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 NO SPOILERS.  Following the release of the acclaimed first entry in Sega's Yakuza franchise, it was only natural that a sequel would follow. The Yakuza franchise, known as Ryu ga Gotoku in Japan, is a series of crime dramas centered around Japan's criminal underworld. They're a unique blend of games, with a distinct blend of serious drama and bizarre goofiness that go together like butter on bread. Yakuza Kiwami 2 is a remake of the second game in the saga, which follows the continued story of Kazuma Kiryu, the former fourth chairman of the once illustrious Tojo Clan, one of the biggest yakuza organizations in Japan, now in decline following a tumultuous year that saw the assassination of their chairman and the loss of 10 billion yen. With the threat of a war with the Omi Alliance, another one of the biggest yakuza organizations, Kiryu is pulled back into the folds of the criminal underworld to do all he can to stop all hell from breaking loose.  This will be an informative LP where I show off the main story and as much content as I can manage. I'll also show off some footage of the PS2 original every now and again for comparisons' sake when I feel it is appropriate. I'm joined by my  Chapter 01 - Bound By Oath       Chapter 02 - The Dragon of Kansai   Chapter 03 - The Yakuza Huntress      Chapter 04 - The Four Kings of Omi             Chapter 05 - Hidden Past              Chapter 06 - Schemes            Chapter 07 - The Foreign Threat     Chapter 08 - Suspect             Chapter 09 - The Omi Invasion     Chapter 10 - Survivors        Chapter 11 - The Iron Creed           Chapter 12 - Osaka Castle     Chapter 13 - Settling Accounts         Chapter 14 - The Go-Ryu March   Chapter 15 - Blood and Bonds      Chapter 16 - Decision     Platinum Hostess Chats       Miscellaneous  Other Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio LPs we've done Yakuza 0 (Cut commentary) Yakuza Kiwami (Cut commentary) Judgment (Cut commentary) ChaosArgate fucked around with this message at 18:00 on Jul 30, 2021 |
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Fan Stuff LP Beach Tuxedo Ted shows us what true art is. 
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Jan 12, 2021 18:57
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Reserving this too.
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Jan 12, 2021 18:57
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*imagine Chaos Argate and I performing a strong handshake as our steely gazes meet*
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Jan 12, 2021 19:07
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drat, I'm playing Kiwami 2 myself right now, but I'm tempted to watch this LP instead since it's just not catching me in the same way Kiwami 1 and Yakuza 0 did.
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Jan 12, 2021 19:14
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Weird timing! I am right now going through your Kiwami 1 LP. I just finished episode 20. You kinda suck at pool.  Good to see there's more coming, once I finish that and 0 afterwards.
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Jan 12, 2021 20:57
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It's interesting how the Kiwami games seem to be made with the expectation that you're playing through the series in numbered order, while 0 seems to have been made with the intention of being played in release order, so it comes after 5. It makes it difficult to say which should be the entry point, 0 or Kiwami 1.
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Jan 12, 2021 20:57
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White Coke posted:It's interesting how the Kiwami games seem to be made with the expectation that you're playing through the series in numbered order, while 0 seems to have been made with the intention of being played in release order, so it comes after 5. It makes it difficult to say which should be the entry point, 0 or Kiwami 1. I gotta say I would have enjoyed Kiwami 1 a hell of a lot less without having played 0 first.
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Jan 12, 2021 21:07
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Obviously, everyone should start by playing the original PS2 releases of the first two games.  I joke because those games are pretty jank, especially the first one, but playing them really made me appreciate the ambition Toshihiro Nagoshi and his team had. Plus, most of the boss fights in Y1 are far less bullshit than their Kiwami counterparts!
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Jan 12, 2021 21:13
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Clearly the answer is to start with Judgment. I think that either 0 or K1 are fine entry points, K1 only for the story though, because those two games kinda have a symbiotic relationship where you're going to be missing parts from one game if you haven't played the other. cant cook creole bream posted:Weird timing! I am right now going through your Kiwami 1 LP. I just finished episode 20. You kinda suck at pool. I still haven't gotten any better at it! I would absolutely just pass off the controller to Jobbo if I could!
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Jan 12, 2021 21:31
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ChaosArgate posted:Clearly the answer is to start with Judgment. *pssst* Parsec
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Jan 12, 2021 21:42
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Yakuza 2 is the game that got me into the franchise bigtime. I will definitely be enjoying this LP.
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Jan 12, 2021 23:04
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ChaosArgate posted:I think that either 0 or K1 are fine entry points, K1 only for the story though, because those two games kinda have a symbiotic relationship where you're going to be missing parts from one game if you haven't played the other. Hence the conundrum. I've only played Y0 myself, but I think that K1 is probably a better introduction since it mostly seems to add easter eggs and call backs rather than being based around fleshing out the stories and characters of another game like Y0 is. achtungnight posted:Yakuza 2 is the game that got me into the franchise bigtime. I will definitely be enjoying this LP. Had you played Y1 previously?
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Jan 13, 2021 03:05
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Jan 15, 2021 18:10
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White Coke posted:Had you played Y1 previously? Yeah, but I thought 2 had a better plot and main villain. Plus one story in a series, no matter how phenomenal, is just that- one story. You gotta expand with the sequel, up the stakes, get people hooked. Witness Empire Strikes Back vs the original Star Wars film, Two Towers vs Fellowship of the Ring, etc etc etc. People are usually more into the second story in the series than the first. They know it's going to be more than just a stand alone. If it's done right.
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Jan 15, 2021 18:42
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I know it's not the right game, but you guys mentioned it in the first video. Also, it's Friday night here. https://twitter.com/YakuzaFriday/status/1350125468146683911
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Jan 15, 2021 19:28
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Talking up the dragon engine like that, now I have to decide if I want to watch the LP or just go buy the game...
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Jan 15, 2021 23:03
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It's on GamePass too if you have that! For both PC and Xbox! And very soon, the rest of Kiryu's saga will be there too!
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Jan 15, 2021 23:05
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I don't! But its $8 on humble, guess I'll be catching this LP after the fact to see all the side content I don't get to.
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Jan 19, 2021 18:21
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Tommy Lee Jones was indeed in several Suntory Boss commercials
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Jan 22, 2021 18:14
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I know this is probably coming way down the line, but I've been doing a lot of post-game completion, and I'm running into a wall with the Millionaire League championship match. Am I really just supposed to level all eight hostesses in the shift to max level, or is there some way to counter Yua's "get up and leave" Fever ability? As always, great LP ChaosArgate, thank you!
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Jan 22, 2021 18:37
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do NOT jack off posted:I know this is probably coming way down the line, but I've been doing a lot of post-game completion, and I'm running into a wall with the Millionaire League championship match. Am I really just supposed to level all eight hostesses in the shift to max level, or is there some way to counter Yua's "get up and leave" Fever ability? We are definitely a ways off from getting to that point in the LP but my general advice for doing those matches is to get as many tables into fever time as possible, whether it be by popping your actual fever time or by getting session extensions. Enemy fever times can't hurt your patrons already in fever time.
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Jan 22, 2021 20:49
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Jan 29, 2021 19:20
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The negotiations were short!
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Jan 29, 2021 19:55
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I can't believe Kiryu's been framed for assault
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Jan 29, 2021 20:25
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One thing Chaos didn't really show in the episode was how cool the front garden of Omi HQ looks in the PS2 version. We got a brief glimpse of it, but here's a better shot from my current playthrough: Love those faked reflections. As far as I can tell, it's just a texture and some geometry drawn underneath the floor (quite a bit like the reflections on the tanker deck in MGS2) but it looks really nice and would probably look even better on a CRT. The Kiwami 2 version is probably more realistic, but looks quite bland in comparison. Also, Ryuji has way less health in the original.
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Jan 30, 2021 10:16
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re: flying knee through door, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8KE3JFeXaQ it's not the one i was remembering when i started searching but it still fits!
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Jan 30, 2021 21:06
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I was going to say it probably was a Tony Jaa movie considering Muay Thai is very much into knee strikes. Pretty sure that's the movie where he does a flaming flying knee as well.
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Jan 30, 2021 21:34
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looks like my brain actually made an amalgamation of a couple of shots from this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-izp4GJ0A0 (the colour and motion of the big running knee in front of the huge statue from ong bak, the shattering glass door from the protector, a couple other bits and pieces)
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Jan 30, 2021 23:58
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I can confirm the part where you take Sayama to Aoi is kinda bullshit on the PS2. That's literally a couple of pixels from the end. Her health drains so fast in general that I'm pretty sure it's impossible to actually complete this if you get accosted by an NPC.
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Feb 3, 2021 15:00
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I enjoy seeing all the different devices Kiryu has each game. Flip-phone, smartphone, pager... I can't wait for Kiryu to use an Apple Watch.
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Feb 5, 2021 09:47
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Shei-kun posted:I enjoy seeing all the different devices Kiryu has each game. Flip-phone, smartphone, pager... A smartwatch does show up in Judgment on one of the side characters! Its kinda used as part of a quest to help locate them when they get kidnapped!
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Feb 5, 2021 20:44
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I've been liking the videos, but it gets a little jarring when you auto complete the text boxes for characters that are in an animation, and they suddenly cut off whatever animation they were doing
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Feb 5, 2021 21:38
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SgtSteel91 posted:I've been liking the videos, but it gets a little jarring when you auto complete the text boxes for characters that are in an animation, and they suddenly cut off whatever animation they were doing Yeah, I know what you mean, but unfortunately, letting the animations play out fully would mean going through the text at a glacial pace because sometimes the animations go on for way longer than the text scrolls. I don't remember how bad that is with Kiwami 2, but I've definitely noticed it with Judgment and Like a Dragon.
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Feb 5, 2021 22:30
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Well that was a terrific game. I bought Yakuza 0 because of your LP and I just wanted to say thanks for introducing me to the series.
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Some Goon posted:Well that was a terrific game. I bought Yakuza 0 because of your LP and I just wanted to say thanks for introducing me to the series. I'm glad you enjoyed it! The rest of the franchise is a pretty wonderful saga and I hope you'll work your way through the others as well!
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