<s>
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Ryu	B-Application
Ga	I-Application
Gotoku	I-Application
Studio	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
spin-off	O
of	O
the	O
Like	B-Application
a	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
series	O
,	O
formerly	O
and	O
commonly	O
known	O
in	O
English	O
localization	O
as	O
Yakuza	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2014	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
serving	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
the	O
chaotic	O
Bakumatsu	B-Application
(	O
1853	O
–	O
1867	O
)	O
phase	O
of	O
the	O
Late	O
Edo	O
period	O
,	O
players	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Sakamoto	O
Ryōma	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
distressed	O
resulting	O
from	O
conflicting	O
pressures	O
and	O
uncertainty	O
about	O
one	O
's	O
self	O
and	O
role	O
in	O
the	O
society	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
,	O
Like	O
a	O
Dragon	O
:	O
Ishin	O
!,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2023	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
other	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
Like	B-Application
a	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
series	O
,	O
Ishin	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
utilizes	O
a	O
robust	O
combat	O
system	O
,	O
notably	O
similar	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
Yakuza	B-Application
5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryū	B-Application
ga	I-Application
Gotoku	I-Application
Ishin	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
1860s	O
Japan	O
during	O
the	O
Bakumatsu	B-Application
era	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
Edo	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Japan	O
is	O
thrown	O
into	O
turmoil	O
after	O
the	O
arrival	O
of	O
Western	O
ships	O
,	O
galvanizing	O
the	O
imperialist	O
ideals	O
of	O
the	O
Shishi	O
,	O
who	O
wish	O
to	O
rebuild	O
the	O
nation	O
around	O
the	O
Emperor	O
by	O
overthrowing	O
the	O
Bakufu	B-Language
and	O
expelling	O
foreigners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Shinsengumi	O
,	O
a	O
notorious	O
police	O
force	O
organized	O
by	O
the	O
Bakufu	B-Language
,	O
are	O
headquartered	O
in	O
Kyo	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
majority	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
 '	O
appearances	O
are	O
adapted	O
from	O
various	O
existing	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
Like	B-Application
a	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
antagonists	O
include	O
:	O
Sasaki	O
Tadasaburō	O
(	O
Rintarō	O
Nishi	O
)	O
,	O
commander	O
of	O
the	O
shogunate	O
police	O
force	O
Mimawarigumi	O
;	O
Katsu	O
Rintarō	O
(	O
Kenyu	O
Horiuchi/Kohsuke	O
Toriumi	O
)	O
,	O
Admiral	O
of	O
the	O
Bakufu	B-Language
Navy	O
;	O
Tokugawa	O
Yoshinobu	O
(	O
Satoshi	O
Tokushige	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
15th	O
Shogun	B-Language
of	O
the	O
Tokugawa	O
clan	O
;	O
and	O
Yamauchi	O
Yōdō	O
(	O
Hiroaki	O
Yoshida	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
ruthless	O
daimyo	O
of	O
the	O
Tosa	O
Domain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
one	O
of	O
his	O
first	O
assignments	O
,	O
Ryōma	O
accompanies	O
several	O
Shinsengumi	O
captains	O
to	O
apprehend	O
Okada	O
Izō	O
,	O
Takechi	O
's	O
right-hand	O
man	O
who	O
has	O
gained	O
notoriety	O
for	O
assassinating	O
several	O
Bakufu	B-Language
leaders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryōma	O
later	O
reports	O
to	O
Kondō	O
and	O
learns	O
that	O
Katsura	O
and	O
Saigō	O
have	O
united	O
their	O
armies	O
to	O
form	O
the	O
Satchō	O
Alliance	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
prepare	O
to	O
wage	O
war	O
with	O
the	O
Bakufu	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryōma	O
and	O
Okita	O
travel	O
to	O
Edo	O
and	O
storm	O
Edo	O
Castle	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
confront	O
Shogun	B-Language
Tokugawa	O
Yoshinobu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
his	O
final	O
breath	O
,	O
Izō	O
confirms	O
that	O
Takechi	O
has	O
been	O
posing	O
as	O
Ryōma	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
his	O
plot	O
to	O
ignite	O
a	O
war	O
between	O
Emperor	O
and	O
Bakufu	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryū	B-Application
ga	I-Application
Gotoku	I-Application
Ishin	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
sold	O
138,158	O
copies	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
82,540	O
copies	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
220,698	O
copies	O
on	O
its	O
first	O
two	O
days	O
on	O
sale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
was	O
awarded	O
near-perfect	O
scores	O
of	O
38/40	O
and	O
39/40	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
respectively	O
by	O
Famitsu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
14	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
Ryu	B-Application
Ga	I-Application
Gotoku	I-Application
Studio	O
official	O
Twitter	B-Application
account	I-Application
announced	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
Ryū	O
ga	O
Gotoku	O
Ishin	O
!,	O
titled	O
Like	O
a	O
Dragon	O
:	O
Ishin	O
!,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
21	O
,	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
was	O
influenced	O
by	O
success	O
of	O
Western	O
titles	O
like	O
Ghost	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tsushima	I-Application
,	O
which	O
also	O
shared	O
the	O
premise	O
of	O
a	O
historical	O
samurai	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
several	O
characters	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
also	O
recast	O
with	O
new	O
actors	O
,	O
who	O
have	O
previously	O
portrayed	O
other	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
mainline	O
titles	O
,	O
notably	O
from	O
Yakuza	B-Application
0	I-Application
,	O
Yakuza	B-Application
6	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Song	I-Application
of	I-Application
Life	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Yakuza	B-Application
:	I-Application
Like	I-Application
a	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
audio	O
only	O
being	O
available	O
in	O
Japanese	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
option	O
to	O
switch	O
between	O
the	O
Japanese	O
kanji	O
&	O
romaji	O
(	O
if	O
set	O
to	O
English	O
,	O
French	O
,	O
German	O
,	O
Italian	O
,	O
Spanish	O
,	O
Simplified	O
Chinese	O
,	O
Traditional	O
Chinese	O
or	O
Korean	O
;	O
Japanese	O
kanji	O
only	O
if	O
set	O
to	O
Japanese	O
)	O
lyrics	O
and	O
the	O
translated	O
lyrics	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
previously	O
in	O
the	O
Yakuza	B-Application
Remastered	O
Collection	O
,	O
is	O
also	O
available	O
for	O
all	O
languages	O
besides	O
Japanese	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
16	O
,	O
2023	O
,	O
the	O
Sega	O
official	O
Twitter	B-Application
announced	O
a	O
Combat	O
Demo	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	B-Application
a	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ishin	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
liked	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
side	O
stories	O
but	O
felt	O
it	O
retained	O
much	O
of	O
its	O
early	O
eighth-gen	B-Application
DNA	O
,	O
"	O
Despite	O
being	O
rebuilt	O
from	O
the	O
ground	O
up	O
in	O
Unreal	O
Engine	O
4	O
,	O
it	O
feels	O
as	O
though	O
the	O
team	O
has	O
stuck	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
building	O
plans	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
where	O
loading	O
screens	O
separate	O
interiors	O
and	O
neighbouring	O
locations	O
,	O
while	O
NPCs	O
retain	O
the	O
awkward	O
,	O
late-PS3	O
marionette	O
look	O
and	O
movements	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	B-Application
a	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ishin	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
sold	O
35,897	O
physical	O
copies	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
31,439	O
physical	O
copies	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
67,336	O
physical	O
copies	O
sold	O
within	O
its	O
first	O
5	O
days	O
of	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
