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Hello my fellow enjoyers of video games and video game accessories. I come to you today to speak about a game that many of you have probably heard of. The Yakuza series, or I guess as it's known nowadays, the Like a Dragon series probably needs no introduction. Toshihiro Nagoshi and the Ryu Ga Gotoku studio's games have been on a lot of people's radar for a long time. But that hasn't always been the case. It wasn't too long ago when this series looked pretty much dead and buried.

So what happened? How did Yakuza fall? Why did it come back? What makes Yakuza 0 the people's favourite despite being over 6 years old at this point? Why is Ryo Hazuki from Shenmue suspiciously sitting in the corner over there? Don't worry, we'll get to all that in this deep dive.

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0:00 - Intro
1:18 - The Fall & Rise of Yakuza
8:01 - Premise & Storytelling Style
16:56 - The World of Yakuza
23:35 - The Shenmue Connection
26:31 - Gameplay
34:55 - All About the Money
39:54 - Substories
42:26 - Visuals & Music
51:35 - Characters & Motivation
56:13 - Story Spoilers
1:08:27 - CONCLUSION




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