#also kiryus va deserves an award for those lines at the end

[rivaiin]

just finished gaiden. spoilers below

i cried. so much. the second the kids showed up it was over for me. i really wish haruka had actually had an appearance. im gonna give rgg the benefit of the doubt and think that maybe shell have an actual role in 8 since im pretty sure thats gonna be kiryus true final game. theyre killing him its obvious. so theyre just saving her to have a bigger impact. if shes not in 8 ill start biting

i did all of the coliseum stuff and honestly. with a few exceptions most of it was quite fun. i really enjoyed the last unlockable fight being a lookback at every final boss from the kiryu games. it was sweet and a nice touch to end things on

now for the actual story. it works as a shorter game. i really wish it had been longer but thats just me enjoying big games. the new characters were Wonderful. to no ones surprise i really really liked tsurunos character. such a pity hes an actor character cause i doubt hell ever appear again. shishido was a nice surprise and honestly works well with the role he has in the story. all his fights were cool as hell. also his dynamic with nishitani III is making me a bit unwell. i shant say more on the matter.

kinda disappointed with akames character tho. they kinda hyped her up too much for how much impact she actually has. like sure shes fun and shes in the story for quite a bit but like. shes kinda flat. and i know the track record these writers have with the female characters so i dont know what i was expecting but shes literally the only female character in the game. i wouldve liked something more than "i speak funny cause im from kansai. i smoke. i help the homeless. i wanted to be an idol". sure its kiryus game and they were working with some limitations cause of the story but like. yeah. idk lets just hope the female characters in gaiden are a bit better

anyways i liked it a lot and im really happy 8 is just a couple months away cause im super excited for that one. ichi my boy i cant wait to see you again