Assassin's Creed Mirage and Yakuza's Like a Dragon Gaiden Set A Great Precedent
Last week, after months of speculation and leaks, Ubisoft finally announced the next main entry in the Assassin's Creed franchise, Assassin's Creed Mirage. This entry marks a huge turn for the series, being the last major entry before Assassin's Creed Infinity, a service dedicated to housing the future of the franchise. Given this major shift, Ubisoft has decided to go back to basics, making a smaller scale, more traditional Assassin's Creed. The game will also feature the return of many classic elements such as an emphasis on stealth, and this return to form is also happening with the Yakuza series.
Earlier this week, Ryu Ga Gotoku studio held its RGG Digest event in which it, similarly to Ubisoft, announced not just one, but three new upcoming Yakuza games. While fans will have the newly remade and localized Like a Dragon: Ishin to look forward to in February 2023, RGG Studios is also working on the next mainline entry, set to release in 2024, and a spin-off titled Like a Dragon Gaiden, which is set to also be released in 2023. Like Mirage, Like a Dragon Gaiden will be a return to form for its series, following original protagonist Kazuma Kiryu and bringing back old elements such as action-based combat. Both games establish a trend of returning to long-running series' roots with smaller entries, and it should prove exciting for longtime fans of both IPs.
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As previously noted, Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name and Assassin's Creed Mirage are both recently announced entries in their respective series' that are smaller scale entries looking to return to their roots. Coincidentally, these come after both series' made the transition from open-world
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