20 Most Underrated Open-World Video Games Of The Decade (So Far)

1. Yakuza 0

Finding an image to do justice to Sega's off-the-wall epic crime thriller is hard, but a man wielding a giant neon sign having just smashed another in the face? That's a good start.

See, the Yakuza series has forever struggled to catch on the West - though thankfully, this prequel broke the UK Top 10 post-launch - thanks to being marketed as a 'GTA clone', when it couldn't be farther from the sort. Indeed, the multi-part Yakuza series is like some mishmash of Metal Gear Solid-esque overacting and crazy plot reveals, with third-person brawler combat that's like Def Jam: Fight for New York.

Though this is a prequel (and therefore, the perfect 'reset button' on the latter instalments' insane plots) Sega have implemented a number of different fighting styles, alongside minigames like pool, darts, mahjong, managing businesses and going to the batting cages. There are tons of shops to visit - all stocked with photo-real products - dating, scores of side-quests and endless memorable characters.

From taking on an entire building's worth of enemies to disco-dancing the night away and getting blurry-eyed off some vintage sake, there's a genuinely loveable tone to everything about Yakuza that way more people need to experience.

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