Ive been thinking aboutProject Centurysince its announcement trailer was shown atThe Game Awardslast December.

Ive been pretty confused that people think Project Century belongs to the Like a Dragon series.

Apart from the similarities in gameplay and its Japanese setting, Im not really seeing any substantial links.

The Bazaar with pixel frames of Mewgenics Industria 2 and

Some of the best games of the year are always ones we don’t even see coming.

Tonally, it doesnt seem at all like other games in the series.

Weve also known since 2021 thatRGG Studio was working on a new IPseparate from the LaD and Judgment games.

Jason and Lucia on the hood of their car in the key art for Grand Theft Auto 6.

Now, heres my actual loopy theory: this is a game about time-travel.

Wait, dont click away, let me explain myself.

Theres something vaguely anachronistic about the protagonist he stands out from the rest of the characters in the setting.

golgra looks down at the camera with her arms crossed in clair obscur: expedition 33.

This could be just character design, but I think theres something more to it.

feels like a gesture towards the crossover of modernity and history.

Even the name of the game seems to indicate a focus on time ProjectCentury.

Project Century

Is this wild speculation?

That said, Im at least sure that this is the new IP the studio has been working on.

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