GameCenter - Issue 66 - 13

Psyonix reveals
replacements for
Rocket League's
Crates and Keys

The next chapter of Yakuza
takes a surprising turn
Sega and developer Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio
recently revealed the next chapter in the
cult-classic Yakuza series, one which is looking
to take the franchise in some dramatic new
directions.
Officially titled Yakuza: Like a Dragon in the
West, the game is centered around a new protagonist named Ichiban Kasuga. A member of
the Arakawa Family, which itself is a division of
the Tojo Clan, Kasuga starts the game having
just been freed from prison after taking the fall
for his boss. He returns to Kamurocho only to
discover the Tojo Clan fallen and his sacrifice
nearly forgotten. After being double-crossed
by his old boss and left for dead, Kasuga wakes
up to find himself in Yokohama, the city where
the rest of the story takes place.
While Yokohama will bring a fresh new location for you to explore, many of the familiar
gameplay elements from the Yakuza series will
remain intact. However, one core part of the
game is getting a major change, one which
may be quite unexpected for some fans.
In a first for the series, Yakuza: Like a Dragon
will feature a new turn-based combat system.
As the story progresses, you'll find new allies

to recruit, and when Kasuga and his partners
encounter enemies, battle plays out almost
like an RPG. Instead of mashing buttons, fists
are thrown or weapons swung by choosing options from a menu system. Even with
backup, battling the Japanese, Chinese, and
Korean gangs that have taken over Yokohama
won't be easy. Taking a cue from a variety of
other Japanese RPGs, Yakuza: Like a Dragon
will also feature a job system, where switching between different careers will give Kasuga
new fighting styles and techniques.
Of course, this wouldn't be a Yakuza game
without a wide array of side content when
you need to take a break from cleaning up the
streets. From what we've seen so far, Yakuza:
Like a Dragon will feature minigames such as
go-karting, taking tests, playing darts, singing
karaoke, and even a quick time event-based
game where quick button presses keep
Kasuga from falling asleep in a movie theater.
High stakes stuff!
There's still a lot more to learn about Yakuza:
Like a Dragon before it hits North America
sometime next year. Stay tuned to Walmart
Gamecenter and Walmart.com for the latest.

Earlier this year, developer Psyonix announced that it would be introducing
a replacement for Rocket League's Crate
system. Now, the studio has shared details on what those new options will be.
This December, Psyonix will be
bringing the Blueprint system to the
game. Once the change is introduced,
players will have a chance to receive
a Blueprint at the end of each match
instead of a Crate. Each Blueprint shows
exactly what item it can create, and for
what price, and players can decide to
immediately craft that item once its
Blueprint is in their inventory. As well,
like Crates, Blueprints can drop with
special attributes like Painted, Certified,
and Special Editions.
In addition to Blueprints, an item
shop will also be coming to Rocket
League. This new shop will offer a rotating set of cosmetic items that can be
purchased using Credits, a new currency
that'll replace Keys. Those Credits can
also be used to create Blueprints, or
purchase the game's Rocket Pass.
To help with the transition, Psyonix
announced that once the December
update hits, all Crates and Keys that
current Rocket League players have will
be converted to Blueprints and Credits.
So, players won't have to worry about
losing the spoils of their efforts during
the transition.
If you still haven't taken Rocket League
for a spin, you can pick up either the
regular or Ultimate Edition of the game
either on Walmart.com or at your local
Walmart store.

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