In Japan, the Yakuza series has always been known by the same name as its developer.
Ryu Ga Gotoku basically translates to Like A Dragon.
Its like when Resident Evil 7 was subtitled Biohazard, except we didn’t then see Biohazard Village happen.
Thanks Capcom, I guess?
So it just makes sense for us not to include them in the name, Yokoyama said.
If we carry through the accent, we’d be Yakuza: Ishin!
It’s not Yakuza: Ishin!
That’s not what it’s about.
So Like A Dragon: Ishin!
It doesnt really bother me that the name is changing, particularly as Like A Dragon sounds hella kewl.
Its just hard not to still call it Yakuza after this long.
Im sure we probably all will, at least for a few years.
It helps that theres a metric shedload of Yakuza-no-more games lined up, though.
First among Sega and RGGs salvo of Kiryu is Like A Dragon: Ishin!, out in February.
Then weve gotLike A Dragon Gaidensometime in 2023, followed byLike A Dragon 8in 2024.
