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175: Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii (with Brian Edwards)

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Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio has risen to the gaming mainstream with its beloved Like a Dragon series, and when a hot streak occurs, a heat check often follows, and there is no bigger heat check than a game where you play through a Hawaiian pirate adventure starring the series' lovable maniac, Goro Majima. So why has Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii fallen out of the conversation, even among series diehards? Did the heat check connect, or is it the beginning of a downturn? All that and more in this great conversation.

Guest info: Brian Edwards

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    • TIMESTAMPS

    • 0:00 Title Card
    • 0:20 Intros
    • 5:45 Personal Histories With Yakuza Series
    • 9:53 The Yakuza Secret Sauce
    • 14:12 Opening Thoughts about Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii
    • 20:34 Like a Dragon Series Fatigue?
    • 35:15 Story Setup, Majima the Leading Man
    • 45:40 Framing Device, Substories, Goofs
    • 1:11:18 Pirate Gameplay, Ship Combat
    • 1:33:51 Action Combat
    • 1:44:59 Mini-Games and Side Activities
    • 1:52:36 Closing Thoughts/Recommendations
    • 1:57:57 Character Issues, Cane and Rinse
    • 2:02:33 Spoiler Wall/Patron Thank-Yous
    • 2:04:37 Spoiler Section- Substories
    • 2:18:42 Spoiler Section- Main Story and Ending

      • Music used in the episode:

      • Anchors Aweigh (Saori Yoshida)
      • Nameless Traveler (Saori Yoshida)
      • Palekanian Dance (Yuri Fukuda)
      • Mad Dog (Keitarou Hanada)
      • Echoes of Hope (Kazuki Takagi)
      • Masaru's Love Journey (Mitsuhara Fukuyama)

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        Cover art by Jack Allen- find him at https://linktr.ee/JackAllenCaricatures

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