![]() ![]() Ishin also returns to the beat em’ up style that the main games recently moved on from – it’s simultaneously a blast from the past and something entirely new for western fans. It’s an interesting take on historical fiction, though remembering all these beloved characters’ new names can be difficult if you’re intimately familiar with the series. Pretty much every major character you meet bears the guise of a Like A Dragon character, including a few faces from the most recent, mainline entry. Like a Dragon: Ishin! puts you in the sandals of Sakamoto Ryoma, a real historical figure, using the likeness of long-time Yakuza protagonist Kazuma Kiryu. David Flynn and Cassie Peterson join forces to revolutionize the late Edo period and determine if this remake really needed to be on the same console as the original. Now almost a decade later, the title is receiving the full remake treatment on PS4, PS5, Xbox, and Windows. Formerly known as the Yakuza series, the eastern crime drama had not yet reached any sort of popularity in the west. Originally released as a PS4 launch window title, the Like A Dragon spinoff Ishin! never released outside of Japan. Ryoma infiltrates this group of killers to find the murderer, avenge his father, and reclaim his name. His style is the Tennen Rishin style, only known to a select few in the pro-Bakufu vigilante group known as the Shinsengumi. Now exiled from his home and living under the name Saito Hajime, one year later, Ryoma has finally found a lead on the masked man’s identity. Suddenly, Ryoma’s father is killed by a masked man using a strange sword style, framing Ryoma for the murder. ![]() Sakamoto Ryoma has just returned from training in Edo to aid his adoptive father and sworn brother in revolutionizing the country by abolishing the caste system. ![]()
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