I have almost completed the game and this is probably my GotY 2020.
While the game has a very slow start and appears a little tedious in the beginning, both the story and the gameplay gets more interesting the further you get in.
I've tried few of the other Yakuzas on Game Pass, but the brawler type combat of previous entries in the series isn't really my cup of tea, so the turn based combat of Like a Dragon was a pleasant change of pace. For some reason a lot of games has done their utmost to go away from using turn based combat - like Final Fantasy - but I think this game breathes new game into the formula by semi-randomly move everyone until you finalize the commands for each of your characters, and introduce a timed opportunity to block attacks in real time.
Well worth a try.
While the game has a very slow start and appears a little tedious in the beginning, both the story and the gameplay gets more interesting the further you get in.
I've tried few of the other Yakuzas on Game Pass, but the brawler type combat of previous entries in the series isn't really my cup of tea, so the turn based combat of Like a Dragon was a pleasant change of pace. For some reason a lot of games has done their utmost to go away from using turn based combat - like Final Fantasy - but I think this game breathes new game into the formula by semi-randomly move everyone until you finalize the commands for each of your characters, and introduce a timed opportunity to block attacks in real time.
Well worth a try.
