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Seeing the new Yakuza in action makes me wish Sega had let Kiryu retirePlease, my father is very old and has earned his rest
Please, my father is very old and has earned his rest
Image credit:Sega
Image credit:Sega
Kazuma Kiryu is one of my favourite dads. From his humble beginnings as a young man hitting punks with bicycles inYakuza 0, through his brief time leading a crime family after hitting punks with bicycles, all the way through to hitting a punk with a bicycle for the apparent final time inYakuza6, I’ve loved watching him take half of Tokyo under his wing, and loved watching him hit punks with bicycles. Seeing him back in action in a new trailer for the upcomingLike A Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, aw, I wish Sega had let Kiryu retire. My poor dad earned it.
Like a Dragon Gaiden | Gameplay Reveal TrailerWatch on YouTube
Like a Dragon Gaiden | Gameplay Reveal Trailer
Yakuza Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name is a side-story showing what Kiryu was up to between Yakuza 6 (which gave a perfectly good point for his adventures to end) and Yakuza 8 (wherehe’ll be back with a baffling new hairstylealongside Yakuza: Like A Dragon hero Ichiban Kasuga). The answer is… becoming some sort of John Wick-ish James Bond-y punchagent with wacky gadgets?
Image credit:Sega
Look, I’m maybe a little too into tragic heroic sacrifices, but I was a little disappointed that they couldn’t let Kiryu go. It felt a little cheap in Yakuza 6, and it especially feels cheap now he’s properly back. Even if I do quite like the idea of him as a secret agent man (I do hopeRC Succession’s Japanese versionis on karaoke machines).
Yakuza Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name will launchon Steamon the 8th of November, priced at £45/€50/$50. It’ll also be on Xbone, Xbox Xeriex XS, and the PlayStations 4 and 5.
Sega will tell you thatthe series now officially follows its Japanese name, Like A Dragon, not Yakuza, but don’t listen to them, it’s not true.
