A fitting swan song for Kiryu despite (despite the fact his true swan song is coming out in January). This is what I wanted out of Yakuza 6, but didn't quite get. It's not bogged down by the mediocre writing of 6 and the need to shoehorn in characters like Akiyama, Date, and Haruka. Instead, it's fully focused on Kiryu's arc. Also I haven't enjoyed the gameplay this much since Kiwami 2. The meta commentary of the coliseum was a nice touch too.

But... Those live action cabaret missions give me an uncanny valley vibe a la SpongeBob's live action segments. Why they went in that direction with the cabaret missions, I have no idea.