Yakuza 5 2012

Is it still worth playing?

Five playable characters, each in a different city of Japan, follow separate stories tied to one larger plot, in this 2012 action adventure for the PlayStation 3. Kiryu is now a taxi driver in Fukuoka, and Haruka, who is 16, goes to Osaka to pursue stardom in show business. Each main character has five unique fighting styles. There are almost 80 sub stories across the five main cities. The activities differ by character: dance battles for Haruka's agency, taxi missions for Kiryu, hunting, baseball, snowball fights, pool, darts and hostess clubs, and a playable Virtua Fighter 2 in the arcade. It uses a new engine, and the cities are bigger than before. The story takes upwards of 30 hours. Each of the five characters has their own side activities, which still spread the game out.