Spoiler Warning: The next article consists of minor spoilers for facet content material in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth.
Writer Sega provides itself a cheeky pat on the again in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth as the recreation’s protagonist praises the wonderful video games its produced over the years.
The Yakuza/Like a Dragon sequence is essentially set in Japan and goals to copy actual world places, and a method it does so is by together with real Sega arcades the place gamers can basically emulate different video games.
These sometimes match the period they launched in. Yakuza 0 takes place in 1988, for instance, so consists of House Harrier, Fantasy Zone, Out Run, and extra. Upon coming into a retro arcade in Infinite Wealth, longtime protagonist Kiryu Kazuma (who’s one in all the two foremost playable characters in this newest entry), reminisces over his time spent in these arcades, praising Sega as he goes.
“Appears like an old school arcade. Guess it is what the youngsters would name ‘retro’,” Kiryu says. “I used to frequent arcades like this again in the day. Had a lot of enjoyable taking part in video games there.
“The oldsters behind all these video games should be extremely inventive and distinctive. Come to think about it, most of what I performed have been from a firm referred to as Sega. They at all times appeared to innovate with each new recreation they put out. And with a lineup like theirs, I am positive they will be round for years to return.”
The writer and developer Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio weren’t afraid to poke enjoyable at themselves too although. In one other string of facet content material gamers will meet Robo Michio, a robotic model of a Hiroshima mascot launched in Yakuza 6, who pokes enjoyable at the Sega Sport Gear.
The 1991 moveable was notorious for having low battery life, and Robo Michio compares it to himself as he explains his lack of energy. “Are you conversant in the Sport Gear?” he asks. “Many have deemed its battery life and my very own abominably related.”
— the mat who jonesed the world (@pillowfort) February 2, 2024
Sega discovered each essential and industrial success with Infinite Wealth, which is the sequence’ fastest-selling recreation thus far and has surpassed a million copies bought in its first week.
It options the Yakuza sequence’ greatest map thus far, lets gamers develop into a samurai, surfer, and housekeeper, consists of the sequence’ most notorious character, and has a complete Pokémon recreation inside it.
Sega has brought on some frustration, nevertheless, as Infinite Wealth’s New Sport Plus mode is unique to the Deluxe and Final variations of the recreation, which come in at $15 and $40 costlier respectfully.
In our 9/10 assessment, IGN mentioned: “Sprawling, enthralling, and filled with dynamic brawling, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth isn’t simply the finest turn-based Like a Dragon recreation, it’s one in all the best video games in the total sequence.”
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He’ll speak about The Witcher all day.