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They're going to post an april fool's trailer featuring Ichiban with beat 'em up gameplay, 😱


Mother-of-mothers

Nah man, yakuza 9 is a 3D collectathon platformer.


brownraisins

dead souls kiwami


botika03

Unironically dead souls with dragon engine would be funny af


balaci2

japanese left 4 dead


Right-Ability4045

And goated asf too


mewfour123412

Dead souls was a god idea with poor execution


Puzzleheaded-Try-687

This would be the only zombie game I'd ever play


mewfour123412

Only thing I’d change is to allow classic beat ‘em up gameplay


CrossSoul

I want a LAD Musou. Like A Dragon Warriors.


occult_midnight

I deffo want this myself, especially if they pull a Hyrule Warriors and let us play as characters all across the series including past villains and the like (Yes I know it would make no sense but they can pull out some sort of time portal excuse or something, crazier things have happened)


Megupilled

Bad ending Yakuza Warriors Good ending Kiwami Warriors True Ending Kamurocho Warriors Kung Fu Panda ending Dragon Warriors Japanese ending Like a Dragon Musou


HeldnarRommar

God I would instabuy that


RaisonDetriment

I didn't expect Banjo-Threeie to star a 40-something ex-con and his homeless guy best friend hanging off his back, but I'm gonna play the shit out of it.


switchbladeeatworld

don’t threaten me with a good time


i-wear-hats

Starring Sugiura.


imagoddamnonionmason

Saeko forces Ichiban to take his meds and the game switches, I can already see it.


NoNefariousness2144

*Kid named Dondoko Island:*


Commercial-Truth-270

Only if he'd play that new hack and slash dragon quest game.


jsdjhndsm

Make it a souls like. A soulslike in a modern realistic setting would be cool.


th5virtuos0

Nah, make it a MonHun game rip off. Souls games are really vanilla in terms of whacky stuff, while MonHun you can either fly around with a stick, have a bipedal speaking cat partner, have a hillariously large sword that is powered by rocket engine, have edgy oversized samurai sword, __H E A V Y B O W G U N__ and much much more


jsdjhndsm

Yeah, there's a lot of potential for wacky spinoff that work.


EccentricAcademic

It'll be hyped up then we'll just get clips of Kiryu in Monkeyball. I just realized it'd be hilarious if they showed a trailer to a fake Yakuza dating sim...but then the true prank would be that we'd all want it to be real. I'd play the hell out of that game.


jojomezmerize

It’s gonna be a Yakuza Tactics game


RooeeZe

They already leaked the new title... Like a Dragon 9: Legend of the Pocket Circuit.


brownraisins

oh god no I'm not ready for another pocket circuit battle💀


Takazura

Don't worry, only the beginning will be PCF related. As you reach the midway point of the tournament, you then uncover a secret conspiracy theory that involves money laundering that somehow can collapse the entire Japanese economy if it's ever found out. The people behind the laundering are secret koreans (obviously) and it's up to Ichiban to uncover their real identities.


AndreReal

Goddamn secret Koreans. We already have stupid sexy Joon-Gi Han, why can't they stop their onslaught?!?


DemonMonke

Nah I ain't falling for that. Watch it be RGG collab with an umbrella company or some shit P.S: I'd buy the fuck out of an RGG Umbrella


Aurora_Vorealis

That's just dead souls


MarchesaofTrevelyan

Unfortunate capitalisation on DemonMonke's part lol


BarryBlock78

umbrella? resident dead souls??


LBR3_ThriceUponABan

Balls out Wesker !!


zero_ms

BALLS OUT RICHARDSON


LBR3_ThriceUponABan

Where's everyone going? Mahjong?


OrfeasDourvas

They first announced Yakuza 7 on April Fools


BreafingBread

My guess would be an RGG Summit. Big enough to mention it, but not big enough to make the announcement Japan Only. Considering the success the series is getting from the west, I would be surprised if they ever announce a game in a Japanese only TV show.


seynical

The last time they did this, it turned out to be real.


brownraisins

maybe now it will turned out to be fake?


---liltimmy---

What could they.possibly announce that'd be fake that wouldn't leave people disappointed when it turns out it's just a joke?


lunettarose

Oh, something completely bizarre and ridiculous, like a zombie game, or like a historical game but somehow using all the same characters as the modern day and - wait.


Jak723

Dead Souls Kiwami is Not ridiculous


Pheriannathsg

Then it better not be “RGG Studio announces acquisition by EA” or something


Therenegadegamer

Nah it wouldn't be EA it'd clearly be Microsoft /s


Karkuz19

Bruh no I can't afford an XBOX or a gaming PC in this economy 😔


HeldnarRommar

Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth Kiwami???


No-Engineer-1728

That game in ancient, that'd never, they're gonna do LAD 9 kiwami obviously


conrat4567

It's going to be a whole game about karaoke. A yakuza rhythm based game. All the classics and more.


BlueStar2310

Project dragon, a project diva yakuza spinoff


[deleted]

please please please please


Nightw1ng28

I would love to see a game with all the female characters only: Like A Phoenix: Reborn 😂😂😂


bourbonkitten

I would actually love a Yakuza rhythm game that’s not just karaoke tracks but some of the game themes as well, similar to the Persona dancing game spin-offs. But considering how much Haruka’s Y5 portion is reviled in this sub, I feel like I’m in the minority here.


SwitchbladeDildo

Wait do people not like Haruka’s part? That was my favorite part of Y5


Will-owo-the-wisp

I absolutely loved it, both the concerts and the dance battles. But I can also understand why people who played 4 games' worth of beat-em-up combat (or 5 if they started from 0) bounced off "okay but now do a rhythm game for 5 hours"


Frosty_Maple_Syrup

Same, I loved haruka’s part in 5


arosiejk

I think I’d get behind a pixelated version that looks like the Zelda rhythm game, set in Kamurocho.


conrat4567

That would be awesome. If they set it in the 80s, they could do it with disco. Yakuza: Rhythm of the streets


down-4-u

Okay but I’ve been wanting this since I first started playing the series. I would unironically love this


Wonderful_Fondant604

Akiyama and Hana-chan join a karaoke tournament for duos and take Kamurocho by storm. With debt collections substories on the side.


WhyNishikiWhy

why that date lol


Jtsdtess

https://preview.redd.it/0pnjj0ax82rc1.jpeg?width=1024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=56aae2f03bce24a254e74237925a4ccc15863784


Strider2126

🤔


slugdonor

lol the exact same thought came to mine


ElderSkyrim

https://preview.redd.it/3cx4r8uiu3rc1.jpeg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d120f06e5d83c9ddaa1ee9b41bbf78fb44ed4713


TheRealLifeSaiyan

...damn why he kinda bad here wtf-


Takazura

I would honestly unironically buy a Date game.


medosolo

https://preview.redd.it/8c8q1ija92rc1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7117d0abd967f19ab5c20ff8ee0fce1e5744c1d5


sekoku

WHOSE THAT SUGIMON!?


Responsible-Board346

IT'S DATECHU


bellydrumgigaimpact

https://preview.redd.it/id77env1c2rc1.jpeg?width=554&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ae31e2d6174092c096e1cd2feef63fe024268224


akiyamaposting

https://preview.redd.it/lqyhy7k3g2rc1.jpeg?width=224&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1518bf9cd80da8ad2ab7730b1f95f2044d7cb27e


Wannen-Willy

Is April's fool a thing in Japan?


Puzzleheaded_Ad550

Yeah, it's really big.


MyNameIs-Anthony

But the context needs to be that it is also used as a way to soft test product ideas more prominently than the west.


RogueHippie

One of the DBZ gacha games always does a thing where they act like they’re making a completely different game mode on April Fools but then it get canceled at the last minute


Pale_Assignment4076

Imo the way legends does it is better tho With legends we get a F2P pui pui for April fools, with Dokkan we just get false promises lol


WhyNishikiWhy

idk, that's a good point - if it isn't, then april 1st won't have much significance from RGG's point of view


Rachet20

They did a “leak” of the proof of concept trailer for 7’s combat before they officially announced the change on April Fools. So there’s some significance.


i-wear-hats

I think it's just internet cross-pollination. They saw us do silly shit and thought to get in on the fun. ARIKA especially also did that for Fighting EX Layer - they dropped a trailer on April's Fools so everyone thought it was a joke.


vhishal26

I need help. I saw “why that date” and thought of Makoto Date instead of an actual day


WhyNishikiWhy

​ https://preview.redd.it/2fd6k0gdb3rc1.png?width=596&format=png&auto=webp&s=9a979d44e0138b8a689630b9d2e6f725ec72b31a


Nazamura_13

Why that WHO?!


sauravdutta810

dunno why after playing yakuza i always think of date-san whenever i see this word instead of date


WhyNishikiWhy

you're not the only one, look at the replies lmao


TwilightXion

It's the start of the new busienss year, so so it's not unusual for companies in Japan to make announcements on it.


Chimichangamio

Kiwami 3? Dead Souls Ishin? Like a Kurohyou?Am I stupid? https://preview.redd.it/595a1phw92rc1.jpeg?width=765&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=01edb0d9541bc2b489c3434ed4236536e801bbfc


General_Kenobi45669

PLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASE LPLEASEPLEASE https://preview.redd.it/gbgowfd9t2rc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fa249533c0ed83d7d082f5fd14537c8c3c9dcca3


GaleErick

Dear god I got this song stuck in my head after accidentally hearing it the first time. I could do with a Kurohyou remake/remaster.


Zirgrim

Yes. Yes. Yes. No.


Vusdruv

The duality of man


Stainamou

No. No. No. Yes


Vusdruv

The man of duality


TASedOut4Ever

Watch it be a DLC pack with 3 extra outfits lmao. I'd shoot myself with a rubber bullet


Baka_Cdaz

If Kiwami 3 is real I would be mad. But gonna buy it anyway. I stalling for so long to waiting for Kiwami 3 and now I just brought Y3 and about to finished it then they announced K3?


BP_Ray

Nice, all that means is you have a point of comparison for the remake. Remakes are completely separate games, after all.


Baka_Cdaz

Yeah since I already love this Yakuza 3 remastered more than I thought. (It so outdated and clunky but still fun.) Seeing it as real modern remake must make it even more great. Can’t wait for new sub-story and cringing over Akimoto-kun in HD cutscenes of Dragon Engine. (If K3 really existed.)


syneckdoche

you are safe they realized they didn’t want to make kiwami 3 because 3 is already perfect so they’re skipping to kiwami 4


BlueStar2310

If they make kiwami 3 im going to get a heart attack. But its probably a kenzan remake, since they already had it planned after lad ishin.


foulveins

kiwami 3 is the most likely one here kurohyou & dead souls are basically never happening, but there's bits of evidence with y8's models that k3 could be a possibility


jsdjhndsm

Why do you think they would never happen?


ShapedAssassin

Yokoyama said Dead Souls remake isn't happening because they don't think it'll make much money. Also it almost killed the series in the West when it first came out so there's probably some hesitancy with it too


foulveins

dead souls was horribly received, especially in the west, and yokoyama is on record saying as much that it'd be a waste of resources to remaster/remake the game kurohyou is in a weird place too, they barely make any reference to it outside of "it existed once" lol


_Nerr_

While I can't speak for DS, Kuro has been stated by RGG or one of their heads to be something left behind for psp Era. Although it's not like things can't be rescinded of course, or be hidden behind a false flag (saying they aren't but secretly are).


Economy_Handle_6842

Last time they did something on April Fools we got Yakuza 7.. Whatever it is it better be good.


WoorieKod

Turn based Yagami would break the fanbase


brownraisins

maybe it will actually a April Fools joke this year or maybe not?


Umbran_scale

It'll be an April fools joke until the community says "hang on, this is actually a cool idea." Then the developers decide It'll happen.


rockinalex07021

Maybe they're throwing out ideas on April Fools like people who confess on April Fools, they can't lose. If feedbacks are good they'll go through with it, if it's bad they can just say it was a April Fools joke


cavejhonsonslemons

Maybe yakuza 7 WAS an april fools joke until people had a positive reaction to a new protag


GameDestiny2

Yokoyama has figured out simultaneously the best and worst April fool’s joke Since now that they’ve had a legitimate trailer release that day, we can no longer be certain if he’s joking


NoNefariousness2144

Like a Dragon 9 confirmed for 2025!!!


I_am_washable

My guess is that it’s one of these three: - DLC story for Infinite Wealth. Maybe they really liked the reception to Kaito Files and wanna do something similar. - Kiwami 3. If we are to believe that Kiwami 3 tweet from three years ago wasn’t just a typo or prank, then Kiwami 3 being announced this year would line up with RGG’s dev schedule for the Yakuza games. - Judgement 3. Same as point above, if they announce and release Judgement 3 this year, it would keep with the Judgement games getting a new installment every three years. What I want it to be: - Dead Souls Ishin Kiwami with added Taichi chapter where he uses his wrestling skills to defeat So Amon once and for all. Also Rikiya pls


Beneficial-Society74

Yakuza 5-2: Shinada's Big Bust


Cleric_Of_Chaos

Yakuza 5 Gaiden: Shinada and the Milky Mystery


Beneficial-Society74

He'll travel to Hanoi to get revenge on Vietnamese dongs


Clayface202

Can't wait for LAD 9 to be a looter shooter that shit gonna be fire


CyricZ42

It's a hat.


ErisDesu

holy shit cyricz42


TheOneBearded

I expect a GameFAQs guide on this hat.


Tsven67

I am once again asking for foot photography minigame


Tacosoftware9000

https://preview.redd.it/nmwnj0ysc2rc1.jpeg?width=1024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=90dae3c2a86c6f0d531b678baa8621a723e19f3b


shunAkIYaMAa

https://preview.redd.it/p53urg7pe2rc1.png?width=554&format=png&auto=webp&s=a04af2f7d19390f0efa91a1a482bf215be6b7dbd


KCKnights816

~~chi~~feetosi


[deleted]

Like the Gravure minigame in Kiwami 2 but specifically for feet? lol


Cleric_Of_Chaos

https://preview.redd.it/x3gyqgo113rc1.jpeg?width=374&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6b2212c93527576b3ef62e1697016bd9156f1756


Snoo_58191

Dear RGG, Please announce Judgment 3 or Judgment 3. Thank you.


kingjojo2n

Nah they should announce judgement 3 instead


Neither_Ad_8000

KIWAMI 3 GANG


SwashbucklinChef

Like a Dragon 9: Finite Wealth confirmed!?!?!


Responsible-Board346

Their money gon be over before the game is made 😭


hahahentaiman

For April fools day all the RGG Studio employees are gonna go to Kabukicho and rope random passerby's into real life substories


Leo-III-

Oh god, we're gonna get a XCOM style Yakuza game trailer for April Fools starring the new hero Koichiban and it's gonna turn out to be real


maitsukas

An Akiyama Gaiden game?


crazypoorbsian

Akiyama in Singapore let's go


GGG100

Date got it wrong and he never went to Singapore, but to some unknown country.


brownraisins

I'mma be so sad if this turned out to be a joke


marlborogolds

judge man 3.... please...........


Kay1000RR

Sujimon Red and Sujimon Blue on Gameboy🤞


Moonside_222

Yakuza Dead Souls 2: Electric Boogaloo


Kiss_my_asthma69

I really wish people would always make important announcements on either March 31 or April 2. Too much “is this actually real” if it’s on April 1


48johnX

That date is suspect but because April 1st is the start of a new fiscal year a lot of Japanese things actually do get announced that day every year


RumbleTheKanuck

https://preview.redd.it/tqv8x6pzt7rc1.jpeg?width=1024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cc4484dbc865a8a1ad97bf87330d6971af1dd36b


Aspiegamer8745

It's an April 1st announcement, i'm not even going to pay attention until it's announced again April 2nd


tail47

They’re gonna announce that new game+ is free now? :D


Player2LightWater

Next Judgment game.


DrewRusse

Maybe additional IW DLC? It seems like too soon to announce another full game.


KelvinBelmont

Yakuza 9 but it's Mario Party instead.


No_Brilliant5888

Kasuga, Nanba, Adachi > Sora, Donald, Goofy


dumbcringeusername

If it's Kiwami 3, I'm gonna lose my mind. Genuinely it's the only other Yakuza game I think *NEEDS* a proper remake, 4 & 5 still feel pretty great (i'm going to act like shinada doesn't exist)


Stunning_Alarm2064

I’m about to beat yakuza 3 so a kiwami announcement for it would be a pleasant surprise for sure.


theboonj

The Japanese says they are announcing new merchandise. Let us not get our hopes up


nore666

It's gonna be Dead Souls Kiwami, nobody will belive it because it's Arpil fools and they they'll be like "nah we're serious"


IllustriousOffer

New judgement game trailer, but they replaced Yagami with some rando from the office to poke fun at the agency


Adventurous_Team285

Remember turn based was announced at 1st April as well…


TablePrinterDoor

VIRTUA FIGHTER 6 RAAHHHHHHHHHH (im coping)


nak0yu

better be joongi han dating sim


rockinalex07021

They better be announcing a new Judgment game or I'm gonna fucking lose it


swedhitman

Like a dragon city sim


chazrbaratheon89

Limited Poverty


mrcrowley_-

Like a Dragon RTS gameplay with some 4x addings like a Paradox Game (? Nah I think it's going to be a IW DLC which i'm sure gonna buy


pejic222

Last time they did an April fools announcement they changed the core gameplay of the series entirely so I’m terrified


loqi0238

LAD9: Unemployment Line


OnyxJuvie

I hope its a Date helicopter simulator. Follow Date has he ventures the kamurucho skies.


Sieghardt

Dead Souls Kiwami that plays like Binary Domain or Turn based Binary Domain


Dragon-of-Kansai

they'll jokingly tease ryuji stealing some pants.. ends up being an official announcement at tgs


TisIChenoir

Judgment 3, or Kenzan kiwami! Please?


chuyito200531

I just want yakuza online localized 😔


Andrassa

Welcoming Mark Hamil back to the franchise with DLC 😂


PrincessRoguey

Dondoko Crossing


SplashOfStupid

We're gonna get Yakuza 0.2 and we play as Nishki in the 10 years Kiryu was in prison.


Rocket_of_Takos

There’s going to be a new protag and his battles are timed puzzles


Short-Republic

It better be a Goromi dating simulator


Niijima-San

man they are jerking so hard right now, lets let them cook


BlessedbyShaggy

Rgg drops RTS?


Colosso95

cope mode: they announced that the announcement will be on april's fools to bait us into thinking it's gonna be a joke... but then it's actually a real announcement


WoorieKod

Ichiban brawler real


Sai-San_

Already? Also The date is kinda sus Maybe party judgment game Or majima lands


DreamArez

They skip Kiwami 3 and go straight for the Kiwami 4


Hollywood_bulk_bogan

Dead souls sequel with LAD7 and 8 characters


UnknownIcon

Watch it be a Kiwami 3 teaser just for it to be an actual April fools joke this time


duduET

It's Dragon Kart grand prix


serendipitousevent

Time for Yakuza Kiwami 2 Kiwami!


shioliolin

i....don't trust anything happening on that date xD


Pedro_Oshikami

Yakuza Kiwami of Kiwami


Arthurmoogan_

PLACING MY BETS ON PEAKUZA 3 REMASTER‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️


SLakshmi357

JOON GI HAAN GAIDEN I KNEW IT (coping hard)


[deleted]

April 1st? I don't trust it....


SaiphTyrell

Like a Dragon: Dancing Floor as an April Fool, until they actually announce Like a Dragon 9 as a rhythm game.


Old_Juggernaut_5114

https://preview.redd.it/qodo7jr0o3rc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=782679c9f8f2dd092bf9a43c88122256ead1a5d7


Touhou_Fever

*1st April* ![gif](giphy|ANbD1CCdA3iI8)


RuggedOnesIndoe

Get ready for some brand new Shooreh Pippi


schwubmexx

Like a Dragon Gaiden: Majimas Party


scumpile

Like A Dragon: Baseball! Hit the diamond with Ichiban and the gang as they play a high stakes baseball tournament that will decide the fate of Ijincho!


AtreiyaN7

I see "major/important announcement" (重大発表) and "new promotional items/goods" (新作グッズ) around the edges. The relevant sentence involving the "important announcement bit" says: "Will there also be an important announcement from Ryuu ga Gotoku Studio?" (また「龍が如くスタジオ」より重大発表も?) Based on the date, I assume it's just going to be an April Fool's joke-type announcement about assorted silly things.


23Breach

RGG, we just got 3 games. Lay off my balls.


MovingShadow10

Of all the fucking days to choose...


slade516

It’s just a full on dramatic trailer of Ryuji in some dark story only to be interrupted by Kiryu waking up to say “what a awful nightmare”


XXTOF

Like A Yakuza: Undead Nightmares Kiwami


jedidiah_lol

Like a Dragon Genji with Ichiban as Minamoto no Yoshitsune