The Yakuza franchise has had a resurgence in terms of popularity in the West, thanks not least to the arrival of the entire series on Xbox Game Pass, which has allowed many gamers to discover the adventure of Kazuma Kiryu first and Ichiban Kasuga more recently. And now it seems that The first images of Yakuza 8 have been leaked.
These first images of Yakuza 8 have been leaked in a Youtube video of Asakura Mirai Mirai Mikuru Asakura, the well-known martial arts fighter who is also popular on the video platform. has been the medium Famitsu the one that has shared the images of the title, where we can see some familiar faces in the franchise.
新作『龍が如く8』の未公開映像が格闘家・朝倉未来のYouTubeでチラ見せ。朝倉未来もゲーム内に溮ﺺ
『龍 如く 如く 8』 の 詳細 前 に 異例 の 形 で 公開。 映像 に ナンバ や 足立 さん らしき 姿 も。 春日 一番 は アフロ ではなく 、 、 後ろ で 髪 を を 縛っ た 姿 に!
https://t.co/IZ6sEZI2dR pic.twitter.com/wREvVsRS2v— ファミ通.com (@famitsu) July 19, 2022
The first images of Yakuza 8 appear
Mirai Asakura said that she was originally interested in the Yakuza series. In this video, Sega president Haruki Satomi and Ryu Ga Studio representative Masayoshi Yokoyama made a direct offer for Asakura to appear in the franchise. Although taken aback by the sudden offer to perform, Mirai Asakura agreed to participate.
RGG Studio works on several other projects apart from Yakuza 8
As we have said, in these first images of Yakuza 8, in addition to the well-known fighter, we can also appreciate the presence of familiar faces in the franchise. Without going further we can see Kasuga Ichiban in the last image, although it seems that this time he will no longer have Afro hair, as was the case in Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
Therefore, as was discussed at the time, this new installment of the franchise will very possibly be a sequel to Yakuza 7. Now we just have to wait to find out more details about when we can enjoy it.