Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii Should Replicate One Gaiden Quest

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Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii Should Replicate One Gaiden Quest

Like a Dragon developer Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio has a lot on its plate in 2025. While the recently announced projects of a new Virtua Fighter and the mysterious Project Century are enough to get fans speculating, one of the more concrete titles players have to look forward to is releasing early in the new year. With Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii launching in February 2025, players will soon be thrust back into the shoes of fan-favorite character Goro Majima, but the Mad Dog of Shimano isn’t the only familiar face the game should feature.

According to the developers, Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii will not be on the same scale as a mainline title like 2024’s Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, but will still be more robust than 2023’s Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name. With this in mind, it’s possible that Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii may follow a similar narrative structure to that of Gaiden, opening the door for a hefty amount of side content. This gives the game the perfect chance to replicate one of the best side quests in Like a Dragon Gaiden, which featured a cameo from another RGG series.

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Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii Should Feature a Judgment Cameo

Its status as a spin-off game allowed Like a Dragon Gaiden to include references to the larger RGG universe, including the Judgment series, which hadn’t previously crossed over with Like a Dragon despite being set in the same universe. In Gaiden, players can take on the Akame Network Request End the Destruction, which sees Kiryu team up with Masaharu Kaito, one of the Judgment series’ protagonists. This side quest is a fun crossover for fans of both RGG series to experience, and Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii shouldn’t miss the opportunity to do the same.

Like a Dragon Gaiden‘s End the Destruction quest not only features Kiryu interacting with Kaito, but Judgment‘s Toru Higashi and Fumiya Sugiura, the latter of which can be recruited to the Joryu Clan in the game’s Colosseum. Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii would be a great chance to see Majima interact with these same characters, allowing for a dynamic that hasn’t been seen in either of the two series up to this point. Perhaps Sugiura and Makoto Tsukumo could appear in the game as representatives of the Yokohama 99 detective agency following the events of Lost Judgment.

Sugiura and Tsukumo appear as cameos in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, so there’s the possibility they make their way into Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii as well.

A Third Judgment Game Could Be Teased in Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii

Following the original Judgment and its sequel, Lost Judgment, many fans are hoping to see a third game in the series set in Hawaii, following the pattern set by Lost Judgment taking place in Isezaki Ijincho after Yakuza: Like a Dragon. If this type of third Judgment game were to ever come to fruition, setting it up by placing some of its characters in Hawaii for a Pirate Yakuza cameo makes a lot of sense. It would also establish a president for other “Gaiden” games in the Like a Dragon franchise to feature cameos from other RGG Studios series.

With Majima’s ability to recruit his own pirate crew in Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, the perfect opportunity exists for some of these Judgment characters to show up as recruitable pirate allies, similar to how players can recruit Sugiura for the Colosseum in Gaiden. While it might be a stretch to justify why some of Judgment‘s cast would show up in Hawaii, it could lay the foundation for the franchise’s future. It could also help satiate fans hoping for a new Judgment game while RGG works on Virtua Fighter and Project Century.

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