Hyped games you played years later that still lived up to the hype

[vivster]

vivster said:

I recently tried Yakuza 0 as my first Yakuza game and it is the biggest positive surprise I've had with a game. It completely sold me on the whole franchise. There is a thread coming about this soon.

Yeah, Yakuza is a very unique experience, or... many different unique experiences. So I think it likely has something that people would enjoy. 
if you've never played one, I'd recommend it. And 0 is the best introduction, imo.

You can check my first impressions here. https://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread/243688/yakuza-0-is-the-most-surprising-game-ive-ever-played/1/

It really is an impressive time sink. I'll probably barely finish it until Yakuza 7 releases on the 10th. It's a good thing that there are new protagonists too since I haven't gotten to the core of the Kiryu story yet.

After that it's gonna be Kiwami 1 and 2.