Yakuza is THE most underrated series of all time in the West. With the language barrier I can sort of understand why, but at the same time... With how great it is, it's just criminal to ignore it.
An excellent review. I must thank you for trying your best to spread the word about this underrated series. I will definitely try my best as well. Keep the good work up!
I might be wrong but I think one of the reasons the series isn't quite as successful in America might be because a lot of people were calling Yakuza 3 a "japanese GTA" which is pretty far from the truth and most people probably got a bad impression when they found out that the priorities of the team and the design philosophy behind the game were extremely different.
I'm really happy that japanese developers have recently started releasing games on the PC. Hopefully this series too can get released on Steam, since it looks really cool.
Visiting this video in 2020 is kind of wild, nearly every single game in the Yakuza franchise is now easily available in the West with fantastic translations, and 7 is coming later this year.
The fact that Yakuza 0 looks so good and (mostly) runs at 60fps is really amazing and just highlights how poor the optimization of so many other current gen titles is.
I come back to this video so often just for the intro. It instantly transports me back into playing Y0 for the first time. Truly a remarkable game and an amazing entry to this (still) criminally underrated franchise. RGGS loves their product and it shows.
"And Sera, the leader of the Tojo clan who just sort of walked off screen and died" That made me laugh sooooooo much
Yakuza is THE most underrated series of all time in the West. With the language barrier I can sort of understand why, but at the same time... With how great it is, it's just criminal to ignore it.
An excellent review. I must thank you for trying your best to spread the word about this underrated series. I will definitely try my best as well. Keep the good work up!
I might be wrong but I think one of the reasons the series isn't quite as successful in America might be because a lot of people were calling Yakuza 3 a "japanese GTA" which is pretty far from the truth and most people probably got a bad impression when they found out that the priorities of the team and the design philosophy behind the game were extremely different.
COMING TO PC BABY
This is my favorite series that i've never played
Yakuza 0 is my introduction to the series. I am 80+ hours in, only on chapter 8, and am kicking myself in the head for not playing this series sooner.
I'm really happy that japanese developers have recently started releasing games on the PC. Hopefully this series too can get released on Steam, since it looks really cool.
Oh god I just realized the sword style Majima learns is the police style from the second Samurai spin-off that's freaking awesome.
Thanks xbox
BASED KASHIWAGI!
Visiting this video in 2020 is kind of wild, nearly every single game in the Yakuza franchise is now easily available in the West with fantastic translations, and 7 is coming later this year.
I started with Yakuza 0 and it was one
The fact that Yakuza 0 looks so good and (mostly) runs at 60fps is really amazing and just highlights how poor the optimization of so many other current gen titles is.
"a defenseless blind person"
I come back to this video so often just for the intro. It instantly transports me back into playing Y0 for the first time. Truly a remarkable game and an amazing entry to this (still) criminally underrated franchise. RGGS loves their product and it shows.
Merry Christmas, everyone!
Your Next Favorite - The Your Next Favorite Series by HyperBitHero.
I've been wanting to get into this series so badly, so glad this is coming to the west in January, I can't wait any longer!
man, watching these videos again after yakuza's explosion in popularity just makes me happy