Yakuza: Like a Dragon

"Yakuza Like a Dragon is a real and huge JRPG who knows how to maintain the essence of the saga. Fun fighting system and deep script with too many ups and downs to justify the new playable elements. I hope …"

"A fun, charming, and occasionally brilliant Yakuza game, let down by an overabundance of repetitive turn-based battles."

"Because, ultimately, what makes a great JRPG isn&s;t a fantastical journey, an epic tale of gods and monsters, or a slow fight against an ambiguous evil. To me, a truly great JRPG is a series of deliberate and intentional systems …"

"Yakuza: Like a Dragon is bursting at the seams with things to do and goes out of its way to make so much of it worth doing."

"An extraordinary and courageous restart for the new Sega title, an extraordinary JRPG that lays the foundations for even more prosperous growth."

"This one definitely won’t be for all tastes, but players with a penchant for Japanese culture and a love of tactical combat are bound to find a little slice of criminal soap opera heaven in Yakuza: Like a Dragon."

"Yakuza: Like a Dragon is a phenomenal entry into the Yakuza franchise, with an interesting new protagonist, a compelling story, and a combat system that constantly mixes things up."

"Yakuza: Like a Dragon is an interesting new entry into the criminal universe created by SEGA, and undoubtedly represents the most courageous and anarchic chapter so far. It&s;s not entirely convincing, but what works bodes well for the future of …"

"Yakuza: Like a Dragon is a successful pivot from traditional Yakuza mainstays. The game goes heavy on style, while still packing in enough substance to keep players satisfied. The party system and new RPG elements give players more ways to …"

"Yakuza: Like a Dragon might be a massive change for the series, but it certainly doesn&s;t suffer for it. It&s;s the most exciting and fresh the franchise has felt since Yakuza 0, and players will quickly fall in love with …"

"Yakuza: Like a Dragon impressively pulls off the switch to an RPG in style, providing an excellent combat system supported by loveable characters, and a tantalising main storyline with meaningful side quests."

"Yakuza fans were anxious about whether the series would survive without the glue of Kiryu Kazama to hold it together. However, Ichiban Kasuga is a worthy successor to the Dragon of Dojima, and Like a Dragon is a great new …"

"It&s;s a new direction for the series, but Like a Dragon captures the essence of what came before while setting out on its own journey."

"Like a Dragon is right up there with Yakuza 0 in terms of sheer fun-factor and an almost dizzying abundance of stuff to see and do."

"Like a Dragon isn&s;t my favorite Yakuza, and its fresh turn-based combat eventually grows stale, but I have a lot of love for it. If it&s;s your first game, it&s;ll quickly initiate you into this wild, one-of-a-kind series."

"Even with these minor annoyances - not least those carried over from previous games in the series - what brief frustrations that do surface are quickly and easily eclipsed by everything else going on in Like a Dragon. Or more …"

"This is the crux of Yakuza: Like a Dragon. It is fascinated by the way that games lurk at the soft verges of life, vesting our days with dreams."

"The mean streets of Yokohama offer the opportunity for a new cast, a new suit, and a new hero. Ichiban Kasuga might not be the role model in the same way that Kiryu-chan was, but this dragon&s;s quest might be …"

"The Yakuza series continues to grow and expand in the gaming world. I love its quirky humor and deep narratives. This new entry begins a new saga and I cannot wait to see how the story of Ichi evolves over …"

"Kiryu who? I&s;m all about that Kasuga life now. Yakuza: Like a Dragon took no time at all to become one of my favourite Yakuza games to date."

"Like A Dragon pulls off an impressive JRPG makeover while simultaneously taking on all the flaws of the genre."

"Yakuza’s new direction maintains the series signature drama and deckings, while finding rich new comedy in its weirdest beatdowns yet. Hugely entertaining stuff."

"Yakuza: Like a Dragon&s;s cast of misfits makes the wild RPG combat, absurd humor, and dramatic storytelling soar."

"The turn-based battles don&s;t fully convince but the new protagonist and bizarre mini-games still feel distinctively and entertainingly Yakuza."

"Yakuza: Like a Dragon is the Yakuza many have come to know and love. An engrossing story, even if it does veer into the quirky and downright bizarre all the time, keeps players invested in Ichiban&s;s quest to become a …"

"It keeps the great narrative and setting from the Yakuza series, using a new protagonist, a city that has more life than even Kamurocho and turn-based combats. It suffers from some of the classical troubles of the J-RPG, but it …"

"Yakuza: Like a Dragon proves that, the more the franchise changes, the more it stays the same - effortlessly excellent."

"From a studio that&s;s never really ventured into the genre of traditional JRPGs, Yakuza: Like a Dragon is an impressive inaugural effort. It&s;s not perfect by any means, as the turn-based combat still has some growing pains in its current …"

"It takes a while to really get going, but once things finally kick into gear, Yakuza: Like a Dragon blossoms into one of the most unique and engrossing RPGs on PS4. At its core, this is still the Yakuza that …"

"Offering a unique brand of tongue-in-cheek escapism that should induce a laugh roughly every five minutes, Yakuza: Like a Dragon is a perfect lockdown game. The one unintentionally amusing element is the voice acting, which you can thankfully eliminate by …"

"Yakuza: Like a Dragon takes some bold steps in a new direction for the series but neglects to maintain its balance."

"Yakuza: Like a Dragon feels like everything I ever wanted in a game. Once the game stomps on the gas, it very rarely slows down. Its unique cast of characters and gameplay had me hooked and wanting more, and it …"