I am making my way through Yakuza series right now and while playing 5 I realized that I am not that invested into the game’s combat, so I turned it to easy and that just streamlined the combat so much for me. I would recommend to maybe try Yakuza 0 on normal at first and then just switch it to easy if you feel like the gameplay might be dragging on.
I wonder what game stories benefit from a bit of challenge.
Like, I feel like The Last of Us benefits from a little bit of challenge to drive home the anxiety and cleverness of the characters.