"BUT BUT JAYVEE WHY ARE YOU STARTING WITH THE SEVENTH GAME" 0:19 it's okay, i will go back to Yakuza 0. i promise :)

THE BEST FRANCHISE EVER. No other game has made me so sad about the stories 😩

"this feels like a japanese soap opera" 1000% accurate.

Fun fact: the voice actor for this young master is the same guy who voices Wei Shen in sleeping dogs

I think 7 is a perfectly good spot to start. It's a completely fresh story with Ichiban and while you might miss out on a few references and nods to previous games, it's mostly self-contained.

I really genuinely believe that the Like a Dragon/Yakuza series is one of if not the best series.

After months on end of me begging you to play these games, you finally did it. Strap yourself in, welcome to the family, Kyodai.

Yakuza 0 was the first game I played and then I got all the rest of them. Literally the best series I’ve ever played.

Basically the place Yumeno works is a hostess bar. You can pay people, usually women, to chat with you, eat with you, etc. You CAN in theory ask them for sex, but its not a pre-requisite

actual dialogue from one of the Yakuza games Kiryu: "can I have my clothes back?" "does that mean you're refusing my offer?"

I randomly tried yakuza one day and became addicted and played every game in the franchise it's so underrated

The Yakuza series(or well Like A Dragon now)is my favorite series. And i started playing it a few years ago when I noticed that Yakuza 1 was free on PS 4 for a while. Then I got hooked and played all of them at the right order too.

All I can say is play the others, this series has had an affect on me like no other series has and it's my favourite game series of all time

If you end up playing the series you should definetely play it in japanaese with subtitles the japanese voice acting is amazing.

Yakuza was not something I expected to see on this channel, but I am so down to watch you play more. The series is actually phenomenal

I just finished the main Kiryu story (0-6) and it is hands down the best series i know. The story, combat, side content, music and design. Everything is great the whole way through. I cant find the words to express how great it is, it will stick with me, probably for the rest of my life

yakuza: like a dragon is a great starting point to the franchise since its a new protagonist with its separate story and characters. You can continue playing infinite wealth after this game but for maximum enjoyment, it's probably a good idea to play 0-6 or watch a summary of his story to fully enjoy the other half of the duotagonist. if you love what you play although its a brawler combat with varying quality of gameplay and story

Just started Yakuza last year and am on Yakuza 6... It's such a brilliant, fun, funny, sad and heartfelt series that I can't believe I didn't get into it until now, but very glad I did!

Always so good seeing people experience yakuza for the first time. I'd love to see more

OOOOOO you're playing YAKUZA! I can't wait to watch this

A few tbhings Jayvee. 1. The other Yakuza or "Like a dragon" games are completely different in the battle system and protagonist. 2. The feeling of the games is all similar but 0-6 deals with the entire life of one man and his associates over 4o years 3. The story of these games, while having an aroganised backdrop is far more about heart, love, the human condition and peoples lives and what it means to be family. They are excellent games and I'm glad you're diving in bro

Nice to see someone discovering the series. Yakuza has been a favourite of mine since 3 was released in North America and Like a Dragon had me so nervous for the new protagonist and shift to turn based but it ended up veing one of my favourite games of all time. I loves every moment of this game. It's a roller coaster.

Man it’s been a while since I’ve played 7 but… Fuck I really love Ichiban

LETS GOOOO! This is the game that got me into the series and still my favorite, its a masterpiece.

Like a dragon is amazing no questions asked

Infinite Wealth looks like my goty already. It looks absurdly packed with great content and it seemingly addresses every issue I had with Like a Dragon / 7, making the combat deeper and more engaging. Yakuza Like a Dragon isn’t a bad place to start out at all. New protagonist, new origin, you benefit from knowing some of 0-6 but it’s arguably the best starting point for modern players. The issue with starting with Yakuza Kiwami 1 and 2 is that Yakuza 3 didn’t get a Kiwami remake and it really doesn’t hold up as well as 4 and 5, so players who approach the series in that order often have to struggle through 3 before the series gets truly great again with 4. Yakuza 0 is a good starting point as well and is one of the better games in the series, but it kind of has a similar issue of where to go after playing 0. Yakuza Gaiden is incredible too, and I’d recommend playing it soon ish because it’s very directly connected to Infinite Wealth and the second half of Like a Dragon / 7

What a banger franchise. Welcome to the family, kyodai. Can't wait to see you experience the other Yakuza games + the Judgment spinoffs, they are all great.

Glad to here you enjoyed it. Such a great series

My absolute favorite game series. The only long series I’ve played where the ‘worst’ game of the franchise is like a 7.5 or 8/10 and all the rest art 9 or 10/10. Welcome to the Yakuza rabbit hole, you’re gonna have an amazing time start to finish.

So glad to see a Ytber I watch often play one of my favorite series ever ! I hope you get to experience the other games !

So happy to see another person getting into such a fantastic series! Like others have said, this is the first game in the franchise to go for turn based combat, so if (when) you do decide to play the other games, I hope you find its brawler like combat just as enjoyable

Ive played through the entire series, and this game was by far my favorite! The story has a lot of callbacks and references to the previous games in the later half, so you may end up a little confused at some points lol. Even without that, I guarantee this game will still be an amazing ride! I look forward to the rest of your playthrough!

Always nice to see people start playing these games. I first played 3 and fell in love since. Even though I have some issues with every one of these games, Yakuza/LaD will always be my favourite franchise.

Best Games of 2023 can we expect? I got a voice acting background and have to say that Yuri Lowenthal's voice has been such an inspiration for me since the Prince of Persia Trilogy. His performance in Spidey 2 is amazing. The vocal training was really tough, sometimes without noticeable results for months but actors like him and the late Kevin Conroy are a great impulse to not give up. You almost saw me as Leon in those new RE games :)

The way I'd describe the Yakuza experience based on my first time playing Yakuza 0 is that you start off thinking it's going to be a fun crime game like GTA or maybe a more grounded gangster story like Sleeping Dogs. Then the very arcadey combat, insane melodrama, and moments of silliness just completely take you aback and its like damn this not what i wanted when i wanted to play a game about the Yakuza. Then you fall in love with it all and just keep playing.

yakuza is definitely my favourite game series, perfect balance for seriousness and lightheartedness, funny when it wants to be, serious, or sad when it needs to be.

Let’s go Jay glad to see you playing like a Dragon.

I'm so hype you're experiencing Yakuza I'm so down for you to keep playing, this is my vote to keep watching you play this or any other yakuza game please and thank you!

Literally me rn. I played LAD last month and loved it. Safe to say I wanted more so in the past 2 weeks I've played and beaten Kiwami 1, Kiwami 2, Y3, and just finished Y4 last night. Boutta start Y5 right now. I absolutely love this series.

I was sad when I couldn't find more of this on your channel; I really loved it. :(

1:26 Nailed it, that's the series lmao. And hey honestly? 7 is a good starting point for new people too dude, it's essentially the passing of the torch from Kiryu to Ichiban as the lead of the series. Glad you ended up a fan and wanna check the rest out too!

DUDE! I saw the notification and immediately had to comment! I love these games! I hope you enjoy them bro

Something I see people confuse its that the drug he takes to walk isn't fixing broken bones or anything its just boosting blood flow and adrenaline to help with respiratory issues his legs work he just gets winded and overwhelmed easily so walking on his own is dangerous and hard

Love your first impressions to this game, hopefully you'll love the series and invest more just like we have

I love that every time I think of playing a game a video of yours pops up of that game😂

I had rough January 1st. Was in a bad spot. Then this game came into my life and gave me the lesson, I needed.

when i still have my pc i thought all yakuza games are turn based so i didn't play any yakuza game again lmao. When i have the chance again, i will try the other yakuza.

I played quite a bit of this during the summer of 2021 or 2022 IIRC, right up to the point where there was a major minigame that was a business sim. Even played it via XCloud, so my PC didn't produce a whole lot of heat or anything. It was a great time.

Yakuza 7 is my favorite game ever, its always such a joy to see people reacting to it

I’d say yakuza 7 is a good start as it’s a new story with a new protagonist, old characters show up sure but it doesn’t spoil the older games much, if anything it makes you wanna find out what caused the person or place to be that way

Bro. After this one go straight to 8. You are gonna Love It!!! ❤❤❤❤

Please play some more of this game! I loved this!

This was the first Yakuza game that I beat and got the platinum, I love the turn base combat compared to the beat'em up ones, honestly can't wait to play 8

Omggggg please do a whole playthrough of the series.

"Real Yakuza Use A Game Pad" Always love seeing that line.. This is easily one of my fav series, and is big on my hype list being just 10 days away. As a big fan, if I was to give you advice how to get into the franchise. I would say start with 0 (Even though that is game 6 technically), then I would do kawami 1 as it is just super well done and fun. You could prob skip 2-6 and just watch a summary for the plot points, but they are all good in there own right and worth the time if you have enough time to run them all. 5 was super fun as well, love the idols side. In general the mini game / businesses in the games are a huge plus for me, and those in 0-1-5 are the best ones. This would basically wrap up Kiryu's story (outside of "The man with no name" a setup for infinite wealth for kiryu), I would also say just watch a vid for "The man with no name". Itchiban's story you are already handling with Like a dragon, and it brings us the turn based style which is present in infinite wealth as well. I might prefer the beat um up style of Kiryu, but I do love the depth of the combat with the turn based style compared to button slapping. Overall the series is amazing, and I would tell anyone to give it a shot. As long as you like stupid mini games, and can handle the game going from dark serious plot to insane side content, you are going to have a blast. I would wager there are some videos that just cover the story setup for infinite wealth for anyone looking to just jump right into the newest game with no prior experience. I would recommend this at the very least as I have heard they don't cover a lot of the back plot in the new game. You either know it or you don't, and knowing will just make the next game better.

I loved this game alot and yakuza is actually my fav franchise, though i miss the beat em up combat since this is the first game to take the jrpg turn based combat.

I definitely want to see more videos of Yakuza from you!

Starting with yakuza 0 in 2021, then goes kiwami, kiwami 2, 3, 4, 5, ishin, 7 and now playing judgment. Didn't play 6, cause it was unavailable in my steam, and didn't play gaiden, cause I want play 6 first. Can't wait for infinte wealth.

Excited to see you continue

I’m only on Yakuza Kiwami, beating 0 just last month. However, seeing how the map continues to change after the years is impressive.

I have slowly been working on Yakuza 0, and it is an absolute delight. I think most of them are on Gamepass. The cut scenes are always epic and the side stories add so much depth but it is absolutely a soap opera at times and I love it.

I wouldn't be surprised if Jayvees mentor was kevduit, because for the past couple years his content is similar to kevduit lol

I started this series with Yakuza 5 on the PS3 and I've been hooked ever since then. Got the whole collection on PS4.

I just found out your channel and i hope you will sink deep into yakuza series. Its different than 7, having 2 or even 3 different engines it works on, but every game is worth its price (maybe not 3, because it was not remastered as others, but it got important story stuff, so its wrong to not play it)

the beat em up mod for this is also available if you are a beat em up fan I played this entire game on beat em up enjoyed it a lot got to see Ichiban's true potential

The best quote for yakuza/like a dragon is probably from wreck it ralph. Just because you are a bad guy does not mean you are a bad guy. All the heroes are just in the yakuza from circumstance but theyre all good people

Love you Jay, but not playing Like a Dragon at this point made me sad. Go through all the games, it's one hell of a journey and getting to know Kiryu one of the most satisfying things you'll have on a game

“I didn’t expect the boss would be so nice” Arakawa is an angel

yooo this was actually a really fun video to watch you should play the game more!!

Welcome to the family ! Enjoy the journey ! 😊

Dude, keep playing. You just discovered something special. If you think the story is gripping now, you'll probably be crying by the end. The game's just that good. And Inifinite Wealth is shaping up to be phenomenal as well.

This was my first Yakuza game cause I had it as psn game of the month and I wanted to try something new , fast forward to now I’m on kiwami 2 with yakuza 3-6 and judgement already purchased waiting to be played this franchise is amazing 😭🙏

LFG!!!. Id love to see more Yakuza content

Yakuza 0 was my first Yakuza game and Yakuza: Like A Dragon was my second. Both very solid open world games with a lot of things to do

Vintage jayvee on display for these types of games. More more!

Best video game series hands down I own all of them even the judgement series on my ps5 about to preorder 8 ultimate edition

This game is actually a surprisingly good entry point to the series, as long as you remember that the combat in earlier games wasn’t turn based and focused on other characters, though they were also amazing. Also, you should probably be aware that Yakuza 0 isn’t actually the first game of the series. Rather, it came out after Yakuza 5, and is a prequel to the first game, which came out in 2005 on the PS2.

“This is not what I thought I’d be doing” Pure gold.

Istg man. A friend of mine kept on insisting that I played them and I just wasn't interested in a subbed game but when I finally gave in, it instantly became my favorite franchise by far

I just finished Yakuza Kiwami 1 couple hours ago and going for Kiwami 2 next

There's just something about this series man. It just puts me in a good mood and the vibes are just one of a kind. 10 more days until Infinite Wealth boys!!

can’t wait for part 2!

It's my first time in your channel, do you stream? I love Like a Dragon and it's nice to see someone playing it for the first time and genuinely enjoying it. Hope you upload more of YLAD's gameplay,

This is my all-time favorite series, it's actually surpassed the Mass Effect Trilogy. A lot of people have differing opinions on the order to play, but I recommend Yakuza Kiwami 1, Kiwami 2, Yakuza 3, 4, 5, 0, 6, Judgement, LAD (Yakuza 7), Lost Judgement, Like a Dragon Isshin (spin off set in 1800's, but its FULL of fan service and one of the best in the series), LAD: Gaiden, LAD: Infinite Wealth (Yakuza 8).

Would love to see more Like a Dragon!

Would absolutely watch more Yakuza. It’s super fun to watch a newbie play through these games

I also started with Like a Dragon, having a new main protagonist and being turn based made me want to try out this franchise. And it's so good! I can't wait for infinite wealth

I dunno who you are but I'm happy to see more people play my favourite game 😊

PEAK ALL PEAK! I played Yakuza kiwami and then 0, it is al peak, I love it

To be fair, I started with like a dragon, and I did just fine without understanding the previous games. Just finished infinite wealth earlier today. Now I'm considering going back and playing the older games. I'm just currently missing 3 of the newer ones. Also, took me longer than i want to admit to realuze that was George Takei as the boss.

I’m playing like a dragon now for the first time as well I can’t wait for the sequel.

1:27 yes it feels like a Japanese soap opera because it is one and it is amazing.

12:50 It's actually a hostess club; a place where you pay to enjoy the company of a woman + eat and drink. Shady other services can potentially be offered in these clubs, but they can't be open about it. Prostitution is illegal in Japan.

Now I gotta try Yakuza… that’s right 🙌🏻

yeahhhh your a madman starting with the what 8th game in a franchise wild one you are

Yakuza 0 is a masterpiece bro..can defo recommend this👍,soundtrack awesome, story brillant, a lot fun mini games, and the typical japanese Nonsens 😂 in the 80s time period is absolutly fantastic, the mix of that is what it makes outstandin here..

Dude. I too have just started my yakuza fever. I bought yakuza like a dragon. Ishin like a dragon (that ones cool) and yakuza 1 and 2. Im debating on getting the others. This game makes you feel every emotion i swear lol

This game is hands down one of the best stories I ever played, I laughed, I cried, I got pissed off, I was jovial. You HAVE to finish this game, the pay off is so damn good!

The turn based combat is only on this game and the upcoming one

To be honest starting with Like a Dragon is quite a good appetizer. There is little to no baggage storywise, so if you like the style is like being given a whole ass series to fall in love with later.