4/5 ★ – Hyouzan's review of Yakuza: Like a Dragon.

This was the first foray into the Ryu Ga Gotoku series for me, and it was for sure a good starting point. I have not experienced such a good story for years in video games. The plot is deep and interesting. The characters are believable and charismatic. It makes you want to cheer for them, and ache with them. The switch to RPG was very well done. This game is for sure among the modern RPGs with the best global presentation. On the down side, the game is probably a bit too long. It felt a big like a drag at the end and I had to push myself for the final section. As much as the presentation is good, the RPG mechanics lack a bit in depth. The job system turns out to not be very interesting, and a lot of skills are duplicate of each others. Still, definitely a must play.