It has been nearly two months since the seventh mainline installment for the Yakuza franchise released in Japan. Although Like a Dragon is an infamous entry primarily due to the turn-based combat that was abruptly added to this flagship title, the game looked to have outperformed other releases from RGG Studio.
When speaking on the SegaNama stream, Sega’s Toshihiro Nagoshi, the game’s Director, disclosed that the latest release for the Yakuza series dominated the digital landscape in the franchise’s history. Toshihiro then goes on to reveal that Yakuza 7 also assisted the team by tapping into a new audience, Dualshockers translates.
Despite the fundamental changes that were made to the title’s core gameplay, fans ultimately fell in love with the plot and cast of characters that Ryu Ga Gotoku decided to add and reintroduce into the seventh installment. Later in the interview, Nagoshi was questioned by a fan on the uncertain popularity of one role in the series, where he shared that the notoriety Goro Majima has certainly surprised him for sure.
And when you though Yakuza 7 might be the most experimental title yet for the series, Nagoshi went on in a previous interview to disclose that RGG Studio is anticipating to up the ante for future yakuza installments. Rather it being the combat system or subjecting more in-depth RPG mechanics to the game, there is plenty that can be applied with the next game scheduled for the series.
In other Yakuza-related news, Yakuza 0 has finally settled onto the Xbox platform nearly a month ago. This only leaves Yakuza Kiwami 1 and Yakuza Kiwami 2 to do the same later on in 2020.
Have you been able to play Yakuza 7 yet?
Yakuza 7: Like a Dragon is out now for PlayStation 4 in Japan.
Source: Dualshockers
