Project Century: Stranger Than Heaven SGF 2025 Trailer Channels Yakuza and L.A. Noire Vibes

Alright, so here goes. I stumbled upon this whole wild announcement fiasco during Summer Game Fest 2025, but it kind of all kicked off last year with something called Project Century during The Game Awards. Or was it two years ago? Time’s a flat circle. Anyway, Sega and these guys at Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio – you know, the ones who brought us Like A Dragon – they came charging back with this flashy new trailer for something now called Stranger Than Heaven. Honestly, the first teaser felt like it was pulled straight out of an early-20th century detective vibe – think Judgment, but add in umbrellas and drenched trench coats in a 1914-ish Japan. Or maybe I’m just being dramatic. But now, this fresh trailer? It’s all got this L.A. Noire essence but twisted through RGG’s imaginative lens.

Picture this: there’s this detective, Mako Daito, wandering around all broody-like, poking around in a city that’s as glitzy as it is grimy. It’s packed with folks chasing after some wild excess – think loud nightclubs, sketchy brawls on shady streets, sleazy apartments with probably the worst elevators ever, and those blinding neon signs you could spot from a mile away. Got a feeling the devs are dialing up on survival mechanics. How do I know? Well, one scene has Mako just standing there, holding a cig, and boom – a little note pops up saying it’ll trigger “immense hostility” if he lights it. Which, oddly enough, made me chuckle. Plus, he’s got all these new need meters for hunger and thirst. Haven’t seen RGG go there before, and it feels like they’re setting him up for these intense, split-second decisions. Like, should he let the bad guy off with a warning or not? Sounds risky.

And then, the twist – Mako bumps into this American dude who’s super shocked to find out Mako’s actually Japanese. No clue why, but let’s move on. It wraps up with Mako dropping this heavy line about losing himself. Real deep stuff. Their games might be shifting gears with all this survival drama, but rest assured, the classic Yakuza-esque melodrama is alive and well. Love it or hate it.

So yeah, considering this whole Project Century thing and this fast-forward trailer straddling a few decades later, it’s kinda pointing towards a narrative sprawling over a hundred years. Or maybe I’m just overthinking it. But here’s the kicker – RGG’s basically told everyone to stop trying to dissect the plot. They really know how to play hard to get, huh?

Oh, and mark your calendars or whatever – Stranger Than Heaven’s aiming to drop in 2026. Here’s hoping it’s worth the mystery.