Like a Dragon: The Man Who Erased his Name | Review Thread

[John Elden Ring]

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Game Information​

Game Title: Like a Dragon: The Man Who Erased His Name


Platforms:

• PlayStation 5 (November 9, 2023)
• Xbox Series X/S (November 9 2023)
• PC (November 9, 2023)

Reviews Roundup:

MetaCritic: 82/100 - Based on 19 Reviews

OpenCritic - 85 average - 100% recommended - 9 reviews

Critic Reviews:​

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AnaitGames - Víctor Manuel Martínez García - Spanish - 7 / 10

As an intermission or appetizer before the next big installment of the series, the Ryu ga Gotoku Studio Studio pays tribute to Kazuma Kiryu with a minor but hard to resist installment.

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Cerealkillerz - German - 8.2 / 10

Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name offers the usual high class story, which demands some knowledge from the previous Yakuza entries. The agent abilities insert themselves perfectly into the combat and there are also again, a lot of sidequests to do, sadly without much new elements. This short trip to Sotenbori is a must have for fans of the series but will be difficult for Newcomers to get into.

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Final Weapon - Raul Ochoa - 4.5 / 5

Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name delivers an impactful story through the perspective of Kazuma Kiryu, the beloved protagonist of the Yakuza/Like a Dragon series. In preparation for Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Gaiden bridges an important gap in the timeline while providing additional context with new characters that enter the fold. Meanwhile, Gaiden introduces various improvements to the signature combat system and many hours of compelling content as a can't-miss entry in the series.

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GameSpot - Michael Higham - 8 / 10

RGG Studio's latest action-brawler is a captivating and emotional look at Kiryu's life that offers a 'greatest hits' of the series' gameplay.

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God is a Geek - Chris White - 9 / 10

Like A Dragon Gaiden has one of the better stories of the series, acting as a love letter to Kiryu that fans are going to fall in love with.

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PCMag - 4 / 5

Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name is another excellent entry in the Yakuza/Like a Dragon series, one that's packed to the gills with crime drama, oddball humor, and many mini-games.

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Shacknews - Lexi Luddy - 9 / 10

Having now completed every side mission, substory, and objective in a little over 25 hours, I can only hope Ryu Ga Gotoku learns from this game and works on more bite-sized spin-offs fleshing out the rest of this universe roster of loveable weirdos, gallant heroes, and snarling villains.

 

[Bryank75]

No word on the terrible voice acting... seems suspicious.

 

[reziel]

I find it ironic that the review scores are currently higher on Playstation then Xbox or PC right now wonder why that is?

 

[John Elden Ring]

I find it ironic that the review scores are currently higher on Playstation then Xbox or PC right now wonder why that is?

Less reviews.

 

[reziel]

Less reviews.

Lol now there are before when I posted Xbox and Playstation were 11 critics each.

 

[KiryuRealty]

No word on the terrible voice acting... seems suspicious.

Maybe the reviewers played in in Japanese, since most game critics lack the faculties to change default settings.

 

[Bryank75]

Maybe the reviewers played in in Japanese, since most game critics lack the facilities to change default settings.

Probably... hopefully. I don't think anyone should have to listen to YongYea do voiceacting.

 

[JAHGamer]

No word on the terrible voice acting... seems suspicious.

the english voice acting isn't available at launch , i hope it never comes

 

[KiryuRealty]

Probably... hopefully. I don't think anyone should have to listen to YongYea do voiceacting.

Ok, now I want to have all the original Yakuza games dubbed by Matt Berry as Kiryu and Noel Fielding as Majima. Julian Barrat as Saejima as a bonus.

 

[Bryank75]

Ok, now I want to have all the original Yakuza games dubbed by Matt Berry as Kiryu and Noel Fielding as Majima. Julian Barrat as Saejima as a bonus.

I would play them over and over if that happened.

 

[KiryuRealty]

I would play them over and over if that happened.

It would be awesome if they even did the original US localization of Yakuza 1 with them replacing the original actors from that dub.

 

[Say1nMan]

Probably... hopefully. I don't think anyone should have to listen to YongYea do voiceacting.

Beat Spider Man 2 last week and saw YongYea's name in the credits then proceeded to almost throw my controller down to the floor. If this dude does a review for Like a Dragon: Gaiden that will be one funny conflict of interest.

 

[ethomaz]

Not bad but looks like these games are below the originals.

 

[Systemshock2023]

This you tuber caste is getting to places where they should not. Yong yea ffs...

 

[anonpuffs]

Beat Spider Man 2 last week and saw YongYea's name in the credits then proceeded to almost throw my controller down to the floor. If this dude does a review for Like a Dragon: Gaiden that will be one funny conflict of interest.

what did yongyea do for SM2? did he voice some minor npc?

 

[anonpuffs]

This you tuber caste is getting to places where they should not. Yong yea ffs...

yeah I have nothing against the guy but his voice acting skills are basically just a step above being amateur level

 

[JAHGamer]

what did yongyea do for SM2? did he voice some minor npc?

Yes

 

[Jim Ryan]

 

[Swift_Star]

I’ll play this with Japanese VA, so I don’t care a int the dub. I’ve been playing this series for a long time now and am too used to kiryu’s voice.

 

[anonpuffs]

oh my god it's horrible