Recent reviews by john dive

definition of "trust the process"

neowiz dripfed content for the past 2 years just to ♥♥♥♥ out a patch that added mostly everything that was missing and then slapping back a Pay to Win model, that they PROUDLY removed from the game when it was in beta, cause no one liked it.

horrid monetization, battlepasses, gambling.

old maps, same problems. constant crashes, outdated engine, ♥♥♥♥ audio balance, broken English, hieroglyphical weapon statistics and attachment descriptions.

nothing that was added has been an "update". its content that has existed for the past 10 years, its not even repackaged.
even worse they added CRYPTO to this game, and i still dont know how this game has not been unlisted from steam, as that goes against their terms of service.

its just sad. Red Duck shouldn't have given the rights to Neowiz. this ♥♥♥♥ should have died in back 2018 with En Masse.

mental power ups, ear piercing gun sounds, violent soundtrack, and adrenaline pumping game play.

hotline miami fan or not, this game fµcks

surprised the cost was only 10€
first run took over just a little over 4 hours, definitely replayable
mercenaries update slaps
screenshot folder is just ada wong now

you like re4 remake, you are gonna like this

step up from judgment in almost every way, story is a little weaker

peak yakuza combat tbh
tons of side content
somehow they didn't make all children annoying
soundtrack BANGS

only bad thing is that yagami can't stop bringing up sawa-sensei like damn bro can you shut up pls fr fr
and kaito files is too xpensive, i messed up not buying the bundle now i'm dirt poor

yagami gaming/10

completed 4 levels and didn't know the game had manual saves

a must play for anyone who likes a single player game with a strong narrative or likes beat em up games.
i highly recommend playing this before Yakuza 1 / Yakuza Kiwami.

good stuff:
+story
+soundtrack
+characters
+side missions
+exploration
+combat
+animation
+tone
+game length

mid stuff:
-guns can be an annoyance

but, honesty i don't have anything negative to say about the game. worth at full price.

it's gotten better over time and i'm kinda sad that people didn't give it a second chance.

good stuff:
+looks absolutely stunning
+top notch sound quality and design
+animation quality with player character and NPCs is superb
+addicting gameplay loop
+builds are not complex, but still there is much to try
+lots of guns, lots of 'em
+guns kick, and it feels nice to shoot
+character customisation is good
+skills feel unique and are a blast
+hud is clean and fit's the whole game world
+lengthy campaign (get's a little repetitive)
+immersive world and collectables are plenty
+buttclenching moments
+survival mode is damn fun
+underground is a good addition

stuff not so good:
-missions are quite repetitive and not so variable (assassin's creed syndrome)
-it's still a little buggy (what did you expect from a ubisoft title)
-underground should have been a part of the base game
-8gigs of ram is bottlenecking performance
-discord doesn't work with this game for some reason
-some missions such as "falcon lost" are pretty impossible to do solo
-the game was made "harder" artificially (enemies become annoyingly spongy and spawn in quantities which becomes a chore)
-LMB shield bosses (literally the most annoying thing to exist)
-goofy hitboxes
-audio lag

otherwise, i'm all in for the division. it's been a fun timekiller and even though i don't have much so explore, but it's fun to jump back in for a while and gun down some cleaners.

it's really good

good stuff:

+really good animation
+good voice acting
+likeable characters
+interesting story
+very replayable
+many possibilities to complete an objective
+smooth controls
+the 2 dlc's are very worth it

i don't have anything bad to say about this really.
buy it on full price or on sale, it's worth either way.