Like a Dragon: Ishin!
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Like a Dragon: Ishin!

Being remade from the ground up in UE4, this Yakuza spin-off returns us to feudal Japan in this remake for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows, and Steam! Like a Dragon: ... See more

Released:2023-02-21
Genre:
Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms:
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
Developer:Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios
Publisher:
Sega

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Jordan Gerblick

The long-awaited remake of Like a Dragon: Ishin delivers an exciting and frequently gorgeous new setting to explore, a more rewarding combat system, and some of the best side quests and minigames in the series to date. Don't let the katanas fool you, this is the Yakuza you know and love at its very best.

Feb 17, 2023 Read Full Review
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DualShockers

Mohamed Hassan

9/10

Like A Dragon: Ishin! is a near-perfect experience on all fronts. It has deeper combat than the style-oriented Yakuza 6 or Lost Judgment. NPCs are loaded with cultural essence through this historical lens on Japanese nationalism, and the localization masterfully handles all the old difficult dialects and Japanese Keigo (honorific speech). Despite being a remake of a decade-old Japanese-only game, ...

Feb 21, 2023 Read Full Review
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Johnny Hurricane

90/100

Like a Dragon: Ishin! is the most fun I've had playing a Yakuza game since Yakuza 0. Any fan of the series or fans of samurai games, in general, should check it out.

Mar 17, 2023 Read Full Review
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Jarrod Garripoli

85/100

Like A Dragon Gaiden is another great game in a long-running series, that continues the high-quality tradition. It’s packed to the brim with content and offers great drama that not only gets Kiryu sucked back into the underground world, but also yourself.

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GGRecon

Dave McAdam

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Noah Kupetsky

8/10

Like a Dragon: Ishin! is a wonderful remake that keeps the beauty of the Yakuza/LaD series alive. On top of that, it can run really well on Steam Deck!

Feb 23, 2023 Read Full Review

Like a Dragon: Ishin is a stellar period piece filled with melodramatic monologues, great combat, goofy side content, and a whole lot of heart.

Feb 17, 2023 Read Full Review
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PC Gamer

Dominic Tarason

78/100

Yakuza, but as a period drama.

Feb 17, 2023 Read Full Review
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Will Borger

7/10

A ballet of blades and bullets.

Feb 19, 2023 Read Full Review
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GameSpew

Richard Seagrave

7/10

Was it really necessary to remake Like a Dragon: Ishin!? It’s questionable, but we’re glad it’s finally available in the west in some form. It’s not the best Like a Dragon game – in fact, it might come quite low in the pile – but a good time can be had with it nonetheless. Its world might not be all that attractive, and its story a slow-burner, but it has the usual charm and a bucketload of intere...

Feb 17, 2023 Read Full Review
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TechRaptor

Isaac Todd

6/10

A new setting is not enough to disguise Like a Dragon: Ishin!'s unbalanced combat and middling story.

Feb 17, 2023 Read Full Review
Unscored

An 1800s action-adventure that's sure to both delight longtime Yakuza fans and make for a perfect entry point into the series for newcomers.

Feb 17, 2023 Read Full Review