Ryu ga gotoku 7: Hikari to yami no yukue

Now the thing is that myself and many other fans of the series were skeptical because of the game's brand new turned based combat mechanics and after actually playing it i think it's a nice touch and it's not that much of a deal breaker but i wish they kept the old brawler style, to me that was kinda part of the identity of the series but like i said the combat feels good and it does servers the game right.

For anyone who is new to the series and loves jrpg's or long open world games in general i would say that this is a great starting point with a new likable protagonist, story and characters and for the old yakuza fans if they can adapt to the changes this one will feel right at home and i go as far as to say this is one of the best yakuza games in the series that still has the same charm, emotions and silliness of the previous games and what it looks to be a new era into this beautiful long running franchise with a bright future ahead of it.

It's been a while since I played a turn-based JRPG. I like the more action-oriented direction the likes of Final Fantasy has been taking, but I find the frenetic pace overwhelming when so much is going on on-screen. Hence my delight with this gem.

It seems like it shouldn't work; gritty crime-based plot centering around corruption, murder, false imprisonment, and betrayal, interspersed with Japanese RPG weirdness in the combat and mini-games. The games leans in hard to both aesthetics, and though it sounds like it shouldn't work, this blood-and-bubblegum approach gels magnificently. Case in point: encountering crime boss who wants me dead, and attacking him with a rain of lobsters.

Yokohama, the setting for the story, is so vibrantly alive. The people, and the environment feel so alive, from the pristine and cluttered shelves in a well-lit pharmacy, to the debris scattered in the dim sewers and back alleys. Passers-by cower and run when the fighting starts, and traffic flows organically as you traverse the streets. It's a delight just going from A to B.

There is so much to do beside following the main story. Again, it could have felt like a rag-bag of mini-games, but instead they seemed more like entertaining palette-cleaners. I sang karaoke, played UFO catcher in the arcades (along with other vintage SEGA games like Virtua Fighter), hit the golf courses and batting cages, casinos and shogi parlors, and rode mini-carts. I even ran a local business, attend stockholder meetings, and attended the local college. Nothing essential to the plot, but it did unlock goodies which would help in combat.

I have only a few minor quibbles. One of the story beats is contrived to Shakespearean levels, which elicited a "Oh come on, what are the odds" reaction. And the game never really explained what all the status ailments actually meant, so I had to look them up online, which is a major oversight considering how important they can be during longer battles.

So in summary: engaging characters, compelling story, great sound and graphics, immersive setting, and game play which is simple joyful fun.

Despite not having the protagonist of the previous games, for me this is the best yakuza of the franchise.

A game with a great story with major twist, action and comedy, an innovative and awesome gameplay, an open world with lots of things to do.

The main objective of the game is for the character to search the path of redemption together with new allies, similar to gta sa andreas. The game is a Grand theft auto in japan.

How Game works:

• innovative and awesome gameplay

-open world with lots of things to do -Great Story( similar to gta sa andreas) -outstanding and unique charismatic characters -great powers and rps system -the game city is big but it has many repeated NPCs.

-great performances in japanese(Ichiban Kasuga,Koichi Adachi andYu Nanba) -Good graphics.

Yakuza: Like A Dragon is a very well made game. My complaints with the combat system are minimal, which shows Ryu Ga Gotoku's ability at making video games, even one out of their wheelhouse. New systems regarding parties, jobs, and personalities are well done. The substories are the perfect mix of zany and touching, although the same can be said for the main story. Many characters are brought back and events from prior games have a lasting impact. Overall, the game lives up to the rest of the franchise and is setting it off in a new, wonderful direction.

This game is truly peak. In what other game do you actually get to be in an RPG party where everyone is 30+ and broke? But that's just one awesome part of many that contributes to one of the best games ever.

The story is a wild ride from start to finish that throws so many unexpected turns at you, just about all of which had foreshadowing you wouldn't see otherwise. I wasn't expecting the ending at all, and it even made me shed a tear (I won't say what type, no spoilers)... just a really great emotional journey with excellent music and voice acting. So much of it is contrived soap operaesque nonsense, but they do it so well you cant help getting sucked into the story and loving all the characters. It was a real treat hearing George Takei in the dub too. PLAY THIS GAME.