While a definite step down from RGG0 in pretty much every way, this game still offers a fun and fulfilling bet-'em-up and digital tourism experience. The story is a bit weak in my opinion, especially when compared to that of 0, and the way the game tries to combine the tone of the original game with the wackier, more upbeat tone of 0 often leads to disastrous results (Majima Everywhere). Nevertheless, the game is definitely solid, having a great foundation to build upon, being Yakuza 0. The combat is slightly improved, though only half of the fighting styles from 0 are present, and there are 78 substories. Surprisingly, there are no arcade games this time around, though that is probably for the best.

Overall, play this if you like Yakuza 0 -- there's no real reason not to.