History VideoGame / YakuzaLikeADragon

*** Susumu Gondawara, the ABDL patriarch of the namesake family from ''2''. He is an offensive Poundmate who inflicts [[StatusEffects debuffs]] on enemies with his [[MakeMeWannaShout infantile wailing]].

* AnAesop:
** As coined nicely by Ichiban in TheStinger -
---> '''Ichiban:''' Once you're at [[ArcWords rock bottom]], the only way forward is up. But the bottom doesn't always have to be all dark and gloomy. If you can stand and look up, you'll see the light of hope up there.
** Relating to the above, it's never too late to get your life back together. [[SillyRabbitCynicismIsForLosers Unhealthy cynicism]] helps no one and [[ThePowerOfFriendship with your friends' help]], you can achieve anything.

** "Yakuza/Arakawa Loyalist/Deadbeat/Freelancer", a balanced class for Kasuga focusing on fisticuffs.

** "Homeless Man", Nanba's base class, which allows him to summon pigeons to attack enemies or breath fire with liquor.
** "Detective", Adachi's base class, which lets him pummel enemies with a baton, toss them about, or counter their attacks.
** "Barmaid", Saeko's base class, which gives her AOE attacks and allow her to inflict status ailments.

** "Gangster", Zhao's base class, which lets him attack with a lot of forward momentum via the use of martial arts or a sword.

** "Idol", a class for Saeko and Eri that lets them use music to [[WhiteMage heal]] their allies and debuff enemies.

** "Dealer", a long-ranged Job with randomized effects.
** "Chef", a jack of all trades job, with a bias towards giving you a wide range on attack effects.
** "Fortuneteller", a Job resembling a [[SquishyWizard Mage]] that can brainwash enemies, cure the party's status conditions, and revive fallen allies.
** "Night Queen", A high-damage, single-target job, obtained at the cost of either Saeko or Eri’s support skills from the other Jobs.

** "Matriarch", a DLC offensive job with a focus on massive arcs of attacks and longer range.

* {{Phonymon}}: The whole Sujimon sidequest, where Kasuga has to help a "Sujimon Sensei" research Sujimon, his term for suspicious jittery people (''sujimono''). He can even pick out which of three similar Sujimon the professor brought for him to fight first.

** "Foreman", a class that involved low speed and movement that can cause heavy damage and big arcs. Can be used to break open locations with [[DropTheHammer sledgehammers]] while free roaming.

''Yakuza: Like a Dragon'', known in Japan as 龍が如く7光と闇の行方 (''Ryu ga Gotoku 7: Hikari to Yami no Yukue'', meaning ''Like a Dragon 7: The Whereabouts of Light and Darkness''), is the eighth major entry in the long-running ''VideoGame/LikeADragon'' series. It released in Japan on January 16, 2020 on the Platform/PlayStation4, with a Western release on the Platform/XboxSeriesXAndS, [=PS4=], Platform/MicrosoftWindows, and Platform/XboxOne on November 10, 2020, and Platform/PlayStation5 release on March 2, 2021.

In May 2021, Sega announced that with the success of ''Like A Dragon'', the GenreShift to turn-based JRPG [[https://www.ign.com/articles/the-yakuza-series-will-be-a-turn-based-rpg-series-fully-going-forward would remain for all mainline games for the series]]. The original action-RPG brawler format would remain, however, for spinoffs, including the sequel to ''Judgment'', ''VideoGame/LostJudgment'', and the {{Interquel}} GaidenGame, ''VideoGame/LikeADragonGaidenTheManWhoErasedHisName''. A sequel, ''VideoGame/LikeADragonInfiniteWealth'', is scheduled for January 26, 2024.