Kiwami is fun, but it really feels like the first game in the series, regardless of being a remake. The side content can be fun, but a lot of it I had very little interest in outside of briefly checking it out. The only major activity I really got sucked into was Slot Car Racing, and that was fun. A lot of the substories are very samey, usually featuring some sort of con-artist plot.

The story is pretty messy. A lot of stuff is barely established, so bit emotional moments don't really hit. Some dialogue scenes go on for a while too, so I really started to lose my patience near the end.

Combat is fun, although very simple. There's enough variety and flashy animation to keep it enjoyable, but some fights are just obnoxious. Gun-based enemies in particular are just not fun to fight at all, so a later boss fight with three gun-toting foes is about as fun as it sounds.

Now that sounded mostly negative, but I still generally enjoyed my time with Kiwami. Most of the time, you're going through neat plot moments with fun action. There's just enough fun stuff here to really wish it was a bit stronger on all fronts.