-- Finished it. It felt like a big wet fart IMO. Ebina/Bryce were disappointing as villains and final bosses, the Saeko confession didn't resolve at all it was turned into a joke, THERE'S NO REUNION SCENE WTF... I felt nothing outside of the "avengers" moment. Felt like it was rushed. I dunno. Can't form sentences. Just, disappointed.

* Everything else is a 10/10 though so I'll give it a high 4.5/5. I spent 117 hours and the entire time I was having fun, outside of story after Kiryu separated with Ichi.

Chapter 14 - FINALE
* This is the first RGG game where I don't care about the story at all. There's 0 hook in it for me outside of how they'll end Kiryu's story. Damn shame.
* At first I was gonna be like "Millenium Tower AGAIN?! It's getting old by now c'mon! but I realize it's Kiryu's "last" game so I'll give them some slack. Destroy the Tower by the next game please. Thank you.
* The campfire scene made me realize what I wanted more out of the story, and that's character interactions. I think we got less of that once Ichi and Kiryu separated and even more when Bryce started his shit.
* ngl the Dragon of Dojima scene was hype and made me emotional. Finale is off to a good start.
* I'll finish at least all the bond stuff and substories before heading to the final stretch. Apparently you CAN'T do them post-game? Wonder if Premium Adventure is locked to DLC as well? (Hope not)
* I can't believe we're fighting a fucking shark on the finale lmao. This finale is amazing.

Chapter 13
* Completing Joongi and Chitose's Bond Links and such
* Sujimon League done! I used an entire team of Kiwami Sujimons so it was trivial lmao
-- Holy shit Yamai is a 10/10 character. A shame that I never really cared for the story at all unless it's Kiryu's part or Yamai is on screen tho.

* The set piece at the Abandoned Theater is great. Wish there's a memorable boss tho.

Chapter 12
* I'll finish all Memoirs of the Dragon/Bucket List and Awakening today so I can focus on story during the Kiryu segments.
* Cried like 5x. Bucket List is my favorite part of Infinite Wealth so far.
* Just reached the 100 hour mark! I estimated 200 hours just from the trailers alone and I think it's a possibility. Might finish the game in 130+ then get the "plat" in 200 minus the DLC achievements :(
* I find it funny how technically, Tatara > Kiryu, Daigo, Saejima, Majima, Kasuga
* Kiryu vs Daigo/Majima/Saejima was amazing. I like how they can all break out of turn-based
* It's obviously a trap knowing Tatara works for Ebina but it's hilarious how the party keeps falling for it for no reason.
* ngl I'm totally not feeling the plot whatsoever. I enjoy the camp of it all though.

* Grinding Zhao's level/jobs/bond to catch up
* Yokohama Dungeon time!
* Sawashiro boss fight was amazing! Dragon's Resurgence kicked everyone's butt tho

Chapter 11
* jfc the child soldiers scene was crazy. I like how the English makes it cheesy and edgy tho but no worries... Bryce's Engrish saved it.
* Well that was a dumb set of events. Eiji sucks as a villain bro.
* Short-haired Chitose is pretty cool. I prefer this also trailers spoiled this for me btw.
* Shut up with the bon voyage Eiji pls

* Finished Dondoko Island! It's pretty fun. I tried grinding money but it's pretty tedious so I'm out. 10/10 side content.
* Did a lot of Sujimon stuff. Got 4 Kiwami Sujimons!
* Finally met Akane and Lani. Chitose being sus.
* NO WAY THEY'RE GONNA KILL HANAWA LIKE THAT C'MON (Wong too). The Daidoji has gotta be the biggest joke in the series by now. How can they have a leash on Kiryu with how incompetent they are at everything? I'm just mad they did Hanawa dirty like that. I really do hope he survives. I mean, it's a gut shot and we have Lau Ka Long survive a HEAD shot or Andre Richardson a drop from a 100+ floor building. C'mon!

Chapter 10
* Tatara Hisoka reveal. Yeah that makes sense. I had a feeling when Chitose was revealed to be a competent video editor but I wanted Kume to be the Vtuber SO BAD lol. On the plus side, hey we're party members with a Vtuber guys!
* Alright I forgive the short Kiryu chapter last time if we're gonna be jumping back constantly like this. Hope the pacing is good.
* IT'S DA BOIS!

I'll stop logging the session count because it's getting ridiculous lol

* More Dondoko Island. It got me by the itchy balls. I spent 8-hours playing it straight. Almost 5 stars!

* Arrived at Tojo HQ. So much nostalgic memories. I feel bad for those that doesn't know lol.
* OMG KIRYU'S BATTLE THEME IN KAMUROCHO! BROOOOO!!!!

Session 12
* Still working on completing Bond LInks, Bond Bingo, Memoirs, and Bucket List (Will save a few IF we get the other 2 party members)
* Saeko/Nanba/Seonhee Drink Links and Bond Bingo done!
* TAICHI THE RIZZLER!
* The context for awakening Dragon's Resurgence is awesome
* Bro who is this evil V-tuber?! S/he's surveilling close to us the whole time!
* NOOOOOO!!!

Chapter 9
* Back to Hawaii. Surprised only 1 chapter for Kiryu.
* YAMAI HYPE!
* New chapter means spending time on Substories and Dodonko Island!

Session 11
Chapter 8

* Depression chapter
* I miss playing as Taichi Suzuki. Multiple playable protag is back! Love it!
* Appreciate they added focus to Seonhee this time around. She, Joon-gi Han, and Zhao are underutilized in Y:LAD. Also man, I miss Eri.
* The transition from dollar to yen is fucking me up
* Forgot to address this but what happened to Agent Style? Or at the very least, Daidoji martial arts?
* Doing Bond Bingo with everyone and I'm surprised at how charming Seonhee is. I love how much of a Kiryu fanboy she is.
* THEY FINALLY MET AND KIRYU IS ABOUT TO CRY AAAAHHHH! Karaoke scene was great.
* Spent all my time doing Bonds and Reminiscing. This chapter is great. So much callbacks and references. I wonder what newcomers will feel especially those that started here.

Session 10
*Story is picking up. The Wong Tou boss fight was amazing!

Chapter 7
* They're setting up the big villain of the game as this ruthless and violent person so I'm expecting SOME deaths. I'm thinking maybe one of our party members and Wong Tou/Dwight/Yamai. I wouldn't mind if none of them dies because they're fun characters but I'd be slightly disappointed ngl.
* Oh man is this where the dual protag kicks in? I'm excited!
* Nanba and Tomi in the same party is too much for my brain to handle!
* Love the vibe of the Theater Long Battle. Yamai is a Yakuza weeb and I love that detail lol. His fight was amazing as well. Glad we're getting multi-phase bosses mid-game. His support hostesses were hilarious
* Didn't expect for Yamai to be an ally of sorts. He's gonna die isn't he?
* Seeing this immovable wall of a protagonist that you've been following for 2 decades now crumble like this is breaking my heart. I am NOT ready for the future chapters. I wish he'll finally see his family by the end.
* Nanba and Tomi gonna separate after this? Man back-to-back tear-jerker moments with this game. So cruel!

Session 8
* When I was ready to move on with the story, they introduced The Labyrinth - some kind of procedurally-generated dungeon. This game man... It's way too addicting.
* Finished my first Labyrinth run and it's pretty fun. It might get old quick but the combat does the heavy lifting and keeps it fun. The rewards are good too. Good improvement from Y:LAD

Chapter 6
* Dondoko Island is here and I am not ready.
* I don't know who or what Mukku is but he's goddamn hilarious af

Session 9
* DONDOKO ISLAND ALL DAY BABY!

* I CAN CHANGE JOBS NOW! oh it only took... 29 hours of playtime lmao. Surprised I'm still enjoying the base jobs. A great testament to how fun the gameplay loop is.
* Revelations are back I'm so happy! Always been wanting it to be a staple and what's more, it fits Ichi to a T.
* btw that Alo-Happy mascot is cursed
- Sujimancer is kinda boring which is a shame. It's my most anticipated Job. I thought you can assign Sujimons and get unique attacks but nah it's set and the Sujimons are just for stats. No doubt it could be OP when Sujimons are maxed-out but a shame about the set skills.

Session 7
* Grinded some money to be able to unlock a bunch of skills. Skill Inheritance is awesome!
* Help. I can't progress the story because the gameplay loop got me by the Itchy Balls

* I unlocked the Sujimancer job... BUT I CAN'T SWITCH JOBS YET! AAAAAAHHHHH!!!
* Barracuda Long Battle was awesome. Hope that isn't the end for Dwight because he's been so hyped up through the marketing. Also goddamn Tomizawa was badass and Chitose a welcome addition to the group. She bounces well with everyone. Great chapter overall!

Chapter 5
* Roaming around leveling Chitose up, doing substories (They're all amazing btw. Usually there's a handful of "save someone from thug" types but so far there's only 1. The rest is unique), collecting Sujimons, and just vibing in Hawaii. This game is a masterpiece so far.

Session 6
++ First Drink Link with Tomizawa! Man, I love this dude. He's having the Higashi effect on me. I also love how deeper the conversations are, and the rewards are even better. Massive improvement all around.

* LMAO Roman changed voices when he starts speaking in English
* There it is. The BIG revelation of Kiryu's condition. ngl I wish the trailer didn't spoil that moment. It didn't hit me as hard right now. I guarantee I would've cried.

Chapter 4
* Crafting's back and seems waaay more grindy but we'll see. More importantly, they're teasing an Andre Richardson lore!
* Spent most of my time just roaming Hawaii. 17-ish hours in and I am still addicted to the basic gameplay loop

Session 5

* Sujimon Tournament! They went ham with the Pokemon references. This is amazing.
* Nancy-chan and Olivia substory brought me to tears. What a heartwarming substory.
* Gotta catch 'em all. That's all I'm gonna say.

Session 3

* Miss Match is surprisingly deep and fun. Wonder if Mr. Libido or Obatarian will appear at some point...
- Sawai substory is waaay too segmented. Kinda annoying going back to the same spot 4-5x.

Session 4

* Yamai is soooo goood.
* Tomizawa joins the party! I feel like he'll be my favorite based on his vibe.
* I find it funny that Kiryu is like trying hard to be anon but Ichi's like "Hey KIRYU-SAN wassup" all the time.
* Barracuda is wild. Usually Yakuza/LAD has this violent but kinda cheesy death scenes but not this one. It felt way too real. I'm a bit scared for our character. RGG is def the type to kill off a party member and the mocap actors are the biggest target.
* Sicko Snap is okay. I can see it getting boring after a few tries. Maybe if the 'Sickos' are more varied then it might spice up the mini-game
* Bro the Tony Lemonade substory goes places. Damn.
* Poundmates unlocked and Chitose Buster Holmes is AMAZING. Shame Kiryu has no reaction to Gary's sister(?)
* Crazy Taxi Delivery is super fun! Beats Can Quest by a mile. Charlie is also hilarious af
* I found Hangman...
++ btw I appreciate how fun exploring Hawaii is. There's a TON of collectibles just scattered around, a TON of friends you can make, enemies are fun to fight over and over thanks to the amazing combat and they're pretty varied too with Elite ones, various mini-games and point-based shops, and just random gifts you can get by exploring. Well utilized and just so damn good.
* Tomizawa backstory. Must protect him at all costs!

+ I like the slow-ness of the pace right now. We barely got to see the party interact on a deep level during story beats in Y:LAD. Their relationship is mostly shown through party chat and outside activities. I LOVE this slow burn. I can tell they're taking their time to develop the bonds.
+ btw it's not a surprise but voice acting is top notch. Especially Ichi's (Kazuhiro Nakaya). He really sold Ichi's nervousness during the date scene and his remorse during the consultation with Adachi/Nanba
* The drinking from the straw slays me lmao

* Hell yeah we back to homeless
* I like that V-tubers and YouTubers are the spawn of hades in the LAD universe
* Theory: the V-tuber Tatara Hisoka could potentially be Kume. He knows of Ichi and Aoki (the silhouette), seemingly has a grudge, and is possibly doing all of this in the sake of "justice" as he says in the finale of Y:LAD, also he's the type to do shit like this. Dunno where I read this but you can have smartphones in jail too right? In case he's not out yet. (I'm just coping I want Kume to get more than a "oh he got caught" and also having millions simping for FREAKING KUME is a funny thought)
* We back at the bottom baby. The only way is up!
* Funny how the moment Ichi went rock bottom is when he started his wild imagination thing.
* OMG THAT'S how he got his hair back?! I was for sure thinking the barber would mess it up again.

* Reached the sewers with a familiar OST. Let's see how improved the dungeons are. Arguably the worst part of Y:LAD for me.
+ Wow! The dungeon is so much better (this one at least). It wasn't too long, it's more than just a hallway simulator, and with the improved combat - just more fun to go through.
+ Elements are so useful. They barely do damage iirc in Y:LAD
+ Seiryu Invasion Electric Boogaloo well it's the same as Y:LAD but the banger OST and better combat made it extra fun. It's gonna be ultra tough going back to Y:LAD...
++ QTEs my beloved.... welcome back!
* I really gotta forget the old Yakuza ways of killing their characters. I was 100% sure Sasaki's dead in a box somewhere lol. I don't trust Ebina one bit so that might happen in the future but at least there's hope.
* Love Sawashiro in Y:LAD and I'm glad he's back. Continue this trend of known-actors being regulars pls RGG. So much wasted potential in past Yakuza games.

Session 2
Chapter 2

* Yo Young Arakawa is sick af!
* Theory: Okay so Akane has 3 other kids in hawaii. What are the chances that one of them is a villain and the other is either Tomizawa/Chitose? There's gotta be a huge reveal involving that. It could also be the wheelchair dude to tie in the brother connection with Masato
* Ichi uninstalled Sujidex so we have to catch 'em all again (Can't wait to find all 317 Sujimons)

* ALOHA HAWAII! Man it's gonna be jarring hearing English voice-over and dollar as a currency
* Love the Engrish so much
* Met Ibuchi DIO Yamai. Love his shtick of being cold in Hawaii. He's totally not a vampire.
* Why is Chitose suspiciously in Akane's home and her introduction doesn't contain a full name... my theory is slightly holding ground and also it's a different place iirc from Sawashiro's flashback.
* I saw Ichiban's Ichibuns
* Joryu Kiryu Suzuki joins the party! I am not ready
* So wild to see Andre Richardson again. Wonder if this is just a joke from the devs or does he have some significance? I really don't want it to diminish Mine's sacrifice.
* Met Kei. Apparently a popular Vtuber and Yakuza fan. I'm clearly missing out on the lore here but good for her.
* I fought an asshole
* Well, the map just opened up... it's the start of the time sink. Story will have to wait.
* Unlocked the "Street Surfer". I'll use it to unlock the Taxis

READ ONLY IF YOU'VE FINISHED THE GAME

Yakuza/Like a Dragon is my favorite franchise so expect a lot of notes.

Session 01
Chapter 01

* Just judging from the intro scene, the theme is probably gonna be the homeless again and how ex-Yakuza can integrate back into society maybe? Let's see
* Ichi's intro is very reminiscent of Majima's in Y0. Both have ponytail too. Man, so excited to be back!
* I need an Ichi in my life, seriously.
* Opening movie is cool. I notice the stark contrast with Joryu's in Gaiden.
* Welp, Kume won't appear soon or is 3-years enough jail time for him?
* WTF ICHI DON'T PUT NANCY-CHAN IN THE STOVETOP!
* Recently replayed Y:LAD so I noticed how Hamako has a different VA I think
* I'm proud of Sasaki
* ADACHI MY BELOVED!
* Rubber arm gets introduced... oh boy what shenanigans are they gonna do with the story now?
* Feels like this will be an ultra loooong first chapter. I don't mind it though. That's the advantage of a sequel. Everybody's gonna be re-introduced and it's always gonna be intriguing the first time.

+ You don't have to interact with the taxi to unlock it. Also you can ride a taxi via the map. What a great QoL improvement
- No more skill shortcuts which is a shame. It's early so we'll see but I love how it makes selecting skill snappy in Y:LAD
* LET MY MAN KASHIWAGI TALK!!!!
* Confession scene is amazing. God I love these characters so much.
* Learning how to date with Adachi and Nanba. It's going great Can't wait for the disaster.
* Visited Ichiban Confections and seems like Ichi quit after helping Eri. At least there's dialog for closure. Also got an egg from Omelette. Thanks Omelette.
* Obligatory visit to the Arcades and holy shit Spike Out is super fun. Reminds me of Crisis Beat a bit.