He now has a codename, Joryu, and will seemingly be taking part in some undercover work, but it’s unclear for whom. Spoilers for Like A Dragon Gaiden and Yakuza 6: The Song of Life follow Image: Ryu Ga Gotoku StudioĪs expected, Like A Dragon Gaiden revisits the story of the former primary Yakuza series protagonist Kazuma Kiryu, following the events of Yakuza 6. Though these reportedly official details have now leaked, we should at least be able to look forward to some kind of trailer or gameplay demo during the summit. The development studio recommended to play Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name first before Like a Dragon 8.Frameborder=”0″ allow=”accelerometer autoplay clipboard-write encrypted-media gyroscope picture-in-picture web-share” allowfullscreen> Plus, this side-story game will let those who started the series with Yakuza: Like a Dragon be informed of who Kiryu is before going into the newly announced Like a Dragon 8 in 2024. Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name is meant to appease long-time Like a Dragon series fans that had questions on Kazuma Kiryu's involvement in Yakuza: Like a Dragon. RGG Studio mentioned that Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name will be similiar to The Kaito Files DLC to Lost Judgment although it will be bigger in scope than that, it'll still roughly be half the size of a regular Like a Dragon game.

Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name will not be a turn-based RPG and will return to the classic beat 'em up brawler style that the Yakuza series had when Kiryu was its primary protagonist. It'll involve 'escorting a certain individual.' The monk is frustrated that Kiryu is still shackled by his worldly desires, despite giving up his name and existence.Ī mysterious individual goes up to Kiryu later informing him of a job. Kiryu now goes under the name of Joryu and is meditating before being disciplined by a monk. The announcement trailer opens at Daidoji Temple in Summer 2018 in-game. It serves as a side-story in the Like a Dragon (formerly known as Yakuza) series that focuses on what happened to series protagonist Kazuma Kiryu after the events of Yakuza 6: The Song of Life and before the events of Yakuza: Like a Dragon.

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