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Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth will be the longest Yakuza game to date.

In a new interview with Game Watch (and translated by Automaton Media), Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio head Masayoshi Yokoyama dubbed Infinite Wealth a "monster-class game longer than anything we've made so far," and something that can't be completed in just one or two all-nighters.

"This means that a lot of people are going to hesitate to play the game or will end up having it wait on their shelves. I found the possibility of that kind of outcome sad, so I thought, we have to get everyone hyped up enough to play it," Yokoyama added of Infinite Wealth's length.

"We have to get people to play the game in about a week or a month, even at the cost of their health, which is why it's our duty as creators to generate enough to be excited about. I've thought this way for the past year or two – for a game like Infinite Wealth, we have to get a festival going on. It would feel kind of rude to just drop such a long game and be done with it," Yokoyama continued with a laugh.

Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth being the longest Yakuza game to date is saying something. 2020's Like a Dragon could easily run for over 50 hours, by the time you were all said and done with the grind, and a lot of the previous Kiryu-led Yakuza games could last anywhere between 20 and 30 hours, even if you were sticking religiously to the main story.

The prospect of Infinite Wealth not only being the longest Yakuza game, but also folding in huge elements like the Animal Crossing-style island, is a lot to take. It's understandable to see why Yokoyama feels a lot of people will get put off from such a long game, but it's also easy to see why he feels like he needs to get people heated enough to play the entire thing.

Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth is the longest Yakuza game yet: "If you go at it continuously, you'll get sick"

Best not to marathon this one

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[The Cockatrice]

So I'm guessing double the length of 7 which was a 60'ish hour game. I'm ok with that.

 

[SlimeGooGoo]

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[BennyBlanco]

I'm ready to get sick

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

Yakuza is one of the very, very few series where I'm okay with that. The games are big, not bloated. The anti-Ubisoft.

 

[LectureMaster]

Welp, I think the original Kiryu entries length around 30 hours was just about right.

Yakuza 7 I believe I spent about 80 hours on it, definitely felt like a bit slog. It was during the lockdown time so I had the time but nowadays I'm not going to spend that many hours.

 

[T4keD0wN]

"We have to get people to play the game in about a week or a month, even at the cost of their health

Whos health? Is this a wrong translation? Brain does not compute.

 

[jshackles]

I played Like A Dragon like it was a long-running TV series - a few months of a few hours every night. I'm fine with the next game being a lot longer, it just means it'll take me longer to beat.

 

[Mozzarella]

Yeah i will skip this one.
Yakuza might be the most overrated game franchise i have ever played at this point. And they are making like 3 of them in a span of one year, crazy padding and bloat with low quality content. Will never understand the hype behind it, is it the memes people post on Twitter? must be that!

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Not if there's a big plot to keep me entertained

 

[Sanepar]

Nice! Games need to be long to respect your money.

 

[diffusionx]

I really hope the combat system is better. I enjoyed Y7 but it was real bargain basement JRPG in terms of the actual combat mechanics. I hope they brought on some experts from Square or Atlus or something to spice it up.

 

[The Cockatrice]

I really hope the combat system is better. I enjoyed Y7 but it was real bargain basement JRPG in terms of the actual combat mechanics. I hope they brought on some experts from Square or Atlus or something to spice it up.

It was their first turn-based and it did far better than most of Square's trash. I'd even go as far and say it's prolly top 3 alongside persona 5 royal. Only issue I had was that it was too easy. Haters gonna hate

 

[diffusionx]

It was their first turn-based and it did far better than most of Square's trash. I'd even go as far and say it's prolly top 3 alongside persona 5 royal. Only issue I had was that it was too easy. Haters gonna hate

It was fine, but I played JRPGs on SNES with more interesting combat. Like I said, I enjoyed the game, and yea it was their first one so it's fine, but this one needs to be a lot better.

 

[Nankatsu]

Oh shit, I loved Like a Dragon but had to take some breaks while playing the game.

This and FFVII Rebirth only a month after, folks.

 

[xrnzaaas]

My PS5 shows I've spent over 100 hours with Yakuza 7 and I wasn't trying to platinum it or grind to max level. Gotta say I was never bored and I was genuinely surprised with that number. Don't mind me and bring even more content, just avoid turning the game into a slog like Yakuza 5.

 

[SlimeGooGoo]

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[ulantan]

I'm bout to buy some dayquil then. Cause imma be sick.

 

[Danjin44]

This type of game can be as long as you wanted to be, you can choose to do the side stuff or just do the main story.

 

[NanaMiku]

I don't mind the game being longer, I just hope the cutscene is not too long like MGS4 cutscene. IIRC, some of the cutscenes in Like a Dragon 7 are pretty long.

 

[BouncyFrag]

Give me all of the sickness…

 

[YukiOnna]

RPG's should be long, so that's a good thing to me. Plus, more Ryu ga Gotoku to get immersed in!

Besides, I respect Yokoyama's take a lot more than that muppet Strauss. At least he respects the price point and customer base:
It's making sure the game is so good that people are glad they played it. The whole team is very strict about not lowering the bar when it comes to quality. To have people spend their time is the same as taking money from them, so we take it seriously. With that said, I don't intend to make stories that will please everyone. Whatever the responses, I want to make a story that users can't forget. Since they're giving up 100 long hours of their life to play it, I want it to be a fun and unforgettable 100 hours for them.

 

[Synless]

Please be more gameplay heavy instead of cut scenes. LaD7 was fucking brutal with cut scenes.

 

[Fat Frog]

Welp, I think the original Kiryu entries length around 30 hours was just about right.

Maybe the shorter/cheaper spin offs are for you ? I think Gaiden is around 20-30 hours.

 

[LectureMaster]

Maybe the shorter/cheaper spin offs are for you ? I think Gaiden is around 20-30 hours.

Yes, play it now and having a blast.

 

[TwinB242]

Im not sure if this is a good thing. One of my biggest problems with LAD was the bloated copy paste dungeons that seemed to just go on and on. If they double down on those in this then that will be a big negative for me.

 

[lh032]

I already got sick when playing the game first time.
its just boring, im not sure why people kept playing this game.

They keep churning this game like COD.
Each installment looks the same and hardly any improvement

 

[El Muerto]

I dont think anybody got sick playing Persona 4 or 5. I think we'll be ok.

 

[Arsic]

I'm on chapter 9 of like a dragon currently and I'm under the impression it has 15 chapters , and totals about 30 hours if I ignore most side quests.

I think that's what I did with Ishin and really enjoyed it that way.

If it's a lot longer I'll be fine if the pacing is still well done to keep each chapter to a couple hours. Then I feel like I'm making progress.

I'm trying to complete like a dragon and the man with no ball hair before infinite waifus comes out.

 

[Sleepwalker]

Ive never played yakuza games and im scared to get into them. Theres so many and they seem so long

 

[NanaMiku]

Ive never played yakuza games and im scared to get into them. Theres so many and they seem so long

I think Yakuza games are not that long if you only play the main story. There are so many distractions in Yakuza, from the side story to the mini games.

 

[killatopak]

 

[ByWatterson]

I feel like Yakuza is now like Destiny. Don't try to get it now - you just missed it.

 

[tmlDan]

i dont know what it is, but the length of these games never makes me sick im always laughing and enjoying the plot

 

[FeralEcho]

Whos health? Is this a wrong translation? Brain does not compute.

It means you play it or

 

[bender]

 

[Madjaba]

I feel like Yakuza is now like Destiny. Don't try to get it now - you just missed it.

Or just take your time as it's not a race and you can play each games in their respective order.

The games are all available on modern platform for players to enjoy, sure there are a lot of them but you can try Yakuza 0 and see if it clicks with you.

If so, you're in for a great ride !

 

[rkofan87]

this is the only game that can be 100 or more hours and be fun start to end lets gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

 

[a multicultural team of v]

 

[SCB3]

I'm ok with long games but LAD had a major issue of locking you out of progress unless you grinded some of the side stuff about halfway through the game and then again towards the end, it got really tedious really fast in that way. And I'm not talking a hour or so, that grind is a good 8 or so hours worth

It also had a issue where the story could naturally conclude a couple of times but has that "But wait, theres more" thing more than once to the point where I didn't believe any "Ending" until that credits rolled, and even then unless I saw the Main Menu I couldn't look away

If it can avoid those some what, I'll be happy and having finished up The Man who Erased his Name yesterday, more than ready to see the story continue

 

[FingerBang]

I feel like Yakuza is now like Destiny. Don't try to get it now - you just missed it.

You can still play the old Yakuza games and the content is the same. Also, here's the point most seem to miss, you don't really need to play all of them to understand the plot of the new ones.

1 to 6 are sequels to each other, but each one of them are their own story.
Zero is a prequel that has little connection to the 6 above
Yakuza LAD is its own series
Kenzan, Ishin are spin-offs that take place in the past using the same characters in different roles
Of the end is another spin off with shooting mechanics
Judgment/Lost Judgment are their own thing

If you want to get into the series now:
Do you like RPG? If yes, go with Yakuza LAD
Do you like action games? Yakuza 0 or 1 are a great start, and so is Judgment.

You can easily jump into Yakuza LAD or Judgment and still enjoy the game a lot.

 

[Hudo]

I am ready to get sick.

 

[GymWolf]

Bring it.

 

[Kokoloko85]

I played Like A Dragon like it was a long-running TV series - a few months of a few hours every night. I'm fine with the next game being a lot longer, it just means it'll take me longer to beat.

Wish certain other games get the same comments and treatment when they are "too long".
Smart man you are, enjoy

 

[Labadal]

I have played 20 hour Yakuza games, and 100 hour Yakuza games. As long as the game keeps me engaged in its content, I am fine with whatever.

 

[HRK69]

Good. I love my long games.

 

[BWJinxing]

I don't recall finishing like a dragon.

The turn based combat got reparative.

I played the demo for infinite wealth. I like what I see. Though the battle system still seems like the extender

 

[ChuckeRearmed]

I wonder how much time people will spend in its Sims mode

 

[Fabieter]

Maybe every character has basically ots own full game. Would be insane tho.

 

[deriks]

Can't see this as a good thing

Like a Dragon was really big. I got more than a 100 hours... But I was like: I should have beat the game by now. I understand having a lot of side quests, and Yakuza always did right - I took three days to finish the Ichiban food thing, but the story was too big too, and I was tired by the end