Playing Yakuza 4: Gone Arai (Patreon)

Playing Yakuza 4: Gone Arai

Today we're playing Yakuza 4, it features three new characters with Akiyama, Saejima, and Tanimura entering the fray, tackling a decades old conspiracy, we're going to see many new sides to Kamurocho today. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tehsnakerer Twitter: https://twitter.com/TehSnakerer Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/tehsnakerer Damike Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK596CPIzRXaRgM2AnsKK3g Light Grunty Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2E_GfC7EwgBrYtbDzonZew 2Joe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLupKYZn4Hm-UTJFK-BgZIQ Tanimura’s Final Hurdle: https://youtu.be/BWhZJI1rhoM Part 0: The Ten Billion Word Incident 1. Introduction 00:00 2. Remasters, Box Art, and Installs 02:06 Part 1: Shun Akiyama: A New Perspective 1. Story Intro & Menu Memos 05:11 2. The Lifeline of Kamurocho 07:52 3. Akiyama’s Combat & Soul Orbs 15:39 4. Arai Arrives & Character Contrasts 17:39 5. Pacing Out 23:19 6. Kamurocho Expansion & Multiple Perspectives 31:22 7. Kido with a Lead & Chase Battle Changes 35:01 8. Tojo in Turmoil 2010 39:08 9. Akiyama’s Motivation, Gameplay Hesitation, and Lily’s Situation 45:08 10. Minigame Additions & Karaoke Translations 53:26 11. No. 1 Hostess Maker 56:54 12. Akiyama Finale 58:46 Part 2: Taiga Saejima: A Caged Perspective 1. The Hit of 1985 01:04:13 2. The Prison Break & Saejima’s Combat 01:09:53 3. Tiger and Dragon 01:15;46 4. Saejima’s Kamurocho Woes 01:21:44 5. Fighter Maker: Saejima’s Menugame 01:28:21 6. The First Great Yakuza Soundtrack 01:31:25 7. Saejima Finale 01:37:04 Part 3: Masayoshi Tanimura: A Lawman’s Perspective 1. Hedged Bets 01:43:46 2. Welcome to the Infodump 01:46:59 3. Police Scanner & Ultimate March 01:53:09 4. Bulletpoints 01:56:14 5. Grappling with Tanimura 02:02:52 6. Rubber Bulletpoints 02:06:48 7. Tanimura Conclusion 02:20:48 Part 4: Kazuma Kiryu: A Dragon’s Perspective 1. The Slow Retirement of Kazuma Kiryu 02:21:34 2. Hamazaki’s Hamstrung Arc 02:22:48 3. Kiryu’s Clumsy Kamurocho Curbstomp 02:28:29 4. Gang Encounters 02:36:50 5. Tower Battle 02:38:43 Part 5: Requiem: The Complete Perspective 1. Past Effects Present: The Central Theme of Yakuza 4 02:46:41 1b. Past Entry Parallels 02:48:05 1c. Past Effects Play 02:52:21 2. Substories, Amon, and Hostesses 02:55:53 3. The Protagonist’s Plot 03:07:42 4. The Final Hurdle 03:18:34 5. Conclusion 03:25:19