Few Trailers Matched the Coolness of Stranger Than Heaven’s Summer Game Fest Reveal, Infused with Yakuza Dev’s Signature Style

Okay, so here we go. Imagine this: you’re chilling, maybe not totally into every single thing they put out, but you gotta admit, the crew behind those Yakuza/Like a Dragon games has got style for days. It’s not like every year they drop something new, but wow, this next game… it’s got some kind of magic.

Remember The Game Awards 2024? No? Well, they were teasing this thing called Project Century. Now they’ve given it a name: Stranger Than Heaven. Cool, right?

So, picture this: Summer Game Fest, and this game pops up. At first, I’m clueless—what even is this? Starts off with this dude sitting at a live music gig, feeling all 1940s Japan vibes. Then bam! That legendary Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio logo hits the screen.

You can totally feel those RGG vibes. The combat’s got that brutal-yet-laughable Yakuza flair. And yeah, there’s that city life exploration thing going on too. But, hold up—the puzzle-solving and choices bit? Not something you’d expect from a Like a Dragon game. A little twist, huh?

Oh, and get this: the game’s settings hop all over the place. We’re talking a 1915 backdrop in the first peek, then today’s reveal hits 1943. That’s a whopping time leap.

So, maybe this thing lets us dive into a story spanning the whole 19th century. Personally, I’d be chill just seeing Japan before and after WW2. There’s a lot packed in here—American influences, maybe some supernatural weirdness around the main character.

One bummer though, no release date yet. No clue on platforms either. But, with how hyped this reveal got everyone? We’re all pretty much on the edge of our seats waiting to see what RGG Studio’s cooking up next.