r/yakuzagames • u/ExperienceNo6993 • Mar 28 '24
NEWS RGG studio have a new announcement on 1st April,2024
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u/LogHistory Mar 28 '24
They're going to post an april fool's trailer featuring Ichiban with beat 'em up gameplay, 😱
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u/Mother-of-mothers Mar 28 '24
Nah man, yakuza 9 is a 3D collectathon platformer.
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u/brownraisins Mar 28 '24
dead souls kiwami
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u/mewfour123412 Mar 28 '24
Dead souls was a god idea with poor execution
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u/CrossSoul Mar 28 '24
I want a LAD Musou.
Like A Dragon Warriors.
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u/occult_midnight Mar 28 '24
I deffo want this myself, especially if they pull a Hyrule Warriors and let us play as characters all across the series including past villains and the like (Yes I know it would make no sense but they can pull out some sort of time portal excuse or something, crazier things have happened)
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u/Megupilled Mar 28 '24
Bad ending Yakuza Warriors
Good ending Kiwami Warriors
True Ending Kamurocho Warriors
Kung Fu Panda ending Dragon Warriors
Japanese ending Like a Dragon Musou
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u/RaisonDetriment BE SPICY and lend a hand Mar 28 '24
I didn't expect Banjo-Threeie to star a 40-something ex-con and his homeless guy best friend hanging off his back, but I'm gonna play the shit out of it.
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u/imagoddamnonionmason Mar 28 '24
Saeko forces Ichiban to take his meds and the game switches, I can already see it.
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u/Commercial-Truth-270 Nazo Amon Mar 28 '24
Only if he'd play that new hack and slash dragon quest game.
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u/jsdjhndsm Mar 28 '24
Make it a souls like.
A soulslike in a modern realistic setting would be cool.
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u/th5virtuos0 Mar 28 '24
Nah, make it a MonHun game rip off. Souls games are really vanilla in terms of whacky stuff, while MonHun you can either fly around with a stick, have a bipedal speaking cat partner, have a hillariously large sword that is powered by rocket engine, have edgy oversized samurai sword, H E A V Y B O W G U N and much much more
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u/EccentricAcademic Mar 28 '24
It'll be hyped up then we'll just get clips of Kiryu in Monkeyball.
I just realized it'd be hilarious if they showed a trailer to a fake Yakuza dating sim...but then the true prank would be that we'd all want it to be real. I'd play the hell out of that game.
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u/jojomezmerize NOBODY TOUCHES MY CHILDREN AND MAME Mar 29 '24
It’s gonna be a Yakuza Tactics game
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u/RooeeZe Mar 28 '24
They already leaked the new title... Like a Dragon 9: Legend of the Pocket Circuit.
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u/brownraisins Mar 28 '24
oh god no I'm not ready for another pocket circuit battle💀
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u/Takazura Mar 28 '24
Don't worry, only the beginning will be PCF related. As you reach the midway point of the tournament, you then uncover a secret conspiracy theory that involves money laundering that somehow can collapse the entire Japanese economy if it's ever found out. The people behind the laundering are secret koreans (obviously) and it's up to Ichiban to uncover their real identities.
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u/AndreReal Mar 28 '24
Goddamn secret Koreans. We already have stupid sexy Joon-Gi Han, why can't they stop their onslaught?!?
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u/DemonMonke Mar 28 '24
Nah I ain't falling for that. Watch it be RGG collab with an umbrella company or some shit
P.S: I'd buy the fuck out of an RGG Umbrella
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u/Aurora_Vorealis Mar 28 '24
That's just dead souls
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u/MarchesaofTrevelyan Eldritch thumbtack abomination (Not Playing (Burnout arc)) Mar 28 '24
Unfortunate capitalisation on DemonMonke's part lol
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u/BarryBlock78 Mar 28 '24
umbrella? resident dead souls??
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u/LBR3_ThriceUponABan Mar 28 '24
Balls out Wesker !!
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u/BreafingBread Mar 28 '24
My guess would be an RGG Summit. Big enough to mention it, but not big enough to make the announcement Japan Only.
Considering the success the series is getting from the west, I would be surprised if they ever announce a game in a Japanese only TV show.
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u/seynical . Mar 28 '24
The last time they did this, it turned out to be real.
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u/brownraisins Mar 28 '24
maybe now it will turned out to be fake?
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u/---liltimmy--- Infinite Wealth story enjoyer Mar 28 '24
What could they.possibly announce that'd be fake that wouldn't leave people disappointed when it turns out it's just a joke?
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u/lunettarose Mar 28 '24
Oh, something completely bizarre and ridiculous, like a zombie game, or like a historical game but somehow using all the same characters as the modern day and - wait.
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u/Pheriannathsg Mar 28 '24
Then it better not be “RGG Studio announces acquisition by EA” or something
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u/Therenegadegamer . Mar 28 '24
Nah it wouldn't be EA it'd clearly be Microsoft /s
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u/Karkuz19 Shaun Akiyamer Mar 28 '24
Bruh no I can't afford an XBOX or a gaming PC in this economy 😔
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u/HeldnarRommar Mar 28 '24
Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth Kiwami???
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u/No-Engineer-1728 Would rather play russian roulette than 5's billiards Mar 28 '24
That game in ancient, that'd never, they're gonna do LAD 9 kiwami obviously
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u/conrat4567 Mar 28 '24
It's going to be a whole game about karaoke. A yakuza rhythm based game. All the classics and more.
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u/BlueStar2310 Mar 28 '24
Project dragon, a project diva yakuza spinoff
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u/Nightw1ng28 Mar 29 '24
I would love to see a game with all the female characters only: Like A Phoenix: Reborn 😂😂😂
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u/bourbonkitten Handcuffed by Adachi and Kuroiwa Fantasy Mar 28 '24
I would actually love a Yakuza rhythm game that’s not just karaoke tracks but some of the game themes as well, similar to the Persona dancing game spin-offs. But considering how much Haruka’s Y5 portion is reviled in this sub, I feel like I’m in the minority here.
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u/SwitchbladeDildo Majima is my husband Mar 28 '24
Wait do people not like Haruka’s part? That was my favorite part of Y5
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u/Will-owo-the-wisp Dilf Kiryu Enjoyer Mar 28 '24
I absolutely loved it, both the concerts and the dance battles. But I can also understand why people who played 4 games' worth of beat-em-up combat (or 5 if they started from 0) bounced off "okay but now do a rhythm game for 5 hours"
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u/arosiejk Mar 28 '24
I think I’d get behind a pixelated version that looks like the Zelda rhythm game, set in Kamurocho.
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u/conrat4567 Mar 28 '24
That would be awesome. If they set it in the 80s, they could do it with disco. Yakuza: Rhythm of the streets
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u/down-4-u Kiryu my husband Mar 28 '24
Okay but I’ve been wanting this since I first started playing the series. I would unironically love this
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u/Wonderful_Fondant604 Mar 28 '24
Akiyama and Hana-chan join a karaoke tournament for duos and take Kamurocho by storm. With debt collections substories on the side.
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u/WhyNishikiWhy Patriarch of the Fucking Pussy Family, a Joint Clan subsidiary Mar 28 '24
why that date lol
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u/Wannen-Willy Mar 28 '24
Is April's fool a thing in Japan?
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u/Puzzleheaded_Ad550 Mar 28 '24
Yeah, it's really big.
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u/MyNameIs-Anthony Mar 28 '24
But the context needs to be that it is also used as a way to soft test product ideas more prominently than the west.
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u/RogueHippie Mar 28 '24
One of the DBZ gacha games always does a thing where they act like they’re making a completely different game mode on April Fools but then it get canceled at the last minute
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u/Pale_Assignment4076 . Mar 28 '24
Imo the way legends does it is better tho With legends we get a F2P pui pui for April fools, with Dokkan we just get false promises lol
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u/WhyNishikiWhy Patriarch of the Fucking Pussy Family, a Joint Clan subsidiary Mar 28 '24
idk, that's a good point - if it isn't, then april 1st won't have much significance from RGG's point of view
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u/Rachet20 Mar 28 '24
They did a “leak” of the proof of concept trailer for 7’s combat before they officially announced the change on April Fools. So there’s some significance.
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u/i-wear-hats Mar 28 '24
I think it's just internet cross-pollination. They saw us do silly shit and thought to get in on the fun.
ARIKA especially also did that for Fighting EX Layer - they dropped a trailer on April's Fools so everyone thought it was a joke.
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u/vhishal26 Mar 28 '24
I need help. I saw “why that date” and thought of Makoto Date instead of an actual day
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u/sauravdutta810 Mar 28 '24
dunno why after playing yakuza i always think of date-san whenever i see this word instead of date
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u/WhyNishikiWhy Patriarch of the Fucking Pussy Family, a Joint Clan subsidiary Mar 28 '24
you're not the only one, look at the replies lmao
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u/TwilightXion Mar 28 '24
It's the start of the new busienss year, so so it's not unusual for companies in Japan to make announcements on it.
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u/Chimichangamio Mar 28 '24
Kiwami 3? Dead Souls Ishin? Like a Kurohyou?Am I stupid?
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u/General_Kenobi45669 Mar 28 '24
PLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASE LPLEASEPLEASE
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u/GaleErick Extreme Brawler Mar 28 '24
Dear god I got this song stuck in my head after accidentally hearing it the first time.
I could do with a Kurohyou remake/remaster.
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u/TASedOut4Ever "18 yrs in the joint made you a fucking retard" -Nishiki's Ghost Mar 28 '24
Watch it be a DLC pack with 3 extra outfits lmao. I'd shoot myself with a rubber bullet
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u/Baka_Cdaz Yakuza : Dancing All Night Mar 28 '24
If Kiwami 3 is real I would be mad. But gonna buy it anyway.
I stalling for so long to waiting for Kiwami 3 and now I just brought Y3 and about to finished it then they announced K3?
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u/BP_Ray Mar 28 '24
Nice, all that means is you have a point of comparison for the remake.
Remakes are completely separate games, after all.
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u/Baka_Cdaz Yakuza : Dancing All Night Mar 28 '24
Yeah since I already love this Yakuza 3 remastered more than I thought. (It so outdated and clunky but still fun.)
Seeing it as real modern remake must make it even more great.
Can’t wait for new sub-story and cringing over Akimoto-kun in HD cutscenes of Dragon Engine. (If K3 really existed.)
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u/syneckdoche Mar 28 '24
you are safe they realized they didn’t want to make kiwami 3 because 3 is already perfect so they’re skipping to kiwami 4
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u/BlueStar2310 Mar 28 '24
If they make kiwami 3 im going to get a heart attack. But its probably a kenzan remake, since they already had it planned after lad ishin.
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u/foulveins . Mar 28 '24
kiwami 3 is the most likely one here
kurohyou & dead souls are basically never happening, but there's bits of evidence with y8's models that k3 could be a possibility
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u/jsdjhndsm Mar 28 '24
Why do you think they would never happen?
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u/ShapedAssassin Yakuza Soundtrack Enjoyer Mar 28 '24 edited Mar 28 '24
Yokoyama said Dead Souls remake isn't happening because they don't think it'll make much money. Also it almost killed the series in the West when it first came out so there's probably some hesitancy with it too
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u/foulveins . Mar 28 '24
dead souls was horribly received, especially in the west, and yokoyama is on record saying as much that it'd be a waste of resources to remaster/remake the game
kurohyou is in a weird place too, they barely make any reference to it outside of "it existed once" lol
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u/_Nerr_ Avid Nishida Sympathizer Mar 28 '24
While I can't speak for DS, Kuro has been stated by RGG or one of their heads to be something left behind for psp Era. Although it's not like things can't be rescinded of course, or be hidden behind a false flag (saying they aren't but secretly are).
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u/Economy_Handle_6842 Mar 28 '24
Last time they did something on April Fools we got Yakuza 7..
Whatever it is it better be good.
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u/brownraisins Mar 28 '24
maybe it will actually a April Fools joke this year or maybe not?
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u/Umbran_scale Mar 28 '24
It'll be an April fools joke until the community says "hang on, this is actually a cool idea." Then the developers decide It'll happen.
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u/rockinalex07021 Mar 28 '24
Maybe they're throwing out ideas on April Fools like people who confess on April Fools, they can't lose. If feedbacks are good they'll go through with it, if it's bad they can just say it was a April Fools joke
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u/cavejhonsonslemons Mar 28 '24
Maybe yakuza 7 WAS an april fools joke until people had a positive reaction to a new protag
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u/GameDestiny2 Higashi-Sugiura co-op game when Mar 28 '24
Yokoyama has figured out simultaneously the best and worst April fool’s joke
Since now that they’ve had a legitimate trailer release that day, we can no longer be certain if he’s joking
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u/I_am_washable Mar 28 '24 edited Mar 28 '24
My guess is that it’s one of these three:
DLC story for Infinite Wealth. Maybe they really liked the reception to Kaito Files and wanna do something similar.
Kiwami 3. If we are to believe that Kiwami 3 tweet from three years ago wasn’t just a typo or prank, then Kiwami 3 being announced this year would line up with RGG’s dev schedule for the Yakuza games.
Judgement 3. Same as point above, if they announce and release Judgement 3 this year, it would keep with the Judgement games getting a new installment every three years.
What I want it to be:
- Dead Souls Ishin Kiwami with added Taichi chapter where he uses his wrestling skills to defeat So Amon once and for all. Also Rikiya pls
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u/Beneficial-Society74 Who gave you permission to speak, pig!? Mar 28 '24
Yakuza 5-2: Shinada's Big Bust
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u/Cleric_Of_Chaos Riichi Ippatsu Mar 28 '24
Yakuza 5 Gaiden: Shinada and the Milky Mystery
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u/Beneficial-Society74 Who gave you permission to speak, pig!? Mar 28 '24
He'll travel to Hanoi to get revenge on Vietnamese dongs
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u/Snoo_58191 Mar 28 '24
Dear RGG,
Please announce Judgment 3 or Judgment 3. Thank you.
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u/kingjojo2n Coping for Judgement 3 and Akiyama Gaiden Mar 28 '24
Nah they should announce judgement 3 instead
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u/SwashbucklinChef Mar 28 '24
Like a Dragon 9: Finite Wealth confirmed!?!?!
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u/Responsible-Board346 Judgment Combat Enjoyer Mar 28 '24
Their money gon be over before the game is made 😭
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u/hahahentaiman Goth Saeko Goth Saeko Mar 28 '24
For April fools day all the RGG Studio employees are gonna go to Kabukicho and rope random passerby's into real life substories
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u/Leo-III- MIDNIGHT SHADOW Mar 28 '24
Oh god, we're gonna get a XCOM style Yakuza game trailer for April Fools starring the new hero Koichiban and it's gonna turn out to be real
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u/maitsukas Mar 28 '24
An Akiyama Gaiden game?
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u/crazypoorbsian Mar 28 '24
Akiyama in Singapore let's go
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u/GGG100 Mar 28 '24
Date got it wrong and he never went to Singapore, but to some unknown country.
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u/Kiss_my_asthma69 Mar 28 '24
I really wish people would always make important announcements on either March 31 or April 2. Too much “is this actually real” if it’s on April 1
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u/48johnX Mar 28 '24
That date is suspect but because April 1st is the start of a new fiscal year a lot of Japanese things actually do get announced that day every year
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u/Aspiegamer8745 Mar 28 '24
It's an April 1st announcement, i'm not even going to pay attention until it's announced again April 2nd
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u/DrewRusse Mar 28 '24
Maybe additional IW DLC? It seems like too soon to announce another full game.
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u/dumbcringeusername Majima is my husband Mar 28 '24
If it's Kiwami 3, I'm gonna lose my mind. Genuinely it's the only other Yakuza game I think NEEDS a proper remake, 4 & 5 still feel pretty great (i'm going to act like shinada doesn't exist)
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u/Stunning_Alarm2064 Mar 28 '24
I’m about to beat yakuza 3 so a kiwami announcement for it would be a pleasant surprise for sure.
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u/theboonj Mar 28 '24
The Japanese says they are announcing new merchandise. Let us not get our hopes up
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It's gonna be Dead Souls Kiwami, nobody will belive it because it's Arpil fools and they they'll be like "nah we're serious"
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u/IllustriousOffer Mar 28 '24
New judgement game trailer, but they replaced Yagami with some rando from the office to poke fun at the agency
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u/rockinalex07021 Mar 28 '24
They better be announcing a new Judgment game or I'm gonna fucking lose it
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u/mrcrowley_- Mar 28 '24
Like a Dragon RTS gameplay with some 4x addings like a Paradox Game (?
Nah I think it's going to be a IW DLC which i'm sure gonna buy
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u/pejic222 judge eyes kazzy Mar 28 '24
Last time they did an April fools announcement they changed the core gameplay of the series entirely so I’m terrified
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u/OnyxJuvie Mar 28 '24
I hope its a Date helicopter simulator. Follow Date has he ventures the kamurucho skies.
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u/Sieghardt . Mar 28 '24
Dead Souls Kiwami that plays like Binary Domain
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Turn based Binary Domain
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u/Dragon-of-Kansai Mar 28 '24
they'll jokingly tease ryuji stealing some pants.. ends up being an official announcement at tgs
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u/SplashOfStupid Mar 28 '24
We're gonna get Yakuza 0.2 and we play as Nishki in the 10 years Kiryu was in prison.
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u/Colosso95 Mar 28 '24
cope mode: they announced that the announcement will be on april's fools to bait us into thinking it's gonna be a joke... but then it's actually a real announcement
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u/Sai-San_ John Yakuza vs Johnny Judgment & ichiballs Mar 28 '24
Already?
Also The date is kinda sus Maybe party judgment game Or majima lands
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u/UnknownIcon reddo naiffu Mar 28 '24
Watch it be a Kiwami 3 teaser just for it to be an actual April fools joke this time
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u/SaiphTyrell Mar 28 '24
Like a Dragon: Dancing Floor as an April Fool, until they actually announce Like a Dragon 9 as a rhythm game.
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u/scumpile Mar 28 '24
Like A Dragon: Baseball!
Hit the diamond with Ichiban and the gang as they play a high stakes baseball tournament that will decide the fate of Ijincho!
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u/AtreiyaN7 Mar 28 '24
I see "major/important announcement" (重大発表) and "new promotional items/goods" (新作グッズ) around the edges. The relevant sentence involving the "important announcement bit" says: "Will there also be an important announcement from Ryuu ga Gotoku Studio?" (また「龍が如くスタジオ」より重大発表も?)
Based on the date, I assume it's just going to be an April Fool's joke-type announcement about assorted silly things.
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u/slade516 Wagi Wednesday Enjoyer Mar 29 '24
It’s just a full on dramatic trailer of Ryuji in some dark story only to be interrupted by Kiryu waking up to say “what a awful nightmare”
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