This franchise has been subject to fifteen years of nonstop milking, overwhelming asset reuse, predatory DLC models, and even the leave of its original creator. Somehow, it still manages to remain not only strong but as emotionally, thematically, and mechanically involved as ever. Like a Dragon has always been best when it explores the concept of identity and recognizes the potential for density within its maps, Gaiden specifically excelling at both. The ending also made me cry buckets!