How are the Yakuza Dynamic Intros so Appealing?

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Published on September 23, 2022 12:30:13 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCXIiADDpgE

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Yakuza (2005)

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Considering I've made a bunch of videos about them, I thought it would be interesting to look at what RGG Studio actually do to make their dynamic intros special. I mostly look at the visual effects applied for each game, but I also go a bit more in depth for some of them. Also SPOILERS.

You know if you join the channel you actually get your own Dynamic Intro? (For legal reasons this is false but you can join anyway)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6e33n2Ap73dqftpXc93Sfg/join

Yeah I don't look at Ishin Kiwami/Like a Dragon: Ishin but from what gameplay exists the intro styles are very similar to Yakuza: Like a Dragon but in black and white. Put it in the thumbnail though to show old vs new, y'know?

Unfortunately given what I'm covering I can't avoid spoilers. So here are the timestamps:
Intro/Before Yakuza 3 0:00
Yakuza 3 1:35
Yakuza 4 3:35
Yakuza 5 4:10
Ishin! (2014) 4:52
Yakuza 0 7:10
Yakuza Kiwami 7:41
Yakuza 6 8:51
Yakuza Kiwami 2 10:29
Judgment (Lost Judgment/The Kaito Files too) 11:31
Actual Lost Judgment/The Kaito Files Footage 12:39
Yakuza: Like a Dragon 12:56
Conclusion 14:46
Outro (Spoilers for everything ever) 15:43


Certain games have the exact same visual style as each other, so there may be some overlap. The styles that exist are as follows:

Yakuza 3/4/5
Ishin/Yakuza 0/Kiwami 1
Yakuza 6/Kiwami 2
Judgment/Lost Judgment
Yakuza: Like a Dragon

If that ^ doesn't make sense, you'll see what I mean in the video.


Songs:
Yakuza Kiwami 2 - Rebellious Phase
Yakuza - Funk Goes On
Yakuza 3 - Fly
Persona 4 - The Almighty
Tekken 7 - Vermilion Gates
Ace Combat Zero - Zero
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 - Ultimate Enemy (official name)
I promise you, Square Enix, that it is not Final Fantasy VII Remake - Infinity's End. I swear.
Yakuza: Like a Dragon - Receive You The Hyperactive
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 - Immediate Threat (official name)

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