The Yakuza spin-off game Like a Dragon Ishin will officially release in 2023 as confirmed by the development team.
The upcoming spin-off Yakuza game is a PS4 and PS5 remake of Ryu ga Gotoku Ishin that was previously only available for Japan. The game was originally released for PS3 and PS4 in 2014 and is set in the mid-1800s, in which the player assumes the role of the real-life samurai Sakamoto Ryoma. David Hinds, Sega’s global community manager in the US, wrote in a PlayStation Blog post with the announcement: “Like a Dragon: Ishin is an epic historical action adventure game set in a single setting. in the 1860s by Kyo, a fictionalized version of Kyoto.
“While other games tell stories from earlier in Japanese history, Ishin lets you experience the story of the era of the Samurai. The heroic samurai Our hero, Sakamoto Ryoma, is a real historical figure, largely credited with overthrowing the shogunate and bringing Japan into radical reform.
“In Ishin, you can slash through your enemies with a deadly swordsman-style blade or sharpen your enemies with an old-fashioned pistol. Better yet, use both guns and swords and enter the Wild Dancer style. If you want to be more brutal, you can choose the Brawler fighting style to deal high damage to the opponent.
“But that’s not all, the Katana melee action sequences in the game will be very diverse, in order to honor the beauty of the samurai that the development team will create opportunities for players to fight in style. more this way”. Surely Like A Dragon: Ishin will satisfy hardcore Yakuza fans when experiencing with a completely new perspective and plot. Last year, the producer of the Yakuza series said he wanted to bring Ishin and another spin-off game, Kenzan, to the West for the first time.
Ryu ga Gotoku Kenzan is a historical spin-off to the mainstream Yakuza series, released in 2008 for the PS3. The game is set in Japanese history in the early 1600s and follows the Japanese swordsman Miyamoto Musashi.