Incredible game. Probably my favorite Yakuza gameplay so far, next to 0.

This games premise is incredible especially if you play it right after 1 and 2 like I did. Take Kiryu, a guy used to big city mobster shit who grew up an orphan, and put him in charge of an orphanage in sunny Okinawa. The change is just too perfect for his character. We get to see a side of him we already knew he had, but hadn't seen put on screen yet.

The combat is smooth, had no problems this entire game. No stupid encounters here or there like 1 did, and to a lesser extent 2. Boss fights seem long at first but aside from one particular fight where you get NO weapons and they have plenty of weapons themselves, the fights are meant to be played out in an almost deliberate, but epic way. Final boss especially.

The new area of Okinawa was fun to explore, especially with scenes involving the kids from the orphanage. Getting to know Kiryus relationship with them, and their relationships among themselves was very very interesting.

Overall a very good game. Not perfect but amazing enough to warrant a 10 rating.