Breaking away from another long-standing tradition, this Yakuza marks the first time in fifteen years that the game is receiving an English dub. Special mention should be made to the excellent English dub. I was invested in all of these strikingly human characters whose flaws stem from them being dealt a bad hand in the game of life. Ichiban is so good-hearted that it's hard not to love him, and he grows on you the same way he grows on his new friends. These characters have tragic tales tied to them, but it's Ichiban's endless enthusiasm that convinces them that they can be heroes if they only give themselves a second chance. Ichiban is a middle-aged ex-yakuza who amasses a party of friends that consist of a homeless guy, a bartender, and a disgraced cop. It is what I found most endearing about the game as I was playing, and the characters expand on this thread. Whether it's gang life, homelessness, prostitution, or immigration, Yakuza: Like a Dragon never condemns a person's situation, often shining a sympathetic light on the character instead. The illegal activities, as many as there are, are often a means of survival in a society that sees those people as lesser than. Without giving away any spoilers, the story explores the "gray" areas of Japanese society and the broken people that exist between the cracks. Eighteen years later, Ichiban is released to a world that is unfamiliar to him. The favor? Serve a prison sentence for a murder he did not commit. Ichiban's story starts in 2000 when he is just a young low-ranking yakuza who is asked a favor by his patriarch, Masumi Arakawa, who he sees as a father to him. Nvidia GeForce GTX 660, 2 GB | AMD Radeon HD 7870, 2 GB
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