"A Nearly Boundless Amount Of Content " - Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth Hands-On Preview

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is the latest mainline entry in the long-running franchise, taking players to the new locale of Hawaii. Developed by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio and published by SEGA, serves as a sequel to 2020's, bringing back its turn-based combat and protagonist Ichiban Kasuga. attended a special hands-on preview of the game to find out more about what players can expect when it releases later this month.

The hands-on time with the upcoming title was split into four different portions that showcased a wide array of features. It began with free exploration of the Hawaiian open world with Ichiban, followed by a trip to the -esque Dondoko Island, a story-heavy segment showcasing many other returning characters in like Kiryu and his friends, and concluded with an utterly over-the-top boss battle. Though the limited play time barely scratched the surface of the title's massive amount of content, it gave a significant amount of insight into its combat, various minigames and side quests, and overarching narrative.

There's such an endless list of things to do across the Hawaiian world of that it almost feels overwhelming — the area is filled with side missions, random combat encounters, minigames, and much more, all contained in an environment that's also beautiful to explore in its own right. Ichiban Kasuga has come to the island in an attempt to find his mother, Akane Kishida, but finds himself meeting what seems to be a series of dead ends. An exploration of the fictionalized Honolulu during this time led to multiple substories, fights, and introductions of various mechanics.

A trip to the beach first led me to a substory involving two teenage lovebirds, tasking Ichiban with finding a young girl's crush buried in the sand through a logic puzzle