Yakuza Kiwami 3 will be the last Kiwami, RGG boss says

Yakuza Kiwami 3 and its tie-in game, Dark Ties, release tomorrow. In a recent Japanese-language livestream spotted and translated by fans on Reddit, RGG studio boss Masayoshi Yokoyama declared, "I think Yakuza Kiwami 3 will be the last one one, and the Kiwami line will come to an end." He added the studio might "potentially" start a new line of games.

Although presented as a remake of Yakuza 3, this Kiwami reportedly trims many of the original's subquests, introduces some retcons, and casts Japanese actor Teruyuki Kagawa—who in 2022 admitted to sexual harassment—as antagonist Hamazaki. Taken together, those choices give Yokoyama's announcement a feel of the games retreating from the stage amid a shower of tomatoes rather than bowing out with a final curtain call.

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