We’re starting the week off with our Game Pass Monday section, and this week we’re bringing you one of the latest games added to the service from Xbox. During the recent Xbox E3 conference, the trailer for the game released in 2020 was shown, and with a famous “Available today” the last title of the saga, Yakuza: like a dragon, appeared by surprise in Gamepass.
A change of course in the veterans saga
That there was no “7” behind the main name already showed the intentions of Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, which gave him a total change of scenery in the saga. New city, new protagonist and new playable mechanics. At Like a dragon we have turn-based fighting, like in a classic jrpg, instead of having the real-time beat’em up style action of previous titles. We will meet groups of enemies and Each controller button represents a different action
The game contains long video scenes and narratively has a very deep charge, and this happens during the 30/40 hours that the title lasts. If you are one of those who have no patience for these things, you can Like a dragon not your game. We will spend the same time “playing” as watching scenes, even more time to watch scenes depending on the sections of the gameYou have been warned. It is worth highlighting the wonderful translation and localization in Spanish, a great job from Sega.
The dragon of Dojima
But the real protagonist of the title es Ichiban Kasuga. Ichiban es a now converted Yakuza, but with a heart of gold. The such an overwhelming personality that permeates the whole game to make it totally yours. Ichiban is a bit of a noise maker, likes to go into all scrubs, always to help those who need it the most
As in his beloved saga Dragon Quest, which he keeps referencing, and as he says at the start of the game, “Farm” at forty as a philosophy of life. From there I tell you what it is one of the best characters video games have given us during the last years. But “Ichi” is not alone, since during the adventure we will meet several companions who will accompany you in the adventure and with whom we will have to carry out activities to increase our “attachment” to them.
The city at our feet
There are a lot of things to do in Ijincho town. Main missions, side missions, mini-games, activities, visit to restaurants and shops… We will find all kinds of bizarre situations around every corner. While the whole game is bursting with humor from all sides, the city also shows us the harsh reality day by day. There are very crude plots throughout the game: sexual exploitation, human trafficking, abandonment of children …there are some pretty hard times, which contrasts with the absurdity of certain situations.
In short, if you have never played the saga because of the language (the previous Yakuza came to our country in English), We think you should all give it a try a Like a dragon. It is not necessary to have played the previous ones, and We know that this is not a title that will appeal to everyone, but for many it’s the GOTY of 2020 is no small feat. Remember that from Xbox Area we will keep you updated with all the news from the Xbox world, do not stop visiting us.
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