This was certainly a ride.

Gameplay-wise I'm not too big of a fan of some of the Dragon Engine's physics, such as the hitbounce for one, and the early game takes a hit due to the combo speed too, which feels worse than the previous games. However, it taketh away, and giveth. Extreme Heat is such a cool mechanic that gives some satisfying tools, even though it does feel overpowered at times.

Story-wise I kept thinking "this is Yakuza 3 2" through the first few Onomichi chapters. It was nice.
I'm willing to be the Hirose family's strongest soldier, they're all good. Bless you, Nagumo
The last third of the game wasn't messing around at all with the amount of revelations and implications from each.
As always, they never miss with the final stretch in terms of making anyone pumped.

Banger soundtrack
Shoutouts to Korean Vergil and Takumi Someya

Wonder if we'll see the Dragon of Dojima again...

okinawa is kinda nice.

that one infodump isn't too nice. and the early game combat.

This feels like one of Kiryu's most important games when it comes to his own character growth. Seeing him with a newfound purpose and how he deals with it was something special and I enjoyed that a lot. He's a legend in more ways than one.
Do NOT skip Yakuza 3.