The Dragon Of Dojima is dying, and for real this time. Having faked his death at the end of in order to protect his loved ones, there was already a sense that Kazuma Kiryu was living on borrowed time. Now cancer will do what all those boss fights could not. It may feel like RGG Studio trying to have its cake and eat it. Having sold one game on the promise of Kiryu’s dramatic end, it has now managed to eke out at least two more: and the 2023 side-story that depicts Kiryu’s missing years.
