Toshihiro Nagoshi of Sega reveals tons of new Yakuza 7 Details on SegaNama

Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio wants to do something "fresh" with Yakuza 7. The game could have unfolded outside of Japan, the graphical interface of the battle is not definitive and much more.

Sega held September 3 SegaNama's stream in August 2019, with Toshihiro Nagoshi and Sega's MC Ayana Tsubaki. SegaNama's feeds usually take place at the end of each month, but this time, the program has fallen behind due to Nagoshi's health problems.

In fact, the flow started with him talking with a smile. He recounted how, when he went to the hospital, the doctor said, "Hey, you're Ryu Ga Gotoku'Is Nagoshi san, is not it? The doctor, who was very young, started talking about the next Yakuza and it was like, "He's got a new protagonist, does not that mean things will be different, right?" Nagoshi was literally dying, listening to his questions and answering only weakly, "Uuuh … yeah?" The doctor even told him asked if he could reveal it Yakuza 7The title of the title, not announced at the time. In the end, Nagoshi's wife became angry and prevented the doctor from asking so many questions.

Nagoshi said it was a good experience that made him think of many things. I will not summarize everything about your health, so you should check this part yourself if you are interested. They talked about this until 11 minutes.

Then Nagoshi talked a lot about Yakuza 7 on the creek. He explained in detail how the staff, including himself, had thought a lot about what to do with the future of the series. If they have to play a game spin-off or keep the numbering. Should they call it "Ryu Ga Gotoku Seven" as they went, or "Ryu Ga Gotoku Nana", with "Seven" in Japanese.

They also hesitated a lot about the logo, which was eventually changed from the past. Yakuza Games. Nagoshi described the logo as "more colorful" and even "a bit childish, and goes well with the new protagonist".

They then discussed the story and the characters, commenting on each of them. Nagoshi said Yakuza 7The story will look like Yakuza 0 and Yakuza 2 stories. He explained how the protagonist Ichiban Kasuga had lost his parents at a young age. So he spent a lot of his childhood playing alone, Dragon Quest especially. Yakuza 7 has many references to Dragon Quest, and not necessarily naming the drops as in the trailer.

Then we have Joe. Joe is a particularly cool character according to Nagoshi. He said that he was a close age, by Joe is a lot cooler and would definitely try to go out with him if he was a woman. Joe's story will be about how he went from being a nobody to an important figure in the Arakawa clan. He is also a brother of Ichiban, and the two paths often intersect.

Next is Nanba. This is the first party member to join Kasuga. As such, it has a huge amount of lines. Ken Yasuda is a very popular actor with a busy schedule. Nagoshi is therefore grateful to have accepted the role. Sega wanted Ken Yasuda at all costs, because his way of adapting to Nanba was perfect. Nanba and Ichiban are both homeless at the beginning of the story. Nanba saved Ichiban's life, so he is grateful and trusting, but at the same time, he knows nothing about him and does not know if he should trust him so much.

Nagoshi mentioned that in Masumi Arakawa's voice, Kiichi Nakai almost never read the script. Because he memorized all his lines in advance and literally acted them. Nagoshi mentioned that it is something that you often see with experienced actors like Nakai. It made her representation of her character even more. It's also nice because it speeds up the recording.

Ayana Tsubaki then pointed out something very interesting and something that I agree with: sometimes having actors instead of seiyuu expressing characters in games or anime can have a weird effect, their sound being very different from the other characters expressed by seiyuu. That's something you can hear in PROMARE For example, if you watched this movie animation. Nagoshi responded in essence that the use of actors or a seiyuu has advantages, which is why they do so. Yakuza series. As a reminder, it has been confirmed so far that Yakuza 7 would include the following seiyuu: Sumire Uesaka, Akio Otsuka, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Yuichi Nakamura and Kosuke Toriumi.

Nagoshi may have also spoiled something about Masumi Arakawa, so read the following paragraph at your own risk. He mentioned how Kiichi Nakai really liked and congratulated Yakuza 7 & # 39;s, but given his busy schedule, he could not attend the last recording. It was not a problem because his character "had no lines at that time," so he asked Nagoshi to give him the script so he could read the rest and the end. You can make your own conclusions about what happens to his character. Nakai, in particular, praised the last line of dialogue of the game and how it fits perfectly.

Then they continued to talk about Yakuza 7The city of Isezaki Ijin in Yokohama. Nagoshi said the entire map of the game was a little over three times larger than previous games. Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio thought a lot about the setting and even thought about doing Yakuza 7 to take place outside of Japan. In the end, they turned to Yokohama mainly because it had already appeared in previous games. Nagoshi also explained that the players often asked him: "present my hometown in the next Yakuza game, "so they took a long time to decide the setting.

Then they talked about the new Live Command RPG Battle system. Nagoshi said he initially thought to reuse the action game, to improve it even more, but that they could not think of anything else they could add. They also wanted to do something "fresh", hence their choice with this new system.

Nagoshi also mentioned that the graphical combat interface they showed is not final and that it will "change a little" before its release. As for what will change, Mr. Nagoshi said that the final interface would be different from that of the classic RPG "Choose a 1st option, then a menu opens with more options, then you choose something and everything happens. " The final game will have an "action-like interface". Nagoshi added that the latest interface will be "so intuitive and action-oriented that muscle memory will be installed after a while."

Nagoshi said they did not want to make a "slow" game like a "very old RPG combat system" so you do not have to worry about the game being like that. You should try the game at TGS 2019 to see for yourself. He concluded by saying "most people who do not know Yakuza 7 and seeing him play will really think it's an action game. "

SegaNama's flow ended with the "Ask All That Is Live From Nagoshi" corner, as usual. Here are the local treats:

Someone asked Nagoshi how he felt towards Dragon QuestYuji Horii. He replied that the influences that pushed him to develop games are Shigeru Miyamoto and Yuji Horii. He really admires the pioneers like that.

Someone said that they were really worried about Nagoshi and asked how recent events had affected him. Nagoshi said that he had stopped smoking after 40 years. After joking about the fact that this implies that he started to be a minor, he explained that seeing his wife visit him every day at the hospital, taking care of him, hurting him at # 39; ease. He also mentioned that most of his former acquaintances also stopped smoking. Most did it when they had children. Nagoshi concluded by saying, "If you see me smoking at TGS 2019, you are free to kick me, but that will not happen, so do not worry".

Someone asked if Nagoshi has TV shows or movies to recommend. Nagoshi said that he had not really looked at anything recently. Plus, he tends to look at things years after everyone he looked at 24 recently for example. He also talked about how he looked at some Gaki no Tsukai in the hospital, but laughing and sneezing hurt a lot in its current state. Finally, he has not seen it yet, but he recommended to Makoto Shinkai Patina with you. All his old friends told him that it was even better than Your name.

The next edition of SegaNama will be held at Tokyo Game Show 2019, September 12-15. Nagoshi said they would discuss the issue in more detail. Yakuza 7The combat system and the story.

Yakuza 7 was completely revealed late August with a trailer. We translated the first story of the game and the details of the character. Toshihiro Nagoshi also said the previous game would come back if Yakuza 7 does not turn into success. Producer Masayoshi Yokoyama also talked about the change.

Yakuza 7 launches January 16 in Japan, exclusively on PS4. The game will come to the West later in 2020.