![]() ![]() In particular, I was overjoyed to see fishing return. And none – I repeat, none – of the minigames feel tacked on. You can bet on racing chickens, help out in an udon shop, build rapport with an assortment of silly characters – my favorite being the little kid with an inexplicable and insatiable appetite for home-grown veggies – sing karaoke, drink people under the table in friendly competitions, and fire off cannons to let off some steam. Outside of the storylines, there are so many deep and rewarding minigames to keep you busy in Like a Dragon: Ishin. Once there, there's a variety of life-simmy activities to chill you out before returning to slice and dice your enemies. Another Life is a side quest you'll unlock fairly early on that opens up a pastoral countryside home you can travel to by boat. The side quests and minigames shine oh-so bright in Like a Dragon: Ishin, and the game does well to encourage you to answer the call of the city's most eccentric denizens, and engage with the world in ways that have little to do with the main objective.īy far my favorite minigame, and my most preferred side activity, is the farming-sim built into Like a Dragon: Ishin. ![]() ![]() Naturally, the 55 hours I spent with Like a Dragon: Ishin weren't all chasing the Shinsengumi – this is a Yakuza game, after all, and one can only ignore the world's many distractions for so long. Truly the only downside to the narrative is that it has fewer "ah-ha" moments than, say, Yakuza 0 or Yakuza 7. I always felt a strong desire to reach the next checkpoint, so much so that I'd decline side quests and beeline it for the story beat. Ryoma's melodramatic journey through iron-willed determination, betrayal, heartbreak, and self-destruction is as captivating as I've come to expect from the Yakuza franchise. That's not to say it isn't enjoyable though. It usually takes me until at least the back half of a Yakuza game to come up with a semi-confident guess at the big bad, but in Ishin's case I was fairly sure I knew who it was early on in the story. Firstly, Find epic weapons of the era to slice and pierce your foes.Unfortunately, the many twists and turns of the main campaign are largely predictable, especially if you're familiar with the Yakuza playbook.Lastly, Become Sakamoto Ryoma, a low-ranking samurai on a quest to avenge his adoptive father and overthrow the samurai.Fourthly, Overpower your enemies with four gun and sword combat styles.Heat actions will let you summon a tiger and overwhelm your enemies with the sour taste of pickled plums. Thirdly, Use the most legendary battle moves of the era.Secondly, Experience the historical epic with a star-studded cast featuring Nishikiyama, Majima, and other Yakuza celebrities.The heat actions in Ishin! will leave you itching to uncover new moves at every stage of the game. Summon a tiger to maul your foes, shove pickled plums down your enemies’ throats, and wield a cannon to blow down opponents. It wouldn’t be an RGG Studio title without epicly absurd heat actions. Alternatively, you may focus on one deadly weapon, slashing through foes with your lethal blade using the Swordsman style or sharpshooting your enemies with the Gunman style.Īnd if you’re feeling extra brutal, smash some skulls with your bare fists using the Brawler style. The Wild Dancer style allows you to nimbly wield both and quell any threat. Take samurai combat to the next level with a revolver in one hand and sword in the other. GO WILD WITH FOUR GUN AND SWORD COMBAT STYLES Fans will recognize the protagonist as Kazuma Kiryu from earlier entries in the franchise. Like a Dragon: Ishin! brings in familiar faces to tell its epic historical tale. A HISTORICAL EPIC FEATURING A STAR STUDDED CAST But Ryoma is not the only one with an agenda, and he is drawn further into the operations of shogunate rule the more he pursues his cause. He joins the Shinsengumi, an elite force of samurai warriors, to hunt down his father’s murderer. ![]() In a twist of fate, Ryoma sets out to bring down the shogunate by infiltrating it from within. After Ryoma’s adoptive father is assassinated for leading a revolutionary group, Ryoma vows vengeance, seeking nothing less than to bring an end to the samurai era. Foreign guns have arrived on Japanese shores, widespread poverty plagues the common folk, and the era is ripe for a revolution. In 1960s Japan, a low-ranking samurai by the name of Sakamoto Ryoma is disappointed with the longstanding shogunate reign. ![]()
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