This song is such a good fit for the whole concept i know everyone would say yeah shindo is in for the coochie but in all honesty this song makes you feel like you’re finally stopping the nishikiyama family for good… until you play 3
Gotta feel bad for all the bros in the Nishikiyama family. Imagine going to war with Kiryu and the rest of the Tojo Clan because your patriarch wanted some coochie, then he's replaced by another patriarch who wanted some coochie, who's replaced by another patriarch who also wanted some coochie
The genius of this theme is that it's actually perfect for Shindo when you think of it being from his perspective. He's a delusional narcissist he sees himself as finally taking his rightful place at the top of the Tojo after having to grovel for who knows how long.
He pushed his old patriarch because he is so easy to dealt with, he killed Kiryu's friends to riled him up, he took the position because vacancy. Don't be like Shindo, a punk who delusional.
Kind of like how the OG and Kiwami versions of "For Whose Sake", can be considered what goes on through the heads of Kiryu and Nishiki respectively. "The Grudge" is basically Kiryu's perspective of the conflict.
Bro I keep coming back to this song. The only reason I remember Shindo's name is specifically because of this, dude doesn't even deserve such a badass theme LMAO
@@frootloop3568 I think the lack of depth is what makes this dude a bit more fun. I really liked Aizawa in the beginning, but the way 5's narrative treats him and Morinaga after Kiryu's part just makes him really dull in my opinion. That's why I feel like he's still a throwaway even though he's the final boss of that game.
@@pyroferno4644 Yeah dude, sorry to say but it's the worst final battle theme of any Yakuza game. No melody and just a bunch of same-y instrumentals the entire time. It's not bad, but it's definitely not good.
Oh damn the most viewed upload got deleted? Yep, heavily misused theme, an absolute masterpiece fit for entirely different context, but at least it got nice exposure by virtue of the final fight. Absolute epicness, anime, majestic, honor, heroism, duel, passion, heart, etc. . It's should be a duel of the two incredibly epic heroes. But welp it's a classic Sega fashion of underusing\misusing ot having proper music at all (for the latter I mean like many important Y0 bosses having generic boss theme instead of unique; in general of course Yakuza OSTs are masterpieces).
The saddest part is that Shindo could've been a way cooler villain. The setup was RIGHT THERE, he was Nishiki's Captain who holds a grudge against Kiryu for what happened to him, and even in Kiwami he came off as respectful, despite needing to fight Kiryu. They could've built on that, but instead we got MILF hunter.
For all the hate Shindo gets, he gave Kiryu more trouble than Ryuji did lol. Kiryu beat Ryuiji easy as hell even when Ryuji had a sword. Didn't even break a sweat. Shindo was a 3 phase fight where Kiryu had to be tossed a sword himself to defend against Shindo. Whereas Kiryu beat Ryuji completely barehanded lmao.
Shindo even has better character motivations than Ryuji. Shindo: Fuck the Tojo Clan. I want Dojima Yayoi and I don't care who I have to kill to get her. vs. Ryuji: Waaaaaah! Someone else has a similar nickname and tattoo! I'm gonna start a war over it!
Kiryu absolutely didn't need a sword to beat Shindo. He grabbed it just because Yayoi tossed it to him. In Yakuza 1, Shindo brings a sword and even a whole army to beat Kiryu and yet Kiryu still beats him barehanded. Hell if you miss the last QTE of the Ryuji fight, he insta-kills Kiryu, no matter how much health you have. To think that Shindo is anywhere near Ryuji's level is absurd.
This guy and Aizawa are so alike in some ways. Both foolishly started a fight in a room full of furniture....ending up taking the fight outside after realizing their mistake. They only survived because there were no bicycles lying around.
