So like typical, i'm gonna probably come back to type up my feelings on the game later. But I can leave off with a couple of things that I feel.
The biggest I feel is about the new character, Ichiban. I can't tell you how endearing he is, and on his "first" outing too. He certainly isn't as stoic and rational Kiryu gets to be when confronting odds beyond him, rather he's much more explosive and passionate. But he hits all the marks he needed to and then some. His interactions all throughout the game are fun just because Ichi has this undeniable charm about him.
I also really like the jump from Beat Em' Up to RPG. It's not my favorite, and I do still prefer the series for it's Beat Em' Up stuff, mainly because I think it's always fun seeing how character movesets work and whatnot, but I can't say I don't like seeing it all adapted into RPG stuff. Dragon Quest was a perfect template I guess, because all the Yakuza weirdness just works with it to a T. Plus I do like having a whole party rather than just like 1 or maybe 2 fighters dealing with groups of enemies. Part of me feels that's why they were focusing so much on Kiryu having a big color-coordinated party in 6, and that works just as well here, if not more because I like the cast more.
I don't have any real issues with the game, the only thing I can say i'm kind of meh on is maybe some of the mini-games, I kind of don't really like romance substories that much, and I do kind of wish they one day give Ichi a moveset based on his Freelancer and Hero Jobs, but in a beat em' up thing, because I'd really like to see how he stacks up compared to Kiryu.
I guess we'll have 8 to see later, but that's an RPG too... then I guess how will Kiryu stack up?
The biggest I feel is about the new character, Ichiban. I can't tell you how endearing he is, and on his "first" outing too. He certainly isn't as stoic and rational Kiryu gets to be when confronting odds beyond him, rather he's much more explosive and passionate. But he hits all the marks he needed to and then some. His interactions all throughout the game are fun just because Ichi has this undeniable charm about him.
I also really like the jump from Beat Em' Up to RPG. It's not my favorite, and I do still prefer the series for it's Beat Em' Up stuff, mainly because I think it's always fun seeing how character movesets work and whatnot, but I can't say I don't like seeing it all adapted into RPG stuff. Dragon Quest was a perfect template I guess, because all the Yakuza weirdness just works with it to a T. Plus I do like having a whole party rather than just like 1 or maybe 2 fighters dealing with groups of enemies. Part of me feels that's why they were focusing so much on Kiryu having a big color-coordinated party in 6, and that works just as well here, if not more because I like the cast more.
I don't have any real issues with the game, the only thing I can say i'm kind of meh on is maybe some of the mini-games, I kind of don't really like romance substories that much, and I do kind of wish they one day give Ichi a moveset based on his Freelancer and Hero Jobs, but in a beat em' up thing, because I'd really like to see how he stacks up compared to Kiryu.
I guess we'll have 8 to see later, but that's an RPG too... then I guess how will Kiryu stack up?