‎I dunno why.
‎But everytime I play any RGG series, it always strongly reminds me of Gokusen (ごくせん) and GTO / ジーティーオー (Great Teacher Onizuka).
‎The original mangas that is, not J-Dramas.
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‎But yeah, let's admit it. Most adaptations are not as good as the manga version.
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‎Have you seen the J-Drama of Gokusen?
‎It instantly reminds me of RGG in some ways.
‎The distinctly Japanese humor, positivity punchlines, wacky yet serious situations, scripted fights, moral paralysis of a bystander effect.
‎All of 'em.
‎Just as the way it should be, authentically made in Japan.
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‎The differences between Kozueko Morimoto's original Gokusen manga and its famous live-action TV series (J-Drama with Yukie Nakama. She's great in Shinobi - Heart Under Blade 2005) stem from the television adaptation, filtering out gritty crime elements and standardizing the story for prime-time TV. Making it more family-friendly than the grittier "josei manga" version.
‎So, yeah. The manga version is still excellent in comparison. While the J-Drama is kinda-somewhat-tolerable.
‎And too bad the dog named Fuji (the Tosa Inu breed type) is completely removed from the J-Drama version.
‎I love Fuji so much!
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‎That is just an example of many.
‎Now let's focus more on this game.
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‎Yakuza 4 now has 4 protagonists.
‎Each of them are so cool and awesome!
‎Though my favorites are still, of course; Kiryu Kazuma and Shun Akiyama.
‎By far, this is another great installment from the series of 0 up to 6 (excluding the lame 0 Director's Cut and Kiwami 3), with more excellent core plot plus the unique sub-stories.
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‎The Map also gets bigger.
‎As of now we can travel not just on the streets, but also by rooftops, basement malls, undergound parking lots, and even sewers! Cowabunga, dude! Eeerrr...wrong franchise.
‎Moving on!
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‎Four protagonists, one massive turf war.
‎Yakuza 4 lets you punch your way using four wildly distinct fighting styles.
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‎You start as Akiyama, a homeless-turned-billionaire who kicks chinpira (チンピラ) with the speed of a self-taught caffeinated ninjutsu mixed with Taekwondo-ish style on nitro.
‎Then, play as Saejima, a massive convict who fights like a legendary puroresu Strong Style, ripping up street signs to flatten entire crowds.
‎Next, Tanimura parries enemies into walls using slick action movie police martial arts, and is even able to cuff the thugs.
‎Finally, the RGG series icon Kiryu arrives to just casually destroy everyone in his own elegantly destructive ways.
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‎Between bone-crushing combos, you will manage hostess clubs, chase perpetrators across rooftops, and play underground table tennis plus many more fun activities. It is peak crime drama meets absolute arcade chaos.
‎So get ready for the wildest ride of a masterclass writing ever in the main plot to the sub-stories of RGG-verse!
‎あらあら、みんなで一緒に言いましょう！
‎RGG Style!!
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‎And not just for gamer boys; all of RGG series are also perfect for smart gamer girls, as well as for cool gamer tomboys age 18 and up!
‎Go buy it.
‎You won't regret it!
‎:3
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worst yakuza from 0 to this point in the order to 4.