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A Review of Lost Judgment (PS5)
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Spoiler-free. Review code provided by Sega PR. PS5 unit provided by Sony.
Lost Judgment is the sequel to my favourite game of 2019-continuing the spin-off of the Yakuza franchise-and on the surface it may seem like a distinct improvement in almost every way to the original. And while its main narrative hits some stumbling blocks that just keep it from quite reaching those lofty highs of the original Judgment, fumbling some of its more delicate subject matter, the heart of the game still shines through.
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#lostjudgment #yakuza
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Honestly, with the Kaito files DLC being a thing, where you can play as the titular guy himself, I doubt Judgment would simply be cut short, due to the legal matters with Yagami's actor.
Heck, they could easily go the route of having the story pull a Daigo in Yakuza 3 on Yagami, and have the over-arching mystery jumpstart from Kaito and Sugiura figuring out what caused it, and basically tracing the proverbial breadcrumbs back to what would've lead to someone, in an attempt to silence Yagami, leaving him hospitalized and possibly in an indefinite coma, near the beginning of the game, in a classic "who dunnit" manner.
Excellent listen as always man. Keep it up
you're the man of the show
You’re one of the only critics I genuinely trust when it comes to Ryu Ga Gotoku games.
Same
After beating Lost Judgment, I can safely say that this is now my favorite game in the series, to me it exceeded expectations, as well as the first game. If only the story was as tight as the first one.
There's only two games in the series, lol
@@megyskermike by the series I meant the entire RGG catalogue
@@TheExFatal Ahh gotcha, surprising favorite ~ that's why I thought you were referring to just to Judgement (sorry).
Yeah Yagami got quite a bit too preachy for me by the end. Constantly going on and on about other characters having blood on their hands because of their view of justice, while completely ignoring that he has blood on his hands too because he ignored the pleas from others to leave things alone for his own pursuit of what he thinks justice is.
@@mjc0961 That may be, and it may seem like there isn't a right answer but Kuwana took his vendetta a bit too far so in the end, like it or not, Yagami was actually right.
Having just finished it, I actually felt the society-wide problems at the focus of the narrative were clear as day, so I disagree that the story was "messy" just because it didn't focus as much on personal growth as the previous game. In many ways, the main cast's growth from Judgment is what prompted them to get involved as "all-in" as they do, secure in their convictions, when they could've easily ignored it all since it wasn't "personal". So what do you do with characters that are secure in their convictions? Give them foils that challenge their beliefs, which they did. I love conversations where two characters basically debate back and forth "I'm not going to move. You move." I do agree that mechanically the game can be messy, with so many layered systems, mini-games, and conversation styles, that the quality is quite varied, from excellent to terrible, though that's an RGG problem in general, taking the "shotgun" or "buffet" approach without much refinement. Taken individually most of the mini-games and side cases have tons of problems but as diversions they are "acceptable" or "value adders".
Yeah it’s worrying that this might be the last Judgment instalment, anyway RGG could take another genre turn and still come out with something amazing. You should do an episode on the maps of yakuza games and how far they have come in texture and atmosphere detail since PS2 era. Thanks mate.
I would watch that
I'm down if they make Binary Domain sequel but with Yakuza casts, kinda like how they did with the samurai games. That would attract old and new fans of Binary Domain.
Nagoshi will leave SEGA, so….the future of Yakuza is really unsure
@@therealrouges2341 well there was a news story of the original director of the first two Yakuza games on PS2 returning to Sega and rumors of nagoshi leaving broke out. So maybe something there?
I just want them to make one more Judgment game, just one, then I'd be perfectly content with them putting the series to rest.
This is my favourite game out of the series including yakuza series. Had one of the best finale chapters, top tier villain, best boss fights, great story and has the best combat.
I agree, it’s one of my top games, but I didn’t really like the conspiracy in this game Kuwana was a good villain but RK kinda fell flat for me
It's fine if Yagami and Kaito aren't always the focus of the story. With Kazuma Kiryu, his involvement with the Yakuza made it easier to have a personal involvement in the stories. A detective, on the other hand, must work with clients, most of whom will be strangers, making it more difficult for Yagami to be the central focus of any particular narrative. Far from being a bad thing, such a set up creates different storytelling opportunities as the narratives can, as they often do in detective stories, focus on the clients. The first game works with Yagami at the center because it shows his origin as a detective. If at any time it's possible for him to have a personal connection to a client or case, whether it's at the outset of the story or revealed later on, or if the writers choose to make him the focus of the narrative, that's great too. But any connection he has shouldn't feel forced or contrived.
I watched the Hero series with Takuya Kimura when it came out. I think the extended stories reflect the format of the TV series quite well however no doubt the twists and turns will definitely feel exhausting.
I hope this is a big hit in Japan so there's pressure for all parties involved to work something out to continue the series.
I hope you find the time to try out the PSP games some time, it's got it's own weird identity with Def Jam combat and a teenage protaganist. But its got the same Yakuza charm.
I might do at some point!
Holy crap Hamish remembered to plug the podcast! Nico is going to be thrilled!
I'm still early into the game but I'm really enjoying the refined combat: the new Snake style is a lot of fun and the two returning styles feel better realised, Crane in particular. l'll hold off on commenting on the story seeing as this is the kind of plot where the quality of the resolution can make or break it, I'll just have to wait and see if that clicks with me.
The post game roadmap content as kaito a playable character are Giving me hopes that the series is not ending yet. Hopefully kaito can be our next new protagonist or hell even sugiura since he's also a detective. I find myself loving the first game and hearing the sequel can get messy and fumbles on its ideas makes me not wanting to end yet even if its the last we see of yagami.
If this voice actor does this, I hope they make a new series. A new branch.
These games are my favorites by far
Really loved this video. Weirdly enough, it makes me excited to find out just how far they really wanted to go with this game - both in terms of exploring heavier themes and in just how they weave everything together. The original Judgment had a truly incredible story, so I'm quite intrigued after your review to see if it stacks up on my end.
You mentioned it might be the end of the franchise for judgment but that’s related to the usage of the actor for yagami. They could easily just use a new protagonist for another game like in Yakuza like a dragon
If we’re really lucky, we can get Tanimura as the new protagonist
But the actor doesn’t play the English vioice I believe for the English audio. It’s played by a different person. The issue is his face is probably a patent so they can’t use anymore the main character. They would either change character or give us the side character as the main character I heard is the DLC
Or straight up replace the actor. The fans wouldn't be sad about replacing a whinny actor to keep the series alive.
Just go the Last of Us way and model a face that kinda looks like the actor but not enough to get into legal troubles.
@@Ocean5ix I think if Im them just kill the main character off. Put the side character as the top character. They are doing that in the DLC.
It's probably why there's going to be Kaito's Story DLC in 2022. Might be a test to see if the series could continue with Kaito as the main lead replacing Yagami.
Ive said this before but "if judgment was a taste of nirvana, lost judgment is an entiee full course"
They should keep the series alive with Kaito
I like this game more than like a dragon simply because I like a real-time combat of older Yakuza games I just could not get into turn base
Thoroughly enjoyed this game. Infinite Wealth I still feel is the best overall but this was a great story and can sit side by side with Like A Dragon.
I didn’t find it messy particularly. These games do sprawl and allow you freedom to slow the story down. I never minded the fractured nature of it. Part of its charm.
I am very excited to see what RGG do next.
Dude you were going to get a "thumbs up" anyway, but your spot-on reference to The Wire's season 4 solidifies it. What a thorough review. Thank you mate!
Thank you for the outstanding review. It appears this game doesn't look as "clean" as the first Judgement. As this has a more arcadey, busier look and is more over the top in battles etc. Is this an accurate perception?
I'd say fidelity-wise it's night and day between the two games which is wild considering how good the original already looked, but in the sense you're talking about, I guess you could say that. There's certainly a lot more going on mechanically with the combat this time round-I've heard people discussing how the combat here feels as stale as it always has done or whatever, and I couldn't disagree more (I've always liked the combat, and this time around it's even more fun to mess around with).
That reminds me I need to watch The Wire
I'd highly recommend you do so! Rewatched it twice this year alone.
@@WritingOnGames will do!
One of the best creations I have ever had the pleasure to experience in my life in any artform. A league on its own in tv ...
I agree on the story aspect u talked about but in general the overall gameplay and content is far better than the first 💯
Do you recommend playing it on hard difficulty?
hey man i come from indie byte dark souls video and i saw your comment about you having depression, i hope you're doing well you make really good videos cheers mate
Great review. Talked facts and gave an honest opinion. I've now subscribed. Thanks dude
This was a good review but I regret to inform you that despite your best efforts to make the game seem serious and compelling I busted out laughing again when I scrolled down to comment and I saw the goofy box art.
This is the English community i bet the people in charge didn’t realize . How it would translate IMO!
He’s got that Tusk Act 4 look
Yeah the US box art for Yakuza has always been hit or miss but this is by far one of the worst yet. Don’t know how they went from Yakuza 7’s awesome flashy yellow palette to Yagami goatse
I got the steelbook so thankfully I won't have to display that horrid box art on my shelf haha
I DID NOT KNOW THIS WAS COMING OUT ALREADY
This made me excited to try out to try the judgement series.
I just wish this could make its way over to pc
I just bought the game and I love it. Although I heard this might be the last for this title but I hope they make another title similar to this one.
Great work man.
This is gonna be a bit all over the place
I didn't really gel with the 1st Judgment or Yagami. I thought he was written far too dry and his VA lacked emotion. The overabundance of tailing missions and the lack of interesting side content along with the bare bones combat made it feel like what Yakuza 6 was to the Yakuza series. A transition with a lot of kinks that needed ironing out.
Lost Judgment they did that and improved pretty much everything. It's Judgments Yakuza 7. Yagami is a lot more relatable thanks to RGG putting him into more hillarious and heart warming fish out of water side content moments. The serious moments feel a lot more engaging and genuine and less cheesy/distracting.
The 1st judgment went overboard on the honourifics and just didnt know when to shut up and let the visuals like camera work and facial animations tell the story
"Yagami san, it's Kaito san, oh hi Kaito san I'm on my way kaito san ok Yagami san see you soon Yagami san"
it has a better use of music as well for example with that soft moody deus ex esq sytnth in dialogue rather than that overbearing rock guitar they used in 1. The combat is no longer bare bones.
I could go on but I said enough.
Judgment was a 7
LJ is 8.5/9
Did you play the dub?
Ayuda, quiero entender inglés y me gusta este critico pero no entiendo nada
Busca cursos en línea, intenta pasarte algunos juegos y ver videos/películas/series/anime en inglés (no importa si tienes que sacar el diccionario), busca gente con la que puedas practicar, escribe comentarios en inglés en videos... la mejor forma de aprender es la práctica, no hay de otra.
@@EatThePath-7 I don’t understand but I love anyway for watching
Hey, is this game utilize the dualsense features? 3d audio?
hey man great video love hearing a different opinion
I loved Lost Judgment until chapter 8. The story just fell apart for me and really left a bad taste in my mouth. The gameplay and side content is incredible though.
Love your content
The combat improvement made this game so much better for me. Played on hard for both but hated the original so much. I wish rgg knew what they wanted to do with this franchise.
Also wish the sawa stuff happened later in the game. It bogged yagamis dialogue down
Any thoughts on the dlc stuff? Can't really find any solid info about it and not sure which version of the game to buy. It kinda makes me want to just wait for a goty version or something
The first editions are just cosmetic stuff and some stuff like a super amon fight, new girlfriends and a new fighting style but apparently in 2022 a kaito dlc will come out and obviously that's the dlc that it's worth it, personally i'm going to buy the standard edition and wait for the kaito dlc and buy it, I don't care about the other dlc stuff
So in terms of story: Side stuff>Main story?
You should do a video on The long dark
Can you disable motion blur on console?
I only liked the story part of yakuza 7 but the gameplay i am not high on
I've been thinking alot about giving these games a try since I adore the main line ones. The one thing that put me off is... Yagami. Because he looks so out of place due to being dressed like a H&M Model. And I'm afraid he feels hollow. A dumb reason I know but that's the one.
im like that with the first game, but ive warmed up to him in lost judgment.
Yagami is awesome
@@douglasdysart8931 Yea, he as a character is great. But I still think the outfit is kinda weird. Did warm up to it a bit tho.
10:21 Zero punches in that regard? None of the victims took matters into their own hands and tried to kill their bullies and Yagami having to restrain them. It does address the bullying issue but makes the victims nothing more than someone to be pitied and not see the consequences of a a victim standing and plotting payback even if it ruins their standing. Yes I know their loved ones do it for them, but none of the victims ever muster the sociopathic willpower to plot an attempt to get payback
honestly if just talking about bullying and suicide is enough to make something have a "warning" in front than the world needs to be less sensitive like really, how is anyone supposed to learn and grow if we have to warn people before we talk about something that can have any effect on them, unless the "video" is what he is talking about in which case I kinda get it but even that is something people should see as a way to remind people that anyone can be evil and kids shouldn't get a pass just for being young
They could've updated his outfit a bit
Sounds like it's okay if this is going to be the last the judgement game.
every yakuza game has a good story at the start but turns into a clusterfuck towards the end, it's like the writer thinks being pretentious or adding constant plot twists is good or something, it isn't, simple is best
I disagree about 0. Going to play Kiwami soon, so I will see whether this is relevant.
Basically Yakuza 4 lmao
To me the first and second game have the opposite type of problem in the plot, but I still end up liking the 2nd one more. In the first one, although the personal journey of Yagami was very awesome, I always find the villain side to be quite flat and boring, especially Kuroiwa. As far as I remember there barely any development for him as a character and he just sort of bad crooked cop turn serial killer. But for the 2nd game, although Yagami don't have a personal journey, I really like Kuwana dynamic with Yagami. His method although really extreme, still have some sense to it, and I happened to have to deal with bullying in the past with my time teaching. So I do get his motivation more.
i didn't know this game is already coming out! i haven't played the first one yet... guess ill have to push that game forward on my list of games to play lol.
Is this better then the first game ?
Do we get girlfriends in Lost Judgment
Only one in base game. 3 more with dlc
I liked the first Judgment, but thought it was one of RGG’s weaker games. I would give it a 6/10, especially with how much filler was in the plot. If things are more mechanically sound this time, I’ll likely end up enjoying this one more.
LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
No word about the bait and switch ? The kitten on the opening screen makes no appearance in the story!!!
0 out of 10 .
Honestly I really hope they don't use real life actors anymore in their games. It seems like contractual hell and just stupid overall if you kept up with why they can't do a sequel or PC port
If you have a review copy then give us full playthrough videos
Not my thing.
I didn't know this got a sequel lmao
Dont like the detective aspect of this game. Id be ok if it was just in story.... but I hate investigating crime scenes and looking for stuff.
First
I bet your parents are proud of you.
Congratulations hienapple!
I play Yakuza/Judgment for the absurd humour, combat and characters. I don't wanna see high school drama in Judgment, that's like playing fucking Persona 4 because you loved DDS and think you're in for something similar.
The high school drama provides everything you're saying you want.