DipDipDiver posted...
I played Like a Dragon first, and found it to be an excellent introduction to the series.
This is also valid.
Don't get me wrong. 0 is my first choice, but there are other good choices for where to start the series. Heck, I started at 4.
The "most correct" answer is to time travel back to 2005 so you can play every game in order as it comes out so you don't get burnout.
Yes, 0 has sly reference to future games, and a lot of people got a lot of emotions given how certain established characters are "different" in 0, but personally, I think it's fascinating to see people who started with these characters in 0, then learn what they become later. It's still a valid experience.
SSJGrimReaper posted...
don't play Yakuza games back to back
This is different for everyone. Some people are demons. I usually don't tell people this because we're all adults and know what we can personally handle.