Sega and Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio have introduced Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii.
Introduced throughout a dwell stream on Friday, the sport will launch on February 28, 2025 for PS4, PS5, Xbox Sequence X|S, Xbox One, and PC through Steam.
The sport is an motion journey title – not an RPG like latest spin-offs – starring the favored recurring character, Goro Majima, in a narrative which seems to observe straight from Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth.
“Goro Majima, a infamous ex-yakuza immediately finds himself shipwrecked on a distant island within the Pacific,” a synopsis for the sport reads.
“Unable to recollect even his personal identify, he units sail in quest of clues to his misplaced reminiscences, accompanied by a boy named Noah who saved his life. Earlier than lengthy, they’re caught up in a battle between cutthroat criminals, modern-day pirates, and different scoundrels over a legendary treasure.”
Gamers will be capable to assemble a crew, improve their pirate ship, battle different ships, and sail the open sea to find places similar to Hawaii (launched in Infinite Wealth), Wealthy Island (a small, remoted island), and Madlantis (a ship graveyard the place harmful pirates collect).
“This may look a bit of bit quirky at first look, however don’t fear, it would include the new drama and exhilarating motion that’s typical in Yakuza video games,” producer Ryosuke Horii mentioned in the course of the dwell stream. “There’s nonetheless a ton of unannounced data.”
“For the primary time, Goro Majima is the only protagonist on this sport,” he added. “The battle design may be very completely different. It’s fast-paced, and it has lots of Majima’s uniqueness – that’s what we aimed for.”
For the primary time within the sequence, you’ll be able to soar throughout battles. Gamers may even be capable to swap freely between two battle kinds: Mad Canine, and Sea Canine. The previous is a fast-paced Yakuza-style fight type, whereas the latter permits gamers to dual-wield cutlasses and use particular aspect arms similar to a firearm and chain hook.
Pirate Yakuza will embody mini-games similar to Loopy Supply, Dragon Kart, Outfits, and Karaoke. The sport may even characteristic new live-action content material known as Masura’s Love Journey, RGG revealed.
The newest entry within the Like A Dragon franchise, Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth, was launched earlier this 12 months to widespread acclaim.
A live-action model of Like a Dragon: Yazkua is about to come back to Amazon Prime Video.
The live-action sequence will encompass six episodes, with the primary three releasing on October 25 and the ultimate three releasing on November 1.
