Yakuza: Like a Dragon on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information
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Become Ichiban Kasuga, a low-ranking yakuza grunt left on the brink of death by the man he trusted most. Take up your legendary bat and get ready to crack some underworld skulls in dynamic RPG combat set against the backdrop of modern-day Japan.
Yakuza: Like a Dragon is a rpg, adventure and action game
developed by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio
and published by SEGA.
Released on November 10th 2020 is available only on Windows
in 11 languages: English, Japanese, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese.
It has received 32,656 reviews of which 30,838 were positive and 1,818 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.3 out of 10. 😍
The game is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 5.99€ on Instant Gaming.
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Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel Core i5-3470 | AMD FX-8350
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 660, 2 GB | AMD Radeon HD 7870, 2 GB
- Storage: 40 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Requires a CPU which supports the AVX and SSE4.2 instruction set
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Real Yakuza use a gamepad. There's (currently) two entry points to the Yakuza series. Yakuza 0 and Yakuza: Like a Dragon. However, they feature completely different combat systems. At the time of writing, I have only played a few hours of Yakuza 0 and this title. So I would consider this game to be my first. But you can't go wrong entering the series at either place, regardless. Tradition — combat mechanics Much like the Yakuza culture, being steeped in tradition. This series has you normally playing as Kazuma Kiryu. With the games he's in being beat 'em ups. However, in Like a Dragon, you'll play as Ichiban Kasuga. Who is obsessed with Dragon Quest. No really. The whole game is turn-based because that's how he starts to envision fighting. Moreover, the game is effectively a traditional JRPG set in a 'low-fantasy' setting. That said, the skills are secondary to the core of the combat, which is positioning and timing. This might sound odd in a turn-based game. Let me explain — the characters are always moving around each other. All mixed up. Enemies and party members alike. If you do a basic attack when there are enemies in the way, there is a significant chance you'll not only take damage from an opportunity attack, but you may be interrupted entirely. Making your turn completely wasted. So the core of the combat really comes down to selecting targets that are open to attack as everyone is moving around. Of course, the combat is deeper than this, there are status effects, types of attack, melee, blade, etc. Resistances to the aforementioned. There is also a job system which can be leveled individually from character level. You're able to use some special attacks to avoid the chance of being interrupted by targeting enemies far away. I'm unsure if that was intentional, but I ended up doing it a lot. There's also a mechanic to block attacks to mitigate damage, you must press the associated button right before the attack lands. It's a little like Super Mario RPG — that's what it reminded me of anyways. Some special abilities also have a timed button press to increase damage. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3419070558 There is a TON to do in this game. In spite of this, I did not find the game excessively grind-y. Given the genre, you might expect that. But you can do mini-games that are rather involved and some that are less involved. See movies with companions, build a relationship (bond) with them — this also increases your own chance for opportunity attacks as well as allow non-active party members to gain experience points. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3419070716 The city itself is teeming with life. While it feels oddly restrictive, in that you cannot really interact with the world, there's a ton of items and things to find though exploration. It can be rather rewarding. Doing sub-stories will often gain you characters that can be used in other aspects. Typically either for “Poundmates”, which act as summons in the combat, or for one of the more elaborate mini-games introduced as “Ichiban Confections”. This one is unlocked a little later in the game. You'll run a business, manage employees and decide when to expand. There are even shareholder meetings which has an entirely different “combat” system. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3419070955 At one point I even traveled to the park just to collect bugs for the “Part-Time Hero” side missions. There's some really, genuinely funny and enjoyable side stuff in this game. Deck Specs This is gonna pull around almost the full 25W all the time. But it runs phenomenal on the deck. 800P native, no scaling — the game will run 35-60FPS depending on the area. But as the game is turn-based, this shouldn't effect much. I personally think it also looks very good on the OLED screen and I think that the JRPG genre is simply perfect for handhelds. The Gist Fantastic story, good combat. Great entry point to the series. Very satisfying still if this is the only Yakuza game you play. I can't honestly say anything bad about it. The cutscenes can be a little long, I guess. I'd recommend it to everyone unless you truly just cannot stand JRPGs. If you've found this review helpful, consider following my curation — [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/28295405/]Station Argus With finesse!
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I bought a brothel, put a literal CHICKEN named OMELETTE as it's sole employee. It's racking in millions, most repeated customer comment is "girls here are so pretty" I knocked out a homeless guy by slapping him with stack of money This game also has 2 half naked dudes with huge back tattoos fighting on a rooftop so it is, by definition, a proper Yakuza game. yakuza/10
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Yakuza LAD was the easiest 100% from all yakuzas I played so far, you don't need to grind Japanese chess or Mahjong or some other random board game. Just like other yakuza games, you have to sit through it for few hours before it picks up a bit. You can also start from this game if never played other yakuza games. No need to know anything about other 6 games. 9/10
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you play as an autistic japanese dude called ichiban who views the world through the lens of a dragon quest game to cope with life and the general PTSD of being betrayed by the yakuza, who on his way through tokyo to get his revenge and discover the truth finds other like minded schizophrenic down and out friends to indulge in his delusions and tag along for the adventure, sing karaoke, pummel the locals with traffic cones and gamble their collective money away all while being essentially homeless it's a blast
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This game is currently in the Humble Choice for May 2024, and this is part of my coverage of the bundle. If you are interested in the game and it's before June 4th, 2024, consider picking up the game as part of the current monthly bundle. The JRPG edition This is the sixth title in the Yakuza series on Humble Monthly or Choice, but I’ll repeat it all, this is one of my favorite series. This game has a deadly serious story, with light-hearted side stories, g. Great characters, an interesting city, and great pacing. Every game is entertaining and they all have a ton of content. Like a Dragon though is a bit different. This time instead of Kiryu Kazuma, we follow Ichiban Kasuga. He is almost a drop-in replacement at times, but that works. However he sees the entire world as an RPG and thus instead of a brawler, the combat is now a turn-based RPG. I wasn’t sure if this would work, but it does. Still, I feel like this is almost a leftover story from the original game at times. This feels a little longer than the original games, and honestly, I prefer the brawler combat to the RPG, not that I hate this, but if you dislike turn-based RPGs, this probably won’t change your mind, even though everything else is perfect. Pick this up if you’re a fan of the series or a fan of JRPGs. I do mean that for JRPG fans, outside of Yakuza 0, this is the best game to start with, and if you love JRPGs, this will be excellent. This is truly one of my favorite series, and this was a breath of fresh air for it. If you enjoyed this review or want to know what I think of other games in the bundle, check out the full review on or subscribe to my Youtube channel: https://youtu.be/jybN_eME28o
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1,244
Developer
Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio
Publisher
SEGA
Release
10 Nov 2020
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