Funny Yakuza Glitch Sends Enemy Spinning in the Air Uncontrollably

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A Yakuza 6 player has found themselves confused and surprised when a finishing blow on an opponent sent them somersaulting through the air. The series is known for its often funny moments scattered amid the individual gritty crime thriller drama entries, but this wasn't an intentional laugh placed in the game.

Yakuza 6 introduced the Dragon Engine, Ryu Ga Gotoku's newest game engine for the series and its spin-off, Judgment. The engine was arguably a big improvement over what the prior games had used, but it also introduced ragdoll physics to the series, which seemed to have led to some oddities that crop up from time to time, like in this case.

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The short clip was uploaded by swooper_d on Twitter, who wondered how hard Kazuma Kiryu must have hit his opponent to send him catapulting through the air. Simply sending an opponent flying wouldn't surprise anyone familiar with the Yakuza series, but this is a physics glitch that's bizarre. After a final kick on his opponent, the enemy starts spinning rapidly through space, gradually ascending into the air. It's an extremely weird moment to see, and even Kiryu stops and stares at the body as it flies away, adding to the humor of the scene.

Long-time fans of the Yakuza series have likely seen some odd moments pop up in the game physics from the time to time like this. Sometimes the funny moments happen in combat, with otherwise capable and physical opponents suddenly crumpling into a pile upon a single hit. Outright glitches like these don't happen all the time, but the physics can definitely become odd like this, even after the series shifted away from the beat-'em'-up format and became a turn-based RPG. The games have been chock-full