Like a dragon developer Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio has a lot on its plate in 2025. While recently announced plans for a new Fighter of virtue and the mysterious Century Project are enough to get fans speculating, one of the more concrete titles that players are looking forward to will release early in the new year. With Like a Dragon: Yakuza Pirate in Hawaii with a release scheduled for February 2025, players will soon return as fan-favorite character Goro Majima, but Shimano's Mad Dog isn't the only familiar face the game is expected to feature.
According to the developers, Like a Dragon: Yakuza Pirate in Hawaii it won't be on the same scale as a major title like 2024 Like a dragon: infinite wealthbut it will still be more robust than that of 2023 Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name. With this in mind, it is possible Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii can follow a narrative structure similar to that of Gaidenopening the door for a significant amount of side content. This gives the game the perfect opportunity to replicate one of the best side missions Like a Gaiden dragonwhich featured a cameo from another RGG series.
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Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii should feature a Judgment cameo
Its status as a spin-off game is permitted Like a Gaiden dragon to include references to the larger RGG universe, including the Judgment series, which had never been crossed before Like a dragon despite being set in the same universe. In Gaidenplayers can take on the Akame Network Request End the Destruction, which sees Kiryu team up with Masaharu Kaito, one of Judgment protagonists of the series. This side mission is a fun crossover to try for fans of both RGG series Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii should not miss the opportunity to do the same.
Like a Gaiden dragonThe End the Destruction mission not only involves Kiryu's interaction with Kaito, but also… JudgmentToru Higashi and Fumiya Sugiura, the latter of whom can be recruited into the Joryu clan in the game's Colosseum. Like a Dragon: Yakuza Pirate in Hawaii it would be a great opportunity to see Majima interact with these same characters, allowing for a dynamic that hasn't been seen in either series up to this point. Perhaps Sugiura and Makoto Tsukumo could appear in the game as representatives of the Yokohama 99 detective agency following the events of Lost judgment.
Sugiura and Tsukumo appear as cameos in Like a dragon: infinite wealthso there is a possibility that they will come in Like a Dragon: Yakuza Pirate in Hawaii Also.
A third judgment game could be teased in Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii
After the original Judgment and its sequel, Lost judgmentmany fans hope to see a third game in the series set in Hawaii, following the pattern established by Lost judgment which will take place in Isezaki Ijincho next Yakuza: Like a dragon. If this kind of third Judgment game should ever come to fruition, setting it up by placing some of its characters in Hawaii for a Pirate Yakuza the cameo makes a lot of sense. It would also establish a president for the other “Gaiden” games in the Like a dragon franchise with cameos from other RGG Studios series.
With Majima's ability to recruit his own pirate crew Like a Dragon: Yakuza Pirate in Hawaiifor some of these the perfect opportunity exists Judgment characters to present themselves as recruitable pirate allies, similar to how players can recruit Sugiura for the Colosseum Gaiden. Although it might be going too far to justify why some of them JudgmentIf the cast of shows up in Hawaii, it could set the stage for the future of the franchise. It could also help satiate fans hoping for something new Judgment game while RGG continues to run Fighter of virtue AND Century Project.