In most cases, the amnesia trope commonly used in video-game, film, and television stories is considered rather cliche due to its predictability and overuse as a narrative shortcut. However, the trope itself isn't inherently bad, as it's the execution of that story choice that matters at the end of the day. Fortunately, Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii's use of the trope falls on the better side of execution, and it turns out to be the Like a Dragon/Yakuza series' boldest story choice yet because of that.