If you like the yakuza series i just dont see you hating this one.
it is a tbrpg now, and that might turn you off, but the gameplay really isnt that much of a pain in the ass. (speaking from a guy who despises tbrpg/jrpg)

it has the signature yakuza style, flashy as hell and very funny animations, it is as responsive as i couldve ever hoped for, it is good! The game also have the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ beastiary for every opponents you come across. I just wish you actually could pull up the beastiary on the fight so you know what their weakness are during combat.
Money is so scarce on this one since you need to also buy/craft equipments for your other party members, and it makes me miss the CP system. The business minigame does give you a lot of money though, and it is a very fun one too.
I hate the encounter system. There are some parts of the town where theres only one way and the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ enemies would block the way and youd have no choice but to wait or fight. There is an item that prevents the encounters but they showed up on the 3/4 of the game.
The early boss fights are easy enough, but thats fine. It ramps up in chapter 12 with absurd difficulty spike, and grinding was in order. Thankfully, the game also have fun methods of grinding so I ended up not caring about it too much and breezes through the whole game. This game also has one of those pathetic weak final bosses and you definitely end up overstocked for this fight, but I actually like it this time since it actually make sense why the last boss is weak as hell. Oh and the boss before the last boss is harder.

The story is a jumbled mess, and extremely political. I went through the story mainly for Ichiban and his friends and nothing else. There are highlight moments but overall like man they just would not stop ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ talking. Ending is pretty conclusive though despite the power of friendship thingy (yknow this game is a heavy parody of Dragon Quest and it shoves it down your throat) The cameos are amazing though i love them all and I love the Ichiban crew, probbably one of the most polished and thought out companion system out there. not beating DAO though LMAO

9/10

If you like the yakuza series i just dont see you hating this one. it is a tbrpg now, and that might turn you off, but the gameplay really isnt that much of a pain in the ass. (speaking from a guy who despises tbrpg/jrpg) it has the signature yakuza style, flashy as hell and very funny animations, it is as responsive as i couldve ever hoped for, it is good! The game also have the fucking beastiary for every opponents you come across. I just wish you actually could pull up the beastiary on the fight so you know what their weakness are during combat. Money is so scarce on this one since you need to also buy/craft equipments for your other party members, and it makes me miss the CP system. The business minigame does give you a lot of money though, and it is a very fun one too. I hate the encounter system. There are some parts of the town where theres only one way and the fucking enemies would block the way and youd have no choice but to wait or fight. There is an item that prevents the encounters but they showed up on the 3/4 of the game. The early boss fights are easy enough, but thats fine. It ramps up in chapter 12 with absurd difficulty spike, and grinding was in order. Thankfully, the game also have fun methods of grinding so I ended up not caring about it too much and breezes through the whole game. This game also has one of those pathetic weak final bosses and you definitely end up overstocked for this fight, but I actually like it this time since it actually make sense why the last boss is weak as hell. Oh and the boss before the last boss is harder. The story is a jumbled mess, and extremely political. I went through the story mainly for Ichiban and his friends and nothing else. There are highlight moments but overall like man they just would not stop fucking talking. Ending is pretty conclusive though despite the power of friendship thingy (yknow this game is a heavy parody of Dragon Quest and it shoves it down your throat) The cameos are amazing though i love them all and I love the Ichiban crew, probbably one of the most polished and thought out companion system out there. not beating DAO though LMAO 9/10