Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth Has Cameos From Lost Judgment Characters

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The Like A Dragon series has never been afraid to make cute little nods to certain characters and side quests that have appeared in previous games, with minigames such as Like A Dragon Gaiden's colosseum fights usually crammed with references to several past titles. Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth is no exception, which gives us a cameo from a couple of characters those of you who have played the Judgment spinoff series will be very familiar with.

You'll encounter this cameo pretty naturally as you play through the game, as you'll eventually visit Survive Bar in Yokohama with Kiryu and his crew. It's here that Kiryu is properly introduced to Joongi Han and Tianyou Zhao, two party members that traveled with Ichiban in Yakuza: Like A Dragon. Kiryu then points to the other side of the room and asks who the two gentlemen sitting in the corner are, before the camera turns around to reveal none other than Sugiura and Makoto from Lost Judgment.

Zhao explains that the pair are here as he often calls upon them to tell him about the goings-on in Ijinicho, as those who played Lost Judgment may remember that they broke off from Judgment protagonist Takayuki Yagami's detective agency to form their own in Yokohama. Unfortunately, the pair don't have a lot to say to Kiryu, as they simply nod and wave at the Dragon of Dojima, and don't actually appear to know Kiryu's true identity.

Sugiura also had a small role to play in Like A Dragon: Gaiden, as he could be recruited as a Colosseum Fighter if players stumped up the yen for him.

With these appearances, we're now only waiting for a cameo from Yagami himself, and the set will be complete. Those of you who have played Like A Dragon: Gaiden will likely have encountered the substory that sees you running around Sotenbori with Kaito and Higashi, two more very popular characters from the Judgment series.

Obviously, Kaito and Higashi got a lot more screen time than Sugiura and Makoto, but at least we know the gang is all safe and sound,