The Yakuza games are all great. However all of the games before Like a Dragon use a modified version of the Virtua Fighter engine for the in game battles. It starts off easy enough but you do need to become proficient with the fighting styles and counters to succeed in the game. For Like a Dragon, the main character loves Dragon Warrior so the game uses that style of turn based battles and a really fun take on Job classes found in other RPG's.

I don't get the comparison to GTA at all, other than you are in a city. The games are completely different. There is also a spin off series called Judgment where you play a detective in the same universe. A new one is coming out soon.

If any GT7 players (or anyone else) want to add me I'm craigmack7 on PSN. It would be fun to have some lap times to compete/compare against.

GT7 is a love letter to auto enthusiasts. You can really see the love poured into every aspect of this game. The music rally mode is a lot of fun, and the speed at which the game loads from menus to races or license tests really makes a world of difference.

The playstation portal is worth the wait... Best Buy seems to do frequent restocks so follow one of those stock trackers.

I love my portal - have been using it every night in bed since I got it. The screen is great, its comfortable and not too heavy. Battery life is good if you turn down the screen brightness some. I think it works great with most games, the only one I don't like to play on it is Call of Duty. There is too much input lag and you lose most engagements. For everything else it is a wonderful piece of tech.