Toshihiro Nagoshi: The Yakuza Series Will Remain JRPG, While Action Gameplay Continues In Lost Judgment

After the announcement held today Lost Judgment resource IGN talked to Toshihiro Nagoshi, the father of the franchise Yakuza, and Kazuki Hosokawa, one of the senior producers of the team Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio… As part of the conversation, the developers told what development vector their new games will follow in the future.

According to Nagoshi, for the foreseeable future, the episode Yakuza will go headlong into the JRPG segment – this was facilitated by the great success of last year Yakuza: Like a Dragon (she Yakuza 7). In turn, an action-oriented combat system Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio are not going to forget – it will continue to exist in the games of the line Judgment

“That’s right. Yakuza [после Like a Dragon] will remain a series of turn-based RPGs… But at the same time, it is obvious that in recent years our studio has gained the necessary experience and knowledge to create dynamic and vibrant action games available to the widest audience. Therefore, we made the decision that this type of gameplay will continue to exist in Lost Judgment, “explained Toshihiro Nagoshi.

Recall that the world premiere Lost Judgment will take place this September on consoles Playstation and Xbox… In turn, the production of the next issue of Yakuza went into an active phase in the fall of last year.

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