Can I get a yakuza game that doesn't finish on top of skyscraper with a helicopter just hovering off screen?
That Tanimura final boss battle was atrocious, for all the complaints yakuza 3 gets, that battle was worse than anything on that game. Tanimura is the worst part of this game tbh, I just feel his gameplay was the worst, and his story was the most shoehorned in. Tanimura should've been a story character. Saejima is fine, idk he didn't really click for me, but at least he is still in the franchise and there's more time for me to warm up to him. Kiryu's final boss battle was also pretty bad in my opinion, the fight was annoying and Daigo's story in this game is just pure who cares. Kiryu is in his Naruto arc and I respect it, but we didnt see Mikio or Nakahara so who's watching them kids. Akiyama my love.
Arai and the police commissioner are pretty forgettable, overall the story in this is...mid, and I think its because of Tanimura, and RGG trying to use the multiple perspectives. The problem is each character had their own issues within the story that didnt necessarily really progress the story. This is Kiryu and Akiyama's story with Saejima and Tanimura tagging along. There are a lot of stuff that also happens off screen, like Yasuko leaving Kiryu, Saejima just getting caught, Hisai apparently just blowing his brains out??? Yasuko death was also pointless, Kiryu just standing there T Posing in the corner, like do something. Arai just casually throwing the gun at the commissioner? I know Akiyama is in further games, but if I didn't know that and saw him get shot over that, I prolly would've smashed my screen. While I may have not enjoyed all the characters, I still got goosbumps seeing them all get out of the helicopter.
Overall: Akiyama is a bandaid on a rather solid but not great Yakuza game. And these past Hostess side story are awful. 7
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That Tanimura final boss battle was atrocious, for all the complaints yakuza 3 gets, that battle was worse than anything on that game. Tanimura is the worst part of this game tbh, I just feel his gameplay was the worst, and his story was the most shoehorned in. Tanimura should've been a story character. Saejima is fine, idk he didn't really click for me, but at least he is still in the franchise and there's more time for me to warm up to him. Kiryu's final boss battle was also pretty bad in my opinion, the fight was annoying and Daigo's story in this game is just pure who cares. Kiryu is in his Naruto arc and I respect it, but we didnt see Mikio or Nakahara so who's watching them kids. Akiyama my love.
Arai and the police commissioner are pretty forgettable, overall the story in this is...mid, and I think its because of Tanimura, and RGG trying to use the multiple perspectives. The problem is each character had their own issues within the story that didnt necessarily really progress the story. This is Kiryu and Akiyama's story with Saejima and Tanimura tagging along. There are a lot of stuff that also happens off screen, like Yasuko leaving Kiryu, Saejima just getting caught, Hisai apparently just blowing his brains out??? Yasuko death was also pointless, Kiryu just standing there T Posing in the corner, like do something. Arai just casually throwing the gun at the commissioner? I know Akiyama is in further games, but if I didn't know that and saw him get shot over that, I prolly would've smashed my screen. While I may have not enjoyed all the characters, I still got goosbumps seeing them all get out of the helicopter.
Overall: Akiyama is a bandaid on a rather solid but not great Yakuza game. And these past Hostess side story are awful. 7
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