Yakuza 5 is perhaps the game I'm always most excited to see new fans get to. The amount of stuff there is in this game is staggering, 5 protagonists sharing 4 different areas and extensive multi-hour side stories along with all the other activities you'd expect at this point in the series. One of my favorites here is the new character Shinada, which ignoring my bias as a baseball fan has a fighting style focused on weapons and grabs that brings a new fresh flavor to the combat and makes the weapons more than just gimmicks and portable heat moves. Compared to Yakuza 4 in other areas, from visuals to animation and how seamless different parts of the game can connect together it's a wonder the magic they were able to pull out of the PS3.