Like A Dragon: Hawaii Update Makes Goro Majima’s Golden Balls Accessible in Pirate Yakuza

Alright, let’s dive into the latest antics of Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii. As you might know, there’s this quirky task of collecting golden balls scattered around the various ports. These aren’t just any balls though—they’re golden, and they’ve got Goro Majima’s name written all over them if he manages to gather all seven as part of a side quest.

I must apologize if the headline misled anyone; we’re talking about literal golden balls here, not a metaphor. Players need to hunt these down across different locations, much like the collection quests in Like A Dragon: Gaiden. There was a pesky bug that was causing some frustration, preventing players from collecting them all. Thankfully, that’s been resolved. So, let’s put down those rotten veggies and call off Kiryu, shall we?

The fix is part of the latest update, courtesy of patch 1.12, which RGG dropped on March 7. The patch notes briefly, yet cryptically, state: “Fixed an issue where the golden ball could not be obtained.” That’s all they gave us. Which ball was it exactly? What was the glitch? Did one of those loot-hungry pirates, not to be confused with ex-Tojo Clan elites, sneak it away? That remains a mystery. But, in the spirit of Thin Lizzy, the balls are indeed back and ready for action, which is what truly counts.

Now, aside from the golden ball fix, the patch introduced several other corrections:

– They’ve sorted out an issue where players couldn’t save manually.

– Addressed a glitch that caused the player to fall into the sea when loading a save on a ship under certain conditions. (Admittedly, that sounds a tad entertaining.)

– Fixed a problem with arcade game rankings not saving.

– Corrected spelling errors and enhanced translation efforts.

– Various other tweaks to improve stability and quality.

For those on PC, you’ll notice a couple of specific updates: the game now supports Intel XeSS 2.0.1, and they’ve eliminated a rare crash issue during resource loading. If you’ve been experiencing random driver crashes with certain NVIDIA GPUs, RGG suggests setting your FPS limit to 60 in the settings to prevent this.

If you haven’t yet embarked on the Pirate Yakuza adventure, be sure to check out my review. It’s got all the details you need, plus a light-hearted worry about whether my sense of humor is still intact if I no longer find a middle-aged Japanese guy showering amusing.