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YAKUZA ISHIN
Yakuza as a series isn’t afraid to experiment. Some might say that that only became the case recently, with Yakuza: Like a Dragon, but even during the long period where the series stuck with its brawler formula, it was still doing some pretty weird and experimental stuff every now and then. Yakuza Ishin, for example, took that formula into the twilight years of the Edo period in Japan, putting players in the shoes of a samurai. Ishin was, of course, not the first game in the series to do that, following in the footsteps of Yakuza Kenzan, and those who’ve played them will tell you that both games deserve more attention. Here’s hoping the duo eventually gets localized in the not-too-distant future.
