Infinite Wealth stars Ichiban Kasuga , protagonist of Yakuza: Like a Dragon , and Kazuma Kiryu , the original protagonist of the series, and takes place in the franchise's first-ever overseas locale, Hawaii , in addition to familiar settings in Japan.
Together with old and new allies, Kasuga and Kiryu team up to help the former find and reunite with his mother in Hawaii. The game will be followed by a spin-off titled Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii with Goro Majima in the lead playable role, which takes place six months after the events of Infinite Wealth.
Similar to Yakuza: Like a Dragon , the game employs a turn-based combat system for all playable characters. The combat system, now nicknamed the "Live Command RPG" Battle System, [ 5 ] received a major improvement compared to its previous entry.
Every playable character now possesses a ring denoting their area of movement, and are now able to move freely during combat. The positioning of characters now heavily determines the flow of combat. For example, moving closer to an object, having another party member within the ring of another playable character, or positioning close or behind an enemy allows party members to do various attacks that deal extra damage; said attacks can also affect the enemy depending on their current position, such as knockback to walls or objects, or even knocking other enemies in combat.
Character Skills are now shown its area of effect, range, and direction, with proper positioning of characters will allow the skill to affect more enemies or party members. Hype Meter is a new resource for all party members, except Kasuga, that allows them to unleash special team-up attacks with Kasuga in combat. Kasuga himself can perform an Ultimate Tag Team skill that spends all the available party members' Hype Meters for massive damage.
