[11/8/2023]
This game is a remake of a 2005 game, and it shows. Following Yakuza 0, jumping back to a game that was pretty lacking in comparison was pretty jarring. The Majima Everywhere system did some pretty heavy lifting in regards to content aside from the story. Speaking of said story, it's a pretty good one, but it's a shame that the fact that they didn't know that Yakuza was going to be as big as it is now is very apparent here. I'm surprised I haven't gotten bored of the combat yet. Kiryu's new era in his life that we follow through to 6 has gotta be pretty interesting if we follow him for that long. I'm expecting more of this with Kiwami 2. Hopefully it's not as barebones.
This game is a remake of a 2005 game, and it shows. Following Yakuza 0, jumping back to a game that was pretty lacking in comparison was pretty jarring. The Majima Everywhere system did some pretty heavy lifting in regards to content aside from the story. Speaking of said story, it's a pretty good one, but it's a shame that the fact that they didn't know that Yakuza was going to be as big as it is now is very apparent here. I'm surprised I haven't gotten bored of the combat yet. Kiryu's new era in his life that we follow through to 6 has gotta be pretty interesting if we follow him for that long. I'm expecting more of this with Kiwami 2. Hopefully it's not as barebones.