Just like its predecessor, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth is a love letter to all Jrpgs.

He is Dragon Quest
He is Final Fantasy
He is Pokémon
He is Persona
He is SMT
He is Breath of fire
He is Chrono
He is Xenoblade
He is The Legend of Heroes
He is Ys
He is Suikoden
He is Mother
He is Paper Mario

And much more! He is every Jrpg ever made! And it will be all the jrpgs that will still exist someday.
And above all, a Yakuza game in its purest essence and purity. RGG should be proud of this one.

Absolutely wonderful game. The sheer variety of things you can do during combat and the greater sense of fluidity make the gameplay loop genuinely addicting. Drive forms were definitely my favorite new addition, but limits were awesome too as they help the guest characters stand out more.

The story was pretty great in this entry, with the particular highlight for me being the prologue and the payoff for it from later in the game. Roxas’s story made such an impact despite how short his time seems in the grand scheme. Also Auron joining you for a world and basically being almost the exact same from FFX had me goin wild.

Definitely found a new favorite here. The original game left me feeling a bit underwhelmed in a few regards and it feels like this game took that foundation and improved upon it tenfold.

There’s an extremely solid foundation here that is soooo close to being something I love rather than something I merely like decently enough.

The Disney + Final Fantasy stuff seems odd on paper but I feel like it works great in practice and it kept me engaged, especially as it dove into some weirder stuff toward the end.

Gameplay was easily the worst aspect. I found movement to be sluggish, and combat felt both too repetitive and too stiff. There were countless instances where I just was not engaged with what I was doing. Summons and AP abilities spice up the gameplay and serve as bandages to my issues but there are too many fights (especially in the endgame) that strip both of these away from you and they become slogs to get through.

Generally I thought the story was fun and entertaining and I can’t wait to see how it evolves over future games!

Sora is an amazing protagonist, the music was incredible, and Cloud’s design in this rules.

I don’t like the sentiment that this game was “What Xenoblade 3 Should Have Been”. This game feels largely like a nostalgia-fest-y victory lap while also trying to be a full fledged game (and it succeeds in that!), and quite honestly I feel like wanting this first would have gone very much against Xenoblade 3’s message of moving on from the “Endless Now”. Thankfully aside from that one gripe with the sentiments, I’m by no means immune to nostalgia-fests! Every little reference and location and nod warmed my heart, and speaking of heartwarming SHULKDAD!!!! God I loved seeing the parents interact with their kids, even Rex who I’m not especially fond of elsewhere, I was pretty fond of in this game. Matthew and A are a fantastic duo as well as great characters individually, I love how Matthew is this sorta dumbass (lovingly) hyperactive guy, love him so much. A is my genderfuck monarch and I love A with all my heart, perfect char. Nikol and Glimmer as said earlier, in addition to being great in their own right, I loooove their relationships with Shulk and Rex so damn much. Great story of course as well, even if I feel like it could have used a bit more room to breathe. Combat I feel is pretty alright as well, they did a pretty good job differentiating it from 3’s, which was something I was a bit worried about. Major issue with it is that the defense classes can’t keep aggro for shit, especially with how overpowered Rex is (SPIN TO WIN). But yeah! Overall I loved this dlc, it stands pretty well among its peers in the series and despite how I felt for a bit in the middle, it worked its way into my heart pretty dang well. Love you, Xenoblade <3