I like the idea of the game, the base mechanics, upgrades and losing party members like they are nothing. I just cant force myself to beat it or do another session.

The stress mechanic is overbearing and overall game experience is very grindy and less of an adventure as you go down the same hallways to slowly collect deeds or heirlooms, die and repeat over and over just to do a single upgrade back home that barely changes your experience if it does at all. I hear the end game is a dodge and crit fest as well as the rng is no longer in your favour.

Not my style of game but the narrator rocked.

They took like a dragon and just improved everything except the final villain (the final antagonists is much better in 7). The gameplay improvement is so drastic that going back to play 7 is like going from dark souls 3 back to play 2. The plot is better with each previous game of the series you have under your belt (if you played Gaiden and 6 you will appreciate this game even more).


A lot of questions and plots get wrapped up all the way from yakuza 6 and the new characters like Seonhee are amazing and should make a constant return (her love for kiryu was some of the best companion interactions in the game).

The story isnt perfect, otherwise this would be a 5 star game since the length of the game, the pacing and the level of content is incredibly well done.

This is a must grab for fans of 7 or any of the previous yakuza games.