Reviews of Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio Developed Games

Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth key art featuring two figureing holding bottles of liquor as a glowing golden kana character floating between them on a blue aura cloud
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Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Review - Top Tier Questing

It gets to a certain point in a long-running series where the latest entries stop resembling the originals. Luckily, that’s not an issue Like a Dragon has to contend with because it would be…

January 23, 2024 | 07:51 EST

The logo for Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, showing Kazuma Kiryu in a black suit lighting a cigarette.
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Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name Review – Yakuza Greatest Hits

To an extent, writing this Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name review feels unnecessary. The game feels less like a fully-fledged Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios title and more like a premium…

November 6, 2023 | 10:00 EST

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Like a Dragon: Ishin! Review

Sega’s Like a Dragon franchise has gone from strength over the years, gaining a number of ports and remakes as its popularity grew. But there were two games that seemed like they would never make…

February 17, 2023 | 10:00 EST

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Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania Review

Sometimes, a series will stay really niche even if it deserves to be more popular. That’s why no one will listen to me when I preach the gospel of Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg anymore. It’s sort…

September 29, 2021 | 12:00 EDT

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Lost Judgment Review

With the Judgment franchise carrying the 3D brawler torch while Yakuza continues down the turn-based path, Lost Judgment has major shoes to fill. While still suffering from a case of franchise…

September 16, 2021 | 09:00 EDT

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Judgment Review

10 years since the donning of the Ryu ga Gotoku Studios label, the Japanese outfit headed by Toshihiro Nagoshi has seen massive growth. While the talent's roots date back much earlier, its rebranding…

April 30, 2021 | 11:00 EDT

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Yakuza: Like a Dragon Review

The creativity of the developers at Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio truly knows no bounds. Yakuza: Like a Dragon sheds the series’ beat-’em-up roots to shake up the formula with JRPG mechanics. While the…

November 4, 2020 | 08:00 EST