The team tried to make the nuances of the japanese experience legible to the average player while also retaining the cultural.
Yakuza like a dragon japan. ɾʲɨᵝː ɡa go to kɯ ᵝ is a japanese video game franchise created owned and published by sega the series genre is primarily beat em up but elements of the action adventure open world and action role playing genres are also incorporated. Xbox series x s launch title yakuza. Though the xbox series x and series s are less than a week from hitting store shelves one. Yakuza known in japan as ryū ga gotoku 龍が如く like a dragon japanese.
Like a dragon has been based around new protagonist ichiban kasuga. There is a bit of complication in this news. It is the eighth main release in the yakuza series and was released in japan for playstation 4 on january 16 2020. Yakuza like a dragon xbox series x preview after the culture shock of such a total change to the yakuza recipe i m extremely glad the ryu ga gotoku studio team took such a big leap when kiryu s tale came to an end like a dragon is a revitalised game full of fresh ideas and proves that the series won t be re treading the same ground with ichiban in the driver s seat.
Like a dragon isn t an action game. It is scheduled for a worldwide release on november 10 2020 for playstation 4 microsoft windows xbox one and xbox series x s. But the upcoming yakuza. Like a dragon is known as ryuu ga gotoku 7 making it the seventh numbered title in the series.
Yakuza s sub stories are legendary elevating simple fetch quests with hilarious writing this is the best localization in the biz and often blindsiding punchlines. Like the kamurocho setting features in previous series installments isezaki ijincho features a mix of classic and. The series originated from toshihiro nagoshi s desire to. Like a dragon is having a bit of difficulty when it comes to its japanese debut on xbox series x.
The development of yakuza. The moment ichiban hunts a notorious piss wizard you know like a dragon is no slouch in this department. 16 january 2020 jp ps4 10 november 2020 ww ps4 pc xb1 xbsx s 2 march 2021 ww ps5 sega s acclaimed ryuu ga gotoku studio earned its fame by working on the games its studio is named for known as the yakuza series in the west and though the english title does away with the number in japan yakuza. Therefore you can still expect it to release on november 10th in other countries.
Like a dragon has been delayed indefinitely in japan. Like a dragon takes place in the fictional city of isezaki ijincho. The latter will have the game as a launch title. This includes the new style of logo which was made to reflect kasuga s personality.