In some ways, Ghost of Tsushima appeared basis for the idea of restarting Like a dragon: Ishin and take him westHe revealed the team responsible for the series within Sega and reported how the success of the Sucker Punch title convinced everyone to bet on the project.
Yakuza: Shin was highly rated in Japan after its release in 2014, but Sega and RGG Studio remained somewhat skeptical as to whether the game would be a lasting success in the West or be otherwise commercially credible.
First of all a large and expensive localization work Not even for the main episodes of a show that never shined for big sales in the West.
Complicating the matter, according to Sega and RGG Studio, was the fact that it adhered to the purely Japanese tradition of staging Japan’s historical events and settings, according to the developers. extreme “alien” for westerners.
However, given the acceptance of Ghost of Tsushima by critics and audiences in the West, the mentality has changed since then. “We saw how well Ghost of Tsushima was set in Japan but created by the Americans, and it gave us a certain Safety On the fact that Ishin may also be successful in America, “RGG Studio chief and Executive Producer Masayoshi Yokoyama explained to the Fanbyte website.
On the other hand, just Toshihiro NagoshiThe former director of the Yakuza franchise (now left by Sega to start his own indie team) reported that Ghost of Tsushima had beaten the Japanese developers and showed a huge fascination with Sucker Punch. set.
Source: Multiplayer
