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Like a Dragon: Ishin!

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Like a Dragon: Ishin!
Like a Dragon: Ishin! cover
Developers
Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio
Publishers
Sega
Engines
Unreal Engine 4[Note 1]
Release dates
Windows February 21, 2023
Reception
Metacritic 79
OpenCritic 82
IGDB 80
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Action, Hack and slash, Brawler, Mini-games, Open world
Art styles Realistic
Themes Historical, Japan
Series Yakuza (Like a Dragon)
Like a Dragon: Ishin! on HowLongToBeat
Like a Dragon: Ishin! on IGDB
Like a Dragon: Ishin! guide on StrategyWiki
Like a Dragon: Ishin! on Wikipedia
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Like a Dragon: Ishin! is a singleplayer third-person action, hack and slash, brawler, mini-games and open world game in the Yakuza (Like a Dragon) series.

It is a remake of Ryu ga Gotoku Ishin!, originally released on PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 in 2014 only in Japan.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
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Digital Deluxe Edition also available.
Windows
Humble Store
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Digital Deluxe Edition also available.
Windows
Microsoft Store
Microsoft Store
Xbox Play Anywhere. Digital Deluxe Edition also available.
Windows
Steam
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Digital Deluxe Edition also available.
Windows
All versions require Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM.[2]

Monetization

Type Notes
One-time game purchase The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

No microtransactions information; you can edit this page to add it.

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Pre-Purchase Bonus Weapons Pre-order only
Windows
Dragon’s Clutch Katana Free
Windows
Elite Generals Trooper Card Bundle Free
Windows
Dragon of Dojima Skin Digital Deluxe Edition only
Windows
Gun Upgrade Materials Kit Digital Deluxe Edition only
Windows
Ryoma Growth Support Kit Digital Deluxe Edition only
Windows
Shinsengumi Captain's Set Digital Deluxe Edition only
Windows
Sword Upgrade Materials Kit Digital Deluxe Edition only
Windows
Third Division Armament Expansion Kit Digital Deluxe Edition only
Windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %APPDATA%\SEGA\LikeADragonIshin\<user-id>\system\
%LOCALAPPDATA%\LikeaDragonIshin\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1805480/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %APPDATA%\SEGA\LikeADragonIshin\<user-id>\
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1805480/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

Display settings
Display settings
Graphics settings
Graphics settings

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Aspect ratios narrower than 16:9 are letterboxed.
Multi-monitor
Pillarboxed to 16:9.
Ultra-widescreen
While in-engine cutscenes and heat actions will still be pillarboxed, 21:9 and 32:9 are achievable in regular gameplay. Place the contents of this folder (link pending) into <game directory>/Content/Paks, open up <game directory>/Binaries/Win64/LikeaDragonIshin-Win64-Shipping.exe in a hex editor and replace all instances of of 3B 8E E3 3F with 8E E3 18 40 for 21:9 or 39 8E 63 40 for 32:9.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
FOV slider has no numerical reference. Default is at about 50%.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Cursor movement is restricted to the game window while in focus. Automatically minimizes when focus is lost.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
[3]
Anti-aliasing (AA)
TAA. Cannot be disabled in the options menu.
High-fidelity upscaling
FSR 2.1, XeSS

FSR 2.1 has a sharpness slider, though the UI does not show a numerical value for sharpness.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
On/off toggle.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Cutscenes and minigames are capped at 30 FPS.
Framerate can be capped up to 120 FPS, or unlimited.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the engine page to force native HDR output, or the glossary page for other alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)
Color blind mode
3 pre-configured options.
The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.

Input

Gameplay settings
Gameplay settings

Audio

Audio settings
Audio settings
Accessibility settings
Accessibility settings

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Master, music, sound effects, and dialogue volumes can all be adjusted independently.
Surround sound
Up to 5.1 surround.
Subtitles
Cannot be disabled on non-Japanese languages.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Enabled if "Auto-Pause when Exiting Focus" in Gameplay Settings is set to Type 1.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Spanish

Issues unresolved

Shader compilation stutter

The game suffers from shader compilation related stutters during gameplay; this occurs whenever a new effect is displayed and thus whenever a new shader has to be compiled.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 12
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics PhysX
Audio Ogg Vorbis
Cutscenes Criware

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5-3470 3.2 GHz
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 3.1 GHz
System memory (RAM) 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 60 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 960
AMD Radeon RX 460
2 GB of VRAM
DirectX 12 compatible
A 64-bit operating system is required.
Minimum system requirements are for 1080p 30 FPS on Low settings; recommended system requirements are for 1080p 60 FPS on High settings.
Requires a CPU which supports the AVX and SSE4.2 instruction set.


Notes

  1. Unreal Engine 4 engine build: 4.27.2[1]
  2. 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References

  1. Verified by User:Cadenzaplus on 2023-02-17
  2. Like a Dragon: Ishin! on Steam - last accessed on 2023-01-21
    "Incorporates 3rd-party DRM: Denuvo"
  3. Verified by User:Fayaine on 2023-02-17
    Tested by setting the Texture Quality to different presets. No apparent change to the amount of AF tho there is some AF being used at all times. If i had to guess x4 at most. Changing settings further brought no changes.