Is Yakuza 7 the last Yakuza game?

It is set to be followed up by two games: a side story Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name in 2023, and the next mainline installment Like a Dragon 8 in 2024.

Will there be an 8th Yakuza game?

"The largest game to date," will now officially be known as Like a Dragon 8. Yakuza 8, now officially titled Like a Dragon 8, will be released in early 2024 and will unexpectedly feature a return for original series hero Kazuma Kiryu.

Is Yakuza 8 the last game?

Ryu Ga Gotoku and Sega have revealed that Yakuza 8, now officially titled Like a Dragon 8, will launch in early 2024 for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.

Will Yakuza 8 be like Yakuza 7?

How will Yakuza Like a Dragon 8 play out? Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio has previously mentioned that with combat, Yakuza Like a Dragon 8 will play out the same as Yakuza 7 Like a Dragon, and will primarily be a Japanese role-playing game (JRPG), and not an action title.

What year is Yakuza 8 set in?

From chapter two onwards, the game is set in 2019, and as well as featuring a new protagonist, Like A Dragon also takes place in a new setting, with the majority of gameplay occurring in Ijincho rather than Kamurocho.

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How old is Kiryu in Yakuza 8?

In 1995, after completing his final debt collecting job from Peace Finance, 27-year-old Kiryu is informed that Yumi had been kidnapped by Patriarch Dojima. By the time Kiryu arrived at the scene, Nishikiyama is already there, already having murdered Patriarch Dojima to prevent him from raping Yumi.

Will Yakuza 8 be about Kiryu?

The trailer ends before revealing too much more, but the Ryu Ga Gotoku stream confirmed that Yakuza 8 will be a dual protagonist game, switching between Ichi and Kiryu.

Why is Kiryu back in Yakuza 8?

“The scale of the game is really big, it's going to be the largest game to date,” Masayoshi Yokoyama said during the Q&A following the reveal. “The game is about Kiryu who has all of his past on his back and Ichiban who has all of the future ahead of him. We felt we had to bring back Kiryu for that theme.”

Can you get a girlfriend in Yakuza 7?

While it may seem surprising, Yakuza: Like a Dragon has six different romance options that you can pursue. Most of these romance options have a reward, but there's also a big bonus that you'll get from dating them all.

Will Yakuza 9 be turn-based?

Judgment will carry the action onwards

Speaking to IGN, Yakuza creator Toshihiro Nagoshi and producer Kazuki Hosokawa confirmed that Judgment will be the pillar for action going forward, while Yakuza will carry forward the turn-based RPG systems brought about by last year's Yakuza: Like a Dragon. What is this?

What is the longest Yakuza game?

Yakuza 5 is obviously by far and away the longest game with five protagonists, and Yakuza 0 is pretty lengthy at around 30 hours, but outside of these two, basically every other Kiryu-led mainline game can be completed in roughly 20 hours if you're reasonably quick about it.

What is the longest Yakuza game to complete?

Yakuza 5 is easily the longest game in the series, but it's also one of the most ambitious.

Will Yakuza 8 have Ichiban?

Ryu Ga Gotoku did reveal a little bit more about the game at the summit. You'll be switching between two protagonists—Kiryu and Ichiban—this time around, and the game will continue with the turn-based RPG style that the series adopted back in Yakuza 7, which the studio had announced previously (opens in new tab).

Is Yakuza 6 the end of Kiryu?

Yakuza 6's major bullet point is that this is the last game for series' star Kazuma Kiryu: the Yakuza with a scatterbrain and a heart of gold.

Which Yakuza game made the most money?

1. Yakuza 0 - ~2,000,000 Copies Sold. Quite possibly the best-selling title of the franchise, Yakuza 0 acts as a prequel to the rest of the series. Players control series protagonist Kazuma Kiryu and the fan-favorite rival Goro Majima as they uncover monetary mysteries and high-stakes plots.

Will Kiryu have his own party?

While it's still early days, the developers have confirmed that both Like a Dragon's Ichiban and series veteran Kiryu will both serve as protagonists. You'll see an RPG-style combat system once more, and Kiryu will have his own party.

Do you ever fight a woman in Yakuza?

Yakuza's creator Toshihiro Nagoshi says he doesn't want to create a fighting game with protagonist Kazuma Kiryu, because he doesn't see his character hitting a woman.

Can you date Saeko in Yakuza?

Once you have a maxed out Bond with Saeko and a maxed out Style stat, you will be able to begin a romantic relationship with Saeko.

Who is best girl in Yakuza 0?

Who knows Kiryu is alive?

He only reveals that he's alive to Daigo, Majima, and Saejima, three of his closest comrades, while Ichiban, understandably, doesn't even recognize him. The only member of Ichiban's team that does recognize Kiryu is Joon-gi Han, who even then isn't the real one, but rather a body double named Yeonsu Kim.

Who betrayed Kiryu?

It is revealed that Reina, the owner of Serena and former ally of Kiryu, was a mole for Nishikiyama. Because she was in love with him she betrayed her friends, but later regrets it and calls Nishikiyama to Serena to kill him and atone for her sins.

Will there ever be another Yakuza game with Kiryu?

The next mainline Yakuza game, Like a Dragon 8, will be released in 2024 and will feature the return of Kazuma Kiryu as one of two protagonists, alongside Yakuza: Like a Dragon's Ichiban Kasuga. Kiryu will also star in a spinoff game to be released in 2023 called Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name.

Who married Kiryu?

Mayumi Madarame | Yakuza Wiki | Fandom.

What is Kiryu's new name in Yakuza 8?

In the reveal trailer, which aired today during the RGG Summit 2022 showcase, we see Kiryu at a monastery. Having left behind his former Yakuza life, as well as his name, Kiryu, who now goes by Joryu, is trying to live the life of a monk.

Will Kiryu be the protagonist again?

Indeed, Kiryu is coming back whether you like it or not. He'll star in his own, slightly smaller spinoff Like a Dragon: The Man Who Erased His Name in 2023 — which fills in the narrative gaps after Yakuza 6 — and then it's looking like he'll be a main character, alongside Ichiban Kasuga, in 2024's Like a Dragon 8.