If I were to write my thoughts on everything the game has to offer, I'd run out of the word limit. That should give you the idea of how long the game is, especially when you compare it to yakuza 7. There are a lot of things to do in this game, I mostly only liked 2 minigames personally but more content is not really a negative thing about the game, unless you want to try and 100% it, which to me slowly turned into a drag so I stopped halfway through. The story really goes slow during the mid areas of the game but the finale is as always peak much like the other yakuza games. THEY DID MY MAN KIRYU DIRTY THOUGH, In terms of everything Kiryu doesn't get the substories he deserves and doesn't get the ending he deserves. If I had to simplify my thoughts on the story I'd say;

"Ichiban's storyline started off the weakest and ended the strongest, Kiryu's storyline started off the strongest and ended the weakest."

Really a disappointing ending for a guy we've grown attached to over the course of all the RGG games.

Ichiban's ending was good though.

Palworld is one of those games I didn't expect to be good but it actually is, the core mechanics of the game are pretty much taken from every open world game out there, nothing is original about this game however it doesn't turn those core mechanics into something meaningless which is pretty damn commendable. I did not see myself playing this game for long and.............. Yeah that is exactly what happened, 6 hours in and I just couldn't continue playing lol. Hopefully the devs stop cutting corners with AI and other shady tools now that their game has blown up but I don't think that'll happen. AI use and lazy game development aside I had a decent time with the game but good lord fuck that optimization this shit runs worse than SV even with a decent pc

This game is almost as long as a xenoblade game, and it really surprised me how the series was able to maintain the longevity in it's titles since the beginning. The story goes hard, it's just that Xenogears tackles a lot of themes within it's story ranging from oppression, psychological trauma, neglect, greed etc etc; never really giving you the time to appreciate one aspect of the story, I wouldn't say it has fast pacing, opposite really, but it never really focuses on one key element but with that being said I could go on and on about it's themes but I want to keep my review short. There were times where I really connected with the game and times where I was completely zoned out since the game is super text heavy and most of the time has the approach of "tell, don't show" which is a bummer. Overall it surely was an experience, I raged over this game, had fun with the game and it took a shit ton of time. It is a miracle that this game even exists, Takahashi was onto some shit back in the 90s I swear.

Look, this game may seem overwhelming as hell with all of it's salvaging, collection points, aux cores, accessories and whatever else the game has to offer, alongside it's GACHA system for summoning new weapons that are essential to beat the game. Once you get into the flow of doing new quests, tackling new objectives, setting goals, making your own builds, exploring places you've never had before, trying to set up new combos and chain attack orbs........... THIS is what makes the game fun and enjoyable. I really hated the game at first but now towards the end I've grown to love it. As for the story, it follows the path as xenoblade 1, you start the game, the game kicks you in the nuts, the game generates a ton of questions within your brain and then 60 hours in it all makes sense finally, this is a masterpiece.