Like a Dragon 8: release date, trailers, gameplay, and more
No one expected Ichiban’s adventures to be over after just one outing, and we were right to assume so. This scruffy-haired goofball with a heart of gold (and fists of steel) is back for another adventure in the streets of Kamurocho and beyond. However, it appears that yet another, somewhat unexpected face from the series’ past will be joining him in some capacity. After the series took on the subtitle of Like a Dragon, which was always what the game was known as in Japan, that moniker has now fully replaced the old Yakuza branding.
Like a Dragon 8 will be the direct sequel to Yakuza 7: Like a Dragon, which introduced us to the new protagonist of the series, Ichiban Kasuga, as well as the shift from a 3D action brawler to a turn-based JRPG. This major shift paid off since that game was the bestseller in the series to date, so a sequel was all but inevitable. However, you never can quite be sure where this series will go next, narrative or mechanically, so we braved the back alleys of Kamurocho to gather all the intel we could on Like a Dragon 8.
With the initial announcement, we only got a release window for Like a Dragon 8, which is slated for sometime in 2024. This makes sense since the series typically hits a near annual release cadence, and we’re already getting two other games, Like a Dragon: Ishin and Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, in 2023.
Despite being two or so years off, Like a Dragon 8 isn’t going to abandon last-generation consoles just yet. It is announced for PlayStation 4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and PC.
The announcement trailer for Like a Dragon 8 is quite brief but has a rather surprising reveal, given the assumed direction the series was taking.
The trailer opens on the
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