Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth – Combat Tips for Cracking Heads from Yokohama to Honolulu

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Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth is here, and like its predecessor Yakuza: Like a Dragon, the game opts for a turn-based RPG combat system rather than the brawling battles of old. While Infinite Wealth’s combat sticks to the same fundamentals as its predecessor, it also introduces quite a lengthy list of changes. To the point even Like a Dragon veterans will have to readjust their strategies somewhat. Don’t worry though, we’ll got some tips that will get you up to speed and cracking heads quickly…

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Positioning, Positioning, Positioning

The most significant change to combat in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth is that you now have the ability to manually position your characters within a limited, but still fairly generous, circle. This is a major step up from Yakuza: Like a Dragon where you were basically at the whim of wherever your characters decided to wander during battle. This immediately opens up some basic strategic possibilities – getting closer to an enemy makes melee attacks more effective, you get bonuses for attacking from behind – but the ability to move your party members affects pretty much every part of Infinite Wealth’s combat.

Knock 'em down like dominoes

With the ability to manually position party members, knockback moves are now a key strategic part of battle. If you’re using an attack that will knock enemies back, a green arrow will show exactly which way they’ll fly, and you can get big damage bonuses for knocking one baddie into another. Line them up properly and you may be able to do damage to 3 or 4 enemies with a single attack by knocking them into each other like dominoes. Knocking enemies into objects will also do bonus damage, and sending them off ledges or into water will score instant kills. Send baddies flying toward one of your allies, and they’ll pitch in, adding an extra attack of their own. Set things up properly, and you can set up chain