This text comprises minor spoilers for a scene and site featured in Like a Dragon Gaiden Chapter 3.
Yakuza followers are getting some main Persona 5 vibes from Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Title.
The newest Yakuza/Like a Dragon entry seemingly takes inspiration from the beloved role-playing sport with followers noticing some music and consumer interface parts bearing resemblance. One scene specifically actually drove the thought dwelling although, by which protagonist Kiryu Kazuma swings round a brilliant and vibrant on line casino space in what may very well be a tribute to Persona 5’s opening.
Kiryu, below his new guise as a undercover agent Joryu, will get a number of devices to play with in Like a Dragon Gaiden together with the Spider, which ejects a skinny wired used to seize enemies and objects from a distance. Throughout a cutscene in Chapter 3, when operating via a brilliant and vibrant Las Vegas-esque on line casino space, Kiryu makes use of the Spider to grapple and swing round to evade the baddies.
That is similar to Persona 5’s opening minutes, above, by which protagonist Joker makes use of his grappling hook to swing round a brilliant and vibrant on line casino to keep away from baddies.
“Joryu thinks that is Persona 5,” stated ekbruheee on Reddit alongside a clip of the scene. “This sport giving me some Persona 5 vibes,” stated Cahosspace02 who posted an analogous clip.
Past this, one Like a Dragon Gaiden character known as Akame has additionally invoked ideas of Persona 5: “Akame offers off confidant vibes too,” stated OutsideSignificant16. That is referencing the Social Hyperlink mechanic in Persona, the place gamers can work together with characters to develop their bonds and get entry to stronger talents in battle, as an analogous system applies to her character in Like a Dragon Gaiden.
Akame’s menu and visuals additionally bears resemblance to Persona 5’s famously placing crimson, black, and white UI, and the music additionally has touches of the RPG’s soundtrack. “Jogs my memory of the gun store music in Persona 5,” Reddit consumer longbrodmann stated.
Like a Dragon Gaiden is a Yakuza spin-off however the first within the west to drop that branding altogether. Yakuza via Yakuza 6: The Music of Life (and Yakuza 0) launched below the title, whereas the seventh sport mixed it with the Japanese sequence’ title as a subtitle to create Yakuza: Like a Dragon. Going ahead, nonetheless, the sequence will solely be often known as Like a Dragon.
In our 7/10 overview, IGN stated: “Like a Dragon Gaiden’s fight hits with flash and fury and its story is sharp, however its setting and aspect actions really feel a bit on the stale aspect.”
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He’ll speak about The Witcher all day.