Yakuza 0 is the very first game from the series I played. Before that, I wasn't even sure if Yakuza is an RPG, shooter or a fighting game, so I approached it with no particular expectations and absolutely spoiler free.

And oh boy, what an experience it is! A gripping story, sizable and lively environment and so many side activities so I am pretty sure I still didn't find them all after playing the game for nearly 65 hours!

This game is a true sandbox - there is an interesting story which keeps its serious tone consistently, but the game allows you to do nearly anything for side activities. Singing a goofy karaoke song minutes after nearly beating somebody up to death? Of course!

I don't remember the last time I played a game giving me this much freedom and variety. For this reason alone I think this game is worth recommending to nearly anyone. Oh, and then there is a matter of price - since this game offers as much content as any AAA game, I think Y0 has a ridiculously low price! There are games twice as expensive which are not half as good as this game. You don't need to wait for a sale - you can grab this game right now and you definitely will not feel ripped off.

The game also has a local multiplayer in form of minigames (pool, bowling, dancing, darts) - nice little touch IMO.

Yakuza 0 is the very first game from the series I played. Before that, I wasn't even sure if Yakuza is an RPG, shooter or a fighting game, so I approached it with no particular expectations and absolutely spoiler free. And oh boy, what an experience it is! A gripping story, sizable and lively environment and so many side activities so I am pretty sure I still didn't find them all after playing the game for nearly 65 hours! This game is a true sandbox - there is an interesting story which keeps its serious tone consistently, but the game allows you to do nearly anything for side activities. Singing a goofy karaoke song minutes after nearly beating somebody up to death? Of course! I don't remember the last time I played a game giving me this much freedom and variety. For this reason alone I think this game is worth recommending to nearly anyone. Oh, and then there is a matter of price - since this game offers as much content as any AAA game, I think Y0 has a ridiculously low price! There are games twice as expensive which are not half as good as this game. You don't need to wait for a sale - you can grab this game right now and you definitely will not feel ripped off. The game also has a local multiplayer in form of minigames (pool, bowling, dancing, darts) - nice little touch IMO.