Yakuza Kiwami 3 spoils an interesting remake with odd changes and an abysmally misjudged recast

I adore the Yakuza games. You explore a small slice of Tokyo, get into constant OTT fistfights, and help weirdos with bizarre problems. Like, say, distracting a bunch of children so a living statue can sneak off to take a dump without traumatising them.

2009’s Yakuza 3 sees recurring protagonist Kazuma Kiryu quitting the yakuza (oh, has it already been a week?) to run an orphanage in a small seaside town. This new equilibrium doesn’t last and soon Kiryu is wrapped up in yet another absurd...