Yakuza / Like a Dragon characters like Kiryu Kazuma and Ichiban Kasuga in all probability will not present up as enlargement fighters in different video games like Mortal Kombat or Tekken anytime quickly.
Collection producer and author Masayoshi Yokoyama informed Polygon he did not suppose Yakuza characters showing in different video games was a good suggestion, and developer Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio will as a substitute stick with exploring different mediums prefer it’s doing with the Like A Dragon: Yakuza Prime Video collection premiering on October 25, 2024.
“Going throughout mediums like we did with [the Prime Video series] is best, relatively than simply going to a different sport,” Yokoyama mentioned. “We obtain all type of invites to look in different video games, however we by no means really went over to their doorstep and mentioned ‘allow us to in.’ I feel going cross-medium is the higher solution to go about it.”
Collaborations between video games has grown more and more frequent over time, with preventing video games being on the forefront of the motion due to the likes of Tremendous Smash Bros. Final starring characters from Ultimate Fantasy, Metallic Gear Stable, Persona, and extra, The Witcher 3’s Geralt of Rivia showing in Soulcalibur 6, and the likes of The Boys’ Homelander showing in Mortal Kombat 1.
Yokoyama’s feedback come after some followers theorized the Yakuza collection is about to bear a full crossover with writer Sega’s Sakura Wars franchise, due to it submitting a trademark for one thing referred to as Yakuza Wars.
Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio is revealing its subsequent sport someday between September 26 and September 29 at Tokyo Recreation Present, although, so there is not too lengthy to attend earlier than followers have a solution.
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He’ll discuss The Witcher all day.
