Could Yakuza Ishin finally be on the books?
Following up the release of head-cracking remakeYakuza Kiwami 2, publisher Sega havereleased a questionnaire to the community, asking about their thoughts on theYakuzagames and their remakes.
It’s all fairly standard stuff, but of note in particular is the question “How interested are you in purchasing the various spin-off titles that have never received western release?” This, of course, is referring toYakuza Ishin, a side-game that launched in 2014 for PS3 and PS4 in Japan, but never made it to the West. It contains similar structure and gameplay to the fantastic mainline series, but is set in the Bakumatsu era of Japan, back in the 1800’s.
Now this is obviously no confirmation at all that Sega are preparingIshinfor localisation, but it should be remembered that Segasent out a similar surveyasking aboutFist of the North Star: Lost Paradise, with the release ofYakuza 6.Faster than you say “EEEYATATATATATA!”, we got a localisation announcement soon afterward, so fingers crossed,Yakuzafans.
You can take the survey yourselfright here.Yakuza Kiwami 2is available now on PS4.
