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Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth review - Yakuza's excessive delights head to a crime-ridden Hawaii
Eurogamer's review of Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth, where Violent stakes once again meets zany shenanigans in the ser…
Playing the introductory three hours gives you the basic gist of what to expect for the next 50: violent stakes juxtaposed with some of gaming's most zany side activities; considered cinematography and occasionally overindulgent cutscenes; and protagonists that are impossible to hate, all messily thrown together like loopy soba noodles spilled onto the floor. Infinite Wealth is always at its most insightful when the outlandish ongoings are seen through Hawaii's struggling lens, but unfortunately, that focus on native issues fizzles out before long in favour of the series' recurring faces and usual criminal plots layered with compounding ulterior motives. As divisive as the series' roleplaying pivot might have been, I'm enamoured with how it puts the spotlight on the always-charismatic cast, encouraging us to bond over scorching hot noodles, extravagant karaoke setpieces, or - double checks - crawling through dungeons that house stilt-wearing gangsters.
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