Yakuza 5
5 continues the tradition introduced by
Yakuza 4 of having multiple playable
characters.
There are five main protagonists
and playable
characters in the game,
including series staple
Kazuma Kiryu,
returning Yakuza 4 protagonists
Shun Akiyama and Taiga Saejima,
Haruka Sawamura
who has appeared
previously but is now playable
for
the first time, and a new character introduced
in 5, Tatsuo Shinada.