One of the best coop games ever with great community, mod support and high replayability. It should get more support and updates.

Yes, finale is peak, but the rest of story is okay or whatever. I liked new characters, but most of them didn't get enough screen time. Most of story is the filler or random stuff that just happens. However I like the castle, fan service stuff for fans in this game and the Takaya Kuroda's performance was probably the best in the series. Still there should be more cinematic cutscenes.
Combat takes good stuff from LJ, but have too many issues to fully enjoy it. Problems with hit detection and juggle. Imo too much focus on using EX heat, and too little on using fun combos and heat actions. But gadgets are fun. Progression system kinda sucks, I don't hate money system, but the game doesn't rewards you for doing main missions, only way is side content.
I love new coliseum and looks customizations for Kiryu. Pocket circuit for 3th time is series is lame. Akame system sucks. Some substories are fine, but please no more funny grandma.
And bring back new game+.

Playing it on steam using workshop for bonus zombie content worth it.

2020

Great message about trauma, worth your time.

This game feels like made by people who only heard about PVZGW2 and played too much overwatch.
Gameplay is downgrade in almost every way: no class variants, bugs, shitty camera, sprinting should be removed. Game came out totally unfinished and it still is. Devs stop updating it after 1 year!
Good things are better graphics and animations, new classes are fun with cool ideas, kinda better campaign.

Go play Garden Warfare 2 instead of it.

Cool to play after yakuza 0, still very fun, good story, majima everywhere funny first time, but gets really repetitive. Flawed as a remake, but it still a good game.

Cool ideas, fun with friends, some pretty good maps. Yeah its roblox looking ass but who cares.

My favorite casual shooter. Lots of variety in classes, lot of fun ways to play and very simple, but never gets boring. If only progression wasn't based on stupid loot boxes.
Sadly its dead now, only a few lobbies left.
Thats the EA for you.

The best combat RGG has made, great side content, cool QOL changes, less tailing missions, overall big upgrade to Judgment.

Only the story is mixed - great villains, good topic of the story, cool to have a lot of returning characters, but writing is sometimes weird and Yagami as a protag is worse in this game.

Only I wish there was more long battles and boss battles missions and coliseum in side content. Also boxer style should be unlockable in boxing minigame.

Milkman level alone makes this game 11/10, im serious.

Really liked it despite many flaws.
I haven't played OG 2 so enjoyed its very good story, combat kinda fun, but its a BIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIG downgrade to kiwami 1 and 0. Liked the side content and bouncers missions. Majima Saga is whatever.

2024 and it still the best YAKUZA experience in every way. Maybe not the perfect introduction to series, but there is no better one imo.

ICHIBAN IS THE GOAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yeah great story, very fresh one to the series, great message, ending broke me.
I liked the step into jRPG, but the combat is undercooked, too grindy, unbalanced skills, but I still enjoyed it.
Probably my favorite side content in the series including substories and minigames.

This spin-off is really great, so glad it came out to the west.
Good story with good message, but not very special one.
Combat feels great, but requires too much grind, I HATE CRAFTING, fighting with pistol is funny, only brawler is shit.
Side content is mixed, has really cool minigames, some good substories, great unique karaoke, but friendship stuff sucks.
I guess its a remake, but they barely add needed QOL like faster skipping dialogues or better inventory which frustrates me.
Banger OST.

RGG cooked hard with story, characters, plot, action, only the pacing in first half is too slow.
Playing as Yagami is fun, but Dragon Engine is still flawed in this game, unbalanced styles, lack of weapons, still much better than Y6 and kiwami 2.
Detective missions sucks, tailing = suffering.
Side content is meh, only liked drone racing. Substories meh, friendship is okay, but too many friends to farm, Yagami's girlfriends are whatever.
So yeah, story carries.