The main upgrade compared to the first game is that stealth and trailing are more relaxed this time around. Sneaking/stealth sequences, tailing people, taking photos as evidence, and of course, fighting are at the forefront, amid countless sidequests and silly activities like skateboarding.
To reach that end, you’re basically going to be doing the same things as the prior Judgment, just punched up a bit mechanically, and with better pacing. The sequel aims to open up Yagami more - beyond the very broody persona that dominated much of the first title - and for the most part, I think it succeeds. Then minutes later you’re having a drink or talking about Peking duck to loosen up clientele. One minute you’re following someone’s boyfriend on a hunch, and the next you’re embroiled in a bigger conspiracy. It’s interesting how Lost Judgment is constantly shifting from the micro to the macro picture. All the while, Yagami and his crew (mostly ex-Yakuza member Masaharu Kaito, returning from the first game) investigate tangential crimes and other small-time cases. The greater narrative of Lost Judgment (which you can experience with dual audio) deals with a Yokohama building fire linked to a man accused of sexual harassment - and leads to a greater mystery. But those are often followed up by some unique and thrilling moments, and the characters vibe just right you remember who made this game and why they have the reputation they do. Some investigations are a drag just like the first (we’ll get into that). I’m so glad to be back in this world again with detective Takayuki Yagami.
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Similar to the Phoenix Wright series, Ryu Ga Gotoku could go full Perfect Strangers– Family Matters or Happy Days-verse on this, doing spinoffs of spinoffs until they get around to more Yakuza. The void of a mainline Yakuza game that’s not Like a Dragon (it was fine, but I need my action fix) has been a huge contributing factor, but Judgment itself has created this nice little lore niche for itself that I have to see more of. To be frank, I kinda needed more Judgment in my life. Lost Judgment (PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S) There’s a lot of reasons for that, newness for one, but I loved seeing a different kind of open-world project from this team, and was intrigued to the point where I wanted more. You hear about Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio’s Yakuza all the time, but the spinoffs rarely garner the same amount of respect.
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