an improvement on the already great combat of spiderman 1 as the new venom power being replaced by the finisher being used with combos made it a more satisfying gameplay loop and was able to make it feel like something new instead of it being a copy of the first game. presentation of the game with the soundtrack made it feel better than spiderman in some aspects. as for the story itself, i think it was weaker than the first game as it could be because the game was much shorter than the first game. Still had a great time with the game

Considered one of the hardest games in the series its easy to figure out why thats the case as theres various mechanics that will either screw you up or benefit from (so can your enemies) from heal miss to infinite status effects and range to no true 100% hits this game can be frustrating if you dont know what you are doing. This game felt designed in a way you had to have a manual or guide to go with it. Despite it all, if you plan ahead and know somewhat what you are doing it can be (mostly) fun to play through. As for the story, we get to see the POV of Leif as he takes back thracia and its gives a better perspective of how he feels and what he goes through during the events of ch 6-8 of Geneology before and after he meets seliph. although supports werent created at this time, the character conversations throughout the game are great and give more personality to the characters. i think overall it was a decent game to the series

I took a break from Yakuza when i finished Kiwami 2 because i knew it would be an instant downgrade in graphics and it showed when i played it. The Graphics were not bad at all but the change was definitely noticeable. Every fight will be a blockfest but i felt it was a fine gameplay wise but compared to if you already played zero and kiwami, its the worse by default being the oldest engine. Story wise i think my favorite part of the game was seeing Kiryu being a father and also Rikiya as he was a great main supporting character to the game. i definitely think this game would benefit from a kiwami entry since i think the story is decent but suffers from being the oldest game in list of games if you are playing in order.