SEGA has shared new details about Yakuza 7’s Life Experience! This feature was revealed in Weekly Famitsu last week. Ichiban Kasuga grows as a character with Life Experience. 6 elements make up Life Experience:
- Enthusiasm
- Mentality
- Cheerfulness
- Kindness
- Intelligence
- Stylishness
Ichiban gains experience and growth in these areas through Play Spots and progression through the game. Yakuza 7 contains many Play Spots and side activities that will allow players to build Ichiban’s character in various ways.
Yakuza series signature sub-stories increase Life Experience as well. Encountering and interacting with characters will help Ichiban grow.
Ichiban may partake in exams to significantly gain Life Experience in “Ocean Qualification School.” This Play Spot covers a variety of genres including Japanese culture and world history. Passing these tests will improve Ichiban’s human nature.
Yakuza 7 releases on January 16th 2020 for PS4 in Japan. Yakuza 7 releases as Yakuza: Like a Dragon in the west sometime in 2020. Stay tuned at Final Weapon for more of the latest Japanese gaming news!