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'Yakuza 7' is coming in 2020 with turn-based combat
Ichiban Kasuga's arc will apparently bring a lot of new elements to the Yakuza franchise. At a presentation in Tokyo, Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios and Sega have revealed that Yakuza 7 will replace its predecessors' beat-em-up action system with a more traditional turn-based combat. A screenshot of an encounter from the game's official website shows JRPG-like headshots of Kasuga and his companions, along with health bars indicating their remaining life. It's the first time RGG Studios is deviating from the franchise's familiar combat mechanics -- even its spinoff, detective game Judgment, uses the same system.
Yakuza's many remasters are about to pay off big time
Ryu Ga Gotoku (RGG) Studio is in a fantastic position. The Sega-owned developer has just released Judgment, a well-received detective game starring Japanese actor and singer Takuya Kimura as the lead. Now, the team is turning its attention back to Yakuza, a long-running series about Kazama Kiryu and his complex, often violent entanglements with Japan's criminal underbelly.
