Kiryu's personality change
Well, I don't know if it's just me, but as someone who has played every single game in the series, I have noticed a considerable change in Kiryu's attitude in the most recent installments. From Yakuza 0 to 6 we can see that Kiryu remains serious and reserved most of the time, and rarely showed his true feelings and concerns. However, since Gaiden, I have been able to notice that Kiryu is a much chillier guy, and this becomes even more evident in Yakuza 8. The Kiryu of now is much more talkative, striking up friendly conversations with his friends, sometimes making jokes, accompanies Ichiban and his friends on their goofy things and even flirts a little with the girls in Yakuza 8, and the best part is that none of this feels out of place, since Kiryu has not lost at all that badassery that has always characterized him, he is simply more socially "open" towards others. I don't know about you guys, but I really liked this personality change in Kiryu, I think RGG found the perfect balance between "badass" and "chill". It seems that after having suffered so much, he is really enjoying his new friends. Would you like the "old" Kiryu to return?
Well, I don't know if it's just me, but as someone who has played every single game in the series, I have noticed a considerable change in Kiryu's attitude in the most recent installments. From Yakuza 0 to 6 we can see that Kiryu remains serious and reserved most of the time, and rarely showed his true feelings and concerns. However, since Gaiden, I have been able to notice that Kiryu is a much chillier guy, and this becomes even more evident in Yakuza 8. The Kiryu of now is much more talkative, striking up friendly conversations with his friends, sometimes making jokes, accompanies Ichiban and his friends on their goofy things and even flirts a little with the girls in Yakuza 8, and the best part is that none of this feels out of place, since Kiryu has not lost at all that badassery that has always characterized him, he is simply more socially "open" towards others. I don't know about you guys, but I really liked this personality change in Kiryu, I think RGG found the perfect balance between "badass" and "chill". It seems that after having suffered so much, he is really enjoying his new friends. Would you like the "old" Kiryu to return?