Yakuza 0 Angry Review

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  • YukuzaJoe's Review a new title in the storied Japanese Franchise, Yakuza! Is it worth your time outside of fans and Japan? Find out!
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  • @wozza_dev
    @wozza_dev Před 7 lety +837

    this game has twice more content than Mafia 3, Battlefront and No Mans Sky combined

    • @lastblueride5
      @lastblueride5 Před 7 lety +8

      and Witcher 3 has more content than all of the games you mentioned combined

    • @Techspin
      @Techspin Před 7 lety +47

      wait, No Man's Sky had content?

    • @christhechilled
      @christhechilled Před 7 lety

      Sketchy damn straight

    • @HiragamaIkunai
      @HiragamaIkunai Před 7 lety

      Xenogears was a good game though^^

    • @SinnerJ
      @SinnerJ Před 7 lety +3

      Tattle Boad Xenogears is an epic classic. I easily put around 500+ hours combined 4 play throughs. Believe it or not it was played more than FF7 for me.

  • @Achillez098
    @Achillez098 Před 7 lety +1873

    Other Joe's dancing scenes are gonna haunt my dreams...

    • @FilthyNobeard
      @FilthyNobeard Před 7 lety +115

      Achillez All the wet ones, maybe.

    • @CursedFishy
      @CursedFishy Před 7 lety +12

      loafhero loved that. especially with the music xd

    • @Mackymooooooo
      @Mackymooooooo Před 7 lety +3

      do you know the music they used?

    • @mr.unethical2826
      @mr.unethical2826 Před 7 lety +2

      Achillez same. just like when he danced like that one chick from MGS 5

    • @jaulloa21
      @jaulloa21 Před 7 lety +1

      lol. the song kills boners

  • @richardmartinez3342
    @richardmartinez3342 Před 4 lety +2838

    Graphics don't make a game. dress-up mini-games make a game.

  • @dauntingkitty
    @dauntingkitty Před 3 lety +602

    “No dad It’s a serious game about Japanese organised crime not a dress up game please believe me”

  • @wongedancuk
    @wongedancuk Před 7 lety +1741

    yakuza series is one of THAT game that you don't feel got ripped off when you spend full price on it.
    so much content in one package.

    • @1Dub79
      @1Dub79 Před 7 lety +77

      wongedancuk I agree! I bought it and feel proud that I got my money's worth. Not to mention, I got the business edition for additional cost.

    • @nick4810
      @nick4810 Před 7 lety +27

      most varied game ever by a long way, it just keeps on giving even after 100 hours

    • @sarveshdabycharun1634
      @sarveshdabycharun1634 Před 7 lety

      wongedancuk qqqqqqq

    • @yoxhan
      @yoxhan Před 7 lety +77

      wongedancuk More like: it feels like you ripped them off by getting that much content in that price.

  • @Alcane302
    @Alcane302 Před 7 lety +401

    "This looks like another GTA clone"
    ...WHAT!? I'm tired of these brain dead comments!

    • @archivedaccount5990
      @archivedaccount5990 Před 7 lety +24

      How is it a GTA clone?
      You can't drive vehicles, weapons are only limited to Melee, there are invisible walls up the wazoo, and you can't attack innocent bystanders.
      The only thing that is similar to GTA, is that it's a crime story around gangsters.
      That's it.

    • @jnicole4758
      @jnicole4758 Před 7 lety +48

      Matthew Cool i hate how every open world game is dimissed as a gta clone. One of the most annoying things in gaming

    • @MrJohneblaze822
      @MrJohneblaze822 Před 7 lety +40

      UndeadAlcane Yakuza is nothing like GTA.

    • @orpheus0108
      @orpheus0108 Před 7 lety +5

      AllThings Gaming yep. when watch dogs 2 came out everbody was saying that. pretty annoying

    • @Bloodhurl67
      @Bloodhurl67 Před 7 lety +3

      Do not fucking forget saints row 2. Fucking dumbasses always saying, "ooo it's a GTA clone"

  • @armanakbari9488
    @armanakbari9488 Před 4 lety +3898

    This game changed my whole perspective of video games. why do we pay western companies 60$ for half-assed broken games that end within 16 hours playtime? this game took me 160h to finish and was only 20 bucks

    • @shizuwolf
      @shizuwolf Před 4 lety +57

      Have you played the other games yet?

    • @armanakbari9488
      @armanakbari9488 Před 4 lety +234

      @@shizuwolf I started Kiwami just yesterday! Didn't play much tho. I got a little bumped out because so far I don't see much difference from Yakuza 0. only the story. but hey! I still love it

    • @shizuwolf
      @shizuwolf Před 4 lety +8

      What’s the bump?

    • @armanakbari9488
      @armanakbari9488 Před 4 lety +75

      @@shizuwolf Meant to say "Bummed out" lol

    • @shizuwolf
      @shizuwolf Před 4 lety +6

      Arman Akbari ah ok 😄

  • @GaldirEonai
    @GaldirEonai Před 3 lety +424

    The best thing about Mr. Libido:
    When you first meet a new side character, before you learn their name, their text boxes usually list them with some description, like "shifty guy" or "cheerful man".
    Mr. Libido's says "Walking Erection".

  • @TZMoto
    @TZMoto Před 7 lety +1066

    Minute in and sax guy music starts. Already laughing so hard I'm crying.

    • @thatguylaty3479
      @thatguylaty3479 Před 7 lety +18

      Tzmoto around 18:02 had me dying

    • @thatguylaty3479
      @thatguylaty3479 Před 7 lety +13

      A Best Angry Joe moment? Best OJ moment, it even beats Lord two shank when they were playing and reviewing fallout 4.

    • @citizenwayne9800
      @citizenwayne9800 Před 7 lety +5

      Gengar Phantom you just have to suck the fun out of everything, dontcha?

    • @MasterGamer12234
      @MasterGamer12234 Před 7 lety +3

      Father Gascoigne You know what? The more bitter they are, the tastier they are.

    • @CpTracer25
      @CpTracer25 Před 7 lety

      Tzmoto
      .

  • @Never_heart
    @Never_heart Před 6 lety +1964

    "Oh I get it he is just batshit crazy" and now you understand Majima

    • @parker469a
      @parker469a Před 4 lety +59

      One of the training sessions with the cabaret girls Majima responds back mentally with "What did she think I eat, boiled crickets or something?" (wtf)

    • @trilfy
      @trilfy Před 3 lety +21

      I never understood Majima even towards the end. Such a complex character.

    • @shadowpeople2645
      @shadowpeople2645 Před 3 lety +32

      @@trilfy all you need to know is he stopped caring whats what and doing whats fun to him

    • @kamespinosarojas9225
      @kamespinosarojas9225 Před 3 lety +11

      Kiryu chan!! (said majima san)

    • @revi6482
      @revi6482 Před 3 lety +2

      @@shadowpeople2645 still trying to get this point.

  • @0211brucetube
    @0211brucetube Před 4 lety +1265

    13:00 You can customise random women in a club in this game far more than you can customise your main player in any EA sports game...

    • @ptrcrispy
      @ptrcrispy Před 4 lety +80

      Bruce T. Honestly it made me feel like a pervert by how detailed it was. Lmaoo

    • @cedab2382
      @cedab2382 Před 4 lety +74

      @@ptrcrispy i feel bad for displaying 2 hours just customizing the first girl so she can have good stats and looks pretty on it

    • @rubyy.7374
      @rubyy.7374 Před 4 lety +32

      cedab 23 I was proud of myself though because I turned her from “meh” into a BOMB both in appearance and stats. You can’t have it all though and I couldn’t bring her sexy stats up without lowering two other stats.

    • @cedab2382
      @cedab2382 Před 4 lety +9

      @@rubyy.7374 In my case i just do a thing, max 3 stats and the other one being on X, then with another platinum one i maximize the one that i had on cross with the other one and other 2,and do that process all over again

    • @08126407562
      @08126407562 Před 3 lety +1

      @@cedab2382 all platinum women in the club is a pornstar. And yeah!!

  • @umerpk4188
    @umerpk4188 Před 4 lety +4370

    For new fans, to fully understand the story..
    Play these, in order:-
    (1) Yakuza 0
    (2) Yakuza Kiwami
    (3) Yakuza Kiwami 2
    (4) Yakuza Remastered Collection 3, 4 & 5.
    (5) Yakuza 6.
    You'll love this series, even more! 👍

    • @mau1368
      @mau1368 Před 4 lety +42

      Thanks

    • @5IvanDrago5
      @5IvanDrago5 Před 4 lety +147

      4\23\2020 I just completed Yakuza 5 and that is for me the last game in the franchise to play since I've already played 6. I would never have touched this GREAT franchise if not for this review. I must admit my last battle with Kiryu today was a bit sad, I dont see myself returning to these games, generally I beat a game and move on. I payed 7 games with this guy, Kazama Kiryu is on my short list of favorite protagonist.

    • @opvcky
      @opvcky Před 4 lety +66

      (6) JUDGMENT

    • @Revuelto_22
      @Revuelto_22 Před 4 lety +78

      (7) Yakuza 7: Like A Dragon

    • @opvcky
      @opvcky Před 4 lety +7

      @@Revuelto_22 but Like a Dragon don't have number in name

  • @YOUR140RAVES
    @YOUR140RAVES Před 7 lety +7497

    Graphics don't make a game, wish western companies realized that.

    • @Ender424
      @Ender424 Před 7 lety +407

      Plenty of western indie developers that don't rely on graphics.

    • @FarikoWishless
      @FarikoWishless Před 7 lety +173

      Cirax Records Naughty Dog gets it but also makes amazing graphics. Bethesda no so much graphics but normally fun games and obsidian of course fallout 4 looked good though. And DICE. well they're Swedish but still.

    • @halocemagnum8351
      @halocemagnum8351 Před 7 lety +258

      Cirax Records
      You can have good graphics and good gameplay/story.
      Those aren't mutually exclusive.

    • @retrogamelover2012
      @retrogamelover2012 Před 7 lety +136

      Yeah, but then you get games like Order 1886, which sacrifices anything substantial to jiggle its keys (i.e: Graphics) in your dumb little face.

    • @KneelB4Bacon
      @KneelB4Bacon Před 7 lety +20

      Absolutely. I still have Deux Ex installed on my computer.

  • @PhoenixSplash
    @PhoenixSplash Před 5 lety +4035

    This was the cheapest game I got for my PS4...and it was by far the most well made and most fun. Not even a contest. It should get extra points for having a functional game on the disc.

    • @anima94
      @anima94 Před 5 lety +283

      This should've easily been a 60 bucks game, but I guess the market isn't there in the west. I paid 7 for it and feel guilty

    • @othmaneaouioued8768
      @othmaneaouioued8768 Před 4 lety +57

      @albert fish no MTX either you get everything from the start

    • @Yukatoshi
      @Yukatoshi Před 4 lety +7

      It's not the best Yakuza game IMO. I prefer Kiwami 1 and 3 over it.

    • @othmaneaouioued8768
      @othmaneaouioued8768 Před 4 lety +6

      @@Yukatoshi what about kiwami 2 and the song of life?

    • @Yukatoshi
      @Yukatoshi Před 4 lety +5

      @@othmaneaouioued8768 I'm halfway through Kiwami 2 and haven't started 6 yet lol. So far I've completed 0, Kiwami 1, 3 and half of 4. Of those I've played I prefer 3 the most.

  • @DonaldFromKingdomHearts
    @DonaldFromKingdomHearts Před 4 lety +1154

    The "shitty" graphics have a very distinct charme to me. Reminds me of the good old Dreamcast games. The entire game itself actually does. It's a very niche and hard to describe feeling.

    • @shizuwolf
      @shizuwolf Před 4 lety +100

      It’s published by sega and is considered a spiritual successor to Shenmue

    • @newkid9807
      @newkid9807 Před 3 lety +52

      Yunz06 bruh the textures are ass, but the story is better than most movies, like damn

    • @KaiKrimson56
      @KaiKrimson56 Před 3 lety +34

      I'll admit, the the substory NPCS look low quality compared to Kiryu/Majima and it does weird me out how some of the NPCS are literally clones of eachother, right down to the Bronze and Silver Hostesses in the Cabaret Club or two of the enemies in the Coliseum.

    • @o-donnell
      @o-donnell Před 3 lety +46

      it is a ps3 game, seems like people forget that

    • @peterjon2758
      @peterjon2758 Před 3 lety +4

      I was going to say it looks Shenmue-ish

  • @boog1116
    @boog1116 Před 3 lety +381

    “Oh, I get it, he’s just batshit crazy!”
    No, not yet. Give it one more game.

  • @Protoman85
    @Protoman85 Před 7 lety +356

    You think ALL dialogue in a game like this should be voiced? Holy hell you do realize what kind of budget that would need?
    Really glad you reviewed the game though, this is the kind of attention the series needs actually.

    • @Nokiya
      @Nokiya Před 7 lety +47

      Near dub is a waste of money and shouldnt be done
      get out of your bubble and enjoy some other culture

    • @MILDMONSTER1234
      @MILDMONSTER1234 Před 7 lety +10

      HonoR95 The dub in the first yakuza wasn't bad though

    • @Protoman85
      @Protoman85 Před 7 lety +12

      ***** you sir are an idiot

    • @itstime5138
      @itstime5138 Před 7 lety +6

      The Elder Scrolls Online has their entire content voiced which is probably more dialog than the entire Yakuza franchise, so it is possible.

    • @TheKosmicGladiator
      @TheKosmicGladiator Před 7 lety +3

      Johan Öberg Witcher 3...

  • @cjfunstuff
    @cjfunstuff Před 7 lety +2314

    Joe seems like he has had more fun with this game than any game in 3 years

    • @malachiconstant7745
      @malachiconstant7745 Před 7 lety +25

      cjfunstuff Well, he did give that fucking rehash battlefield 1 a 9/10, so.....

    • @SinnerJ
      @SinnerJ Před 7 lety +114

      BadLuckKlebitz High scores aren't given just because game is fun. You have to looks at the overall aspect. This probably have gotten 9 or 10 if the game was more explorable with less invisible walls. Granted I would've given BF1 an 8, but it really depends on individuals.

    • @simonamorim1405
      @simonamorim1405 Před 7 lety +7

      cjfunstuff did the witcher 3 come out 3 years ago?

    • @malachiconstant7745
      @malachiconstant7745 Před 7 lety +15

      SinnerJ yeah, I guess so. I still wouldn't have given battlefield even an 8 considering its main draw is multiplayer and eventually the servers will be shut down or hackers will ruin it, while you can always go back and play through a single player game like yakuza again.

    • @gavins2702
      @gavins2702 Před 7 lety +21

      He probably had more fun with witcher 3, even in 2017 no game can match witcher 3, the only game that can compete this year is red dead redemption 2 if it turns out good.

  • @highfuu9900
    @highfuu9900 Před 3 lety +406

    To be fair the invisible wall critique doesn’t really hit with me because those little red circles get removed by like chapter 2, and right when u get tired of the first zone they put you in Osaka. I mean it says on the box it takes place in a small Japanese city. Yakuza isn’t about some big beautiful map, it’s about attention to detail. Arcades, karaoke, pocket car racing, dance clubs, and like 300 side quests that all have a story line and characters.

    • @highfuu9900
      @highfuu9900 Před 3 lety +4

      Other than that though I really liked this review:-)

    • @lets_see_777
      @lets_see_777 Před 3 lety +31

      dont mind him, he's is so used to empty shiny western AAA titles that something original and fun is kinda new to to Joe. Just watch Jim Sterling or Dunkey who imo give best opinion that matches my frequency

    • @abadenoughdude300
      @abadenoughdude300 Před 3 lety +25

      I'd much rather have a game in a small town with plenty to do than a huge-ass empty open world that you need to walk for hours to get anywhere.

    • @theFakeRed
      @theFakeRed Před 3 lety +10

      @@abadenoughdude300 this is exactly why I stopped playing games like Assassins Creed, Skyrim, Fallout. The maps are huge, with not enough substance to keep going between places fun and interesting.

    • @goofball1_134
      @goofball1_134 Před 2 lety +5

      Also if we're being technical majima couldn't leave because the suhima family kept him in a 'cage' aka the city

  • @ffnbbq
    @ffnbbq Před 5 lety +1750

    I still can't believe Joe went from this game (chronologically the first), ignored Kiwami, jumped to Yakuza 6 (the last), got frustrated and confused that the game didn't sit down and explain 5 games/10 years of story to him, yet also complain that 6 had way too many cutscenes establishing the consequences of Yakuza 5's ending that it directly follows.
    Also, didn't he learn his lesson from 0 that imposing his AAA Western game expectations on a Japanese title was a mistake?

    • @4kmagicjay610
      @4kmagicjay610 Před 5 lety +15

      Did he really not like 6. I have not played it yet

    • @Safersephiroth777
      @Safersephiroth777 Před 5 lety +424

      This is what happens when you don't play a series in chronologically order.

    • @Humble197
      @Humble197 Před 5 lety +16

      They should have had something explaining what happened. Unless they just don't expect you to buy the game.

    • @4kmagicjay610
      @4kmagicjay610 Před 5 lety +172

      @@Humble197 I did play the demo and they have an encyclopedia for each game main events and important chracters. Sure there's a lot of reading but at least it's informative.

    • @Humble197
      @Humble197 Před 5 lety +36

      @@4kmagicjay610 There are better ways to do it then make a player read for an hour

  • @marknava321
    @marknava321 Před 7 lety +460

    Joe looks like a legit cartel Boss

    • @XyzCloud
      @XyzCloud Před 7 lety +51

      Mark Nava He indeed does look like a target in hitman.

    • @IMCR8Z
      @IMCR8Z Před 7 lety +28

      Angry Joe confirmed for next Elusive Target.

    • @stebsis
      @stebsis Před 7 lety +39

      Mark Nava Maybe that's the reason Joe has been slacking on reviews, managing a criminal organization takes up a lot of time :P

    • @marky3609
      @marky3609 Před 7 lety +18

      Yea he's totally killing it in that suit and Superman belt buckle

    • @hakusansaku8800
      @hakusansaku8800 Před 7 lety +20

      He looks very good in that suit

  • @NegoClau
    @NegoClau Před 6 lety +1407

    "There's one (sub-mission) where you protect Michael Jackson from zombies, while he moonwalks down the street"
    (videogamedunkey)

  • @jaredc304
    @jaredc304 Před 4 lety +638

    Kuze's theme is one of the most badass pieces of music I've ever heard.

    • @Jay-xv5wj
      @Jay-xv5wj Před 4 lety +14

      Jared Curry your speaking pure facts my brother !!!!!!!

    • @ccda3324
      @ccda3324 Před 4 lety +10

      Kuze and Awano's themes are the best tracks in the game imo

    • @lyhang2736
      @lyhang2736 Před 3 lety +1

      Jared Curry don't That Kuze Theme no Nishiki yes

    • @Murakami2077
      @Murakami2077 Před 3 lety +10

      Pledge of Demon, Oath of Enma, With Vengeance, Two Dragons... Yakuza 0 only serves the very best on the ost

    • @RobertEdwinHouse9
      @RobertEdwinHouse9 Před 2 lety +2

      @@ccda3324 shibusawa's theme is the best

  • @brandonharris170
    @brandonharris170 Před 4 lety +1880

    The voiceless cutscenes are more intresting if u put ur own voice to the charecter lmao i had a blast doing that

    • @wiseass2149
      @wiseass2149 Před 4 lety +47

      For real.

    • @awesomebruce6555
      @awesomebruce6555 Před 4 lety +90

      Lmao i just got it free on xbox im doing this in Arnold Schwarzenegger voice lol

    • @superduper4820
      @superduper4820 Před 4 lety +9

      brandon harris lmao

    • @BigJonahJ
      @BigJonahJ Před 4 lety +45

      I played it with my little brother watching and he read it as I played....such a great influence I am, I know

    • @coyotebongwater6833
      @coyotebongwater6833 Před 4 lety +29

      I always do a ridiculously racist Asian accent.
      Thought it'd be fitting.

  • @Tyzen7
    @Tyzen7 Před 7 lety +1941

    This has got to be the best intro to an Angry Review I have ever seen xD

    • @SuperVegeta25Returns
      @SuperVegeta25Returns Před 7 lety +79

      lol I keep watching the part when other joe comes in dancing in the beginning lol

    • @Tyzen7
      @Tyzen7 Před 7 lety +20

      Same

    • @vladimir509
      @vladimir509 Před 7 lety +9

      u mean The Order 1886

    • @ppsarrakis
      @ppsarrakis Před 7 lety +7

      actually i think
      the witcher 3 had the best one!

    • @shadowsfrost1
      @shadowsfrost1 Před 7 lety +9

      I compare this to the dmc one frequently. But then again he has a lot of amazing intros

  • @x73v
    @x73v Před 7 lety +428

    You know this is funny when theres more customization options for your cabaret girls than other games have for their entire character customizations...

  • @rubyy.7374
    @rubyy.7374 Před 4 lety +391

    I’m somebody who usually prefers dubs, but honestly I cannot fathom Yakuza 0 being dubbed over. Nothing will ever compare to this stellar singing/voice acting.

    • @Ticketman99
      @Ticketman99 Před 4 lety +6

      Play the original PS2 Yakuza 1 game lmao

    • @billcipher147
      @billcipher147 Před 4 lety +23

      Well there was that one time the actor of Luke Skywalker, Mark Hamill, voiced Majima. So that was pretty interesting. But yeah, I gotta agree.

    • @Ticketman99
      @Ticketman99 Před 4 lety +2

      @@billcipher147 That's the one I'm talking about😅

    • @billcipher147
      @billcipher147 Před 4 lety +1

      @@Ticketman99 I was replying to the first dude, but yeah. Guess I should've made that more clear :P

    • @cheorros
      @cheorros Před 2 lety

      "Nani?"

  • @spero360
    @spero360 Před 3 lety +347

    The whole "invisible walls" argument doesn't make any sense. Its a smaller map, every yakuuz game is. But it has a lot to do, the world being bigger would be a determent to it.

    • @Montasir125
      @Montasir125 Před 3 lety +43

      I'd say that his "invisible walls" criticism is more about it breaking immersion, rather than the size of the game world.

    • @abadenoughdude300
      @abadenoughdude300 Před 3 lety +17

      @@Montasir125 I dunno, I was pretty damn immersed for the first few hours when there really are a lot of walls forcing you towards your objective, it was just too cool to stroll around this neon-blazing town. As for the general invisible wall limiting the entire play area, well duh, this is the place where the game takes place so you don't go beyond that. What was he expecting, the game world being the size of the actual planet Earth?

    • @bleeem
      @bleeem Před 3 lety +24

      because people want gta sized maps, which is actually bad because most of the times the world is empty with just a section of it having actual activities

    • @CDbiggen
      @CDbiggen Před 3 lety +5

      What I found good about this review is that Joe is pretty much how a regular dude playing Yakuza for the first time would react.

    • @The_Ultimate_Faker
      @The_Ultimate_Faker Před 3 lety +9

      I'd take smaller yet filled and immersive over large but dull and empty any day.

  • @skrullzee4920
    @skrullzee4920 Před 7 lety +675

    Holy shit if Joe and other Joe play this game together, does that make this the *other* Joe Joe's bizzare adventure?!?

    • @KannaVOX
      @KannaVOX Před 7 lety +46

      skrull zee Ok, this is the best comment i have seen today. And i dont even watch jojo's bizarre adventure.

    • @exceedcharge1
      @exceedcharge1 Před 7 lety +22

      skrull zee
      You son of a bitch

    • @exceedcharge1
      @exceedcharge1 Před 7 lety +32

      You earned it

    • @grandroc8905
      @grandroc8905 Před 7 lety +18

      To the top you go 😂

    • @itsjonesh
      @itsjonesh Před 7 lety +18

      YOU THOUGHT IT WAS JOE JOE's, BUT IT WAS ME: DIO!

  • @Grohlvana
    @Grohlvana Před 7 lety +1844

    Other Joe seems like such a nice and carefree guy, what a dude.

    • @buckwade3874
      @buckwade3874 Před 7 lety +67

      Dude, "carefree"?! I'm scarred for life because of his dance in the intro!

    • @cjdw1995
      @cjdw1995 Před 6 lety +33

      Other Joe's reaching out into his inner Mr. Libido, apparently.

    • @hafizulazri5353
      @hafizulazri5353 Před 6 lety +8

      Chris Wontka Walking Erection

    • @dave9020
      @dave9020 Před 5 lety +34

      Hafizul Azri I have nothing but respect for Other Joe, that he doesn't feel embarrased...

    • @doge6810
      @doge6810 Před 5 lety +4

      Heyyy....wazzap my mans grohlvana

  • @AnActualRealPotato
    @AnActualRealPotato Před 3 lety +214

    It really isn't important that the gameworld in Yakuza is "small", because it's not the size of the space that matters, it is what's inside of that does. Yakuza manages to give you a better open world experience than 98% of AAA Open world titles out there. It is so densely packed with shit to do and discover, even if the entire game world is so small that you can just run from one end to the other within a minute or two. It doesn't matter that Yakuza 0 looks like a souped up PS3 game, because it still manages to outperform it's competition.
    For me, Yakuza 0 is a near damn perfect game. I will admit that there are some dumb things about it like that you get the money toss ability way too late, the weapons are a very small part and some heat moves are just a bit too tricky to use, but damn if all the other shit the game does doesn't make up for it.

    • @mopedope7624
      @mopedope7624 Před 2 lety +9

      There is far more freedom and customization in Yakuza 0 than in GTA 5. The amount of content here makes Western open world games feel hollow.

    • @dathunderman4
      @dathunderman4 Před 2 lety +8

      You’re 100% correct. Just compare this to a AAA open world title like Cyberpunk. Sure, cyberpunk is bigger in size but the world is not nearly as compelling as Yakuza 0’s.

    • @Machiave11i
      @Machiave11i Před 2 lety +4

      I agree 100%. Most AAA open world games are completely bare; yeah, they're huge (see Ubisoft) but there is NOTHING to do. I would rather play in a condensed area with lots of interesting avenues to explore than on some sprawling map with bare minimum content.

    • @joaquinparedes899
      @joaquinparedes899 Před 2 lety

      damn right

  • @rossgardner9412
    @rossgardner9412 Před 3 lety +673

    A personal favourite of mine is when a character is struggling to think of the phrase “Boxer” so he calls his friend a “fisting artist”
    To which Kiryu goes “Whoa! I’m not into that”
    That’s fucking hilarious.

    • @shizuwolf
      @shizuwolf Před 3 lety +38

      Punch out artist

    • @lordsickomode
      @lordsickomode Před 2 lety +48

      And then when he describes the concept of "a customer pays a fee and can take as many swings at me as he wants for a minute" Kiryu immediately goes "Is this a new S&M thing? That aint really my scene."

  • @JasonsDaMan69er
    @JasonsDaMan69er Před 7 lety +2665

    Guys please buy this game. This franchise deserves to continue.

    • @thefourthchairman4151
      @thefourthchairman4151 Před 7 lety +230

      You dont rent this game
      You dont borrow this game
      You dont wait for the price to drop
      You must fuckin BUY it, like RIGHT fuckin NOW
      You must OWN it

    • @gobl_
      @gobl_ Před 6 lety +15

      Bozo Clown On August you will be able to :)

    • @expertgaminghd5761
      @expertgaminghd5761 Před 5 lety

      Judge Tom yakuza 6 is only on ps4

    • @gobl_
      @gobl_ Před 5 lety +5

      Expert Gaming HD We'll see about that.

    • @expertgaminghd5761
      @expertgaminghd5761 Před 5 lety

      Judge Tom it is for now

  • @Accesserised
    @Accesserised Před 7 lety +387

    Must be an epic *storyline* if it made Joe cry, twice?! I'm definitely giving it a go. Love the disco dancing and karaoke scenes too, reminds me of Sleeping Dogs, but better ^^

    • @Accesserised
      @Accesserised Před 7 lety +31

      Ps Joe rockin the white suit! ^^

    • @hemangchauhan2864
      @hemangchauhan2864 Před 7 lety +13

      Watch HyperBitHero's Yakuza video

    • @aao6597
      @aao6597 Před 7 lety +2

      totally agree

    • @lisaanimi
      @lisaanimi Před 7 lety +7

      Last time Joe cried at Witcher 3. This has to be amazing :D

    • @sofija1996
      @sofija1996 Před 7 lety +10

      TBH comparing Yakuza to GTA or Sleeping Dogs is pretty misleading, especially in terms of gameplay. But I can see why people get this impression.
      Somebody recommended HBH's Yakuza vid - oh gosh, watch it. It's long and slightly outdated in places (it was recorded before Yakuza 5 got its Western release), but you won't get a better overview of Yakuza games in English.

  • @samuels7228
    @samuels7228 Před 3 lety +71

    "Oh, I get it. He's just fucking batshit crazy."
    You have no idea.

  • @Saynt614
    @Saynt614 Před 5 lety +141

    Had never played a Yakuza game in my life. Saw this review about a year ago... and bought Yakuza 0 on PC... I have now played through Yakuza 0 and Yakuza Kiwami and I'm currently on Chapter 5 in Yakuza Kiwami 2.... the stories and characters in these games is what keeps bringing me back. They really make you care about them... it's like a really really good book. I also teared up in Yakuza 0 as everyone should... (Tachibana and Makoto).
    They are so well made with plenty of bang for your buck... Zero and Kiwami are both only $20 on Steam... and both are 30 hour games WITHOUT doing all the side stuff... if you are a competitionist... you are looking at 70+ hours EACH. These are games every gamer should play

    • @lethalchocobo1886
      @lethalchocobo1886 Před 4 lety +10

      I have +160 hours on Y0 and pretty sure at least 70 of them went to the the cabaret club.

    • @thedarkestlotus
      @thedarkestlotus Před 4 lety +12

      Bro one must admit the Majima-Makoto-Tachibana story sure had everyone tearing up out there. It makes you think and even reconsider some of your life decisions. The people who were involved in this game deserve all the awards they can get.

    • @SomethingCool51
      @SomethingCool51 Před 3 lety +3

      @@lethalchocobo1886 Trying to 100% Y0 right now and I feel like I'm going to spend 70 hours doing the mahjong

    • @j.vinton4039
      @j.vinton4039 Před 3 lety +3

      carlos santos It was a great story. Even the cliff hanger about the bat tattoo. They make you think it’s Tachibana, only to reveal its Oda she’s talking about. Good twist

    • @KaiKrimson56
      @KaiKrimson56 Před 3 lety +2

      It took me 100 hours to beat the game and I still have stuff I'd like to do.

  • @Idothinkysaurus
    @Idothinkysaurus Před 7 lety +928

    See, this game is PROOF that graphics don't make the game fun.

    • @exceedcharge1
      @exceedcharge1 Před 7 lety +60

      William Morse
      This game has the perfect graphical level for me

    • @trashsombra2793
      @trashsombra2793 Před 7 lety +3

      the face models look good put man every thing else look bad

    • @ArsenicSteel00
      @ArsenicSteel00 Před 7 lety +2

      Not true, kiddo. Everything isn't great looking but it's more than just face models looking good. It's a 1080p/60fps PS3 game that still looks better than other games on PS.

    • @trashsombra2793
      @trashsombra2793 Před 7 lety

      ArsenicSteel00
      i said that the models look goood but every thing else looks meh

    • @derrickspears6230
      @derrickspears6230 Před 7 lety

      Said every player of every decent true roguelike.

  • @Michael23f
    @Michael23f Před 6 lety +578

    Perfect example of story over graphics.

    • @gobl_
      @gobl_ Před 6 lety +56

      LionHeartMafia Not only story but also gameplay.

    • @infinitemillennium3821
      @infinitemillennium3821 Před 4 lety +32

      Tom 9083 and music

    • @ThePianist51
      @ThePianist51 Před 4 lety +5

      Miyazaki Fanboy This has to stop. I spent so many fcking hours in those side quests 😂😛

    • @teyvatvillager136
      @teyvatvillager136 Před 3 lety +1

      TLOU2 say sorry

    • @trilfy
      @trilfy Před 3 lety

      @@gobl_ Gameplay? Yeah, sure it's fun for all levels of play. But it's not very challenging. I had to download a separate difficulty mod on pc to get an actual challenge. And before you ask, yes I know there's a legendary difficulty in the game. That mode is also too easy. Anyways nobody has mentioned the side quests. They're exceptionally well done. There were a lot of moments that make you actually care about the characters in a freaking side quest. Such as the pocket racing quest and (the best side quest imo) the Michael Jackson side quest

  • @neonkai5965
    @neonkai5965 Před 5 lety +310

    This was my first Yakuza game, and now i need the rest of yakuza games in my life, or ill die! This game has ruined all the other games for me with lazy writing, voice acting and storytelling.

    • @culturedbrother
      @culturedbrother Před 5 lety +18

      Welcome to the club then.
      Since Yakuza (storywise) goes by numbers and keeps it simple (sequel of 0 is 1, sequel of 1 is 2 and so on, basically no crazy titles), its easy to follow everything from 0 to 6 (with the older Yakuza games being re-released for the PS4, just with "Yakuza 1" and "Yakuza 2" (both for the PS2) being called "Yakuza Kiwami" and "Yakuza Kiwami 2" for the PS4)
      The rest of the series, while "just" spin-offs, i think you should give them a shot as well. "Yakuza Dead Souls", "Hokuto ga Gotoku" (AKA "Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise" and yes, based on the Anime) and we can all hope that "Judge Eyes" (or "Judgement") will be coming to the west very very soon.
      However, if you dont mind Japan exclusivity, then there still are "Kurohyoo" and "Kurohyoo 2" for the PSP, "Ryu ga Gotoku Kenzan" for the PS3 and "Ryu ga Gotoku Ishin" for the PS3 and PS4.
      If thats not enough, then you still can watch the japanese movie based on "Yakuza 1" in the west called "Like a Dragon", directed by "Miike Takashi".................a director that usually does good but over-the-top movies but in "Like a Dragon", he stays rather "normal".
      And if that is not enough "Yakuza" (or "Ryu ga Gotoku" in Japan), then, like at lot of us are doing, can wait for the next game called "Shin Ryu ga Gotoku" ("New Yakuza") which still has to be announced.

    • @AintPopular
      @AintPopular Před 5 lety +3

      now kiwami's out

    • @xero9ravity150
      @xero9ravity150 Před 4 lety +8

      I want the samurai times yakuza to be translated ;-;

    • @TheIllustriouBlueJay
      @TheIllustriouBlueJay Před 3 lety +11

      @Waterstar 0609 he was referring to western games.

    • @ryan-7358
      @ryan-7358 Před 3 lety +2

      Same. I got Yakuza 0, Kiwami 1 and 2 and remastered 3, 4, 5 and 6 all for 70$. Almost the same price as a single call of duty (60$). I got probably 800 hours of gameplay. But the last Yakuza is 60$ and I bought all of them for 5 to 10$ (except the 6 which was 20$). I'm just waiting for it to go on discount and let's be honest (and this is not a spoiler): it became easier for me to wait when I learnt that Kiryu will not be the main character of the game (idk if he'll even be in the game).

  • @ShacoPL
    @ShacoPL Před 5 lety +909

    wut? I found the graphics to be genuinely good

    • @brodylockwood14
      @brodylockwood14 Před 4 lety +131

      Ikr. It was sharp and the ground textures in the street legitimately looked 4k.

    • @ohav3893
      @ohav3893 Před 4 lety +104

      It's a huge upgrade from the ps3 games. But then yakuza 6 came with the new engine and DAMNNNN

    • @piotrsegal6475
      @piotrsegal6475 Před 4 lety +68

      To some extent the graphics have their own, specific style.
      Plus, all those neon signs on the buildings look downright wonderful.

    • @hXcJesusInAttackMode
      @hXcJesusInAttackMode Před 4 lety +29

      For people who are not aware kiwami came out in 2013 in japan on ps3 thats why they always look so dated , so any yakuza game that came out in West (besides original 1 and 2) came out 5 years prior in Japan

    • @adamothman1124
      @adamothman1124 Před 4 lety +6

      I thought it was alright but the cutscenes really look good.

  • @ENTERPLAYSTUDIO
    @ENTERPLAYSTUDIO Před 7 lety +652

    This review is ART!!! Joe, you STEPPED IT UP BRO!!!!

    • @ScrinGeneral17
      @ScrinGeneral17 Před 7 lety

      If not art, it's a hell of an amazing review.

    • @punchforpound2808
      @punchforpound2808 Před 7 lety

      What's the dang mind jack bullshit thing? What does that mean?

    • @ScrinGeneral17
      @ScrinGeneral17 Před 7 lety +32

      Angry Old Black Man 4-5 year viewer here. Nobody wants to hear your opinion Mr. Entitled Douchebag

    • @lolzman999
      @lolzman999 Před 7 lety +3

      FUAAARK just the intro was art

    • @Woodfan1392
      @Woodfan1392 Před 7 lety +11

      Sorry AJ haters. I was with you for a while when Joe was releasing game reviews in such a messy, unorganized way... but he really did outdone himself with this review. And now that he has a schedule... your forces of hate are dwindling.
      Thanks for giving us a better Angry Joe, but our relationship ends here. Better get to work, because AJ has the upper hand in this imaginary war at the moment ;)

  • @ufotofu9
    @ufotofu9 Před 7 lety +279

    That's actually a very sharp looking suit you're wearing.

    • @sembatimothynkalamo8986
      @sembatimothynkalamo8986 Před 7 lety +20

      The Super belt buckle makes it

    • @RedBarchettaYYZ
      @RedBarchettaYYZ Před 7 lety

      Geoffrey Zoref
      I like how Joes collar is popped xD

    • @cygnusanimations
      @cygnusanimations Před 7 lety

      Geoffrey Zoref Not really, the sleeves are too long and the blazer could use some tightening as well. The Superman belt just makes it 100x more tacky too.
      Is it a good caricature of a Yakuza member? Sure why not. I wouldn't call it a good suit though...

    • @DavidMFBowie
      @DavidMFBowie Před 7 lety +6

      It's the iconic suit for the main character in the yakuza series

    • @cygnusanimations
      @cygnusanimations Před 7 lety

      David Motherfucking Bowie Precisely. It's a good suit for the game. It's related to the wold present in Yakuza, as such it's a good outfit for the review. Would you wear it in real life and call it a sharp suit? Don't think so.

  • @WhattheFoXPlay
    @WhattheFoXPlay Před 5 lety +201

    Already played 60 hours in Yakuza 0 and can't stop =)
    after Yakuza 0, going to play all 6 in the row xD
    Regret that I didn't play Yakuza before

    • @1beatcher
      @1beatcher Před 5 lety +1

      Still playing a yakuza game?

    • @WhattheFoXPlay
      @WhattheFoXPlay Před 5 lety +1

      Yep)
      Yakuza 2 is amazing

    • @Nani_M
      @Nani_M Před 5 lety +4

      same i had yakuza 1 on ps2 i never played it ididn't know what to do thank god they are remastering all of them

    • @tonyjuarez6296
      @tonyjuarez6296 Před 4 lety +1

      Never played one, im going to buy and play yakuza 0 first

    • @quorke
      @quorke Před 4 lety +8

      Tony Juarez Yakuza 0 is great but the only problem with playing that one first is that you need to lower your expectations for the first game. It’s still a good game but it 0 is still much better

  • @keithvalle4417
    @keithvalle4417 Před 3 lety +101

    Yakuza 0 changed my standards on open world and rpg games. Side stories and side content in this game are so hilarious, engaging, and worth the while that there are times I consider the main story as the distraction (never thought this would happen). I realized density of the map is much more important than size. I can only wish the developer (RGG studios) make a proper Gintama game with Yakuza gameplay, that would be a day one for me.

    • @urekmazino2086
      @urekmazino2086 Před 3 lety +9

      Yooo Gintama game would be awesome

    • @fodee4313
      @fodee4313 Před 3 lety

      @@urekmazino2086 yea

    • @ronaldomendoza7578
      @ronaldomendoza7578 Před 2 lety +4

      That would be a great idea, so many side stories you could have from the many comedy arcs

    • @yourcollegedebt8384
      @yourcollegedebt8384 Před 2 lety

      Honestly, I think a JoJo's game in the style of Part 4 would be amazing.

  • @Ender424
    @Ender424 Před 7 lety +468

    The sidequests in Yakuza are refreshingly fun and interesting compared to the ridiculously mundane shit they had me do in Final Fantasy XV.

    • @redseagaming7832
      @redseagaming7832 Před 7 lety +41

      Hector G which proves that semi open world game does not have to have the best graphics in order to succeed it just needs to be fun overall. that's what the pc master race will never understand let them think about it. it's not how a game looks to me it's how fun it is. it's really hard to explain that to a PC fan boy because they keep countering back at me saying if it ain't 60fps or 120 FPS or 4K resolution it's crap. I don't really care. if the game is fun I don't care what resolution it was even if this game was running at 144p instead of 1080p I'd still say it was fun.

    • @NoroGameplays
      @NoroGameplays Před 7 lety +15

      Zackary Smith nailed mate, whats The POINT of 1080p 60fps of It is shit, Like halo 5 and a few others, gameplay and story matters The most

    • @cqdrian
      @cqdrian Před 7 lety +18

      Hector G I was really pissed on how much fetch quests there were in FFXV

    • @huycuongmusa5883
      @huycuongmusa5883 Před 7 lety

      Lịch su

    • @robertnomok9750
      @robertnomok9750 Před 7 lety +2

      Sorry but not 60 fps is more important. And 1080 and 60 fps is not a graphics its a technical handicap.
      PC master race playes indie 2d games while console losers play shit like order 1886 /

  • @Ko700el
    @Ko700el Před 7 lety +486

    mom came into the room when other joe was dancing half naked in the intro.....fucking...timing ftw..fuck

    • @Droid15243Z
      @Droid15243Z Před 7 lety +14

      koel700 Tabs?

    • @danqrl
      @danqrl Před 7 lety +1

      koel700 I smell a lie

    • @Ko700el
      @Ko700el Před 7 lety +21

      she wanted battaries for her remote and i have them (the packages) in my room because of the xbone wireless controller...shit happens

    • @RedFire998
      @RedFire998 Před 7 lety

      danqrl its funny how almost on every video you have a comment like this right?

    • @ivanttosuckyourblood
      @ivanttosuckyourblood Před 7 lety +2

      Just tell mom the truth... You enjoy watching men!

  • @casper6405
    @casper6405 Před 5 lety +84

    The Japanese know what fuels and drives me

  • @erikwibowo8596
    @erikwibowo8596 Před 3 lety +20

    My favorite mission was protecting miracle johnson through a zombie horde music video shoot, directed by stephen spinning, director of the critically acclaimed A.T.

  • @Drstrange3000
    @Drstrange3000 Před 7 lety +296

    Now THIS. THIS RIGHT HERE! Is content! Actual content! Not pointless, boring sidequest and repetitive collectibles!

    • @namenoname3295
      @namenoname3295 Před 7 lety +9

      Ollie Exactly, screw games like MGSV this is how games used to be

    • @Drstrange3000
      @Drstrange3000 Před 7 lety +15

      Name Noname I miss really fun side content and mini games like this! Not picking up the 100th flower to make ONE potion or doing some arbitrary side quests of mandatory connect the constellations in Dragon Age Inquisition. Yeah, the open world structure and side quests really hurt MGS V for me too. I passed on FFXV for the same reason.

    • @AimForMyHead81
      @AimForMyHead81 Před 7 lety +1

      Ollie ikr

    • @Opethfannumberone
      @Opethfannumberone Před 7 lety +3

      Ollie unfortunately those boring sidequests take much less effort to make than actual good sidequests
      plus they add more unnecessary gametime

    • @Jose20571996
      @Jose20571996 Před 7 lety

      ...and here I was thinking that THIS. THIS RIGHT HERE! is a comment.

  • @ayeayeron3670
    @ayeayeron3670 Před 7 lety +255

    Gotta love Joe wearing the original Kiryu suit.

  • @lawrencelatrelljacksonmckn2932

    The thing that got me into Yakuza was Majima singing 24 hour Cinderella lol. Passed all of them ,and now waiting for the release of Yakuza Like a Dragon to come out.

    • @zeemancan3713
      @zeemancan3713 Před 3 lety +1

      Now that thats been out for a few months, now im waiting on the sequel to Judgement coming soon

  • @Jerrongamereview
    @Jerrongamereview Před 3 lety +68

    Kiryu's walking animation is amazing, I can watch him walk around for hours

    • @TheLovemeifyoucan
      @TheLovemeifyoucan Před 3 lety +6

      me too man, i was tried to walk like that but its awkward lol

    • @frankuraku5622
      @frankuraku5622 Před rokem +2

      With jogging, it makes the game look lazy. With walking, you can see Kiryu turn his head to see something and some weird suit guys bothering him, and it makes you look more into the streets and love the lighting of the shops and places. This game has so much details when you slow it down.

  • @derdingobaron
    @derdingobaron Před 7 lety +141

    Sega is also considering a full remake of Yakuza 2 and bringing Yakuza 3, 4 and 5 to the PS4. I really hope they do.

    • @swredpalladin
      @swredpalladin Před 7 lety

      need yakuza 1 remake as well for the ps4.

    • @andreafilacchioni7935
      @andreafilacchioni7935 Před 7 lety +1

      yakuza 1 remake is yakuza kiwami and is coming to ps4 later this year

    • @spaghetticode1622
      @spaghetticode1622 Před 7 lety

      That is one awesome news. I can't imagine buying Yakuza & Yakuza 2 for my collection shelf, they are expensive af. Even Yakuza 3 & 4 are not cheap, sellers on ebay are selling them like they're f'ing gold.

    • @derdingobaron
      @derdingobaron Před 7 lety

      I recently bought Yakuza 3 & 4 (steelbook) on Amazon for 15€ and 25€ respectively. European versions, though, don't know about american, but what's the difference really?

    • @SuperArppis
      @SuperArppis Před 7 lety

      They should do it. I'll buy them all.

  • @dashdingo-aceit-nixon9738
    @dashdingo-aceit-nixon9738 Před 7 lety +335

    Always trust Joe to do a FULL review - not some 2 bit 4 minute ign or gamespot shit where they only say small things. Joe goes the FULL mile and tells you about the game. From the endless mini games, gameplay, story, graphics etc. Thats why Joe is number 1. And always will be.

  • @tatocancelled7186
    @tatocancelled7186 Před 3 lety +177

    “I’m now a fan of the series” *hasn’t played or reviewed any other game in the series since this one.*

    • @Irunts
      @Irunts Před 3 lety +18

      what's your point? his schedule is already tight with other games, obviously, he's going to prioritize newer releases over the older games or remakes.

    • @MatriXCh33Ze69
      @MatriXCh33Ze69 Před 3 lety +19

      He doesn't have to review the other games to Like the series 💀

    • @JeffZ1028
      @JeffZ1028 Před 3 lety +3

      @@MatriXCh33Ze69 Has he played any other games in the series? I was expecting to see Kiwami reviews after this.

    • @JeffZ1028
      @JeffZ1028 Před 3 lety +10

      @@Irunts I think his point is Joe tends to be a bandwagon fan when he says that about most things.

    • @Irunts
      @Irunts Před 3 lety +1

      @@JeffZ1028 you may have a point there...like him claiming that he's an XCOM veteran, but then it turns out that he's horrible

  • @Hunter-im3tg
    @Hunter-im3tg Před 3 lety +44

    btw those Pokemon cards are actual cards of porn actors

  • @Carnage4009
    @Carnage4009 Před 6 lety +2034

    This video was OJ's peak in life lol

    • @MrCheesyBaconBits
      @MrCheesyBaconBits Před 6 lety +5

      What do you mean :o

    • @godzullafc1280
      @godzullafc1280 Před 6 lety +41

      Lol I thought it was OJ Simpson

    • @TheFissionIsMailed
      @TheFissionIsMailed Před 6 lety +9

      Yeah he seemed really into it didn't he, I noticed right away too. ☺

    • @bi0hazard921
      @bi0hazard921 Před 5 lety +4

      What did AJ do to convince OJ to do that intro??

    • @atastydonut
      @atastydonut Před 4 lety

      let's wait until he sees this video again in like 10 years lmao

  • @Supreme0757
    @Supreme0757 Před 7 lety +1315

    I hope a horrible game comes out so I can see you rip it apart lol

    • @AlexGR321
      @AlexGR321 Před 7 lety +143

      ride to hell 2 : the end of joe

    • @Supreme0757
      @Supreme0757 Před 7 lety

      LMAO

    • @jrt2792
      @jrt2792 Před 7 lety +5

      +alex YAY, TITTAYS!!! I died from that review.

    • @GoOKuSj33
      @GoOKuSj33 Před 7 lety +17

      Oh it will, no year is safe, just you wait.

    • @AlexGR321
      @AlexGR321 Před 7 lety +1

      lol me2 but seriously now nothing can beat ride to hell unless the same guys who developed this "masterpiece" end up with another ride to hell

  • @Bajso84
    @Bajso84 Před 3 lety +59

    This game is beautiful. May not be the most advanced graphics by todays standards, but they are clean and tasteful. The 80s Japan setting is interesting, the combat is fun, the minigames are well made, the tone is balanced, the acting is great and the story is really good.
    Great intro you did there btw!

  • @ronkeffer7072
    @ronkeffer7072 Před 4 lety +24

    Well, Angry Joe and Other Joe, as a Yakuza veteran, I welcome you to Kamurocho, the city that never sleeps where people want to fight you, everyone smokes, and cabaret clubs are like the best therapy sessions

  • @johncamarillo3553
    @johncamarillo3553 Před 7 lety +235

    The "find a pay phone" quest sounds impossible. Don't agree with me, leave your house right now try and find one.

    • @haziqadnan494
      @haziqadnan494 Před 7 lety

      I found it but all of it is broken :(

    • @wu1ming9shi
      @wu1ming9shi Před 7 lety

      lol, the nearest one close to me was taken away 10 years ago and i live in a small village.

    • @ragingrapids9346
      @ragingrapids9346 Před 7 lety +1

      John Camarillo walmart lol

    • @cainikmaster6192
      @cainikmaster6192 Před 7 lety

      John Camarillo, there is one in a town 8km far away from my house.

    • @Retrodesperado
      @Retrodesperado Před 7 lety +1

      Every payphone in my city is broken or vandalized, most of them have been removed by the city, but yeah it would be a daunting mission to accept. I would have to travel pretty far XD

  • @ares106
    @ares106 Před 7 lety +1830

    this is what mafia3 could have been

    • @johnathonhaney8291
      @johnathonhaney8291 Před 7 lety +146

      ares106 It's also what the GTA series wants to be when it finally grows up.

    • @Bloodhurl67
      @Bloodhurl67 Před 7 lety +27

      Johnathon Haney No it isn't

    • @johnathonhaney8291
      @johnathonhaney8291 Před 7 lety +45

      Howya Doin Yeah it is. I compare GTA V in my mind to Yakuza 1 or 2 and it's like comparing a soapbox car to a Masseratti.

    • @Bloodhurl67
      @Bloodhurl67 Před 7 lety +47

      Johnathon Haney​ Oh my god, you are really dumb. You're comparing a shooter to a brawler. That's just really dumb.

    • @johnathonhaney8291
      @johnathonhaney8291 Před 7 lety +44

      Howya Doin I'm comparing a game that can tell a story (Yakuza) with a game that finally managed to get a non-cliche story going on the fifth try (GTA).

  • @NoJokes11B
    @NoJokes11B Před 3 lety +25

    For those who didn’t know, some of the characters are real life Japanese actors and their voices. This is same for every game.
    Ozawa Hitoshi (Kuze)
    Takeuchi Riki (Awano)
    Nakano Hideo (Shibusawa)
    Iura Arata (Tachibana)
    Tsurumi Shingo (Sagawa)

    • @blademiss8376
      @blademiss8376 Před 3 lety +2

      That is true.
      I think the reason they chose to use the actors' likeness in the game was becasue the characters they played were one-off characters who don't reoccur in the other titles, that's why other characters like Kiryu, Majima, Nishikiyama, and Shimano all look "unrealistically" human because they make appearances in the later entries.

    • @blademiss8376
      @blademiss8376 Před 3 lety

      That way the devs wouldn't have to rely on an actor's likeness aging in real life for the character.

  • @ffffdsd
    @ffffdsd Před 4 lety +25

    Did Joe expect every single line to be voiced In a 30+ hour RPG with multiple optional storylines?

  • @jaysilva5854
    @jaysilva5854 Před 7 lety +608

    Yeah I'll have to admit Yakusa 0 is better than mafia 3.

    • @ericnick4498
      @ericnick4498 Před 7 lety +1

      Jay Silva Debatable

    • @Miuranger1
      @Miuranger1 Před 7 lety +80

      Jay Silva this is a fact. Mafia 3 was SJW trash

    • @ericnick4498
      @ericnick4498 Před 7 lety +19

      Kako Mohammed Lol no, Where the fuck did you see SJW?! Lmao

    • @88ights
      @88ights Před 7 lety +7

      Kako Mohammed SJW?
      Did they even existed back when the game take place????

    • @ericnick4498
      @ericnick4498 Před 7 lety +9

      AsRebel​ No, i have no idea where he got that from.

  • @ADukesJustice
    @ADukesJustice Před 7 lety +321

    I'm glad this series is finally getting the recognition it deserves.

  • @hemendraande9265
    @hemendraande9265 Před 2 lety +22

    Fun fact: this franchise is 100% accurate to the actual Yakuza

  • @yanky_
    @yanky_ Před 4 lety +46

    Just started playing it this morning, shit is fire. Gives me a series Yakuza anime vibe which is mad cool

  • @vicz88
    @vicz88 Před 7 lety +442

    This game is a perfect example of what game developers in the west should be aspiring for:
    Be as offensive as possible
    Be as triggering as possible
    Be as out of control as possible
    hold nothing back in what you wanna put in without fear of reprecussions
    Sexy women arent sin
    dont give a fuck to crybaby sjw/feminazis who only complain about everything but wont pay a cent for your game (great example: Female japanese minister rejecting UN's request to ban violence against FICTIONAL WOMEN in anime and games)
    Dont let censorship hold you back
    If it works, dont fix it.
    Do anything it takes to appeal to fans and new future customers without being "politically correct" about it.
    and most important of all.....FUN!!! you know, the one thing that those fucking regressives wanna take away from our games cuz it offended their feefees? MOTHERFUCKING FUN!!!
    Joe, you just persuaded another fan to add another Japanese game to his list alongside other future Japanese games like Persona 5, Nier Automata , Kingdom Hearts 2.8 + Remasters, Tekken 7 and Tales of Berseria.

    • @kinoko7667
      @kinoko7667 Před 7 lety +48

      vic phua Dude, you seem like a man-child.

    • @RevMirrane
      @RevMirrane Před 7 lety +21

      +Kinoko and is there something wrong with that?

    • @RevMirrane
      @RevMirrane Před 7 lety +19

      i think people should be what they want

    • @catalyst772
      @catalyst772 Před 7 lety +3

      Too bad it's an exclusive.

    • @RationalLlama
      @RationalLlama Před 7 lety +9

      So you mean like GTA?

  • @MrKakashi32030
    @MrKakashi32030 Před 7 lety +499

    Im so glad that people are starting to understand this game ...

  • @BiakSkull
    @BiakSkull Před 3 lety +43

    Joe: "made me tear up twice"
    Mikoto: "onii chan"
    Me: *bawling my eyes out*

    • @CheezVT
      @CheezVT Před 3 měsíci

      There's very little in games that makes me tear up, let alone cry
      That Makoto scene is the closest I felt myself actually cry in a long time while playing a game

  • @Ohsev
    @Ohsev Před 2 lety +13

    "Oh he's just bat shit insane" this is the most sane majima has been in any of the yakuza titles

  • @JohnDoe-pt7ru
    @JohnDoe-pt7ru Před 6 lety +2548

    I don't understand the obsession of open-world with some gamers, especially western ones. Who cares that you can't go into every building? Most open-world games are about 90% nothing with 10% actual legit content. The Ryu ga Gotoku/Yakuza series is near perfect in its design with just the right amount of exploration to where you get to mess around if you want but it's dense enough to where you're not wandering for 10 minutes in an empty area. MGSV is a perfect example of that nonsense.

    • @jeremyroberts8822
      @jeremyroberts8822 Před 6 lety +136

      John Doe because it’s annoying when they give you a level that seems open but when you try to explore you get stopped by invisible barriers and shit. I don’t care if a game isn’t open world but don’t have these huge open levels and then force you to stay on one narrow path of it

    • @Xxandrew01
      @Xxandrew01 Před 6 lety +256

      "Muh open world!" Typical Western gamers.

    • @ci7210
      @ci7210 Před 6 lety +49

      Also born in the early 90's and enjoyed a lot of linear games. Crash Bandicoot and Metal Gear Solid. Didn't play V yet but hate too many open spaces like Just Cause 2

    • @tofuelemental6920
      @tofuelemental6920 Před 6 lety +108

      Hey seriously, MGSV’s open design was made for different approaches to a mission.

    • @joaokaras610
      @joaokaras610 Před 6 lety +30

      Yeah, guys.
      It should be open world, like No Man's Sky.

  • @Tarzan118
    @Tarzan118 Před 7 lety +694

    What's this? A review? I haven't seen one of these since the great meme war of 2016! (joke)

  • @TheSharkshaw
    @TheSharkshaw Před 4 lety +39

    The best part of these yakuza games is all these mini games and all this content IS PART of the game. NOT fucking add ons or expansions. This is how games should be.

    • @hammerbro1947
      @hammerbro1947 Před 4 lety

      Exactly. Another example is Mario Kart Deluxe. Wii U Mario Kart 8 version was a fail because of having to pay DLC to play. Deluxe makes up for that.

  • @thedkboyz
    @thedkboyz Před 5 lety +32

    Couldn't give a shit about the graphics. Loved the game through and through. One of the if not the best game I've played in years. No glitches, no issues, no nothing. Got a teeny tiny bit tedious towards the end, but other than that it was a fun experience. Loved it

  • @DURIEL1
    @DURIEL1 Před 7 lety +240

    I swear to god this fanbase is so cancerous.
    Leave Joe alone, he has a fucking life and is staying true to his word with his new schedule.

    • @DURIEL1
      @DURIEL1 Před 7 lety +6

      This is why AVGN"s community is far more better.

    • @undisclosedsteve6361
      @undisclosedsteve6361 Před 7 lety +2

      Duriel Lord of Pain *Far Better*

    • @gohstdude2
      @gohstdude2 Před 7 lety +7

      magicalpancake64oh look its an dumb little kid

    • @polux5136
      @polux5136 Před 7 lety +1

      Duriel Lord of Pain Wasnt this due last teusday though?

    • @timothymartensen9040
      @timothymartensen9040 Před 7 lety

      Boba it was but he said last week that it had to be pushed back because of a review embargo.

  • @Etopirynka
    @Etopirynka Před 6 lety +1010

    I was a bit reluctant to pick this one up even after this awesome review... boy was I wrong. This is best game I played in months! The story, the fiighting, the characters, omg! I LOOOOVE Majima. Will be picking up other Yakuza games for sure. For all the hesitant ones - GO GET IT NOW.

    • @AnalSeepageForDummies
      @AnalSeepageForDummies Před 5 lety +1

      DrClavel This review was utter garbage just like your life. So just give up.

    • @lexyfamous
      @lexyfamous Před 5 lety +92

      @@AnalSeepageForDummies WTF!!?!? Men sounds like your the one with a "garbage life" after that response.

    • @fieryninja8324
      @fieryninja8324 Před 5 lety +29

      @@Mrfrundlesuniverse lol

    • @lockerroomtalkmusic4149
      @lockerroomtalkmusic4149 Před 5 lety +34

      Yes. 10/10 for me. The most fun on my PS4 to date!

    • @dogeofdojima3813
      @dogeofdojima3813 Před 5 lety +15

      Welcome aboard

  • @InvaderD0c
    @InvaderD0c Před 3 lety +16

    Angry Joe played Yakuza 0 and turned into happy Joe. Im not surprised.

  • @afroahmed3989
    @afroahmed3989 Před 5 lety +80

    Yakuza series is what the GTA series wishes to be

    • @rizwanislam925
      @rizwanislam925 Před 5 lety +1

      Nah gta doesn't want to be shitty.

    • @afroahmed3989
      @afroahmed3989 Před 5 lety +41

      @@rizwanislam925 ikr!! it's already shitty enough .

    • @buttonmash1572
      @buttonmash1572 Před 4 lety

      @That One Guy Not every category lmao

    • @AmonsRealm
      @AmonsRealm Před 4 lety +18

      That One Guy yakuza definitely has the better story

    • @buttonmash1572
      @buttonmash1572 Před 4 lety +1

      @@theitfactorjameswheezer2852 Triggered

  • @thegrimyeaper
    @thegrimyeaper Před 7 lety +344

    18:04 Okay, Joe just became a fucking legend in my book.

    • @thegrimyeaper
      @thegrimyeaper Před 7 lety +55

      Both Joes.

    • @mariuszklein6148
      @mariuszklein6148 Před 7 lety +65

      thegrimyeaper what cracked me up is the fact that he carried on wanking hah😂

    • @NoroGameplays
      @NoroGameplays Před 7 lety +16

      thegrimyeaper I bursted in to laughter on that scene, fucking brillaint

    • @Masterom2000x
      @Masterom2000x Před 6 lety +13

      That time you want to stop fapping, but it's too late.

    • @James-qk9ql
      @James-qk9ql Před 6 lety +1

      Liberty Prime england is my country

  • @CradleOfJohn
    @CradleOfJohn Před 6 lety +371

    A lot of people don't seem to know that Yakuza 0 was originally on ps3 so if people are complaining about graphics then just bare in mind that japan got this game way before the rest of the world did. I think the graphics over all are really good but sometimes you do textures and parts of the game that are outdated but with that aside it doesn't take away that Yakuza 0 is fantastic. Definitely deserved to be nominated for best ps4 game of 2017 if not winning the actual award for it.

    • @THENAMEISQUICKMAN
      @THENAMEISQUICKMAN Před 4 lety +2

      Yakuza 0 was never released on PS3.

    • @Pic4949
      @Pic4949 Před 4 lety

      Joe literally mentions this right in the review.

    • @b1gs3xy17
      @b1gs3xy17 Před 3 lety

      Bruh I didn't know it was originally on PS4 when I first started playing it, now I'm even more impressed 😂

    • @objectdefiance4027
      @objectdefiance4027 Před 3 lety

      @@b1gs3xy17 You mean PS3?

    • @b1gs3xy17
      @b1gs3xy17 Před 3 lety +1

      @@objectdefiance4027 oh yeah my bad

  • @ZachProffitt
    @ZachProffitt Před 3 lety +13

    when he said Goro Majima is batshit crazy , He hit The nail DIRECTLY on the head

  • @crippledcrusader1321
    @crippledcrusader1321 Před 2 lety +11

    I knew this game was special in 3 moments. The first one was when Kiryu took on the entirety of Dojima just so he could leave the Yakuza. The second time was the scene in the forest with Kiryu and Nishiki. And lastly was when Majima swore he’d drag every Dojima member down to hell, when he became a true mad dog.

  • @HZ_LionsDen
    @HZ_LionsDen Před 7 lety +829

    Sad it didn't get a badass seal of approval. Game deserves it.

    • @aceclover758
      @aceclover758 Před 7 lety +56

      Really does

    • @SuperNuclearHamster
      @SuperNuclearHamster Před 7 lety +61

      Hurdur its not true open world so hur dur no seal. just Joe being a typical moron who doesnt fuckin understand the game,

    • @thinhvo3893
      @thinhvo3893 Před 6 lety +27

      Thenuclearwalrus lmao typical fan. "You just don't understand it" it's hilarious how predictable you people are

    • @joycehayes1454
      @joycehayes1454 Před 6 lety +3

      What exactly does that seal of approval do? so what if a game doesn't get it then he doesn't approve for anyone to get the game or watch the movie?

    • @thinhvo3893
      @thinhvo3893 Před 6 lety +4

      Judge Tom graphic is a factor for evaluation. It what creates atmosphere and immersion. Depend on the aim of the game graphic can be VERY important. For example, games like ori is a very good game mechanically. However, it selling point HAS to be the art style and the graphic. Its so visually stunning that it makes the game so worthwhile to play.

  • @classymarowak7001
    @classymarowak7001 Před 7 lety +469

    Is Filthy Frank a Downloadable Character?
    He would fit right in.

    • @archivedaccount5990
      @archivedaccount5990 Před 7 lety +31

      Hell yeah, I'd love to play as the Pink Guy.

    • @davidalex0607
      @davidalex0607 Před 7 lety +5

      Luke Turner Oh god now I'm beggig for the gods for such thing to happen, im already laughing just by imagining

    • @raptor4211
      @raptor4211 Před 7 lety +2

      FILTHY FRANK, ANIME HUNTER

    • @jamesgeorgi170
      @jamesgeorgi170 Před 7 lety

      Ore wa ochinchin ga daisuki nandayo

    • @classymarowak7001
      @classymarowak7001 Před 7 lety

      AYE b0ss I WAS SHOT IN Da LEG!
      FUCKOFF PINK GUY IM MAKING A PHONE CALL TO THE MOBSTERS TO HUNT DOWN WEEABOOS!

  • @ghosthavoc8741
    @ghosthavoc8741 Před 4 lety +117

    It's 2020 this game is $10. F it I'm trying it out😂

  • @jcman-lp6lg
    @jcman-lp6lg Před 3 lety +17

    people who say this is GTA but in japan either 1. has never played this 2. has never played GTA or 3. both 1 and 2.

    • @zeemancan3713
      @zeemancan3713 Před 3 lety

      lol thats the most smooth brained comparison ive ever seen

  • @KeanoMUFC1
    @KeanoMUFC1 Před 7 lety +108

    I love the Japanese ppl, for things like this game

  • @sofatrooper5266
    @sofatrooper5266 Před 7 lety +234

    OMG Joe, Resident evil 7 is out in 6 hours where's the review get your shit together.

  • @fenixchief7
    @fenixchief7 Před 4 lety +17

    back 2.5 years later just for that intro.

  • @thelegendarymagikarp8295
    @thelegendarymagikarp8295 Před 5 lety +15

    8:07 "Fight him"
    Kiryu: sure
    *Enter Yakuza Kiwami*

  • @Mars_over_seer
    @Mars_over_seer Před 7 lety +584

    Sega made another game that isn't terrible or sonic.

    • @jamesscott4574
      @jamesscott4574 Před 7 lety +34

      They've been quite good as of late surprisingly.

    • @Mars_over_seer
      @Mars_over_seer Před 7 lety +6

      James Scott I wonder if they'll even survive the next Sonic game.

    • @megu2272
      @megu2272 Před 7 lety +25

      I though those both were the same thing

    • @redseagaming7832
      @redseagaming7832 Před 7 lety +4

      Matthew I think Sonic the Hedgehog should be retired no more Sonic games Sega should bring back some of the franchise's they haven't touched since the early nineties. and I also have to remind you that Sega owns Atlas which means they make money on Persona 5 when that comes out in the USA. maybe Sega should bring back Phantasy Star and actually make a big RPG not a stupid MMO that only a small quarter of the video game public can actually play.

    • @ralx225b
      @ralx225b Před 7 lety +1

      I like your Phantasy Star Idea. I did play the newly released Phantasy Star for awhile last year.

  • @dominokos
    @dominokos Před 7 lety +81

    Other Joe is a real friend if he would dress like that for a video and dance in front of the camera. Respect.

    • @PhyreI3ird
      @PhyreI3ird Před 7 lety +7

      domino2515 Amen, dude

    • @paleronin8238
      @paleronin8238 Před 7 lety +6

      domino2515 that's Joe's boyfriend.

    • @diegoantoniorosariopalomin4977
      @diegoantoniorosariopalomin4977 Před 7 lety

      Flevalt he wasn't waiting for anything , he has shown his body many many times already

    • @lexrogan2207
      @lexrogan2207 Před 7 lety

      domino2515 he's getting paid

    • @leonardocaelum4581
      @leonardocaelum4581 Před 7 lety

      Battlefield1 Hype was it really necessary for him to spread a fake rumor not even remotely true i don't think so unless he was just talk randomly then i would say yes , people usually thinks before they talk

  • @zyexio
    @zyexio Před 2 lety +22

    Completed it last week, one of the best games I’ve ever played. So much content! Story is so good!

  • @regalcartoon3952
    @regalcartoon3952 Před rokem +4

    In all truth, as your average conservative American who does not like Japanese games or any Asian media in the slightest…the Yakuza series made me realize why the Japanese are famous for being the best game developers. I’ve only gotten to Kiwami 2, and I’m about to start 3. But from what I can tell, every game in the series is great. Kiwami 1 and 2 are pretty good, 3 is a good game but a huge mess, 4 is a bit of a mess but still incredible, 5 is in the same boat as 3 and 4 but absolutely wonderful, 6 is great as well, Like a Dragon is just as incredible as the rest but is an acquired taste, Judgement and Lost Judgement are surprisingly good, and…well 0…0 is a goddamn motherfucking MASTERPIECE. The games have never been particularly buggy. They aren’t full of online or pay to win shit. The story is always interesting and funny. There are always a million plot twist and they aren’t afraid to kill characters you like. They put so much effort and care into these games. Not a single American or even European developer has put half as much effort into a game in the last 5 years. These characters that feel real and emotional. I feel their anger, their sadness, their happiness. The badass insane antics are awesome. I do not know a lick of Japanese (besides some greeting words like Arigato and Sayonara) and Chinese, but there was so much emotion in what they said. I believed what they said. It’s so different. So many unique ideals and beliefs of the Japanese. Cool games and food. Activities and businesses that you don’t get to do or see in the Americas or Europe. An interesting look into the legal system and criminal underworld of Japan. Almost no character ever felt safe, like they weren’t going to die. It really made these high intense moments feel like their were real and heavy stakes behind the,. You could feel the stakes begin to rise as the story progressed. It went for more of a mystery take which is almost perfectly executed and refined after the first few games. Just the most incredible game series I have ever played. Western games suck ass and it is a true travesty that most Westerners don’t know about this incredible franchise.

  • @YanDaMan263
    @YanDaMan263 Před 7 lety +249

    What's funny is that this game is actually 2 years old, yet it's still one of the best game that game out today in this month.

  • @461Dragonman
    @461Dragonman Před 7 lety +280

    I guess this game is quite the...
    Bizarre Adventure?

    • @nomnomm2322
      @nomnomm2322 Před 7 lety +5

      Anthony Gutierrez not bad lol

    • @x1SUN1x
      @x1SUN1x Před 7 lety +33

      Anthony Gutierrez
      JOE (&) JOE would agree, this is quite a BIZARRE ADVENTURE

    • @Pav94an
      @Pav94an Před 7 lety +10

      Anthony Gutierrez MUDAMUDAMUDAMUDA

    • @Azmodeus87
      @Azmodeus87 Před 7 lety +3

      Great Duwang there.*chew*

    • @WashingPowderNirma-gz5hc
      @WashingPowderNirma-gz5hc Před 7 lety +2

      Anthony Gutierrez jooooooojo

  • @filopride619
    @filopride619 Před 4 lety +15

    This is probably the most fun I've seen Angry Joe play and review a game. Everyone should definitely play the entire series!

  • @Yukatoshi
    @Yukatoshi Před 4 lety +11

    I freaking love the Yakuza series!! For me 0 is somewhere in the middle as far as favourites go. I prefer 3,4, and Kiwami 1 over it, but I can't deny the story is kickass.
    Also this is the only game that uses those weird stylised cutscenes that try to emulate a comic style.

    • @joshuabrien2970
      @joshuabrien2970 Před 4 lety

      I think it was a weird budget thing like they had money but didnt quite have to finish those few fully just my thoughts