Loved all the new characters with Akiyama being my fave. Though Saejima and Tanimura were awesome as well.
The gameplay was really awesome as well, having 4 different characters with unique fighting styles really did wonders for the evolution of the combat system after how bland the combat was in Yakuza 3.
The gauntlet of final bosses was fucking epic. Each individual main character getting a final boss and playing them one after another was honestly so much fun to me
Having 4 different characters also gave a lot more variety for the sub-stories and this game definitely has some of my fave sub-stories in the whole series.
All in all the game was fantastic but the actual narrative is so goofy, especially thanks to one plot twist in particular that has become a huge meme in the Yakuza fandom. Certainly the worst Yakuza narrative, but the gameplay and characters themselves more than make up for it.
The gameplay was really awesome as well, having 4 different characters with unique fighting styles really did wonders for the evolution of the combat system after how bland the combat was in Yakuza 3.
The gauntlet of final bosses was fucking epic. Each individual main character getting a final boss and playing them one after another was honestly so much fun to me
Having 4 different characters also gave a lot more variety for the sub-stories and this game definitely has some of my fave sub-stories in the whole series.
All in all the game was fantastic but the actual narrative is so goofy, especially thanks to one plot twist in particular that has become a huge meme in the Yakuza fandom. Certainly the worst Yakuza narrative, but the gameplay and characters themselves more than make up for it.