Yakuza like a dragon successful turn based debut.
Yakuza like a dragon turn based. Despite the change of genre the new turn based installment of ryu ga gotoku s series has won the hearts of reviewers while retaining the best of the previous installments. Like a dragon diverts from the franchise gameplay beat em up combat mechanic and replaces it with a traditional jrpg turn based system with some cool tweaks. 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. Like a dragon on the playstation 4 a gamefaqs message board topic titled turn based combat yay or nay.
Like a dragon is a fine first step into a turn based battle structure for the series that retains the strong narrative and outlandish comedy the franchise is known for. Like a dragon is closely tied to the launch of the xbox series x s with the. And while there is a new face to the action he s accompanied throughout his adventure in yokohama with a rotating troupe of like minded heroes. Within the first 10 minutes.
Like a dragon is still the game you know and love by andy kelly 12 october 2020 we go hands on with the seventh yakuza game. Like a dragon has received its first reviews. Like a dragon the studio raised eyebrows by scrapping the traditional arcade brawler combat and replacing it with turn based rpg inspired battles. 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 s colourful turn based combat engaging lead characters and detail rich setting make for a refreshingly different and mostly thrilling instalment in the long running. The english version of yakuza. Much like those games the series traditional brawler combat has shifted to turn based action that parodies jrpg tropes but it s still as over the top as ever. 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.