Tag Narrative-Driven
Yakuza 7 Gaiden
A great game that builds upon an already great story, from a different character’s perspective. Yakuza 7 Gaiden’s story is, absolutely banging, as Yakuza stories are—the emotional hits in this one though are strong as Kiryu (Joryu) is in this game. The story is a retelling (kinda) of the Yakuza 7 story, from the perspective of Joryu, AKA Kiryu. It really is great to see the story from this perspective, and it adds a lot that otherwise we just didn’t get to see in Ichiban’s side of the story. The game also does away with the turn based combat of Yakuza 7 and goes back to the action beat-em-up style that we’ve come to love from the Yakuza games, and with a new brand fighting style as well. The agent style allows Joryu to use a bunch of different gadgets that, once upgraded become super overpowered. This game makes you so overpowered that, the secret boss you unlock after completing the coliseum and 4 kings storyline… is kind of a pushover if you know what you’re doing. I killed him only using like 4 heat actions which is just absolutely insane.
Stray
Stray is THE game with the absolute best atmosphere I’ve ever had the pleasure of experiencing in a game. It’s what made me fall in love with the game instantly from the moment I entered into the slums in chapter 4 to the moment I reached the end in the control room of chapter 12. The game’s atmosphere and level design, coupled with the beautiful art style and sound design, all of these together form an amazing experience and work to pull you right in and keep you right there, immersed in the world of Stray.