Ryu ga gotoku studio has hung up the more action oriented combat of previous titles to usher in a real time turn based system.
Yakuza like a dragon combat system. Fortunately this soft reboot is exactly what yakuza needed and the retro inspired combat system is something i really love. Arguably one of the most important elements of the franchise has always been its protagonist. Sega the latest chapter in sega s beloved crime drama series debuts a new protagonist and a completely new combat system. Like a dragon will release on xbox series s and x xbox one ps4 and pc on november 10th and later on ps5 on march 2nd 2021.
With seven mainline iterations five spin offs and two remakes ryu ga gotoku studio had a mammoth task on hand in order to ensure that the yakuza games continued to. The yakuza series is renowned for its off the wall weirdness but yakuza. The latter will have the game as a launch title. It s a massive change for the series with a brand new cast of characters and combat system but the changes work into the series strengths exceptionally well and it feels refreshing because of it.
Like a dragon converts the street brawling action of the yakuza series into traditional turn based jrpg combat. I m usually a big supporter of game franchises reinventing themselves. Like a dragon impressively pulls off the switch to an rpg in style providing an excellent combat system supported by loveable characters and a tantalising main storyline with meaningful. Gameplay in like a dragon is vastly different from before.
Like a dragon it s the turn of a new protagonist now pic. It is scheduled for a worldwide release on november 10 2020 for microsoft windows playstation 4 xbox one and xbox series x s. Like a dragon dials that up to eleven. Like a dragon s new turn based combat system and lovable protagonist will please established and new fans alike despite a few bumps in the road.
Like a dragon is a role playing video game developed and published by sega it is the eighth main release in the yakuza series and was released in japan for playstation 4 on january 16 2020. Gone is kazuma kiryu from the previous games and. This review reflects the pc version of the game.