As a fan of the Yakuza series, I found immense enjoyment in experiencing this fresh reimagining of the franchise. The shift from action-packed gameplay to a turn-based RPG format was a bold move, yet it revitalized the series in unexpected ways. Overall, it felt like a proper 'passing of the torch' moment from Kiryu to Ichiban.

Yakuza the kind of game that starts with a scenes of child abuse followed by his father getting murdered and then send you on a fetch quest to recieve a plunger to unblock a toilet

It's a tough one to recommend...the turn based RPG mechanics are not particularly deep. There are peaks and valleys where you can go hours without ever fighting (especially in chapter 1 and 2), but by about Chapter 3 or 4, when the side quests are more broadly open and you have more free reign to wander the city, the constant patrols can make it a bit of a slog to run around. The perfect defense mechanic doesn't do enough to make the fights feel meaningfully active, either.

However, the writing and character interactions are top notch. Hard to think of a better way to tell these stories, as the immersive, mundane aspects of life wouldn't translate all that well to paper or the big screen. If you get really sick of the battles, there is an auto battle mode and you can treat this game more like a visual novel....probably still worth playing that way.