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Developer Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio
Publisher Sega
Format PC, PS4, Xbox One, Xbox Series
Release 2016
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Spare a thought for the western player first introduced to series protagonist Kazuma Kiryu in 2017 with prequel Continuing his story would then mean following up with the original PS2 entry’s remake, – but after that, they would be forced to skip a decade’s worth of instalments, hastening his farewell bow in It’s quite an adjustment, with picking up with the Dragon of Dojima suddenly well past his prime. The game’s opening chapter finds him in the hospital, a result of the long, bruising showdown that concluded – and once control is eventually passed over to the player, it turns out he can barely run for a few seconds without panting then doubling over
