Story was messy and poorly executed. Would've liked to see more of a focus on Ichiban's side of the story... the split time between him and Kiryu later in the game just felt awkward. Don't get me wrong I love Kiryu but he did not need to be a protag. I did enjoy seeing Kiryu getting to say his farewells but it left a lot to be desired. The villains were ASS except for Yamai, but im not so sure he counts (I swear we better see him again RGG Studios). Ebina was just a shitty copy of Ryo Aoki/Masato... its just lazy ass writing idk. Don't get me started on the "twist" with Chitose and Eiji. Ichiban and gang taking down Bryce Fairchild was soooo underwhelming like leading up to it I was definitely NOT pumped.

Gameplay and music were great. This game had a lot of good but in the end failed to come together and lacked its usual luster. I wanted to write a fleshed out review, but I would want to replay the game before doing so. This is just a quick summary of my general thoughts.