Wow what the actual fuck. I did NOT expect this to go so fucking hard.
As a long time yakuza fan (I've basically played everyman line game, the judgment games, and pretty much anything I can that has been imported) I had been feeling a bit down on the series lately. Lost Judgment was one of the weaker entries for me story wise, and Ishin, was just down right bad IMO. The creator of the series gone, Kiryu back for some reason, the entire thing was making me nervous, and while I was going to give Infinite Wealth a chance, I had penciled in that might be my last yakuza game.
When I'm wrong, I'm wrong. This is not only a fantastic game, and one of my favorites of this 2023, but one of my favorite yakuza titles overall. The combat is super fun (not quite on the level of Lost Judgement, but certainly better than Yakuza 6), the story is fantastic, and is a perfect bridge story to explain what's going on in the story, and really why Kiyru is back at all.
For a game that was going to be a DLC, this turned out excellent (and probably would have been my favorite DLC of all time if it was)
As it is, it's a fantastic entry, a great story with so many loving throwbacks, and a perfect step forward for the future of this series.
Fuck you Sega for not releasing a physical copy in the west though.
As a long time yakuza fan (I've basically played everyman line game, the judgment games, and pretty much anything I can that has been imported) I had been feeling a bit down on the series lately. Lost Judgment was one of the weaker entries for me story wise, and Ishin, was just down right bad IMO. The creator of the series gone, Kiryu back for some reason, the entire thing was making me nervous, and while I was going to give Infinite Wealth a chance, I had penciled in that might be my last yakuza game.
When I'm wrong, I'm wrong. This is not only a fantastic game, and one of my favorites of this 2023, but one of my favorite yakuza titles overall. The combat is super fun (not quite on the level of Lost Judgement, but certainly better than Yakuza 6), the story is fantastic, and is a perfect bridge story to explain what's going on in the story, and really why Kiyru is back at all.
For a game that was going to be a DLC, this turned out excellent (and probably would have been my favorite DLC of all time if it was)
As it is, it's a fantastic entry, a great story with so many loving throwbacks, and a perfect step forward for the future of this series.
Fuck you Sega for not releasing a physical copy in the west though.
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"can i touch it? i want to touch it. let me touch it." - Addiholic, on physical media
Wyvborn
7 months ago