Paul David Nuñez September 14th, 2022 - 12:59 PM
Last week, Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio announced the RGG Summit 2022. Today, the developers behind the Judgment and Yakuza franchises revealed what they’re working on next. Yesterday, during Sony Interactive Entertainment’s State of Play, Like A Dragon: Inshin! was announced. A new story trailer was released during the Summit today. More Like A Dragon/Yakuza games were also announced: Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name and Like A Dragon 8. All three games will be released within the next two years.
Don the haori of Sakamoto Ryoma and take a first look at the cast of familiar faces that appear in Like a Dragon: Ishin!
Watch the Ambush trailer here: https://t.co/H4BUA0CtzC#RGGSummit2022 #LikeADragonIshin pic.twitter.com/6UZUuzKUSl
— RGG Studio (@RGGStudio) September 14, 2022
Like A Dragon: Inshin! is coming to the West for the first time on February 21, 2023, for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC. Inshin! takes place in 1860s Kyo, where a solemn samurai’s fight for justice stands to change the course of Japan’s history forever.
Players will engage in visceral combat that combines feudal-era firearms and swords as players can switch between four different combat styles: Swordsman, Gunman, Wild Dancer, and Brawler. The game will expand on the original with localization support, all-new content, and exquisitely remastered graphics and enhanced capabilities for modern platforms in Unreal Engine 4.
Players can pre-order the game and get three bonus legendary weapons: the Kijinmaru Kunishige katana, Black Ship Cannons and Tsuyano Usukurenai legendary katana. Pre-ordering the Digital Deluxe Edition grants players five days of early access to the game starting on February 17.
Kiryu returns in Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, launching in 2023 for PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows, and Steam!
Watch the announcement trailer here: https://t.co/F9elFGg8fD#RGGSummit2022 #LikeADragonGaiden pic.twitter.com/tsjQ64jYqv
— RGG Studio (@RGGStudio) September 14, 2022
Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name sees the return of Kazuma Kiryu, who was the main protagonist of the series up until Yakuza 7: Like A Dragon.
The game will be a classic high-octane RGG action-adventure that follows Kiryu’s perspective after the events of Yakuza 6: The Song of Life leading up to Like A Dragon 8 where Kiryu will also be featured.
Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name will launch in 2023 for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC.
Like a Dragon 8 will arrive in 2024 for PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows, and Steam!
Watch the announcement trailer here: https://t.co/c3609XoFUC#RGGSummit2022 #LikeADragon8 pic.twitter.com/wmHTqbVt5h
— RGG Studio (@RGGStudio) September 14, 2022
Like A Dragon 8, the highly anticipated sequel to Yakuza: Like A Dragon is set to launch in 2024 for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC.
Not much was revealed in the teaser other than the return of Kiryu but like Yakuza 7: Like A Dragon, 8 will be a turn-based RPG.
Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios also announced that both Judgment and the sequel Lost Judgment are now available on Steam. The series follows disgraced attorney Takayuki Yagami in his quest for redemption and to defend those that the law fails to protect.
