Fans are generally split about the best starting point in the Yakuza series. Some believe that Yakuza Kiwami is the best ...

Yakuza – retroactively called Yakuza 1 by fans – was the first game in the series to be released, and prior to the release of Yakuza 0, was the earliest point in the story’s timeline.

The first game in the series released on PlayStation 3, Yakuza 3 starts with Kiryu far away from the yakuza lifestyle. Instead, in 2007, he’s taking care of the Morning Glory Orphanage in Okinawa.

Yakuza 0 was my first exposure to the series, and it’s an incredible game that I absolutely recommend to anyone who I think is a cool person who appreciate good, fun things.

The Like a Dragon/Yakuza series has no shortage of compelling villains, from Ryuji Goda to Yoshitaka Mine. Many of the franchise's best villains are considered iconic due to each entry's ability ...

In Yakuza 6: The Song of Life, Kiryu will find out exactly how much people are willing to sacrifice for family – be those ties through blood or bond – when he investigates a series of shadowy ...

It's not unlikely that Toshihiro Nagoshi would either take an established character or create a new one to further the series. In Yakuza 5 there was a sub-plot involving a young girl who wanted to ...

The Yakuza series, henceforth to be known as the Like a Dragon series, is developed by a studio that shares its new name: Ryu Ga Gotoku, Japanese for Like a Dragon.

Yakuza: Like a Dragon is a bold shift for Sega’s long-running series, doing away with beloved protagonist Kazuma Kiryu and shifting to turn-based RPG-style combat. In Kiryu’s place is the wild ...

In a 2019 interview with Otaquest, Yakuza series creator Toshihiro Nagoshi was asked about his intended audience for the games. He responded simply that the games are stories about men, written by ...

The Yakuza series has been pretty beloved by the Staff of PC Gamer in the last few years, despite and because of its quirks and flaws. The latest game, Yakuza: Like a Dragon, ...