Overall I thought the game was just ok. It was a short experience that serves as a bridge between Yakuza 6 and Like a Dragon. There's quite a bit of side content that the game really wants you to do because the main story is very short and they needed the padding to justify the price but most of it's optional in the end.
The combat was eh, after Yakuza 0 and Lost Judgement it's ultimately a step back. But it's a little fun to rag doll enemies after the JRPG system.
The story is just mostly ok, though the final chapter is pretty good particularly if you played Like a Dragon.
It's a little hard to justify paying full price for this, I don't think it really brings anything new to the table for the series that you haven't already done or seen before and the story while it fills in some blanks on what Kiryu is up to after 6 going into 7 (and sets up 8 at the end) it isn't particularly critical for the overall story.
The combat was eh, after Yakuza 0 and Lost Judgement it's ultimately a step back. But it's a little fun to rag doll enemies after the JRPG system.
The story is just mostly ok, though the final chapter is pretty good particularly if you played Like a Dragon.
It's a little hard to justify paying full price for this, I don't think it really brings anything new to the table for the series that you haven't already done or seen before and the story while it fills in some blanks on what Kiryu is up to after 6 going into 7 (and sets up 8 at the end) it isn't particularly critical for the overall story.