158: Yakuza 0 [Part 1]

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] Web: LeftBehindGame.Club | Twitter: @LeftBehindClub | Instagram: @LeftBehindGameClub 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 DISCORD: The Left Behind Game Club is a monthly game club podcast focusing on positivity & community. To talk to members of the community, join our Discord server!