What's going on with the game series??

[Reymech]

I mean, the whole series of games was based on Japanese bandits, murders, betrayals, dramas, moral decline, suffering, intrigue and, of course - COMEDY. But when part 8 was released, it seems that the further series of games will be built in Hawaii, something tells me that RGG studio either ran out of ideas to create something new like making side stories about other characters, or they specifically want to earn money from their meticulous fans. Don't you think that the game series is slowly deteriorating? It's just that everything that was in the previous parts, for example: karaoke, side missions and more. All this was taken and added here. It looks lazy and uncreatie.

[Matchi]

Yes let's just have the same game again with no variation

[Delenai]

It was like that from the start and you're making the series more serious than it actually is. Sure there's some profoundness to it, but all of that is lost when Kiryu punch down a helicopter from the sky.

[Gez]

Originally posted by Реймич:

IDon't you think that the game series is slowly deteriorating? It's just that everything that was in the previous parts, for example: karaoke, side missions and more. All this was taken and added here. It looks lazy and uncreatie.

I don't care, they can release another 10 games in the space of 5 years and i will buy them all. The games have all been quality and i'm not fatigued. I even liked Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise and Dead Souls. No other game series offers what the Like a Dragon series does.

[Bassine de Chiasse]

most games only added 1 or 2 major minigames at most and reused previous titles minigames (while improving a bit on them) and if you read the steam page you can see there is a whole sea battle minigame (and probably other things not disclosed yet)

also most games reuse the same locations, the same characters. etc so it's like you're saying the series is becoming bad while criticising the exact thing they've been doing for 20 years

only thing I would complain about is the title being unconsistent and lazy, could have been Like a Dragon Gaiden : Lost at Sea or something like that wtf is "Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii" and why is it not a Gaiden

[Delenai]

Originally posted by Реймич:

So you like to go through the same thing 10 times and not get bored?
I mean the same side missions from the 8th part or the 7th or additional content. It's more like a creative crisis than progress.
I don't mind buying their other future games, I just don't understand why people keep spending money on literally the same thing?

It's not like you're forced to do darts, karaoke etc. If you're not enjoying it, don't play them.

[Bassine de Chiasse]

I mean the only major change to the series were the Dragon Engine physics which is not that important to everyone (a lot of people stil like/prefer yakuza 0 gameplay a lot) and the turn based system which was controversial for some

other than that the 10 games are literally the same thing which is a fun game carried by good story telling and characters toppled with fun simple side stuff to do when you want a break from the drama, reusing everything they can from previous games

[Reymech]

Originally posted by Delenai:

Originally posted by Реймич:

So you like to go through the same thing 10 times and not get bored?
I mean the same side missions from the 8th part or the 7th or additional content. It's more like a creative crisis than progress.
I don't mind buying their other future games, I just don't understand why people keep spending money on literally the same thing?

It's not like you're forced to do darts, karaoke etc. If you're not enjoying it, don't play them.

Yes, I understand that I may not purchase other games in the series. I just don't understand why they doing literally the same thing and people like it.
I'm interested in an opinion. That's all.

[Reymech]

Originally posted by Gez:

Originally posted by Реймич:

IDon't you think that the game series is slowly deteriorating? It's just that everything that was in the previous parts, for example: karaoke, side missions and more. All this was taken and added here. It looks lazy and uncreatie.

I don't care, they can release another 10 games in the space of 5 years and i will buy them all. The games have all been quality and i'm not fatigued. I even liked Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise and Dead Souls. No other game series offers what the Like a Dragon series does.

So you like to go through the same thing 10 times and not get bored?
I mean the same side missions from the 8th part or the 7th or additional content. It's more like a creative crisis than progress.
I don't mind buying their other future games, I just don't understand why people keep spending money on literally the same thing?

[Swevenfoxドリーミー狐]

Outside the gameplay aspect - RGG always followed through actual elements from reality, the Yakuza as the crime syndicate and loyally kept pretty accurate elements from reality as the years in the game passed.
The historical aspect, after 2010 the anti yakuza laws passed and the organisation was gutted from what they once were. RGG clearly changed protagonist to reflect the struggles an ex-yakuza had to go through once the law turned this upside down and living the glorious crime lord dream fell through the grid.
To give insight, an ex-yakuza recent times quitting the yakuza have to literally live on the streets for 5 years, had no permission to have own bank account or property and was not allowed to get job either. After the 5 years passed they could be re-introduced to society and taken as a real person again. This to prevent new people to really join to their ranks, and the ones already in was better to stay in and usually over their 50+ now harder to just restart from zero. So instead of the strict Yakuza syndicates today's the most criminal 'group' the Tokuryu the most notable masked criminal network. We can see part of that appear in Judgement spin off, through Sugiura.
RGG decided to press on the timeline and the story and shift the serie to reflect as much they could the actual historical foundation behind.
The only way they can produce all the same game with the criminal sad stories if to turn back time and show already known events from different PoV or character and reskin the same story over and over. Or introduce a whole new setting, outside Tokyo and a whole new set up of characters somewhere else.
Now I know you gamers only care about the game and gameplay but you can go back play the old games and just ignore the new ones. It's that easy.

[Reymech]

Originally posted by Malicious Wolf:

I mean the only major change to the series were the Dragon Engine physics which is not that important to everyone (a lot of people stil like/prefer yakuza 0 gameplay a lot) and the turn based system which was controversial for some

other than that the 10 games are literally the same thing which is a fun game carried by good story telling and characters toppled with fun simple side stuff to do when you want a break from the drama, reusing everything they can from previous games

Okay, basically, I can understand all of the above. I just haven't touched the old parts of the games for a long time and haven't really bought the ones that came out in 2023-2024. I'm already starting to forget what they are like. And by the way, I was also a little surprised by Gaiden, precisely because, according to my friends, it can be completed in literally 8-10 hours, and besides, it weighs 98 GB. I didn't understand it at the time. What could be added there so that it could be completed in 8-10 hours?

[Voland]

with broad success of LAD7 they said that LAD series now focused on such light over the top vibe like LAD7. they even revamped vibe of Ishin in remake toward this. only Judgement would be remain with serious tone

[Reymech]

Originally posted by Swevenfox:

Outside the gameplay aspect - RGG always followed through actual elements from reality, the Yakuza as the crime syndicate and loyally kept pretty accurate elements from reality as the years in the game passed.
The historical aspect, after 2010 the anti yakuza laws passed and the organisation was gutted from what they once were. RGG clearly changed protagonist to reflect the struggles an ex-yakuza had to go through once the law turned this upside down and living the glorious crime lord dream fell through the grid.
To give insight, an ex-yakuza recent times quitting the yakuza have to literally live on the streets for 5 years, had no permission to have own bank account or property and was not allowed to get job either. After the 5 years passed they could be re-introduced to society and taken as a real person again. This to prevent new people to really join to their ranks, and the ones already in was better to stay in and usually over their 50+ now harder to just restart from zero. So instead of the strict Yakuza syndicates today's the most criminal 'group' the Tokuryu the most notable masked criminal network. We can see part of that appear in Judgement spin off, through Sugiura.
RGG decided to press on the timeline and the story and shift the serie to reflect as much they could the actual historical foundation behind.
The only way they can produce all the same game with the criminal sad stories if to turn back time and show already known events from different PoV or character and reskin the same story over and over. Or introduce a whole new setting, outside Tokyo and a whole new set up of characters somewhere else.
Now I know you gamers only care about the game and gameplay but you can go back play the old games and just ignore the new ones. It's that easy.

Yes, I understand about the last one, I just needed to know an opinion about all this. That's all. The answer is decent. Thank you!

[fejota]

Originally posted by Реймич:

Originally posted by Malicious Wolf:

I mean the only major change to the series were the Dragon Engine physics which is not that important to everyone (a lot of people stil like/prefer yakuza 0 gameplay a lot) and the turn based system which was controversial for some

other than that the 10 games are literally the same thing which is a fun game carried by good story telling and characters toppled with fun simple side stuff to do when you want a break from the drama, reusing everything they can from previous games

Okay, basically, I can understand all of the above. I just haven't touched the old parts of the games for a long time and haven't really bought the ones that came out in 2023-2024. I'm already starting to forget what they are like. And by the way, I was also a little surprised by Gaiden, precisely because, according to my friends, it can be completed in literally 8-10 hours, and besides, it weighs 98 GB. I didn't understand it at the time. What could be added there so that it could be completed in 8-10 hours?

They added real movie cutscenes in Gaiden, but for the hostesses. And it seems it would be the same for this game and the Minato Girls minigame.

About your original post. I guess with the name change (from Yakuza to Like a dragon) contributes to the games no longer being Yakuza centered. Also the events from Yakuza 7 SPOILERS:
Disbanding the 2 main Yakuza syndicates make the presences of them in future games forced as more time passes.

[Princess Sexy]

Iv played them all and will embrace this one like all the rest like a dragon infinite wealth was amazing and this will be too

[Bassine de Chiasse]

Originally posted by Реймич:

Originally posted by Malicious Wolf:

I mean the only major change to the series were the Dragon Engine physics which is not that important to everyone (a lot of people stil like/prefer yakuza 0 gameplay a lot) and the turn based system which was controversial for some

other than that the 10 games are literally the same thing which is a fun game carried by good story telling and characters toppled with fun simple side stuff to do when you want a break from the drama, reusing everything they can from previous games

Okay, basically, I can understand all of the above. I just haven't touched the old parts of the games for a long time and haven't really bought the ones that came out in 2023-2024. I'm already starting to forget what they are like. And by the way, I was also a little surprised by Gaiden, precisely because, according to my friends, it can be completed in literally 8-10 hours, and besides, it weighs 98 GB. I didn't understand it at the time. What could be added there so that it could be completed in 8-10 hours?

They unfortunately did a dumb thing which is include the whole yakuza 8 demo in the game base download size (they probably could have made it as dlc or idk how that works), I don't know how much of it makes up to the 100gb size but I presume quite a lot