History VideoGame / Yakuza5

** Saejima squaring up with a bear in a GoodOldFisticuffs fight brings to mind another Creator/RikiyaKoyama [[Manga/HajimeNoIppo character]].

* CastingGag: Mirei Park is voiced by Creator/RomiPark. She voices Edward Elric in ''Anime/FullMetalAlchemist2003'', which makes it amusing when you realise Haruka is voiced by Creator/RieKugimiya who voices Alphonse Elric in the same series.

** Saejima's chapter involves one as well, having access to a hunting simulator, which actively involves the player to be careful when they shoot without alerting their prey, especially around [[BearsAreBadNews bears]].

* SimulationGame: In addition to recurring elements from past games, Kiryu's chapter allows players to take taxi missions. Unlike, say, ''VideoGame/CrazyTaxi'' style antics, players lose points for skipping lights and get points for using turn signals or appropriately answering passengers' questions. This is averted in the racing missions where all bets are off and Kiryu easily pulls off some insanely difficult feats.

* {{Blackmail}}: PlayedForLaughs in the hostess sidequest. After unlocking the final hostess in Kamurocho, Akiyama tasks Kiryu with showing her the ropes. When he refuses, Akiyama tells him that says he might let it slip to Haruka that her Uncle Kaz frequents such places. Not wanting Haruka to hear a word of it, Kiryu reluctantly agrees to partake in it.

* BossWarningSiren: During ''[[GameWithinAGame GunRhein]]'', one will play before a boss battle.

''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/LikeADragon'' 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.

The last game developed exclusively for the [=PS3=], the series would then hit the UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 with another feudal spin-off, ''VideoGame/RyuGaGotokuIshin'', released for both consoles [[NoExportForYou in Japan]]. The next canon entry, the prequel ''VideoGame/Yakuza0'', takes place in 1988 featuring a younger Kazuma Kiryu and Goro Majima. The story would continue and conclude in ''[[VideoGame/Yakuza6 Yakuza 6: The Song of Life]]''.

** A BossFight in Saejima's storyline [[Manga/HajimeNoIppo isn't the first time that a character voiced by]] ''Creator/RikiyaKoyama'' in the role of TheBigGuy ''[[https://youtu.be/Z29qvp5QHy4 floors a bear]]'' with his nothing but his [[{{pun}} bare]] hands.

** Played straight to comical yet rage-inducing levels, however, with the "Cold Ramen" substory. Here, some poor schmuck are sliding on an iced-over sidewalk and Saejima has to deliver a bowl of ramen to a guy on the other side. He only gets one shot at it, by the way.

** Played straight to hilarious but rage-inducing levels, however, with the "Cold Ramen" substory. Here, some poor schmuck are sliding on an iced-over sidewalk and Saejima has to deliver a bowl of ramen to a guy on the other side. He only gets one shot at it, by the way.

* SnowballFight: Saejima can engage in Winter Combat (with is just a novel way to say snowball fight) in the north-west part of Tsukimino. The minigame plays like an [=FPS=].

** Played straight to rage-inducing levels, however, with the "Cold Ramen" substory.

** Once you get to Kamurocho, you can challenge Sotaro Komaki [[spoiler:and Sosuke at the same time]] into a duel with any character, which is so difficult that it pushes your mind and body so hard that it will trigger a "breakthrough". Gameplay-wise, this translates as removing the LevelCap.

* TheCameo:
** [[Music/{{Vocaloid}} Miku Hatsune]] appears throughout the game as a UFO prize, an ice sculpture in Tsukimino, and is also featured as a decal for Kiryu's taxi. One of Haruka's bonus outfits in Premium adventure mode has her {{cosplay}} as the virtual idol.

* DuelingPlayerCharacters: In the main story, [[spoiler: Kiryu and Saejima fight each other early in the last chapter]]. In the Coliseum, Kiryu can fight against Saejima, Akiyama and Shinada in the Victory Road tournament. In Premium Adventure, he can also take on Haruka in air hockey, as well as pool and bowling in the "[[TagAlongKid Haruka's Whims]]" mode.

* ForgottenFirstMeeting: [[spoiler: Shinada first met Takasugi during that fateful day 15 years ago, as he was the fan who got his home run ball.]]

* OldSaveBonus: Having a finished save file from ''VideoGame/Yakuza4'' will grant the "Fat Stacks Charm", which causes enemies to drop valuable plates. A finished save file of ''VideoGame/YakuzaDeadSouls'' grants a gun that can be used in battle. Strangely, the localized version can also grant special items if it finds saves from entries [[NoExportForYou not released in the region]], such as the HD versions of the first two games and ''Kenzan!''

-->'''Haruka:''' "[=SBR99=]? Oh, I've heard of that! But I didn't know it was the name of an event."
-->'''Fuyumoto:''' "Yes. Many people are under the mistaken impression that it's the name of a group. Anyway, I'm glad you've heard of it."

* SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome: [[spoiler:Majima is found dead in Sapporo 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]].

* TakeThat: One of Kiryu's substories has him fill in for an injured actor shooting a movie ([[VideoGame/Yakuza3 again]]). He is told that it is a Yakuza movie, but it involves a vampire [[VideoGame/YakuzaDeadSouls raising zombies from the dead]]. Kiryu is rather confused.
-->'''Kiryu''': (I thought this was a yakuza movie?)

** Once you get to Kamurocho, you can challenge Sotaro Komaki [[spoiler: and Sosuke at the same time]] into a duel with any character, which is so difficult that it pushes your mind and body so hard that it will trigger a "breakthrough". Gameplay-wise, this translates as removing the LevelCap.

*** On a much less "reference to event" and much more "product placement" side of things, you can read the first chapter of ''Hajime no Ippo'' in-game, along with other manga titles in it. Ippo also appears on the cover of the Weekly Shōnen Magazine available in the game.

** Saejima punching a bear in the face brings to mind another Creator/RikiyaKoyama [[Manga/HajimeNoIppo character]].

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** A BossFight in Saejima's storyline [[Manga/HajimeNoIppo isn't the first time that a character voiced by]] ''Creator/RikiyaKoyama'' playing TheBigGuy ''[[https://youtu.be/Z29qvp5QHy4 floors a bear]]'' with his bare fists.

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* BonusBoss:
** The Amon Clan serves as the game's gauntlet of bosses where you run through them one by one as the playable males. And yes, even Haruka has her own Amon battle.
** After finishing off every last Devil Killer mission, you can have one last bonus race against Detective Furumitsu, who turns out to be a bigger BadassDriver than Kiryu and has a sleek CoolCar that even with all upgrades you're gonna be playing catchup.

* {{Callback}}: The game is filled with them. Most of the main characters bring up events that took place from the previous games, but few stand out from others.

** Kiryu (and the game's) final boss is [[spoiler:Aizawa]], who is again fought twice beforehand, by [[spoiler:Kiryu (alongside Morinaga) and then Saejima]].
** This mean's that Saejima's final boss, [[spoiler:Majima]], is the only one who's only fought once in the game. But besides the final bosses, [[spoiler:Yahata]] is also fought twice in the game, though his two fights are pretty close to one another in the story (whereas the other bosses who recur usually have some time between their fights).

** A BossFight in Saejima's storyline [[Manga/HajimeNoIppo isn't the first time that a character voiced by]] ''Creator/RikiyaKoyama'' playing TheBigGuy ''[[https://youtu.be/Z29qvp5QHy4 floors a bear]]'' with a right cross (or in Saejima's case, a [[MegatonPunch falling right haymaker]]) to its temple.

** [[Manga/HajimeNoIppo this isn't the first time that a character voiced by]] ''Creator/RikiyaKoyama'' playing TheBigGuy ''[[https://youtu.be/Z29qvp5QHy4 floored a bear]]'' with a right cross (or in Saejima's case, a [[MegatonPunch falling right haymaker]]) to its temple.

** On a much less "product placement" and much more "reference to event" side of things, [[Anime/HajimeNoIppo this isn't the first time that a character voiced by]] ''Creator/RikiyaKoyama'' playing TheBigGuy ''[[https://youtu.be/Z29qvp5QHy4 floored a bear]]'' with a right cross (or in Saejima's case, a [[MegatonPunch falling right haymaker]]) to its temple.

* GameGourmet: All of the protagonists eventually encounter [[CelebrityCameo celebrity chef Tatsuya Kawagoe]] over the course of their main stories, who gives advice on how to enjoy their restaurant food better in exchange for pointing him towards notable restaurants. This translates to having a second bar of health, as well as a variety of buffs: Strength (unarmed damage), Focus (retain some Heat after Heat Actions), and Spirit (Heat Action damage). The buffs last for as long as the protagonists's health remains over 100%, although this can only be achieved by eating at restaurants - regular consumables do nothing for the extra health.

* PowerUpFood: Upon getting lessons from the above mentioned Tatsuya, Kiryu & the gang can improve their stats as well as gain a second life bar by eating at the various restaurants, with each dish providing a different boost.

** One of the Victory Road staff members is modeled after Creator/TakayaKuroda down to his iconic shades. So yes, Kiryu can quite literally be TalkingToHimself.

* UsefulNotes/JapaneseDialects: During the game, one can encounter a variety of them, [[KansaiRegionalAccent Kansai]] and [[TohokuRegionalAccent Tohoku]] dialects chief among them. Justified, since the game takes place all over Japan.

* GeniusBonus: At the start of part 2 chapter 2, Saejima is playing cards. If you're familiar with the game they're playing and paying attention to the cards, you'll notice they're playing Daifugō, known in the west as President or Asshole. Saejima wins the hand by playing four deuces, which is one of the strongest plays possible in this game (only beaten by a joker or a pair of jokers). Himura comments that he's done "a revolution with four deuces", indicating that Saejima was the Asshole and that he just won and got promoted to President. He then says that winning the hand this way is illegal in Sapporo's regional rules (a reference to this game having a myriad regional rules variants all over the world). Moreover, the way he won can be interpreted as a metaphor for Saejima's arc in ''Yakuza 4'' (a man in the lowest possible position in the hierarchy climbing up the ladder after a surprise play of four deuces, the unassuming card with the lowest number but the highest power in this game, representing the previous game's four protagonists), and Himura's comment as foreshadowing that his previous approach won't work anymore now that he's in an unfamiliar city.