What will Yakuza 8 be like?

This will launch in 2023 and show events following Yakuza 6: The Song of Life and leading up to Like a Dragon 8. RGG says that it will be roughly half as long as a typical game in the series and will features a more “classic” Yakuza experience which most likely means it'll be an action-adventure brawler.

What will Yakuza 8 be about?

“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.” The game will release in 2024, but RGG Studio is keen to emphasize that the game is still in development.

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.

Will Yakuza 8 be like Yakuza 7?

In an interview with the developers following the game's reveal, Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio confirmed that the game would keep the turn-based RPG combat style introduced in Yakuza 7, and that the second protagonist will indeed be Kazuma Kiryu, not a doppelganger.

Is Ichiban going to be in Yakuza 8?

And thanks to a behind-the-scenes video provided by Ryu Ga Gotoku, we now know that Ichiban will keep his wild haircut. At least, he will early on. The 20-minute video showcases the early development of Yakuza 8, which began in 2021.

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What is Kiryu's new name in Yakuza 8?

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.

What age 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.

Which Yakuza has best graphics?

Yakuza 6: The Song of Life (PS4)

When it released in 2016, Yakuza 6 was easily the best looking game in the series, thanks to the all-new Dragon Engine.

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.

Is Yakuza 6 the end of Kiryu?

He concluded by saying "I also think that's a way to give back to Kazuma Kiryu. Sooner or later, I want to announce something different." In April 2017 Sega confirmed that while Yakuza 6 would end Kiryu's story, the series would still go on.

Will Kiryu ever be protagonist again?

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 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.

Will Majima be in Like a Dragon 8?

The director confirms that Like a Dragon 8 will feature the fan-favorite Goro Majima in the game, though with a slight catch. The director of the upcoming Like a Dragon 8 will have the fan-favorite Goro Majima in the game, though there is a slight catch to his appearance.

What is the saddest Yakuza game?

Yakuza 6: The Song of Life

Most Yakuza fans agree that Yakuza 6 had one of the saddest stories in the series. The Song of Life is far more depressing than any other game in the series because it's the last entry with the beloved Kazuma Kiryu as the protagonist and the tragic tales of many in-game characters.

Is the Yakuza shrinking?

Membership falls sharply

A report issued earlier this month by the National Police Agency indicated there were a total of 24,100 members of recognized underworld groups at the end of 2021, a decline of around 1,800 individuals on the previous year and the lowest number since statistics were first compiled in 1958.

Is the Yakuza declining?

A report by Japan's National Police Agency says that members of designated gangs numbered 24,100 as of the end of 2021, which was down 1,800 year on year. This is the lowest number recorded since statistics began in 1958, in the seventeenth consecutive year of declining yakuza membership.

Who stole the $10 billion Yakuza?

It is then revealed that Kazama, Yumi and Sera robbed the ten billion yen so that Jingu wouldn't use it to bribe the clan.

Which Yakuza is the hardest to 100%?

What is the longest Yakuza game?

All in all, if you're crazy enough to try to 100%, you're looking at more than 120 hours of content. This is easily the longest and meatiest of all Yakuza games, surpassing even current-gen titles like Kiwami 2 and Yakuza 6. In Yakuza 5, you can play as three returning characters from Yakuza 4, and also two newcomers.

Which Yakuza is the strongest?

1. Kazuma Kiryu. Kazuma Kiryu, nicknamed the Dragon of Dojima, is the single most legendary and accomplished character in the Yakuza universe.

What is the hardest boss in Yakuza?

As is the tradition with Yakuza games, Like a Dragon: Ishin features many boss battles that will test your combat skills. Nagakura Shimpachi, Okada Izo, Katsura Kogoro, Tokugawa Yoshinobu, and Takechi Hanpeita are some of the toughest boss battles in Like a Dragon: Ishin.

Which Yakuza games are a must play?

Why is Goro Majima obsessed with Kiryu?

Nicknamed "The Mad Dog of Shimano" (嶋野の狂犬, Shimano no kyōken), he takes an interest in protagonist Kazuma Kiryu because Kiryu refuses to fight him when provoked. This results in Majima spending the rest of the game's plot trying to goad Kiryu into fighting him just for fun.

What fighting style does Kiryu use?

Kiryu's fighting style is known as the Dragon Of Dojima style, and he's used it since the first Yakuza game.