Equally as good as Yakuza 0 but it edges over slightly due to personal preference for the story.

Phenomenal game from every aspect the series is known for.

One of the best side games and set up games I’ve played. Everything is done well it only suffers from how short it is.

Fantastic story, characters and mystery topped with very engaging combat.

An overall improvement over Yakuza 7’s gameplay yet this games very good story is bogged down by some weird choices in certain aspects I think the above games don’t fail in.

Very strong story and characters yet the first game in the dragon engine suffers from not as interesting gameplay mechanics.

Utterly ridiculous game but I cannot rank it any lower.

Solid gameplay and story that is amplified by Yakuza 0. The baseline of the series.

Gameplay was amazing but the story wasn’t as intriguing as its predecessor.

Surprisingly good story for a silly spinoff about the main characters looking like they’re taking part in a stage play.

Thank god everyone forgot rubber bullets was a thing after this.

“Dream big, Yakuza…” - Shinada

I love the 40 minute exposition dump in dead silence. Black Monday might be the best to ever do it.