The vibes in Stranger Than Heaven are immaculate. Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio is known for building worlds with an exceptional sense of time and place, with the Like a Dragon, Lost Judgment, and Yakuza franchises being as beloved for the virtual tourism they enable as much as the kinetic combat and wild distractions that they present. So what then of Stranger Than Heaven, as it attempts to walk this fine line between being a new IP or sorts and an origin story for the founding of the Tojo Clan?
