History VideoGame / Yakuza5

* KaizoTrap: This is notably the only example of such in the series, [[spoiler:right at the tail end of Shinada's chapter during the cutscene after the stadium ambush, the player must PressXToNotDie in order to hit Sawada's curveball, otherwise you'll get a GameOver. Thankfully, one can continue right at the beginning of the cutscene after the fact, and will be prepared to actually hit said [=QTE=] on Legend difficulty.]]

*** The "Another Haruka" substory is one big callback to the first game involving not only a girl also called [[NamesTheSame Haruka]], but also involving Kiryu beating down punks throwing rocks at a defenseless puppy.

* ContractualPurity: This trope permeates the entire plot. Both Haruka and Mirei are threatened by their inability to maintain the facade of naïve innocence the industry demands, Mirei by her previous marriage and pregnancy and Haruka by her ties to Kiryu, an ex-yakuza and ex-convict. The hypocrisy of it all is hammered home by the fact that several idols are pressured to provide sexual favors, and many of the higher-ups in talent agencies and production companies are either deeply tied to or active members of various yakuza groups.

* CastingGag: Mirei Park is voiced by Creator/RomiPark. She voices Edward Elric in ''Anime/FullMetalAlchemist'', which makes it amusing when you realise Haruka is voiced by Creator/RieKugimiya who voices Alphonse Elric in the same series.

''Yakuza 5'', known in Japan as 龍が如く5 夢、叶えし者 (''Ryū ga Gotoku 5: Yume, Kanaeshi Mono'', lit. ''Like a Dragon 5: Fulfiller of Dreams'') is the fifth entry of the main ''VideoGame/{{Yakuza}}'' video game series. It was released on the UsefulNotes/PlayStation3 in 2012 in Japan, and on December 8, 2015 in North America and Europe, [[MilestoneCelebration commemorating the series' 10 year anniversary in Japan]]. A remastered port for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 was released in Japan in 2019, released for the rest of the world on February 11, 2020, with PC (via UsefulNotes/{{Steam}}) and Xbox One ports releasing on January 28, 2021.

** "Rich Bastards" are easy to defeat, and probably will either give you a top-level healing item or a very valuable VendorTrash item.

** The sea fishing mini-game now allows you to double the speed of reeling/loosing by pressing both trigger buttons.

** The Aspiring Comedians sidequest has a timing bar added to make it much more manageable for non-native Japanese speakers to appropriately respond to Haruo's statements.

* InfinityPlusOneSword: After completing all of his hunting missions, Saejima gets access to the Golden Rifle. [[GoldMakesEverythingShiny Not only is it sparkly]], but can [[InstantDeathBullet one-shot any animal]]. Yes, even bears.

* AdultFear: At the climax of the game when the BigBad shows himself, he reveals that the target of his plan is [[spoiler: Haruka, and taunts Kiryu by telling him that something bad will happen during her concert in Tokyo. But it's not just Kiryu [[HeroicBSOD who takes this badly]], his allies also share his grief]].

* ShroudedInMyth: The Nagoya Family in Kineicho. They're considered TheDreaded to the people of Kineicho despite no one ever seen it's member and anyone who ever try to investigate them will have accident fall onto them.

* DidIMentionItsChristmas: The game returns to the old tradition of taking place around Christmas time, as the events of the game take place in December 2012, although Saejima's prologue takes place at the same time in 2010, where Kamurocho is clearly celebrating the season. In the game's present, Tsukimono and Kineicho are also celebrating the season, and one of Saejima's sidestories even has him beating down some thugs while wearing a Santa costume. Christmas trees and sleigh decorations spread throughout Tsukimono can also be used as weapons.

** In an attempt to accurately portray the local culture of the five cities featured in the game, many Japanese restaurants and the people associated with them are featured in the game's substories. Kiryu can go fishing with a man who turns out to be the RealLife owner of Sushi Zanmai, Saejima and Shinada can visit Izakaya Hanako, where an actual waitress[[note]]Kaori Okamoto, who was also a Sapporo finalist for the “Miss Ryu ga Gotoku 5” contest[[/note]] appears in the Tsukimono location, while [[CelebrityCameo gravure idol Saki Suzuki]] appears in the Kineicho location. Haruka can end up being a poster girl for both Watami and Watamin-chi (and was in RealLife), and Akiyama encounters and even fights alongside the actual owner of Kushikatsu Daruma. The actual restaurants helped promote the game with contests and even offered unique meals inspired by the game for a limited time.

** In Tsukimono, Saejima finds a little girl selling matches on the streets in the snowy cold, which reminds him of ''Literature/TheLittleMatchGirl''. He quickly realizes she's not pretending to be the character in the story and makes sure she's [[SparedByTheAdaptation spared in this adaptation]], except her father has already passed and she's trying to buy a gift for her mother instead.

-->'''Haruka:''' "SBR99? Oh, I've heard of that! But I didn't know it was the name of an event."

* FiveManBand:
** TheLeader: Kazuma Kiryu
** TheLancer: Shun Akiyama
** TheBigGuy: Taiga Saejima
** TheSmartGuy: Tatsuo Shinada, although not so smart but knows a lot about everything baseball-related.
** TheChick: Haruka Sawamura

''Yakuza 5'', known in Japan as ''Ryū ga Gotoku 5: Fulfiller of Dreams'' is the fifth entry of the main ''VideoGame/{{Yakuza}}'' video game series. It was released on the UsefulNotes/PlayStation3 in 2012 in Japan, and on December 8, 2015 in North America and Europe, [[MilestoneCelebration commemorating the series' 10 year anniversary in Japan]]. A remastered port for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 was released in Japan in 2019, released for the rest of the world on February 11, 2020, with PC (via UsefulNotes/{{Steam}}) and Xbox One ports releasing on January 28, 2021.

''Yakuza 5'', known in Japan as ''Ryū ga Gotoku 5: Fulfiller of Dreams'' is the fifth entry of the main ''VideoGame/{{Yakuza}}'' video game series. It was released on the UsefulNotes/PlayStation3 in 2012 in Japan, and on December 8, 2015 in North America and Europe, [[MilestoneCelebration commemorating the series' 10 year anniversary in Japan]]. A remastered port for the UsefulNotes/Playstation4 was released in Japan in 2019, released for the rest of the world on February 11, 2020, with PC (via UsefulNotes/{{Steam}}) and Xbox One ports releasing on January 28, 2021.

** Akiyama's final boss is [[spoiler:Kanai]], and he's fought twice beforehand in the story, both times by [[spoiler:Akiyama]].

* SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome: Majima is found dead with a [[CruelAndUnusualDeath pretty messed-up face]] at the beginning of the game. [[{{Understatement}} Kiryu and Saejima don’t take the news very well]]. [[spoiler:Subverted as it turns out Majima faked his death]].

* SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome: Majima is found dead with a [[CruelAndUnusualDeath pretty messed-up face]] at the beginning of the game. [[{{Understatement}} Kiryu and Saejima don’t take the news very well]].[[spoiler:Subverted as it turns out Majima faked his death at the hands of Omi assassins]].

*** Following Kiryu's HeroicBSOD in the climax, he has a long talk with Saejima about his newfound loneliness, which he didn't experience [[VideoGame/Yakuza1 while he was in jail]]. Saejima believes it's because he had family waiting for him and a place to go back to, [[NotSoDifferent not unlike his own prison sentence]]. Unfortunately, most of them are gone now.

* Haruka Sawamura, Kiryu's adopted daughter who has appeared in every title, makes her first playable appearance in this game. [[ShesAllGrownUp Now sixteen years old]], she's moved to Osaka on her own to pursue a career as an IdolSinger in the entertainment industry, which is filled with several hardships for her to overcome.

* {{Transgender}}: Haruka's master is a trans woman named Yoko, who is famed as an expert on all things relating to beauty and the designer of Haruka's unique idol outfit. Rather condescending to Haruka at first, but eventually warms up to the rising idol.

* GratuitousFrench: Randomly enough, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3R_vuFE24JM one of the background tracks]] for Haruka's dance battles is a [[FamiliarSoundtrackForeignLyrics French cover of]] Otometal My Life, Haruka's go-to karaoke song from the previous games.