Alright, let’s dive into the adventurous world of Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza In Hawaii. One of the quirky side quests has you on a hunt for golden balls, specifically the ones belonging to Goro Majima. Don’t get the wrong idea from the headline—these are literal golden spheres that players need to collect from various spots every time Goromaru docks, reminiscent of the quests you could embark on in Like A Dragon: Gaiden. A bug previously made it impossible to round them all up, but fortunately, that’s been sorted out. So, please, no more angry letters or fruit-throwing threats involving Kiryu.
This all comes courtesy of the game’s latest update, patch 1.12, rolled out by RGG today, March 7. The update notes simply state, “Fixed an issue where the golden ball could not be obtained.” Now, isn’t that mysterious? Which specific ball was problematic? What circumstances made it so elusive? Was it perhaps spirited away by some of the game’s notorious treasure-loving pirates? Maybe we’ll never know. But the important thing is, the golden balls are back for us to collect, much like those rebellious ones Thin Lizzy famously sang about.
As for the rest of the patch, here’s what’s been addressed across all platforms:
- There’s now a fix for the issue preventing manual saving.
- A peculiar bug that caused players to fall into the sea when loading a save on a ship under certain conditions has been resolved (though, imagine the fun chaos!)
- Arcade game rankings not being saved? That’s fixed too.
- Various typos have been corrected, alongside some localization tweaks.
- Several other bug fixes have been implemented to enhance both stability and quality.
On top of that, PC players have some specific updates as well, with the game now updated to Intel XeSS 2.0.1. Plus, a rare crash issue during resource loading has been patched. If your NVIDIA GPU has been giving you unexpected driver crashes, RGG suggests capping your FPS at 60 in the settings.
If Pirate Yakuza is still on your to-play list, be sure to check out my review. It’s packed with insightful commentary and just a hint of concern about the potential loss of my sense of humor if I stop finding amusement in the antics of a middle-aged Japanese man showering in-game. Happy pirating!
