Making friends and growing together is kinda my favorite — both in real life and videogames. So being able to spend a month doing that in a really excellent RPG is something I kinda wanna shout about from the rooftops. Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth is my first real foray into the Yakuza game series. I was expecting to enjoy it; just wasn’t expecting it to become one of my all-time favorite RPGs. Just, wow. These characters are so emotionally rich: well-worth spending time with.

Infinite Wealth’s combat dramatically improves everything about standard turn-based JRPG combat by adding just a dash of tactical awareness. Also the ultimate moves in this game are sometimes non-stop hilarity: especially when you can use “Essence of Extreme Bondage” on a Nicotine Lich. Honestly I was glad the final boss was too hard and I needed to go grind a bit and really make sure I had every detail of the systems pat.

I need to harp-on how emotionally intelligent this game is (despite how dumb Ichiban can be). There’s something deeply rewarding about goofy characters who just don’t give up on people even when they’re at their worst. I never saw a ton of the wealth the title talks about, but the heartfelt care was infinitely rewarding.

Reviewed on Mar 05, 2024


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