Sega’s Newest Yakuza Game: A Mind-Blowing Experience

Michael McWhertor
is a reporter with greater than 17 years of experience covering video clip games, innovation, films, TELEVISION, as well as home entertainment.

Sega’s following game in the Like A Dragon franchise business, formerly known in the West as Yakuza, is being available in January. Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth sends out the franchise business to Hawaii, where lead character Ichiban Kasuga takes a trip searching for his mommy, just to end up destitute as well as at all-time low. Former Yakuza hero Kazuma Kiryu is additionally usable in Infinite Wealth, as well as based upon Sega’s very first gameplay trailer for the following Like A Dragon game, every little thing the duo will certainly do is past absurd.

Here’s what that consists of, according to Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth’s very first gameplay trailer.

Fighting a large shark

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At one factor, Ichiban as well as pals will certainly fight a Megalodon. Ichiban will certainly additionally come one-on-one with a large squid. These 2 minutes in some way really feel relevant.

Summoning a fire-breathing dragon

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The Like A Dragon games are currently turn-based RPGs, as well as Ichiban as well as buddies can generally do magic, mobilizing pals as well as competitors for hire with the Poundmates application. But currently, Ichiban can additionally simply take out a large dragon to smoke his opponents. (Yakuza: Like A Dragon allow you hire Kiryu, that can utilize the Essence of the Dragon God, however Ichiban’s dragon powers are much less symbolic.)

A Crazy Taxi spiritual follower

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A brand-new minigame called Crazy Eats is a reimagining of Sega’s traditional gallery game Crazy Taxi, however this moment, you’re on a bike. Crazy Eats is a brand-new spin on the job economic climate, where gamers will certainly collect as well as provide food to starving Hawaiians. (Curiously, Uber Eats signs shows up in Infinite Wealth, however that licensing bargain does not appear to reach its gig-economy minigame.)

Fighting Danny Trejo

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In Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth, star Danny Trejo plays a counterfeiter as well as the head of a neighborhood gang called the Barracudas. Naturally, he’s armed with a couple of machetes. Actor Daniel Dae Kim of Lost as well as Hawaii Five-0 popularity will certainly additionally show up in the game, as the voice of Masataka Ebina, a captain of a neighborhood yakuza distribute.

New courses, like Housekeeper

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Similar to Yakuza: Like A Dragon, Infinite Wealth will certainly include a selection of work that your celebration can handle. New ones consist of Samurai, Desperado, Geodancer, Pyrodancer, Action Star, as well as Housekeeper, where a colleague can surprise opponents with a power washing machine or draw them up with a vacuum.

Literally damaging the turn-based fight policies

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While Ichiban as well as pals are bound by the fairly new turn-based combat direction for mainline Like A Dragon games, Kiryu has actually constantly been a real-time activity person. In Infinite Wealth, Kiryu has the power to essentially wreck the S-E-G-A food selection command switches (Skill, Etc., Guard, Attack) right into dirt as well as go complete fighter setting. Real-time brawling is back! Sort of!

Riding a Segway

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Is riding (off-brand) Segways the latest fad in role-playing video clip games?

Visiting a Dean & Deluca

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Once a New York establishment, the upscale grocery chain shut down its U.S. operations in 2019 amidst squashing financial obligation, however you can still locate a Dean & Deluca in Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth. In the real life, 2 Dean & Deluca shops are still going issues in Oahu, as well as Ichiban as well as pals will certainly have the ability to obtain their chic beverages there.

Befriending a hen

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Ichiban will certainly develop bonds with the homeowners of Hawaii, including this poultry. It is uncertain whether this bird can take care of a realty endeavor, comparable to Nugget from Yakuza 0.

But these unknowns will certainly end up being understood when Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth is launched on Jan. 26, 2024, on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows COMPUTER, Xbox One, as well as Xbox Series X.

 

Source: Polygon