Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth’s Hawaii would be the largest Yakuza map to this point, coming in at 3 times the dimensions of Yakuza: Like a Dragon’s Isezaki Ijincho and 9 instances the dimensions of collection mainstay Kamurocho.
A publish on X/Twitter from developer Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio revealed the brand new map, which is able to take the collection exterior of Japan for the primary time, will dwarf Isezaki Ijincho, which was already thought-about large in comparison with previous Yakuza areas.
The publish additionally confirmed off the completely different districts accessible within the Hawaii map, formally known as Honolulu Metropolis, akin to Aloha Seaside, the Anaconda Procuring Centre, and Chinatown. As a result of this can be a Yakuza recreation, Infinite Wealth will after all additionally characteristic an space known as District 5 which is house to the native mafia.
本日公開！
『龍が如く８』の新舞台「ハワイ・ホノルルシティ」。
伊勢佐木異人町の3倍以上とも言われる、広大な新舞台。
はたして、そこにはどんなエリアがあり、どんな冒険が待っているのか！？詳細はこちら?https://t.co/FZjhLm1cPJ#龍が如く pic.twitter.com/10TruA9ek9
— 龍が如くスタジオ 公式 (@ryugagotoku) November 24, 2023
This is not the primary indication Infinite Wealth can be a colossal entry. Not solely is it one other role-playing recreation with flip based mostly fight, however RGG studio head Masayoshi Yokoyama known as it a “monster class” entry that would be the longest Yakuza recreation to this point.
Primarily Yakuza 8, Infinite Wealth will proceed the occasions of Yakuza: Like a Dragon (Yakuza 7) and spin-off Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Title. The collection two major characters, Kiryu Kazuma and Ichiban Kasuga, will characteristic as twin protagonists of Infinite Wealth when it launches January 26.
In our preview of the sport, IGN mentioned: “[Our] time with Infinite Wealth was about as transient as Ichiban’s board shorts, however it left [us] to ponder the infinite potentialities for enjoyable that is likely to be hidden round its sizeable Hawaiian island expanse.”
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He’ll discuss The Witcher all day.
