What an amazing game this was. RGG has nailed the gameplay this is the best any Yakuza game has played. They improved on LAD and made me really like this combat system even compared to some of my turned based favorites. Defending is something that needs to be in every turned based rpg and class system and abilities are just masterful.

The mini games are better then ever Sujimon League and the island are amazing. I enjoyed my time with both and just had such a blast.

The characters we know and love are back and the new ones are great as well. The biggest thing they did was pay respect to Kiryu in the most amazing way possible. Seeing past people from all the games through memories and catch up was amazing.

There is only one reason this game didn't get a 5 and it is that the story just didn't quite pay off like some of the past Yakuza games. I wanted one of two things to happen by the end. Kiryu should have died or Ichibon got together with Saiko. Sadly neither of those things happened and left things open ended. I also didn't feel like the villains were as strong as past games other then Bryce who I really liked as a villain. Overall I just love this series more and more with each entry.