# Video Games You've Played Recently **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** video-games-e-games\ **Created:** [July 25, 2022, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-games-youve-played-recently/968546 "2022-07-25T19:45:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 899
**Author:** ![RayMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e495f1/32.png) [@RayMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RayMan)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2025, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-games-youve-played-recently/968546/899 "2025-05-21T01:27:16Z")
Yes, I played Yakuza: Like A Dragon. In fact, I even shared this with you a few years ago when I sought out video game suggestions for my then-new PlayStation 5: [What Games Should I Buy for my PlayStation 5? - #8 by RayMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-games-should-i-buy-for-my-playstation-5/978797/8). It was that thread where you recommended Persona 5 Royal to me, @Mahaloth (which was an excellent recommendation, by the way). I absolutely love both Yakuza: Like A Dragon and its sequel, Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth. Yakuza: Like A Dragon (hereinafter “Y:LAD”) is a turn-based JRPG, which is my favorite genre of video game. It has an incredible sense of humor, just a very funny video game. The game draws inspiration from the Dragon Quest video game franchise; they mention this in the game itself. In the game, each character has a “job,” which is just a modern take on RPG player classes. The game is a big departure from the mainline Yakuza video game franchise. The other Yakuza games are more action beat-em-up. Y:LAD is a big departure from the main franchise, and you absolutely not need to have played or know anything about the Yakuza franchise to enjoy Y:LAD. It’s got a great story and very, very likable characters. I love the game and strongly recommend it. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-games-youve-played-recently/968546)._