Great stepping stone for the new main character, if not a bit tedious at times. I had no urge to continue playing after beating it though, especially after glancing the Final Millennium Tower. Turn-based combat was a mixed bag, depending on what turned up in the mush that they call balancing. Sudden level spikes were annoying, especially in Chapter 7.
Despite this, the story surprised me a lot in the end, even if overall a bit contrived- but it's Yakuza, so that's to be expected. As one of the few games to keep me staying on it for full weeks though, it's a pretty good entry.