Poll of the Day > i do not understand which game is which and where in the yakuza series

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we have a handful of yakuza games, except now it's called like a dragon? but wait no they're two separate entities? with three different series?

this shit is convoluted for no reason lmao

Yeah, its not worth thinking about

Main numbered series: Traditional series, chronologically take place in order (0 - 6)
Kiwami: Remakes of 1 and 2 to be more like 0 and the latter games.
Like a Dragon: Continuation of the main numbered series, but with a new protagonist. Plays more like a traditional JRPG rather then a beat-em-up. Also what the main numbered series is called in Japan (and what the development studio's name translates to from Japanese)
Issen: re-imagining of the main numbered and Like a Dragon series, but in feudal Japan instead of modern times.
Judgement: Spin-off series in the same universe, but no relation to the main series.

I think that covers everything I know. Feel free to ask clarifying questions.

I've got like half a dozen Yakuza games and I've put maybe a half hour into one of them..

Everyone says they're good games

It's not complicated at all there's 0-7 then gaiden and ishin is a spinoff in feudal Japan. 0-7 and gaiden are all the same continuity along with infinite wealth which is 8 coming out next year

like a dragon is just the English translation of the original Japanese title, its all the same series

ryu ga gotoku = like a dragon, it's what the games have been called all along in japanese

the upcoming Infinite Wealth will be literally the only single mainline game without a number in the title (ishin, gaiden, and dead souls are sidestories/AU shit)