Masked Man is a boss that you encounter shortly after you visit the castle with Takechi and your father early on in Like A Dragon: Ishin. Dressed in ninja garb, he is quite the formidable foe and by far the toughest challenge you’ve faced yet.
However, it’s important to note that you don’t have to properly defeat this boss. Simply deplete roughly a third of their health bar and a cutscene will begin to push the story forward.
That said, some might struggle to stay alive against him still, especially considering that he deals three times as much damage as you at this point in the game and constantly dodges out of the way of your attacks.
Masked Man exists to remind you to use your block button. At this point in the game, your combos are very basic and easy to avoid for him, so the best way to combat Masked Man is to attack immediately after he finishes a combo with three hits maximum before you go back into blocking, as it gets to a point where he just powers through your attacks anyway. Don’t forget to use A/X to evade and get yourself in a better blocking position.
As for what style to use, it doesn’t particularly matter here, but Swordsman provides a decent match-up without leaving you exposed in the same way that Gunman or Wild Dancer do. Don’t forget to also upgrade any abilities that you may may have available with soul orbs.
As long as you remember to keep healing (there’s an All-Purpose Medicine in the battle arena) and don’t mind playing mostly passively and doing chip damage where you can, you should be able to “defeat” Masked Man without too much frustration.
Like A Dragon: Ishin is available on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X & S.
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