Have been waiting excitingly for this review !! Glad to hear that you enjoyed the game !!

Love your honest approach to reviews, so incredibly rare these days

I have played all Yakuza parts. I think having done that this game is a 10/10 for me because as it takes you back to all those events in the previous games it takes you back to the experiences you made in those games at those times. I absolutely loved the Kyru part the memoirs bit was just so fucking beautiful.

love seeing your channel at the top of my search

Whoaaaa how cool! Been following you for a while and I know this isn’t your normal taste for games. It’s really cool to see you branching out. And grats on landing these sponsorships! Your style of completionist reviews is an immensely helpful tool for consumers like me who watch reviews to make purchasing decisions.

My condolences if you had to learn how to play mahjong for 100%.

I really liked your breakdown and review of this game. I just got done playing it the other night and I am sad that it’s over. What an amazing game. Thank you for the review. It was very well said and I think your analysis is spot on.

Very straightforward and helpful

Like a dragon Touched for the very first time

I’m so glad you covered this. The game looks and feels phenomenal.

Game is phenomenal was a fantastic trip

Ive been working my way through the series for a few months now, only at 4 (started at 0) and i absolutely love the series and cant wait to get to this game

Like a Dragon was beautiful. Infinite Wealth is divine. Probably the best Yakuza game released thus far. 9.3/10 for me

So happy you covered this. Another winner Mortim!

That's rad!

Thank you for being so thorough in your reviews! So what kind of side projects are you working on? What other irons do you have in the fire, in case the algorithm randomly decides to nuke your channel like it does sometimes?

I am seeing same gameplay as judgement / lost judgement except for the fighting styles, great fun experience as always playing one of these games. Thanks for the great content as always, just subbed👍👍🎅

yoooo lets go! I've been loving this game, excited to see what you say about it.

Came here just to leave a like and a comment. Your content is pure gold, but I don't want any spoilers, I'm still at chapter 9 hahahah

The man. The legend. The 100% machine!

I have watched Luke Stephens review of this game and after watching this video. I bow to your approach to reviews. You are the best game reviewer i am watching by far. Wish you all the best.

Thx mate, always appreciate your honest reviews!

I only finished Yakuza 7for the first time last week, and the only experience I'd had with the series prior to that was the spinoff Judgement and a brief go at Yakuza 0. Boy, oh boy was Yakuza 7 a great time! For all the surreal weirdness the game has, the main story is frequently as serious as a coffin nail. And, as a guy who's been out of a job for 3 and a half years, there's a lot of stuff in the main cast's plight that I find very relatable.

As always your reviews don't disappoint. Thanks for making this!

Only reviewer who purely discussed paywall issues

Rare to see you reviewing Like A Dragon/Yakuza game!

Probably gonna grab it on sale. The base is very long already. I don't have the time to play the NG+ anyway.

Been a fan of Yzkuza since they started releasing them on PC (I can't remember which one was first), but I played all of them and aside from 3 and 4 I enjoyed my time with all of them. I have been having a lot of fun with this one, but I can't indulge in the side content too much because of other games coming out this month so I hope 10 days will be enough to finish the main story before Banishers comes out. Thanks for the review Mort!

"Menacing Men" is gold

Great video, thank you.

9th, yakuza main line game. Folks seem to not count Yakuza 0. Great vid Mort!

The best game I've ever played. I freaking love this series

This was one of my favorite games i've ever played. i didn't purchase any DLC from day 1 and i'm glad i didn't. i completed all the side quests before completing the main game, which made it incredibly long. I was about 115 hours in before completing the main story. i did the same thing - beat dondonko island before progressing in game. that was the best possible option because then you can go on a spending spree. i dedicated a full week IRL to dondoko island, and i'm glad i did. what an addicting side game! anyways, i'd happily rate this game a 9.5/10. almost perfect aside from a few flaws like the dungeons and first 5 hours as well. once you're in hawaii, the game just explodes in terms of fun. one of the best ever made!

Literally HOW

Just started playing the series with 0 myself. Will be fun to get into this one later this year. 100% getting this game when it’s on sale later

Playing on steam deck, I've managed a more or less locked 40 FPS by liberally using FSR 2 on performance mode and the mixture of low and medium settings

Just beat the base game, really loved it. One of the best!

I was thinking of getting this game but was waiting for a discount. I was pleasantly surprised it had a major discount in the PS store and it barely came out. My first thought was it must of suck for it to have a price cut like that already. Glad you made this video. Im thinking of getting it. Love the Yakuza games.

The DLC stuff is slimy, and hurts because the game is so good. One additional gripe I'd give (and this may sound weird, especially from a fan) is that a lot of the game relies heavily on knowledge of previous games. I mean, there's sidequests and events and skits and things built upon like decades worth of games. Sidequests built and referencing sidequests from previous games. I absolutely loved it, but what about new fans who've only played the previous like a dragon? That game had the fanservice too, but this game it's amped up (and ofc for story reasons so it actually makes sense). It fits the story, but it's a lot for a newcomer to the series, and I'm wondering if it'll work for people who don't know. Besides that, i think the side content feels like maybe the strongest it's ever been in these games. The most serious, melodramatic, intense, heartfelt, yet zany, hilarious, funny and goofy game out there.

Nice to see you doing more and more JRPGs..... Next stop, Granblue Fantasy Relink?

Love the video. If I had to review games after 100%ing them I would be reviewing very very few games.

None of the other reviewers touched the most obvious question "should you play the previous installments?" You handled that right away so you get a thumbs up from me!

Does anyone know if the Dondoko Island progression transfers over to NG+?

Hey man, what type of microphone do you use? Reason I ask is because it sounds really good :)

So happy that you liked the game. If you ever want to get to older entries you should have fun completing them as well, assuming you are willing to master some minigames. Well, A LOT of minigames.

First Yakuza game, Mort? Seems like a great game. I'll follow your advice and leave the DLC for what it is. :)

Goddamn that was fast. I’ve tried playing Majong in all the Yakuza games but I just suck at it

As for the steam deck, I'm not exactly sure what you mean when it comes to steam cloud? For me it transfers all of my saves

Mort, have you ever sleep 😂 Waiting for this review BTW...

Im on pc using controller..im new to the series one question..how do u switch attacks to different enemies?

I've played all the main line games to mostly completion back when I was a teenager (that means getting most, if not all, trophies) Would you recommend this game to someone who doesn't have as much time to play anymore due to work? Or is the hour commitment too much?

Did you play the 7th game? If yes how did this game improve?

this is like that judgment/lost judgment situation: lad has the better cohesive story but IW has a way better combat and gameplay

This game is everything I wanted in a sequel! Sure the paid NG+ is terrible and two optional dungeons were so boring I thought it was going to fall asleep. Other than that this is a GOTY contender for me. Congrats on 100% this beast!

Yeah. You defined Yakuza 7 and 8 perfectly. Its all a BIG YAKUZA FEVER DREAM! 😅😅😅😅

There were rumors that the NG+ mode had a secret or added ending to the base game story ending? Can you confirm this? Because if not, then the DLC route SEGA took makes even less sense than it already did. Besides that, I fullheartedly agree with your video. Very well put together!

One of my favorite parts about this game is it continues the trend of me not being able to decide my favorite of the series, because nearly every new entry has something to it that I adore and can only get from that entry, I could never just say “yea this one’s my favorite”. If I had a top 10 favorite games list, half of it would likely be Yakuza games lol. If I had any one minor complaint about this game, it’d be that the directional attacks, ability to move, and combos with party, if used efficiently, make the game incredibly easy. That coupled with the fact that regular attacks restore MP makes combat so much more consistent, yet at the same time I don’t know if I ever felt worried I’d lose a fight even once, not like in 7 where I definitely had some scrapes with death. I suppose in a way, this is also a pro as well as a con, because it really does flow so well for me. I liked 7, but I’m still more of a beat ‘em up guy in regard to this series, but this game’s flow REALLY hit hard for me and I found myself doing far more job switching this time so I could gather different abilities and make everyone exactly how I wanted them.

Only reviews i trust.

I love to 100% my games and I'm always scary about the minigames, as I tend to get frustrated quickly for that kind of stuff. Did you have much difficulty to 100% the minigames?

It's a shame about the difficulty, but I seem to encounter that issue with a lot of RPGs - complex and satisfying combat, but little reason to utilize it. I will say, I started the Hawaii dungeon as soon as I got it at level 20, and the combat system shined so much fighting purple and purple boss enemies. I actually had to use consumables, had people die, and really utilized the positioning. Luckily this is an easy fix, and hopefully PC mods come out that up the difficulty before I start Legend mode. Small side note: The permanent stat bonuses from other jobs is bugged for a lot of us and not transferring over apparently. I guess that's is a positive since the combat gets too easy.

Did... Did you finish mahjong??

What was your playtime for this game without the new game plus?

is Mew Shoe back?

0:27 this is the first video Im watching of yours, and this alone made subscribe, a review is very different from a 100% review, thx for taking the time to

SEGA will absolutely never allow their cash cow Kiryu to die. It will never happen. Kids 100 years from now will be playing as a cyborg Kiryu. He's just gonna be a small piece of brain matter encased in an androids body soon

Does your personality lvl carry over?

Sorry if I missed something but I don't think you mentioned playing the previous games in this video, so is this your first yakuza?

I'm not going to watch this video yet because I am only halfway through the series and am being sensitive to spoilers but holy shit. Did you actually 100% this game that fast? You're doing the Lord's work out here.

Is there no equivalent to the True Final Millennium Tower dungeon that required you to have all level 99 party members in Infinite Wealth? I was really hoping for some hard post game content

thanks

i gotta buy it, i spent 563 hour on the like a dragon, i just love the combat, the world, characters, the minigames, bug hunting, side storys, ect i did everything

Permanent stats for jobs doesnt stack idk if its a bug

Just finished the game and finally able to watch this vid! Left a like as well to help the algorithm. Great review as always!

Finished the game today. Mostly afree with your review. Complaints about the combat are 100%, ai'm really impressed with how much it is improved since 7 but is has the exact same Extreme Damage Essence Of spam tactic in late game. Idk if I would agree that the story was overall great. Personally I am not a fan of cult leader villains and Bryce doesnt do much to escape that mold. The beginning is slow but I would say the progress of the hunt for Akane, as well as her weak presence in the story overall (her and one other key character dont even show up in the epilogue at all) really stunt Ichiban's half of the story. Kiryu's however feels like a perfect send off, especially with all the side content

If you liked the Yokohama/Hawaii dungeon and you liked the gameplay within it, would you say the DLC is still worth buying for the dungeon and party interactions alone?

i played yakuza: like a dragon about 20~ hours but couldn't continue felt bored the loop of how story is done and combat got boring for me as well(loved persona 5) but just not this for some reason, my question is looking at this i see it the exact same as the previous game, is there enough of a difference and improvement for me to like it more

So how sick did the experience make you? 😅

A question for completionist sake, does completing the game in NG+ legendary difficulty also nets you the achievement for completing NG+ hard difficulty?

"A very bizarre little game" - so a typical activity for a Yakuza game, lol.

you need to buy the DLC that gives you the big swell dungeon if you wanna just platinum the main game. it will take forever to grind the hawaiian/yokohama dungeon once Kasuga reach around level 60, he needs to be a level 70 for a trophy required to get the platinum. they just don't give enough EXP unless you bought the DLC/premium adventure and big swell dungeon.

We can switch between Kiryu and Kasuga post-game huh.

As a customer, I’m disappointed for the DLC As a trophy huntress, I’m happy that the platinum/100% isn’t as horrible as Kiwami 1, or 0.

If ya want a challenge I recommend LAD0, very great game considered to be grindy due to lots of RNG but it's doable.

I accidentally sold the weapon you get when you bond with Seong Hui at the Materials exchange at Julie's ... It's called Assassin's something. Can I get it back ?

18:01 wait, is that Saya Hiyama AKA the weather girl????

Great game.

Didn't know you played Jrpgs. Will you be reviewing Persona 3 reload as well?

& ONE more question..why wen i buy clothes like hoody or hats hes still wearing his suit why cant i see what i purchase? I have it equipped but i cant visually see it

Sweet jiminy jesus, it hasn't been more than a week.

Do you need to have played the previous games?

Damn brother and i thought i was playing it alot lmao

Gronk!

Did you play sub or dub?

I just finished t he last chapter, exactly 100 hours and i still have another 20 or so hours of postgame at the very least. Not even going to touch NG+. In any case, fantastic game.

Are you going to be reviewing persona 3 reload?

Game was great, though perhaps not quite the jump in quality in the 4 years it took to make. Would've wanted a smidge more post game and then the DLC situation is atrocious. That said, my #1 gripe: PLEASE KEEP CHARACTERS STILL WHEN IT ISNT THEIR TURN IN COMBAT. The absolute most annoying thing in this game (and it was also a problem in the last game) was waiting around for ideal positioning on an AOE attack or heal because one of the targets keeps wanting to shuffle in and out of the radius. It also adds an element of planning for future turns by allowing you to pre-position characters who aren't making melee attacks in proper range for an ally's buff or heal.

i played all yakuza titles which is available on pc with all sides quest done. my least favorites were the ones with turn based combat because i absolute suck at it and i am not a patient person, but the yakuza storyline is what i am here fo at the end of the day (= and it's still my favorite video game series. i think they can at least do what new atlus (company of persona games) game promised, tedious street encounters with low level enemies can be old school beat em up brawler, and the story important high level enemy and boss fight can still be turn based. or perhaps they can find a happy medium like final fantasy 7 remake did.

Do you need to beat the game twice on new game + for the 100%

Really bummed they didnt have a similar challenge to the final millennium tower from the first game

early in the morn is a crazy upload time