Yakuza 3

[Master Chief]

How do you like Yakuza 3, admeister? I've got it but haven't bothered to play it yet

[admeister]

I've had a really good time with it, the story was interesting and the gameplay is pretty fresh. The fighting is suitably brutal and there's quite a few moves to learn and use to great effect. Meanwhile there's heaps of stuff to do, with many different sports minigames (including darts and baseball) as well as Karaoke and more. It took me 40 hours to finish the story, but there's still plenty left to see and do. There's 100 different entirely optional missions in the game which you can do as you like, they're varied enough that you don't feel like you're doing the same thing again and again. I've done about 40 of them.

If you're like me and haven't played Yakuza 1/2, the game has you covered with detailed videos available from the menu which recap the story of both games. All in all it's a really good package, definitely worth your time.