Ryu ga Gotoku Studio is working on a new Yakuza title featuring new protagonist Ichiban Kasuga, and series producer Daisuke Sato says they’re announcing more info on the game on July 10, 2019.
The Yakuza series has made its mark on PC in recent years and Sega now considers it a “multi-platform series” so we can expect to see more in the future, and possibly more games from Atlus following Catherine Classic.
Sega’s Ryu ga Gotoku Studio had some fun on April Fools’ yesterday with a video showing a turn-based RPG Yakuza game inspired by Dragon Quest and Persona, featuring new protagonist Ichiban Kasuga.
Yakuza series producer Toshihiro Nagoshi commented on switching the protagonist away from Kiryu Kazuma and how the main series will see an evolution alongside it, and why Kiryu was added to Yakuza Online.
We’ve known that Ryu ga Gotoku Studio has been working on a new Yakuza project, and today Sega revealed that it’s a Yakuza game featuring new protagonist Ichiban Kasuga who debuted in Yakuza Online.
Sega is known for many popular franchises, and the company wants to hear from fans on its longest-running series, including Sonic, Yakuza, Valkyria Chronicles, Phantasy Star, and more in a new survey.
Sega’s Toshihiro Nagoshi was present at Taipei Game Show 2019, where he talked about the development and player reviews for Judgment, as well as some other games like the new Sakura Wars title.
Toshihiro Nagoshi, best known as the creator of the Yakuza series has been at Sega for quite some time—30 years, in fact, and he recently talked about working there and how Ryu ga Gotoku Studios evolved.
