This game improves on Yakuza: Like a Dragon in basically every conceivable way except for the story. But I'm going to let you in on a little secret: the story is almost always the weakest part of any Like a Dragon game. It just varies by how much.

To me RGGS is really good at character stuff. In this game specifically I mean stuff like Memoirs of a Dragon, Drink LInks, Table Talks, etc. I'm also referring to character development and relationships between the characters as part of the story (whether friendly or antagonistic). Where they almost always fall down is the driving plot that moves the game along. They are way too ambitious. Infinite Wealth is absolutely on the farther end of that scale and it suffers for it.

That said, I love this game just like I love every other game in this batshit crazy series. The combat flow is so much better in this game and that alone made it way more fun. I also never once felt like I had to go out of my way to grind levels like I did for that one fight in Yakuza: Like a Dragon (you know the one). I enjoyed exploring all three cities, there were tons of great moments in the substories, Bond Bingo was a fun mechanic, I could go on. That's the stuff that makes a Like a Dragon game and it still rules.

Interested to see where things go from here.