Few trailers were as cool as Stranger Than Heaven’s Summer Game Fest reveal, and not just because the Yakuza dev’s DNA is all over it

Although you could not vibe with each certainly one of their video games, it’s exhausting to disclaim that the folks behind the Yakuza/Like a Dragon collection have an considerable sense of favor. It’s not yearly, nevertheless, we get a brand new franchise from the legendary Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, however rattling if this subsequent title doesn’t look particular.

Initially teased at The Game Awards 2024 as Project Century, the studio has now given the sport an official title: Stranger Than Heaven.

Stranger Than Heaven’s debut was on the Summer season Recreation Fest occasion stage, and it was exhausting to guess simply what recreation we have been taking a look at initially. The trailer begins off with the character sitting at a dwell musical efficiency in what appears to be like to be Nineteen Forties Japan, earlier than they exit the bar and we get the enduring Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio emblem.

There are, after all, loads of trademark RGG components on this one. Fight appears to be like about as brutal (and foolish) because the older Yakuza video games, and the exploration and metropolis life aspect does present up within the footage, too.

There seems to be extra of a puzzle-solving, and selections focus on this one, nevertheless, which isn’t usually what you come to Like a Dragon for. One thing else properly price mentioning is that the sport takes place over a number of eras. The preliminary reveal trailer confirmed a 1915 setting, whereas at this time’s re-reveal takes place in 1943 – which is a large soar.

If the sport’s working title holds true, the sport could allow us to expertise a narrative that takes place throughout your complete nineteenth century, however we’d be glad to simply see pre and post-World Warfare 2 Japan. There’s clearly quite a bit occurring on this; not least of which the American affect aspect, and what appears to be a supernatural aspect to our hero.

Stranger Than Heaven doesn’t but have a launch goal, nor do we all know which platforms it’s going to be coming to, but. Contemplating how cool this re-reveal is, nevertheless, the sport already has followers wanting to see what RGG Studio will present of it subsequent.