During right now’s Xbox Partner Preview, a showcase for Microsoft’s upcoming third-party video games, we obtained a brand new have a look at Sega’s subsequent Yakuza journey. No, not Gaiden, the opposite one: Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth. Instead of displaying off twin protagonists Ichiban Kasuga and Kiryu Kazuma kicking every kind of road punk ass throughout Hawaii, right now’s trailer pumped the brakes and gave us a peek at its madcap new Animal Crossing-inspired recreation mode.
Infinite Wealth’s new Happy Resort Dondoko Island mode could have you managing your individual island resort. Like Nintendo’s cozy 2020 life simulator Animal Crossing: New Horizons, you possibly can go fishing on the seaside, customise the island’s buildings and furnishings, and have Ichiban craft particular DIY initiatives. The similarities between Dondoko Island and AC:NH don’t finish there. DonDonki Island can even allow you to forge friendships with the island getaway’s many outlandishly dressed vacationers when you handle the island’s inflow of funds and infrastructure similar to Animal Crossing’s Tom Nook.
Here’s the trailer:
Dondoko Island could present Ichiban and firm some much-needed reprieve from the melodrama of his crime-riddled life, however that doesn’t imply you received’t should sock a few uninvited company alongside the way in which—it is a Yakuza recreation in spite of everything. Along with ensuring everyone seems to be having an excellent time on the island, you’ll additionally should defend it from intruders.
This isn’t the primary time the Yakuza collection has turned a Nintendo recreation like AC:NH into its personal recreation mode. In truth, Yakuza: Like a Dragon had Mario Kart-esque and Pokémon-inspired stints within the type of Dragon Kart Racing and Sujimon, respectively. Aside from offering gamers with a enjoyable various to punching fools, these minigames had been additionally a good way to earn a bunch of money to buy well being gadgets and upgrades for the primary marketing campaign’s difficult boss fights.
But not every little thing is concerning the cash. Sometimes you simply want to take a seat again, seize a guitar, and sing karaoke in entrance of a roaring bonfire. Catch a vibe, if you’ll. I can already see myself ignoring Infinite Wealth’s fundamental quest to sink numerous hours into perfecting my island fortress. Speaking as a longtime Yakuza enjoyer, January can’t come quickly sufficient.
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth launches on January 26 for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, and Windows.
