Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth is already a franchise highlight, receiving the highest metascores the series has ever received.
04.01.2024 - 16:16 / screenrant.com
is the latest mainline entry in the long-running franchise, taking players to the new locale of Hawaii. Developed by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio and published by SEGA, serves as a sequel to 2020's, bringing back its turn-based combat and protagonist Ichiban Kasuga. attended a special hands-on preview of the game to find out more about what players can expect when it releases later this month.
The hands-on time with the upcoming title was split into four different portions that showcased a wide array of features. It began with free exploration of the Hawaiian open world with Ichiban, followed by a trip to the -esque Dondoko Island, a story-heavy segment showcasing many other returning characters in like Kiryu and his friends, and concluded with an utterly over-the-top boss battle. Though the limited play time barely scratched the surface of the title's massive amount of content, it gave a significant amount of insight into its combat, various minigames and side quests, and overarching narrative.
There's such an endless list of things to do across the Hawaiian world of that it almost feels overwhelming — the area is filled with side missions, random combat encounters, minigames, and much more, all contained in an environment that's also beautiful to explore in its own right. Ichiban Kasuga has come to the island in an attempt to find his mother, Akane Kishida, but finds himself meeting what seems to be a series of dead ends. An exploration of the fictionalized Honolulu during this time led to multiple substories, fights, and introductions of various mechanics.
A trip to the beach first led me to a substory involving two teenage lovebirds, tasking Ichiban with finding a young girl's crush buried in the sand through a logic puzzle to identify him. Next was a trip to the Ounabara Vocational School, which has returned from the first , once again allowing Kasuga to improve personality traits through quizzes. Throughout the preview, Ichiban also improved his relationships with his party through Walk and Talks, each of which taught him new things and began to fill out Bond Bingo cards for each one; there will be rewards for getting a bingo, though the specifics were not revealed.
The streets are not only dotted with regular random encounters, but Sujimon as well, which are special groups of fighters that can be recruited post-victory if players have the right sort of Suji gift on their person. One of the highlights of the exploration was the introduction of the Street Surfer Segway, which allows Ichiban to get around the city much quicker. With a destination set on the map, it can be set on autopilot to travel there independently — though it doesn't always account for obstacles — which is incredibly useful, and its
Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth is already a franchise highlight, receiving the highest metascores the series has ever received.
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth is the highest-scoring game in the Like a Dragon / Yakuza series.
As soon as the trailer dropped showing Ichiban rolling through Hawaii on a segway in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, we knew we had to experience that for ourselves. While the real things are not all that exciting anymore, they are actually extremely useful within the game. If you expect to be given one as part of the story, you’ll end up with sore feet from hoofing it across the island. If you want to explore Hawaii in style, you’ll want to grab a Street Surfer as soon as possible. Here’s how you can snag one and get rolling!
There’s a new way to travel in Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth. While you can still pay taxis to get around Hawaii faster, you can also use a Segway-like device called the Street Surfer. This battery-powered standing travel device lets you zip around the streets, and you can mount it at any time. There’s just one downside. The battery life is limited and gets used up, so you’ll need to recharge at stations located all over the city. Using the Street Surfer is very simple and it can be summoned (or put away) at any time. You can even purchase higher capacity batteries from Hawaii Pawn Shops. The Street Surfer isn’t just limited to Hawaii either, you can use it when you travel back to Yokohama.
It’s easy to get breathless talking about Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth.
The best healing items in Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth can be acquired right at the start of the game — the tricky part is just farming all the materials you’re going to need to make them. As soon as you arrive in Revolve bar in Little Japan, you’ll be able to bring ingredients to the owner to mix drinks and other healing items. These are by far the best healing items in the game, able to heal your entire party or heal both HP and MP at the same time.
Jobs are back in Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth and they’re even more ridiculous. Instead of dressing up like Hosts and Idols your party can become fire dancers, hula girls or gun-wielding desperados. Some of the jobs are truly ridiculous, including a surfer that swings his board around like a club.
To craft the best gear in Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth, you’ll need rare materials called Geodes and Crystals. Geodes become easier to find in the very late portions of the story, but Crystals are always hard-to-find. If you’re looking for an easier and earlier way to get Fragments, Geodes, or Crystals — there’s a hidden vendor you need to check out. Here’s what you need to know about crafting late-game weapons and getting infinite crafting materials.
There are two major side-stories in Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth — and the first you’ll find is the Sujimon League. In this extended parody of Pokemon you’ll catch various criminals, creeps and perverts and pit them against each other in pit fights. Battles are relatively simple, but the league gets harder the further you progress up the ranks. If you’re looking for a few tips to help you become Sujimon Champion, we’ve got the info you need. After completing the league, here are five details we wish we knew way earlier.
Few phrases in video games send chills down one’s spine like, “It gets good after eight hours.” With that much time, you could beat Bowser in Super Mario Bros. Wonder, watch most of The Bear, or read The Great Gatsby — twice. It should be no surprise, then, that those six cruel words hang like an albatross around the necks of countless role-playing games collecting dust in my backlog.
In Chapter 9 of Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth, the Tattoo Parlor lady will demand $10,000 USD before she gives you any information you need about your missing person. That’s a lot of cash, but it isn’t impossible. Returning to Hawaii in Chapter 9, the enemies are much tougher and cash is easier to come by. There are multiple ways to earn the money you need, but there are a few ways that are extremely easy.
Prior to launch, Masayoshi Yokoyama, the head of Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, made bold claims about just how much time players would spend in Like a Dragon: InfiniteWealth.Yokoyama claimed that “if you attempt to clear everything, it may never end.” Obviously, that was hyperbole, but just how much content really is in the game? The series is known for its lengthy, narratively rich main campaigns, dozens of substories, and deep mini-games such as Dondoko Island. Now that we’ve had a chance to see the conclusion to Ichiban and friends’ latest adventures through the tropical island of Hawaii, we can fill you in on how many hours you can expect to put into this title.