New Yakuza spin-off tells Kiryu's story after Yakuza 6
gamesradar.comA new Yakuza spin-off called Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name has been announced for launch next year.
Unveiled earlier today at the RGG Summit on September 14, Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name once again puts Kiryu Kazuma back in the protagonist position. It's set between Yakuza 6: The Song of Life, and the forthcoming Like a Dragon 8, telling Kiryu's story throughout the years between the two titles.
Kiryu returns in Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, launching in 2023 for PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows, and Steam!Watch the announcement trailer here: https://t.co/F9elFGg8fD#RGGSummit2022 #LikeADragonGaiden pic.twitter.com/tsjQ64jYqvSeptember 14, 2022
In short, we're going to see what Kiryu has actually been up to over the course of several years. The reveal trailer for the new spin-off adventure can be seen just above, and sees Kiryu attempting to adopt a new lifestyle, before he inevitably gets pulled back into the murky underworld of Japan.
As people familiar with the Yakuza series so far will no doubt know, Yakuza 6: The Song of Life saw Kiryu fake his death, before leaving for a new life away from criminals at large. He reappeared briefly in Like a Dragon though, helping new protagonist Ichiban basically get his act together when he's down in the dumps.
Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name will be with us at some point next year in 2023, slated to launch across both new and last-gen console systems, as well as PC. The game looks to be a fully-priced retail release, rather than DLC for Like a Dragon, but RGG Studio did say in the RGG Summit broadcast that we shouldn't expect it to be quite as long as other full games in
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