Right now – March 12, 2025 – marks the tenth anniversary of Yakuza 0’s preliminary PS4 launch in Japan. Okay, so it did not drop worldwide till 2017, which is why you is likely to be a bit confused proper now, however nonetheless – a momentous day. Let the Kazuma Kiryu or Goro Majima disco dancing GIFs fly forth, like a military of suave gangsters who’re late for a road brawl with some generic goons.
Plus, in the event you fancy and are on PC, you’ll be able to rejoice it by doing one thing like enjoying Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza In Hawaii as PS2 Majima.
First, although, RGG itself has acknowledged the event by way of a Tweet, writing: “Right now marks the tenth anniversary of Yakuza 0’s launch in Japan. Share with us your favourite moments, recollections, and impressions or name out a pal who ought to play.”
Naturally, along with a bunch of oldsters going ‘Oh god, I am previous’, the replies are residence to loads of what’s arguably come to be Zero’s defining legacy – the aforementioned enjoyable GIFs of its two protagonists lighting it up on the dance flooring as a result of it is Friday evening. Critically, in the event you’re not already familar with the meme, since about 2019 there’s been an entire fan Twitter account, with the deal with @YakuzaFriday, solely devoted to posting these GIFs each Friday.
I assume it’s going to be as much as its standard antics this coming Friday too – so perhaps have some cake or a bottle of sake able to make it a bit extra particular this time round. For those who’re not a fan of that, you’ll be able to badger a mate to play Zero for the primary time, because it’s arguably the perfect place to begin a playthrough of the total collection, if you wish to do issues chronologically by way of the primary collection’ timeline.
Or, check out this ‘PS2 Majima’ mod by MerkusBerkus for the collection’ newest entry/spin-off Pirate Yakuza In Hawaii. It seemingly does precisely what it says on the tin, including an outfit that is Majima’s PS2 pores and skin “in all of his polygonal glory”. Assuming it really works as marketed, I might say it is a becoming solution to rejoice this event, on condition that Zero was the primary place to go in the event you wished to play as Goro Majima previous to him getting his personal full sport, until you actually love Yakuza Kiwami 2’s Majima saga or zombie spin-off Yakuza: Lifeless Souls.
Plus, in the event you had been there, it’s going to allow you to reminisce in regards to the early days when with the ability to play as Majima was only a pipe dream, and we could not concieve that in 2025 he’d be operating round as a pirate, often accumulating golden balls.
Or simply take a look at RGG’s tweet and smile. To paraphrase Bon Jovi, somebody who’s about as 80s as Zero is, it is your life.
