Fun to play. Yakuza has the best combat and side missions in any game. The story is where this starts to hurt. I disliked the direction they took Kiryus character. The final scene kind really hurt a lot of the good that was built up. Extra star for Majima, he makes any moment better.
Had a lot of fun playing this, but it really shows its age. The controls aren't that bad and the game is simple to play. Story is passable and the level design could have been better. I'll most likely replay this on a higher difficulty at some point. Great for it's time, alright for today.