

Like previous games, though, the latest mainline Yakuza title isn't afraid to go to some pretty heavy places, and it's amazing just how well it manages to strike a balance between serious beats and its madder moments without causing too much of a disconnect. From using a mobile phone to call in 'summons' with wild animations to changing classes to use weaponised hostess abilities, Like a Dragon is anything but normal.

From gang members to violent drunks, these 'monsters' - literally, as Ichi sees them - are tackled with traditional JRPG-style turn-based combat, albeit more over-the-top than you might be used to in the genre. In his mind, he's the world-saving hero, and his allies powerful wizards and warriors to help him do battle against the evil forces sweeping Yokohama. Yakuza: Like a Dragon is an RPG about RPGs, with playful new protagonist Ichi seeing his world through the lens of the classic 8-bit JRPGs he loves so dearly. The action-packed combat of the Yakuza series never felt to me like it would translate especially well when the shift to turn-based battles for Like a Dragon was first announced, but man, did the team manage to prove me wrong. As a bonus, all of these will help towards our inaugural set of TA Targets - the RPG and daily unlock ones should be fine, but you might want to look elsewhere for your completions.

Kicking things off, we've got RPGs, and fans of meaty, stat-packed adventures are spoiled for choice with Game Pass. As well as individual picks, we'll also run down a selection of the other best examples of the genre in question, which might include super-obvious picks that have already been discussed to death, or low-key highlights from the indie scene. The plan is to update these articles as the Game Pass library changes, whether when something featured here leaves the service, or when a new arrival comes along that perhaps bumps one of our personal picks down to being an honourable mention. $1.00 $14.99 £1.00 £10.99 €1.00 €12.99 $1.00 $15.95 $1.00 $16.99 R$1.00 R$44.99 Set price alertīest of Xbox Game Pass is our attempt to make finding the service's must-play games easier than ever, breaking down the vast catalogue by genre and with the TA news crew weighing in on what they think are the games in each field that you won't want to miss.
