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the writer is literally a cuckold, outside of the hideous "quirk chungus" characters and the mediocre storyline you have a grindy boring as hell fps, there's really no difficulty to this game, you just need to do mundane optional quests to level up so shit doesn't oneshot you. not an experience i'd like to revisit

fucking hell man. was (and still to a certain degree) obsessed with this thing and it's really hard to talk about this game without being biased. but yeah, the pacing issues are there, it's a coming-of-age story/baby's first murder mystery about anime kids, whatever the fuck. i will never care less about how shit it is since it's so uplifting and comforting, genuinely helps with major depressive slumps sometimes

videogames are supposed to be fun, you know? i don't have any issue with the setting (except the piss filter oh how common in 7th gen games) but the missions are just so overly repetitive and linear, and the story getting practically nowhere doesn't help the gameplay any bit, the message is there but it isn't really solidified.
but it's really the best attempt in the series' history to make gta more like a crime movie rather than a meaty open-world crime sandbox, it's insanely polished compared to san andreas wastelands and rpg mechanics, the characters are memorable, the story doesn't feature area 51 raiding, even if not as good as people say it is, etc etc.

chuds will never understand that style IS substance
outside of an amazing storyline, satisfying gameplay with great camera work for a rail shooter (if you can call killer7 that) and how awesomely the characters' abilities are implemented this game just fucking shines with the cel-shaded graphics, the ost and the character designs. if not for those, maybe it wouldn't capture my attention so quickly. just try it, the only con i can name in this game is that some of the puzzles may disturb the gameplay pace a bit and make you backtrack a lot

1996

this game will make you cum in 5 seconds
still the best FPS

INCREDIBLY slow and can get a bit bullshitty with the bosses but i loved the game's characters, story and setting

the closest experience to a tarantino movie

the closest experience to watching your wife get cucked and beaten to death

snoooore mimimimi snoooore mimimimi
massively overrated story and gameplay that will bore you to death, name a worse duo. the characters are slightly better than persona 4's but that isn't really a great achievement

"oh look it's the dame da ne guy" HIS NAME IS JOHN YAKUZA

real bad problems with pacing where sometimes you just go around getting booze for some randoms, a mediocre battle system, a plot that gets a bit confusing but in general i enjoyed the game

this game will obliterate you the first time you come in, but as you progress it starts shaping up as one of the most action-packed and story-driven shoot-'em-up games to this day, it's batshit crazy and hasn't aged a bit. awesome soundtrack as well and there's plenty of replay value with a lot of endings to the game.

TEN YEARS IN THE JOINT MADE YOU A FUCKING PUSSY

YOU LOOK LIKE YOU COULD USE A PORK BUN

good game that's obviously a love letter to Yakuza, but remains creative (and more engaging than most Yakuza games) throughout.

"You know, I suppose I misjudged you Al Quaeda boys. You guys aren't so bad after all. Guess I'll be on my way now. Oh, and sorry about that whole 72 virgins thing not working out for ya!"

replaying it after like 5 years i come to the conclusion this game is fucking awesome. it doesn't have any of the cheesy, overlong writing and linear missions present in the series' future, it's just a big, grimy and most importantly EXPLOSIVE city where you are a killer on the quest of revenge. this game feels a lot bigger than vice city and more polished than san andreas, it looks and feels and sounds amazing. the radio in this game is the best the series has to offer in my opinion with one of my favourite musicians (the scientistt) and one of my favourite labels (moving shadow) having their own huge sets. and, if can i repeat this again, it's EXPLOSIVE. lots of shit just happens in front of your eyes, the missions are super speedy yet challenging, and it's just a fucking bliss.
was one of my favourite games back then, and it's one of my favourites now yet again