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So basically the Dragon Engine itself was actually designed to portray Japanese streets in a night environment, like Kamurocho which takes the blueprint from Kabukicho in Shinjuku. Why did the team decide to use Unreal Engine instead of the Dragon Engine for Like a Dragon: Ishin? * Parts of the interview have been edited for clarity Masayoshi Yokoyama and Hiroyuki Sakamoto at Tokyo Game Show 2022

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From Like a Dragon 8 to Kiryu’s appearance once again, Yakuza fever is at an all-time high, especially with the upcoming remake of the once Japanese exclusive, Like a Dragon: Ishin.ĭuring Tokyo Game Show 2022, we (along with other media from Southeast Asia) got the chance to sit down with Director of Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio and Executive Producer Masayoshi Yokoyama & Yakuza Series Chief Producer Hiroyuki Sakamoto to talk about Like a Dragon: Ishin, why they decided to remake the game, why change to Unreal Engine, and what players can expect from the upcoming project. Though, on that note, you want to start your parry before the attack hits, this isn't Sekiro where you want to hit the parry button the moment the attack is about to land.The RGG Summit saw a flurry of reveals from the studio that surely put fans of the studio in a frenzy. The benefit of the Brawler's parry is that as long as you hold block, the timing is generally pretty generous. The Wild Style's parry, on the other hand, is a lot like the Brawler's, though the timing is far stricter.

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The Swordsman stance's version of this repels your opponents, which doesn't have the same level of payoff, but on the plus side, if you miss the timing, you will still be blocking, so it is a lot safer. In fact, most of the stances have a parry in one form or another. Now, while the Brawler style has the best parry, it isn't the only one. Not only does this move allow you to punish telegraphed attacks, disrupting them completely (as opposed to the back dodge that can still get you clipped when enemies use moves that hit all around them), but it will also instill fear in other enemies who witness it. However, while it has a number of uses, one of the very best perks cannot be overstated: its parry is incredible.

Pair these attacks with items that refill your heat meter, and you have a pretty broken way to get through nearly every tough encounter in the game.Īt first glance, the sword-less Brawler stance probably doesn't seem like a great style to lean on in a samurai title. It is a tiny bit trickier to land, but still easy, and endlessly available (as fools are always going to be swinging on you). Another good one is the Wild Style's Essence of Stature, which gives you a Heat Attack that becomes available whenever your opponent attempts to swing at you with a sword. It does require that you have an orange in your inventory, but those are cheap and easy to come by. The Brawler style, as an example, has the unlockable Essence of Mikan Heat Attack that can be performed when the enemy is just standing in front of you. If you want to bend the game to your will, what you need to do is find the heat actions that are, instead, highly applicable. Naturally, this means that a number of these Heat Attacks are going to be exceedingly circumstantial. For example, a classic is the foot stomp, which requires that your foe be face-up on the ground, with their head at your feet.

All of these attacks require that you be positioned in a certain way.

These are the powerful, cinematic attacks that you use to bludgeon an opponent when you have at least a single bar of heat meter.

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