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Yakuza: Like a Dragon is a big shift for the beloved series. It features new characters in a new city with a new combat system — and it’s launching on new Xbox hardware with the Series X and Series S.
-- As reviewed by The Verge
Product details
- Ichiban Kasuga, a low-ranking grunt of a low-ranking yakuza family in Tokyo, faces an 18-year prison sentence after taking the fall for a crime he didn't commit.
- Never losing faith, he loyally serves his time and returns to society to discover that no one was waiting for him on the outside, and his clan has been destroyed by the man he respected most.
- Confused and alone, he embarks on a mission to discover the truth behind his family's betrayal and take his life back, becoming an unlikely hero for the city's outcasts on his journey.
- Experience dynamic RPG combat like none other. Switch between 19 unique Jobs ranging from Bodyguard to Musician, and use the battlefield your weapon. Take up bats, umbrellas, bikes, street signs, and everything else at your disposal to crack some skulls!
- When you're not busy bashing heads, relax by hitting up the local arcade for classic SEGA games, compete with locals in a no holds barred go-kart race around Yokohama, complete 50 substories, or just take in the scenery of a modern-day Japanese city.
PROS
+ Endearingly ridiculous
+ Detailed world design
+ Fun JRPG mechanics
+ Lots of quality content
CONS
- Some mandatory filler missions
- Uneven difficulty curve
- Underwhelming endgame
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Expert reviews and ratings
By Tom's Guide on February 26, 2021
Yakuza: Like a Dragon proves that, the more the franchise changes, the more it stays the same — effortlessly excellent.
80
By The Verge on November 10, 2020
Yakuza: Like a Dragon is a big shift for the beloved series. It features new characters in a new city with a new combat system — and it’s launching on new Xbox hardware with the Series X and Series S.
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By TrustedReviews on November 04, 2020
Yakuza: Like a Dragon is a triumph, and Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio should be commended for redefining such a seasoned franchise, despite the backlash it might have received. Leaving Kazuma Kiryu behind hasn’t been easy, but Ichiban Kasuga and company have crafted a compelling path into the future that I cannot wait to see continue.
90
By IGN on November 04, 2020
Yakuza: 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 Japanese crime series. However, pathfinding annoyances and a number of escalating difficulty spikes in its closing chapters made completing its story feel like much more of a repetitive slog than any of the previous games. While I applaud the developers for daring to transform its established brawling into more tactically complex team-based battles, the grueling progression system it brings along with it means that Yakuza: Like a Dragon ultimately takes some bold steps in a new direction for the series but neglects to completely maintain its balance.
70