Never thought id like the yakuza games but wow, yakuza 0 really turned that around and im only on the second part for Majima

Friend recommended i play this to see if i actually liked the series (as im understanding that very common) and i can see why, theres a lot of times where i expect some trope to be done like when you first pay Majima and Y0the old guy is constantly reassured that he's safe in the Grand, especially that close up of the young guys face

I actually tried to play Yakuza Kiwami first, thought that i should start with the first game, but it didn't make a good first impression, but 0? The writting is great, the cliff hangers are on point, the characters are awesome and the cities of japan are both lively and also very cramped, i assume its an exaggeration of actually Japanese cities or at least the layout is.

Im definitely excited to play kiwami after this, idk how far i am though.

What i find very intriguing is all the side activities, i heard this series is sort of like a spiritual successor to the shenmoo games, but with more intresting stuff to do and less of boring forklift stuff and gatcha capsules.

I just can't figure out when's an appropriate time to do things like karaoke or claw mechines....or what to even do with the toys you get from them.

But anyway im having a super fun time with 0, first game in a long time thats made actually want to continue playing for the story.