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RYU GA GOTOKU KENZAN: ALL 20 BOUNTIES Bounties are entries 121-140 in the Memo Pad. Start at the police box in northwest Rakugai in Chapter 6. Accept the officer's offer with the bottom option, then choose bottom again to finish the explana...
Like a Dragon: Ishin! (2023): Story Walkthrough, Chapters 1–2 SPOILERS: This part covers the opening two chapters, including their boss fights. Later identities and twists are left for the chapters where they happen. 1. ESCAPING HOME Follow...
Like a Dragon: Ishin! — Chicken Racing, Betting Options and Making Tags Chicken racing can make you a lot of money in Ishin, but there's a difference between improving your chances and guaranteeing a win. The favorite can still come last. A...
Like a Dragon: Ishin! — Poker Rules, All Three Games and the Completion Target Poker in Ishin isn't just Texas Hold'em. There are three versions, and one of them changes which cards you're allowed to use. That matters a lot when you're star...
Like a Dragon: Ishin! Guide: All 16 Wanted Men Requests Wanted Men has its own completion list. Finishing all 72 substories won't automatically finish these bounties, and some of the rewards matter for training and later fights. To begin, e...
Like a Dragon: Ishin! (2023): Komaki's Training Komaki's dojo is east of the Teradaya inn in Fushimi. You can start in Chapter 2 after helping the Shinto Priest. Speak to the student outside after the argument, then enter. Here's the full l...
Like a Dragon: Ishin! — How to Play Mahjong and Why Your Hand Won't Win Mahjong gets a lot easier once you know why the game is refusing to let you win. Getting the tiles into groups is only part of it. You also need a qualifying scoring co...
Like a Dragon: Ishin! — Koi-koi, All Scoring Hands and How to Win The first thing to understand about Koi-koi is that matching two cards doesn't necessarily score anything. Matching cards lets you collect them. You score when those collecte...
Like a Dragon: Ishin! — How to Play Oicho-kabu Oicho-kabu looks more complicated than it is because the cards don't look like playing cards. Ignore the pictures for a minute. You're adding numbers and trying to finish as close to nine as po...
Like a Dragon: Ishin! Dice Games Guide: Cee-lo and Cho-han Ishin has two dice games in the Gambling Den, and they don't use the same rules. Cee-lo is about beating a banker with three dice. Cho-han starts with a much simpler question: will...
LIKE A DRAGON: ISHIN! SMITHING: START HERE This covers the 2023 remake. Its crafting and Seal systems differ from the 2014 game, so do not mix the two sets of recipes. Kurogane Smithing opens in Chapter 3, after you gain access to northern...
Like a Dragon: Ishin! Ernest Satow's three substories and why the last one takes so long Ernest's quests are entries 70, 71, and 72 in the 2023 remake. They introduce the Bakumatsu memoirs, and you can't finish the whole chain as soon as yo...
Like a Dragon: Ishin! Mibu, the farmhouse, and the road to Kiyomizu: substories 60–66 These seven entries take you outside the main shopping districts. Bring healing items, keep a few vegetables in your inventory, and don't sell every meal...
Like a Dragon: Ishin! All four Gion substories Gion has four numbered substories in the 2023 remake: 56 through 59. You'll need to come back after Chapter 3 for most of them, and Another Life matters for more than just the farming side of t...
Like a Dragon: Ishin! Fushimi substories, Part 2: Tom, the courier races, and the people around Teradaya These are entries 46 through 55 in the 2023 remake. Some finish after one favor. Others take several visits, and a completed substory d...
Like a Dragon: Ishin! Fushimi substories, Part 1: the author, the bathhouse, the stolen lunch, and Sakiko's stories This covers substories 37 through 45 in the 2023 remake. They're numbered together in the list, but they don't all unlock to...
Like a Dragon: Ishin! (2023): All Eight Mukurogai Substories Mukurogai's substory list runs from 29 to 36. You'll also visit it during quests that start elsewhere, but those stay under their original district in the menu. 29. THE BAD SIDE O...
Like a Dragon: Ishin! (2023): All Rakugai Substories Rakugai has twelve entries: 18–28 and 69. A few continue stories started elsewhere, so check the prerequisites before spending the evening walking around the same corner. 18. THE RECLUSIV...
Like a Dragon: Ishin! (2023): The Rest of Rakunai's Substories This finishes Rakunai's substory list: 8–17, plus 67 and 68. Some of these introduce friendships. The first encounter completes the substory, but filling the bond afterward is a...
Like a Dragon: Ishin! (2023): Rakunai Substories 1–7 These seven become available from Chapter 3, although a few need another activity or substory finished first. The numbers follow the in-game list, not the order you'll necessarily find th...