Definitely one of the best Ryu Ga Gotoku, and the best for me because it got me into the series. I wouldn't say it's a perfect game because it has it's plot moments but that's like 5% of the game while the rest of the thing its absolutely amazing, the story telling is just captivating and at the end of every chapter you will have a cliffhanger to make you anxious and wonder what is about to happen in the next one, I literally never thought that a game about 2 washed yakuzas would made me shed a tear. The gameplay is very unique since you have up to 8 different styles to beat the ever f*ck out of your enemies, and even tho in other games like DmC you can use multiple characters and or styles, I have yet to see a game that gives you the free will to use them all in the same fight, besides the distinct yakuza gameplay that is like a WWE rumble match but with more style and particles so that it looks cooler. The soundtrack in this saga never flops (like literally in any game) but this game in particular has a huge amount of bangers, I can't name all of them but a few examples are: Two Dragons, Reign, Pledge of Demon, For Buddy, Judgment, 24-hour Cinderella and a lot more. These games THRIVE with the side content in general and this one doesn't get behind, I strongly recommend with this game (and the ones in the rest of the series) to just try and enjoy it with all the side stuff before going all out with the main story. This game changed my life to the point I could hold not getting 100% completion and transforming me into a Like a Dragon fan. I really think that everyone should try this game at least once.