3.5 only because of archaic gameplay stuff, otherwise would be at least a 4 hands down.

rikiya my beloved... why did you have to go and do that... i cried so hard during that entire chapter

i loved all the new okinawa characters (minus tamashiro) and i find mine sooo interesting. the parallels between him and kiryu UGH i wanted him to have a redemption arc and marry daigo... why must all the cool yakuza antagonists die 😔

i had a great time with this game!! the combat is the weakest its been so far and the chase/flee segments can eat my entire ass, BUT the story and characters were very enjoyable for me. i love kiryu sm... man.

that hostess minigame is blasphemous tho