Like typical, i'll come back with some more complete thoughts when I get to it, but i'll leave some general thoughts here.
I think gameplay wise, it is a step above Kiwami 2 and 6 by quite a bit, but I do think there are a couple negatives
-The Mortal Wound system is stupid and unnecessarily punishing at points
-The combat can feel a little too stiff rather than floaty, especially early on.
-And Crane Style feels a little lacking compared to how much Tiger style gets
-And this is less a full negative but more a self-inflicted double edged sword thing, but damage values are really high and it can make preparing for even basic encounters stressful. Sometimes a good type of stressful, sometimes a bad, but egg is on my face for playing it on Legend.
Storywise, I think that there's a lot I like here. I feel like the story got across it heartfelt and horrifying moments off really well, and it does really sell me on Yagami as a protagonist, and how he could handle the crazy side of town that is Kamurocho. He's damned determined if nothing else. I love the main cast over all though. Kaito, Sugiura, Tsukumo, Higashi, Genda, Saori, Hoshino, love them all.
I think gameplay wise, it is a step above Kiwami 2 and 6 by quite a bit, but I do think there are a couple negatives
-The Mortal Wound system is stupid and unnecessarily punishing at points
-The combat can feel a little too stiff rather than floaty, especially early on.
-And Crane Style feels a little lacking compared to how much Tiger style gets
-And this is less a full negative but more a self-inflicted double edged sword thing, but damage values are really high and it can make preparing for even basic encounters stressful. Sometimes a good type of stressful, sometimes a bad, but egg is on my face for playing it on Legend.
Storywise, I think that there's a lot I like here. I feel like the story got across it heartfelt and horrifying moments off really well, and it does really sell me on Yagami as a protagonist, and how he could handle the crazy side of town that is Kamurocho. He's damned determined if nothing else. I love the main cast over all though. Kaito, Sugiura, Tsukumo, Higashi, Genda, Saori, Hoshino, love them all.