As part of an on-going series on my YouTube channel where I explain the plot of Yakuza games to two friends who have never played a Yakuza game, this is how we feel each entry ranks in terms of their story:

URL for the playlist of the series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDykMtUbPkC5rhEUgd-TYOoO1xWaUhhVk