Felt like I needed to make a review out of this game. After putting more than 60 hours almost non-stop in this game, I’d be doing a disservice by NOT telling how great this game is. Seriously. If Yakuza 0 had been released this year, I’d immediately put it in the GOTY list. Full stop. I put this game on the ranks of even Sekiro, Persona 5, and Witcher 3 in my list of greatest games I’ve ever played. “Woah, woah, woah, you’re exaggerating way too much, dude. Those are big names that you put”. Yeah, and with good reason, too.

Since I really, really, really love this game, this will be my first review of making things short just because I don’t have many things to say. Yakuza 0 is one heck of a rollercoaster ride. It has a good story that serves as a good starting point to the Yakuza series, and a good combat system that takes cue from Devil May Cry, though not as deep. Best of all, there’s a massive amount of side content, crafted with a high amount of care. There’s always a reason for doing karaoke, or bowling, or dancing in the disco, or running a real estate/cabaret club, or doing a sidequest that has little fetch quest, or PLAYING A FREAKING TAMIYA. YES, WE CAN PLAY THE GAME OF OUR CHILDHOOD, COMPLETE WITH THE HYPE.

Best of all, Yakuza 0 is just fun. There is one thing that Yakuza manages to give that games rarely put out nowadays: Pure fun. Most games always put a reason for you to do a minigames or sidequest, no matter how boring it is, such as equipment. Yakuza doesn’t. Sure, I might’ve beaten the best at disco, but I’m still playing disco, even though I’m not being rewarded or anything. It’s just fun. That’s why I love it so much

Yakuza 0 manages to pull me in real strong. I had zero expectation, but I came out blown away. To all fans of an open-world-ish RPG, grab it. It’s a steal when it’s on sale, but even without it, I’d say it’s still worth it. More must know about this series. Don’t worry about the playtime. 60 hours? That’s just scratching the surface, really. And for me, this is a great start. Kiwami, here I come.

Felt like I needed to make a review out of this game. After putting more than 60 hours almost non-stop in this game, I’d be doing a disservice by NOT telling how great this game is. Seriously. If Yakuza 0 had been released this year, I’d immediately put it in the GOTY list. Full stop. I put this game on the ranks of even Sekiro, Persona 5, and Witcher 3 in my list of greatest games I’ve ever played. “Woah, woah, woah, you’re exaggerating way too much, dude. Those are big names that you put”. Yeah, and with good reason, too. Since I really, really, really love this game, this will be my first review of making things short just because I don’t have many things to say. Yakuza 0 is one heck of a rollercoaster ride. It has a good story that serves as a good starting point to the Yakuza series, and a good combat system that takes cue from Devil May Cry, though not as deep. Best of all, there’s a massive amount of side content, crafted with a high amount of care. There’s always a reason for doing karaoke, or bowling, or dancing in the disco, or running a real estate/cabaret club, or doing a sidequest that has little fetch quest, or PLAYING A FREAKING TAMIYA. YES, WE CAN PLAY THE GAME OF OUR CHILDHOOD, COMPLETE WITH THE HYPE. Best of all, Yakuza 0 is just fun. There is one thing that Yakuza manages to give that games rarely put out nowadays: Pure fun. Most games always put a reason for you to do a minigames or sidequest, no matter how boring it is, such as equipment. Yakuza doesn’t. Sure, I might’ve beaten the best at disco, but I’m still playing disco, even though I’m not being rewarded or anything. It’s just fun. That’s why I love it so much Yakuza 0 manages to pull me in real strong. I had zero expectation, but I came out blown away. To all fans of an open-world-ish RPG, grab it. It’s a steal when it’s on sale, but even without it, I’d say it’s still worth it. More must know about this series. Don’t worry about the playtime. 60 hours? That’s just scratching the surface, really. And for me, this is a great start. Kiwami, here I come.