Video Games In Japan

Yakuza: Like a Dragon (龍が如く 7 光と闇の行方, Ryū ga

Gotoku 7: Hikari to Yami no Yukue, lit. "Like a Dragon
7: Whereabouts of Light and Darkness"), also known
as Yakuza 7 and previously known as Shin Ryū ga
Gotoku (新龍が如く, lit. "Like a New Dragon" or "New
Like a Dragon"), is a role-playing game (categorized
as a "Dramatic RPG" on SEGA's official Ryu ga
Gotoku 7 website) for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One,
Xbox Series X|S, PC and PlayStation 5.

It has been developed by Ryu ga Gotoku Studio as the

eighth main installment (fourteenth overall) of
the Yakuza series. It was released in Japan on
January 16, 2020 and had a worldwide release in
November 2020. The PS5 version was released on
March 2, 2021 as a free upgrade for all owners of the
PS4 version and as a separate purchase.

Like a Dragon features two massive changes

compared to all of the previous main installments.
The first is that it is the first game to not
feature Kazuma Kiryu as a playable character; the
main protagonist of this story is Ichiban Kasuga. The
second is that the game's combat is now that of a
turn-based RPG, rather than a real-time beat 'em up
like the previous games

Kakarot is primarily an action RPG with fighting game elements. The player
can battle opponents and do activities like fishing, collecting Z orbs, eating,
driving in a hover car, training, and putting characters in soul emblems. The
game's plot follows the progression of the anime series, as the player
interacts with the surrounding world as the different playable characters.
Players can explore the world and complete side quests to progress the story.
The game is broken up into four storylines: Saiyan Saga, the Namek Saga,
continued with the Android Saga (where the player acquires their hover car),
and the Buu Saga.
Bonus storylines can be purchased as downloadable content; including a
retelling of the Battle of Gods and the Resurrection 'F' storylines seen
in Dragon Ball Super[citation needed]. A DLC original storyline set after the
events of Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks, featuring Future Trunks'
confrontation with Babidi to prevent Majin Buu's awakening (a scenario
previously seen in Dragon Ball Z Shin Budokai: Another Road's story mode
and briefly covered in Super), was released on June 11th, 2021.
There are currently seven playable characters in Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot that
the player will guide throughout the story. These
include Goku, Vegeta, Gohan, Piccolo, Future Trunks, Gotenks,
and Vegito. As the player progresses through the game, they will unlock new
characters to play.
In addition to the playable characters, the player will be able to select two
supporting characters to aid in their battle each with their own special moves.
These current characters include Krillin, Yamcha, Tien
Shinhan, Chiaotzu, Android 18, Goten, and Kid Trunks.
The bosses that appear in-game
include Raditz, Nappa, Vegeta, Cui, Dodoria, Zarbon, Ginyu
Force, Frieza, Android 19, Android 20, Android 18, Android 17, Cell, Cell
Jr., Pui Pui, Yakon, Dabura, Majin Vegeta, Majin Buu, Super Buu, Kid
Buu, Beerus and Mira. Bonyū (ボニュー), an original character designed
by Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama for the game, also appears as a boss.

Minecraft is a sandbox video game developed by the Swedish video game

developer Mojang Studios. The game was created by Markus "Notch"
Persson in the Java programming language. Following several early private
testing versions, it was first made public in May 2009 before fully releasing in
November 2011, with Jens "Jeb" Bergensten then taking over
development. Minecraft has since been ported to several other platforms and
is the best-selling video game of all time, with over 238 million copies sold and
nearly 140 million monthly active users as of 2021.
In Minecraft, players explore a blocky, procedurally generated 3D world with
virtually infinite terrain, and may discover and extract raw materials, craft tools
and items, and build structures, earthworks and simple machines. Depending
on game mode, players can fight computer-controlled mobs, as well as
cooperate with or compete against other players in the same world. Game
modes include a survival mode, in which players must acquire resources to
build the world and maintain health, and a creative mode, where players have
unlimited resources and access to flight. Players can modify the game to
create new gameplay mechanics, items, and assets.
Early versions of the game received critical acclaim, winning several awards
and being cited as one of the greatest video games of all time. Social media,
parodies, adaptations, merchandise, and the annual Minecon conventions
played large roles in popularizing the game. The game has also been used in
educational environments to teach chemistry, computer-aided design,
and computer science. In 2014, Mojang and the Minecraft intellectual
property were purchased by Microsoft for US$2.5 billion. A number of spin-off
games have also been produced, such as Minecraft: Story Mode, Minecraft
Dungeons, and the mobile game Minecraft Earth.