When Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth (LADIW) first trailer came out, I was really looking forward to coming back to the turn-based JRPG gameplay that the game was going for. I was really excited to what the game improved on with Y7 and what new features that the game had in store for it. With that said, this review will also be a bit hard for me to cover in certain aspects, as I don’t want to spoil anything on the game.

Pros

• A very interestingly crafted story with fun characters
  
• Fun turn-based gameplay
  
• Unique jobs that can give you a variety of moves
  
• Lots of side content to do in the game
  
• Fantastic soundtrack that is nice to listen to
  
• Beautiful graphics that make the areas feel alive

Cons

• The story loses some of its charm near the end
  
• New Game+ and other difficulties locked behind a DLC

Ichiban Kasuga was working at an average job until he one day gets let go from his and cancled by a [b[Vtuber[/b] on in one day. This is due to a callout video made by a Vtuber named Hisoka Tatara and because of this Kasuga, with his two friends, Nanba and Adachi, decide to go to the Seiryu clan, to find answers. Along their way, they meet ex-yakuza members and meet Jo Sawashiro, who then tells Kasuga to go to Hawill and find his mother. Although there is a lot more going on then one may seem.
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The story for LADIW is pretty good, I really loved the new characters and the returning ones were also nice. I honesty think even telling one of my favorite characters is spoiling the story too much, besides Tomizawa, who is a cab driver and was just a cool character. The story has that classic crime drama that the series is known for.

However, the story does lose some of its charm near the end of the game, as it falls off a tad bit although this is only a minor issue that I noticed. Everything else with the story is great but near the end, it kind of just goes away, although they do leave off with an interesting note for it’s next game.

LADIW’s gameplay mainly remains the same from the previous entry but there are some changes that I really loved that the game added. Besides Kasuga, everyone will now pick up objects to attack people if they are near them. So if you ever wanted to see Nanba throw a bike at someone, well now you can. You can also use MP to cast special moves to deal more damage, buff/debuff someone, or heal. Overall, the gameplay is very fun and your characters can learn lots of moves to help them in combat.

During combat, you can also time the enemy's attacks so you can block them to do less damage. One of the newest things to combat for enemies is that they can be in a guard state, when they are in this, they will take reduced damage. To get them out of the guard state mainly, you have to use a grab attack, in which they will be taken out of that state. Your teammates also have a radius on their attacks, they can attack any enemy at any range but if they stay in the radius, they will do extra damage on that attack.
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Jobs are back as well and there are some unique ones that are with each party member. This time around, all the jobs in this game are very good and there isn’t one that is bad necessarily. However, there are some jobs that are ok for the most part but aren’t bad, it is up to personal preference but I never really came across a bad job in this game for any character. Especially Joongi Han or Seonhee where their main jobs were just straight up broken.

If you want to switch jobs but keep a certain move, you can do it with a move transfer feature that the game has. Which is very useful to create the ultimate character with the best job with some of the best moves in another job. Although you can only do up to five moves in total completely. So make sure you have the moves that you want to use and keep note of them so you can make the most of them.

There is a ton of side content that the game has in it and some very interesting ones at that. The first one I would like to bring up is Sujimon, which is this game's version of Pokemon, where you battle Sujimon trainers and challenge gym leaders. Then there is Dondoko Island, where you manage a hotel resort, it’s like Animal Crossing to an extent. So as you can see, You have three games in one, Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth, Pokemon, and Animal Crossing. There is a lot to the gameplay that I have not explained but I can’t fit it all into this review, I do talk a little more about this game in my video on it (will be out soon, ran into some problems}. I also rated all the Yakuza games that I have played so if you are interested in that, keep an eye out for it.

Although despite having all of this great stuff in this game, Infinite Wealth has one glaring issue with its gameplay or the game as a whole. New Game+, is locked behind a DLC and so is hard mode, in other words, you only have access to one difficulty for the game. The game isn’t that hard either but the fact that a basic game feature is locked behind a DLC just proves Sega’s greed.

The graphics for this game are beautiful and I loved how the world that you are in is detailed, each area felt real and it’s like I was in its world. I tested the game on an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB, AMD Ryzen 5 1500X Quad-Core Processor 3.50, and 16 GB of RAM, I had no issues while I was playing and I was able to play it just fine, on medium settings.
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The soundtrack for this game is just fantastic and it even rivals Y0’s soundtrack, my favorite songs in the game are Camouflage, Barracuda, and Giftiger Füllhalter. These songs just sound so damn nice to listen to and I highly recommend you check them out when given the chance.

Infinite Wealth is one of the best games that I have played this year and I am glad I was able to experience it in all its glory. I recommend this game to all Yakuza fans, especially for those who enjoyed Y7. You will have a great time with this game and the side content will make sure you are hooked and are playing the game for hours on end.

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Hello there, my good friend, do you love cute anime characters? Do you like Mario Party? Do you want to waste 59.99 CDN plus tax on a game? If you said yes to all three of these then Umamusume: Pretty Derby - Party Dash is the game for you. I have vague knowledge on Umamusume and when I found out that a game from it for Steam was coming, I was somewhat curious. Well eventually I got the game and I got to play it finally and it’s something you can learn about all my experiences about the game here in this review and the 59.99.

Pros

• Very fun gameplay with four distinct mini-games to play
  
• Lots of decoration options for your dorm
  
• Beautiful pixel art style

Cons

• The gameplay can get very stale after sometime
  
• Grind for unlocking characters for your custom team is very time consuming
  
• Price is very high for the amount of content that the game has

The Spring Fan Fest is on and with it comes to Slap Dash Grand Prix, where there are four main events for the four teams to compete in and that’s it, that’s the story. Now I will admit I am not an Umamusume expert in the slightest so I have no idea if there is some hidden lore I am missing but the story for this game is pretty much bare bones. There are four teams for you to play as and each one of them has their own story with seven chapters in them.

That’s not to say it’s not bad, I know this may come off as a shock but the characters are all different and they have unique personalities to each of them. Their designs also stand out and make them special, so there is that, which is nice.

You have four different minigames for you to play from, you have Hurtling Hurdles, Blazing Baskets, Dodgeball Demolition, and Gourmet Gauntlet. Hurtling Hurdles makes you go from point A to point B, dodging obstacles and using items or power-ups to give you the edge on the race. It’s basically Sonic R with Umamusume characters slapped on and it’s 2D (and dare I say in some aspects it’s better key word, some aspects).

Blazing Baskets is a basketball mini-game, it’s just that, a basketball game, that has more depth and character to it than any of the recent NBA games. Alright look, you can disagree with my Sonic R take but I make a point here. Whoever has the most points after three minutes or scores 300 points first, wins the match. Sometimes a special basketball will pop up and have additional effects to it or a hazard will appear on the court to hinder players.

Hurtling Hurdles and Blazing Baskets are actually my two favorite minigames to play as they are simple yet enjoyable. It show cases what the game’s charm is and I like it for that, 

Dodgeball Demolition is just dodgeball, there is nothing really more to say to this one either. Each character has a health bar and if a character runs out of health they are out, you win by either having the most health out all characters present after the time limit. Where each character gets a certain amount of points. Or you win by knocking everyone out, in which case you win by being the last one standing

Although sadly this minigame has the most issues out of all of them due to the bad hit boxes, as even if you jump over the ball you can still get hit. Or the fact that you can’t defend yourself even if you have a ball with you. You can only catch them and some characters have abilities that when you hold to charge it for a more powerful throw, the ball will sometimes home in on you.

The last minigame and probably the odd one to be put on here is Gourmet Gauntlet, in this minigame, you have a team of two. One person is the server, while the other is the eater, and the server must give a bunch of food to the eater. You can chain a combo by feeding the eater food on the same color of plates. If you give them a different color of plate, the combo ends, the only way for you to switch color plates and keep the combo going. Is by feeding the eater food on a rainbow plate. Whichever team has the most points at the end of the timer, wins the game.

Each character has a special move they can use to help them gain an advantage during the competition. You can gain these moves by the charge meter filling up, which it can do after a set timer and such. Although some of these special moves are reused on some of the characters, so they are not all different.

Each character also has stats, these stats help their performance on certain minigames, with some characters they are the best choice when it comes to a certain minigame. The game will tell you this by having a golden thumbs-up mark on that character when selecting them. Which if I am being real here, this is a game I never expected to have this sort of thing but, oh well, it’s here.

However, you maybe asking me, Skyknighter, there has to be more to this game than just four minigames and cute horse girls, right? Well, there is a little more, there is a hidden fifth minigame that’s a roguelike, although I haven’t really touched it there is the dorm decoration room feature. This actually has to be my all-time favorite thing in the game, decorating your dorm room is very fun and there is lots of options to customize it. To get these things, you will need to get coins, which you get after completing the story missions the game has. You can even have your very own costume team but to get these, you need to recruit tickets, which you can get a few on completing certain story missions.
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Although that being said though, this game does have some issues with it that I need to talk about. The fact that there are only four minigames and a hidden fifth one, is not really a justifiable price for 59.99. I mean that is a lot of money for a game like this and it hurts for me to say this because, this game is actually pretty fun. I know I have beaten the price for the game in this review before and such but you can’t deny that 59.99 is a lot to ask for. I thought Super Hot was bad on it’s price but this game and SPYXANYA: Operation Memories (which is priced at 66.99 and has 15 minigames) came out. Although to be fair I have not played the Spy X Family game, it’s still asking for a lot.

To grind to unlock all the Umamusume characters is also a chore to do, as grinding for the tickets can be time-consuming. Although you should be able to get your dream team because the final few missions of each team story will give you some. So you should have a full dream team complete by beating the third story in the game. You can also buy these tickets with the coins you get from the missions.

The pixel art style is actually really good and the animations that are in the game are fantastic, the characters are all voiced with their original cast as well (which may explain the price maybe). I tested the game on an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB, AMD Ryzen 5 1500X Quad-Core Processor 3.50, and 16 GB of RAM, the game ran very smoothly and should work on any PC.

So, despite the fact that this game costs 59.99, there is an actual good product here, would I recommend it though? At full price, no I wouldn’t but on a sale, maybe but if it’s just low enough and you have food on the table for the next few weeks, then yes. However, that’s asking for a lot and you have to be a die-hard Umamusume fan. I will admit that I did get this game for free but I would definitely think twice before getting this at full price. The thing is, the game is fun and I would actually recommend this game if it was cheaper but that’s sadly not the case.