It possesses the same absurd sense of humour and bizarre characters.

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Its also open world, though the way you traverse it is different.

characters from promise mascot agency and shotgun cop man in front of the map from he is coming

Pinkys quite a character.

This is how you move through the open world, and its a wonderful way to get around.

characters making drugs in schedule 1.

After that comes the meat of the game, which is actually managing your agency.

I was reminded of the Real Estate Royale in Yakuza 0 here.

But things will probably go awry, and your mascots will probably get into trouble somehow.

transformers rise of the dark spark cybertronian optimus prime.

Fail, and your job will garner you less money.

Make A Bad Thing Better

But wait, theres more!

Much of the game revolves around upgrading things, as is common in management sims.

Ichiban Kasuga from Like a Dragon and Michi from Promise Mascot Agency side by side.

you’re free to upgrade your heroes by finding duplicates of their cards.

(One of these upgrades lets you launch Pinky at stuff like a rocket.

Another lets you hoover up trash on the road for money.)

Pinky in a truck overlooking a field.

you could upgrade your business by adding branding or upscaling the water system.

it’s possible for you to upgrade the town by finding plans and investing in those areas.

If you love the Yakuza games, this one is gonna get you good.

To-Fu getting stuck in a door.

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