Yes, worth buying.
At $39.99. It has been as low as $11.99.
- Story and characters: 196 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 46 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Audio: 14 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Combat: 131 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Difficulty: 30 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Performance: 20 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 6k player reviews · updated 5 days ago
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
The game has an engaging story, a fun combat system, and a rich open world to explore.
While the visuals are a definite step up from the PS3 version it first released on, it doesn't compare to the visuals of the newest RGG titles like Lost Judgement and Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
Ishin Kiwami obviously has new voice acting, for the most part it's great, but i do love the instances where you literally hear nothing because the voice actor talked quietly, or you hear the mic peaking into your ear, utterly ruining the serious scene.
First of all, the PC port is poorly optimized and lacks basic features such as shader pre-caching and ultrawide support.
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Should you buy it now?
Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.
Currently $39.99. The lowest we've tracked is $11.99.
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