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Re: SEGA Is Dropping the 'Yakuza' Name from Now On

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So we had Yakuza: LAD that was actually YAKUZA 7 But played nothing like a YAKUZA game
Now we have
LAD 8 & LAD ISHIN & LAD GAIDEN That play like the original YAKUZA style...??? UGH
They chose a longer name that has nothing to do with the style ppl know? So does LAD 8 play like the good original style or the watered down dragon quest garbage that YAK7 was?

I bet they HAD to change the name because Kiryu is going to be in games going forward but dont want to get rid of the YAK7 engine. So to make it easier on them, (Not us) everything will be LAD like it is for Japan since the PS2 era.

TBH the transition to this was sudden, selfish and sloppy thus confusing. It's like Nintendo all of a sudden making games that feel like Gran Turismo and still calling it Mario Kart.