I can't believe this side game topped every mainline Yakuza game it's insane how RGG cooked this hard after fumbling the Ishin remake.

The combat was Kiryu at his peak (Yes the combat here is better than 0 and Kiwami imo)

The story and new characters were all insanely good and charming and the way they tied the story into Yakuza 7 was SO GOOD

Game of the year 2023 tbh