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Say hello to my favourite lads in Yakuza: LAD

They will be delighted to meet you

Yeah, sorry, I’m back again writing about Yakuza: Like A Dragon, or Yakuza: LAD as it’s otherwise known. An alter-ego that probably likes sinking a few tinnies on the front porch, wahey. Loves the football. Actually no, more like loves the baseball, because it’s the biggest sport out in Japan.

Anyway, early into Yakuza: LAD you bump into a professor who gives you a Sujidex that logs all the weird human beings you encounter on the streets of Yokohama. I think of it as this cursed Pokedex containing a mishmash of flesh and bone. And let me tell you, there are some real maniacs roaming out there in the wild.

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Ed Thorn: When Ed's not cracking thugs with bicycles in Yakuza, he's likely swinging a badminton racket in real life. Any genre goes, but he's very into shooters and likes a weighty gun, particularly if they have a chainsaw attached to them. Adores orange and mango squash, unsure about olives.
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