Gaiden also takes place concurrently to 2019’s Yakuza: Like a Dragon, and the moment when the two stories finally intersect is a bombastic high point that more than justifies a plot that can seem vestigial in its opening hours. The first few hours are dedicated to a will-they-won’t-they between Kiryu and his Daidoji handlers that overstays its welcome-but it picks up considerably with the introduction of central villain Homare Nishitani III, a preening, hair-trigger hedonist who easily steals every scene he’s in. The story, in typical LaD fashion, is a slow starter. Following an ordinary job that goes wrong, an aging Kiryu is pulled right back into a yakuza conspiracy that spans the neon-soaked streets of Sotenbori, Osaka. ![]() ![]() Like a Dragon Gaiden picks up right where Yakuza 6 left off, with Kiryu having faked his death to protect his adoptive family and enlisted by the shadowy semi-governmental Daidoji Faction-but the underworld isn’t done with him yet. An ending, a beginning Age hasn’t slowed him down one bit.
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