Absolutely mesmerizing. I don't think any character in the last couple years has resonated with the same way Ichiban Kasuga does. As much as I love Kiryu and Majima as characters, Ichiban is a character whose growth throughout this game alone sets him up to be the character that means the most to me in this series.

There's a couple narrative issues I have with the game, and some gripes about some of the politics of the game (woodaba's review highlights a couple of them, although I can't 100% agree with them), but a lot of it is overshadowed by how much I love and character for the primary crew in this game.

Game had me crying a bunch near the end. I may just be a sucker for found family shit, though.