![]() ![]() It builds off the successes of past games' formula, thrusting you into the stylish world of an ordinary Japanese high school kid who suddenly finds himself the recipient of demon-busting superpowers. ![]() Persona 5 originally began life as a PS3 game (originally scheduled to release in 2015, no less), and while it's gotten most of its love in 2017 on PS4, the PS3 version is just as valid a way to play one of the best JRPGs in years. Read our Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare review. There's no fluff here, just 8 hours of smooth FPS action that still outclasses all its imitators, and it's still considered to be one of the best online games ever made. While subsequent Call of Duty games have attempted to build on Modern Warfare, making the action ever more bombastic, this stands as an exercise in stripped-back, streamlined entertainment. The ghillie suit stage, the opening scenes on the tanker, that ending - Modern Warfare is stuffed full of memorable moments. Not only did it revive the tired FPS genre, and transform Call of Duty from ok shooter into OMG shooter, it set a benchmark for multiplayer gaming and provided an incredible, 8 hour rollercoaster of a story that few have matched since. Whatever you think of COD's current state, there's no denying that Modern Warfare was a watershed moment for games. Yakuza 5 is an exuberant abundance of gritty crime drama and abject silliness, and while it may not be the best place to hop in for newcomers, it's got more than enough goodies inside to entertain anyone. It's got baseball minigames, ramen cooking minigames, stand-up comedy minigames, an arcade with damn-near full versions of Virtua Fighter 2 and Taiko Drum Master, and so much more - and all of these pursuits are fun in their own unique ways. It's also a taxi driving sim a hunting game and a Japanese pop idol sim (complete with dance battles!). At its heart, Yakuza 5 is a deeply serious story of the Japanese criminal underworld, of evil men doing bad things and righteous men ripping their shirts off in one swift motion to stop them in hand-to-hand combat. Lots of games talk about how big they are, but few offer a wealth of wildly entertaining and bizarre things to do like the Yakuza games.
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