Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties

After Finishing Kiwami 3 and watching all cutscenes on Dark Ties on YouTube (Yeah it took me this long and I bought it on launch because I lost interest) I can say that I have mixed feelings about this game but they lean more towards positive for more reasons than the original. Pros: The combat is much better but with that it does make the game a lot easier, The kids in the orphanage have an actual whole fun side quest instead of just all of it being in the story, minigames like Cooking, Sewing Stuff, Doing Homework and Test with the kids, and a neat little Bug Catching minigame, There's a little more along with it but overall it is fun The Biker Chick minigame is kinda ok... I thought it was boring but it's there and overall it isn't insulting and can get you some extra game time. Customization is back for both you and for your funny as ♥♥♥♥ Flip Phone. There's stickers, and decor you can use on your phone as well. Cons: When this game launched it had a very frustrating crashing issue, I don't know if it still existed because I skipped every single cutscene when it kept happening the only one I saw was the very ending cutscene after the credits because I remembered it all from the original anyway, But imagine beating Chapter 9 in like 2 minutes XD You can completely upgrade Kiryu pretty quickly in the game and it does make the combat TRIVIAL even on normal. It's so sad how much easier the game is. It's like RGG Studio just kinda rushed this one out the door and then announce "No More Kiwami games guys, ♥♥♥♥ you" The ending is COMPLETELY DIFFERENT and kinda ruins the time line 100%, Makes me realize that Yakuza 3 Remastered is a better game overall due to that alone, If I could have good combat and Yakuza 3 Remastered smashed into one game, I'd be happy. But unfortunately they pull a MGS3 Time Paradox on us. Hence why Dark Ties exist in the first place... And lastly... Dark Ties... is extremely disappointing... if you are really curious, look up all the cutscenes on YouTube, it isn't worth the playthrough, especially after playing through all of 3 Kiwami, and having a fully upgraded Kiryu, I cannot force myself to finish it completely. It's pretty insulting how much they messed this game up with that. Overall: I went into this with an open mind and went blind to everyone complaining about the Hamazaki voice actor apparently being a part of Domestic Abuse or whatever the hell it was I was just more excited we were getting a remake of 3 and was invested in it for the better combat thinking that would be just enough for me. But instead I got hit with multiple crashes on launch making me save at least 343 times throughout the whole game in fear of cutscene crashes, and having to restart gauntlets due to a random crash happening, and hit with the most Time Paradox Ending of all time, and being fed another story that I ended up not caring about in the slightest. But with that being said I COULD recommend this on sale only... But I wouldn't ever pay full price for this. I got so much more fun and excitement from Pirate Yakuza than this game ever could give me, And that shows that they lost there edge they once had, Which makes me more worried for Stranger than Heaven in the future, I'm going to wait after release to see how it does, But I was more excited for Nagoshi's game... and now it seems like we will never see that either due to Netease. This game is a disappointing 5 out of 10 for me, I wanted to be generous with a 7 but I cannot forgive the fact how rushed this game feels... Pick it up on sale.