Lost Judgment

Lost Judgment is nothing short of stunning. It's tightly-packed narrative never fails to enthrall, while its gameplay systems make navigating to each of its engrossing narrative beats an exciting experience in its own right.

Lost Judgment is a fantastic success. It expertly builds on the foundation laid by the first game while also continuing to differentiate itself from the Yakuza franchise in smart ways. It’s still very much a Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio Joint, but their brawling mechanics have never been sharper, their graphics have never been better, and this is one of the strongest stories they’ve ever produced. It’s a no-brainer purchase for fans, and new players will find it surprisingly accommodating.

A sequel overflowing with content, well-written and scripted, and with a varied, deep and satisfying combat system.

Ultimately, Lost Judgment is a great sequel, characterized by very inspired writing and a great dose of irreverence. A braver second chapter, more refined and extremely more elegant, which offers the possibility of being played by all those who have never had direct contact with the first episode or with the Yakuza saga. RGG Studio proves once again to be one of the most competent teams on the square, capable of diversifying the gameplay as few, giving full importance to the narrative component of their productions and deliberately omitting some technical details that are however irrelevant for the success of the project. Sure, maybe more could have been done with regards to exploiting the features of Dualsense, but this is more of a wasted opportunity than a real lack.

Lost Judgment is the legitimate sequel to Judgment, and does as well as its predecessor on most points. The faithful recreation of Tokyo and Yokohama is an invitation to exploration as the combat retains that franchise-specific intensity and technicality. As for the scenario, the latter literally takes the guts. The high school setting as well as the themes addressed perfectly compensate for the lack of a strong link with the Yakuza saga. Only certain gameplay mechanics that are too interventionist, and the noticeable absence of a new geographical area are to be deplored without this ruining the gaming experience.

For a detective game, Lost Judgment presents an intriguingly complex story and a decent variety of gameplay and gadgets. However, it takes a long time to get interesting and the actual detective work is a bit too linear for hardcore mystery fans like me.

Lost Judgment is a mechanically sound Yakuza spin-off, but its convoluted story makes it feel like a TV show that's gone on a few seasons too long.

[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]

It deserves a solid 7, although you might rate it higher if you haven't played many Yakuza **** city is the same as in the first game, as well as the one from Like a Dragon, so you won't see anything new in that regard, which is a bit **** story is good, but it's not about the yakuza. Instead, it focuses on bullying, suicide, and **** took me almost 30 hours to finish, including some side quests.

Bit of an odd game. If you liked Judgment, you would like Lost Judgment. Better than the first game in some aspects, noticeably worse in others. Your mileage may vary in that regard. I do think the story overall was much more intriguing than the first game.

Never ever played a Yazkua, because criminal scum bags, but I thought playing as a detective might be appealing? The story and dialogue is played very straight which I liked, but everything else around this game is goofy, silly and kind of nonsensical. It's the gameplay and mechanics that pulled me out and broke any sense of immersion. What did I just play!?

The worst Yakuza I have played. It is very easy, even on hard and the completion list feels like participation list i rarely had to repeat an activity to master it. The story had logical holes, was not very compelling and for some reason the women characters were incredibly annoying (with exception of some of the bonus dates.