Holy fuck.
I just played through Yakuza 1 and 2 and I'm working my way through the series, currently at 3.
Why the fuck does no one on here ever talk about these games? They're fucking amazing. I never knew there were actually games out there like GTA, but actually not shit. Leave it to the Japs to out-do Americans. Fucking addicted to the story, side missions, and especially the mini-games. Spent over an hour in the first game trying to collect all the stuffed animals from the claw machine, holy fuck. Then 2 lays it on me with something like 3x the amount of collectible stuffed animals. Fucking Sega playing to my gambling games addiction.
Hacked my PS3 and downloaded Yakuza 1 along with some other games on a whim. Got me hooked within the first couple hours. Combat definitely got better in 2, and 3's also a step up. Hopefully the later entries leave me even more satisfied.
Also, am I a bad person for wanting to fug Haruka?
BTW, I plan on eventually playing all the localized games, but are the Samurai Ninja Japanese only ones worth playing if I can't read moon stones?