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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Thu Oct 26 2023 10:00:06

Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth's Dondoko Island is a whole game within a game

Date:
Thu, 26 Oct 2023 08:55:28 +0000

Description:
Catch fish, craft furniture and build homes in Like a Dragon: Infinite 
Wealth's Dondoko Island minigame.

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If you thought Yakuza minigames peaked with running an amateur baseball team, 
think again, as Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth is introducing Dondoko Island. 

Revealed during the October 25 Xbox Partner Preview , Dondoko Island sees 
protagonist Ichiban Kasuga travel to a remote island destination (on the back 
of a dolphin, no less), where he's able to build and maintain a home away 
from home for himself and his friends. It's very clearly inspired by Animal 
Crossing: New Horizons , with the ability to catch fish and bugs, craft 
furniture, chinwag with island residents and so on. 

Kasuga can also build a home for himself, where he can place the furniture 
he's crafted or bought from the island's store. It won't be constant sunshine 
and rainbows, though; as the trailer below shows, enemies can show up to 
cause havoc. Thankfully, Kasuga's able to beat them back with his baseball 
bat in what looks like a departure from the main game's turn-based combat. 

Dondoko Island seriously takes the cake regarding the series' iconic 
minigames. While most in the series are relatively small-scale, like bowling, 
batting cages and chicken races, there are a few that stand out as more 
fleshed-out experiences. Especially in more recent entries. 

 Yakuza 0's cabaret club and real estate management both had hours-long 
stories attached to them, for example. 0 and Yakuza Kiwami also featured a 
fantastic slot car racing storyline that persisted across both games. Yakuza: 
Like a Dragon's kart, racing was incredibly moreish, too. And I really 
shouldn't forget the time in Yakuza 5 when Taiga Saejima spent some time 
hunting a bear across a snowy mountain. Yes, that was a thing. 

I am pretty excited about what Dondoko Island brings to Like a Dragon: 
Infinite Wealth when the game launches on January 26, 2024. As an enjoyer of 
both high-stakes crime narratives and laid-back lifestyle games, I know I'm 
going to find myself hopping across the water frequently to get away from it 
all. 

 Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth is still a few months away, so consider 
checking out our best Xbox Series X games and best Xbox Game Pass games in 
the run-up to its release early next year.



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/gaming/consoles-pc/like-a-dragon-infinite-wealths-do
ndoko-island-is-a-whole-game-within-a-game


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