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[Rhazer Fusion]

Haven't seen it yet, but I don't understand why these video game adaptation movies typically deviate from the source material so much. You make a Yakuza movie based on a popular game with strong storytelling, plot, writing and memorable characters and they somehow screw it up?

 

[Moses85]

 

[StueyDuck]

Agatha is a great show though?

if the metric is being shit, then i agree, agatha is great.

 

[Gojiira]

Yet they raved about the equally awful Fallout show..Hilarious

 

[EverydayBeast]

Was rooting for the yakuza show…

 

[Fbh]

Trailer looked like some loose Yakuza adaptation with none of the charm of the original. So not really surprising.
It has an 67 on Rotten Tomatoes so it's not universally hated but seems pretty mid at best.

ign gives low score
gaf: i knew it was bad
ign gives low score again
gaf: fuck ign!

stop fucking judging by IGN or anyone elses standards. Go play/watch the stuff yourselves, fucking brain rot.

I mean there is no logic with GAF and reviews if we are honest.

Reviewers give mid or low score to a game most of GAF is looking forward to:
"Pfff who cares about reviews, these sites don't know shit, I make my own decisions and places like Metacritic are irrelevant to me"

Reviewers give high score to game most of GAF wanted to see fail:
"see? this is why reviews are irrelevant, they probably just got paid to give out these scores and gave it extra points because it's woke"

Reviewers give high score to a game most of GAF is looking forward to:

"OMG I knew it, this is such good news, let me post screenshots of the metacritic score of this game all over the internet and forever reference it as undeniable proof of how good it is. Pffff that game you like only has a 80 metascore ? Lol look this one got a 90!!!!!!!!"

 

[mayham2199]

I agree but then you are better off watching Tokyo Vice

I really liked Tokyo Vice and the trailer for this show reminded me of it.

 

[stn]

I'm gonna watch it anyone, love the franchise. IGN sucks, they're not worth listening to.

 

[semiconscious]

better off watching yakuza papers (kiryu's based on the lead character):

 

[rubik's dude]

I watched 10 minutes of the first episode out of morbid curiosity. I couldn't take it anymore when they kept calling that fraud "Kiryu."

"How dare you stand where he stood" kept popping into my head.

 

[Gamerfan81]

Didn't even know IGN reviewed shows and movies.

 

[deriks]

Watched the first two episodes and holy shit it is miscast and doesn't have the weight of the game

Also, loosely based on the first game. Has too much stuff that we kinda know but never was showed before, still weak thou

They turned Shibusawa, one of the best bosses ever, into a lazy fat prepotent guy for crying out loud

Yeah, it sucks

 

[killatopak]

Didn't even have to watch nor see a review to know this.

The moment the director said he plans to put his own spin on it and that he forbade the actor to play the games, I already knew.

 

[Fabieter]

Big fan here. Watched 10 mins today won't continue this trash.

 

[Project EVE]

Like a Dragon deserves much better treatment than this.

 

[poppabk]

They've also been very wrong lately.

It's probably not as good as the other things listed, except maybe scarface, but that's a pretty high bar to set. It doesn't match up to these 10 out of 10 shows, therefore it's a 5.

 

[DeVeAn]

Damn shame. Do I even bother watching?

 

[Mayar]

Damn shame. Do I even bother watching?

No

If you really feel like you really, really need to watch it. The answer won't change - No.
This series takes old familiar characters and the history of the franchise and tries to tell it from its own point of view, completely changing the tone of the story and characters. I don't understand who in their right mind came up with this idea.

 

[Nankatsu]

This totally feels like a case of

 

[_Idea_of_Evil_]

I watched ep1 today. 4/10 is a generous score.

For any Yakuza/Like a Dragon fans that haven't seen this yet, don't bother. This is not the Yakuza/Like a Dragon that you know and love and they didn't even manage to get the action or music right. The fight scenes toward the end of the episode were supposed to be "oh shit, Kiryu is a badass" moments and they dropped the ball hard. The main actor also can't do Kiryu, even though it seems he tried really hard to do so. He just isn't that guy.

 

[Jibran#one]

Just fyi they gave penguin a 5 , which is probably the best thing on TV right now and in my personal opinion one of the best shows in years.

 

[nikos]

I don't watch much TV but I'll check it out. A lot of the films I've enjoyed have had bad ratings. Probably best to take it as a series about Yakuza and not a show related to the games.

 

[_Idea_of_Evil_]

I don't watch much TV but I'll check it out. A lot of the films I've enjoyed have had bad ratings. Probably best to take it as a series about Yakuza and not a show related to the games.

If you're looking for an Asian crime show to watch, I would recommend Bloodhounds on Netflix. It's 8 episodes and they're solid. Much better than this Yakuza show.

Don't watch past the first fight scene if you care about spoilers, but I think the action in Bloodhounds is much better than what they did in Yakuza based on ep1. The first fight scene is from ep1 of Bloodhounds.

 

[rubik's dude]

 

[DeVeAn]

No

If you really feel like you really, really need to watch it. The answer won't change - No.
This series takes old familiar characters and the history of the franchise and tries to tell it from its own point of view, completely changing the tone of the story and characters. I don't understand who in their right mind came up with this idea.

Thanks for saving me!

 

[Gonzito]

So I have to believe that 50kg man is Kiryu? Lol

 

[rubik's dude]

So I have to believe that 50kg man is Kiryu? Lol

I mean, it'll be Halloween soon, where someone can be anyone for at least one day.

 

[Baemono]

Welp they put some episodes on Youtube

 

[Alexios]

Just watch Tokyo Vice, so good.

 

[uncreativename]

You may have heard there are no karaoke scenes, for instance, which made some fans think the creators didn't truly understand the appeal of the games formerly known as Yakuza. Unfortunately, it also lacks any other moments of levity.

More like the writer of this article probably doesn't truly understand Yakuza.

As someone who's not a tourist to this series and has watched a ton of Yakuza movies, I'm gonna watch it and get back to you with my review, gaf

 

[RavageX]

Kiryu looks so frail how could anyone think this actor could sell the dragon of Dojima ?

Miike's adaptation is still the only one worth a watch.

The hell is that? It can't be that hard to find someone who looks intimidating at least a little.

 

[nial]

Welp they put some episodes on Youtube

this is a completely different series

 

[uncreativename]

this is a completely different series

I was gonna say, I watched a few minutes before seeing your post and this seems much too low budget for an Amazon production .

I really like the actor who plays Kiryu in that, though, (Yasukaze Motomiya) + I know he was in The Man Who Erased His Name. I'll have to check out some of his other movies sometime.

Alright, onto the series they're actually talking about,

 

[nial]

I was gonna say, I watched a few minutes before seeing your post and this seems much too low budget for an Amazon production .

I really like the actor who plays Kiryu in that, though, (Yasukaze Motomiya) + I know he was in The Man Who Erased His Name. I'll have to check out some of his other movies sometime.

Alright, onto the series they're actually talking about,

It's actually an Amazon production as well, just specifically targeting Japan.

 

[Baemono]

this is a completely different series

Wow didn't know that, they did 2 series ?

 

[xrnzaaas]

Welp they put some episodes on Youtube

Looks like a fan project... which isn't a bad thing considering how the 'main' series chose to ignore the fans of the games.

 

[dgproject]

https://www.sega.com/news/yakuza-powered-by-nihon-touitsu-watch-all-episodes-on-sega-wests-youtube-now

The series is a special collaboration between Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio and the creators of the hit Japanese video series Nihon Tōuitsu, which depicts Japan's yakuza society.

Originally released exclusively in Japan, the three-episode drama follows the events leading up to the latest release in RGG Studio's beloved Like a Dragon & Yakuza series kiwami 3 and dark ties.

 

[DeVeAn]

The new series is perfect. Using clips from the game world. Music kicks in from the game and slow mo after he knocks them out just like the games. Great stuff I loved it!