Yakuza: Like a Dragon

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Yakuza: Like a Dragon is a role-playing game developed and published by Sega. Released in 2020, it is the eighth main entry in the Yakuza series. The game introduces a new protagonist, Ichiban Kasuga, and departs from the traditional action combat system, instead featuring turn-based combat with a party of characters. Set in the fictional city of Yokohama, the game follows Kasuga's quest for revenge and his journey through Japan's criminal underworld.

Genres

Adventure Role-playing (RPG)

Themes

Action, Open world

Modes

Single player

Platforms

PC,PlayStation,Xbox

Release

2020

Perspective

First person, Third person

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Storyline

Ichiban Kasuga, a low-ranking grunt of a low-ranking yakuza family in Tokyo, faces an 18-year prison sentence after taking the fall for a crime he didn't commit. Never losing faith, he loyally serves his time and returns to society to discover that no one is waiting for him on the outside, and his clan has been destroyed by the...