Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza In Hawaii is anticipated to be the most over-the-top game in a franchise loaded with over-the-top storylines, characters, action, and fighting sequences. Another thing that makes Yakuza games so special is the freedom they grant to the player.
Any Yakuza game you play can be a quick 12-15 hour journey where you follow the main story and reach a dramatic ending. However, once you step into the bizarre side quests and mini-games, even 100 hours can feel less.
Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii that also boasts naval combat is no exception, and here’s a rundown of how long this game is.
Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza In Hawaii main story length
The main story in Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza spans five chapters, almost half the usual number of chapters in other games in the franchise. However, you can still expect to spend over 15 hours reaching the campaign’s end, considering that you also focus on at least some side quests along the way.
Optional content in Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza In Hawaii
To be fair, the main storyline is just the tip of the iceberg in Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza In Hawaii. Majima is the protagonist for the first time ever, and fans are delighted that there’s no shortage of content this time around.
You can get into substories that can be unlocked while progressing the main storyline or heading into relatively secretive areas of the map. Usually, these stories take around 45 minutes – 1 hour to complete and the rewards include weapons and rare items, among other things.
A standard Yakuza game like Pirate Yakuza In Hawaii should easily contain over 50 such substories implying that you can spend an additional 10-12 hours on them. This is because the substories also introduce you to mini-games that hand out cash or rare items as rewards.
Someone who’s eager to collect all the items in the game will definitely be spending a lot of time on mini-games and side quests.
Now, becoming a powerful pirate is also a huge part of Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza In Hawaii. You’re expected to hire powerful crew members, explore the seas, and customize your ship.
To put things into perspective, you can compare the pirate gameplay in this game to the Hostess game in Yakuza Kiwami 2 or the business management game in Yakuza: Like A Dragon. If you develop a liking for these secondary gameplay mechanics, you’ll easily end up spending around 10 hours on them separately.
Last, but not least, there are bounties for collecting cash and general open-world exploration. Yet again, these areas of the game can consume up to 5-6 hours.
So, long story short, a quick run through the main story in Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii should be less than 20 hours and a completionist run can definitely take up around 60-70 hours. For an average player looking for a balanced experience, the total playtime should be close to 30 hours.
