cadazzles
had to spend a LONG time collecting my thoughts on this one - it's definitely a massive step up from the first one in terms of content and overall refinement. the open world activities are a little bit of a slog but the fact that they're completely optional means i'm not very down on them. soundtrack still bangs.
2024
i really loved how this game built upon the turn-based gameplay from Yakuza 7 and was also pretty impressed by the spread of side content they gave us this time around, but the story didn't quite reach the heights i was expecting. i loved almost all of the new characters and was glad to see familiar faces interact in different ways, but the last 25% of the game + the ending didn't really do them justice at all. kind of a shame since it's pretty much the only stain on an otherwise excellent game
2023
2010
2023
it's not perfect, but the developers understood the assignment and delivered in almost every possible way. the story and exploration elements are decent enough, but the real highlights have to be the presentation, the quality of the boss fights, and the depth that can be found in the weapon mixing system
2023
some of the highest highs in any ff game coupled with the most abyssal lows in any game i have ever played. it's generally fun - especially the unique setpieces - but there are an abundance of glaring issues in every other corner of the game that it's hard to recommend going out of your way to play it
2023