Lord help me, I simply cannot say no to a farming simulator, especially if it gives me the Stardew Valley-like freedom to leave at any time, beat up thugs for a few hours, then come back to harvest some crops as a 'break.' Eventually, you might even realise that the designers are trying to do something here with Like a Dragon Ishin's distractions - they want you to lose yourself in the problems of this world.
Tying it all together is 'Another Life' - a farm mode. The best tactic is really just to lean into it all, let the game take you wherever it wants, and enjoy it like you would a change in lifestyle for 80-100 hours until the platinum pops and you realise you haven’t eaten real food in days.After a while, I found it impossible to shake loose from these systems, even at times when I desperately wanted to plough on with the story a little. That’s really as good as I’ve got, this will just take hours upon hours to platinum no matter how you approach it. You can also complete the Battle Dungeon mode earlier for easier resources and better superpowers. What tactics can be used to earn this platinum sooner? Well, I recommend farming strawberries or ginseng as soon as possible to bump up your income, which you can trade for a few better weapons and armour that will make the fights a tiny bit easier. You can leave no single stone unturned: beat the story, the minigames, the side games, the side stories, the little mundane activities, the bonus content, the bonus-bonus content - all of it.
#LIKE A DRAGON ISHIN GINSENG SERIES#
Trophy TacticsWhen it comes to Like a Dragon Ishin trophies, everything that TT’s Sean Lawson wrote about the Yakuza series trophies back in September 2022 remains utterly true. Play the game as the designers intended by investing bit by bit in its world and, before even a quarter of the game’s story or missions are finished, you’ll find yourself equipped with the weapon loadout that will carry you through to the final boss. Sure, as with any good action RPG, you can simply not equip these game-breaking advantages - the advantages aren’t the actual problem, it’s the ease with which you can attain them. Pair these moves with one of the lesser elemental weapons and then all you have to do is hit your opponent a few times, watch as they burst into flames, wail on them with your superpowers as they writhe around on the ground, then rinse and repeat until the fight ends. Trooper Cards give Sakamoto Ryoma super moves that can be spammed at enemies incessantly or used to grant you fight-winning buffs. It is also embarrassingly easy to break the combat in Like a Dragon Ishin, especially with the original game’s Trooper Cards being freely available outside the game’s Battle Dungeon mode this time around. Eventually, you’ll find that most enemies are only dependably beatable with the block of your sword, forcing you to rely on the Swordsman style - the most balanced and least exciting of all the combat styles Sakamoto Ryoma has at his disposal. While swords and guns do seem like a significant change for the series at first, the gulf between each style’s approach means there’s far less overlap when engaging in fights, which makes changing strategies and fighting styles on-the-fly far less of an option.
#LIKE A DRAGON ISHIN GINSENG PS4#
Ishin is a current-gen remaster of a 2014 Japan-only PS4 game and was built upon the bones of Yakuza 5, so returning players who enjoyed the faster-moving fights from Yakuza 6 or Yakuza Kiwami might tangibly feel the series taking a few steps back. Spend enough time with the combat and you'll find holes big enough to poke a katana through, particularly if you've played recent Yakuza games. You'll spend upwards of 60% of your time in Ishin engaged in combat, as almost every side activity will eventually burst into a brawl at some point or another, and simply walking from A to B will result in at least one fight with thugs. That said, Like a Dragon Ishin can feel a little restrictive compared to later games in the series. The flashy over-the-top charms and eminently masterable difficulty ensure that players new and returning are bound to have a good time fighting their way through Sakamoto Ryoma’s world. Even with a sword and a gun, Ishin’s combat manages to retain much of the arcade-brawling strengths of its predecessors. Combat is without a doubt the most consistently good element of any Like a Dragon game, and Like a Dragon Ishin is no exception on that front.
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