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Become the samurai of legend, Sakamoto Ryoma and embark on an epic action adventure story set in a heated historical Japan. Turn the tide of battle with legendary gun and sword combat to change the course of history in search for justice.
Like a Dragon: Ishin! is a action, adventure and beat 'em up game
developed by RGG Studio
and published by SEGA.
Released on February 21st 2023 is available only on Windows
in 9 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese and Korean.
It has received 5,503 reviews of which 4,563 were positive and 940 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.1 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 39.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 11.90€ on Eneba.
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- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel Core i5-3470, 3.2 GHz or AMD Ryzen 3 1200, 3.1 GHz
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960, 2 GB or AMD Radeon RX 460, 2 GB
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 60 GB available space
- Sound Card: Windows Compatible Audio Device
- Additional Notes: 1080p Low @ 30 FPS. Requires a CPU which supports the AVX and SSE4.2 instruction set. Microsoft no longer supports Windows 10 or older versions.
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Let me say beforehand that Ishin isn't a game that you would recommend anyone, even fans of the Yakuza series, to play with even back in 2014 with the OG Ishin. The setting sets in Bakumatsu period which is around the final years of edo (simply era where Japan was ruled by Shogun after decades/centuries of civil wars during Sengoku period) until their last shogun returned the power to the imperial throne which kickstarted the Meiji Restoration. And while this game isn't 1 to 1 historically accurate events (this doesn't count any superpower you have in the game, duh), counting around 70-80% of the stories is based on the real life event and the rest 20-30% is fictional to make it more convenient to tell the story. You're playing as Sakamoto Ryoma, a Samurai from Tosa Domain (today Kochi) that came back to his hometown after years away somewhere (joint I think?) and facing the inequality, class system in feudal lord era. He's back to the joint after tried to help common folks but pardoned by his adoptive father who is the governor and having a radical idea and dream to modernize the country to be capable of protect itself from foreign invasion. Things went on and on, your adoptive father got assassinated and people painted you as the culprit then you have to escape from Tosa and the game skipped a year to the present day where you lives in Kyo (today Kyoto) under the alias Saito Hajime and the only one clue you have about the assassin is that he used a very specific martial art. In pursue from this clue, you join the clan called Shinsengumi and the story went on from that. So to answer your question : "Why is this game not popular?" The answer is ... I really want to say it's simple and blame the "kinda" boring Japan history that is very niche for overseas but very popular in Japan. I think that's not all to make this game got mixed review. It's mostly because of the gameplay. - You will mostly spamming both Swordman and Wild dancer style and left the other two to just some basic level. - Game kinda encourage/force you to grind. You don't need to as the equipment you get from the story progression is more than enough to finish the game but you might have a problem with restoration items if you're not be careful. - Remake on UR4. While RGG cited the reasons of lighting and stuff, for me it's just because they can have more time to develop the mainline games (I think it was during Y8 when this game came out?) and let the B-team devs on this spin-off game. It doesn't run bad but movement isn't as fluid as DE and the old Kiwami engine of loading between maps or entering some building is back. - Tedious amount of side stories and it's mostly just go back here and there. I mean this used to be a trope for PS3 Yakuza era but seeing this came back on 2023 game is quite.. something. - The story is vey niche and not well-known to oversea players who doesn't study in Japan history. While they're smart enough to put glossary system every time there's a very specific name mentioned in the dialogue and "the story so far..." system in the start of each chapter so you don't get overwhelmed by the story progression, I think I have to pause and searched wtf is going on from time to time with wikipedia. I mean it's probably a good learning game if your history class decided to pick this story for that semester. Overall it's a remake of a spin-off which a decent amount of people asked for RGG to do so and they politely declined for years until they did remake it but the result is as they expected. It's fun to play, sure, but the story is too niche for oversea players to understand even though Ryoma is probably one of the most infamous figures in Japan history. But sadly at this point, I don't think they'll ever remake the Kenzan, which tells the story of Miyamoto Musashi from the early years of edo, as the reception on this game is quite mixed. Yokoyama, Exec.PD, even stated himself that there's no demand for Kenzan. Also I think it's due to the story which is much more controversial than Ishin that it won't survive today "political correct" standard and can't be changed as it ties to the live of Musashi himself. You can easily look that up yourselves. 7.5/10 Probably not the worst one from RGG but pretty sure it's a bottom 3-4. Still recommend this, though!
My first game from the Yakuza franchise and I am impressed! History and characters feel quite alive as well as the setting. The gameplay has a lot of variety with minigames and all kinds of npc interaction, and npcs have depth! Combat, which is very prominent is quite fun and flexible, you can go for the complex skills or focus on more passive habilities and stats for a more simple way of dealing with enemies! There is also nice mix win with real japan history which works great for the plot and atmosdpherre! And there is the Another life thing which I thought I wouldn´t care for, but farming, cooking, selling stuff, caring for pets and talking to Haruka felt refreshing and fun :3
I just wrapped up Like a Dragon: Ishin! and I can confidently say: this is hands-down the best entry in the entire Yakuza / Like a Dragon series for me personally. I went in expecting to casually enjoy some side quests, maybe dabble in mini-games, and at first, that’s exactly what happened. The charm, the quirky characters, and the endless things to do completely hooked me. I was singing karaoke, farming, gambling (i.e. racing chickens, playing poker or in the cho-han den), getting jumped at every turn of the street, and loving every second of it. Then I started progressing further into the story. What a story it was. I got absolutely sucked in. The twists, the emotion, the historical setting, the betrayals, the brotherhood, the themes of loyalty and justice, it all hit harder than I ever expected. I had every intention of taking my time, but the narrative grabbed me by the collar and refused to let go. Before I knew it, I was burning through the main story missions like a man possessed. The combat was a bit arcade like, but it comes with the territory for this series. It was repetitive at times, but still always fun. Having the four styles of combat you could switch it up however. Me personally I loved the wild dancer style. Regardless though I really enjoyed the combat. Even now that I’ve finished the story, I know I’m not done. There’s still a mountain of achievements and side content calling my name and I’ll be diving back in for more eventually. But honestly, it’s that rare kind of game where even if I never touched another side quest, I’d still feel like I got my money’s worth from the story and gameplay alone. Like a Dragon: Ishin! is an unforgettable experience. Whether you're a longtime fan or a newcomer, this is peak RGG Studio. The storytelling, combat, worldbuilding, it's all there and almost a perfect game for me and I can't recommend it enough.
I liked it. But it has some weak or rough spots. Firstly, the bad: - The camera sucks. On the default setting it just doesn't orient itself correctly in most situations. If you set it to manual it's functional but it's still oversensitive to obstacles and zooms in and out way too aggressively. If I were the type of person to get motion sick I'd be playing this in a puddle of my own puke. Setting it to manual makes the game playable but having to deliberately reorient the camera when you're cornered is a disadvantage in combat. It's been a while since I marathoned the rest of the series but I can't remember the camera being a thing I ever even noticed before. - It's been commented on by others but the DLC model is cancer and Sega seems hellbent on squandering their reputation more with every release they make. It's all ignorable though and the game plays fine without any of it. - The combat is pretty middling. Basically, Brawler is useless outside of a few mandatory fights, Gunman seems exclusively designed for cheesing trash mobs, Swordsman is the dedicated boss fight mode, and Wild Dancer is pretty much 'tap X to win' by the time you near the end of the upgrade tree. There are Yakuza games with worse combat, but this isn't a shining moment in the franchise. Stuff that might not appeal to everyone: - Everything about this game is a bit dry compared to the mainline series. The story is 100% faction politics, intrigue, conspiracy, etc. Based on a lot of the negative reviews here some people find it boring, but personally this kind of thing is exactly what I enjoy in the writing from this series. If you like more emotional character drama and personal struggle this might be bland. Most of the characters tend to be more downbeat and formal than in other games, because they're Samurai, naturally. As a setting, it has some charm but however you look at it, the scenery in 19th century Kyou is a bit Spartan-looking in most places compared to the modern games. The nice lighting in UE4 does a lot to enhance the atmosphere but the game is obviously striving for a far different mood. - A lot of the minigames and core systems in the game are a bit grindy. To progress in the game you have to upgrade weapons, which require materials so you'll need to do the battle dungeons, and you'll need to unlock the blacksmith levels by crafting a bunch of expensive weapons to donate, which cost money the battle dungeons won't pay well for until the end, so you'll need to do the farming minigame, which in the end eventually degrades into just cycling through menus and repeating the same actions over and over, a la the real estate game in yakuza 0 or the business minigame in Yakuza: LAD. To be honest I can get immersed in this kind of grind pretty easy, but it's not everyone's thing for sure. All that aside, even with its flaws this is a pretty cool diversion from the main series.
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Like a Dragon: Ishin! is currently priced at 39.99€ on Steam.
No, Like a Dragon: Ishin! is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 39.99€ on Steam.
Yes, Like a Dragon: Ishin! received 4,563 positive votes out of a total of 5,503 achieving a rating of 8.05.
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Like a Dragon: Ishin! was developed by RGG Studio and published by SEGA.
Yes, Like a Dragon: Ishin! is playable and fully supported on Windows.
No, Like a Dragon: Ishin! is not playable on MacOS.
No, Like a Dragon: Ishin! is not playable on Linux.
Like a Dragon: Ishin! is a single-player game.
Yes, there are 5 DLCs available for Like a Dragon: Ishin!. Explore additional content available for Like a Dragon: Ishin! on Steam.
No, Like a Dragon: Ishin! does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
No, Like a Dragon: Ishin! does not support Steam Remote Play.
Yes, Like a Dragon: Ishin! is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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RGG Studio
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21 Feb 2023
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