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release = '''Like a Dragon: Ishin!'''<br />PS3, PS4 JP: February 22, 2014<br />'''Like a Dragon: Ishin! (Kiwami)'''<br />PS4, PS5, Windows WW: February 21, 2023<br />Xbox One, Series X/S WW: February 21, 2023| | release = '''Like a Dragon: Ishin!'''<br />PS3, PS4 JP: February 22, 2014<br />'''Like a Dragon: Ishin! (Kiwami)'''<br />PS4, PS5, Windows WW: February 21, 2023<br />Xbox One, Series X/S WW: February 21, 2023| | ||
added_to_museum = PS4 JP: October 26, 2018<br />Xbox One NA: February 21, 2023| | added_to_museum = PS4 JP: October 26, 2018<br />Xbox One NA: February 21, 2023<br />PS4 NA: November 20, 2023| | ||
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'''''Like a Dragon: Ishin!''''' ('''''龍が如く 維新!''''', "'''''Like a Dragon Restoration!'''''"), is an entry in the [[Like a Dragon|''Like a Dragon'' series]] that is a prequel to ''[[Yakuza (video game)|Yakuza]]''. It was released for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 in Japan on February 22, 2014. | '''''Like a Dragon: Ishin!''''' ('''''龍が如く 維新!''''', '''''Ryū Ga Gotoku: Ishin!''''', "'''''Like a Dragon Restoration!'''''"), is an entry in the [[Like a Dragon|''Like a Dragon'' series]] that is a prequel to ''[[Yakuza (video game)|Yakuza]]''. It was released for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 in Japan on February 22, 2014. | ||
A remake, titled '''''Like a Dragon: Ishin! Kiwami''''' ('''''龍が如く 維新! 極み''''', "'''''Like a Dragon Restoration! Extreme'''''") in Asia and as '''''Like a Dragon: Ishin!''''' worldwide, was released in 2023. This is the first time the game has been released outside of Japan. | A remake, titled '''''Like a Dragon: Ishin! Kiwami''''' ('''''龍が如く 維新! 極み''''', '''''Ryū Ga Gotoku: Ishin! Kiwami''''', "'''''Like a Dragon Restoration! Extreme'''''") in Asia and as '''''Like a Dragon: Ishin!''''' worldwide, was released in 2023. This is the first time the game has been released outside of Japan. | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
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By the mid-nineteenth century, Japan had been ruled by the Tokugawa bakufu, also known as the Edo shōgunate, for 300 years. Their reign started ending when the black ships of the Western civilizations came to Japan and the bakufu didn't have the means necessary to defeat their advanced weapons. The samurai couldn't sit idly when their leaders appeared weak, which brought the country to the brink of civil war. | By the mid-nineteenth century, Japan had been ruled by the Tokugawa bakufu, also known as the Edo shōgunate, for 300 years. Their reign started ending when the black ships of the Western civilizations came to Japan and the bakufu didn't have the means necessary to defeat their advanced weapons. The samurai couldn't sit idly when their leaders appeared weak, which brought the country to the brink of civil war. | ||
On May 4, 1862, Ryōma Sakamoto returned by boat from Edo to Tosa for the first time in about a year. He saw a mother who had a daughter who was ill. She was told by a doctor that she had appendicitis and only a doctor who utilized Western medicine could treat it. The doctor intended to get the girl help, but the samurai of a high social class, the joshi, appeared at that moment. Japan at that time had a strict social hierarchy and people of a lower class were expected to stop and bow as the joshi came by. The mother tried to rush by them, but she was stopped by the joshi. She tried to tell them that her daughter needed a doctor, but the joshi refused to let her by. Ryōma, a samurai of a lower class, the goshi, stepped in and told her to get her daughter to a doctor as he fought the joshi. | On May 4, [[1862]], Ryōma Sakamoto returned by boat from Edo to Tosa for the first time in about a year. He saw a mother who had a daughter who was ill. She was told by a doctor that she had appendicitis and only a doctor who utilized Western medicine could treat it. The doctor intended to get the girl help, but the samurai of a high social class, the joshi, appeared at that moment. Japan at that time had a strict social hierarchy and people of a lower class were expected to stop and bow as the joshi came by. The mother tried to rush by them, but she was stopped by the joshi. She tried to tell them that her daughter needed a doctor, but the joshi refused to let her by. Ryōma, a samurai of a lower class, the goshi, stepped in and told her to get her daughter to a doctor as he fought the joshi. | ||
Ryōma was jailed in Kochi Castle and was rescued, by Tōyō Yoshida, from execution at the hands of a Shirafuda goshi, a samurai of a social class between the goshi and the joshi. Tōyō was a high-ranking member of the Tosa government and Ryōma's foster father. Tōyō told Ryōma to head to Kengoshi Academy, which was the secret training grounds of the Tosa Loyalist Party | Ryōma was jailed in Kochi Castle and was rescued, by Tōyō Yoshida, from execution at the hands of a Shirafuda goshi, a samurai of a social class between the goshi and the joshi. Tōyō was a high-ranking member of the Tosa government and Ryōma's foster father. Tōyō told Ryōma to head to Kengoshi Academy, which was the secret training grounds of the Tosa Loyalist Party. | ||
The | The Tosa loyalists believed the emperor of Japan should rule Japan and were determined to bring an end to the rulers of Japan, the Tokugawa bakufu, by any means necessary. Many loyalists gathered in Kyo, which was home to the seat of the emperor. | ||
Ryōma reunited with Hanpeita Takechi, who saved Ryōma from the fire that killed his family 15 years prior. Takechi announces to his men that Ryōma is second in command of the Tosa Loyalist Party, which doesn't sit well with the other members. Ryōma fights several men led by a samurai named Izō Okada and proves that he is worthy of the title. | |||
On May 6, 1862, Tōyō was at the castle with five hundred Tosa loyalist party men to force the old governors out and enact change in Tosa. As they were about to put their plan into motion, a masked man entered and killed Tōyō with a martial art style that neither Ryōma nor Takechi had seen before. Takechi chased after the man, and Tōyō, with his dying breath, told Ryōma that the future of Tosa was in his hands. However, the castle guards blamed Ryōma for the murder of Tōyō, and Ryōma had to fight his way out of the castle. | |||
Ryōma told Takechi to stay out of sight, or he'd be accused of murder as well. He then dove off a cliff, fled from the guards, and vowed to track down the man who murdered Tōyō. | Ryōma told Takechi to stay out of sight, or he'd be accused of murder as well. He then dove off a cliff, fled from the guards, and vowed to track down the man who murdered Tōyō. | ||
In [[1863]], one year after Tōyō was killed, Ryōma Sakamoto rented a room in Kyo. In an effort to avoid execution due to the fact that the Tokugawa bakufu believe he killed Tōyō, Ryōma used the alias Hajime Saitō. | |||
Narasaki Ryō, better known as Oryō, a woman who worked as a maid for Otose. The latter is the landlady of Teradaya, a large bed-and-breakfast-style inn where Saitō was staying. | |||
Saitō had spent the last year talking to people in dojos to see if he could find information about the masked man who killed Tōyō. He explained the masked man's technique as an obscure martial art from the countrywide that has elements of jujutsu, staff technique, and an old martial arts style that put an emphasis on function over form. He managed to learn that the style of martial arts used by the masked man was called Tennen Rishin and was taught in the Shieikan dojo in Edo. However, he had trouble finding out more. | Saitō had spent the last year talking to people in dojos to see if he could find information about the masked man who killed Tōyō. He explained the masked man's technique as an obscure martial art from the countrywide that has elements of jujutsu, staff technique, and an old martial arts style that put an emphasis on function over form. He managed to learn that the style of martial arts used by the masked man was called Tennen Rishin and was taught in the Shieikan dojo in Edo. However, he had trouble finding out more. | ||
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On the way back to the inn, a priest and a young girl were trying to keep a house from being foreclosed. Saitō volunteered to take over care of the house and to grow and harvest plants that would be sold at the market or cooked into meals. The girl, who was named Haruka, would maintain the property. | On the way back to the inn, a priest and a young girl were trying to keep a house from being foreclosed. Saitō volunteered to take over care of the house and to grow and harvest plants that would be sold at the market or cooked into meals. The girl, who was named Haruka, would maintain the property. | ||
At the inn, | At the inn, Oryō became angry that Saitō became a member of the Shinsengumi and ran away. Otose tells Saitō that Oryō's parents were murdered by members of the Shinsengumi. Saitō chased after Oryō, and when he found her he explained that he would change it from within by making sure people under his command would not indiscriminately kill people. | ||
Saitō met with a mysterious samurai named Nakaoka Shintarō from Tosa. Shintarō knew that Saitō was really Ryōma Sakamoto and explained that he was a Tosa samurai who was present when Tōyō Yoshida was murdered. Ryōma was the prime suspect, but Shintarō suspected that Hanpeita Takechi was the murderer. Saitō told Shintarō about the masked man and the two acknowledge they were both working towards the same goal of finding Tōyō's real killer. | Saitō met with a mysterious samurai named Nakaoka Shintarō from Tosa. Shintarō knew that Saitō was really Ryōma Sakamoto and explained that he was a Tosa samurai who was present when Tōyō Yoshida was murdered. Ryōma was the prime suspect, but Shintarō suspected that Hanpeita Takechi was the murderer. Saitō told Shintarō about the masked man and the two acknowledge they were both working towards the same goal of finding Tōyō's real killer. | ||
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Saitō revealed his worry over possibly sending Izo to his death, but Nakaoka assured him that Izo was smart and strong enough to come up with a way to escape. Nakaoka then revealed that he was not the Nakaoka they mentioned but said that he would get in contact with the loyalists to let them know the Shinsengumi planned to attack. | Saitō revealed his worry over possibly sending Izo to his death, but Nakaoka assured him that Izo was smart and strong enough to come up with a way to escape. Nakaoka then revealed that he was not the Nakaoka they mentioned but said that he would get in contact with the loyalists to let them know the Shinsengumi planned to attack. | ||
On July 8, [[1864]], the captains combined their teams and then split up, with the two teams going to different inns. Saitō went with the team to the inn in Rakugai while the others go to the inn in Fushimi. | |||
No one is at the inn, but the Shinsengumi received word that members of the Choshu Domain were at Ikedaya. Once there Nakaoka covertly let Saitō know that he wasn't able to get the loyalists out in time. So, Saitō had to fight through the Choshu fighters until he reached the leader of the Choshu Domain. It was Matsusuke Niibori, but he revealed he was actually Kogoru Katsura. Apprehending him was the reason why the Shinsengumi went to Ikedaya. | No one is at the inn, but the Shinsengumi received word that members of the Choshu Domain were at Ikedaya. Once there Nakaoka covertly let Saitō know that he wasn't able to get the loyalists out in time. So, Saitō had to fight through the Choshu fighters until he reached the leader of the Choshu Domain. It was Matsusuke Niibori, but he revealed he was actually Kogoru Katsura. Apprehending him was the reason why the Shinsengumi went to Ikedaya. | ||
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Okita revealed that he was present when Kondō revealed Saitō was Ryōma and said that he lied about being the killer so that he could get the chance to fight the real Ryōma, without holding back. | Okita revealed that he was present when Kondō revealed Saitō was Ryōma and said that he lied about being the killer so that he could get the chance to fight the real Ryōma, without holding back. | ||
When the two left the Shinsengumi barracks, | When the two left the Shinsengumi barracks, Oryō arrived with an urgent letter from Nakaoka. Hanpeita Takechi, the man Ryōma considered his brother, was executed on July 3, [[1865]]. Ryōma went back to the inn where Nakaoka revealed that Izō Okada confessed that Takechi was behind the loyalist attacks. As a result, Takechi was sentenced to death by Okada. | ||
Distraught with the news, knowing that he was the one who got Okada taken into custody, Ryōma took off his Shinsengumi haori and began drinking heavily. | Distraught with the news, knowing that he was the one who got Okada taken into custody, Ryōma took off his Shinsengumi haori and began drinking heavily. Oryō tried to get Ryōma to stop drinking, but he left the inn to drink more. After drinking in Fushimi, Ryōma was approached by a mysterious woman who invited him to a bar named Matsunoi. Upon arriving, it was revealed that she is Ikumatsu, Kogoru Katsura's lover. | ||
Katsura tried to get Ryōma to join the Choshu Domain, but the latter stated he was not interested. Upon leaving, the two witnessed Kichinosuke Saigō of the Satsuma Domain save a dog from being hit with rocks by punks. Katsura and Saigō began fighting each other with their swords, but Ryōma took their swords away and said that he was not interested in witnessing a turf battle between the Choshu and the Satsuma. He instead told them to fight each other, as well as himself, with their fists. | Katsura tried to get Ryōma to join the Choshu Domain, but the latter stated he was not interested. Upon leaving, the two witnessed Kichinosuke Saigō of the Satsuma Domain save a dog from being hit with rocks by punks. Katsura and Saigō began fighting each other with their swords, but Ryōma took their swords away and said that he was not interested in witnessing a turf battle between the Choshu and the Satsuma. He instead told them to fight each other, as well as himself, with their fists. | ||
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After winning, Ryōma said that he got to choose their punishment and made them go drinking with him. They all became extremely drunk, but Ryōma did not feel he was inebriated enough, so he took them all to Gion. They all got even drunker and Katsura revealed that Saito was actually Ryōma, making Saigō aware that the Ryōma Sakamoto he met was an imposter. The latter, right before passing out, told Katsura and Saigō to stop fighting with each other. | After winning, Ryōma said that he got to choose their punishment and made them go drinking with him. They all became extremely drunk, but Ryōma did not feel he was inebriated enough, so he took them all to Gion. They all got even drunker and Katsura revealed that Saito was actually Ryōma, making Saigō aware that the Ryōma Sakamoto he met was an imposter. The latter, right before passing out, told Katsura and Saigō to stop fighting with each other. | ||
Ryōma wakes up at the inn, and | Ryōma wakes up at the inn, and Oryō reveals that Katsura and Saigō dropped him off there. She also says that the two had agreed to stop fighting and left in good spirits. Ryōma is still distraught by the news of his brother's execution and asks Oryō to stay with him through the night. | ||
When | When Oryō wakes up in the morning, Ryōma is not in his futon. She goes outside of the inn looking for him, only to see him dressed in his Shinsengumi haori. Ryōma has once again taken up the identity of Hajime Saitō and he tells Oryō that he still has work to do. Afterward, Shinsengumi inspector Susumu Yamazaki discretely leaves Oryō a message, revealing that the two have a connection. | ||
Arriving at the Shinsengumi barracks, Saitō learns that Genzaburo Inoue has been murdered and his body was found floating in the river. Sanosuke Harada is furious that another Shinsengumi captain has been killed as he heard the loyalists call the Shinsengumi pawns. He wants to go out and murder all of the loyalists to make civilians fear the Shinsengumi again. However, he is stopped by Okita Soji, who says that he will go on a murderous rampage himself and tells Harada that he is not a pawn of the bakufu, but rather a pawn of the Shinsengumi. Angered, Harada leaves the barracks to do his plan himself. | Arriving at the Shinsengumi barracks, Saitō learns that Genzaburo Inoue has been murdered and his body was found floating in the river. Sanosuke Harada is furious that another Shinsengumi captain has been killed as he heard the loyalists call the Shinsengumi pawns. He wants to go out and murder all of the loyalists to make civilians fear the Shinsengumi again. However, he is stopped by Okita Soji, who says that he will go on a murderous rampage himself and tells Harada that he is not a pawn of the bakufu, but rather a pawn of the Shinsengumi. Angered, Harada leaves the barracks to do his plan himself. | ||
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Kondō then reveals that the man who ordered the assassination of Tōyō was the imposter Sakamoto Ryōma, the komuso who also assassinated Kamo. He tells Ryōma and Goro that the inspector, Susumu Yamazaki, revealed that the imposter has been staying at Teradaya, the same inn where the real Sakamoto Ryōma has been staying. Ryōma decides to remain as Captain Saitō until he can find the imposter and learn the truth about his foster father's death. | Kondō then reveals that the man who ordered the assassination of Tōyō was the imposter Sakamoto Ryōma, the komuso who also assassinated Kamo. He tells Ryōma and Goro that the inspector, Susumu Yamazaki, revealed that the imposter has been staying at Teradaya, the same inn where the real Sakamoto Ryōma has been staying. Ryōma decides to remain as Captain Saitō until he can find the imposter and learn the truth about his foster father's death. | ||
Saitō arrives at Teradaya, on March 9, [[1866]], where Ito and Takeda are there with the men from their divisions. Okita tells Ito that Kondō wants to see him over retirement, and Ito leaves with Takeda and the men from both of their divisions due to Ito's desire to become captain himself. | |||
Saitō wants to save | Saitō wants to save Oryō and Otose from harm, so they head to the back to sneak in. However, once he finds and tells Oryō that the Shinsengumi are there for the imposter Sakamoto Ryōma, she yells to warn him that the Shinsengumi are there for him. | ||
Saitō and Okita fight their way through the inn, but when Okita slices the imposter's back, Ryōma is stunned because he has the same scar as that of Hanpeita Takechi, the man he considers his brother. This hesitation allows Hanpeita to escape and for Commander Tadasaburô Sasaki of the Mimawarigumi, the police force of the bakufu, to arrive and take over. | Saitō and Okita fight their way through the inn, but when Okita slices the imposter's back, Ryōma is stunned because he has the same scar as that of Hanpeita Takechi, the man he considers his brother. This hesitation allows Hanpeita to escape and for Commander Tadasaburô Sasaki of the Mimawarigumi, the police force of the bakufu, to arrive and take over. | ||
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The Mimawarigumi were ordered to take over the capture of Ryōma Sakamoto from the Shinsengumi by the Minister of the Tokugawa Bakufu Navy, Katsu Rintaro. | The Mimawarigumi were ordered to take over the capture of Ryōma Sakamoto from the Shinsengumi by the Minister of the Tokugawa Bakufu Navy, Katsu Rintaro. | ||
Saitō heads back to the inn to discover the reason why | Saitō heads back to the inn to discover the reason why Oryō warned the fake Ryōma Sakamoto, Hanpeita Takechi. She tells her that a man named Ryōma Sakamoto was a loyalist shishi who paid his respects after her father died. He made a deal with her to work for the loyalists in exchange for payment that she could use to support her mother. | ||
He gave | He gave Oryō money to take the job at Teradaya to keep an eye on Hajime Saitō. When she gave her the job as a maid, Otose tells Saitō that she was left payment as well. After they revealed the truth, Saitō tells Oryō and Otose that he has been using a fake name and that his real name is Ryōma Sakamoto. Oryō then tells Ryōma that the inspector, Susumu Yamazaki, also knows the imposter Ryōma. | ||
Back at the barracks, Ito is furious that Okita lied about Kondo retiring. He, Takeda, and Heisuke dislike the orders Kondo has been giving lately and think it is time for the Shinsengumi to get a new chief. | Back at the barracks, Ito is furious that Okita lied about Kondo retiring. He, Takeda, and Heisuke dislike the orders Kondo has been giving lately and think it is time for the Shinsengumi to get a new chief. | ||
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While Okita and Saitō are taking a ship back to Kyo, the bakufu agreed to the terms in the letter. This angered Hanpeita Takechi, posing as Ryōma Sakamoto, so he made new plans. | While Okita and Saitō are taking a ship back to Kyo, the bakufu agreed to the terms in the letter. This angered Hanpeita Takechi, posing as Ryōma Sakamoto, so he made new plans. | ||
When Okita and Saitō arrive in Kyo, they discover that the city has been lit on fire. After going to Teradaya to find out that | When Okita and Saitō arrive in Kyo, they discover that the city has been lit on fire. After going to Teradaya to find out that Oryō and Otose already fled the city, they go to Gion to confront Kondō. However, on the way they have to fight through Commander Tadasaburô Sasaki of the Mimawarigumi, who blames the Shinsengumi for the blaze. | ||
Saitō witnesses Harada Sanosuke setting the city on fire and telling his men to loot the burning buildings. After defeating him, Saitô ignores his pleas for help as Harada is killed after a building that he had lit on fire collapses on top of him. | Saitō witnesses Harada Sanosuke setting the city on fire and telling his men to loot the burning buildings. After defeating him, Saitô ignores his pleas for help as Harada is killed after a building that he had lit on fire collapses on top of him. | ||
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Hijikata, Okita, Nagakura, and Saitō all draw their swords intending to slay Ito but Heisuke Tōdō fires a gun to get them to stop. Ito laughs as Takeda rises from his sitting position, letting everyone know he was in on the plot to murder Kondō as well. | Hijikata, Okita, Nagakura, and Saitō all draw their swords intending to slay Ito but Heisuke Tōdō fires a gun to get them to stop. Ito laughs as Takeda rises from his sitting position, letting everyone know he was in on the plot to murder Kondō as well. | ||
Ito reveals that he convinced many of the men in the lower Shinsengumi ranks to support him as captain. The three mutinying captains take off their haori and Ito announces that they are leaving to form a new organization known as the | Ito reveals that he convinced many of the men in the lower Shinsengumi ranks to support him as captain. The three mutinying captains take off their haori and Ito announces that they are leaving to form a new organization known as the Goryō Eji. | ||
Hijikata reveals that the meeting was the plan Kondō left, in his letter, so that he could flush out the traitors. Heisuke Tōdō comes into the room revealing him to be a double agent. | Hijikata reveals that the meeting was the plan Kondō left, in his letter, so that he could flush out the traitors. Heisuke Tōdō comes into the room revealing him to be a double agent. | ||
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The imposter's plans were in jeopardy due to the Great Restoration. Because of this, he planned to move forward quickly with his plans to use the Satcho Alliance to fight the bafuku since he knows the former wanted to create a new government. When the two were at their weakest, the Tosa loyalist party would wipe them both out. | The imposter's plans were in jeopardy due to the Great Restoration. Because of this, he planned to move forward quickly with his plans to use the Satcho Alliance to fight the bafuku since he knows the former wanted to create a new government. When the two were at their weakest, the Tosa loyalist party would wipe them both out. | ||
Saitō wants to use the meeting to get the imposter out in the open but in order to do so he has to let Kogoru Katsura of the Choshu Domain and Kichinosuke Saigō of the Satsuma Domain in on the plan. He can't do it himself, and neither can any of the other chiefs, because the | Saitō wants to use the meeting to get the imposter out in the open but in order to do so he has to let Kogoru Katsura of the Choshu Domain and Kichinosuke Saigō of the Satsuma Domain in on the plan. He can't do it himself, and neither can any of the other chiefs, because the Goryō Eji is all over Kyo and all of their faces are known by them. | ||
At that moment, Nakaoka revealed that he is back from an information-gathering trip to Tosa. He heard most of their conversation and states that he, | At that moment, Nakaoka revealed that he is back from an information-gathering trip to Tosa. He heard most of their conversation and states that he, Oryō, and Otose, will handle things. Otose reveals that she has a new inn that has just been built that she calls Omiya. Because of the attack on the Teradaya by the Shinsengumi when they were there for the imposter, Otose had a new inn constructed as customers didn't want to stay at an inn known to have been the scene of a brutal fight. | ||
Nakaoka reveals that he has a photograph of the man calling himself Ryōma Sakamoto and Saitō reveals that it is the man he considers his brother, Hanpeita Takechi. It is decided that Nakaoka will talk with Kichinosuke Saigō while Todō talks to Ikumatsu at Matsunoi so that he can meet with Kogoru Katsura. | Nakaoka reveals that he has a photograph of the man calling himself Ryōma Sakamoto and Saitō reveals that it is the man he considers his brother, Hanpeita Takechi. It is decided that Nakaoka will talk with Kichinosuke Saigō while Todō talks to Ikumatsu at Matsunoi so that he can meet with Kogoru Katsura. | ||
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The remaining Shinsengumi members bring Todō's body, at the behest of his dying words, to the scene so that it would look like Todō and Takeda fought to the death. This would keep Todō's secret so the meeting could go on. | The remaining Shinsengumi members bring Todō's body, at the behest of his dying words, to the scene so that it would look like Todō and Takeda fought to the death. This would keep Todō's secret so the meeting could go on. | ||
Oryō lights a fire in the Omiya inn, signaling that the Shinsengumi can proceed with their plan. They battle their way through the warriors and Saitō arrives by himself at the meeting site. Nakaoka lay wounded on the floor and let Saitō know it was a setup because Hanpeita Takechi was aware of their plan in advance. | |||
Tadasaburô Sasaki, Ito Kashitaro, and a visibly aged Hanpeita Takechi teamed up. The former stop Saitō from going after the latter. All three leave and Hanpeita tells Saitō to come to Tosa. | Tadasaburô Sasaki, Ito Kashitaro, and a visibly aged Hanpeita Takechi teamed up. The former stop Saitō from going after the latter. All three leave and Hanpeita tells Saitō to come to Tosa. | ||
The other Shinsengumi captains arrive afterward and Saitō tells them that Hanpeita said to go to Tosa. An unknown dead man had been dressed as the imposter Ryōma by Tadasaburô, Ito, and Hanpeita. Saitō decides to continue using his assumed name, and history recorded that Ryōma Sakamoto, a samurai destined to change Japan, was assassinated on December 10, 1867. | The other Shinsengumi captains arrive afterward and Saitō tells them that Hanpeita said to go to Tosa. An unknown dead man had been dressed as the imposter Ryōma by Tadasaburô, Ito, and Hanpeita. Saitō decides to continue using his assumed name, and history recorded that Ryōma Sakamoto, a samurai destined to change Japan, was assassinated on December 10, [[1867]]. | ||
After waking in the morning Saitō spends the entire day taking | After waking in the morning Saitō spends the entire day taking Oryō to establishments around Kyo. Oryō tells him to promise her that he will return to Kyo after he settles things in Tosa, and Saitō gives her his word. | ||
Saitô, Hijikata, Okita, and Nagakura arrive by boat in Tosa, only to see that it has been heavily fortified for war. They battle their way through and are confronted by the head of the Mimawarigumi, Tadasaburo Sasaki. They defeat him, but he comes back for more. Nagakura stays back to hold them off while the other three captains press forward. After fighting more enemies, they are confronted by Ito Kashitaro. They battle and win, but he also comes back for more. This time Hijikata stays to hold them off, and the remaining two captains fight through more enemies. They are confronted by Thomas Glover, the Englishman who has been supplying Hanpeita Takechi with weapons. They defeat him, he also keeps fighting, and Okita stays behind. | Saitô, Hijikata, Okita, and Nagakura arrive by boat in Tosa, only to see that it has been heavily fortified for war. They battle their way through and are confronted by the head of the Mimawarigumi, Tadasaburo Sasaki. They defeat him, but he comes back for more. Nagakura stays back to hold them off while the other three captains press forward. After fighting more enemies, they are confronted by Ito Kashitaro. They battle and win, but he also comes back for more. This time Hijikata stays to hold them off, and the remaining two captains fight through more enemies. They are confronted by Thomas Glover, the Englishman who has been supplying Hanpeita Takechi with weapons. They defeat him, he also keeps fighting, and Okita stays behind. | ||
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He shoots Saitô, but he just brushes it aside and comes towards him. Yodo unloads his gun on Saitô, but he still comes forward. He stops gloating when he realizes he is no match for the stronger man. Hijikata, Okita, and Nagakura arrive, and together with Saitô, they slay the cowardly Yodo. | He shoots Saitô, but he just brushes it aside and comes towards him. Yodo unloads his gun on Saitô, but he still comes forward. He stops gloating when he realizes he is no match for the stronger man. Hijikata, Okita, and Nagakura arrive, and together with Saitô, they slay the cowardly Yodo. | ||
Saitô remains in his assumed identity, while Takechi takes on the identity of Yodo Yamauchi. | Saitô remains in his assumed identity, while Takechi takes on the identity of Yodo Yamauchi. Throughout 1867 and continuing into [[1868]], Takechi uses Yodo's authority to undo all the harm the real Yodo did to the country. Nakaoka Shintarō survived his wounds and has remained at the inn writing the biography of Ryôma Sakamoto. Otose now runs the inn without Oryō as she has left Kyo to spend the rest of her life with Saitô. | ||
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Like a Dragon: Ishin! | |
Developer | Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio |
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Publisher | Sega |
Platforms | PS3, PS4, PS5, Windows, Xbox One, Series X/S |
Released | Like a Dragon: Ishin! PS3, PS4 JP: February 22, 2014 Like a Dragon: Ishin! (Kiwami) PS4, PS5, Windows WW: February 21, 2023 Xbox One, Series X/S WW: February 21, 2023 |
Added to Museum |
PS4 JP: October 26, 2018 Xbox One NA: February 21, 2023 PS4 NA: November 20, 2023 |
Like a Dragon: Ishin! (龍が如く 維新!, Ryū Ga Gotoku: Ishin!, "Like a Dragon Restoration!"), is an entry in the Like a Dragon series that is a prequel to Yakuza. It was released for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 in Japan on February 22, 2014.
A remake, titled Like a Dragon: Ishin! Kiwami (龍が如く 維新! 極み, Ryū Ga Gotoku: Ishin! Kiwami, "Like a Dragon Restoration! Extreme") in Asia and as Like a Dragon: Ishin! worldwide, was released in 2023. This is the first time the game has been released outside of Japan.
Plot
In the 19th century, a samurai named Ryōma Sakamoto takes on the identity of Hajime Saitō and infiltrates the special army for the ruling shōgun of Japan, the Shinsengumi, to discover who murdered his foster father, Tōyō Yoshida.
Playable games
There are gambling dens and establishments that allow you to play various minigames and gamble.
- Cannonball shooting (skeet shooting)
- Cannonball slicing
- Chicken racing
- Chopping wood
- Cee-Lo
- Chō-Han
- Cooking
- Farming
- Fishing (river fishing and ocean fishing)
- Koi-Koi
- Mahjong
- Nichibuza dancing (button-based rhythm game)
- Oicho-Kabu
- Poker (Omaha hold'em, Pineapple hold'em, and Texas hold'em)
- Prize wheel (exchange tickets for prizes)
- Rock paper scissors
- Sake showdown (drinking contest)
- Sensual healing (static-screen shoot 'em up)
- Shogi
- Singing (button-based rhythm game)
- Udon boiling
Soundtrack
People who pre-ordered the original Japanese version of the game received a soundtrack CD with the songs from the singing and dancing minigames, the song that ran over the end credits, and some of the orchestral music.
It was also packed into some early retail versions of the original Japanese release of the game.