RGG‘s Masayoshi Yokoyama has stated that Sega’s Yakuza Kiwami series will conclude with the third installment, setting the stage for a new series.
Yakuza Kiwami 3 is set to release on February 12. It is the latest in the line of Kiwami remakes for the Yakuza series. Unfortunately for those looking for more of this style of game, Masayoshi Yokoyama revealed during a recent livestream that the forthcoming game will be the series’ final installment, making way for new games with a different title. The spin-off will not be comparable to the Like A Dragon series either.
“I don’t think it will continue as the ‘Kiwami’ series anymore. I think a different series will begin, and not something like ‘Like A Dragon 9, ‘ but rather a new series on a different line, with a different meaning. This might be something you’ll understand once you play Yakuza Kiwami 3.”
Yakuza Kawami 3 Also Comes Bundled With Dark Ties
In addition to the remake of 2009’s Yakuza 3, this new game also comes with Dark Ties DLC. In this expansion, you will play as the antagonist of Yakuza 3, Yoshitaka Mine. This is a prequel story following Mine as he joins the Yakuza Tojo Clan.
This version is comparable to Sonic x Shadow Generations in that it gives players a choice of which mode to launch first.
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It sold that bad? Without Nagoshi the studio went to trash. Once he got promoted during PS4 era they went downhill 0 and Kiwami 1 ruin Majima and the story and 6 is garbage too as is 8. Honestly Yu Suzuki should team up with them to remake Shenmue 1-3 simple then make 4 and 5 wrap that series up also there were 2 PSP Yakuza spin-offs remake those too. I even say let these guys make a open world Sonic game could actually be good bring Maekawa back to write.
Shinobi too. Honestly maybe they could finally make the Shadow game everyone wanted in 2005 a GTA clone. I think they could handle Deep Fear and Zombie Revenge too. Sega should buy Platinum in other news the CEO of Atlus is now in charge of RGG and SonicTeam. But more excited for Gang Of Dragon.