In the past few years, Sega’s Yakuza series has exploded in popularity, and developer Ryu Ga Gotoku studio seems to have been able to leverage its new level of renown to try new things. Last year we saw the studio take on the legendary Fist of the North Star license. This year, a brand new original story (set, technically, in the same…
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Compelling new story in the familiar style of Yakuza
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Yagami is a neat lead, even if his backstory is a bit overdone
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Investigation and dialogue sequences tie into character/combat progression
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Gameplay loop is still just Yakuza with some extra gimmicks on top
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Common (but not ruinous) performance issues
