The Like a Dragon (previously Yakuza) franchise is understood for delivering large video games with copious quantities of content material, although as a smaller-scale spinoff, the upcoming Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii is clearly not going to be fairly as expansive as, say, Infinite Wealth was. In keeping with developer Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, nevertheless, you’ll be able to nonetheless count on a considerably longer expertise than the earlier spinoff, 2023’s Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Title.
Talking in an interview with Automaton Media, RGG Studio’s director Masayoshi Yokoyama revealed that Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii goes to be about 30 % longer than Like a Dragon Gaiden, echoing comparable earlier statements. In keeping with Yokoyama, the event staff didn’t essentially got down to make a much bigger sport than Gaiden, with the runtime as an alternative being a byproduct of the story and its calls for. “It’s extra like the amount ‘ended up’ rising as a result of story,” he stated.
“The map is big, there’s a bunch of locations to go to, and there are nonetheless options we haven’t introduced but. The quantity elevated by itself,” Yokoyama added, earlier than stating that the longer runtime will likely be reflective of the sport’s value, which is $10 greater than Like a Dragon Gaiden’s launch value.
As per How Lengthy To Beat, Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Title’s major story is about 12-13 hours lengthy, although the sport may be nearer to twenty hours with a superb variety of facet quests added in, so Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii ought to presumably be a 15-25 hour-long sport, based mostly on what Yokoyama says.
Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii is due out on February 21 for PS5, Xbox Collection X/S, PS4, Xbox One, and PC.