From 2005 to now 2023 is coming to an end, the "Dragon Among Men" series has gone through nearly 20 years, and the main protagonist Kiryu Kazuma has been roaming the streets of Japan for a long time. But as a series with a stronger proportion of realistic components, "Dragon Among Men" can't let Kiryu Kazuma continue to fight like this anyway, and his story can't end without a hitch. As a result, this "Dragon Among Us 7 Gaiden: The Nameless Dragon" (hereinafter referred to as "The Dragon Among the Men 7 Gaiden"), which was hurriedly launched three months before the release of "Dragon Among Men 8", became the actual farewell performance of Kazuma Kiryu, and it was also a farewell drink from Sega on behalf of the players.
Dragon Among Us 7 Gaiden is a fan-oriented work with a very clear goal, and the series' iconic royal blood story is as good as the nonsensical funny shots. Since the release of "Dragon Among Men 7" in 2020, when the protagonist was changed to Hasuga, a small fresh meat, and the sales were gratifying, the entire series showed a trend of innovation. Kazuma Kiryu, the "old bacon" who uses cigarettes as rice and red bull as water, is indeed difficult to resist the day-to-day street hand-to-hand combat, and when the grapevine is almost certain that he will retire from cancer, a decent ending is that Sega should give him and his fans the most perfect explanation.
So the plot of this work is almost seamlessly connected to "Dragon Among Men 6: Poems of Life", Kiryu Kazuma, who has already known too many dark secrets of Japan's high-level, is full of fatigue and just wants to retire. He refused hush money from others and incarnated as a ** in the form of fake animation. It's just that people can't help themselves in the rivers and lakes, and when he was on a mission to participate in ** trading, he was involved in a dispute in the rivers and lakes, thus starting a new career.
If you push it forward, the main story of this game will only last less than 10 hours, but fans don't have to worry about running out of play, after all, the essence of "Dragon Among Men" is never only the main story, and the ample side lines perfectly complete the task of expanding the size of the game. Different from the mine-stepping trigger of previous works, Kiryu Kazuma, who has transformed into **, has a set of "Akame Intelligence Network", which is a list of branch lines in the popular sense, giving players a unified system for receiving and delivering tasks, and the skill points and money obtained after completing the task can be used to upgrade skills and buy props. Moreover, mahjong, four-wheel drive cars and other mini-games are not absent, and the clubs where real teachers appear can also let players enjoy the game for a while.
In terms of combat mode, although this work is called the Gaiden of "Dragon among Men 7", it does not use the turn-based mode of the ontology, but returns to the old version of the ACT mode, perhaps Sega also thinks that the passionate real-time combat is more in line with the tough guy character of the dragon of Dojima. After walking the rivers and lakes in the name of **, Kiryu Kazuma's fighting style has also ushered in some new gadgets: flying cornices like Spider-Man and entangling enemy silk threads, drones that can be freely controlled, time bombs in the form of cigarette butts, and jet leather boots full of black technology.
The result of this mixture of reality and technology and American superhero elements is to give the originally slightly boring miscellaneous combat some fresh gameplay. It's just that once you come to the boss battle, the bells and whistles of technology are not so bright, the control effect is insufficient, and the damage is not enough at all, or Kiryu Kazuma's fists and feet are more reliable.
In addition to fighting and killing, this work also inserts a lot of very touching pictures into the story. When Kazuma Kiryu saw through the hidden camera that the children in the morning glory orphanage who had grown up to pour out their hearts in front of his fake grave, this tough guy who had been accompanied by blood all his life was inevitably poked into the softest corner of his heart. Although he is in the dark, seeing that the person he loves can turn his heart to the light, perhaps he really feels the meaning of his struggle at this moment.
All in all, "Dragon Among Us 7 Gaiden: The Nameless Dragon" is a work that fans can enter without thinking, and every second of the shot and every frame is full of "the taste of the dragon among men". Sega's fiery and strong farewell drink for Kiryu is dedicated not only to the tough guy, but also to every loyal fan who has walked with Kiryu for nearly 20 years of growth. Follow AlienChoice, there are more good games waiting for you.