This question has been on my mind since I've watched SEGA's announcement the
other day about Yakuza's second installment getting a remake. The original
title of the game is [龍]{りゅう}が[如]{ごと}く, meaning "like a dragon." I've been
wondering, how would the sense of the phrase change if in the place of
～が[如]{ごと}く I'd insert の[様]{よう}に, making it [龍]{りゅう}の[様]{よう}に? Now that I think
about it, would it mean "having the appearance of a dragon"? Also, how would
the sense of the phrase be different with other ways to express similarity?
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grammar word-choice
What's the difference in comparative use between ～ + の様に / みたい / が如く, etc.?
I would say みたい is a little different because that's more along the lines of
'looks like', 'seems like', giving an opinion based on observation.

のように is more descriptive, emphasizing actual commonality with the object of
comparison.

To be honest I've never consciously come across 如く before in daily Japanese
life, and I've lived in japan for 1 plus years and am working in a Japanese
company as a kind of translator(Bridge SE) - so I'd agree with the person
above that its probably just an archaic version of のように - to make stuff like
game titles sound a bit cooler
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