![]() When fights do happen, they have a little more weight to them. There’s much more variety to the beat-to-beat gameplay in Lost Judgment, keeping it from feeling like a beat-em-up button masher. He can parkour up walls to sneak into buildings, use gadgets to investigate crime scenes, and sneakily tail suspects. Since he’s a detective, there’s more happening in the gameplay. It isn’t just the combat that feels different through Yagami’s perspective. Kiryu was a lumbering powerhouse, but Yagami is a force of nature, spin-kicking off of walls and popping up from the ground to hit surprise hurricanranas. With a whole bunch of move upgrades to choose from and plenty of hard-hitting contextual special attacks, fights feel more complex than ever. ![]() Yagami is a quicker fighter than Kiryu, using three different styles to take enemies down. The brawling combat here is an upgrade here, as fights feel faster and more fluid than games like Yakuza Kiwami. That is, the good old days of beating the snot out of people in real time. No street feels useless there’s enough attractions around to keep it feeling like a living space.įor those who found Yakuza: Like a Dragon’s jump to turn-based combat disappointing, Lost Judgment is a return to the good old days. I’m always surprised by how much I don’t mind returning to Kamurocho thanks to how wisely space is used. As in those titles, Yagami finds himself bouncing between a couple of small, open cities densely populated with missions, side-quests, and minigames. Like its predecessor, 2018’s Judgment, the story stars Takayuki Yagami, an independent detective working in the same crime-filled streets we’ve seen in just about every Yakuza game. While Lost Judgment is classified as a spin-off, it’s actually a replacement for the traditional Yakuza experience. ![]() Its story is far messier though, tackling a bevy of sensitive topics that aren’t always handled with grace. Lost Judgment tightens Yakuza’s traditional beat-em-up combat and adds much more gameplay variety thanks to its detective premise. Kamurocho may look the same, but its streets feel a little darker this time. We’re no longer seeing Kamurocho through the eyes of a delightful himbo or a bright-eyed underdog, but a hardened detective investigating a sickening series of crimes. While Lost Judgement is a mechanically familiar spin-off of the long-running action-RPG series, it offers a completely different tone. It’s an important distinction for Yakuza fans to keep in mind. Lost Judgment - Gameplay Showcase | PS5, PS4 ![]()
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