#Yakuza 4 recap Ps4#
#Yakuza 4 recap series#
#Yakuza 4 recap psp#

It'll add the English voices too so Japanese players will be able to switch between each. It's titled Ryu Ga Gotoku 7 Hikari to Yami no Yukue International. The Japanese PS5 version of Yakuza: Like A Dragon will launch on March 2, 2021. The official logo for the 15th anniversary was revealed as well. They do increase the screentime of characters who end up very popular like Majima though.įollowing next, we had the announcement segment, with new collabs, goods, and events. And the protagonist change was a good opportunity to change the rest too.Īnother fan question: Do you often change a character's design or setting during development: Nagoshi explained for the main cast of characters they tend to set everything in stone at the beginning so they don't change much. Mainly how they thought they pretty much did everything they could with Action games. Main reason they made it is because a lot of fans wanted a game with Majima as the protagonist.Īs they reached Yakuza: like A Dragon, Nagoshi reexplained why the game is a JRPG. Yakuza 0 possibly could have been called something else. And only thought it's the story of a 'quarrel between brothers' which technically isn't wrong at all. Similarly, Nagoshi actually didn't know much about Hokuto no Ken (Fist of the North Star) before making Hokuto Ga Gotoku too. Masayoshi Yokoyama also explained Tosihiro Nagoshi didn't know much about the historical facts hen working on the game. In the end, they went with the later, with Sakamoto Ryoma as the protagonist. They wanted to either make a game based on The Three Kingdoms, or the Shinsengumi.

#Yakuza 4 recap Ps4#

Next, we also heard stories on Ryū ga Gotoku Ishin!, PS4 launch title in Japan. Toshihiro Nagoshi wanted Kiryu to tell the aliens 'don't just barge into people's planet like you own the place'. Moreover, we heard how Ryū ga Gotoku Of The End / Yakuza Dead Souls could've featured aliens instead of zombies. Mainly how he always loved battle drama stories like Ashita no Joe.

#Yakuza 4 recap psp#

Toshihiro Nagoshi also talked about some of his inspirations for the PSP spinoff Kurohyō: Ryū ga Gotoku Shinshō.

Toshihiro Nagoshi answered the question: 'None of them, they'd all cause trouble'. One fan asked the staff which Yakuza character they'd like to work with or have as a subordinate.

#Yakuza 4 recap series#

That's also when the series started using sub titles for the games' names in Japan. But then, Toshihiro Nagoshi told the staff it's fine to call it 'Ryu Ga Gotoku 4'. We most notably heard how Yakuza 4 was initially supposed to be a spinoff, with how it's the first game where you can switch protagonists. The fans were also asked questions themselves, like how many games in the series they played in total. We got to hear development stories on each game, and fans watching the stream via Zoom were able to ask some questions directly to the Producers. The stream had the staff retrace the history of the Yakuza series, game per game.