I wasn't sold on the Yakuza games until the first Like a Dragon. I usually hate turn based combat so its surprising these Yakuza games clicked more than the others for me. This game gets everything right for me. The goofy moments are dumb in all the right ways. The serious stuff really hits the feels sometimes and the stories with Kiryu really make you reflect and think about getting old and changes happening to the world around. This series over the years has truly crafted a masterful story where you really feel you have lived Kiryu's life and seen him grow. cant wait for the next main entry in the Yakuza series Read more
Great game for a good price..if you want the DLC just buy it super cheap and it pays for it’s self 😎 Read more
The game came with some extra DLC rewards, a poster AND a sticker 10/10 Read more
This is my first introduction into the series. I've always avoided it in the past as the videos seem silly. I had trouble trying to connect the Yakuza theme to all the trailer videos of silly side games. After seeing five stars after 5 stars, I just had to pull the trigger and bought it on sale. I finally get it now. It is like a cozy RPG. You are not out to save the world from a evil warlord or dragon. You are not under some time crunch of a falling meteor. You are just some chill dude trying to make a living, help some people along the ways, and level up. In terms of those three, I have not gotten far. I'm just on chapter 4 of 14. Money wise, it is trickling in, but it is a bit daunting to have a wallet in the low thousands, and walking into stores with million dollar gear. From what I've seen online, the money comes later. On that note, the game mechanics seem very spread out. But with that said, it does not feel frustrating. Fights are fun, and when you start to level up, you can auto-win battles and still get cash and xp. The game gives the option to auto-battle, but it isn't really necessary. It just does a great job of balancing the challenge so you aren't bored. In terms of helping people, this does a great job of creating a system where you go around helping friends and randos. Along with that, it creates a great story. Half the stories have a surprising emotional element which should be easy for most to connect to. Leveling up is fairly easy to do. Majority of street fights can be completed with just simple attacks. Skills (magic) can help finish fights sooners, but the MP costs can be expensive ~ 22mp cost with a character that has 54mp ~again, I am still at the start of the game, so maybe it gets better later. I normally save magic for these "King" battles. Basically they are strong foes that will block off a section or treasure chest until you defeat them. Overall, the game is fun to play. I'm not feeling any stress or anxiety trying to prepare for major battles. It really changes the view when you are fighting a crooked cabbie who is trying to steal your wallet versus saving the city from marauding raiders planning to kill all the townsfolk. Side games are a bit goofy, and it reminds me a lot of the whole Sega Genesis games in terms of the bells and whistles and simple gameplay. I love the little pokemon parody games. Just thinking about it, made me realize just how much time I am spending on the playing environment over the main quests. That probably explains why there is only 14 chapters. There is no pressure to complete the main quest. I'm going to have to take a look at buying some of the older games in the series once I complete this. Now that I get it, I am loving this cozy RPG. Read more
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Solid continuation of Ichiban's story that now brings in Kiryu on his adventures. This greatly improves upon Like A Dragon's/Yakuza 7's gameplay with awesome classes, new mechanics, and more interactive gameplay. Hawaii is a great new locale that breathes fresh new life into the series finally branching out of Japanese based cities. Every new party member introduced are welcome additions and bring a lot of interactions to the table. We also get great new mini-games and side content to spend more time in the game. Unfortunately, with the two stories going on at the same time, it just did not feel as impactful as the last or most previous games in the series. Constantly going back and forth tended to sometimes give me some confusion on what was going on and kind of messed up the pacing. Read more
Spent over 150 hours playing this game. It's a bit crazy story wise, even by Yakuza/Like a Dragon standards, but the new combat mechanics are a huge improvement on the previous Like a Dragon mechanics. I really enjoyed the Hawaii location. On the negative end, didn't enjoy the grind mechanics of getting to the level 70 trophy or that New Game+ was locked behind DLC Read more
One of the best RPG's I've played. Around 80 hours later a good little bow to kiryus saga and I still enjoyed ichibans too. The combat and side activities were some of the best so far even though I miss the business management game from 7. Read more
