Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, basically Yakuza 8, contains a traditional role-playing recreation job system that lets gamers change into a samurai, surfer, housekeeper, and extra.
As reported by Gematsu, the Japanese Infinite Wealth web site was up to date to incorporate info on new jobs that may change into obtainable to gamers all through the sport’s story. Basic RPGs like Dragon Quest and Closing Fantasy made the job system a mainstay, however whereas these ones caught extra to fantasy tropes with mages, knights, and so forth, the Yakuza collection likes to get somewhat bizarre with it.
Yakuza: Like a Dragon, which was the primary Yakuza RPG, featured loads of wacky jobs itself corresponding to Fortuneteller, Night time Queen (principally a dominatrix), Homeless Man, and extra, however Infinite Wealth is seeking to develop that wild roster.
Embracing the brand new Hawaii setting, the surfer job, formally the Aquanaut, makes use of water primarily based assaults like summoning a magical surfboard or marine creatures to wreck enemies. The Geodancer job finds comparable inspiration because it sees the character use hula dancing to unleash highly effective elemental methods.
The Samurai job seems to be straight out of historic spin-off Like a Dragon: Ishin and grants the character proficiency in utilizing swords and bows, particularly with consecutive and wide-ranging assaults. The housekeeper, however, comes outfitted with brooms, mops, vacuum cleaners, and different instruments of the commerce to wash up the competitors.
Infinite Wealth additionally introduces the lasso and pistol toting Desperado and ninjutsu wielding Kunoichi. Character particular jobs embrace Kiryu’s Dragon of Dojima, Ichiban’s Hero, Eric’s Cabbie, Chitose’s Heiress, Nanba’s Homeless Man, Adachi’s Detective, Saeko’s Barmaid, Seonhee’s Murderer, Joongi’s Hitman, and Zhao’s Mafia.
Launching January 26, Infinite Wealth would be the longest Yakuza recreation so far, with developer Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio’s head Masayoshi Yokoyama warning gamers “if you happen to go at it constantly, you’ll get sick”. It takes the collection out of Japan for the primary time, as an alternative being set in Hawaii with gamers taking over twin protagonists in Ichiban Kasuga and Kiryu Kazuma.
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 prospects for enjoyable that is perhaps hidden round its sizeable Hawaiian island expanse.”
Picture Credit score: Ryu Go Gotoku Studio
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He’ll speak about The Witcher all day.
