Sega and Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio have simply introduced Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii at Tokyo Recreation Present 2024’s RGG Summit presentation.
Firmly submitting below the class of ‘recreation concepts so good I am unable to consider they have not occurred already’, this smaller-scale journey stars iconic sequence madman Goro Majima because the protagonist. After washing up on a abandoned island with no recollection of how he bought there and even who he’s, Majima is rescued by a younger boy named Noah.
Earlier than lengthy, Majima and the oldsters of Wealthy Island are swept up in a full-scale pirate invasion, full with naval battles and even a hunt for legendary treasure. It is arguably probably the most on the market the Like a Dragon sequence has ever been, and that is even accounting for the insanity we witnessed all through Yakuza: Like a Dragon and Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth.
Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii will reportedly be related in scope to 2023’s Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Title. Judging by the temporary gameplay snippets we bought from the announcement trailer, fight will return to the real-time motion fight model versus the newer pivot to turn-based battles.
Majima will be capable of swap between two combating kinds. First up is ‘Sea Canine’ which sees Majima dual-wielding swords. Then there’s the ‘Mad Canine’ model, which presumably could possibly be just like his movesets from Yakuza 0 and Yakuza Kiwami 2.
Launching on February 28, 2025, for PS5, PS4, Xbox Collection X, Xbox Collection S, Xbox One, and PC (through Steam), Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii can have just a few totally different variations. There’s the Commonplace Version which is accessible in both bodily or digital variations. A digital-only Deluxe Version provides some DLC customization gadgets. There may even be a bodily Collector’s Version that packs within the base recreation, Deluxe Version content material, and numerous bodily goodies reminiscent of a duplicate of Majima’s iconic eye patch.