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• #Like a dragon ishin kiryu series#

The historical setting of Ishin doesn’t change that. But the bizarre and obviously intentional juxtaposition is, and continues to be, strangely and irresistibly charming (once you get past the shock of the initial whiplash). Meanwhile, the substories and mini-games are all either surreal, goofy as hell, or just exceedingly heartfelt and sentimental – and rip you right out. The mix of serious, high-stakes melodrama – a plot filled with double-crosses, macho characters, and highly political themes – completely draws you in. Perhaps Ishin! is an exercise in stepping back and securing fundamentals once more, before hopefully leaping further forward next time.ĭespite its moderately old-fashioned nature (and a few technical quirks), Like A Dragon: Ishin! still manages to leave a strong impression simply because of the inherent heart and soul of the series, which still shines through brightly. Taking the broader context into account, Like A Dragon: Ishin! is the studio’s first attempt at creating a game in a new engine: Unreal Engine 4, as opposed to its in-house Dragon Engine. It might as well be classified as a remaster, despite being reconstructed in a different engine.

It’s a strict, faithful, like-for-like recreation of a game only one console generation old (said as someone who fumbled through the Japanese version of Ishin!). This isn’t the kind of remake that reexamines its own past.

#Like a dragon ishin kiryu series#

Having never been translated for English-speaking territories until now, the end product feels like uncovering a lost window into the past – not just in its centuries-old historical setting and subject matter, but to a different time in the history of the series itself. Yakuza series characters essentially serve as actors, playing roles in these stories that suit their established demeanours. Like A Dragon: Ishin! is one of them.Ī remake of a 2014 spinoff from the mainline Yakuza series, Ishin! is one of two series entries that reimagines the stories of real historical figures from Japan’s past.

The latest mainline game boldy switched out the longtime protagonist and combat system, but developer Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio has since created multiple opportunities for itself to backtrack on those big moves, and keep tinkering away at a formula that is now almost 20 years old. The Like a Dragon series (formerly the Yakuza series) is in a bit of a strange place at the moment – it’s simultaneously looking both forward and backward.