Game is definitely in line with series theme and quality wise. It's fun the first 65 percent of the game. At the 70 percent mark it becomes the JRPG it promised which unfortunately is good and bad. Grinding isn't what people play Yakuza for, we play for the story and to just fight. I still approve of changing the formula however there needs to be an easy mode or a story focused difficulty. I definitely am glad I made the purchase if your a fan pick it up but be warned u will have to grind to get further in the story.