Yakuza Like a Dragon: here is the gameplay in ITALIAN.

Yakuza: Like a Dragon will have the lyrics localized in Italian. A main episode of the SEGA series hadn't had our language for years, since the only precedent is the first chapter of 2006, in addition to the recent spin-off Judgment. This is a very important feature, especially when we consider the traditional, huge amount of dialogue present in the game, which discourages anyone who does not chew English perfectly.

Well, we were able to take a preview look at almost a hour of gameplay captured by the Italian version and these are our impressions on the news of this strange episode. The video opens immediately with a fight, involving the protagonist of the adventure, Ichiban Kasuga, and his companions: Koichi Adachi, Yu Nanba and Saeko Mukuoda.The place where the fight takes place is the inside of a bar, and the mechanics are the turn-based ones of traditional jRPGs: a real revolution compared to the historical action vocation of the series.

The first element you notice is the graphic interface translated into Italian, which shows on the screen the options available as soon as the turn of one of the party characters arrives: Attack, Defense, Techniques, Other or Keep. immediately a window with the list of all possible maneuvers, also translated into Italian with a short description.

A few moments are enough to eloquently demonstrate the solidity of a system that rests on very well-tested foundations, given the broad Japanese tradition with the genre. first performing a special technique and then proceeding with a simple physical attack.

There is also no shortage of support actions, with which to restore energy points or health of team members.Naturally, even the enemies have tricks up their sleeves. After nearly three minutes, Zheng is still standing and so Ichiban resorts to an alternative strategy, opting for special moves.

By selecting the "Other" item from the options, the character accesses three further possibilities: Change Character, Items and Pestfriends. It is the latter choice that is made: Ichiban takes his cell phone and calls a wiry friend on the fly. "I choose you!", He exclaims after selecting the contact, who in an instant bursts on the scene.

This is Gary "Buster" Holmes, for friends Mr. Fists of Steel: an old acquaintance of Yakuza fans, who appeared in several episodes as a gladiator in the Florist's Colosseum as well as a worker at Majima Construction. He is equipped with two spiked spheres , which he uses to hit the boss with great violence, inflict a certain amount of damage and then disappear into thin air.

After all, it always happens like this with the pestamici: a hit and go. Among the extra activities that will characterize the campaign there is also the search for a job through the employment office.This feature works like the traditional jobs of the jRPG: in the course of history new jobs are unlocked, but you can only access them satisfying some requirements.

In this way you learn different skills to use in combat and you also get a peculiar aesthetic appearance thanks to the uniform linked to that specific job.In the video we see how Koichi can aspire to be a detective, bodyguard or supervisor of a construction site, work that in the end chooses.

In the next sequence, during the fight with a gang of thugs, the implications of what has been said so far are discovered: Ichiban is dressed in a smart suit, Yu is wearing casual dancer-style clothes, Koichi wields a large hammer and Saeko is in secretary uniform Their moves are modified according to work activity, staging absurd and over the top sequences.

In short, the localization in Italian will not be the only novelty of Yakuza: Like a Dragon. The traditional formula of the franchise has been revolutionized through the introduction of RPG mechanics with turn-based combat and professions: everything is managed in a very interesting way, but the new turn-based system will definitely be metabolized ..