Yakuza: Like a Dragon
Yakuza has hit a huge wave of success over the last couple of years, especially in the West, and the most recent title made a big splash last month when it was announced it’d be introducing a turn-based JRPG combat system.
Whatever your thought on the change one thing is certain, Yakuza 7, called Yakuza: Like a Dragon in the West, had a phenomenal showing at TGS.
The turn-based combat is much more than your simple JRPG battles, as it still retains the quirkiness and intensity of Yakuza. For example, you might knock an enemy into the street only to have a car run into them and send them flying into a wall.
Other gameplay shows us some hilarious “job changes” that give characters ridiculous costumes, and equally ridiculous summons.
Like a Dragon still has all the crazy side content you’d expect out of a Yakuza game too, like a kart racing minigame where actual weapons like rocket launchers are your power-ups.
There was a ton of footage shown at TGS, which is exactly what the game needed after dropping the surprising news of genre changing.
At its core Like a Dragon still has everything that makes Yakuza what it is, whether it’s the absurdly dramatic story or the wacky side content.
