Upgrades include your typical HP and EX Actions, as well as some around-the-town goodies like a gluttonous stomach and easier trailing. It wouldn’t do for our protagonist to beat up actual children, after all! It’s also canonically used against the unruly students from Seiryo High who will frequently pick fights with Yagami. Like in Judgment, Crane is best against large groups and Tiger is best for one-on-one, but the additional Snake is great against heavy-hitting characters and blockers.
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Both styles, as well as the new Snake style, have a ton of upgrade options, making the flow of battle ridiculously fun as you mix and match the styles to fit the fight. One of my major gripes with the original Judgment was that Crane was basically irrelevant, since only Tiger received any decent upgrades. Tiger and Crane return, along with newcomer Snake.
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I absolutely love a story that can craft an antagonist who is sympathetic and whose reasoning, while perhaps indefensible, is still understandable, and Lost Judgment definitely delivered in that department.Ĭombat in the Yakuza series and its off-shoots has always been versatile and fun, but the team at Ryu Ga Gotoku really outdid themselves this time around. What are the limits when it comes to protecting others, and where does your responsibility end? What do you do when justice fails you? Is vengeance ever the right course of action? How far must one go to atone for past sins? Can justice ever be served if the innocent have to pay? I don’t want to go too deep into it because this is a story worth experiencing, but it definitely left me with a lot of thoughts and no clear answer by the end of my playthrough.
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One of my favorite things about Judgment was how its overarching story delved into the morality of “the ends justifies the means.” Was killing criminals and thugs worth it if it meant creating a drug that could potentially save millions? Where did personal stakes and professional conduct meet and diverge, and which needed to take precedence in the face of tragedy? What was justice’s role in all of this, if exposing the conspiracy saved a handful of lives but keeping it under wraps could support a breakthrough in medical engineering? It was weighty and thoughtful, and that same care is given to Lost Judgment‘s story, as well. find connections between Ehara, Mikoshiba, and Seiryo High – the very school they’re investigating for bullying. Seeing as Ehara was arrested months prior and spent the entire time in jail, how could he know something the police hadn’t yet released? The mystery only deepens when Yagami and Co. Akihiro Ehara claims he’s innocent, but during his sentencing, he says a peculiar thing: Hiro Mikoshiba, the man he claims bullied his son to suicide four years ago, is dead, and his body should have been found that morning in Yokohama. Happening concurrently to this, Saori Shirosaki of Genda Law Firm is defending an active-duty police officer accused of sexually assaulting a woman on the subway. They’ve opened up a detective agency in Ijincho, Yokohama, and need Yagami’s help tackling a bullying case at local Seiryo High School. Once again we join Takayuki Yagami as his status quo job of hunting down cheaters is interrupted by a call from old friends Makoto Tsukumo and Fumiya Sugiura. Bullying in Japanese schools is an oft-researched topic that is still relevant today, much like Judgment’s exploration of the pharmaceutical industry, but unlike that story, Lost Judgment’s felt far more intimate and impactful. But whereas previous games often delved into issues involving the underworld, Lost Judgment sets its sights squarely on issues of bullying, suicide, and where the line between justice and vengeance resides. The Yakuza games have never shied away from tackling real-world issues and Lost Judgment is only the latest in this storied tradition.
Suicide Prevention, Awareness, and Support I’ve included links to some sites that offer support, hotlines, and information. If you or someone you know has dealt with or is dealing with suicide, please reach out for help. One of these subjects is suicide, and it is an inextricable part of the game’s story and world. Lost Judgment follows the vein of its predecessors in delving deep into relevant topics that affect especially, but not exclusively, Japanese society today. PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S
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