Speculation about Project Century so far is all wrong, RGG Studio head says 

During a December 26 broadcast on the official RGG Studio YouTube channel, studio director Masayoshi Yokoyama made new comments about the recently announced Project Century (as reported by GamesTalk). 

At The Game Awards 2024, we got a small glimpse of The Like a Dragon creators’ new game – including its moody retro setting in 1915 Japan and gritty action scenes. However, the title remains largely shrouded in mystery. This has not stopped fans from making various speculations about Project Century’s plot, especially theories that link it to the Like a Dragon series’ lore. 

A particularly popular fan theory proposes that, based on the time period being depicted, Project Century may tell the origin story of the rival Tojo Clan of the Yakuza series. This would make the rugged-looking protagonist we saw a young Makoto Tojo – the founder and first boss of the Tojo Clan. 

However, in the recent RGG Studio broadcast, Yokoyama outright debunked all of the fan speculation circulating online, commenting that the theories he’s seen are completely off the mark. Furthermore, he said that it was impossible to make correct predictions about the game’s content from the footage revealed at TSA 2024 alone. “We didn’t include any information that would enable people to guess.” 

RGG Studio’s leader also specifically denied fan theories that suggest Project Century’s protagonist will be played by actor Kazuki Kitamura (who played Kiryu in the 2007 live-action film Yakuza: Like a Dragon) or Toma Ikuta. He emphasized that Project Century’s protagonist is a completely original character created specifically for the new game. 

Yokoyama also confirmed that we will be getting an action-adventure game with Project Century, but unfortunately, that’s all the info we’re getting for now. According to the creator, it’s going to be a while before any follow-up news on the project is announced.