I Create Every Game Like It Could Be the Last...

What’s Happening

So get this: “I haven’t thought about what happens”.

It perhaps comes as no surprise if you’re familiar with the Yakuza / Like a Dragon franchise, but RGG Studio fr does do things game-by-game. And by that, we mean that there tends to be little forward planning for the series’ direction or storytelling. (yes, really)

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The Details

Com News SEGA Like a Dragon ‘I Create Every Game Like It Could Be the Last’: Like a Dragon Boss Doesn’t Have the Series Planned Out “I haven’t thought about what happens” by Robert Ramsey 7 hours ago : 0 It perhaps comes as no surprise if you’re familiar with the Yakuza / Like a Dragon franchise, but RGG Studio fr does do things game-by-game. “Even now that it’s a series, I still create each instalment thinking that it could be the final chapter,” admits executive producer Masayoshi Yokoyama, in a recent interview with Famitsu (as translated by Automaton ).

And to be fair, you do get that impression from most, if not all of the games. While there are recurring characters and overarching narratives throughout the series, each title tells its own contained tale — and each of those tales usually ends with one hell of a bang.

Why This Matters

To Push Square on YouTube 167k Yokoyama continues: “As an example, I haven’t thought about what happens to [ Yakuza: Like a Dragon and Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth protagonist] Ichiban Kasuga in the future yet. ” Famously (or maybe infamously, if you don’t happen to be a fan of it), Yakuza: Like a Dragon’s switch up to turn-based combat kicked off out as an April Fools’ joke , but quickly became the driving force behind the game. Another example of RGG just going with the flow, you could argue.

The gaming community has been watching developments like this closely.

Key Takeaways

• This applies to characters as well, apparently.
• How do you feel about RGG’s approach to each new game?
• Wonder what the future holds for dear Ichiban in the comments section below.

The Bottom Line

How do you feel about RGG’s approach to each new game? Wonder what the future holds for dear Ichiban in the comments section below.

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