The gameplay is significantly more fun than yakuza 7, and while I always prefer the beat em up style, this game made me really enjoy the turn based combat.

Story wise I really liked the game but it's kinda like yakuza 5 where its too big for it's own good. The worst part is how Ichiban just stops being the protagonist halfway through. Kiryu's finale was great in the moment, and overall I enjoyed the character arc he had, however there are definitely a large number of flaws in the story, or threads that didn't have enough time in the oven that it still feels far from perfect.

As Kiryu's finale i'd give it a 5/5 but as a game in general I don't think I could move it much higher than this.