Rich Meister of Destructoid writes: “The two series tell incredibly different stories. One is a martial arts tale of redemption, the other a gritty crime story. But Yakuza fully realizes the spirit of what Shenmue wanted to be: a game with a vast world of fleshed-out characters and its fair share of wacky bullshit.”
Source: N4G PC Yakuza Eliminated Any Interest I Had in the Return of Shenmue