Yakuza: Restoration
Yakuza Ishin
Release Date: February 22, 2014
Action, TPP, historical, samurai, 19th century, PlayStation exclusive, singleplayer
The sequel to the third-person action game Yakuza: Kenzan, a spin-off from SEGA's popular gangster series. In contrast to the full-fledged parts of the series, the developers take the players on a journey to the past, to feudal Japan, where we learn about the roots of one of the biggest criminal organizations in the world. The authors reach back to the history of their country, focusing on the character of the real hero, Ryoma Sakamoto.
Yakuza: Restoration (Yakuza Ishin in Japan) is a 3D adventure game that combines many genres and depicts the backstage of the functioning and life of Japanese criminal groups. After Yakuza Kenzan, released in Japan on PlayStation 3 in 2008, the title is the second installment of the Yakuza side series. Unlike the main series of the games focusing on the modern Yakuza, the spin-offs focus on the roots of this organization and take us back in time to Japan in the Edo era, covering the period from the seventeenth to the nineteenth century. Yakuza: Restoration was developed by Sega.
Plot
As in the previous part of the side series, the creators decided to play with the history of their country. The action of the title takes place in the 19th century, at the very end of the Edo era, just before the fall of the Shogunate. The main character of the title is Ryoma Sakamoto, one of the initiators and leaders of the uprising against several hundred years of Shogun rule. Sakamoto, however, has the personality and appearance of Kazuma Kiryu, the protagonist of all the previous editions of Yakuza, taking place in the present day.
Mechanics
Traditionally, we observe the action from the third-person perspective. During the game, players will be able to cross the historic streets of Kyoto and Tosa, attracting wagons, criminals and politically engaged revolutionaries from all sides of Japan. In addition to the main storyline, they will also take part in many different side activities and mini-games. As for the combat, we use fists, melee weapons and firearms.
Last updated on August 16, 2019
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Like a Dragon / Yakuza Series
Yakuza (Japanese. Ryu ga Gotoku - Like a Dragon) is a series that began as TPP action adventure games, while in 2020 began a love affair with the jRPG genre. The essence of gameplay in productions under this banner are spectacular clashes, in which we mostly use our own fists, white weapons such as clubs or samurai swords, as well as elements of the environment, such as trash cans or bicycles. Firearms are present, but usually do not play a major role. The protagonists have numerous fighting styles, which we can upgrade. Of great importance are impressive finishers, in which opponents are eliminated in a particularly impressive way.
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Yakuza: Ishin! Coming to the West; Sega Makes Dreams Come True by Announcing Remake [UPDATE: Trailer]
SEGA has finally listened to gamers' requests. The company has announced Like a Dragon: Ishin, a remake of the samurai game Yakuza Ishin, which never left the borders of the Land of the Rising Sun.
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Adrian Werner
September 15, 2022