The Best Games Set During The Holidays

PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PlayStation 3 PC

There are many Yakuza games that could be included on this list. Most of them take place during the winter holidays. But Yakuza 5 is the one who most strongly embraces the season and setting. Christmas in Yakuza’s Japan is great, but we’re going to highlight one particular part of the game here: The Santa Hunters. Taking place in Chapter 4, when you get close to a certain hideout entrance you’re tasked with finding, you encounter a man on the ground dressed as Santa. The Santa Hunters are a group that beats up Santas and you decide to assist him. It’s as comical and as Yakuza as it sounds. As you are instructed, change into Santa clothes to locate the Santa Hunters. This group might include children who desire their Christmas presents earlier than others. Saejima yells at them that they’ll get their gifts on Christmas day, but that doesn’t do it, so he flees. After a short chase, Saejima runs into the real Santa Hunters – a group of criminals who enjoy beating up Santa Clauses because they don’t like the holiday. Essentially, you’ve found the Grinch(es) of the Yakuza universe. While Dr. Seuss’ famous story lets the Grinch run rampant and almost ruin the holiday, Seajima stops these Grinches right in their tracks with some roundhouse kicks and a couple of solid sucker punches. It’s what we all wanted to do to the Grinch the first time we heard the story, right?