All Like a Dragon: Ishin combat styles explained

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In Like a Dragon: Ishin, Ryoma Sakamoto has a set of incredible combat styles. Set in the late Bakumatsu era, the age of Samurai was met with the more modern invention of the pistol. Players who take part in this epic battle have four combat styles they can choose from, and for most of the game, you can use whichever one you prefer.

Whether you want to punch people, shoot them, or cut them down with a katana, the options available are all quite strong. If Ryoma Sakamoto is going to find the Tennen Rishin user who killed his father, he'll have to use all the tools at his disposal.

Ryoma Sakamoto will have access to all of his combat styles at the beginning of Like a Dragon: Ishin, but he will be introduced to them over the course of the game's intro. The styles available to him are Brawler, Swordsman, Gunman, and Wild Dancer.

You can use these as you please, and there's no one answer to which combat style is the best for Ryoma in Like a Dragon: Ishin. As you fight in a style, you gain exp in it, which gives you skill orbs that correspond to that weapon style. You also get grey orbs, which drop when you level up. You can use those in all combat styles.

The brawler style speaks for itself. It’s all about punching your enemies in the face in Like a Dragon: Ishin. Fans of Yakuza 1/Kiwami will be reminded of this, as it also has facets of the Beast Style. Besides classic, fast melee combat, you can equip nearby objects and smash them over your foes.

Some of these items are incredible, and it's satisfying to punch your opponents. While it is one of the more reliable combat styles, it feels weaker than the other weapon-based styles Ryoma uses in Like a Dragon: Ishin.

In the classic katana style, Ryoma Sakamoto draws his sword and cuts