Introduction
Released in Japan in 2005 and then in Europe and North America the year after, Yakuza is an action/adventure game with Japan's criminal underworld as the backdrop. As Kazuma Kiryu, you take to the streets of the fictional Kamurocho and follow an intriguing story filled with many fun and interesting characters. Along the way, you also beat the ever-living shit out of hundreds of thugs and yakuza using your hands and whatever you can get your hands on. You can also take time out of your busy beating schedule to play at UFO catchers or slot machines, get drunk, pick up hostess girls, and other Yakuza-type activities.
The series is exceptionally popular in Japan, with its Playstation 3 installments standing beside the likes of Metal Gear Solid 4 and Final Fantasy 13 at the top of the best-seller list. Unfortunately, the games have not yet found similar success outside of their native home, but perhaps this LP will help draw in some more fans.
I had not played this game prior to doing this LP. Rather than doing a full-on blind run, however, I utilized editing of multiple recordings to blend the inexperience and initial reactions of a blind run with the knowledge and pacing of being more familiar with the game.
Character Profiles
(Best viewed after watching through Chapter 4)
Fanart
Information About the Yakuza
Contributed by Arthur D Wolfe
Videos
| Daruma Dolls and You: Learning to Fight the Yakuza Way | Viddler | blip.tv |
| Drinking on the Job and Well-Dressed Hooligans | Viddler | blip.tv |
| Mystery! Intrigue! Jack Nicholson! | Viddler | blip.tv |
| The More Things Change | Viddler | blip.tv |
| Looking For Some Mens | Viddler | blip.tv |
| Let's Explore: Chapters 1 and 2 | Viddler | blip.tv |
| Sneaking Missions and Mysterious Men | Viddler | blip.tv |
| The Gauntlet | Viddler | blip.tv |
| The Search For Answers. Wait, Nevermind. BOOBIES! | Viddler | blip.tv |
| Criminals and Little Girls - A Match Made in Heaven | Viddler | blip.tv |
| This Plot Confuses and Angers Me | Viddler | blip.tv |
| Chapter 4 SIDEQUESTIN' - Part 1 (With Ambisagrus and VoidBurger) | Viddler | blip.tv |
| Chapter 4 SIDEQUESTIN' - Part 2 (With Ambisagrus and VoidBurger) | Viddler | blip.tv |
| Chapter 4 SIDEQUESTIN' - Part 3 (With Ambisagrus and VoidBurger) | Viddler | blip.tv |
| Let's Explore: Chapter 4 - Part 1 | Viddler | blip.tv |
| Let's Explore: Chapter 4 - Part 2 | Viddler | blip.tv |
| Let's Explore: Chapter 4 - Part 3 | Viddler | blip.tv |
| Forget it, Kazuma. It's Bumtown. | Viddler | blip.tv |
| Paying for Information... IN FIST | Viddler | blip.tv |
| An Old Friend Returns | Viddler | blip.tv |
| Gonna Hit A Few Balls | Viddler | blip.tv |
| Chapter 5 SIDEQUESTIN' | Viddler | blip.tv |
| Komaki's Training - Part 1 | Viddler | blip.tv |
| A Guide to Hostess Clubs | Viddler | blip.tv |
| The Greatest Plot Twist This Game Will Probably Ever Have | Viddler | blip.tv |
| Weenie Love | Viddler | blip.tv |
| A Terrifilarious Distraction | Viddler | blip.tv |
| You're a Loose Cannon, Date! | Viddler | blip.tv |
| Chapter 6 SIDEQUESTIN' - Part 1 (With Ambisagrus and VoidBurger) | Viddler | blip.tv |
| Chapter 6 SIDEQUESTIN' - Part 2 (With Ambisagrus and VoidBurger) | Viddler | blip.tv |
| Chapter 6 SIDEQUESTIN' - Part 3 (With Ambisagrus and VoidBurger) | Viddler | blip.tv |
| Colosseum Fights - Part 1 | Viddler | blip.tv |
| Colosseum Fights - Part 2 | Viddler | blip.tv |
| Hostess Girls | ||
| Yuzu of Shine | Viddler | blip.tv |
| Chisa of Jewel - Part 1 | Viddler | blip.tv |
| Chisa of Jewel - Part 2 | Viddler | blip.tv |
| Erina of Shine | Viddler | blip.tv |
| Aya of Shine | Viddler | blip.tv |
| Hiromi of Jewel | Viddler | blip.tv |
| Reika of Jewel | Viddler | blip.tv |
| Too Intense for a Proper Title | Viddler | blip.tv |
| Death and Bum Shanties | Viddler | blip.tv |
| The Hardcore Gambling Underworld of... Dice Numbers... Guessing... Thing | Viddler | blip.tv |
| Someone Just LOVES Being a Jerk | Viddler | blip.tv |
| Chapter 7 SIDEQUESTIN' - Part 1 | Viddler | blip.tv |
| Chapter 7 SIDEQUESTIN' - Part 2 | Viddler | blip.tv |
| Chapter 7 SIDEQUESTIN' - Part 3 | Viddler | blip.tv |
| Komaki's Training - Part 2 | Viddler | blip.tv |
| Haruka's Trust | Viddler | blip.tv |
| Uncle Kazuma Will Fuck You Up | Viddler | blip.tv |
| Clubbin' | Viddler | blip.tv |
| Real Housewives of Kamurocho | Viddler | blip.tv |
| Colosseum Fights - Part 3 | Viddler | blip.tv |
| Chinese Take-Out | Viddler | blip.tv |
| Highway To, From, and Of the Danger Zone | Viddler | blip.tv |
| The Streets Will Run Red With Blood | Viddler | blip.tv |
| Rooftop Rumble | Viddler | blip.tv |
| Kazuma May Cry | Viddler | blip.tv |
| Chapter 10 SIDEQUESTIN' Part 1 (With Ambisagrus and VoidBurger) | Viddler | blip.tv |
| Chapter 10 SIDEQUESTIN' Part 2 (With Ambisagrus and VoidBurger) | Viddler | blip.tv |
| Chapter 10 SIDEQUESTIN' Part 3 (With Ambisagrus and VoidBurger) | Viddler | blip.tv |
| This Chapter is All About Sluts | Viddler | blip.tv |
| Game's Packing My Ass With So Many Unsolved Mysteries, I'm Shitting Robert Stacks | Viddler | blip.tv |
| Getting Dirty in the Soapland | Viddler | blip.tv |
| You Could Cut the Tension With a Knife | Viddler | blip.tv |
| Coin Lockers Wrap-Up | Viddler | blip.tv |
| Komaki's Training - Part 3 and Colosseum Fights - Part 4 | Viddler | blip.tv |
| Meet Jo Amon (And Scream At Him) | Viddler | blip.tv |
| HOLY SHIT EVERYTHING IS EXPLAINED | Viddler | blip.tv |
| Shimano Shipyard Shitstorm | Viddler | blip.tv |
| I Am Become Death | Viddler | blip.tv |
| Colosseum Fights - Part 5 | Viddler | blip.tv |
| You, Me, and Yumi | Viddler | blip.tv |
| Is This Guy a Dick or What? | Viddler | blip.tv |
| The Final Showdown | Viddler | blip.tv |
| The End | Viddler | blip.tv |
