Yakuza: Like A Dragon review

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A screenshot of Yakuza: Like A Dragon's protagonist, Ichiban Kasuga, grinning as he's tossed in the air by four men in business suits.

Yakuza: Like A Dragon

is a big stretch. Not in a “you’ve taken it too far, buddy” sort of way, I mean I can quite literally feel the click of Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio’s bones as they extend their arms to the sky and heave their collective sighs of satisfaction – finally, a fresh start.

They’ve taken this opportunity to strip all the best bits from Yakuza’s creaking action adventure foundations, and build something with renewed focus. If, before, the series had flirted with committing to the role-playing genre, Like A Dragon is down on one knee proposing to the JRPG with happy tears in its eyes. And this relationship works, alright. Oh yes it does.

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Author
Ed Thorn