Yakuza 3 is an uneven experience that can be jarring to go back to having played more thorough recreations of 1 and 2. The combat starts clunky and only improves to okay by the end of the game. The main plot has some real pacing issues, to the extent that I was surprised upon realizing I was playing the final sequence. But nevertheless, it still had me invested by the end, and retains the series' ability to drop my jaw.