Yakuza

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Yakuza is a game for people who want to spend at least half if not more of their time engaging in the story. If you go into this expecting an RPG you're going to get exactly what you expected with a dash of like action. I think there's a cultural aspect to this that just doesn't land for me in the same way because so much of the game is overwritten. It takes so long for these stories to kind of take root that if you're not curious then you'll bounce off and maybe I'm wrong here.

The Yakuza series has a new name. "Like a Dragon" is a literal translation of the original Japanese title Ryu Ga Gotoku. Returning to where things started fits the latest release: a remaster of Like a Dragon: Ishin, an action-heavy spin-off set in the Late Edo. The historical setting and standalone story make Ishin a compelling starting point for a series we love. For the back half of the episode, Frush and Plante share their recommendations for listeners preparing to dive into the Game Boy and GBA games now available on Nintendo Switch Online.

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