The Yakuza Remastered Collection takes what is arguably the more underrated titles in the mainline series — Yakuza 3, Yakuza 4, and Yakuza 5 — and gives them the high-definition treatment.
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- Yakuza Online is a role-playing game.It is a spin-off of the console Yakuza series. The game was developed by a first-party studio of Sega. The game takes place in the year 2018, after the events depicted in Yakuza 6: The Song of Life.
- Up next, Yakuza Kiwami 2. Like Kiwami, this is a remake of a PS2 game, 2006’s Yakuza 2. But it moves to the PS4-era Dragon Engine, first seen in Yakuza 6, and it’s a much bigger and more.
- Yakuza Online is a role-playing game with a turn-based combat system. During the game, the players are exploring Kamurocho and its surroundings, participating in conversations, and completing tasks. The majority of missions are focused on combat in which the players are leading a team of characters they recruit. The combat system is simple.
Yakuza 2‘s Ryuji Goda will be returning in Yakuza ONLINE. While the details are still scarce, this exclusive story will be arrive to mobile devices in March 2020. So far little information has been revealed as to what this story will entail, but what we do know is that it will star Ryuji Goda. This segment will detail his life before he became the chairman of the Go-Ryu Clan. [Thanks, Famitsu!]
This addition was first teased at Tokyo Game Show 2019, but only a small trailer was shown featuring the Yakuza 2 antagonist. A longer trailer has been released since then, which you can check out below.
Yakuza ONLINE is a mobile game where you can collect your favorite characters and brawl through the streets of Kamurocho. Since its release numerous fan favorites have been added, such as Yoshitaka Mine, Daigo Dojima, and more. Players can also participate in several mini games from the console titles as well. These include the cabaret club, baseball, and other activities. Previous updates include the ability to play through the stories of mainline entries such as the original Yakuza title and Yakuza 2.
Yakuza ONLINE is available on Android, iOS, and PC in Asian regions. There has been no word of an English or European localization.
One of the most notable faces tied to the Yakuza series at Sega has been announced to be changing roles within the company today. Fortunately for those worried about the adjustment, it should prove to be nothing but a good thing for the future of Yakuza as a whole.
Sega announced today that longtime Yakuza creator Toshihiro Nagoshi will be stepping down from his current position as the company’s Chief Creative Officer. Instead, Nagoshi will move into the role of a creative director. The change should allow Nagoshi to be more directly involved with the development of upcoming games, most notably at Sega’s Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio.
To date, Nagoshi has worked on every mainline Yakuza game that has ever been released. Starting out initially as a producer on the original game, Nagoshi has been a director on the franchise in each of its subsequent installments dating back to Yakuza 2. In recent years, he has specifically stepped into the position of Executive Director on the series starting with Yakuza 0 and extending through the franchise’s most recent entry, Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
In all likelihood, this move is one that will change a whole lot, especially when viewed by the public. Nagoshi and the rest of the team at RGG Studio will likely continue to work on the Yakuza series well into the future. While we have no teases of where things might go from here, Like a Dragon proved to be a soft reboot of the franchise for the most part and will likely see sequels announced in the future.
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If you haven't played Yakuza: Like a Dragon for yourself yet, the game is available now on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. As for the game's PlayStation 5 iteration, it's set to finally arrive here in a little over a month on March 2, 2021. You can check out our review of the game from last year right here if you're looking for a more opinionated take on the title.
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