Going where several other blogs have gone before.
Early this week, Sega released Like a Dragon Ishin, a remake of a game by the same name. I absolutely love the original Ishin, I played through the game twice and 100%ed it despite not knowing any Japanese other than the words used for saving the game. Because I'm such a huge Ishin fan, when… Continue reading A Thorough List of Changes In Like a Dragon: Ishin!
Hello and welcome back to the Story Arc. Three weeks ago I began an adventure where every other day in December of 2022 I examine a minor mechanic in the Yakuza franchise and look at how it has evolved game by game. In the previous articles I looked over how super small mechanics like locker… Continue reading Evolution of Yakuza Mechanics: Inventory
About 2 weeks ago at the time of writing this article, RGG studios revealed that they would be remaking Yakuza Ishin and would be bringing it to the west for the first time, causing us all to rejoice! It's safe to say that a majority of Yakuza fans, myself included, were very excited over this… Continue reading Every Change Like a Dragon: Ishin is making (That we know of)
In celebration of RGG announcing that not only would they be remaking Yakuza Ishin, but also localizing it into English, I have begun to play through the game in Japanese for the first time.As I have been playing through the game I have been shocked at how many gameplay mechanics I had previously falsely claimed… Continue reading How Yakuza Ishin completely changed the franchise