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PC Gamer’s Phil Savage joins us for a Yakuza-themed special episode, which covers pretty much the entire history of Sega’s series as it finds new fans on Xbox Game Pass. Hear about the 5 best games in the Yakuza series, and learn about the best starting point if you’re a new fan.

This week’s music is from the Yakuza 0 and Yakuza 6 soundtracks by Hidenori Shoji.

Rankings

(We should also start with the reasons why a couple of them didn’t make the Top 5, as an excuse to air my grudges about Kiwami 1 and Yakuza 4)

  1. Judgment
  2. Kiwami 2
  3. Yakuza: Like a Dragon
  4. Yakuza 0
  5. Yakuza 5 (I am willing to be overruled on this, as it’s Spicy, but I think it’s appropriate for this series to celebrate the one that is the most extra.)