Shall we take some time to look away from the dumpster fire of modernity and embrace our roots with a bit of vidya discussion? I’d love to have some recommendations of what’s good, and I’m sure others would as well.
I honestly probably already have enough games, but it’s hard to turn down a good sale. So tell me, what should I keep an eye out for?
The whole Yakuza series is now on Steam and they are all excellent games. Start with Yakuza 0. Yakuza 0 has arguably the best story and it has really fun gameplay with tons of content.
I would also recommend Hades. It is a really fun roguelike action game with top tier presentation values.
I’ve been meaning to get into the Yakuza games, so I’ll have to be sure to grab one then.
You won't regret it, its a fantastic franchise that somehow managed to pivot from brawler type combat into RPG type combat perfectly.
And as others have said, the side stuff is always worth doing, the subplots are major highlights in each game, main meat and potatoes is great but theres some looney tunes tier shit tucked away in the streets whereas most of the main storyline is super serious the subplots are crazy shit usually. Some are pretty sad, most are dumb shit though, like kiryu trying to sneak into an alleyway to get a dirty mag for some kid from a vending machine while dodging gossipping office ladies, or getting into fights with old ladies over spots in line.