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.
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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PSP RPG scans 10/23: 12 sexy PSP games shown
By Heath | October 21, 2010 at 9:43 pm
(Actual sexiness may vary)
Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep Final Mix, Legend of Heroes: Zero no Kiseki, God Eater Burst, ToP Narikiri Dungeon X, Monster Hunter Portable 3, Shining Hearts, Yakuza New Chapter, Criminal Girls, Tactics Ogre, Phantasy Star Portable 2 Infinity, Valkyria Chronicles 3, and Radiant Mythology 3. Starting with…
Shining Hearts:
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Yakuza PSP released: new scans
By Heath | October 2, 2010 at 9:10 am
With Kurohyou: Yakuza New Chapter out, Famitsu and Dengeki have some things to show us.
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PSP RPG scans for 9/6
By Heath | September 6, 2010 at 2:38 am
Japanese magazines show 16 upcoming PSP games here, starting with…
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New Nippon Ichi PSP SRPG Blue Roses in bloom
By Heath | June 29, 2010 at 9:09 am
Have a look at Nippon Ichi’s next strategy RPG, Blue Roses: Yousei to Aoi Hitomi no Senshitachi (Fairy and Blue-eyed Warriors), due out in Japan Sept. 16.
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New RPG Scans: 16 games spanning all systems
By Heath | June 18, 2010 at 5:13 am
Scans of Xenoblade, Class of Heroes 3, Pokemon Black/White, Last Ranker, Inazuma Eleven 3, White KNight Chronicles II, Tales of Phantasia, Ys vs. Sora no Kiseki, Agarest War 2 , Monsters Joker 2, Monster Battle Road Victory, Solarobo, Metal Max 3, Two Worlds II, Monster Hunter Frontier, and Kurohyo: Yakuza New Chapter. Let’s start with Class of Heroes 3 for PS3:
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PSP RPG scans 6/4: Yakuza, Ys Oath, Tokyo, Fate, Ranker, Tales, Blaze, Hunter
By Heath | June 4, 2010 at 7:00 pm
Fate/Extra, Project K with its new name, Monster Hunter Portable 3rd, Ys The Oath in Felghana, Blaze Union, Tokyo Mono Hara Shi, Last Ranker, and Tales of Phantasia Narikiri Dungeon X.
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