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It\u2019s a compelling hook, and I find it ironic that the very first game to divorce him from both his home of Kamurocho, Tokyo, and his iconic grey suit would be the one to give players the most genuine, human Kiryu yet. Much like Kiryu himself, Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name is focused on casting off the legend of the Dragon of Dojima and letting the man underneath shine through\u2014and it\u2019s one hell of a sight. An ending, a beginning Like a Dragon Gaiden picks up right where Yakuza 6 left off, with Kiryu having faked his death to protect his adoptive family and enlisted by the shadowy semi-governmental Daidoji Faction\u2014but the underworld isn\u2019t done with him yet. Following an ordinary job that goes wrong, an aging Kiryu is pulled right back into a yakuza conspiracy that spans the neon-soaked streets of Sotenbori, Osaka. The story, in typical LaD fashion, is a slow starter. The first few hours are dedicated to a will-they-won\u2019t-they between Kiryu and his Daidoji handlers that overstays its welcome\u2014but it picks up considerably with the introduction of central villain Homare Nishitani III, a preening, hair-trigger hedonist who easily steals every scene he\u2019s in. Gaiden also takes place concurrently to 2019\u2019s Yakuza: Like a Dragon, and the moment when the two stories finally intersect is a bombastic high point that more than justifies a plot that can seem vestigial in its opening hours. While it\u2019s short by LaD standards\u2014five chapters as opposed to the usual 10-15\u2014this allows for a constant stream of action, and I found myself engaged right up until the credits rolled. I\u2019m not ashamed to admit the ending made me tear up, but that\u2019s largely because Gaiden serves as the ultimate payoff to Kiryu\u2019s decades-spanning arc. New players will be confused by the story just as frequently as longtime fans will be thrilled (and occasionally deeply depressed) by it, but even the freshest players can enjoy the thrill of letting their fists do the talking. Sting like a dragon With the mainline LaD games having pivoted to RPG-inspired turn-based combat and the spinoff Judgment series seemingly on ice, Gaiden is likely going to be the last we\u2019ll see of RGG Studio\u2019s trademark bone-crunching street brawling for a while\u2014but if that is the case, it\u2019s a very high point to end on. Kiryu has access to two distinct combat styles here: Agent, a fast and nimble crowd-control style powered by Daidoji gadgets, and Yakuza, a hyper-refined version of the classic moveset Kiryu\u2019s used in his previous solo games.\u00a0 Both are viscerally satisfying, whether you\u2019re zipping around an arena with Agent or chewing through a boss\u2019 health bar with Yakuza. Some elements borrowed from the slicker combat of Judgment, like powerful Mortal Attacks, are also incorporated, making Gaiden feel suitably modern and casting off the last bits of PS3-era clunkiness. Any way you slice it, this is the best Kiryu has ever felt to play, and it\u2019s delivered in the usual stable, bug-free package. Gaiden also returns to Yakuza 0\u2019s money-based upgrade system, eschewing the somewhat confusing skill trees of previous games. All you need to learn a new move or upgrade your core stats is a pocketful of yen. Fortunately, the opportunities to make that crucial money abound\u2014because, while punching is certainly the meat of any LaD game, each one lives and dies on the value of its side content. A city of distractions Osaka\u2019s city motto is \u201ckuidaore\u201d: Eat yourself broke. It\u2019s a declaration of the city\u2019s dedication to vice and indulgence, and Gaiden\u2019s version more than lives up to this promise. Under every buzzing neon sign lies a new diversion, from slightly disconcerting live-action cabaret clubs, to slot car racing, to the series\u2019 signature karaoke. The city is stuffed with all the minigames you can shake a kali stick at. The real standout, however, is the Coliseum, which allows players to assemble teams of\u2014and even play as\u2014iconic characters from across the series in underground cage matches, which feels like just as much of a celebration of Kiryu\u2019s legacy as the main plot. Beyond the less structured activities, the side quests this time around are numerous and varied, although they\u2019re now simply chosen from a list similar to Judgment\u2019s Agency Cases rather than organically discovered in the open world. It does make Osaka feel somewhat less alive, but it also means you won\u2019t be wandering the streets for hours hoping for one specific Substory to trigger. Still, with so much fanservice packed under one roof, Like a Dragon Gaiden is as perfect a sendoff to the Dragon of Dojima and the era he represents as I could possibly ask for. Its more modest length and smaller scale, however, hold it back from being as deep or expansive as the series\u2019 heights. This should absolutely not be your first LaD game, but if you\u2019re already invested in Kiryu and his journey, you\u2019re doing yourself a disservice by not picking it up, especially at its reduced price point. 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If there\u2019s anyone who deserves a break, it\u2019s Kazuma Kiryu. Over the course of the seven core Like a Dragon<\/em> games (previously known as Yakuza<\/em> in the West), Kiryu has battled his way through every major city in Japan, establishing himself as a legend of the underworld through countless intricate plots that always seem to end in a shirtless fistfight over ideals and yet more suffering piled atop him. Through it all, his samurai-esque stoicism has never wavered, but now, in middle age, the weight of his lifelong legend is finally beginning to catch up to him.<\/p>

It\u2019s a compelling hook, and I find it ironic that the very first game to divorce him from both his home of Kamurocho, Tokyo, and his iconic grey suit would be the one to give players the most genuine, human Kiryu yet. Much like Kiryu himself, Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name <\/em>is focused on casting off the legend of the Dragon of Dojima and letting the man underneath shine through\u2014and it\u2019s one hell of a sight.<\/p>