If you're new to the Yakuza series, this is the place to start. Gripping story that never relents, tight and refined combat and a soundtrack that'll get stuck in your head for weeks. The game's unique 80s theming creates an atmosphere unlike any other Yakuza game, and unlike most games on the market. I cannot emphasise how gripping this story is. It's brutal, but it's soft. It'll make you laugh as much as it'll make you wince and cry, but without a doubt, it's an 8th gen must play.

Only complaint I have is that due to the nature of how Kazuma Kiryu's and Goro Majima's individual stories intertwine, you'll find yourself switching to the next character just as the story starts to get really tense, only for you to have to play another 10 or so hours to see what happens next. I understand why the game digs those hooks in, but some of them dig far too deep to the point where it can feel like a slog to run through the other character's story to see what happens next in the one you're most invested in, even if something equally exciting is going on in that other story.