Review Roundup For Like A Dragon: Ishin
Long considered to be an impossible game to port outside of Japan, Like a Dragon: Ishin has finally arrived on Western shores. A spin-off from the mainline series that's set in 1860s Kyoto, Ishin has plenty of familiar faces, an original storyline focused on revenge, and combat that blends samurai action with the ability to summon a former AEW champion to give you a boost in battle.
Reviews for the game are now live ahead of its February 18 launch, and as expected, Ishin is full of the melodrama, absurd violence, and weird diversions that developer RGG Studio is known for. While the game has received a substantial upgrade to its visuals when compared to the PS3 original, several aspects of its design are still archaic according to critics, some of whom say it feels dated when compared to later games in the franchise.
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«Take the faces, voices, and over-the-top theatrics that have made the Yakuza franchise renowned, and transport all that back to 19th century Japan,» Michael Higham wrote in GameSpot's Like a Dragon: Ishin review. «Even though the context has changed, swapping the gangs of the modern criminal underworld for political factions in a tumultuous time in history, Ishin is yet another example of what developer RGG Studio does best: melodramatic storytelling.»
Over on GameSpot's sister site Metacritic, Like a Dragon: Ishin has an average score of 81 from 37 reviews. For more critical analysis, you can read on to see what other critics have to say about Like
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