Throughout at the moment’s Xbox Associate Preview, a showcase for Microsoft’s upcoming third-party video games, we obtained a brand new take a look at Sega’s subsequent Yakuza journey. No, not Gaiden, the opposite one: Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth. As a substitute of exhibiting off twin protagonists Ichiban Kasuga and Kiryu Kazuma kicking every kind of road punk ass throughout Hawaii, at the moment’s trailer pumped the brakes and gave us a peek at its madcap new Animal Crossing-inspired sport mode.
Infinite Wealth’s new Comfortable Resort Dondoko Island mode may have you managing your individual island resort. Like Nintendo’s cozy 2020 life simulator Animal Crossing: New Horizons, you may go fishing on the seaside, customise the island’s buildings and furnishings, and have Ichiban craft particular DIY initiatives. The similarities between Dondoko Island and AC:NH don’t finish there. DonDonki Island will even allow you to forge friendships with the island getaway’s many outlandishly dressed vacationers whilst you handle the island’s inflow of funds and infrastructure identical to Animal Crossing’s Tom Nook.
Right here’s the trailer:
Dondoko Island might present Ichiban and firm some much-needed reprieve from the melodrama of his crime-riddled life, however that doesn’t imply you received’t must sock a few uninvited company alongside the way in which—it is a Yakuza sport in spite of everything. Together with ensuring everyone seems to be having time on the island, you’ll additionally must defend it from intruders.
This isn’t the primary time the Yakuza sequence has turned a Nintendo sport like AC:NH into its personal sport mode. The truth is, Yakuza: Like a Dragon had Mario Kart-esque and Pokémon-inspired stints within the type of Dragon Kart Racing and Sujimon, respectively. Apart from offering gamers with a enjoyable different to punching fools, these minigames have been additionally an effective way to earn a bunch of money to buy well being gadgets and upgrades for the principle marketing campaign’s difficult boss fights.
However not every thing is concerning the cash. Typically you simply want to sit down again, seize a guitar, and sing karaoke in entrance of a roaring bonfire. Catch a vibe, if you’ll. I can already see myself ignoring Infinite Wealth’s major quest to sink numerous hours into perfecting my island fortress. Talking as a longtime Yakuza enjoyer, January can’t come quickly sufficient.
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth launches on January 26 for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Collection X/S, Xbox One, and Home windows.
