A Yakuza Podcast, Part 1 of 2
By Heath | May 18, 2015 at 8:50 am
So here’s a podcast about Yakuza. It’s part 1 of 2. If you want to download it, then click here to download the MP3.
If you want to stream it, there’s this:
Yakuza Series, Spoiler Free (Yakuza podcast pt 1 of 2) Best Video Game Podcast Ep. 1-A by Bestvideogamepodcast on Mixcloud
Want a time-stamped table to show you exactly what we talk about and when? Here ya go:
0:00:00 – Intro
0:02:01 – The Yakuza series in 1 minute
0:03:33 – Our experience with the series so far
0:05:50 – Yakuza is NOT like GTA
0:08:53 – Which game should you start with?
0:16:01 – Should you import the games? Which ones?
0:18:45 – Importing Yakuza Ishin and Yakuza Zero
0:24:33 – Yakuza’s hurdles to localization
0:30:20 – Sega’s marketing (or lack thereof)
0:34:15 – Tropes vs. Yakuza
0:40:41 – In-depth discussion of Yakuza Zero
0:44:05 – Why make a prequel with these characters?
0:47:40 – Japan’s 1988 economic bubble
0:53:12 – Bubble-era pop culture: beepers, disco and more
0:59:30 – 1988 Kamurocho and Soutenbori
1:03:25 – Creeping out random NPCs
1:08:08 – Combat in Yakuza Zero
1:18:20 – Making it rain: money in Zero
1:20:54 – Sexual content and objectification
1:29:50 – The future of the Yakuza series
Part 2 will be posted on the weekend.
Eventually we’re going open up a Patreon, because this action right here took like six weeks to record, edit, upload and all that jazz. So…yeah. Gonna need some help. So, if you like it, and like what we’ve done in the past, we’d love if you’d kick in a dollar or two, so as videos and podcasts can come more regularly.
Various RPG scans 1/12/2011
By Heath | January 11, 2011 at 7:20 pm
Scans for lots of RPGs here, starting with…
The Last Story (Wii)
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New scans of Yakuza PS3/PSP games
By Heath | November 2, 2010 at 10:17 pm
Dengeki and Famitsu show us Yakuza: Of the End (PS3) and Yakuza: New Chapter (PSP) here. Bottom’s up!
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