Definitely one of the more okay ones for me.
A big Improvement in pretty much everything from Yakuza 3. The combat is still far from perfect and is still very frustrating at times, but it's also much more smoother than 3, so I'll take what I can get. The story by itself is very interesting and engaging, at the very least when everything is still shrouded in mystery, however when you reach the plot-twists it all comes crumbling down. I saw a lot of people complain about that as well and I do get it now, the twists are either the same thing repeatedly or just dumb and at times even both, I think some of it aren't even necessary at all, like it's just there for the shock factor.
The final chapter actually feels like the peak of the story, though it slows down a bit to info dump you, but the climax of this game and the boss fight gauntlet are one of the most epic moments in the whole series. Definitely a certified "Me and the boys" moment. So I'll give them that.
Another thing I really love in this game is the characters, I went in thinking I'll probably like them just a bit, at least not as much as I like Kiryu, but now I honestly find them more interesting than Kiryu (At least in this game), Akiyama and Tanimura especially. The new main characters and their interactions are definitely the strongest point of this game for me.
A big Improvement in pretty much everything from Yakuza 3. The combat is still far from perfect and is still very frustrating at times, but it's also much more smoother than 3, so I'll take what I can get. The story by itself is very interesting and engaging, at the very least when everything is still shrouded in mystery, however when you reach the plot-twists it all comes crumbling down. I saw a lot of people complain about that as well and I do get it now, the twists are either the same thing repeatedly or just dumb and at times even both, I think some of it aren't even necessary at all, like it's just there for the shock factor.
The final chapter actually feels like the peak of the story, though it slows down a bit to info dump you, but the climax of this game and the boss fight gauntlet are one of the most epic moments in the whole series. Definitely a certified "Me and the boys" moment. So I'll give them that.
Another thing I really love in this game is the characters, I went in thinking I'll probably like them just a bit, at least not as much as I like Kiryu, but now I honestly find them more interesting than Kiryu (At least in this game), Akiyama and Tanimura especially. The new main characters and their interactions are definitely the strongest point of this game for me.