These Yakuza games are soo trash.
His game voice is soo loud, you cant hear him talking atm. Not complaining btw.
They combine great combat with meh free roaming and minigames that are invariably hit or miss. Not just that. but nobody likes every minigame. I love bowling in 0, for example, but most people hate the fuck out of it because reliably getting strikes is a bitch and a half. Disco dancing can suck a fat one though. And trying to 100% them is a pain in the ass, starting with having to learn mahjong AND shogi. And if you're a streamer, of course, it's incredibly boring to watch you attempt to 100 karaoke songs. This is part of what makes Phil's Yakuza playthroughs unwatchable, how he poorly does every minigame but insists on sticking to them because at least it's not gameplay.
This is a smart design choice: They're designed to be beatable by anyone with half a brain. That includes da strokefaced killah, of course. The way he plays them is trash: plays on Normal when Legend is already far too easy, overgrinds the fuck out of his MC, chugs heals when in a pinch, and just mashes through combat. It works, but it's snore-inducing.
Now, the thing is Lost Judgment is a spectacularly easy game. Judgment Yagami had two styles, namely almost useless Crane and supremely busted Tiger. LJ Yagami has taken shape as a God of Death who is just unreasonably powerful. All his styles are broken now, which makes for a very fun and very spectacular game if the player is good... Or a toxic e beggar mashing square on crane and chugging heals because you might as well, it seems to beat everything.
Seriously. Kiryu used to have the famous tiger drop, an invincible counter that knocked enemies flat on their ass for a free followup. LJ Yagami has Crane Counter, a kick that's easier to trigger than Tiger Drop and knocks opponents... Into the air, for a free COMBO. Phil is unlikely to ever even use that, but it is very flashy. Yagami's style is mostly based around dodge and counter, so even if he's not strictly the most powerful Yakuza protagonist (Kiwami 2 Kiryu had near inescapable offense, Yakuza 4 Akiyama had a braindead infinite, Yakuza 5 Shinada had weapons for big brawls and literal death combos for bosses) he is by far the easiest to pilot.
Doesn't help that Phil quadruples down on the stalling, reading out every single line. His playthrough is just pointless and remarkably hard to follow for anyone. My advice is to just stay away. Literal children can easily beat this franchise on normal, and while the game can offer a great viewing experience, watching somebody play it on normal is a waste of time. There won't be any salt or significant difficulty spikes. Even the bosses are super easy.
If any of you undercover tractors wanna light a fire under his ass, tell him that you will not watch or support this playthrough, or any further Yakuza games unless he plays them on hard. Guy got off way too easy on his month of grinding followed by the mother of all bitchquits in Like A Dragon.
" in his chat. For what gain? There's no way in hell he directly gives her a dime from his tips as free spending money for appearing on camera with him. That's WWE Champions money, dead to rights, the moment he gets it.
