{"id":44993,"date":"2025-02-28T16:53:40","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T07:53:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=44993"},"modified":"2025-02-28T18:11:40","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T09:11:40","slug":"like-a-dragon-pirate-yakuza-in-hawaii-shows-a-different-side-to-goro-majima-but-its-still-the-real-majima","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/like-a-dragon-pirate-yakuza-in-hawaii-shows-a-different-side-to-goro-majima-but-its-still-the-real-majima\/","title":{"rendered":"Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii shows a different side to Goro Majima, but it\u2019s still the real Majima \u2013 executive producer explains characterization\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In a recent interview with the Japanese PlayStation.Blog<\/a>, RGG Studio director and Like a Dragon series executive producer Masayoshi Yokoyama talked about the characterization of Goro Majima in Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yakuza fans were thrilled when they found out that Infinite Wealth\u2019s spin off would feature the beloved Goro Majima as a solo protagonist. But (as one should expect from RGG Studio) Majima\u2019s appearance came with a big twist \u2013 turning the series\u2019 antagonist into an amnesiac pirate. Majima\u2019s lack of memories and new surroundings resulted in a portrayal of his character that we haven\u2019t seen before. While some fans adored this fresh take on Majima and found him interesting, others weren\u2019t fans of how he was changed. \u00a0However, Yokoyama stresses that all of the \u201cMajimas\u201d are the real Majima, and the new side he shows is just him being a multifaceted human being.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Goro<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn the end, every Majima is the real Majima. I think everyone has different versions of themselves that they show at say, their company, versus in private. But both of these versions are their real selves \u2013 I believe humans are creatures whose \u201cselves\u201d change depending on the environment. So, whenever there\u2019s a dramatic change in our environment, we show a different side of ourselves. For example, when you get married and have a child, you start showing a different ‘you’ to your kid.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Yokoyama, this applies to Goro Majima too. \u201cIn a similar way, Majima shows a different side of himself after meeting the young boy Noah in Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii. He\u2019s forgotten who he is, but he\u2019s seen the tattoos \u2013 he knows he hasn\u2019t been an upstanding person till now. In the midst of all this, he meets Noah and develops something like a parental desire to help him make his dream come true.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Goromi<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

RGG Studio\u2019s director confirms that the Majima we see in Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii is somewhat more neutral than the Majima of past games, and this has to do with his role as the game\u2019s sole protagonist, which the player is supposed to project themselves onto. \u201cI\u2019ve mentioned this before, but Majima is a character who\u2019s hard to turn into a protagonist. He is objectively crazy, and he is an entertaining character, but his sensibility is very different to that of the average player, which makes it difficult to empathize with him as a protagonist. However, in Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, Majima has lost his memory \u2013 so he\u2019s more likely to get angry or sad at the same time as the player. He\u2019s portrayed as a fairly neutral character, especially at the beginning of the game.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While acknowledging that Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii\u2019s portrayal of Majima \u201cdefinitely shows a new side to him,\u201d Yokoyama concludes that \u201cThis Majima is the real Majima, and the pre-amnesia Majima is also the real Majima.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Goro<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii is out now for the PC (Steam<\/a>), PS4\/PS5, and Xbox One\/Xbox Series X|S.\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f   <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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