DenchDeckard
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Like A Dragon 8 - Announcement Trailer
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March Climber
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I guess I'm on the opposite end here. I want to see old man grandpa Kiryu.
GymWolf
Member
We already saw grandpa kiryu in 6.
I don't need another fucking child to babysit with a shitty minigame
That thing look more like K-pop kiryu...
Tiamat2san
Member
Great!
I hope you can change kiryu's hair with some funny looks.
Maybe a new mini-game with kiryu as a hairdresser.
I hope you can change kiryu's hair with some funny looks.
Maybe a new mini-game with kiryu as a hairdresser.
GymWolf
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EDMIX
Writes a lot, says very little
Agreed.
Be like "When you're gone, you stay gone, or you be gone. You lost all your Japan privileges" lol I was even ok with some side thing with him, I fucking thought that screen was some different character, now its some fucking K-Pop version of him lol The fuck they did all that for? I'm ok with them telling us about some new life that he has away from that life, but thats not really a thing he can just keep guess starting in every 2 games, my fucking guy was gone for 1 game lol
Gone for Yakuza 7.....gives him a side game.....he is in Yakuza 8....Yakuza 9 The Return of the Return of Kiryu lol This 100% diminishes the ending of 6.
Many things here to note.
Name should just be Yakuza for the beat em ups and Like A Dragon for the turned based stuff, ie Yakuza : Like a Dragon 2, Yakuza Ishin etc.
He is going to be EVEN MORE Grandpa in Yakuza 8, falling asleep during the fights, getting confused in the menu and it should cancel the screen out and have him have a confused look lol
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adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Kiryu gets his own party !
saintjules
Member
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
If Majima isn't in Kiryu's party ... what even is the point of the game.
CamHostage
Member
Yeah, seems like the recent Yakuza: Like A Dragon game served as the transition.
It was never named "Yakuza" in Japan, it was always originally "Ryu Ga Gotoku" (龍が如く, so "Like a Dragon".) However, the name "Yakuza" had a great ring to it outside Japan and that's how the first game released and that's how it's gone since. As the series went along and spun off and expanded, though, it has become a little harder to maintain connectivity (which, maybe kids don't even care, they just like the cool name "Yakuza"?), and although syndicates and that culture still permeate every title AFAIK in the franchise, the brand keeps getting wider and bolder. (Also, I would guess, the actual yakuza probably have things to say about a game being called "Yakuza"...)
So SEGA finally tied the thread and merged the name with something that's easier to own and hopefully can expand beyond far beyond the original US/EU name while still hitting hard "like a dragon".
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TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
Hope they bring back all the previously playable characters, like Akiyama, Shinada or that police guy from 4.
Bulletbrain
Member
Gosh I hope not lol. It's probably him going deep deep undercover given the whole "man who erased his name" prequel.
lame gag1990
Member
I might be part of the minority but I'm not a big fan of multiple protagonists in the Yakuza games (0, 4 & 5). I like to focus on one character for the game. When it switches to different characters constantly, I get disorientated. Especially having to learn different fighting styles and upgrades with the different characters.
And Kiryu, are you having a mid life crisis with that hair? Story related I'm going to guess because that is whack and it's out of character.
And Kiryu, are you having a mid life crisis with that hair? Story related I'm going to guess because that is whack and it's out of character.
FUBARx89
Member
LAD kinda already did that
I mean, he turned up in Kamurocho to stop Ichi from killing someone lol and the dissolution of the Omi & Tojo clan
GymWolf
Member
I know but i can forgive a cameo for the fans, not a fucking role as protagonist in their biggest game to date, and i LOVE kiryu.LAD kinda already did that
I mean, he turned up in Kamurocho to stop Ichi from killing someone lol and the dissolution of the Omi & Tojo clan
NanaMiku
Member
It's a full on remake. Just wait lol
I need Akiyama. best protagonist
TheGreatMusashi
Member
7 is one of my favorite games ever, sad it's 2024 but happy it's being developed. Day one!
CityHunter1981
An Absolute Desaster
I get that they changed the title, but why would they? Yakuza is a much better name than "Like a dragon"…
Companion Cube
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EDMIX
Writes a lot, says very little
Same.
I feel the best thing that should be done with a character, is allow them to complete their arc, the moment even the validity of the story can't be taken seriously, the story starts to fall apart. What would be the point of Yakuza 6, if they are just going to say its ok for him to be out and about? I'd rather he died in some gunfight lol
He died the way he lived.....like a bitch lol
hemo memo
You can't die before your death
You can tell Kiruy is forced into this haircut.
Closer
Member
I mean, Sega themselves praised the sales of Like a Dragon, so it must mean it did something right and this momentum it is helping to halt is bullshit.
Slothbeingg
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Captain Toad
Banned
Was it a difference in naming between regions that we sometimes see - Biohazard vs Resident Evil? It would make sense to want to move to a global naming methodology.
I just hope it isn't a political sensitivity thing about naming their game after a real-world criminal organization.
EDMIX
Writes a lot, says very little
Could be...its like they woke up or something and faced that maybe that is a harsh name to have for game series....woke up.......woooooooke! lol
All joking aside, I think it had to do with branding and the remake and reboot and getting more people to notice the series. Maybe they felt "Like A Dragon" would be more welcoming then a name to a series that had a long, long history on 1 platform. Imagine trying to get someone to buy this on PC or XB and its like "Buy YAKUZA 7" lol Who knows, maybe they wanted it to fit what they had it called in Japan.
I still feel it was done to change the name. We already know it to be Yakuza.
Captain Toad
Banned
It didn't seem to hurt Final Fantasy VII.
Of course, now we have Like a Dragon 8. People are gonna think, "wait, they released six other Like a Dragon games since I played the first a couple years ago??"
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YukiOnna
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Famitsu interviews published with Sakamoto and Yokoyama on the 3 games, so here's some details for RgG 8:
- RgG 8's main story focus is still about Kasuga Ichiban. It begins and ends with Ichiban and Kiryu participates.
- Yokoyama said back in Oct 2021 he was working on a sequel with Ichiban as the MC and that hadn't changed. The only reason he didn't mention Kiryu was because he thought it would be confusing. Otherwise, it was always planned to have Kiryu as the other protagonist since the beginning
- Kiryu's hairstyle change isn't for fashion reasons.
- Yokoyama was a bit nervous about featuring Kiryu again and he definitely heard a couple here and there saying Ichiban is enough
- But rather than that or even more than "Kiryu is back!!" he feels fans accepted it as a matter of fact, "Of course Kazuma Kiryu would return"
- He was expecting a lot of criticism when he announced it, but he was happy to see excitement instead
www.famitsu.com
- RgG 8's main story focus is still about Kasuga Ichiban. It begins and ends with Ichiban and Kiryu participates.
- Yokoyama said back in Oct 2021 he was working on a sequel with Ichiban as the MC and that hadn't changed. The only reason he didn't mention Kiryu was because he thought it would be confusing. Otherwise, it was always planned to have Kiryu as the other protagonist since the beginning
- Kiryu's hairstyle change isn't for fashion reasons.
- Yokoyama was a bit nervous about featuring Kiryu again and he definitely heard a couple here and there saying Ichiban is enough
- But rather than that or even more than "Kiryu is back!!" he feels fans accepted it as a matter of fact, "Of course Kazuma Kiryu would return"
- He was expecting a lot of criticism when he announced it, but he was happy to see excitement instead
『龍が如く8』の物語はあくまで春日一番がメイン。『龍が如く7外伝』のプレイ時間は想定で10時間～20時間。開発陣インタビュー【TGS2022】 | ゲーム・エンタメ最新情報のファミ通.com
2022月9月15日～18日に開催中の東京ゲームショウ2022にあわせて、発表された『龍が如く7外伝 名を消した男』、『龍が如く8』の開発陣にインタビュー。
www.famitsu.com
Aenima
Member
Sega is the most clueless company out there. They also didnt wanted to release Yakuza 0 cuz they taught the 80's Japanese economic bubble would not be interesting in the west. Its still one my favorite Yakuzas in the series.
NanaMiku
Member
They have been like that since the early days. Sega America vs Sega Japan is a famous story
drganon
Member
There's a decent book called service games: the rise and fall of Sega which goes into detail about how much Sega of America and Japan fought with each other. Sega did more damage to themselves than nintendo or sony could ever have done.
On a more positive note, between this and the other two games announced, I'm pretty excited.
