I finally finished this game at 2am last night and have been sitting with my thoughts on it all day.
This was my first Yakuza game and it didn't disappoint. I knew I was getting a somewhat different experience than the other mainline Yakuza games, but I absolutely loved the way this game was structured. The turn-based combat was fun and zany, the characters + their relationships to each other and to Ichi were so well done and the story was well executed and kept me wanting more. I've heard Yakuza 0 is just as good if not better, so I'm eager to start back at the beginning and take a deep dive into this well-loved franchise.
This was my first Yakuza game and it didn't disappoint. I knew I was getting a somewhat different experience than the other mainline Yakuza games, but I absolutely loved the way this game was structured. The turn-based combat was fun and zany, the characters + their relationships to each other and to Ichi were so well done and the story was well executed and kept me wanting more. I've heard Yakuza 0 is just as good if not better, so I'm eager to start back at the beginning and take a deep dive into this well-loved franchise.