Yakuza Fans Debate On Like A Dragon's Turn-Based Combat
If you're a long-time Yakuza fan, then the release of Yakuza: Like A Dragon will have felt a little strange to you. The series made its name as a fast-paced brawler, but Ryu Ga Gotoku swapped this for a turn-based combat style to mark the passing of the series to Dragon Quest-loving protagonist Ichiban Kasuga. It was a controversial change, and two years later fans are debating on whether it has fit the series well.
Put to the Yakuza subreddit by Redditor humacwae, fans have been giving their opinions on the game's turn-based combat and whether they'd like it to return for the sequel. For starters, the general consensus seems to be that they don't mind the change in combat, but hope Yakuza: Like A Dragon's sequel polishes it up a bit more. For example, SirKiller9090 feels the second half of the game was "overall grindy" and that the combat system relied too heavily on individual moves for solid damage.
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However, there are quite a few people who also wish that the series stuck with the combat that made it so popular in the first place. For example, Redditor bigNTWRK feels like battles are less skill-oriented now that the turn-based combat system has been implemented, and that they prefer the feeling of overcoming a tough boss with skill rather than grinding to level up a character enough to take on an opponent. Others wish the turn-based combat was part of a spin-off series rather than the mainline entries.
Whatever your feelings are on the turn-based combat, it looks like it's here to stay as Ryu Ga Gotoku soldiers on with Ichiban for Yakuza 8. As for when we'll get to experience his next adventure, the last time we heard the game mentioned was during a
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