History VideoGame / Yakuza3

* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler:Lau Ka Long. Considering he doesn't survive this encounter, this is also a case of BackForTheDead.]]

** DuelBoss: Goro Majima and Jouji Kazama

* DisneyDeath: [[spoiler: Kazuma is confronted by Hamazaki in the ending and is stabbed in the gut. The post-credits scene shows he survives]].

'''''Yakuza 3''''' is the third entry of the main ''VideoGame/{{Yakuza}}'' series, following the spin-off ''Ryū ga Gotoku Kenzan!'' and was the first game in the main series to appear the UsefulNotes/PlayStation3. It was released in 2009 in Japan, and the following year in the west.

'''''Yakuza 3''''' is the third entry of the main ''VideoGame/{{Yakuza}}'' series, following the spin-off ''Ryū ga Gotoku Kenzan!'', and was released on the UsefulNotes/PlayStation3 in 2009 in Japan, and the following year in the west.

After the last game, Kazuma Kiryu has now moved to Okinawa and is in charge of the Sunshine Orphanage along with his adopted daughter, Haruka. The Orphanage is on a land that is owned by Shigeru Nakahara, the boss of a local yakuza clan known as the Ryudo Family. Nakahara is under pressure from the country's government to sell the land, which is planned to become a seaside resort. When his friend Daigo Dojima, Sixth Chairman of the Tojo Clan, is shot by a hitman bearing a familiar face, Kiryu must deal with the three gang bosses who arranged the attempted murder. Expect a large amount of ChronicBackstabbingDisorder.

* FishingMinigame: ''Yakuza 3'' introduces the fishing mini-game, where Kiryu can catch fish and other items to sell either at food markets or pawn shops.

* DubNameChange: The new proprietress for New Serena and Date's love interest, who is named "Mama" in Japan and "Mariko" overseas. Also applies to Joji [[spoiler: Kazama, to keep it consistent with his brother]].

* DubNameChange: The new proprietress for New Serena and Date's love interest, who is named "Mama" in Japan and "Mariko" overseas.

'''''Yakuza 3''''' is the third entry of the main ''VideoGame/{{Yakuza}}'' series, following the spin-off ''Ryū ga Gotoku Kenzan!'', and was released on the UsefulNotes/PlayStation3 in 2009 in Japan, and the following year in the west. After the last game, Kazuma Kiryu has now moved to Okinawa and is in charge of the Sunshine Orphanage along with his adopted daughter, Haruka. The Orphanage is on a land that is owned by Shigeru Nakahara, the boss of a local yakuza clan known as the Ryudo Family. Nakahara is under pressure from the country's government to sell the land, which is planned to become a seaside resort. When his friend Daigo Dojima, Sixth Chairman of the Tojo Clan, is shot by a hitman bearing a familiar face, Kiryu must deal with the three gang bosses who arranged the attempted murder. Expect a large amount of ChronicBackstabbingDisorder.

-->''Majima, I need you to support Daigo.'' - '''Kazuma Kiryu'''

* TakingTheBullet: [[spoiler: Rikiya takes one for Kazuma]].
* TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler: To make up for his actions, Mine takes Richardson and himself out by falling off the roof of a building]].
* TherapyIsForTheWeak: [[spoiler: Yoshitaka Mine]]
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler: Yoshitaka Mine, [[RunningGag again]]]].

** Tsuyoshi Kanda and Yoshitaka Mine: Kanda is [[BigBadWannabe not much of a proper villain]] due to his [[AxCrazy psychotic]], [[HairTriggerTemper very short-tempered]], and [[DumbMuscle brawny]] personality and Mine is [[TheStoic stoic]], [[WellIntentionedExtremist strategic, brainy]] and [[StawNihilist believes power and money is everything to him]].

** BonusBoss: Jo Amon [[spoiler: and Kazuto Arase]]
** CutsceneBoss: Tsuyoshi Kanda

** SNKBoss: [[spoiler: Sotaro Komaki]]

* FinalBoss: [[spoiler: Yoshitaka Mine]].

'''Yakuza 3''' is the third entry of the main ''VideoGame/{{Yakuza}}'' series, following the spin-off ''Ryū ga Gotoku Kenzan!'', and was released on the UsefulNotes/PlayStation3 in 2009 in Japan, and the following year in the west. After the last game, Kazuma Kiryu has now moved to Okinawa and is in charge of the Sunshine Orphanage along with his adopted daughter, Haruka. The Orphanage is on a land that is owned by Shigeru Nakahara, the boss of a local yakuza clan known as the Ryudo Family. Nakahara is under pressure from the country's government to sell the land, which is planned to become a seaside resort. When his friend Daigo Dojima, Sixth Chairman of the Tojo Clan, is shot by a hitman bearing a familiar face, Kiryu must deal with the three gang bosses who arranged the attempted murder. Expect a large amount of ChronicBackstabbingDisorder.

''''Yakuza 3'''' is the third entry of the main ''VideoGame/{{Yakuza}}'' series, following the spin-off ''Ryū ga Gotoku Kenzan!'', and was released on the UsefulNotes/PlayStation3 in 2009 in Japan, and the following year in the west. After the last game, Kazuma Kiryu has now moved to Okinawa and is in charge of the Sunshine Orphanage along with his adopted daughter, Haruka. The Orphanage is on a land that is owned by Shigeru Nakahara, the boss of a local yakuza clan known as the Ryudo Family. Nakahara is under pressure from the country's government to sell the land, which is planned to become a seaside resort. When his friend Daigo Dojima, Sixth Chairman of the Tojo Clan, is shot by a hitman bearing a familiar face, Kiryu must deal with the three gang bosses who arranged the attempted murder. Expect a large amount of ChronicBackstabbingDisorder.

''''Yakuza 3''''' is the third entry of the main ''VideoGame/{{Yakuza}}'' series, following the spin-off ''Ryū ga Gotoku Kenzan!'', and was released on the UsefulNotes/PlayStation3 in 2009 in Japan, and the following year in the west. After the last game, Kazuma Kiryu has now moved to Okinawa and is in charge of the Sunshine Orphanage along with his adopted daughter, Haruka. The Orphanage is on a land that is owned by Shigeru Nakahara, the boss of a local yakuza clan known as the Ryudo Family. Nakahara is under pressure from the country's government to sell the land, which is planned to become a seaside resort. When his friend Daigo Dojima, Sixth Chairman of the Tojo Clan, is shot by a hitman bearing a familiar face, Kiryu must deal with the three gang bosses who arranged the attempted murder. Expect a large amount of ChronicBackstabbingDisorder.

''Yakuza 3'' is the third entry of the main ''VideoGame/{{Yakuza}}'' series, following the spin-off ''Ryū ga Gotoku Kenzan!'', and was released on the UsefulNotes/PlayStation3 in 2009 in Japan, and the following year in the west. After the last game, Kazuma Kiryu has now moved to Okinawa and is in charge of the Sunshine Orphanage along with his adopted daughter, Haruka. The Orphanage is on a land that is owned by Shigeru Nakahara, the boss of a local yakuza clan known as the Ryudo Family. Nakahara is under pressure from the country's government to sell the land, which is planned to become a seaside resort. When his friend Daigo Dojima, Sixth Chairman of the Tojo Clan, is shot by a hitman bearing a familiar face, Kiryu must deal with the three gang bosses who arranged the attempted murder. Expect a large amount of ChronicBackstabbingDisorder.

''Yakuza 3'' is the third entry of the main ''VideoGame/{{Yakuza}}'' series, following the spin-off ''Ryū ga Gotoku Kenzan!'', and was released on the UsefulNotes/PlayStation3 in 2009. After the last game, Kazuma Kiryu has now moved to Okinawa and is in charge of the Sunshine Orphanage along with his adopted daughter, Haruka. The Orphanage is on a land that is owned by Shigeru Nakahara, the boss of a local yakuza clan known as the Ryudo Family. Nakahara is under pressure from the country's government to sell the land, which is planned to become a seaside resort. When his friend Daigo Dojima, Sixth Chairman of the Tojo Clan, is shot by a hitman bearing a familiar face, Kiryu must deal with the three gang bosses who arranged the attempted murder. Expect a large amount of ChronicBackstabbingDisorder.

While the game received good to average reviews, it was widely deemed inferior to its predecessor ''Yakuza 2''. The game was also subject to controversy for having omitted content when it was localized for release outside Japan. Certain mini-games, sidequests and features such as hostess clubs were no longer available despite having appeared in earlier titles. According to Sega, they were under tight time constraints to localize the game, and either they would have to remove certain features or not release the game at all, and they decided to remove elements that people outside Japan were not familiar with and wouldn't resonate with western audiences. These features would return in the sequels.

Yakuza 3 was released in 2009. After the last game, Kazuma has now moved to Okinawa and is in charge of the Sunshine Orphanage along with Haruka. The Orphanage is on a land that is owned by Shigeru Nakahara, the boss of a local yakuza clan, known as the Ryudo Family. Nakahara is under pressure from the country's government to sell the land, which is planned to become a seaside resort. When his friend Daigo Dojima, Chairman of the Tojo Clan, is shot, Kiryu must deal with the three gang bosses who arranged the attempted murder. Expect a large amount of ChronicBackstabbingDisorder.

This game has a little change of pace compared to Yakuza 2. The first quarter of the game only sees Kazuma in Okinawa, with his kids, dealing with their various problems and occasionally butting heads with the local Yakuzas. The game received good to average reviews, said to be inferior to Yakuza 2. The plot does takes time to really start.

* BadassInDistress: [[spoiler: Daigo. Merely a year after he's named Tojo Clan's 6th Chairman, he gets shot. He spents the rest of the game in a hospital bed, target of various assassinations attempts. He gets better.]]

* TherapyIsForTheWeak: [[spoiler: Yoshitaka Mine, [[RunningGag again]]. ]]

* AwesomeButImpractical: Essence of Pole Dancing. Learned by [[ItMakesSenseInContext watching a drunk perform a pole dance on a lamppost]], it does good damage, is an incredibly flashy looking hurricanrana, and... well, was learned by watching a drunk perform a pole dance on a lamppost. However, it uses up your HEAT gauge and far more importantly, instantly removes your drunken status. Also it's very easy to accidentally do when you're trying to perform another HEAT action.

* Yandere: [[spoiler: Yoshitaka Mine, [[RuleOfThree again]]. He can't bear to see the usually strong Daigo on the verge of death, not knowing if he'll live of die, so he'd rather put him quickly out of his misery than see him suffer.]]

* BigBad: [[spoiler: Yoshitaka Mine]]

* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler:Lau Ka Long. Considering he doesn't survive this encounter, this is also a case of BackForTheDead.]]

Yakuza 3 was released in 2009. After the last game, Kazuma has now moved to Okinawa and is in charge of the Sunshine Orphanage along with Haruka. The Orphanage is on a land that is owned by Shigeru Nakahara, the boss of a local yakuza clan, known as the Ryudo Family. Nakahara is under pressure from the country's government to sell the land, which is planned to become a seaside resort. When his friend Daigo Dojima, Chairman of the Tojo Clan, is shot, Kiryu must deal with the three gang bosses who arranged the attempted murder. Expect a large amount of ChronicBackstabbingDisorder.

-->''Majima, I need you to support Daigo.''