| Ryū ga Gotoku Ishin! | |
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| Developer(s) | Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio |
| Publisher(s) | Sega |
| Director(s) | Hiroyuki Sakamoto |
| Producer(s) | Masayoshi Yokoyama |
| Programmer(s) | Koji Tokieda |
| Artist(s) | Nobuaki Mitake |
| Writer(s) | Masayoshi Yokoyama |
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| Series | Like a Dragon |
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| Genre(s) | Action-adventure, hack and slash |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Ryū ga Gotoku Ishin![a] is an action-adventure video game developed by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio and published by Sega for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4. It is a spin-off of the Like a Dragon series, formerly and commonly known in English localization as Yakuza and the first game in the series to drop the name “Yakuza” in favor of a direct translation of the original name in its western release. It was released on February 22, 2014, exclusively in Japan, serving as a launch title for the PlayStation 4. A remake, Like a Dragon: Ishin!,[b] was released in February 2023 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. It was developed using Unreal Engine 4, and received a worldwide release unlike the original game.
Set in the chaotic Bakumatsu (1853–1867) phase of the Late Edo period, players take on the role of Sakamoto Ryōma, who is distressed resulting from conflicting pressures and uncertainty about one's self and role in the society. Being embroiled in the middle of a Tosa coup d'état and bent on finding the murderer who assassinated his father figure, Ryōma burrows himself with a hidden identity in the streets of Kyo and joins the grim Shinsengumi.
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