Yakuza Super Talk announced for April 29: What to expect, where to watch, and more

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The Yakuza franchise has seen a lot of love over the years with its rise into more mainstream gaming territory. While the latest entry in the series may have divided the fanbase, it's clear that fans want more. With that said, publisher SEGA and developer Ryu Ga Gotoku (RGG) Studio have announced an upcoming online event.

The "super talk" video event will feature RGG director Masayoshi Yokoyama. He plans to discuss the future of the iconic beat 'em up franchise. Based on the event's description:

For starters, we will likely get new details on the upcoming game in the series. Whether it will be called Yakuza 8 or something else remains to be seen. However, given the surprise success of the 2020 turn-based RPG Yakuza entry, it probably means there's more to come. But how will fans take to it?

Given the series' roots as a beat 'em up across a dozen or so entries (including spin-offs, remakes and spiritual successors), fan disappointment would be understandable. The latest Yakuza: Like A Dragon does away with action-driven real-time combat for a Dragon Quest-inspired JRPG battle system. Combat is turn-based with a party system and menu selection for attacks.

An odd decision, however, Like A Dragon retains the series' signature whacky sense of humor, over-the-top action and style. While the game has received great reviews (minus criticisms about difficulty spikes and grinding), fans seem to want to return to the basics. Surprisingly, Like A Dragon has been successful despite the outcry, so this means the next game (or Like A Dragon 2?) will also be turn-based.

Fans needn't worry, though. Even if that happens, there's still SEGA's Judgment series. The new IP set in the Yakuza universe sees players control a detective but maintains