RGG Studio teases new Project Century, fueling speculation that we may be getting a Like a Dragon origin story, involving Snoop Dogg in some way
Like a Dragon developer RGG Studio recently unveiled Project Century, a brand-new game they’re working on. While we’ve yet to hear any more details about the project since the teaser shown at The Game Awards 2024, RGG Studios has been making mysterious references to the new game on social media – fueling excitement and wild speculation.
On his personal X account, RGG Studio’s director Masayoshi Yokoyama posted a picture of himself wearing a traditional Japanese happi coat, with the caption “Please wait a bit, okay?,” suggesting that we will get more news soon. At the same time, RGG Studio’s official English account posted an image of Snoop Dogg in a mirrored pose donning a matching happi.
The Japanese on the back of both happi reads “Yashima Trade Company,” which also appeared in the teaser for Project Century. From what we saw in the game’s alpha build footage, Project Century depicts some kind of conflict taking place in 1915, during Japan’s Taisho era. A character who appears to be the protagonist of the game wears a happi with the same “Yashima Trade Company” logo on the back.
Although the game is still shrouded in mystery, fans on social media have started speculating that Project Century may tell the story of the rival Tojo Clan that appears in the Yakuza series. This is because it’s assumed that the Tojo Clan was founded in the early 1900s. As such, it’s possible that Project Century’s protagonist will be a young Makoto Tojo – the founder and first boss of the Tojo Clan. In the Yakuza games, Makoto is only mentioned briefly in a description, so the prospect of learning the entire origin story of the clan is generating a lot of excitement. Moreover, the Snoop Dogg connection is also leaving room for much wild speculation.
While it’s not unusual for RGG Studio to do development work on non-Yakuza IPs (like Super Monkey Ball and Virtua Fighter), Yokoyama has consistently been involved in the Like a Dragon series, so it is highly likely that the mysterious Project Century will be related to the franchise.
As Yokoyama asked us to “wait a bit,” RGG Studio may be planning to reveal some new info in their upcoming Ryu-Star TV livestream on December 26.
