Like a Dragon: Ishin! looks like it will be a lot of fun when it launches in February, with its 19th-century schtick a welcome change from the more modern setting of the classic Yakuza games. Attendees of Twitchcon were able to go hands-on with the game, and SEGA has released a short video of some lucky players sharing their impressions.
Now obviously, we can't imagine SEGA would include the most negative takes they received, but we get a better look at the moment-to-moment gameplay, and we can't help but agree that Ishin! is looking like an intriguing take on what has come before. Set during the Bakamatsu period of Japanese history, players will don the iconic robes of the Shinsengumi (the emperor's secret police) as they seek to overthrow the last vestiges of the tyrannical Tokugawa shogunate, allowing Japan to take its place on the world's stage.
Are you excited by the semi-historical angle that Like a Dragon: Ishin! is leaning into? Or would you rather see a return to the mean streets of Kamurocho? Fight for freedom and progress in the comments section below.
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I can't wait for this game. It is my most anticipated game since it got announced. I absolutely love the Like a Dragon series and this looks like Like a Dragon in a historical setting. Especially since they used the same character models as before. It looks like a fun twist to the other games. Now to hope that one day they will bring all the other spinoffs to modern systems as well so i can enjoy them.
That I get this game is a given. My favourite series of all time for its consistent excellence. Always prefer the real time combat in this series too, despite being a bit of a JRPG head.
Will likely get it at release, which is my mark of excellence for me, especially for a game which will almost certainly come to Extra at some point. I almost never do that (another upcoming one will be Hogwarts, but that’s largely due tongue wife wanting it too and not having my backlog).
I do like that the series mixes up the setting every now and again too. Games like Y5 and FotNS stopped the series becoming too repetitive too quickly (especially as I played through around 8 to plat level within a year).
The Shinsengumi worked for the Shogunate, not the Emperor.. not exactly nice guys either, loved a bit of unnecessary bloodletting.
Looks to be action based again. Loved the turn based battles, more rpg like. Give it a hard pass. No interest in the past.
Glad its action based, why does everything have to be rpg like nowadays, just gimme action.
I am one of the lucky ones who got to try this demo at TwitchCon. While the game has some rough edges (in particular the UI and the fluidity of the combat styles, I found the sword and gun combo a bit imprecise and too open leaving you vulnerable to enemy attacks so I switched to sword only and it felt way better) and some parts are showing its age, in the end it’s a really fun package overall and I can’t wait to play the full game when it releases in a few months time!
Also one thing they haven’t shown in any videos yet I think: while this is mainly an action game, it does have some RPG systems a bit more complex than the usual Yakuza game. For example, you can equip armor for different parts of the body, like clothing, headband/helmet, accessories etc, while for the weapons you can equip different swords, different guns and different bullets. I know Yakuza games let you equip some accessories and weapons, but this one just feels a bit more customizable. And that’s not even talking about the troop card system yet…
Alright. Enough already. Sega take my money please. I would buy this over God of War if it was released today.
Love it. Can't wait...
It will always be the Yakuza series to me.
@Smiffy01 this game will be close as we can get to onimusha, I can't wait ❤️❤️
@tselliot it's coming out next year right?
@huyi Loved the Onimusha series
@Smiffy01 that is what this ishin series reminds me off, I can't wait to play 🤪🤪
yeah i want to play this game only played Lost Paradise on the 4 and that was a good game could not get into the Yakuza games myself
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