Ahoy Gamers! We are sailing ever closer to the launch of Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii. Today, SEGA and RGG Studios hosted Like A Dragon Direct. The show gave us lots of new details on the gameplay of Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii. You can watch it here:
If you didn’t already know Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii brings back the real-time action gameplay of the earlier Yakuza games. Not only that, but there is also seafaring madness to engage with.
Fighting Like A Mad Dog
On foot, Majima will have two fighting styles available. Mad Dog style which is his typical knife wielding antics. In practice it looks like Mad Dog will be good for taking on groups similar to Yagami’s Crane technique in Judgement. Majima will also have access to the Sea Dog fighting style in which he is dressed as a… you guessed it, pirate. In this fighting stance, Majima is equipped with Short Cutlasses, Chain Hook and Pistol. These weapons allow you to attack from a distance or get up close and personal. In the gameplay we see this Sea Dog style seems more focus on battling individual enemies and dealing big damage.
Both fighting techniques look incredibly fun, I can’t wait to see what madness combining them with Heat Actions will bring. Yes, that’s right Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii brings back these hilarious finishing moves. Majima even gets his own heat gauge in Mad Dog style, which will allow him to create doppelgangers of himself when the gauge is full.
Sailing The Seas
So, what about taking to the seas? In Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii you will have to recruit and train your crew, in a system that looks similar to the Sujimon training from Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth.
As for the naval combat itself, we didn’t see too much of it in this show. What we did see looked like a lot of fun, perhaps this is going to be the best naval combat since Assassin’s Creed Black Flag? Time will tell on that but at least we don’t have too long before launch now.
Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii will be released on February 21st, 2025 on Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PS4, PS5, and PC.