Us New Yorkers got lucky to have a Stranger Than Heaven pop up take place during New York Comic Con and get hands on with the highly anticipated title from the developers of the Like A Dragon/Yakuza franchise, but for those who couldn’t get in the door, or just wasn’t in the area, RGG Studio ain’t gonna leave you hanging. That’s because the developer offered up a brand new trailer giving players insight to what awaits Makoto Daito and his fellow stowaway Yu Shinjo.
Stranger the Heaven follows the life of Makoto Daito across 5 decades, from his attempt to leave the nation that hated his existence to his rise as a force in Japan’s entertainment Industry. However during his early years in the town of Kagura, Daito faced plenty of adversity with rampant discrimination thrown his way. However he persists as Heigo Yashima takes him under his wing. Slowly he finds his place in the town.
This is just one fifth of our journey with Daito and we’ll see him grow and possibly find his place in this chaotic world. The game is set for a January 15, 2027 release on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
STRANGER THAN HEAVEN – Act 1: Kokura Story Trailer
