158: Yakuza 0 [Part 1]

158: Yakuza 0 [Part 1]

Author: Left Behind Game Club December 21, 2022 Duration: 1:10:05
We give no explanations in the first part of our Yakuza 0 series.
Developer: Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio | Publisher: Sega | Initial Release: January 24, 2017



Katie, Flora, Mike and special guest Imran Khan play minigames, fight with wacky weapons and sing karaoke.
Players: Katie Lesperance (@lesperak) & Mike Ruffolo (@ruffolom), Flora Merigold (@LudonarrativeFM)
Special Guest: Imran Khan [Twitter, Patreon]





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SHOW NOTES:

* 0:00 Start
* 1:00 Introducing Imran Khan and running The Gauntlet
* 13:00 Fast Pitch
* 14:30 Our Experience with Yakuza games
* 24:30 Yakuza Gives No Explanations
* 27:30 The Setup: What Is Yazuka
* 29:50 Mike Got All The Tissues
* 33:00 Katie’s Got All The Cards
* 39:00 Combat And Wacky Weapons
* 44:00 A Majima Character Study
* 51:20 Minigames: Shogi Is Hard
* 56:00 Karaoke Time
* 1:01:00 Imran’s Final Yakuza Pitch
* 1:06:40 Wrap-Up

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