Yakuza: Like a Dragon

PlayStation 4™ – JAPAN & ASIA

Sega released another set of screenshots for Yakuza: Like A Dragon. Alongside these are the new details about the “Sujimon Encyclopedia” and some substories for the upcoming game. Check it out below!

Sujimon Encyclopedia

Sujimon is a research being conducted by Sujimon Professor. Sujimon is the name he gave to the dangerous men or “sujimono”. Through cooperating with the professor in collecting data, he will give you items in return.

Kasuga and the company met a mysterious man with a scar on his face when walking in the town. The guy introduced himself as Sujimon Professor, he approaches and invites Kasuga to his company and laboratory. Sujimon Professor is working on collecting data to create an app called “Sujimon Encyclopedia” to retain peace in the city after witnessing Kasuga and the company’s strength.

Registering data to the Sujimon Encyclopedia is easy, since its a smartphone app, Sujimon Professor simply installed it into Kasuga’s phone. By fighting enemies, their data will automatically register to the app. Also, on the Sujimon Encyclopedia, you can check where enemies frequently appear, their weaknesses, likely dropped items and more.

Substories

To add more excitement to the main story, the game features some substories with the people in the city.

• Legendary Underground Arms Dealer

Rumors are circulating about a legendary underground arms dealer in a corner of Isezaki Inchincho. The dealer controls the black market and sells powerful weapons.  Kasuga visits the rumored arms dealer but purchasing anything is not easy. He needs to overcome some trials before he can purchase from the dealer.

• To Suck With You

On an unexpected chance, Kasuga meets Professor Okida, the developer of the home cleaning robot SO-ZI. Kasuga invests his money on the creation of Professor Okida who aims to create a huge vacuum cleaner that will make the whole city sparkle. The invention is called O-SO-ZI-Maru. The professor runs a test of the robot together with Kasuga but it seems like it sucks up not just the dirt and garbage but also the professor.

• Welcome to the Great Animal Circus

After seeing the traveling circus is heading to Hamakita Park through a flyer, Kasuga decides to watch the circus. While the ringmaster was confident with the bear’s acrobatics, the bear seems the opposite. The circus bear escapes its cage, how will Kasuga and company deal with this situation?

Check out the original post here in Japanese. Thanks, Gematsu for the English translated details!

Yakuza: Like A Dragon is due out on January 16, 2020, in Japan, pre-order is now available here at Playasia.

In case you missed it…

Yakuza: Like a Dragon welcomes the new protagonist, Ichiban Kasuga, a low-level yakuza who wants to prove something especially his self-worth. With this, let’s join his journey with his fellow yakuza members as they rise above from rags to golds in this action RPG.

The upcoming Yakuza game leads to the reimagining of the iconic video game franchise which marks the series’ 15th anniversary. Explore the nooks and crannies of Japan’s never-before-seen in the franchise. Plus, the combat system is getting better than ever as the system goes undergo in an overhaul as it is the mixture of Yakuza’s established and known action and turn-based RPG battle system.

Check out the TGS 2019 gameplay video from IGN below.

So…

Ryu ga Gotoku 7: Whereabouts of Light and Darkness or Yakuza: Like a Dragon is coming to Japan in January 2020 for PlayStation 4. Here at Playasia, this action RPG is now available for pre-order. Click the button below to pre-order your copies right now!

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【TRAILER】

【FEATURES】

• Live command RPG battles – Set up the party of Ichiban Kasuga and his crew, and use various jobs to battle the enemies
• Adventure – A new area of Isezaki Ijincho in Yokohama that is three times larger than Kamurocho in Tokyo
• Jobs – Various jobs are available that uses different battle style and unique techniques
• Changing Jobs – Ichiban Kasuga and his allies can change to various job at Hello work. Try a combination of various jobs and set up your dream party
• Job Rank – Character gain experience and learn new techniques, unique to specific job

【SCREENSHOTS】

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