Method to Madness Podcast – Episode 14
Episode 14: “You’ve Been Yakuza’ed!”
Run Time: 49min 16sec
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In the Method to Madness podcast, I’m joined with my good friend Kevin “The Business” Gray to discuss great anime and video games that you should be watching as well as ones you should feel ashamed you are watching.
This episode, we discuss…
Yakuza (PS2)
Yakuza has taught me one thing: Never visit Shinjuku, Japan…because the average lifespan of its citizens is measured in breaths. Every dispute is settled by one of three forms of currency: Money, prostitution, and murder. Crime is law.
If you have a Y (for Yakuza?) chromosome, you will love this game. You play as Japan’s counterpart to The Fonz; the #1 streetwise badass with a heart of gold. You represent and regulate the entire city, righting the wrongs with only your unstoppable fists.
This game has often been mistaken as a poor Japanese knock-off of Grand Theft Auto III–this is a misconception. While it makes a poor GTA clone, this is a phenomenal addition to the modern day action RPG genre, à la Shenmue.
I guess you...SPOKE too soon!
You don't have the CHOPS!
December 15th, 2009 at 11:43 am
The part that was funny for me were the hostess clubs and trying to answer the questions right. Because basically I was trying to think what question a man would think a woman would choose, but being a woman, it was a little difficult thinking how a man would think a woman would respond to a question a man asks and… *crosses eyes*
But it did look really fun. I thought this podcast with really funny as well!
The Grey Ghost Reply:
December 15th, 2009 at 10:49 pm
There is, of course, the one host club girl who will drug you and rob you blind if you give in to your male instincts.
Bitches is tricky. This is why I never touched those quests…
M Reply:
December 15th, 2009 at 11:11 pm
To quote a great philosopher: “You know it’s hard out here for a pimp, When he tryin to get this money for the rent, For the Cadillacs and gas money spent.”