Well, I sank over sixty hours into this game because it was so damn fun and goofy, but I think the genius of this game is how it manages to lure you in with its silliness and then pull the rug from under you and rip your heart out. It's the second Yakuza game, after Yakuza 0, to reduce me to a blubbering mess.

Ryo Aoki might be my favorite villain purely because of how complex he is as a character. My God, I hated him, but I kinda identified with him at the same time. That's how incredibly written this game is.