Popular Post Suminya Posted August 29, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 29, 2019 (edited) Source Quote Sega officially announced Yakuza 7: Whereabouts of Light and Darkness (English subtitle not official) for PlayStation 4 during a press conference at UDX Theater in Akihabara, Tokyo today. It will launch on January 16, 2020 in Japan, and in 2020 in the Americas and Europe. Here are the first details, via the official Japanese website: Quote ■ 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 Yakuza experience! 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! January 1, 2001. The yakuza Ichiban Kasuga, who belongs to third generation family of the Tojo Clan—the Arakawa Family—was asked to take the fall for the crimes of wakagashira Jo Sawashiro by his boss Masumi Arakawa, which he agreed to do. For the family that he loves, for the respect of his boss… Kasuga served 18 years in a strict penitentiary, and in 2019, was finally released. However, there was no one there to greet him upon his release. With no one to welcome him, Kasuga returned to his hometown of Kamurocho. But the Kamurocho was not the Kamurocho that Kasuga once knew. Thanks to a police policy known as the “Kamurocho 3K Operation,” the Tojo Clan had fallen. The police and the Omi Alliance of Kansai yakuza had completely taken over. And the one who created this new Kamurocho was none other than Masumi Arakawa. “How could the boss do something like this!?” In order to ascertain the truth for himself, Kasuga went to go see Masumi Arakawa. After getting past obstacles like Omi Alliance members and his former superior Sawashiro, Kasuga manages to make his way to Masumi Arakawa. “Boss!” A reunion 18 years in the making with the “Boss” he loved like a father, the yakuza he admired—But what awaited him there was not the smiling face of a reunion, but rather the cold barrel of a gun. “I’m sorry, Ichi… you need to die.” The gunshot echoed. Kasuga’s vision dimmed—. “Wha….!” While wandering the depths of life or death, Kasuga somehow regained consciousness. But when he came to, he was at a dumpsite in homeless town lined with cardboard houses. “…Where am I?” Kasuga’s question is answered by a homeless man. “Ijincho… Isezaki Ijincho. This is Yokohama. Got that? Yokohama.” ■ 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. ■ Adventure A new setting: Isezaki Ijincho in Yokohama! Yakuza 7 is set in the huge new area of Isezaki Ijincho in Yokohama, which is more than three times the size of Kamurocho in Tokyo. In Yokohama, where every place has different faces, a grand story will unfold. ■ Cast An all-star cast appears to bring the story of a new “Dragon” to life! Kazuhiro Nakaya, Akio Ootsuka, Sumire Uesaka, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Yuichi Nakamura, Kousuke Toriumi Shinichi Tsutsumi, Ken Yasuda, Kiichi Nakai General Director Toshihiro Nagoshi ■ Characters Ichiban Kasuga (2000 version) (voiced by Kazuhiro Nakaya) The Tojo Clan is Kanto’s largest yakuza organization. Ichiban Kasuga is a wakashu of the Arakawa Family, a third generation family of the Tojo Clan. Since he was born in Kamurocho soapland Shangri-La, he is called “Soap Ichiban” by the older residents. Although he grew up without knowing his true parents, he was charmed by the manly spirit of Masumi Arakawa, who he met at age 15, and joined the Arakawa Family. Since then, he has lived with resolute loyalty to Arakawa, but since he is not good when it comes to earning money, he is shunned by the wakagashira Jo Sawashiro, who stresses the importance of money. Ichiban Kasuga (2019 version) (voiced by Kazuhiro Nakaya) He takes the fall for Sawashiro, who committed murder, at the request of Arakawa Family leader Masumi Arakawa, who is like a father to him. After that, he spends 18 years in penal servitude. After he is released, the Tojo Clan has fallen, and the Kansai yakuza known as the Omi Alliance has taken control over Kamurocho. Finding out that Masumi Arakawa was behind it all, Kasuga goes to see Arakawa to asertain the truth at its source. Jo Sawashiro (2000 version) (voiced by Shinichi Tsutsumi) A wakagashira with a sense of duty and humanity towards his boss Arakawa, who stresses the importance of money. He would beat Ichiban Kasuga down with his fists as a daily occurrence, as he was unable to earn money. He single-handedly takes on the role of the “whip” within the Arakawa Family. Jo Sawashiro (2019 version) (voiced by Shinichi Tsutsumi) A martial artist yakuza who serves Masumi Arakawa from the era of the Tojo Clan. He hated Ichiban Kasuga back in the day, and after 18 years, that hatred has not changed. Since Arakawa became an substitute wakagashira of the Omi Alliance, he has the same authority as an Omi Alliance executive directly reporting to the boss. Namba (voiced by Ken Yasuda) A man who was stripped away of his nursing license after challening the medicine from the hospital he worked for to the black market, and now lives in the depths of poverty in Isezaki Ijincho. After Ichiban was shot by Masumi Arakawa and lost consciousness, Namba saves his life and begins working with him. Masumi Arakawa (2000 version) (voiced by Kiichi Nakai) The leader of the Arakawa Family of the Tojo Clan. Born and raised as the son of a popular theater troupe, he has been all over the country, but someone shot and killed his father, the chairman of the troupe, which led him to the yakuza. In the past, he was known as the best martial artist in the Tojo Clan, and for that reason the Arakawa Family was established as a third generation family of the Tojo Clan, and he was feared as “Killer Arakawa.” He meets Ichiban Kasuga by chance as a boy and becomes his sponsor. Masumi Arakawa (2019 version) (voiced by Kiichi Nakai) While he was once the head of a Tojo Clan third generation family, the Arakawa Family, after information about the Tojo Clan was leaked to the police, the Tojo Clan was eliminated from Kamurocho, which provided a major service to the Omi Alliance’s advance into Kamurocho. With his achievements recognized, he is currently the substitute wakagashira, essentially the Number 2 man in the Omi Alliance. Edited August 29, 2019 by Hanamaru Kunikida 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aimeraya Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 Sega is a little out of control now. Yakuza on RPG and Sakura Wars on ACT... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackTorito Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 Really interested in how this RPG might work with a Yakuza, might end being really similar to Persona. Definitely in my wish list now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkHpokinsn Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 (edited) Not sure how I feel about this turn based RPG system. I like the combat the way it was before. Don’t really care for turn based RPG’s in general. Edited August 29, 2019 by DarkHpokinsn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atoya Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 Yakuza as a turn base RPG, that really weird 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TugaSonic Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 Guess that video that showed the RPG style fighting wasn't an April fools joke after all. Although it did make me interested in playing it just to see how it worked. For those that didn't watch it here's the video from back then: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEI2EK Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 I’m hyped love jrpgs love yakuza games neat that they’re taking the series in a new direction 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majob Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 I prefer turn based RPGs so this is interesting news to me, I like the new direction the series is heading in and to be fair, the series had been using the same combat mechanic for years now, it was getting stale. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
communistwookiee Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 Okay...? We'll see how this goes, I guess...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sagaan Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 Damn, dat looks disapointing, also the new protagonist looks weird to me. We will se when it gets out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dantes_994 Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 I haven't played a Yakuza game since 3, the worst one, so this trailer really pushed me to get the rest of the games ps4 collection here I come Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x7251 Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 Should have just waited and released it for PS5 as a launch title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziggypossum Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 Naisu! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sora9427 Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 (edited) Mmmm, we'll see hwo this goes for, well Everything i guess. I don't really like that they Call this Yakuza 7. Yakuza story was Kazuma's story, ended with the 6 and Last game ad that should be it. They could have called this with Another Title like it was judgment, What has this of Yakuza? The Location looks different, the Gameplay would be ABSOLUTELY different (I mean i LOVE Turn based games and nowadays they are super rare but yakzua as never been that kind of Series, it's strange....), the Characters are different, the only thing i recall is the Tojo Clan, no? I only played a bit of 0 and 3 so maybe i'm wrong. The Yakuza theme base i suppose but i doubt that's the point. It looks to me that Calling it Yakuza 7 is to sell based on the name the series have reached. Kinda like FF: At least they didn't bring out Something else about Kazuma and his story actually ended, thanks God that nowadays there is always need to resume old finished stories.... Edited August 29, 2019 by Sora9427 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cckerberos Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 It's only called Yakuza 7 in Asia. In the West it's going to be "Yakuza: Like a Dragon." It's not a good title and creates yet another series where the numbering of games is going to be different between regions... but at least it shows the break between the Kiryu games and this one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sepheroithisgod Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 Needs more Kiryu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevengeancePrime Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 I'm interested to see more of the battle system. Perhaps we'll get to see more of it during TGS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willreaper41 Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 I miss Kiryu... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dokusha Posted August 29, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 29, 2019 Honestly, I'm glad to see Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio is unafraid to take creative risks and try new things. After all, after seven Kiryu games plus Judgement and the Fist of the North Star spin-off, the series formula was at risk of growing stale. Shin Yakuza/Yakuza 7/Yakuza: Like a Dragon was always going to have to shake things up, and it seems the team is not taking half-measures. Good! Colour me excited for this one. RGG Studio has earned my trust. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEI2EK Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 13 minutes ago, Isilith said: Honestly, I'm glad to see Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio is unafraid to take creative risks and try new things. After all, after seven Kiryu games plus Judgement and the Fist of the North Star spin-off, the series formula was at risk of growing stale. Shin Yakuza/Yakuza 7/Yakuza: Like a Dragon was always going to have to shake things up, and it seems the team is not taking half-measures. Good! Colour me excited for this one. RGG Studio has earned my trust. My hopes are if they expand on Judgment like it sounds they plan to, that they make the tailing and chases either more exciting and less repetitive, or much less of them. Felt like they were the same thing over and over again. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoDBoss173 Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 (edited) 5 hours ago, Sora9427 said: Mmmm, we'll see hwo this goes for, well Everything i guess. I don't really like that they Call this Yakuza 7. Yakuza story was Kazuma's story, ended with the 6 and Last game ad that should be it. They could have called this with Another Title like it was judgment, What has this of Yakuza? The Location looks different, the Gameplay would be ABSOLUTELY different (I mean i LOVE Turn based games and nowadays they are super rare but yakzua as never been that kind of Series, it's strange....), the Characters are different, the only thing i recall is the Tojo Clan, no? I only played a bit of 0 and 3 so maybe i'm wrong. The Yakuza theme base i suppose but i doubt that's the point. It looks to me that Calling it Yakuza 7 is to sell based on the name the series have reached. Kinda like FF: At least they didn't bring out Something else about Kazuma and his story actually ended, thanks God that nowadays there is always need to resume old finished stories.... I agree with the first part. I am not so sure about th second part. The end of kiryu ( not the ending of Y6 itself) was extremely unsatisfying , atleast for me. Spoiler I mean he cut all ties and then he leaves, basically an open ending and i dont like that. I want to know what happens with kiryu (where will he go?, what will he do?). I wish they would make some kind of side campaign ( like the one in Kiwami 2 with majima) in Y7 and give him a proper closure. He is living in the US/ a japanese city with kaoru ( or the girl from Y5) and works as a taxidriver ( alternatives: real estate or some kind of club manager ?) or something like this. Edited August 29, 2019 by GoDBoss173 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sora9427 Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, GoDBoss173 said: I agree with the first part. I am not so sure about th second part. The end of kiryu ( not the ending of Y6 itself) was extremely unsatisfying, atleast for me. I mean he cut all ties and then he leaves, basically an open ending and i dont like that. I want to know what happens with kiryu (where will he go?, what will he do?). I wish they would make some kind of side campaign ( like the one in Kiwami 2 with majima) in Y7 and give him a proper closure. He is living in the US/ a japanese city with kaoru ( or the girl from Y5) and works as a taxidriver ( alternatives: real estate or some kind of club manager ) or something like this. Put this on spoiler, i stopped after The End of Kyriu. Me and other people weriting heer still have to finish it. So i won't reply to this since i can't, but please put a "End of Yakuza 6 Story" spoiler about that part. Edited August 29, 2019 by Sora9427 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoDBoss173 Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 4 minutes ago, Sora9427 said: Put this on spoiler, i stopped after The End of Kyriu. Me and other people weriting heer still have to finish it. So i won't reply to this since i can't, but please put a "End of Yakuza 6 Story" spoiler about that part. Sorry I completely ignored that possibility, my bad. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sora9427 Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 Just now, GoDBoss173 said: Sorry I completely ignored that possibility, my bad. No problem, i see you Fixed it, Thanks for that and replying, not all people are Fast and Kind to Put their post on spoilers later 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gone Fishing Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 (edited) . Edited September 14, 2020 by Fragtaster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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