Goro's Best Early Upgrades: Like a Dragon: Hawaii

Embark on a swashbuckling adventure as Goro Majima in *Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii*. This amnesiac ex-yakuza starts with a single fighting style, but soon unlocks devastating new abilities. Here are the best early upgrades to maximize your Mad Dog mayhem.

Goro’s journey unfolds across four skill trees: Overall Stats, Shared Abilities, Mad Dog, and Sea Dog. Smart early investments will significantly ease your battles and quests without breaking the bank (or your skill points).

Max Health Boost (Overall Stats)

Prioritize boosting Goro's health. Many encounters involve swarms of enemies. A robust health pool lets you absorb hits, maintaining offensive pressure and surviving challenging boss fights. Staying alive while dishing out damage is key to victory.

Attack Boost (Overall Stats)

Increase your base attack damage. With *Yakuza*'s return to real-time combat, powerful melee attacks are crucial. This upgrade, along with the later Attack Boost Plus, significantly streamlines combat, making both story and side content easier.

Knockdown Evasion (Shared Abilities)

Facing multiple foes increases the likelihood of being knocked down. Knockdown Evasion ensures a swift recovery, keeping you in the fight and preventing prolonged vulnerability.

Quickstep Strike (Shared Abilities)

This upgrade allows follow-up attacks after dodging, adding extra damage and significantly boosting your combat efficiency. It's invaluable in boss fights, offering another avenue to fill your heat gauge.

Grapple Counter (Shared Abilities)

Defend against grab attacks and counter with your own devastating blow. This upgrade is exceptionally useful against groups of enemies, providing both defense and offense.

Serpent Trick (Mad Dog)

Mad Dog style utilizes dual swords, a pistol, and a grappling hook, ideal for crowd control. Serpent Trick launches enemies into the air, setting up devastating combos and leaving them vulnerable.

Frenzy Trick (Mad Dog)

This spinning attack clears out groups of enemies, making it invaluable during naval combat encounters where you face waves of pirates.

Catch ‘n’ Slash (Sea Dog)

Upgrade this projectile attack for a longer duration and the ability to immediately follow up with additional attacks, extending your combo potential.

Charge ‘n’ Shoot (Sea Dog)

Transform your flintlock pistol from a slow-charging liability into a powerful multi-target weapon that sends enemies flying.

These upgrades will significantly enhance your experience in Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii. Set sail and conquer!

Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii is available now on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC.