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It was February 2017 and with some leftover Christmas money, I took a punt on Yakuza 0 on PlayStation 4 after watching a short YouTube clip of someone playing one of the substories. And it is fair to say, it has had a hugely profound impact on my gaming life. After then gorging myself on other games in the series – Yakuza Kiwami, Yakuza 3, Yakuza 6: The Song of Life and Yakuza Kiwami 2 in that order – imagine my delight when the news dropped that the series would also be coming to Xbo...

With the mainline Yakuza series retiring its signature protagonist and embracing a new direction, the franchise depends on new blood now more than ever. While last year’s Like a Dragon introduced an entirely new Yakuza protagonist that will carry on the torch for years to come, 2019’s Judgment marked the beginning of developer Ryu ga Gotoku Studio’s experimentation with the series after Kiryu’s story came to a close. It’s a Yakuza game in all but name, featuring the same melodramatic ...