A Like a Dragon Ishin! Combat demo has seemingly been added to the Xbox marketplace backend.
The inclusion of the new demo was spotted by Microsoft watcher ‘Aggiornamenti Lumia’. Apparently, the demo weighs in at 2.94GB on Xbox Series X|S, and is slated for a release tomorrow (February 16). The game itself is slated for a release on February 21. Aside from an Xbox combat demo, it’s likely that other platforms will also receive this demo ahead of the game’s Western launch.
Like a Dragon: Ishin! Combat Demo (Size: 2.94 GB; Release Date: February 16) | XBOX SERIES X|S pic.twitter.com/aD9vj6naee
— Aggiornamenti Lumia (@ALumia_Italia) February 15, 2023
Like a Dragon: Ishin! was officially announced to be coming to the West back in September of last year. “Like a Dragon: Ishin brings in familiar faces to tell this epic historical tale. Fans will recognize our protagonist as Kazuma Kiryu from earlier entries in the franchise”, SEGA community manager Davids Hinds wrote. “In Ishin, Kiryu is cast as Sakamoto Ryoma and brings the rest of his crew along too. Goro Majima and other Yakuza celebrities join Ryoma as friends and foes in this fictional world that trades the flashy streets of Tokyo for the chaotic bustle of 1860s Kyo. These new character dynamics are as thrilling as they are unexpected, with a series of mind-blowing twists and turns in a story only RGG studio can tell.”
The game features:
- Over the top action and diverse weaponry: Engage in visceral combat that combines feudal-era firearms and swords as players switch between four different combat styles: Swordsman, Gunman, Wild Dancer and Brawler. A deep roster of varied weaponry marks the historic transition between classic sword fighting and modern armed warfare as players train and upgrade skills to unlock even more powerful abilities.
- Historical samurai epic: An optional in-game glossary supplements context to the historical basis of the people, places, and events featured within Like a Dragon: Ishin!
- Old meets new: Like a Dragon: Ishin! expands upon its 2014 Japan-exclusive predecessor with localisation support, all-new content, exquisitely remastered graphics and enhanced capabilities for modern platforms in Unreal Engine 4.
Those on PC can check out the game’s official PC requirements here.
