I agree about the Protagonist-Centered Morality issue this game had. I liked Yagami in the first game, but grew very tired of him and his hollow moral stances the longer the sequel went on. This also caused me to dislike Sawa, since her character only really exists to have her death be something Yagami can use against Kuwana and other people with no other meaningful contribution. The whole story in general falls apart when you realize they never address how to prevent the bullying issues that caused most of the plot to happen to begin with, and you look at the rest of the plot to see why they wouldn't be able to.
On the otherhand the side content remains very strong for a Yakuza/Lika a Dragon title. The School Stories pretty much saved the game's thematic core for me since while it isn't a dramatic as the main plot, it's very much still about the school and it's issues with the student body. This allows Yagami to feel like a better protagonist and the story of the events to feel impactful in a positive way.
Also agree with the Kaito Files being good. Wish there was more side content, but that's its only flaw.
Good follow up, but has glaring issues in places.
I agree about the Protagonist-Centered Morality issue this game had. I liked Yagami in the first game, but grew very tired of him and his hollow moral stances the longer the sequel went on. This also caused me to dislike Sawa, since her character only really exists to have her death be something Yagami can use against Kuwana and other people with no other meaningful contribution. The whole story in general falls apart when you realize they never address how to prevent the bullying issues that caused most of the plot to happen to begin with, and you look at the rest of the plot to see why they wouldn't be able to.
On the otherhand the side content remains very strong for a Yakuza/Lika a Dragon title. The School Stories pretty much saved the game's thematic core for me since while it isn't a dramatic as the main plot, it's very much still about the school and it's issues with the student body. This allows Yagami to feel like a better protagonist and the story of the events to feel impactful in a positive way.
Also agree with the Kaito Files being good. Wish there was more side content, but that's its only flaw.