Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio has revealed that Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Title was initially deliberate as DLC. Set between Yakuza 6: The Music of Life and Yakuza: Like a Dragon, the sport will as soon as once more put gamers within the sneakers of Kazuma Kiryu.
Like a Dragon Gaiden was developed in six months
RGG’s Masayoshi Yokoyama informed Automaton that Like a Dragon Gaiden was developed inside six months. It was speculated to be an episode about Kiryu’s previous, however “issues escalated.” Curiously, one of many causes RGG determined to go along with a full sport versus DLC was to justify a bodily launch. Nevertheless, there received’t be a bodily launch for the sport within the West.
“I mentioned, ‘For those who’re going to make an episode about Kiryu’s previous, it’s going to be a lot faster to make a sport about it,’” Yokoyama recalled. “From there on, we first thought-about making it as DLC, however then determined it was participating sufficient for a bodily version.” RGG’s Hiroyuki Sakamoto added that the studio didn’t have a bodily version in thoughts so making all of the “changes” for a disc launch was “fairly powerful.”
Like a Dragon Gaiden will get a bodily launch in Asia. Gamers within the West will be capable to obtain the sport on November 9 for $49.99.