Like a Dragon: Ishin - 5 things to know about the upcoming Yakuza remake
Like a Dragon: Ishin was confirmed to receive a full remake during Sony’s State of Play and is coming in early 2023. Originally released on PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 on February 22, 2014, Sega will launch the remake globally in February next year. A traditional Yakuza title, while also being its own side story, Ishin is a game that has never officially come to the West.
Another game set earlier in Japanese history was also released, Ryu ga Gotoku Kenzan!, but as of this writing, only Like a Dragon: Ishin has been confirmed to be getting a remake. Fans of the franchise will see quite a few returning mechanics, characters, and minigames, but what do fans need to know about the game?
A historical thriller set in a fictional version of Kyoto, here’s what fans can expect when Like a Dragon: Ishin launches on February 21, 2023.
Set in 1860s Kyo (a fictional version of Kyoto), Like a Dragon: Ishin is, in many ways, a historical fiction game. In particular, it takes place during the Bakumatsu Period. This was the end of the Tokugawa shogunate and the Meiji era's rise. If that sounds familiar to some people, that was the era frequently discussed in the anime Rurouni Kenshin.
Though the anime takes place 11 years into the Meiji, many of the flashbacks and references made are to the Bakumatsu, where Like a Dragon: Ishin takes place. The other feudal Japan Yakuza title, Ryu ga Gotoku Kenzan!, took place several hundred years earlier.
Instead of focusing on Ryoma Sakamoto, Kenzan focuses on Miyamoto Musashi as the main protagonist.
One of the great things about Like a Dragon: Ishin is that many of the franchise’s most popular characters return to portray other characters during the Bakumatsu Period. In particular, Goro Majima portray
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