5 Essential Upgrades for Goro in 'Yakuza 8'

Mastering Goro Majima's Skills in Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii

Amnesiac Goro Majima, the protagonist of Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, begins his adventure with a single fighting style. However, as the story unfolds, he gains access to new weapons and the Sea Dog fighting style, expanding his combat options significantly. This guide highlights the most impactful early upgrades to enhance your gameplay experience. There are four skill trees: Overall Stats, Shared Abilities, Mad Dog, and Sea Dog.

Here are some crucial early-game upgrades:

Essential Early Upgrades for Goro Majima

Overall Stats:

• Max Health Boost: Crucial for surviving encounters with numerous enemies, particularly during boss fights. Increased survivability allows for more aggressive play and better crowd control.
• Attack Boost: Simply put, more damage. Increases the effectiveness of all basic attacks, significantly speeding up combat and making both story progression and optional content easier.

Shared Abilities:

• Knockdown Evasion: A must-have for mitigating the disruption caused by being knocked down during multi-enemy fights. Allows for a swift recovery and maintains offensive pressure.
• Quickstep Strike: Enables follow-up attacks after dodging, enhancing your offensive capabilities and making combat more fluid. This is especially useful for building up your heat gauge.
• Grapple Counter: Provides a defensive counter to grab attacks, preventing damage and allowing for immediate counter-attacks. Excellent for managing groups of enemies.

Mad Dog (Dual Swords, Flintlock Pistol, Grappling Hook):

• Serpent Trick: Launches enemies into the air, setting up devastating combos and creating openings for further attacks. Highly effective against multiple opponents.
• Frenzy Trick: A powerful spin attack that knocks down surrounding enemies, providing excellent crowd control, particularly beneficial in naval combat scenarios.

Sea Dog:

• Catch ‘n’ Slash (Upgrade): Enhances the existing Catch ‘n’ Slash technique, extending its duration and allowing for immediate follow-up attacks, creating longer and more damaging combos.
• Charge ‘n’ Shoot (Upgrade): Transforms the flintlock pistol into a more practical weapon by increasing its firing rate and area of effect. More effective against groups of enemies.

Prioritizing these upgrades will significantly improve your combat effectiveness early in Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii.

Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii is available now on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC.