"Like a Dragon" series ranked
A simple ranking of all the Like a Dragon or Yakuza games I've played to date based on my personal enjoyment as well as a loose evaluation of various criteria such as gameplay, writing, graphics, and sound.
7 Games
- incredibly written story with many uniquely cinematic moments
- two of the best protagonists of any game series
- numerous memorable character dynamics
- solid gameplay experience
- two of the best protagonists of any game series
- numerous memorable character dynamics
- solid gameplay experience
1
- remarkable entry that is great in both gameplay and narrative but also quite bloated
- brilliant change of pace with one section in particular
- brilliant change of pace with one section in particular
2
- intimate narrative that explores its thematic core of bonds expertly
- iffy combat system
- iffy combat system
3
- satisfying rise to fame throughout the story
- visually impressive cityscape
- charismatic antagonist
- meme-worthy ending
- visually impressive cityscape
- charismatic antagonist
- meme-worthy ending
4
- four distinctly compelling protagonists whose stories intertwine nicely
5
- technically lackluster part of the franchise that makes bold narrative choices and has a lot of heart
6
- decent introduction of the best girl in the series
- terrible start and generally bad writing
- several wasteful deaths
- terrible start and generally bad writing
- several wasteful deaths
7