Embark on a swashbuckling adventure as Goro Majima in *Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii*. This amnesiac ex-yakuza starts with a single fighting style, but soon unlocks a wealth of skills and abilities. Here are some essential early upgrades to boost your pirate prowess:
Recommended Goro Majima Upgrades in *Pirate Yakuza*, Explained
Amnesiac Goro Majima begins Pirate Yakuza with the Mad Dog fighting style. As you progress, you'll unlock new weapons and the Sea Dog style, each with its own upgrade tree. Four skill trees are available: Overall Stats, Shared Abilities, Mad Dog, and Sea Dog. Prioritize these early upgrades for a smoother experience:
Max Health Boost (Overall Stats)
Boosting your health is crucial. Many boss fights involve numerous henchmen, and a high health pool lets you withstand damage while focusing on crowd control. Survival and consistent damage output are key to victory, making this an early priority.
Attack Boost (Overall Stats)
Increasing your attack power significantly improves your damage output across all basic attacks. With the return to real-time combat, melee attacks are vital for story progression and bonus content. Consider the Attack Boost Plus upgrade later for even greater impact.
Knockdown Evasion (Shared Abilities)
When facing multiple enemies, getting knocked down is inevitable. Knockdown Evasion ensures a swift recovery, allowing you to quickly resume your offensive.
Quickstep Strike (Shared Abilities)
This upgrade lets you attack after dodging, adding extra damage to your combos. It's invaluable in all fights, especially early boss encounters, and helps build your heat gauge faster.
Grapple Counter (Shared Abilities)
This upgrade counters grab attacks, preventing damage and allowing for a retaliatory strike. Perfect for dealing with multiple opponents.
Serpent Trick (Mad Dog)
Mad Dog style utilizes dual swords, a pistol, and a grappling hook. Serpent Trick launches enemies into the air, setting up devastating combos.
Frenzy Trick (Mad Dog)
This spinning attack is excellent for crowd control, knocking down multiple enemies simultaneously. Ideal for naval combat encounters.
Catch ‘n’ Slash (Sea Dog)
Upgrade this already-unlocked projectile attack to extend its duration and allow for immediate follow-up attacks, creating longer and more effective combos.
Charge ‘n’ Shoot (Sea Dog)
Improve your flintlock pistol's effectiveness by reducing charge time and increasing its area of effect, making it a more viable weapon against groups of enemies.
These upgrades will give Goro Majima a significant advantage in Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii.
Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii is available now on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC.
