Like a Dragon series technical director Yutaka Ito reckons new Ryu Ga Gotoku programmers are fortunate to work on the famously prolific Yakuza series.
In a wide-ranging interview with Automaton, Ito gave a bunch of insights into the internal mechanism that keeps Like a Dragon games releasing so consistently.
Ito said the main programmers on Yakuza games probably aren't privy to exactly what each module is doing at any given time, but each one has its own section leader making sure everything goes according to plan. According to Ito, that's "precisely how we’re able to make such large-scale games in the Like a Dragon series."
Programming section manager Tomoaki Nakamura also chimed in with encouraging words for new programmers working with RGG. "If your name appears in a game’s end credits in your second year in the industry, and your next title is right around the corner, you might feel like sticking at it for another year. Last year's newbies had their names come up in three games in a single year."
