Not the first of fury.

There’s a joke among Yakuza fans that Kazuma Kiryu will never truly be gone.

None of that’s to say Like a Dragon Gaiden isn’t bringing anything new to the table whatsoever.

Like A Dragon Gaiden official screenshot showing Kiryu smashing his fist into the side of a bad guy’s head

The result is a brawler that’s as good now as it’s ever been.

Like a Dragon Gaiden also feels like it’s trying to be a ‘greatest hits’ collection of minigames.

It feels like RGG Studio threw the entire kitchen sink at Like a Dragon Gaiden’s side stuff.

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If anything is a clear drawback from the past, it’s how side stories are handled.

Again, the problem with that is we already know the end result.

Invertible camera control options in both first and third-person perspectives.

Like a Dragon Gaiden screenshot showing Kiryu taking a selfie

Can change subtitle size, text colour, speaker names, speaker name colours, and subtitle background colour.

Option to lock or rotate minimap.

Remappable buttons and colour-vision assistance available.

Like a Dragon Gaiden screenshot showing a young Kiryu with a Pocket Circuit car

Like a Dragon Gaiden screenshot showing Kiryu in a murderous side story

Like a Dragon Gaiden screenshot showing Kiryu struggling to understand AI

Like a Dragon Gaiden screenshot showing Kiryu mid-cutscene with battle allies

Like a Dragon Gaiden screenshot showing a music video accompaniment for karaoke

Like a Dragon Gaiden screenshot showing the dreaded Obatarian

Like a Dragon Gaiden screenshot showing a side character during the Obatarian’s story

Like a Dragon Gaiden screenshot showing the live-action cabaret club minigame

Like a Dragon Gaiden screenshot showing Kiryu in the midst of battle