<s>
Yakuza	B-Application
:	I-Application
Like	I-Application
a	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	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
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
mainline	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
Yakuza	B-Application
franchise	O
developed	O
as	O
a	O
turn-based	O
RPG	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Asia	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
January	O
16	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
western	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
on	O
November	O
10	O
,	O
2020	O
included	O
new	O
costumes	O
,	O
the	O
English	O
audio	O
track	O
and	O
some	O
previously	O
paid	O
DLC	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
then	O
released	O
in	O
Asia	O
under	O
the	O
subtitle	O
International	O
on	O
February	O
25	O
,	O
2021	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
on	O
March	O
2	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
version	O
for	O
Amazon	B-Operating_System
Luna	I-Operating_System
launched	O
on	O
December	O
10	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
previous	O
Yakuza	B-Application
games	O
that	O
focused	O
on	O
the	O
life	O
of	O
Kazuma	O
Kiryu	O
,	O
a	O
man	O
trying	O
to	O
lead	O
a	O
normal	O
life	O
after	O
leaving	O
the	O
yakuza	B-Application
lifestyle	O
,	O
Like	B-Application
a	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
instead	O
introduces	O
a	O
new	O
protagonist	O
named	O
Ichiban	O
Kasuga	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yakuza	B-Application
:	I-Application
Like	I-Application
a	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
both	O
players	O
and	O
critics	O
who	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
narrative	O
,	O
characters	O
,	O
gameplay	O
,	O
unique	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
JRPG	O
sub-genre	O
,	O
and	O
presentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yakuza	B-Application
:	I-Application
Like	I-Application
a	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
is	O
the	O
last	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Yakuza	B-Application
name	O
outside	O
of	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Japanese	O
title	O
worldwide	O
(	O
albeit	O
as	O
a	O
subtitle	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
followed	O
up	O
by	O
two	O
games	O
:	O
a	O
side	O
story	O
Like	B-Application
a	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Man	I-Application
Who	I-Application
Erased	I-Application
His	I-Application
Name	I-Application
in	O
2023	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
next	O
mainline	O
installment	O
Like	B-Application
a	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
8	I-Application
in	O
2024	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Yakuza	B-Application
series	O
,	O
side-quests	O
(	O
known	O
as	O
sub-stories	O
in-game	O
)	O
can	O
be	O
taken	O
up	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
gain	O
additional	O
rewards	O
and	O
players	O
are	O
also	O
able	O
to	O
enjoy	O
the	O
various	O
side	O
activities	O
around	O
the	O
map	O
such	O
as	O
karaoke	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
major	O
departure	O
from	O
previous	O
Yakuza	B-Application
games	O
is	O
the	O
battle	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
the	O
real-time	O
action	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
mechanics	O
of	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
Yakuza	B-Application
:	I-Application
Like	I-Application
a	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
features	O
a	O
real-time	O
turn-based	O
RPG	O
type	O
combat	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
four-person	O
battle	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
unlike	O
typical	O
turn-based	O
RPGs	O
,	O
characters	O
may	O
use	O
nearby	O
surrounding	O
items	O
such	O
as	O
bicycles	O
to	O
attack	O
enemies	O
(	O
if	O
the	O
items	O
are	O
near	O
the	O
enemies	O
)	O
or	O
may	O
kick	O
surrounding	O
items	O
to	O
their	O
target	O
if	O
there	O
is	O
an	O
interactive	O
item	O
in	O
the	O
environment	O
on	O
the	O
way	O
to	O
the	O
enemy	O
,	O
an	O
aspect	O
that	O
returns	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
Yakuza	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
game	O
plus	O
mode	O
with	O
additional	O
difficulty	O
settings	O
exclusive	O
to	O
this	O
mode	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
paid	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
for	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
comes	O
as	O
a	O
standard	O
feature	O
in	O
the	O
Western	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Currently	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
two	O
jobs	O
that	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
obtained	O
via	O
paid	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
2019	O
,	O
three	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Yakuza	B-Application
6	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Song	I-Application
of	I-Application
Life	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
the	O
Yakuza	B-Application
series	O
,	O
the	O
focus	O
shifts	O
away	O
from	O
Tokyo	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
fictional	O
recreation	O
of	O
Kabukichō	O
,	O
called	O
Kamurochō	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Kamurochō	O
and	O
the	O
Osaka	O
district	O
Sotenbori	O
(	O
another	O
area	O
from	O
previous	O
Yakuza	B-Application
games	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
real-life	O
Dōtonbori	O
district	O
)	O
are	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yokohama	O
's	O
criminal	O
underworld	O
consists	O
of	O
three	O
interconnected	O
factions	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Ijin	O
Three	O
:	O
the	O
Chinese-Japanese	O
gang	O
Yokohama	O
Liumang	O
,	O
the	O
Korean-Japanese	O
Geomijul	O
mafia	O
,	O
an	O
offshoot	O
of	O
the	O
Jingweon	O
Mafia	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
local	O
yakuza	B-Application
organization	O
,	O
the	O
Seiryu	O
Clan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yakuza	B-Application
:	I-Application
Like	I-Application
a	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
is	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
main	O
series	O
game	O
not	O
to	O
have	O
Kazuma	O
Kiryu	O
(	O
Takaya	O
Kuroda/Darryl	O
Kurylo	O
)	O
as	O
its	O
protagonist	O
,	O
though	O
he	O
appears	O
in	O
a	O
supporting	O
capacity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mandatory	O
playable	O
characters	O
who	O
join	O
Kasuga	O
's	O
party	O
include	O
Yu	O
Nanba	O
(	O
Ken	O
Yasuda/Greg	O
Chun	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
homeless	O
ex-nurse	O
;	O
Koichi	O
Adachi	O
(	O
Akio	O
Otsuka/Andrew	O
Morgado	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
police	O
officer	O
;	O
Saeko	O
Mukoda	O
(	O
Sumire	O
Uesaka/Elizabeth	O
Maxwell	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
hostess	O
bar	O
manager	O
;	O
Joon-gi	O
Han	O
(	O
Yuichi	O
Nakamura/Keong	O
Sim	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
Geomijul	O
operative	O
and	O
the	O
body	O
double	O
of	O
the	O
Jingweon	O
Mafia	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
from	O
Yakuza	B-Application
6	I-Application
;	O
and	O
Tianyou	O
Zhao	O
(	O
Nobuhiko	O
Okamoto/Robbie	O
Daymond	O
)	O
,	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
Liumang	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
Kiryu	O
,	O
several	O
characters	O
from	O
previous	O
Yakuza	B-Application
titles	O
also	O
return	O
in	O
supporting	O
roles	O
:	O
Osamu	O
Kashiwagi	O
(	O
Shunsuke	O
Sakuya/David	O
Hayter	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
senior	O
Tojo	O
Clan	O
member	O
who	O
survived	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Yakuza	B-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
became	O
proprietor	O
of	O
the	O
Survive	O
bar	O
in	O
Ijincho	O
;	O
Daigo	O
Dojima	O
(	O
Satoshi	O
Tokushige/Roger	O
Craig	O
Smith	O
)	O
,	O
sixth	O
chairman	O
of	O
the	O
Tojo	O
Clan	O
;	O
Goro	O
Majima	O
(	O
Hidenari	O
Ugaki/Matthew	O
Mercer	O
)	O
and	O
Taiga	O
Saejima	O
(	O
Rikiya	O
Koyama/Ron	O
Yuan	O
)	O
,	O
senior	O
Tojo	O
Clan	O
members	O
who	O
accompany	O
Daigo	O
;	O
Masaru	O
Watase	O
(	O
Rintarō	O
Nishi/James	O
C	O
.	O
Burns	O
)	O
,	O
captain	O
of	O
the	O
Omi	O
Alliance	O
;	O
and	O
Makoto	O
Date	O
(	O
Kazuhiro	O
Yamaji/Bill	O
Farmer	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
Kamurochō	O
police	O
detective	O
and	O
long-time	O
friend	O
of	O
Adachi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kiryu	O
later	O
meets	O
Kasuga	O
's	O
party	O
and	O
reveals	O
to	O
them	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
intel	O
provided	O
by	O
the	B-Application
Fixer	I-Application
's	I-Application
men	I-Application
,	O
that	O
Aoki	O
has	O
dispatched	O
assassins	O
after	O
Sawashiro	O
is	O
put	O
in	O
jail	O
because	O
the	O
latter	O
planned	O
to	O
expose	O
Aoki	O
's	O
guilt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kasuga	O
attends	O
the	O
funeral	O
for	O
Arakawa	O
and	O
Aoki	O
,	O
and	O
decides	O
to	O
remain	O
in	O
Ijincho	O
after	O
turning	O
down	O
Daigo	O
's	O
job	O
offer	O
for	O
a	O
security	O
firm	O
staffed	O
by	O
ex-yakuza	O
in	O
Osaka	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
initially	O
announced	O
on	O
August	O
26	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
alongside	O
Fist	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
North	I-Application
Star	I-Application
:	I-Application
Lost	I-Application
Paradise	I-Application
and	O
Yakuza	B-Application
Online	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
development	O
,	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
code-named	O
Shin	B-Application
Ryu	I-Application
ga	I-Application
Gotoku	I-Application
,	O
meaning	O
"	O
New	O
Like	B-Application
a	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
"	O
or	O
"	O
Like	O
a	O
New	O
Dragon	O
,	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
Shin-Yakuza	O
"	O
in	O
English	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
received	O
permission	O
from	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
series	O
creator	O
Yuji	O
Horii	O
to	O
mention	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
Ichiban	O
's	O
favorite	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
theme	O
,	O
,	O
was	O
performed	O
by	O
Shonan	O
no	O
Kaze	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
performed	O
the	O
main	O
theme	O
of	O
Yakuza	B-Application
0	I-Application
and	O
Kurohyō	O
2	O
:	O
Ryū	B-Application
ga	I-Application
Gotoku	I-Application
Ashura	O
hen	O
,	O
and	O
Yasutaka	O
Nakata	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
mainline	O
Yakuza	B-Application
title	O
to	O
receive	O
an	O
English	O
dub	O
since	O
the	O
original	O
Yakuza	B-Application
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alongside	O
the	O
English	O
dub	O
,	O
as	O
in	O
Judgment	B-Application
,	O
it	O
also	O
features	O
dual	O
English	O
subtitle	O
sets	O
:	O
one	O
with	O
the	O
Japanese	O
audio	O
with	O
English	O
subtitles	O
matching	O
the	O
Japanese	O
translation	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
matching	O
the	O
English	O
dub	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
International	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Asia	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Western	O
release	O
via	O
an	O
update	O
,	O
has	O
dual	O
audio	O
and	O
eleven	O
subtitle	O
language	O
,	O
adding	O
Portuguese	O
,	O
Russian	O
,	O
Japanese	O
,	O
Traditional	O
Chinese	O
,	O
Simplified	O
Chinese	O
and	O
Korean	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
five	O
languages	O
(	O
French	O
,	O
German	O
,	O
Italian	O
,	O
Spanish	O
,	O
Russian	O
and	O
Portuguese	O
are	O
only	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
Western	O
release	O
on	O
PS5	B-Device
;	O
all	O
other	O
versions	O
have	O
all	O
languages	O
present	O
regardless	O
of	O
region	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
karaoke	O
songs	O
in	O
the	O
English	O
dub	O
are	O
sung	O
in	O
English	O
by	O
the	O
English	O
voice	O
cast	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
English	O
versions	O
displaying	O
the	O
English	O
lyrics	O
(	O
on	O
all	O
languages	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
Japanese	O
versions	O
displaying	O
the	O
Japanese	O
romaji	O
lyrics	O
(	O
only	O
when	O
the	O
language	O
set	O
to	O
English	O
,	O
French	O
,	O
German	O
,	O
Italian	O
,	O
Spanish	O
,	O
Portuguese	O
or	O
Russian	O
;	O
Japanese	O
kanji	O
lyrics	O
when	O
set	O
to	O
Japanese	O
;	O
Traditional	O
Chinese	O
lyrics	O
when	O
set	O
to	O
Traditional	O
Chinese	O
;	O
Simplified	O
Chinese	O
lyrics	O
when	O
set	O
to	O
Simplified	O
Chinese	O
;	O
Korean	O
lyrics	O
when	O
set	O
to	O
Korean	O
)	O
,	O
unlike	O
the	O
Yakuza	B-Application
Remastered	O
Collection	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
lyrics	O
between	O
the	O
Japanese	O
kanji	O
and	O
romaji	O
and	O
English	O
translation	O
can	O
be	O
toggled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darryl	O
Kurylo	O
and	O
Bill	O
Farmer	O
reprise	O
their	O
roles	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Yakuza	B-Application
as	O
Kazuma	O
Kiryu	O
and	O
Makoto	O
Date	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
January	O
16	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
the	O
Traditional	O
Chinese	O
and	O
Korean	O
versions	O
being	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
on	O
November	O
10	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
,	O
but	O
purchase	O
of	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
blocked	O
in	O
various	O
countries	O
and	O
territories	O
in	O
East	O
Asia	O
and	O
Southeast	O
Asia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
2	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
Amazon	B-Operating_System
Luna	I-Operating_System
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
December	O
10	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
and	O
PC	O
in	O
Japan	O
was	O
originally	O
announced	O
in	O
November	O
2020	O
as	O
"	O
postponed	O
indefinitely	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
platforms	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Asia	O
on	O
February	O
25	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
titled	O
International	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
contains	O
some	O
features	O
introduced	O
with	O
the	O
worldwide	O
release	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
English	O
audio	O
track	O
option	O
,	O
the	O
additional	O
costume	O
sets	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
New	O
Game	O
Plus	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
on	O
March	O
2	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
as	O
its	O
worldwide	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anyone	O
who	O
makes	O
the	O
purchase	O
of	O
the	O
PS5	B-Device
version	O
can	O
unlock	O
the	O
"	O
Legends	O
Costume	O
Set	O
"	O
for	O
free	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RGG	O
Studios	O
reported	O
that	O
they	O
're	O
working	O
on	O
making	O
the	O
necessary	O
changes	O
to	O
correct	O
errors	O
for	O
buyers	O
who	O
purchased	O
the	O
free	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
to	O
PS5	B-Device
upgrade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yakuza	B-Application
:	I-Application
Like	I-Application
a	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
ending	O
up	O
with	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
new	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
Yakuza	B-Application
series	O
alongside	O
the	O
characters	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
turn-based	O
battles	O
as	O
being	O
repetitive	O
towards	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yahtzee	O
Croshaw	O
of	O
The	O
Escapist	O
called	O
Yakuza	B-Application
:	I-Application
Like	I-Application
a	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
the	O
third	O
best	O
game	O
of	O
2020	O
,	O
praising	O
it	O
for	O
turning	O
around	O
the	O
Yakuza	B-Application
franchise	O
"	O
with	O
its	O
fun	O
characters	O
and	O
greater	O
lean	O
into	O
the	O
inherent	O
silliness	O
of	O
the	O
franchise.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Every	O
Yakuza	B-Application
game	O
is	O
basically	O
a	O
loose	O
box	O
of	O
disconnected	O
toys	O
,	O
but	O
for	O
the	O
record	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
a	O
particularly	O
nice	O
box	O
with	O
some	O
choice	O
toys	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yakuza	B-Application
:	I-Application
Like	I-Application
a	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
was	O
the	O
best	O
selling	O
print	O
game	O
during	O
its	O
first	O
4	O
days	O
on	O
sale	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
with	O
300,000	O
copies	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yakuza	B-Application
:	I-Application
Like	I-Application
a	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
was	O
awarded	O
a	O
Japan	O
Game	O
Awards	O
Award	O
for	O
Excellence	O
in	O
the	O
Future	O
Division	O
at	O
the	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yakuza	B-Application
:	I-Application
Like	I-Application
a	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
was	O
also	O
nominated	O
in	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2020	O
for	O
Best	O
RPG	O
category	O
,	O
but	O
lost	O
to	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
Remake	I-Application
,	O
and	O
received	O
a	O
nomination	O
for	O
Ultimate	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
at	O
the	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Awards.	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Role-Playing	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
at	O
the	O
24th	O
Annual	O
Dice	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yakuza	B-Application
:	I-Application
Like	I-Application
a	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
was	O
also	O
awarded	O
with	O
a	O
PlayStation	O
Partner	O
Awards	O
Partner	O
Award	O
for	O
achieving	O
"	O
particularly	O
noteworthy	O
results	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
