A wonderfully Yakuza game, Like A Dragon 7 Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, dives further into the story of Kiryu. This game understands its goals, and delivers on them. All the things you love about the franchise, and more than you might have expected!
Pros:
- Excellent story with interesting characters.
- Final ~2 hours are a highlight for the entire series.
- Excellent Gameplay, Coliseum gives reason to enjoy it further.
- Large selection of side stories and minigames.
- Beautiful graphics and performance.
Cons:
- If rushing the story, it may feel like lots of filler content
- Side Stories are accepted via a menu, rather than by coincidence
- 25GB of uncompressed Cabret Club videos (Up to you if pro/con)
Overall:
Yakuza games are always full of emotional stories, hilarious side stories, and endless side content. Gaiden delivers on all aspects. The gameplay feels polished, with Agent style providing some extra fun moves to sling around. The Coliseum and its roster of characters lets you enjoy the brawler combat between turn-based mainline entries. The side stories and side content work together with to form fun game systems. The graphics are incredible, bringing Osaka to life. Performance is also good.
Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name is in many ways a spiritual successor to Yakuza 0 and Yakuza 6 for me. If you are already deep in the franchise; don't worry this one is good. If you are new to the series I would still recommend Yakuza 0 or Yakuza: Like a Dragon. If you are pressed for time and want to prepare for Infinite Wealth, Gaiden is a good entry to quickly jump in and see what Yakuza is all about!
Pros:
- Excellent story with interesting characters.
- Final ~2 hours are a highlight for the entire series.
- Excellent Gameplay, Coliseum gives reason to enjoy it further.
- Large selection of side stories and minigames.
- Beautiful graphics and performance.
Cons:
- If rushing the story, it may feel like lots of filler content
- Side Stories are accepted via a menu, rather than by coincidence
- 25GB of uncompressed Cabret Club videos (Up to you if pro/con)
Overall:
Yakuza games are always full of emotional stories, hilarious side stories, and endless side content. Gaiden delivers on all aspects. The gameplay feels polished, with Agent style providing some extra fun moves to sling around. The Coliseum and its roster of characters lets you enjoy the brawler combat between turn-based mainline entries. The side stories and side content work together with to form fun game systems. The graphics are incredible, bringing Osaka to life. Performance is also good.
Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name is in many ways a spiritual successor to Yakuza 0 and Yakuza 6 for me. If you are already deep in the franchise; don't worry this one is good. If you are new to the series I would still recommend Yakuza 0 or Yakuza: Like a Dragon. If you are pressed for time and want to prepare for Infinite Wealth, Gaiden is a good entry to quickly jump in and see what Yakuza is all about!