I have never played a Yakuza game in my life, however when I was in college, I would lay on my roommates couch and zone the fuck out while he played video games and this was one of the only ones that ever held my attention.
I was fully invested, not just just in the story, but in the quests and mini games as well.
I was even cheering for him to win certain prizes and I wasn't the one playing.
Even though we have known each other for a long time, this game ultimately brought my roommate and I closer together, so it makes me happy.

4.5 stars only because they gave my boy Majima the fuckass bowl cut.