Finished in 2024
It’s been exactly 2 years since I finished my first Yakuza franchise game (Lost Judgement) and i’m no where near done! So of course i had to start my 2024 by finishing another installment.
I’m going to be honest: I find this game difficult to rate. There are some really high highs and some very low lows in this game. Getting to play as five(!!) main protagonists in this was great. Shinada was a great addition with an interesting story, as well as playing all the rythm games as Haruka. Having all their stories connect is both the strong and the weak point of this game. I love figuring out the plot, but the story just drags on forever - i feel like they wanted to much and just….kept adding unnecessary stuff. Some plotpoints felt forced and certain gameplay parts took forever (looking at you Saejima).
Yet, overall, i think it’s a very memorable installment. Way more than Yakuza 4 (which I actually enjoyed, in contrary to many others i believe). Plus getting to play as my personal favourite Akiyama wins the game some point. Settling on a 3,5 stars rating for now.
It’s been exactly 2 years since I finished my first Yakuza franchise game (Lost Judgement) and i’m no where near done! So of course i had to start my 2024 by finishing another installment.
I’m going to be honest: I find this game difficult to rate. There are some really high highs and some very low lows in this game. Getting to play as five(!!) main protagonists in this was great. Shinada was a great addition with an interesting story, as well as playing all the rythm games as Haruka. Having all their stories connect is both the strong and the weak point of this game. I love figuring out the plot, but the story just drags on forever - i feel like they wanted to much and just….kept adding unnecessary stuff. Some plotpoints felt forced and certain gameplay parts took forever (looking at you Saejima).
Yet, overall, i think it’s a very memorable installment. Way more than Yakuza 4 (which I actually enjoyed, in contrary to many others i believe). Plus getting to play as my personal favourite Akiyama wins the game some point. Settling on a 3,5 stars rating for now.