Like a dragon, turn-based for the very first time.
Back in Spring, SEGA played what we thought was an April Fool’s joke by showing off a turn-based Yakuza game. Well, guess what? That wasn’t such a joke after all! SEGA has revealed that Yakuza 7 is coming, and it’s dropping the action side of things for something a bit more turn-based.
At an event today, the company revealed the game and a teaser trailer (see above, thanks to GameSpot), as well as a few more bullet points:
- Introduction
- The latest numbered entry in the Yakuza series for PlayStation 4, this is the story of new protagonist Ichiban Kasuga. In the new setting of Isezaki Ijincho in Yokohama, the story of the hot-blooded thugs stirred up by Ichiban Kasuga will begin.
- If the protagonist changes, so does the gameplay. This is a new Yakuzaexperience!
- New protagonist Ichiban Kasuga changes not only the story of the game, but also how you play.
- Story
- Protagonist Ichiban Kasuga makes his way up from the depths of despair. Depicted until the becoming of a new “Dragon,” this is the ultimate story of overcoming the higher ranked and rising to new heights. The future is in your hands!
- Battle
- “Live command RPG battles” bring the fight of the “Dragon” to a new stage!
- Yakuza 7 uses a “live command RPG battle” system that combines the series’ signature action with an RPG command system. It has evolved into a system in which anyone can easily enjoy exhilarating battles. In this completely new battle system, Ichiban Kasuga and his party will fight by selecting techniques with various effects such as attack, recovery, support, and more. Enjoy immersive and dynamic battles against all sorts of enemies.
The game is fully titled Yakuza 7: Whereabouts of Light and Darkness in Japan, but in the West it’ll be translated over as Yakuza 7: Like a Dragon. The game will be released on January 16, 2020 in Japan and later in 2020 in the rest of the world.