Deflowerer
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As someone who has been a fan of the franchise since 2005, 8 is definitely underwhelming. It's enjoyable and certain parts of it grow on you, but at the end of the day it's a boring slog. I had similar feelings about 5 back in the day of that game being a slog, but it had some great highs and at least the plot's convoluted nature was in a way fun.
IW shows that they don't know what to do with either Kiryu or Ichiban really.
Don't get me started on the combat and the encounters. Let's be honest, having a tight combat gameplay and encounter design has never been a strong suit of RGG series, but especially in recent years, the moment-to-moment action provides enough feel-good pummeling. Despite the fact that, well, you are largely just punching down the same goons over and over. But by the end of IW, having also played 7, I was already so tired of the slow and awfully easy nature of the turn based combat.
IW shows that they don't know what to do with either Kiryu or Ichiban really.
Don't get me started on the combat and the encounters. Let's be honest, having a tight combat gameplay and encounter design has never been a strong suit of RGG series, but especially in recent years, the moment-to-moment action provides enough feel-good pummeling. Despite the fact that, well, you are largely just punching down the same goons over and over. But by the end of IW, having also played 7, I was already so tired of the slow and awfully easy nature of the turn based combat.