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The fourth chapter ofLike A Dragon: Ishinis pretty narratively focused. You won’t be engaging in as many duels this time out. Instead, you will be bouncing between locations, talking to different people, and unraveling the central conspiracy at the heart of Ryoma’s quest.
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We will point you in the direction of where you need to go, tell you where to find the new Substories that become available in this chapter, and even give you a little advice on the Another Life mode, which will become available. With this guide, you won’t have to wander Kyo alone; we’ll make sure to show you where all the good stuff is!
Meeting The Shinsengumi Captains
You will start the chapter off by attending an emergency Shinsengumi meeting. This will be your introduction to your fellow Shinsengumi generals. Once you are done mingling with the new crew, head to the Teradaya. You will notice that the palanquin carriers are nowhere to be seen, so you are going to have to head back on foot through Rakugai.
Another Life Introduction
Once you arrive in Fushimi, you will see your Shinto priest friend with a young woman—who will look very familiar to Yakuza veterans—standing on the side of the road.You will talk to the pair, and be introduced to the Another Life mode.Haruka will show you around, and you will be introduced to the basics of the mode. However, for a more detailed breakdown of this section,follow this link to our complete guide to the Another Life mode.
Once you have unlocked the Another Life section of the game, you will, of course, have the ability to grow your relationship with Haruka, but you will also gain access to six more substories that involve adopting different cats and dogs.This includes thePatient Dogand Clumsy Cat in Fushimi, theBarking DogandLucky Catin Rakunai, theInjured Dogin Mukurogai, and theHungry Catin Rakugai.
Placating Oryo
Once you have finished scoping out your new house in the country, head to the Teradaya. Once you get back to the inn, you will find that Oryo isn’t stoked about your new appointment as a Shinsengumi captain. She’ll run off.Head to the Shijo bridge(it is on the northeast end of Rakunai), and talk to her. Once you have had a heart-to-heart with Oryo, head back to the Taradaya (you can use the palanquin service this time, if you like).
Once you arrive back at the Taradaya, you will be told to meet someone at Kiyomizu Temple (which is just a little south of where youjustwent to talk to Oryo). So, head out that way, and meet this shadowy individual. Unsurprisingly,you are going to engage in a combat encounter at Kiyomizu Temple. So, you may want to stock up on some healing items.
You now have access to the Another Life mode. If you are up for investing a little time in it, this is a fantastic way to get excellent healing items.The Invigorating Miso Soupis one of the earlier dishes that you can cook, and it not only heals a decent amount of health but also builds heat!
Before you head to Kiyomizu Temple, you may want to head to Rakugai. Just a little east of the Chicken Racing Den, you will find some people huddled in a group. Interact with them, and you will be introduced to a “Mysterious Foreigner.“This is William, and he will be your Gunman instructor.
At Kiyomizu Temple you will be introduced to Nakaoka. This isn’t the first time the two of you have met; you may remember him from back in Tosa. While it turns out he is on your side, the army of Tosa Loyalists who show up after the two of you talk are not. Get ready for a fight!
Tosa Loyalist Ambush
The first group will have guns, but they start that battle pretty close to you, which makes it pretty easy to dash in and dice them up. They are susceptible to your running slash attack (in the swordsman style), and have pretty low defense and HP.Once you finish them off, before you move on to the next area, pick up Silver Scrap.
The next group you encounter is a mixture of swordsmen and gunmen.You are going to want to take out the two gunmen first, just so you don’t have to worry about getting shot in the back.Then clean up the remaining troops.
In the next area, there will be a group of gunmen at the end of a long stretch of road. Thankfully, there are a number of statues lining the path which you can take cover behind. Shoot the gunmen while weaving between the statues.Make sure to get all the ammo behind the statues; there are four enhanced rounds in total to get.
You don’t want to use your lock-on while firing at the distant enemies, as it greatly slows your movement.
Now, once you move into the next section, six swordsmen will charge at you. Shoot these soldiers as they run toward you, then switch to your swordsman style.Once you clear them up, make sure to pick up the Silver Scrap.There is another gunnery unit positioned in the next area: shoot them. You will now face the strongest Tosa Loyalist of the bunch.
Hammer Using Tosa Loyalist
This big boy is covered in armor. He has two ways to deliver damage: he will spin around with this giant hammer, and he will perform a series of fairly quick hammer swings. You can switch to your brawler style to parry the swings, however,his spinning attack is completely unparriable!His attacks deal a ton of damage, so if you get caught in one of his combos it can be the end of you. That being said, once he starts his combo, he is fully committed to it. As for his spinning attack, once he finishes spinning around he will be completely vulnerable.
The best approach is to switch to your swordsman style and keep your distance. Poke at him occasionally, but then dash away.Once he has performed his spinning attack, and tired himself out hitting nothing but air,run up and slash him while he is vulnerable.Once he has recovered, back away again, and repeat the first step. You will take care of him quickly enough using this method. Once you land the final slash, you will have concluded the fourth chapter of Like A Dragon: Ishin!
