Welcome to the greatest video game series ever made. Join me on my journey to show why Kazuma Kiryu is the greatest video game protagonist to ever exist Support me on Patreon : https://Patreon.com/Cvit Follow me on Twitter : https://Twitter.com/Cvit_ TCGPlayer Affiliate Link: https://bit.ly/36ni1Qb My Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/cvit_ 0:00 - Intro 0:20 - Part 1: The fight for their Destiny 7:11 - Part 2: Lost in Translation 13:02 - Part 3: The World of Organized Crime 14:03 - Combat 17:39 - Chapter 1 & 2 25:52 - Kiwami Combat Issues 28:19 - Majima Everywhere 31:09 - Chapter 2 continued 33:36 - Chapter 3 36:22 - Chapter 4 37:27 - Open World, Substories & Mini Games 42:02 - Chapter 4 Continued 46:17 - Kiwami Bloat 48:35 - Chapter 4 Continued Again 49:08 - Haruka Substories 50:07 - Music 51:10 - Chapter 4 End 52:23 - Chapter 5 54:52 - Komaki Training 55:45 - Chapter 5 Continued 57:12 - Chapter 6 1:03:52 - Chapter 7 1:04:31 - Kiwami's Lack of Details 1:05:46 - Chapter 7 Continued 1:15:37 - Chapter 8 1:18:43 - Kiryu's Resolve & Nagoshi's Past 1:21:00 - Chapter 9 1:24:47 - Chapter 10 1:30:19 - Chapter 11 1:32:12 - Kiwami's End of Substory Guitar Strum 1:34:26 - Kiwami's Substory Tone Change 1:35:28 - Chapter 11 Continued 1:37:18 - Majima Encounter Rewrite 1:40:26 - Chapter 12 1:43:24 - Last minute side stuff 1:49:33 - Chapter 13 1:58:37 - The Game's Release 2:03:34 - Outro Check out my Sponsor's: https://www.imperiumduelist.com/ End cards done by: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoXSvmOFR_dAUtR2Glzhi9w Thumbnail by: https://twitter.com/badddladdd Guest Voices: Foxcade: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOgYxEFQIVkmo4865ap0Zbw Kbash: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyZzcp3npuE3seKhIGBVyBQ TehSnakerer: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ1X8Zn6xguOSpx_HoJ-5cA Steak Bently: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCliK3gZpX4d6vPVv9D7OTfg #Yakuza #YakuzaRetrospective #RyuGaGotoku Sources: Interview with Kiryu's English VA: https://tojohq.github.io/interview-darryl-kurylo/ Destiny of a Dragon (book) English Translation: http://fftranslations.atspace.co.uk/rns/index.html Ryu ga Gotoku 10th Anniversary Book English Translation: http://fftranslations.atspace.co.uk/rtz/index.html The Story of Yakuza: https://web.archive.org/web/20160525140414/http://www.1up.com/features/story-yakuza-franchise Nagoshi Interivew: https://www.gamesradar.com/from-shenmue-to-yakuza-toshihiro-nagoshi-looks-back-on-an-illustrious-career-of-japanese-game-development/ Kikuchi Interview: https://web.archive.org/web/20140407134730/http://www.1up.com/features/bringing-yakuza-life?pager.offset=0 Nate Ming Tattoo Thread (spoiler warning): https://twitter.com/NateMing/status/1257491706171158529 Kiryu is a Virgin Interview: https://www.usgamer.net/articles/yakuza-series-producer-says-kiryu-might-be-a-virgin Johan Öberg's Tattoo Video (spoiler warning): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMcWL_faHX8