Ghost of Tsushima Success Gave Team Confidence to Release Like a Dragon: Ishin! in the West - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 17 September 2022 / 3,123 Views
Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio chief and Executive Producer Masayoshi Yokoyama speaking with Fanbyte said the success of Ghost of Tsushima in the Americas gave the team confidence to release Like a Dragon: Ishin! in the west.
“We saw how well Ghost of Tsushima did, and how it was about this very Japanese setting made by Americans, so that gave us confidence Ishin could do well in America too,” Yokoyama said.
Like a Dragon: Ishin! will launch for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC via Steam and Microsoft Store on February 21, 2023.
Ghost of Tsushima released for the PlayStation 4 in July 2020, while the Director's Cut, featuring the Iki Island expansion, released for the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 in August 2021.
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Capcom's missing a huge opportunity if they're not considering reviving Onimusha. They already missed their window for reviving Dino Crisis.
Wholeheartedly agree and hopefully they still listen to fans about dino crisis!
Both are welcome, and also would like to have Parasite Eve as well, never played but want to if they make a current one (same with silent hill).
I would like a modern Bushido blade
Would like it as well.
I was optimistic when they released the Onimusha remaster when it
came out I was expecting the others to follow but according to Capcom it didn't sell enough, now I know Capcom reads VGChartz comments so hear goes" after playing the Mass effect games again Capcom presents Onimusha the legendary edition has a certain (insert cool French words here) to it
The sad thing about that was that nobody asked for Onimusha remaster and sorta came out of the blue. It was also a bit expensive for a 20yr old remaster and wouldve been better if it was all 4 Onimusha games in one because clearly releasing just the first one was a sign of milking the remaining games to come. Capcom made a dumb move and wouldn't be surprised if they've stupidly assumed gamers were no longer interested since the remaster didnt sell.
Nice, I hope this gets a physical release as I'd pick it up if it does.
I would have zero doubt that Samurai games can do well in the west, and since Yakuza games have been doing well as well I think this port can do good numbers.
I'm surprised they talked to Fanbyte, considering the mess they are in.
I'm so much in expectation for a modern tenchu that feels just like the original. Would even accept a remake of the original with current graphics an small tweaks to gameplay to make it more in line with current standards.
