Sail the high seas with…Goro Majima? Announced today at the company’s RGG Summit for Tokyo Game Show, Like a Dragon will have a new spinoff titled Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii. It’s set to star the iconic Mad Dog of Shimano, Goro Majima as the protagonist of his own live combat game fighting against vengeful pirates. The game is also expected to release rather soon on February 28, 2025.
The synopsis of the game was released alongside the trailer above, saying:
As for gameplay, players will assemble a unique crew while upgrading their ship, the “Goromaru,” as well as battling enemy pirate ships and conquering the seas and their hidden islands. Combat-wise, it will play the same kind of live-combat gameplay present in older Yakuza titles and the Judgment series. This means that players can deliver explosive combos and aerial takedowns (with a jump button, new to the series) by dynamically switching between two fighting styles: dual-wield short swords and deploying pirate tools with the swashbuckling “Sea Dog” style or utilizing speed, agility and flair to defeat enemies into submission with the infamous “Mad Dog” style. There also appears to be a variety of minigames in Hawaii, where...