The Like a Dragon (previously Yakuza) franchise is understood for delivering huge video games with copious quantities of content material, although as a smaller-scale spinoff, the upcoming Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii is clearly not going to be fairly as expansive as, say, Infinite Wealth was. In keeping with developer Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, nevertheless, you’ll be able to nonetheless anticipate a considerably longer expertise than the earlier spinoff, 2023’s Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Title.
Talking in an interview with Automaton Media, RGG Studio’s director Masayoshi Yokoyama revealed that Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii goes to be about 30 % longer than Like a Dragon Gaiden, echoing related earlier statements. In keeping with Yokoyama, the event staff didn’t essentially got down to make a much bigger recreation than Gaiden, with the runtime as an alternative being a byproduct of the story and its calls for. “It’s extra like the amount ‘ended up’ growing because of the story,” he mentioned.
“The map is big, there’s a bunch of locations to go to, and there are nonetheless options we haven’t introduced but. The amount elevated by itself,” Yokoyama added, earlier than stating that the longer runtime will probably be reflective of the sport’s value, which is $10 greater than Like a Dragon Gaiden’s launch value.
As per How Lengthy To Beat, Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Title’s major story is about 12-13 hours lengthy, although the sport could be nearer to twenty hours with a superb variety of aspect quests added in, so Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii ought to presumably be a 15-25 hour-long recreation, primarily based on what Yokoyama says.
Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii is due out on February 21 for PS5, Xbox Sequence X/S, PS4, Xbox One, and PC.
