Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth’s Hawaii would be the greatest Yakuza map up to now, coming in at thrice the dimensions of Yakuza: Like a Dragon’s Isezaki Ijincho and 9 instances the dimensions of sequence mainstay Kamurocho.
A put up on X/Twitter from developer Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio revealed the brand new map, which can take the sequence exterior of Japan for the primary time, will dwarf Isezaki Ijincho, which was already thought-about large in comparison with previous Yakuza areas.
The put up additionally confirmed off the completely different districts out there within the Hawaii map, formally known as Honolulu Metropolis, akin to Aloha Seashore, the Anaconda Buying Centre, and Chinatown. As a result of this can be a Yakuza recreation, Infinite Wealth will after all additionally characteristic an space known as District 5 which is residence to the native mafia.
本日公開!
『龍が如く8』の新舞台「ハワイ・ホノルルシティ」。
伊勢佐木異人町の3倍以上とも言われる、広大な新舞台。
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— 龍が如くスタジオ 公式 (@ryugagotoku) November 24, 2023
This is not the primary indication Infinite Wealth will probably be a colossal entry. Not solely is it one other role-playing recreation with flip primarily based fight, however RGG studio head Masayoshi Yokoyama known as it a “monster class” entry that would be the longest Yakuza recreation up to now.
Basically Yakuza 8, Infinite Wealth will proceed the occasions of Yakuza: Like a Dragon (Yakuza 7) and spin-off Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Identify. The sequence two most important characters, Kiryu Kazuma and Ichiban Kasuga, will characteristic as twin protagonists of Infinite Wealth when it launches January 26.
In our preview of the sport, IGN mentioned: “[Our] time with Infinite Wealth was about as temporary as Ichiban’s board shorts, nevertheless it left [us] to ponder the infinite prospects for enjoyable that is perhaps hidden round its sizeable Hawaiian island expanse.”
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He’ll speak about The Witcher all day.