The Yakuza series has always been the ultimate Ojisan simulator, but Sega has finally gone all the way with Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth's Dondoko Island feature.
VGChartz's Lee Mehr: "As game scripts expand in size and the technology to capture performances improves, blockbuster game companies are under tremendous pressure to get the right fit for a leading role. In some cases, said actor essentially becomes the face of that franchise; their mug may be digitally altered or cropped in select ways, but they're – more or less – in the same spot as a film actor at this point. As a result, there's also a keener interest in how those performers sound if they're replacing somebody else.
Perhaps the most glaring example of that was Bloober Team's Silent Hill 2 remake. Alongside a bevy of other gameplay & story alterations, Luke Roberts replacing Guy Cihi's original James Sunderland was a major point of distress for long-time fans before release. Sure, Cihi wasn't a trained actor at the time (and it shows), but he carried a type of unique charm that meshed perfectly with the game's strange world. A similar situation was Troy Baker assuming the mantle of Indiana Jones. How similar could he actually sound to a younger Harrison Ford? Judging by the collective staff & community acclaim, both of them fared quite well, and so too did the others who made up our final five."
WTMG's Leo Faria: "We’re back at it. The moment you’ve been waiting for. The last twelve months were absolutely plastered with bangers, from all sizes, markets, development budgets, and genres. We’ve played VR games, Switch games, PC games, retro games, and so on. Every single niche had, at the very least, a title which managed to stand out. If our list featuring the worst games of 2024 was hard to create because there were barely any bad games to come out this year, this list was different. It was heartbreaking to see so many outstanding titles fail to make our final cut, just to show how many great games came out in 2024."
The Outerhaven: As the year comes to a close, here are The Outerhaven's 2024 games of the year. We hope you find new favorites as you play through the best games of the year.
Playing WuKong right now and I would put it on this years list best games. I wouldn’t trick it at the top but towards the top. It’s pretty damn good. I’d kick off World of Warcraft as I hated it when it came out, a too easy version of Everquest with cartoony style.
Loved all the Yakuza-games, and also the new Judgment franchise.
This looks to be even more amazing, and probably a game I'll put way to many hours in.
I like they have thing thing added to the experience, yet at the same time I fear their greed will take the upper hand (again) and we’ll see countless small nickel & dime DLC items in the digital storefronts to sell for you to add to your personal island.
I wonder if we’ll be able to collect animals like cats and such, as well as Sega memorabilia ….
This game looks fantastic. I really like Kasuga as a character. Looking forward to it for sure!
Are the youtube embeds not working for everybody else or is it just me?
I love that they spoofed Animal Crossing here. The last one spoofed Pokémon, lol. I love this series! Really can’t wait for this one.