You know how it goes in Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza In Hawaii – there’s a quirky mission involving the collection of golden balls, and they might just end up with Goro Majima if he successfully gathers all seven as part of a side quest.
For those intrigued by the notion, let’s clear that up: we’re talking about literal, shiny golden balls scattered throughout the ports where the protagonist, Goromaru, makes his stops, similar to the treasure hunt in Like A Dragon: Gaiden. Some players encountered a pesky bug preventing them from collecting all the balls, but fear not—it’s been sorted out. So, no need for any virtual fruit-flinging or sending Kiryu my way.
The fix for this glitch arrives with the latest game update, patch 1.12, released by RGG on March 7. According to the patch notes, the bug where the golden ball couldn’t be retrieved is now resolved.
But ever the mystery, RGG leaves us pondering: Which ball caused this dilemma? What led to its elusive nature? Was it perhaps swiped by one of the notorious pirates in the game, or just a glitch lost to the digital sea? Regardless, to echo a lyric from Thin Lizzy, “the balls are back in town,” and that’s really what counts.
The patch doesn’t stop there. It brings several other fixes for all players:
– Resolved an issue where manual saves couldn’t be created.
– Fixed a problem where loading a saved game would result in falling into the ocean from a ship—adding an unexpected twist to your sea travels.
– Addressed issues with arcade game rankings not saving correctly.
– Corrected some spelling mistakes and improved translations.
– And a bunch of other bug fixes to enhance stability and overall quality.
For those playing on PC, you’ll notice the game now supports Intel XeSS 2.0.1, and a rare crash during resource loading has been fixed. If random driver crashes on certain NVIDIA GPUs are disrupting your gameplay, RGG suggests capping your FPS at 60 in the settings.
If Pirate Yakuza hasn’t made its way onto your playlist yet, definitely give my review a read. It’s lighthearted and even reflects on whether not finding humor in a shower scene with a middle-aged Japanese character signals I’ve lost my comedic touch.
