I'm being a little harsh on the score, the game is great, especially considering it's technically a DLC for Yakuza 7, I've decided to judge it as a full game though since that's how it's being categorized and sold as.

In terms of story, it builds a puzzle piece needed to go into Yakuza 8 while also answering something that Yakuza 7 didn't explain. Yakuza usually builds up to have an amazing plot payoff, in this game they used the same approach and while the payoffs hit really hard the build-ups didn't work as well, in a game as short as this it felt like there were empty spaces and the usual formula didn't fit. Having said that, it's a must-play for the series and the good scenes are top-notch in terms of writing, dialogue, and visuals.

The gameplay is incredibly fun, the only big complaint I have is that it takes too long to click, again considering how short the game is. The agent style is versatile and mostly used for groups of enemies while the Yakuza style is used for 1-on-1 encounters. It seems that the studio wants to go the juggling route when it comes to this engine and I'm all for it, the only problem is that it's not as clean as a game such as Lost Judgment, in this game it simply doesn't feel clean sometimes, you do get hit eventually even though you play "perfectly".