I don't really get the hype with this one, it just feels like a better Majima Saga to me. While I like a lot about this expansion, the most important part of a Yakuza or Judgement game to me is the connection between the player and the world, and this DLC lacks in much to do outside of progress the story.
No side cases or activities, just story. And while that story is good, I just need more from a RGG game
No side cases or activities, just story. And while that story is good, I just need more from a RGG game
Judgment always felt like Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios trying to bring a similar experience like they did in the classic era (1 until the first Kurohyou) to the Dragon Engine era and they succeeded while giving the series their own feels. And Kaito Files is they going 100% with this idea but in a small DLC and man they did this perfectly.
In a short DLC you have more of a very cool character in a very cool conflict that ends beautifully with one of the coolest reuse of assets. Is pure RGGS shit in a short way and man I hope the next Gaiden is more like this.
In a short DLC you have more of a very cool character in a very cool conflict that ends beautifully with one of the coolest reuse of assets. Is pure RGGS shit in a short way and man I hope the next Gaiden is more like this.
It's.. fine.
Kaito gets a mini campaign to himself along with a more proper backstory. It's nothing too special, but I weirdly found it a bit more enjoyable than Lost Judgment's main story. Maybe it's just cause Kaito himself is just a really enjoyable character. That being said, the story is annoyingly predictable (though maybe I'm just too familiar with RGG's writing style at this point).
As for the actual combat, I'm not a fan of how Kaito plays. He gets tweaked versions of Kiryu's Yakuza 0 Brawler and Beast styles that just feel.. a bit strange to me. Not sure what it is, but they just feel inexplicably off to me in the way they were ported to the Dragon Engine. I wouldn't go so far as to say they're flat out bad, but I did often find myself wishing I was just playing Yakuza 0 instead.
I don't think that the $30 they ask for is worth it at all for what you actually end up getting, but I think it's a fine enough DLC if you can get it at a discount.
Kaito gets a mini campaign to himself along with a more proper backstory. It's nothing too special, but I weirdly found it a bit more enjoyable than Lost Judgment's main story. Maybe it's just cause Kaito himself is just a really enjoyable character. That being said, the story is annoyingly predictable (though maybe I'm just too familiar with RGG's writing style at this point).
As for the actual combat, I'm not a fan of how Kaito plays. He gets tweaked versions of Kiryu's Yakuza 0 Brawler and Beast styles that just feel.. a bit strange to me. Not sure what it is, but they just feel inexplicably off to me in the way they were ported to the Dragon Engine. I wouldn't go so far as to say they're flat out bad, but I did often find myself wishing I was just playing Yakuza 0 instead.
I don't think that the $30 they ask for is worth it at all for what you actually end up getting, but I think it's a fine enough DLC if you can get it at a discount.