While SEGA had a massive showing for its upcoming Stranger Than Heaven during Summer Game Fest, Scott Adams and I had an even bigger surprise waiting for us, as we were able to go hands-on with the game. And let me tell you, we were not ready for what we got to experience.
It was only a small slice of the game, but it was enough to make one thing clear: if you were expecting this to play exactly like the older Yakuza or Like a Dragon games, Stranger Than Heaven has other plans.
Once we arrived at the SEGA demo location, we were shown a short video explaining what we would be playing. Stepping into the shoes of Makoto Daito, this demo took us through three different eras: 1915 Kokura, 1929 Kure, and 1943 Osaka. Each era acted as a different difficulty level, starting with easy, moving into normal, and then ending on hard.
The demo was clearly built to show how Stranger Than Heaven handles combat, how enemies react to your choices, and how quickly a fight can turn against you if you are not paying attention. That was the biggest surprise for both of us, because...
