![]() ![]() Ultimately, I found Ishin's setting to be a pleasant diversion from the standard Like A Dragon mold, but it's not one that I'm super eager to revisit. Of course, it's all given the Like A Dragon style and quirky humor. ![]() A number of cast members - including Ryoma - are based on historical figures, and the plot is based on real-world events. Soji, who is Majima right down to the eyepatch, is very familiar. He's often serious, honorable and absurdly manly, but he reacts to things slightly differently than the modern Kiryu might. "Similar" doesn't mean identical, though. Like A Dragon: Ishin! does something odd in that it casts the same "actors" from other games in the series in new (often similar) roles. Ryoma joins the Shinseigumi so he can learn the murderer's true identity, unaware that this simple action puts him on a crash course with history. The only clue in his father's murder is the unique fighting style of the assassin it's a style practiced exclusively by the Shinseigumi, the dangerous yakuza-like police force. Years later, he arrives at Japan's then-capital of Kyo. Unfortunately, he isn't there for long before his father is assassinated, he's framed for the crime, and he's forced to go on the run. Ryoma returns home from training in Edo to discover his adoptive father and brother are secretly planning a coup against the corrupt leadership. The game puts players in the shoes of Ryoma Sakamoto, a samurai from the small land of Tosa. Like A Dragon: Ishin! is set in the 1860s, during one of Japan's most turbulent periods leading up to the Meiji Restoration. The most notable exception was the PS3 title, Like A Dragon: Ishin!, which was sometimes called "the lost Yakuza game." Thankfully, it is lost no more, as Like A Dragon: Ishin! has been remastered and remade for a new generation. Pretty much every game in the franchise has made its way overseas. The Yakuza/Like A Dragon series, which I'll be calling Like a Dragon, has been largely successful in shifting from cult games to modern classics. ![]()
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