The main character looks similar to Kiryu and I think I saw Goro in the trailer. Also the main bad guy in Kiwami 2 was in the trailer.
See? This is what I mean about fans not knowing anything about what happened in 2013 (not giving you shit at all, Bruce, so don't think I'm being a prick! lol).
In 2013, before Ishin! was released, RGG Studios did a, "Character Election," where you had 10 votes (or was it 3? Can't remember exactly and why I can't, I'll explain below lol) to vote on about 80 or so characters from the past games. We didn't know why at the time, but we figured that the next title would include the older characters, somehow.
Fast forward a few more months and the election ends: Ishin! is then revealed and tells a slightly-altered version of the Meiji Restoration period in Japan, involving Sakamoto Ryoma and the Shinsengumi.
As Ryoma was the protagonist of the real-life Meiji restoration, Kiryu plays him (in sorts; you need to pay attention, otherwise the penultimate chapter will confuse you to death) and some of the 20 highest characters in terms of voting in the election, become the rest of the Shinsengumi, which are 12 guys. The other prominent vote getters (Akiyama, Goda Ryuji) play other important roles in the game, based on real-life people of the time.
My only silver-lining in this release (aside from money being made, of course) is that this will allow people to get a bit more-interested in Japanese history, which is just awesome: a country that small normally doesn't have THAT rich a history, outside of Europe. Otherwise, the majority of the west will not appreciate this wonderful game for what it is.
But yeah, through an exploitable glitch involving cookies/clearing cache, you were able to vote unlimited amounts each day, so I gave Kashiwagi a good 100+ votes a day, just myself, to get him into the top 10 (and he made 12th). If anyone wishes to see the results:
『龍が如く』シリーズ キャラクター総選挙最終結果発表！
www.ryu-ga-gotoku.com
I'm kinda shocked they're building Ishin on Unreal Engine 4 and not using the Dragon Engine for it. Makes me wonder, are they putting the Dragon Engine to rest going forward?
I was half expecting Yakuza 8 as I figued it was maybe time for the next mainline game, but I'll glady take Ishin.
I guess Yakuza 8 is next year then? Which wouldn't be a bad thing. Let them take their time with that one.
The game came out on Unreal 4, so this is just a revamp; EVERYTHING is literally in place already, there's no need to remake from the ground up, especially since the original title on PS4 looked so good in the first place.
As I've played this game 3 times already in Japanese (with a guide), I will not be purchasing this, as there's no need to go through it AGAIN lol.
It's one of the 7 best titles in the series though, on-par with 0, but not as good as 3, 5, 7, Lost Judgement.
, yes it is real but it a leak so its not 100% confirmed but its like 95% confirmed they will probably announce it tonight on their showcase. We'll see finger crossed
(or maybe not)