I hope Akiyama comes back in Gaiden or 8 and he introduces Kiryu to his wife and it's Hana

The finale really tells us what it means like to be the "Yakuza 4"

Akiyama is legit the only reason I was able to get through 4, there were some bits and pieces I enjoyed throughout this game but none of them pulled me into it like Mr. Sky Finance himself.

Angeman was so hellbent to roast the story that he forgot to mention the newly added rooftops and underground sections or the new minigames

3:39 i immediately noticed the improvement in cutscenes. they’re much more patient and artistic compared to the previous three games

I like how you used music specifically from Tekken 4, Shin Megami Tensei IV, and Persona 4 on a video about Yakuza 4

we stan the only yakuza character to suffer the adverse effects of smoking ❤❤❤

i really like tanimura's fighting style, its my favourite in 4. At first i thought it sucked ass, but when you fully upgrade the style its the most unique one in the franchise and his grabs have i-frames, all combos lead to heat actions, long ass heat bar and that STUPID OP Square-Triangle combo

WE ARE THE YAKUZA 4 🕴🏼🕴🏼🕴🏼🕴🏼 *SELFISH DEED IS NOT FREEDOM*

Akiyama my beloved. Rubber bullets my not-beloved.

Ah yes, Akiyama. The homeless himbo who is also a billionaire.

rubber bullets twist doesn't really ruin saejima's entire story at all, he still thought he killed 18 men for 25 years and that doesn't magically erase any regrets or feelings he had for what happened. even in 5 he goes back to jail cause he still feels responsible somewhat (and also cause tojo generally doesn't respect him getting his own family)

heres the kicker

Saejimas character arc doesn't vanish with the plot twist, he STILL sat in prison for 25 years, he STILL thought he killed all those people, the man is scarred for life, nothing can change that Also Y4 is my favourite game right after 6, mostly because of the pacing i guess

I loved when tanimora said "we are the yakuza 4" and was accused of useing drugs

This one is my favourite of the remastered series

0:47 "a big hulking brute with disgusting hair" is funnier than it has any right to be

Just great content! Keep it up man!

Yakuza 4 was the first Yakuza game I played back in 2011 and it introduced me to the series so it’ll always have a special place in my heart.

My name is Akiyama, yo. *Boom* I am the Lifeline of Kamurocho, yo. *Boom* Uh-huh. *Boom* YUME *BOOM*

I just completed Yakuza 4 for the first time. Saejima is the most overpowered character in the game. With held strong attack spin and, after getting some heat, strong attack combos you can destroy colliseum and the rest of the game in the most braindead way possible.

The more I look back, the more I realize that there's always some part of the combat mechanics in each of these games that isn't properly explored enough despite being essential for most players to know especially later on. For Y6 and K2, it's all the different new moves and combos you can do in Extreme Heat Mode. For Yakuza 4 and 5, it's how each protagonist is proficient with certain weapon types that MASSIVELY ease certain boss fights that'd normally be a headache to do unarmed. Tanimura is the perfect example. I didn't know that people considered his boss fight specifically as one of the worst in the series, because I was always using weapons that he's good at, such as the tonfa. The heavy spinning attack that Tanimura does with tonfa-type weapons like the Platinum Ruler absolutely murders his final fight, but I understand if people go into it with nothing but health items and the bulletproof armor set, and then find it to be a chore because he sucks against groups without a weapon.

The SMT4 music reminds me how much I wish Sega and Atlus would make a SMT game in the Dragon Engine, "Like A Devil Summoner"

Yakuza 4 is currently part of the Humble Choice lineup

I went into the final gauntlet thinking "all right, I have 5 bottles for each character, I should be good". First three fights go without any issues, but I'm surprised Kiryu isn't last. "Ha, doesn't matter, the cop's grabs and parries will make it easy no matter the moveset I face!" Famous last words. I had to run circles around the group of melee guys to get a few hits in on the actual boss, then it was back to making laps... And again, and again... I had no choice since fighting a horde of grunts with a gun pointed to your head is nigh-impossible with so little healing. When the boss finally died I just had to slowly clean up the massive health bars of the guards, and it completely ruined the mood.

I never understand why people hate saejima combat in this game

As a Yakuza fan, I just loved every single moment of it. My favorite is still 5, though I've played every RGG game so far.

After doing an all substory legend run of all the Yakuza games recently, I was dreading playing 4 but I actually came out really enjoying it. The combat has a flow that doesn't really get matched by some future games, the substories are mostly pretty great at giving us insight to the new characters and their personalities, and I liked the story up until Kiryu's section. It's not even the rubber bullets that are bad, everything kind of just goes wrong. But it is forgiven by The Guys™ and the finale being pretty hype.

At least Yakuza 4 doesn't end with aliens like Yakuza 3 did.

One of my fav yakuza games to date

Introducing Grabkuza 4

I have to replay 0 to see how i feel about it, but i think that 4 might be my favorite! Aside from Yasuko, the cast was stellar and the different fighting styles were amazing! I also liked that there was one city in the game, donno why, i kinda hated that in Kiwami 1 and ,kinda, in LAD. Akiyama into Saejima is also probably the most satisfying and well paced sequence in any Yakuza game for me. Shame about some of the aspect of the story that are bad, people gravitate towards that and clown on the game, but i'd rather have this story that the the big, bloated and boring mess that was Y5

Also nice work pumping these out goddamn

Im so glad you put akiyama in real life in the thumbnail, would have been sad to see otherwise

Idk how rubber bullets mess up the fact that Saejima intended to kill those man and had nightmares with their faces for 25 years. You miss the whole point if you think it was the fact that they were actually killed my Saejima the important thing.

Yakuza 4 is easily my favorite. There's something I really love about its JP intro song and new atmosphere added to the city with the rooftops, Little Asia, and subways. Also Tanimura is my favorite protagonist in the series and I really liked his original face and voice. I love his fighting style, being proficient in multiple Asian languages, and being infamous around his community. And I love his drippy blue jacket.

Now I’ve only played up to 4 so far, but my favourite part of the game HAD to be Saejima. My reasoning is that because of 0 I’m a little attached to Majima and just wanted to see Majima get a fat dub for once by getting his bro back. Plus like.. jesus christ, Saejima is soooo fucking hot 🥰 It was also really fun just piloting him around town with him going “omg I remember that”

Not even a mention of probably the best theme in the series YOUR SELFISH DEED IS NOT FREEDOOOOOM

I had a fever when I played Yakuza 4 and the plot made less sense that it would have normally so that sums up my experience with 4 I guess.

One thing I'll always appreciate about 4's story is how it frames Kiryu as this absolute monster. Up until you play as him, you'll hear characters mention his name and title like it's that of a god's, and when you finally step into Kiryu's shoes one of the first things you do is rip and tear through Akiyama and Tanimura at the same time - both having displayed their immense strength through their respective gameplay segments. I feel like every game beyond 2 (I haven't played 7 by the way) doesn't do a good job at making it seem like Kiryu is truly being challenged, even with the final bosses, so I'm glad RGG took 4 as an opportunity to give us perspective into just how much of a unit he is

7:42 I see you've beaten the reaper

persona 4 gameplay at the end caught me off guard, ive been playing through it myself 😭 you are more based than i thought, good sir

I love Yakuza 4 it's my favourite. I particularly liked it when they wiped away the entirety of Saejima's character arc all of a sudden.

THOSE LONG DAYS PASSING BY FROM THE DOOR

Akiyummer my beloved ❤

I actually played this game on my PS3 after Kiwami first came out and I beat it, because I got it from Playstation Plus a while back. So my playing order was in fact 0, Kiwami, 4, 5, 6, Kiwami 2, and then I played 3 when the remaster finally came out, and YES I was confused while playing 6

ngl this is probably my favorite yakuza to play, its really fuckin fun

I'm surprised to hear how much people dislike 4's story because I really enjoyed it all the way through. Even the twists didn't feel stupid in the moment, they're well foreshadowed and told. 4 isn't one of the best in the series or anything but I respect that it tells a sprawling and complex story without having the issues 5 has with getting bogged down in details that don't ultimately end up mattering. It's complex yet focused.

the ending where you move along with heaven from p4 is so real lmao

another day of thanking god for getting rid of the grappler moveset from this game entirely

Imo, while Yakuza 4 fixed the blocking issue, it has a grabbing issue And I think grabbing is worse than blocking

The first game where can fight against Kiryu.

aha akiyamer my beloved

Really like these videos, wish they were a wee bit longer though

babe wake up new snowiestangeman video dropped

The thumbnail alone had me struggling to breathe

end of the video is accurate to being there

My favorate thing in yakuza 4 is Saejima finding a mythical creature, and also Akiyama

Yeah Akiyama is goated with the sauce, but Saejima is also based as hell Being able to tank everything and just explode everything on screen with 3 square + 3 finishers combo is fucking rad Love the hulking beast, Tanimura sucks, fuck Tanimura (in gameplay)

Gameplay and sidecontent wise this game is great. The story of the game for me is at a point of "so bad it's good" type of thing. I loved all the character introductions. The last part is mostly comedy at this point for me.

Thinking back on this game, I’m pretty sure they lowered the difficulty to cover the defects.

I like Yakuza 4 because it's got one of the hardest Majima themes in the franchise

Yakuza 4 was my introduction to the series since it was free on ps plus one month on ps3. Really glad I got the chance to get into the series

Saejimas development wasn't completely ruined by the rubber bullet plot twist, in fact I think it improved his character more Btw final clip is literally me when I reached heaven lol

The worst thing is that every cutscene has a gun in it. So many times someone get shot by someone off screen.

Kicky boy game

this was truly one of the 4 games of all time

I will not tolerate any yakuza 4 slander THIS IS THE BEST YAKUZA EVER RUBBER BULLETS ISN'T THAT DUMB

Uwu rubber bullets uwu. Nah all jokes aside the rubber bullets aren't as bad as the internet makes them seem. Don't get me wrong they're overused like hell, but they really aren't as bad as people blow them out of proportion imho.

akiyama was my favourite character i hope we get to play as him again especially with the new beat em up combat system some time i'd love a spinoff

I really liked being able to parry and having the handcuff move totally remove enemies from the fight as Tanimura. Those two things made things so much more satisfying and a bit easier, but the final boss was still insanely annoying as him. Not 'Kiwami Jingu sapping all my healing items and leaving me to fight Nishiki naked with a pool noodle and a crack pipe on Legend' annoying, but annoying nonetheless. Saito was also hell as Saejima, underlevelled and unused to PC controls (PS5 controller inputs get read as other inputs, so I was cursed to adapt), and with my smooth brain, unable to get a hold of his attack patterns.

RGG will be very foolish not to bring Akiyama back....I feel like that is happening.

If anyone did drugs during the creation of this game, that's gotta be yokoyama, the script screams bad crack

video title sums up my emotion towards akiyama

Not my fav by a long shot, but definitely my fav of the remastered trilogy.

Akiyama was the breath of fresh air I needed after the hell Yakuza 3 put me through with its inaccurate af pool controls for that plat. Id be more sad for what the Yume did to Akiyama if it weren't for Shinada being my favorite one-off character🫳 ⚾️

Did I just hear the fucking SMT 4 shop theme

i love yakuza 4, its my favorite yakuza game

yakuza 4 is my favorite yakuza because it's the only yakuza i have played

hey 3/4s of the final boss are amazing. just uh forget that last part

I'm here for Akiyama. WHY THERE IS NOT ENOUGH OF AKIYAMA IN THIS VIDEO?! Just kidding... or not... Akiyama is literally one of the best characters in gaming history! And I want him in Gaiden as well. And 8, too. Akiyama or riot!

Tanimura fights like a nerd, he just does. He's like "ooh I know martial arts and pressure points and stuff"

Weiredly enough on the frames the copy of yakuza 5 remastered I didn't have the 60 fps bug

Hey don't diss the hair!

apolgy for bad english where were u wen tanimura actor replaced i was at house eating dorito when phone ring “ps3 tanimura is kil” “no”

AKIYOMBER!!!!

yeah this one was a mixed bag i found it kind of hard to give a shit about the saejima and tanimura sections even though i don't mind them as characters

Saejima has hyper armor when doing charge attacks, period.

i can still hear rebellions

The stab at lack of characters in Borderlands 3...I felt that.

You can’t say the final boss is bad bro, it’s the sickest fucking thing ever, 4 is probably my favorite because of the characters and plot twists(and also nair she’s very hot)

Binary Domain video when??

Got here early let’s goo

Please make a 30 minute video about Shinada. I'm counting on you boss.

The pc controller support makes me die

I started with this game first because I had a ps3 pretty good game I do recommend tiger dropped a few guys very fun

I really didn't like the remastered trilogy (3, 4, & 5), but of them, this is probably my "favorite". I like the MGS levels of nonsense that was in 3 (I didn't expect the CIA to show up in a Yakuza game), but 4 has Tanimura. I'm talking the OG Hiroki Narimiya version of Tanimura, my beloved. Yakuza doesn't have a lot of pretty boys, but when they do, they _do!_ It's a shame we'll most likely never see Tanimura again (especially the original version of him, despite the allegations being proven false and Narimiya being aquitted), but at least we have Joon-gi!

Saejima fighting 🙃 saejima story 😭

I like yakuzer 4 cuz I FUCKING LOVE shooting guys on a boat.

I like Saejima's character a lot story wise regardless of the rubber bullets thing which on my second playthrough I just learned to make peace with and let go. However, gameplay wise he is complete trash in my opinion. His section is just an absolute slog. While he is better in 5 his section of that game is like hitting a brick wall for a second time. I've heard people say Haruka's section stops the game flat for them, but for me in both 4 and 5, it's Saejima. At least 5 had the hunting storyline which I liked, but everything with Saejima's section in 4 was just a chore that I wanted to get through as soon as I possibly could.