i might like this even more than the first one, simply because i didnt need to grind my ass of in the end and some of the fights actually were a challange unlike in nmh1

there is still stuff that the first game made better tho, the bosses were way better as characters, all of them had some charm while nmh2 barely had any boss was as cool as most of the ones from 1, also i miss the open world cuz it was cool as fuck
and last but not least... THE GAME CRASHED LITERALLY EVERY THIRTY MINUTES IN THE FIRST THREE HOURS THAT SHI WAS TERRIBLE

honestly
i REALLY loved the game
the ost is fucking hard, the gameplay is amazing, i love travis, every random mf thats in the game for a single fight is atleast pretty good and the bosses are amazing.
besides all that the game still has some flaws like the story (already pretty messy), which just really starts kicking in the end or the grinding between the levels... damn i hated grinding jobs and gigs until i unlocked some that actually paid good
overall i would stil recommend the game to everyone, its an amazing experience and there arent really any games that have the charm or style of no more heroes

i played all yakuza games from 0 to 3 yet and imo:
3 had the best ending together with 0
3 had the best story slightly above 0
3 had the best antagonist
i loved the orphanage stuff
but sadly the side content isnt really good and the gameplay can be terrible in some boss fights
a kiwami 3 would prolly be the best game in the whole series