo]

n if yiu don belee, i lecawded the whoor thing

[@Subpar1O1]

​@@Frappuccinoooficur awrest thes guy! Eyem pissing miself ovuh here!

[@amarson2322]

ZAT MAN IS NO THEIF

[@Hezzadude12]

I’ve been having a blast with this game, and I’m only like 10 hours in currently. So many of the changes made have been amazing and genuinely improved my opinion of the turn based battling in these games immensely. Great video man!

[@Tybell702]

This video is a cerified classic yet again snoweest anger man

[@SnowiestAngeman]

Once again another absolute banger of a comment Tie rone

[@estherkirby]

i didnt even realize how after nagoshi left, the series started becoming more consistent KLFDJSAL also i will still die on this hill that shinada should've had a separate rgg game instead of being shoved in yakuza 5. because while i do enjoy his part i still struggle to understand what his part had anything to do with everyone else's story

[@GenesisJames]

Shinada was basically just a happenstance fall guy for the match-fixing by Fujita, the owner of his baseball team. Kurosawa used Fujita to make the Omi a shit ton of money that he could leave to Aizawa, who he wanted to inherit the Omi. I think Shinada was basically supposed to represent the innocent civilians that end up involved in yakuza politics; he only relates to the plot by sheer chance.

[@sushiifoxx]

i now have 90 hours in and am still going on my first run, this is absolutely the best yakuza game for me; its just beautiful.

[@billcipher147]

Glad you mentioned the way the series keeps on writing people out of the story for no good reason. I constantly hear people say "well, duh, they can't keep every character around, you just want fan service, but it's more realistic that way" but I swear those people must have either missed the point or have severe brain damage, because in what way is this more realistic? I get that writers shouldn't bring back characters for no reason other than fan service, but a good writer also doesn't just suddenly forget their previous characters. Wrap up their stories in satisfying ways, show us what happened to them, and _then_ you can leave them alone. Besides, even when they don't play an active role anymore, an important, well-written character leaves their mark on their world and the people inhabiting it. Small references here and there have never hurt anybody, just _anything_ to acknowledge the fact that they still exist, or at the very least _used to_ if they're dead. People see fan service and immediately freak out, but there is nothing wrong with giving fans what they want as long as it's not forced or excessive. Just like everything else in a story, it simply has to serve a purpose, this one being consistency and world building. IW may have some writing issues in other areas, but this one thing it did so much better than pretty much any other Yakuza game aside from Y0 that it's still one of my favorites story-wise.

[@Dylamn]

I feel what you said about never returning to LaD7. Because although I absolutely fucking loved every second of it, this game is such an incredible improvement. It doesn't mean I love 7 less than I did at the time. But I love 8 so much more. And regarding Yong, look, I don't even think it was that bad. Sure, some characters were weirdly cast (particularly Daigo and Akiyama), but the directors and actors were so coordinated that they were still able to make it work somewhat. When Kiryu has a sick fit, Yong definitely sounded pretty sick. When Akiyama got mad, he definitely was mad. Were they the best? Maybe not. Did they *do their* best? Absolutely. The directors put their whole directussies into their work too.

[@brandonsclips7741]

Completely agree. Is Yong the best fit for Kiryu? Nah, but he can act fine(even if now and again I think his "sounding tough" voice gets in the way of his delivery now and again) and you can tell everyone involved gives a shit which to me is all that matters

[@Subpar1O1]

​@@brandonsclips7741for what it's worth I do think Yong is a good VA but he's just not a good fit for Kiryu at this point in the story. The dubs always genuinely hit hard, the direction is usually on point aside from a few miscasts. I haven't gave 8's dub a chance because Yong's Kiryu doesn't fit considering Kiryu's history and condition, not from what I did play everyone was on POINT

[@InReserveProductions]

Yong would have been perfect for Akiyama, that's all I'll say.

[@Dylamn]

@@InReserveProductions I actually was hoping Joe Zieja would've been Akiyama.

[@nyxuehara]

Akiyama and Daigo’s recast are, ironically, the only parts of the dub that I don’t really like. Roger Craig Smith as Daigo was surprisingly very good, and the new VA’s acting just sounded… flat, to me. Stephen Fu is an amazing voice actor, and Ryuki from AI: Nirvana Initiative and Sadamoto from LJ are big proof, but he just doesn’t fit as Akiyama to me. He lacks the sort of suave/sleazy vibes Koichi Yamadera gives to Akiyama. Akiyama is another one of those characters for which I just can’t think of a character that could pull off their vibes as the JP VAs do.

[@ineedbacon9624]

As someone who has 80 hours in the game I freaking loved it i love the story Ichiban remains as my facorite and Kiryu story full of fanservice and a love letter to all the yakuza series

[@brianhong5070]

I can’t believe you forgot the very thing that makes this the best Yakuza game: Joongi Han Karaoke

[@ominiouspressence4853]

I bought this game for my sister, as a Christmas gift. Was on a huge discount sale for PS5. I watched review for it, this game got alot of content, I was surprised.

[@vytosan]

2:19 the fog completely dissappears (even outside the borders) when you explore the whole map

[@NotAGoodUsername360]

Why are you lying to people? You can fill out every scrap of the traversible ocean and it won't complete the map.

[@vytosan]

@@NotAGoodUsername360 you must have just missed a little spot, it can be annoying but when you do it and open the map the game even tells you something like "you have explored all of hawaii, congratulations" i even did it again on ng+, try running along the borders of the map and that should do it

[@heartbeat7939]

​@@NotAGoodUsername360ain't a lie my guy chill

[@MrLlama-rc8nj]

Peak thumbnail, peak game. It comes very very close to toppling my favorite game of all time, that being Yakuza 5, and I'm only on chapter 10. I'm so very happy with this game and will be playing it for the next few months to completely finish the Sujimon and Dondonko storylines

[@cyrus2395]

The fog of war is fun to uncover, but when you uncover most (like, 99%) of it and open the map, a notification will tell you you've explored all of Honolulu and reveals the entire map - including areas you couldn't access Edit: people are telling me this hasn't happened to them, I've done it twice so far, in base game and NG+, best guess is people are still missing the ocean tbh, that needs to be fully uncovered

[@Zephhi]

I never had that happen. I thought it was actually super annoying to uncover, and then even me going to every single spot on the map I still didn’t get that notice

[@cyrus2395]

@@Zephhi it took a while but it'll happen, trust

[@KingShibe]

You probably skipped it without realizing ​@Zephhi

[@Xirce]

This has not happened.

[@cyrus2395]

@@Xirce To be clear, by "most" I meant basically as much as you can physically uncover, and the game will automatically remove the rest of the fog

[@andrewkos5560]

At least according to the credits, Brian Bloom did return to reprise Sawashiro in Infinite Wealth.

[@Proxidist]

Been waiting so long for this video!!

[@beatingstuff88]

Like a dragon infinite wealth composer appreciation when? :D

[@spaghettimkay5795]

Never been so hyped fighting a Squirmworm

[@kazumakiryu1617]

The End of Denial is such a banger, 10/10 OST

[@Subpar1O1]

Recieve You The Millenium and Brutality Rebuild are amazing too. Yakuza OST goated as always

[@rebelz926]

Honolulu City Lights is a straight banger!

[@LordMLFuse]

I think my favorite 100% true fact about Yakuza is that they have deadass reuses Tanimuras hair more than they have used Tanimura himself

[@WaddleDee45]

My favourite part of the fog of war mechanic is that one you fully explore Honlulu, it all goes away. Cramming Ichiban into every corner truly paid off.

[@manutdfan231]

Finished the game last night. I'm not gonna say how i feel about the story in this video as i don't want to run the risk of ruining anyone's expectations on it.... This is the most fun i've ever had in a Yakuza game... they fucking cooked

[@jay7568]

This year is a great year for jrpgs

[@armedstrobbery1934]

Keith David as Kiryu segment didn't have to go that hard

[@kingmorgana6782]

Thank you for pointing out how prozd is in these games yet no one talks about him. Like any time i saw someone complaining about the new kiryu voice 99.9% of the time they never played a single one of the games in dub

[@thomaschristian42]

You know that a game has good site content when you cant wait for the Sequel just to play more of it. Dondoko Island 2, Dondoko City,Like a Dondoko 9, Dondoko Island Kiwami. I dont care what they called but i need more of it. They already teased more summon stuff but damn i really need that dondokodong

[@vChilly]

This is the only turn based game I can play. I just love how in a serious story you can get caught up in hours playing side quests, Sujimon League or Dondoko Island or even at the little just karaoke.

[@McatSavage]

I wish they kept more of 7’s musical style. I love the yo mama battle theme

[@bokkimi2528]

yokohama crackhouse is iconic

[@Atzwr]

This might just be the best thumbnail ever

[@amberhernandez]

I love the shitposty vibe at the end of the voice acting segment, and we did in fact come to the same conclusion. Yong is okay, and my brain is prone to acquired taste (Stockholm syndrome), so I was like "yeah, that's just his voice" partway into Gaiden. Half the time he runs too high, but the other half is literally Kiryu, and I've just accepted that he's inconsistent, but that's okay. I do feel bad for people that can't do the same, because this game is fucking incredible and makes my heart happy on so many levels. Nice review, Snowiest!

[@SkotKozB5]

Probably doesn't mention it in this video (or maybe he does and I haven't gotten there yet) but the inherited stats bug has been fixed in the most recent patch. Anyone reading this in the future, when the game launched, there was no point in leveling any job past 30 because you wouldn't get the inheritance stats from those jobs. That's been fixed now. People are saying they suddenly feel wasaaaaaaay more powerful because of it.

[@SapphyreSilvaHan]

Seperate comment to say that the devs made Kiryu's ass so huge in Infinite Wealth and I can't prove it, but it DID improve the story significantly.

[@SapphyreSilvaHan]

Finally, someone who has actual criticism for Yong Yea. I've said it before, but hed be perfect for YOUNG Kiryu. Like, 0 and Kiwami Kiryu. Also the ABSURD autotuning for the english karaoke is ass and balls. Especially since Best Character Ever Joongi Han FINALLY works up the courage to sing on stage and the english dub is autotuned because his VA just can't hit high notes is piss. Not to mention is Yong Yea JUST autotuned for every song. Like holy shit, I've never wanted to not listen to the karaoke more than now.

[@8BitWalugi]

IMMENSELY BASED Miguel enjoyer

[@yocone]

Played crazy driver for 2 hours straight. Yeah this game is the game of the year for me

[@supermariolover20]

I'm excited where they go next in the series

[@Pjamas00]

Finished the game yesterday, and all I wanna hear is how much people are enjoying this. Honestly 10/10 experience. Plus I am a Chitose simp and if RGG makes her vanish I will cry. (SPOILER WARNING) The Akiyama crumbs they gave us is not enough. I need him in the story and we need a Gaiden like game for him.

[@william.9210]

Darryl Kurylo 🐐

[@Khemikal_X]

it is the best RGG game hands down. I was salty about the MTX controversy and the translation accusations but once I bought it I didn't refund and continued to play for 200 hrs and loved the whole thing

[@TheForhekset]

Kiryu's voice would of been strange if he was voiced by a black man. But a cool black party member would be a cool adition to ichiban's party.

[@EKhan89]

That's all cool and all but the real question I have is where the heck did Joryu disappear to?

[@alaniasdruid8616]

Literally my favorite game series ever. In all of gaming... I've been gaming since OG NES release and on, my mom was an Attari kid. We both did arcades a bunch. Yakuza is my favorite gaming series in all of gaming from NES and on. I'm not joking. Not everyone will love it, but it is unironically taking me back to my childhood. The first time I played Mario, Metroid, Zelda on NES and SNES, my first Ocarina play threw, ect. I've never played a series with such well-crafted continuous story and character development, were talking 8 games and spin offs that all go hard and play off each other, like old school comics or something. Story continuity. Also, no other game ever has contained so many different emotions successfully conveyed without throwing things off. You know how sometimes you see a movie, it's trying to blend humor and sadness, but the balance is just off? It makes it all feel wrong. Yakuza can make me tear up as a 34 year old man, from happiness, sadness, romance. It has absolute balls to the wall action, it has that over-the-top ridiculous humor, it tugs at your heartstrings, it has drama, mystery, noire, jokes, sarcasm. Like everything in one game. Normally I play a game and it's like oh this is a action game with humor. Yakuza literally does everything, mini games, incredible side quests. It's my favorite series ever dude. You owe it to yourself to buy kiwami1 on sale and give it a shot! Everyone says start with Yakuza 0 but actually imo start with Kiwami 1 and 2, then 3 and on until Infinite Wealth. Even the side games are amazing imo, Lost Judgement go hard af!!!

[@adreaminxy]

I love this game so much, such a treat, perfection almost

[@kitsunerinkan]

New subscriber! I’m in Japan. I’ve lived here half my life and speak both Japanese and English. I love love loved LAD 7, and the new characters, especially Han Joongi and Zhao. I was so excited to get to play as Seonhee, as well. The story is incredible, and maybe I’m a cry baby, but I cry every time I play the game. It’s such an emotional, heartfelt game. There is sooooo damn much to do, so much you can grind and so much Kiryu is asking to do. The only complaint I have is not actually wanting to get good at mahjong, koi koi, Oicho Kabu, or play all the gambling games, just to satisfy Kiryu. 😂 Edited to add: I love your breakdown of the characters. A+. I’d love to hear your thoughts of the individual characters, your breakdown of how the characters became how the are. You’re very insightful!

[@grossular1741]

30 hours in, still on Chapter 4. There's just so my things to do and I can't seem to just ignore them. The side contents are crazy fun.

[@Countsmegula]

Missing out? I've been playing this near two weeks and haven't stopped, send help.

[@Crunchy_93]

I do feel like Infinite Wealth is a huge improvement in every aspect over LAD EXCEPT story. No spoilers obviously, but to me it felt like they didn’t have clear direction on who they want the antagonist to be and we end up with characters that do not feel as well developed as Aoki from LAD. There are also some pretty weird character inconsistencies and the supporting cast feels generally weaker than LAD’s. There are some stand-out individual character moments, but in terms over overall quality of writing, it felt like a step-down to me. Everything else in this game is practically perfect and it’s still my absolute favorite entry in the series, but I couldn’t help but feel somewhat disappointed in the story by the time it reached its conclusion.

[@allanbarajas324]

Every time snow talks about any Yakuza/LAD game I get this feeling to go back and play Lost Judgement and get all the achievements

[@brandonsclips7741]

To add to your thoughts about Yongs Kiryu voice, people who complain about voice acting for Japanese media even though if you showed them some of the best acting in the world they'd still say it "sounds terrible" They often compare the sound of a voice to bad delivery or bad acting when those two things aren't the same. Yong does mostly fine on his acting and delivery, but you can tell he's just too young for Kiryu and his ability to sound tough is actually holding him back a bit. He's fine. He gets a lot better I think in the second half of the game, but he's not like some abysmal performance that some people think he is.

[@brandonsclips7741]

(Spoilers) To add to this as I've played more, There's a moment in the game where Kiryu relates what's happening to another girl as how Haruka first felt when she was all alone. He has a moment where he essentially says that they need to be that girls hero right now. That they need to be the light out of her darkness, and I think he captures Kiryu's soft, stoic love for his daughter quite well. There's other moments like I think there are some walk and talks around the city in Japan where he gets Kiryus weird, poetic tangents super good. Again he was miscast, but he ain't a bad actor. Ironically I think he plays villians a lot better than he plays heroes -granted I've only SEEN his other villian roles, but he could have played one of the games villains just fine.

[@vietguy808]

It’s fun. Even after story..so much extra content

[@AcornPlays]

Decided to play all the Yakuza games in order, cause this looks incredible and I don't want to miss out, but I want the story to hit to its absolute fullest

[@SlothhhKinggg]

Randomly saw Yakuza: Like A Dragon on PS Plus. Before that, I had never played a Yakuza game in my life, and all i knew about it was Kiryu singing Baka Mitai. Downloaded it, played it and it genuinely changed my outlook on life. I absolutely adore Ichiban as a protagonist. Its so refreshing to see a MC who is not dark and sulky or has some horrible past he has to overcome. Hes just a genuinely kind and caring person and would do anything for his friends who, by the end of the game , become his new family he never had. And Infinite Wealth is just as fun! If anyone is on the fence about playing Like A Dragon, do yourself a favor and pick it up!

[@Kannaru]

i've been playing yakuza for around a year, and right now I'm at chapter 10 of Yakuza:LAD. Seeing all of these videos makes me want to rush the story so bad to start playing infinite wealth

[@ryuken10]

I agree with you on Kiryu's English dub, but also want to thank you for talking about it in a constructive criticism sort of way. I don't think he's a bad voice actor, just that they should've gone with a different voice for a 50 yr old legend whose seen a lot of crap go down in his life. In an alternate timeline, we could've had Kevin Conroy (R.I.P. legend) as the voice of Kiryu. I just imagine his iconic Batman voice, but with some tweaks, and it would fit Kiryu really well.

[@jefflaxa4890]

Good video, agreed on all points

[@nyxqueenofshadows]

that transition at 29:03 fucks so hard, damn

[@Astral_Dusk]

Just beat it, what a wonderful experience.

[@ROBOHOLIC1]

I know I'm missing out. Sadly, I do not have the Infinite Wealth available to purchase games as I like. :(

[@Synthpopper]

It'll be there for you when it either goes on sale or denuvo gets Denugone

[@ROBOHOLIC1]

@@Synthpopper I bought Judgment and 7 while on sale. I'm good for the next six months.

[@acksawblack]

Honestly as much as people are upset with game pass it does really give good value. Like stopped me torrenting a lot of games when it would be faster to have a direct download

[@Synthpopper]

@@ROBOHOLIC1 Noice, I hope you enjoy them as much as I did!

[@budakenji]

yamai is so scary! im pissing myself over here!!!!

[@raymondjones5909]

Playing yakuza like a dragon right now I'm on chapter 12 then I will jump on infinite wealth. The man with no name is fun as well.

[@Kawaiilolrofl]

Wow those judgment spoilers out of the blue mid sentence were totally uncalled for

[@ADukesJustice]

Yakuza montage with Tekken Tag 1 Intro song goes hard

[@Armaron06]

Test Drive Unlimited games had a full drivable map of Oahu. That's another one set in hawaii if you needed to know. :P

[@foodwich2132]

24:05 THANK YOU. I've been going on for ages that Keith David would be the goat Kiryu voice.

[@sal_monella]

If he was still alive, Kevin Conroy would make an amazing Kiryu

[@DN-qd4dp]

Just leaving a comment here to say thank you for putting the music you used in the description.

[@floorwatching]

I can't wait to mod some of Infinite Wealth's songs into Tekken 8 once its own version of the Jukebox mod comes out (I will never replace Twilight Party Cruise though)

[@johnhammond6248]

This game is so kino. More than any other game in thw franchise im dumping wntire days into the side games. Sujimon, dondoko island, getting all the ally chat bingo cards. Its amazing

[@Joe-Ligma69]

Could you make one of those "(X) is OP" vidoes for IW? The Yagami and Joon-Gi Han ones went insanely hard

[@SnowiestAngeman]

Funny you say that 'cause I was actually thinking of doing that already haha. Not sure when I'll get around to it though

[@novemberguy7087]

I played for 10 hours straight *just* on Dondoko Island. So yeah, it's pretty fun.

[@ntrg3248]

I got yakuza 0-6 for like 6.24 AUD each, plus 7 for like 18 bucks. I sure ain't paying any more money for DLC for an already expensive game, when I can just wait for another game I want to play to go on sale. Despite the lack of post game content I did enjoy the game from start to finish. The new jobs were all fun but Samurai and Kunoichi were so OP that I just made everyone that, except Nanba and Tomi, I made them hosts. I also put Cho back as mafia after I got the samurai skills for him. All three jobs are OP since they excel at fire and/or gun which most enemies are weak to. Plus Samurai's iza shutsujin move is such a quick way to fully buff your attack when you've got two samurai on your team. (I played the Japanese version so I'm not sure what it's called in English) Outside of the jobs it seems the game really rewarded the player's exploration and experimenting with everything they get their hands on. I felt OP and I didn't even use the workshop much, I just used the equipment I found in Hawaii and in the 2 dungeons and I was mostly strong from those. Plus ichiban's laser and the countless delivery help people were an extra layer of damage goodness. I put nearly 100 hours into it and there are still Sujimon masters I haven't beaten, side quests I haven't finished and equipment I haven't found. honestly I was going to 100% it if it wasn't locked behind a paywall. Apart from that my only major complaint is that there isn't much point in grinding beyond level 53 (which I think is the final boss level) I was the same level as the final boss and I still felt overleveled as I could kill almost any non-boss encounter before it could get a turn. Even though most of that is because I could just summon and deal 1000 damage for $5000/500000 yen. It feels like there's a difficulty spike a little before the halfway point and then it's pretty easy from there, and the weapons you get from just exploring are so strong that grinding materials to craft weapons just doesn't mean much. (though I felt that way with the last game as well) I do still think that this game is a lot better than 7, It does a lot of things better but maybe the bigger scale of the game just made some of the issues already in that game just stick out to me. Luckily the game's positives are way greater than the negatives though.

[@VanBan_07]

another banger video snowiestangyman

[@mjc0961]

Nice thumbnail. I can't wait to find Shinada, Kaito, and Dante from Devil May Cry 😂

[@Darkthawn]

I can't get over the turn based combat, I don't know why. Gaiden was so perfect to me, this feels like a regression.

[@Derglesnaf]

Skill inheritance is so good dude.