Yakuza 0 Playstation Hits

Clearly on a lower budget than the main entries, but an interesting prequel nevertheless. I actually prefer this kind of old-school yakuza story rather than the all over the place epic of “Yakuza 5”. I expected the plot to be closely linked to the main series, but except for a couple of returning characters like Nishikiyama, it’s mostly an independent storyline with a new cast and some great guest appearances. The gameplay remains unchanged: other than the new fighting styles, the only mini-games worth mentioning are Majima’s quite addicting cabaret management mission and Kiryu’s rather dull real-estate business.
The only problem is that it hardly felt like a prequel: the game is supposed to take place in 1988, but Kiryu and Majima don’t look any younger than 40. The cities don’t look much different either; they just made them smaller and had people throw cash around, as it supposedly happened during the Japanese bubble economy years.