Yakuza 6 Review: Like a Dragon

By Jason Faulkner

The Yakuza series has excelled in presenting poignant stories balanced by over-the-top action and humor since the first entry released in 2005. However, it wasn’t until the release of last year’s Yakuza 0 that the series gained real prominence in the West. I was one of the fans who discovered the series with that game, and though it’s only…

  • Excellent story that provides a satisfactory conclusion to Kiryu's arc.
  • Graphics and animations are dramatically improved compared to previous Yakuza games.
  • New baseball and clan creator minigames are some of the most complex and fun of the series.
  • You have to befriend cats throughout the game so they can be adopted by a cat cafe and it is wonderful.
  • Doesn't require intimate knowledge of the whole series to play and enjoy.
  • Number of minigames and substories has been trimmed compared to Yakuza 0 and Kiwami.
  • Heat, weapon, and fighting style options have been reduced.

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Jason Faulkner
Jason Faulkner

Jason Faulkner is Evolve Media's Evergreen SEO Manager. On a typical day, you can find him working desperately trying to get late-1990s/early-2000s PC games working at 4K and 16:9 ratio without crashing.

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