Top 3 yakuza story but the gameplay really drags it down. It's still really good gameplay but nowhere up to par with the rest of yakuza. It was especially jarring right after playing the yakuza with the best combat (y5). The combat becomes very fun once Kiryu is fully levelled but that shouldn't be endgame only. The final boss felt amazing though especially because of the scene preceding it.

This game is really beautiful and at some points is better than kiwami 2 visually. Onomichi is a really cool looking location, I wish there was more to do there though. My favourite part about this game visually though is Kamurocho. I could probably spend an hour just walking around looking at the really cool sights and details all over the map. W sweat physics dragon engine.

I think the ending was amazing and was near perfect I was spoiled for a big plot point because of LAD:G's existence but it still hit the same for me. The main characters in this game are so compelling and have their own motives that make sense and are very human.

9/10 better than yakuza 3,4 and kiwami 2