I came away much more positive from this than I thought. Generally it's viewed as one of the worst entries but I cannot agree.

While playing I had quite a few Ups and Downs, it seemed directionless and shambled together at times - in regards to the story most of all. After seeing how it all comes together, I appreciate it way more knowing that everything is about the relationships between parents and their children. The finale is also arguably the tightest and least convoluted after Zero.

Some plot points don't quite make sense, some characters are criminally under-used and the ending chickens out on a key promise. It's not a perfect story.

The combat in this game is very messy but towards the end of the game I did find a bit of appreciation for it as well.

What no one seems to mention is that Yakuza 6 essentially has the best and most diverse long battles/dungeons in the series. The substories are also phenomenal; I love that they're all voice-acted too.

Last but certainly not least, the soundtrack goes incredibly hard - to list all my favorites would be impossible here.

Yakuza 6 has its share of issues that, as with most games in the series, in the end stand in the shadow of its greatest parts.