Highlights
- Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Identify will function the character Masaharu Kaito from the developer’s Judgment spin-off sequence, connecting it to the better Like a Dragon canon.
- The sport ties itself to the spin-off sequence Judgment, which additionally makes use of Like a Dragon gameplay and mechanics, however has by no means instantly referenced one another till now.
- Kaito’s inclusion in Gaiden opens the door for different characters from the spin-off sequence to make an look in future entries, doubtlessly including to the fan service of the sport.
One of many previews for Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Identify exhibits that Masaharu Kaito from the developer’s Judgment spin-off sequence will likely be making an look, offering a stunning connection between it and the better Like a Dragon canon. The Gaiden title is a spin-off of the primary sequence, the place it focuses on a returning Kazuma Kiryu after the occasions of Yakuza 6. It exhibits what Kiryu has been as much as all through the occasions of Yakuza: Like a Dragon whereas additionally offering a connection to his look inside the eighth recreation, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth. The sport additionally manages to tie itself to Judgment, a spin-off sequence developed by the identical studio.
Judgment and its sequel Misplaced Judgment are two detective thriller spin-off video games that make the most of the identical Like a Dragon beat-em-up motion gameplay and open-world mechanics. These video games mix that with investigations and mysteries for the participant to resolve as personal investigator Takayuki Yagami. Yagami additionally has a accomplice at his detective company, a former yakuza member of the Tojo Clan, Masahru Kaito. The video games by no means instantly reference one another past occasions that occur inside the metropolis of Kamurocho, so it is stunning to see each Kaito and Kiryu now in the identical recreation by way of Gaiden.
This was revealed within the newest problem of Famitsu, the place it reveals that Kiryu will finally meet with Kaito, even exhibiting a screenshot of the 2 collectively. In line with a translation of the article, he’ll seem in a substory for the sport, which additionally options another returning bit characters like Etsuko from Yakuza 0. The article additionally offers a quick biography of Kaito, the place he’s described as a former lieutenant of the Matsugane household, who’s a part of the Tojo Clan, together with how he works with Yagami. The interpretation notes that that is the primary time that he and Kiryu meet, even teasing what sort of interactions they could have in Like a Dragon Gaiden.
Longtime followers of each sequence had been very inquisitive about Kaito’s inclusion within the recreation, particularly as a part of a substory and their potential interactions. Kaito’s character shares plenty of parts with Kiryu, equivalent to his flashy shirt being much like the latter’s outfit from Yakuza 0. This extends to Kaito’s gameplay in Judgment and Misplaced Judgment, the place his moveset is borrowed from Kiryu’s Brawler and Beast kinds from the identical recreation.
Kaito assembly his direct inspiration within the upcoming Gaiden must be an important piece of fanservice for Like a Dragon followers. With Kaito’s look in Gaiden, the door has been opened for different characters from the spin-off sequence to make an look in future entries, perhaps even a cameo from Takayuki Yagami if allowed. For now, followers might want to wait and see how and why Kiryu and Kaito get entangled in Sotenbori.
Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Identify will launch November 9, 2023, on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Sequence X/S.
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