Yakuza Kiwami 3 will apparently feature "major hints" about where the Like a Dragon series is heading, despite being a PS5 and PS4 remake of a PS3 title.
This is according to RGG Studio director Masayoshi Yokoyama, who isn't a stranger to saying stuff that'll make Yakuza fans sit up and take notice.
"It contains some major hints about the future direction of the series," Yokoyama told GameWatch (as translated by Automaton).
He continues: "We haven’t officially announced anything related to that yet. But once you play it, I think you’ll get an idea, or rather, a pretty solid sense of what we intend to do with the series going forward."
Honestly, it's one hell of a quote, and it immediately makes us wonder if there's much more to Yakuza Kiwami 3 than meets the eye.
Indeed, Yokoyama almost seems to double down on just how important Kiwami 3 is to the franchise, stating: "If you think Yakuza Kiwami 3 is just a remake, you’d be hugely mistaken."
Now, again, Yokoyama has a bit of a history when it comes to hyping things up — it is part of his job as both a director and an executive producer, after all — but we don't think he'd be going this hard if there wasn't something more to Kiwami 3.
We also need to remember that the remake bundles in a whole new expansion-like story called Dark Ties, where you play as Yakuza 3 antagonist Yoshitaka Mine. Yokoyama could, to some extent, be referring to Dark Ties' inclusion.
So, could Kiwami 3 have new plot bits and pieces that tie into future games? Or maybe Yokoyama's on about gameplay-related mechanics and systems? It's impossible to say at this point, but the man clearly knows how to stir up interest.
Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties is still set to release on the 12th February, but will you be booking a trip to Okinawa? Wear your best holiday shirt in the comments section below.
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