I genuinely did not think this games ending would make me cry more than I did at 7's, they concluded this part of Kiryu's story so well and that second to last scene before the credits hits so hard. The action sequences in the finale are genuinely some of the most hype in the series. Gameplay was good too, combat was weird at the start but then became weirdly easy but still enjoyable, a lot of callbacks to old games that don't feel forced. The Agent style was implemented really well and each gadget, apart from hornet, were fun to use. Story flow is great for it's short length too. Not too much to complain about other than being a tad too easy and bosses being too reliant on super and hyper armour.

Live chat minigame might be peak

Really enjoyed this one, Combat is refreshing when marathoning the games except for crowd fights they suck ass, story was great and the ending was so good and one of the most emotional in the series, character dynamics were great and I like how they added on to Daigo and Kiryu's relationship in a plausible way in the ending, loved the Onomichi sidecast and I think they meshed well with Kiryu, Yuta was a bit of a bum sometimes but with what happened to him it was understandable, minigames were great. Overall, one of the best Yakuza experiences i've had.

There's a lot to love and some things hate about this game, the story has really good highs but a few low lows, Kiryu, HaruAki and Shinada's parts are genuinely great but saejima and 3/4 of the finale are quite boring, the last chapter of the finale is genuinely so worth it tho, Saejima's and Kiryu's fights at the end are so cold styll. The ending is also so great, it's definitely one of the best in series so far. Overall, just felt like not enough crack was taken for this story tbh. There is a lot to do in this game with especially with sidestories which are really fun (apart from saejima's)and the substories really improved in this one too, the encounter system is at it's worst in this game though, it's genuinely atrocious, there was a point I couldn't go 10 steps without an encounter because the area was so confined.