Release Date: February 21, 2023
Like a Dragon: Ishin is a remake of the samurai spin-off of the Yakuza series. The game takes us to 19th century Japan and casts us in the role of a samurai searching for the murderer of his mentor. The game offers an open world, an arcade combat system and a rich set of mini-games.
Like a Dragon: Ishin is an action adventure game and a spin-off of the Yakuza series. It is a remake of Yakuza Ishin from 2014, both these games developed by the Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio.
The game is set in Japan in 1867, in the city of Kyo - a fictionalized version of Kyoto. The story of Like a Dragon: Ishin takes place at the end of the samurai era and its protagonist is Sakamoto Ryoma, a historical figure who played a key role in overthrowing the shogunate.
Ryoma heads to Kyo, following the trail of his mentor's murderer. His only clue is an obscure but highly effective combat style used by the killer. The school teaching these techniques has been closed, but Ryoma learns its students are in the aforementioned city.
Curiously, while Ryoma himself is a historical figure, his in-game appearance and personality are based on Kazuma Kiryu, the protagonist of the series' main installments, while throughout the campaign we'll encounter many other alternate versions of already well-known characters.
Like a Dragon: Ishin is an action adventure game featuring a small open world densely packed with quests and various activities. In addition to the extensive main campaign, the developers have also prepared a ton of optional side content.
The game's core is its arcade combat system, allowing the use of four different combat styles. We can do battle with a sword, our fists or firearms. Throughout the game we develop Ryoma's skills, making him stronger and teaching him new moves.
In addition to combat, the game offers a plethora of different challenges, usually in the form of various mini-games, such as singing, dancing, gambling, fishing, cooking or chicken racing. All these activities have their own storylines, often unrelated to the main story.
The game only supports singleplayer.
As befitting a remake, the game's graphics have been vastly improved compared to the original release. It runs on the Unreal Engine 4, thus being the first game in the series not to use an engine made by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio themselves.
It's worth mentioning that the faces of many characters have been modified to resemble other characters from the Yakuza series, released after the original Yakuza Ishin came out in Japan.
Platforms:
PC Windows
PlayStation 4
Xbox One
PlayStation 5
Xbox Series X/S
Age restrictions: 18+
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Yakuza (Japanese. Ryu ga Gotoku - Like a Dragon) is a series that began as TPP action adventure games, while in 2020 began a love affair with the jRPG genre. The essence of gameplay in productions under this banner are spectacular clashes, in which we mostly use our own fists, white weapons such as clubs or samurai swords, as well as elements of the environment, such as trash cans or bicycles. Firearms are present, but usually do not play a major role. The protagonists have numerous fighting styles, which we can upgrade. Of great importance are impressive finishers, in which opponents are eliminated in a particularly impressive way.
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System Requirements for Like a Dragon: Ishin Video Game:
PC / Windows
Minimum System Requirements:
(30 fps / 1080p) Intel Core i5-3470 3.2 GHz / AMD Ryzen 3 1200 3.1 GHz, 8 GB RAM, graphic card 2 GB GeForce GTX 960 / Radeon RX 460 or better, 60 GB HDD, Windows 10 64-bit.
Recommended System Requirements:
(60 fps / 1080p) Intel Core i7-4790 3.6 GHz / AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3.2 GHz, 8 GB RAM, graphic card 6 GB GeForce RTX 2060 / 8 GB Radeon RX Vega 56 or better, 60 GB HDD, Windows 10 64-bit.
Game Ratings for Like a Dragon: Ishin Video Game.
Like a Dragon Ishin Review: High-Ranking Samurai
Mixing the classic feel of Yakuza and Like a Dragon games with some Japanese history, Ishin offers you a new way to enjoy the series and even teach you a thing or two about the way of the samurai.
Game is Recomended by 83% of Critics. There are 134 Critic Reviews.
DualShockers: 9 / 10 by Mohamed Hassan
An action-packed and emotionally-charged adventure through a breathtaking period in Japanese history.
TheGamer: 4 / 5 by Meg Pelliccio
Like a Dragon: Ishin is a near-perfect package for fans of the series. It weaves an intriguing tale founded in historical events that has you hooked from the very start and eager to learn more at the very end. There’s a wealth of lighthearted substories, minigames, and slice-of-life gameplay, which offer a nice change of pace from the dark storyline. The weapon-based combat is a much-needed reinvigoration for the series that offers fast-paced, bloody carnage in style. The only real letdown was the few graphical issues I experienced, which hopefully a patch will soon resolve.
Easy Allies: 8.5 / 10 by Michael Huber
Like a Dragon: Ishin! is an essential entry in the franchise, and it's finally available for us to play.
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