Angry the Clown Posted September 12, 2019 Report Share Posted September 12, 2019 Not sure I have enough years left in my life to make time for the existing games in the series that I've still to play, but the first full trailer for Yakuza: Like a Dragon, the first in the series pursuing a new characters and storyline, debuted at TGS: Combat will now be of a turn-based RPG variety. Hits PS4 in Japan in January and the West sometime later in 2020. No PC release announced yet, but it's probably going to happen at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry the Clown Posted May 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2020 Curious that the PS5 is not mentioned there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry the Clown Posted July 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2020 New trailer (confirming a PS5 version at the end too): Interesting that they've put money into doing English voice dubs again: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry the Clown Posted July 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2020 PS5 version coming "at a later date"https://www.ign.com/articles/yakuza-like-a-dragon-ps5-series-x-english-dub-george-takei-release-date Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted September 28, 2020 Report Share Posted September 28, 2020 Hitting PS5 in March. Free digital upgrade for PS4 buyers (no physical for some reason). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry the Clown Posted September 28, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2020 They clarified that physical PS4 copies will upgrade: By the time I work my way through the series and get to 7 it's going to be £15 for the PS5 version on the PS Store. Romier S 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted September 28, 2020 Report Share Posted September 28, 2020 Very cool on the physical edition being upgradeable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted October 13, 2020 Report Share Posted October 13, 2020 Series X footage: It has since been confirmed that the Series X versions runs at 4K/30 for its quality mode and 1440p/60 for its performance mode. The Series S is 1440p/30 Quality mode and 900p/60 for its performance mode. The game looks hilarious lol. Angry the Clown 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry the Clown Posted October 13, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2020 Digital Foundry take a look at it on X and S: I'm perfectly fine with 1440/60. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbert Posted November 4, 2020 Report Share Posted November 4, 2020 Reviews are incoming & seem to be mostly positive. I'd forgotten about this game lol. Angry the Clown 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry the Clown Posted November 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2020 I didn't know that, like Yakuza 6 and Judgement, Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown had made it into the arcades of Like a Dragon too! VF2 should be there as it's referenced in the Digital Foundry preview of the demo. Eldorado 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbert Posted December 26, 2020 Report Share Posted December 26, 2020 This was under the Christmas tree. It's a slow start with the first two chapters being extended intros to the characters, their stories + their world. Chapter 3 kicks it all into gear. It's another Yakuza game with the same "world" experiences + structure, but with a dramatically different set of protagonists to the usual Yakuza cast + turning the typical Yakuza combat into a turn based RPG-like system is just fun, that's really pulling me in. Whooter and Mark E 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark E Posted December 26, 2020 Report Share Posted December 26, 2020 I’m definitely grabbing this once the PS5 upgrade shows up. I’d have it now but no point since they’re currently saying no to cross-saves between PS versions. Turn based Yakuza sounds absolutely perfect to me; I love the series’ aesthetic and plethora of stuff and the combat is the one thing I can actually take or leave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbert Posted December 29, 2020 Report Share Posted December 29, 2020 On 12/25/2020 at 10:06 PM, Mark E said: I’m definitely grabbing this once the PS5 upgrade shows up. I’d have it now but no point since they’re currently saying no to cross-saves between PS versions. Turn based Yakuza sounds absolutely perfect to me; I love the series’ aesthetic and plethora of stuff and the combat is the one thing I can actually take or leave. It's really flippin' good. I'm well past the point where it gets "wacky" in combat, I have my first full party of 4, the job system + crafting mechanic just opened up (in chapter 5, hours in), and the story's got lots of fun twists + turns. "REM Ram", where I'm button matching to make sure ram headed sleep demons don't make me nod off in a classic film cinema, is my new favourite mini-game, ever maybe. It's not just the combat system change - the cast of characters is dramatically different to most of the Yakuza games and the story leans into their relationships in a big way that's really refreshing as a middle aged guy. Representation! Brandon H and Mark E 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbert Posted December 29, 2020 Report Share Posted December 29, 2020 I'm now running a candy store + a whole new set of side games opened up. This game! Mark E 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark E Posted December 29, 2020 Report Share Posted December 29, 2020 If they had cross-saves I would in no way be waiting on the PS5 version dogbert 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted December 30, 2020 Report Share Posted December 30, 2020 Other games have patched it in, are they really not going to either? Seems like a really strange omission. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbert Posted March 30 Report Share Posted March 30 Got stuck at the first real challenging boss fight for ever it felt like Spoiler A big giant construction crane. I love this game. . Finally past it after some grinding + going through the dungeon - dungeon boss was a big giant Nope in difficulty, but thankfully there's a way out before it. Big giant story dumps + team changes.... And loving it again... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whooter Posted March 30 Report Share Posted March 30 I just finished the game earlier this week. What a great game. Brian, you haven't seen anything, yet. dogbert 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisBardon Posted June 14 Report Share Posted June 14 Just started this one since it showed up on game pass. I've only played Zero so far-anything that you'd miss not having played the other 6 games in the series? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whooter Posted June 14 Report Share Posted June 14 No, this is an entirely separate story. There are some characters from the other games but only in limited fashion. dogbert 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbert Posted June 14 Report Share Posted June 14 7 minutes ago, Whooter said: No, this is an entirely separate story. There are some characters from the other games but only in limited fashion. This. It's basically a whole new chapter - new town, new gangs, new main characters. There's some passing nods to the previous games, but they're far from critical to the story. I've thoroughly enjoyed my play through of this outside of a couple of boss fights that are major grinds to get past. Outside of them, it's been non-stop fun with this great gang of characters. Whooter and Angry the Clown 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry the Clown Posted June 14 Author Report Share Posted June 14 I may shift my Yakuza play over to Xbox, at least for 7 since it's a new start for the series (likewise Judgement as it's practically a given that's going to end up on Game Pass before the year is out). I still only have Zero completed on PS4, but do have Kiwami in my PS+ backlog and I just can't envision the series staying around on Game Pass long enough for me to be able to work through it all there. Whooter 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisBardon Posted June 15 Report Share Posted June 15 I've gotten as far as the beginning of chapter 3, so I think this is where the game will start to open up. Yakuza and Kingdom Hearts are the only games I've played recently where the controller will actually disconnect while waiting for a cutscene to finish There's a whole lot of exposition/story going on to start with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbert Posted June 15 Report Share Posted June 15 Chapter 3?? Try Chapter 5 or 6, where they're still introducing major mechanics Whooter and ChrisBardon 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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