Yoshitaka Mine stands shoulder-to-shoulder with Kazuma Kiryu on Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties' box for a reason. In this lavish remake of the PS3 classic, the enigmatic villain and foil for Kazuma Kiryu has been elevated beyond a mostly off-screen threat, new developments in the main game's revised script giving him more to do, and the titular Dark Ties campaign fleshing out his background via a (fairly barebones) prequel. Also, he is now Aerith from the hit JRPG Final Fantasy 7 Remake. There's now every chance Yakuza Kiwami 3 could have dramatic, time-shattering consequences for Yakuza Kiwami 4 and Yakuza Kiwami 5 should they happen.
Warning: Enter these spoiler Kamurocho gates at your own peril. I will be discussing the ending of Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties, including changes made to the story compared to the original game.
