This game is great. The story is compelling, and it has all the cool and fun side stories and games you expect from this studio’s games. The combat is solid - I had a frustrating time with Yakuza 0’s combat as Kiryu, and here I only ever really got annoyed fighting Koga’s wack gunkata ass. The deadly attacks and EX boost system are mostly just a pain in the ass, but I managed to beat the game on hard difficulty without any trouble while still feeling reasonably challenged (where Y0 had me switching from normal to easy relatively early on and feeling underwhelmed by combat the rest of the game). If you think Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio’s games seem cool, I think this is a great entry point. Fuck Koga!