But it is always very, very entertaining. I don't want to spoil the ending, but jeez, I'll just say: BEST END BOSS FIGHT EVER! The game is at turns funny, touching and totally bonkers. It's a pleasure to see the plot's mysteries slowly unravel and the characters thread's inevitably come together. This is not so much due to the now re-instated hostess clubs (which were annoyingly edited out of part 3), but due to the fantastic plot, which weaves together the stories of four different playable characters (each with a unique fighting style). That said, Yakuza 4 IS a better game than it's predecessor.

It is a bit disappointing to have the old Kamarochou as your only explorable location and Yakuza 3's Okinawa sprawl is certainly missed. Not much at all has changed since Yakuza 3. The free roaming RPG mechanics and real world locations are back in force, as is the brutal / hilarious combat. I highly recommend this game from the deepest reaches of my heart to anyone that likes Japanese culture or this could work as an introduction for you. Its interesting and It feels natural to listen to them shouting in japanese with deep voices. As the Yakuza has their own words and curse words. It has eng subs and japanese speech to preserve to original feel of Yakuza voice acting. Also anyone that likes japanese culture just a little, would probably like to make babies with this game. The feel is very similar and accurate and very entertaining. Like Monkey Billiards and Bowling and such mini games.

If you've played minigames from Super Monkey Ball. And yes its packed with lots of minigames. It the spiritual successor to SHENMUE so its more like that. You really feel for the characters in the game. You really feel Yakuza 4 is a game about the japanese mob, its a brawler with many side quests. Yakuza 4 is a game about the japanese mob, its a brawler with many side quests.

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