Felt the need to rethink and update my review, so here it is. I stand by gameplay being fairly fun, brainlessly taking out massive hordes of enemies after so many games of hellish gank fights is extremely satisfying, and the boss design is peak as far as brawlers go. It's ending is absolutely fantastic, and the Arena is also the best it has ever been, but as I reflected on my thoughts, as well as gained the context of Infinite Wealth, I came to realize just how undercooked this entry really is.

Speaking to Akane to initiate substories sucks, the actual story was already unnecessary but 8 has just solidified it as completely pointless, the upgrade system sucks ass, the story is under baked as hell, and the whole thing just ends up feeling meaningless. Unsure if I'm ever even gonna bother playing this one, and as is now I think only 4 falls flatter for me.