I'm glad they released this game as a send off/goodbye to Kiryu as the main character of the franchise. We will be seeing him again in Infinite Wealth, but can't deny that it will feel weird to have him just as a side character.

Gameplay wise, using the new combat style with the agent gadgets was fun. And the side missions felt a little recycled from previous games if you ask me, although they ditched the silly goofy tone for most of them.

And the story... Well, it was nice to see more of the whole "dissolving the yakuza" plot that we saw from Ichiban's perspective and why Kiryu showed up at Omi HQ. But the ending, that scene at the temple, is what got me. Seeing this stoic man break into an ugly crying because he just wants to spend time with his family but can't felt like a climatic moment for Kiryu's character arc. We all know that's what he deserves after all he has endured, but in a tragic twist of events due to his ties to the criminal world and all the responsabilities he carries with him (one of them being keeping those kids as safe as possible) he just can't have that.

At least he knows he made a positive impression on those kids and the world is a better place thanks to him.