A Yakuza: Like a Dragon Easter Egg might be referencing one of Yakuza 5's long-forgotten her𒁏oes.
Infinite Wealth features a rad❀io station called After6Junction, which often broadcasts exclusively in Japanese without any English translation available. However, as noted by the player below has taken a stab at translating the radio episodes themselves, and discovered that one show could well be referencing a Yaku🎐za 5 character.
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"S-Kun," the translator believes, is a reference to Tatsuo Shinada, one of Yakuza 5's playable protagonists. The mysterious character the radio show references apparently used a mountain of debt to buy a baseball bat, and then subsequently paid back all the debt ꦿusing the bat to win all th𓆉e prizes at the local batting centre.
Shinada's storyline revolves around him being a former baseball star, and wit♛hout getting too spoilery, things haven't really gone his way. Regardless, this passage about "S-Kun" being a dab hand with a baseball bat is what's lead some to believe Shinada is being alluded to on After6Junction.
"My boy, Shinada! He’s alive!" writes one Re🧸ddit user in🍨 response, attesting to how widely-beloved Shinada has become among the Yakuza fanbase since his last appearance in Yakuza 5. "Shinada being confirmed to still exist via a small side-content audio clip is actually insane," chimes in another.
Sadly fo𒅌r Shinada, he's been relegated to the history books since Yakuza 5. Other protagonists Kiryu, Saejima, Haruka, and Akiyama have all obviously appeared in the Yakuza series since then, but Shinada was the only one left behind. Perhaps this will help bring some closer to those still pining for Shinada to one day return.
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth is st♓ill standing tall as the best-reviewed𝓡 Yakuza game to date, Shinada fans notwithstanding, a huge feat for the series cons❀idering the highs of Yakuza 0 and Yakuza Kiwami 2.
Read our full 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth review for what we made of RGG Studio's second RPG outing.
Hirun Cryer is a freelance reporter and writer with Gamesradar+ based out of U.K. After earning a degree in American History specializing in journalism, cinema, literature, and history, he stepped into the games writing world, with a focus on shooters, indie games, and RPGs, and has since been the recipient of the MCV 30 Under 30 award for🥀 2021. In his spare time he freelances with other outlets around the industry, practices Japanese, and enjoys contemporary manga and anime.
