I adore this game. Technically the reason to buy a PS4. The setting is great, the gameplay is faster and less passive, the rpg elements stay light in this one. And trickweapons are such a genius idea to put in a game, high replayability, phenomenal bossfights, lovecraftian locations, awesome coop game. But it also has flaws like healing being a resource is bad design, qualities of some bosses might be different a crucial part of this game (to me) is the DLC (which is amazing but behind additional dlc), the chalice dungeons arent that good as the handcrafted content and not being able to replay the bosses alone until new game plus isn’t that good designed ether. But this is an awesome game nevertheless.

Yakuza the fifth. 5 character to play. Again big story which will lead together towards the end, several different locations, many good substories, improved fighting system (combos end in potential heat-moves). On the other hand it can feel bloated, Saejimas story kinda repeats from 4, Harukas dance battles are cool but get boring rather quick, and some story points aren’t as focused as they could have been. Its really hard to pin down the best Yakuza games but at this point I think it might be Zero, followed by 5 and Kiwami 2 although all games have good qualities.

This game, man it took me an vacation to finish and well was it worth? kinda yeah. But lets quickly mention the good: game delivers a prequel story building 2 very iconic villains at this point with Micah and Dutch, game has a lot of content, great cast of characters main and side, it just ups the scale of red dead one in most things. Now the bad: realistic approach ends sometimes in less fun (expl. slow movement in camp, micro managing horse and arthur‘s satmina), big world feels empty and most importantly the pacing isn’t really good; its one of those where your friends will say that they’re about to quit and you will respond „dude it gets really good from the braithwaits onward“. I just value these things nowadays and pacing basically tells you how replayable some games can be and this revenge plot is really good but I doubt that I will return to it as ofter or recite good old Dutch.

Zero is the prequel to showcase (along with MGS3) how to pull of a prequel to not just amaze fans but also capture the interest of new players. Concept, story and characters fit in the 80s setting and craft an amazing gaming experiences. The substories are peak here, the fighting styles are so unique and fun for both characters- yeah both Kiryu and Majima in their youngest alliteration. The empty lot plot is adding and explaining power struggle and constructions that will happen in the future. Kamurocho real estate and cabaret are addicting additions. Some might get overwhelmed by the sheer amount of quality content. My favourite co-worker is Nugget.