Like A Dragon: Hawaii update finally unlocks Goro Majima’s elusive golden balls

Alright, folks, if you’ve been diving into Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza In Hawaii, you might have heard about those elusive golden balls. Yep, Goro Majima is on a mission to gather all seven of these shiny treasures as part of a side quest. They’re literal gold spheres scattered across different locations where Goromaru docks, much like in Like A Dragon: Gaiden.

Now, I know the headline might have given some of you different ideas, but these are genuine golden orbs we’re talking about. There was a pesky bug preventing some players from collecting them all, but rest assured, that glitch has been sorted out. You can stop threatening to sick Kiryu on me or tossing rotten tomatoes my way.

This bug fix is part of the latest update, patch 1.12, rolled out today, March 7, by RGG. Their detailed note states, “Fixed an issue where the golden ball could not be obtained.” A bit mysterious, isn’t it? Which ball was the problem? What made it go missing? Was it perhaps pilfered by one of those treasure-hungry pirates in the game, not an ex-Tojo Clan member? We may never find out. But hey, the balls have made their comeback, echoing the sentiment of Thin Lizzy’s famous tune. And that’s what truly matters.

Moving along, here are some of the other updates from the patch for all platforms:

– Resolved an issue where manual saving was unavailable.
– Fixed a glitch where loading a saved game on a ship could result in you plunging into the sea with no way back. (Admittedly, that one sounds like quite the adventure.)
– Addressed a problem where arcade game rankings weren’t saving.
– Corrected typos and enhanced localization.
– Various other tweaks to boost stability and quality.

PC players, there’s more for you. The game now supports Intel XeSS 2.0.1, and it’s fixed a rare crash occurring during resource loading. Additionally, if you’re facing random driver crashes on certain NVIDIA GPUs, RGG suggests capping your FPS at 60 in the settings.

If you haven’t given Pirate Yakuza a whirl yet, do check out my review. It includes just a smidge of anxiety about whether my inability to find humor in middle-aged Japanese men showering means I might be losing my comedic touch.