![]() ![]() ![]() It’s a segment of the secondary game mode Majima Everywhere, where resident and much-beloved franchise antagonist Goro Majima occupies himself with finding a variety of ways through which he can make excuses for fighting Kiryu - and the player is rewarded with new skills and overall battle experience.īasically, one of Majima’s underlings informs Kiryu that there is a very insistent hostess at SHINE, who won’t leave unless she is assigned to “Kiryu-chan”. But it is through that same cabaret mechanic, in that same SHINE club, that the game sets the stage for what struck me as a very uncomfortable sequence. Sure, one of the cabaret club hostesses, Rina at SHINE, the protagonist to a very refreshing storyline for LGBT+ players, is a woman who loves women - the game never calls her a lesbian, bisexual, or pansexual, but she is very much an enthusiast of cute girls. Whether through a very much NSFW mini-game that has Kiryu collecting cards of women in bug costumes and racy poses the opportunity to chat girls up in cabaret clubs or through the game’s, pardon the bluntness, absolutely garbage writing of women in contrast with the in-depth characterization offered to men this is a game about men, by men, and for men. One of the main things about the Yakuza series is that its games are primarily targeted at adult Japanese men - and the game will not allow the player to forget that. And to put it shortly, they are far from reaching the zenith. Though, it still falls short in other aspects - especially concerning representation, which RGG Studio has tried to perfect over the years, from removing transphobic side quests to peppering later entries with social commentary. The legwork done to expand the world of Yakuza is impressive: it goes the extra mile to include new game modes, characters, and 20 minutes of cutscenes that, coupled with prequel appearances, provide some much-needed characterization to the otherwise bland main antagonist Akira “Nishiki” Nishikiyama. Keep an eye out for future Yakuza news, we’ll be sure to cover it.Cover art for Yakuza Kiwami (credit: Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio/SEGA)Įleven years after the release of the original Yakuza (2005), the world’s introduction to the Dragon of Dojima, Kazuma Kiryu, Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio put out the new-and-improved remake Yakuza Kiwami. ![]() ![]() Personally, I find it all in good fun, and I got a few chuckles from the whole thing. Going through some of the cutscenes, it’s really hard to say that the developers didn’t intentionally write them that way. It’s hard to tell how much of this homo-erotic tension was intended and how much of it was projected from the fans. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find a source for this piece. It’s hard put my thoughts or emotions into words so I’ll let the picture do the talking. Props to jokerita for this piece.Īnd this one is a parody piece of the sexually charged poster from PS3’s Catherine. Smoky entrances, the dagger, and a snakeskin jacket are all signatures of Goro Majima. I particularly like the snake holding the dagger that emerges from the smoke from his cigarette. Here’s another beautiful piece that shows of the outfits and personas that Majima takes on to sedu- fight Kazuma. This is a simple piece drawn by Jen on Twitter that shows off exactly what kind of energy Majima gives off around Kazuma. There’s a slew of comical, yet…homoerotic art. Remember it.Īnd this was enough to drive the fans wild with imagination. The butterfly that dances in the night… The serpent that tempts men… Her name’s Goromi. ![]()
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