I have been waiting on this game for quite some time... But does it really live up to the hype?
Answer? Yes, and so much more
This game is made with the new dragon engine, which was featured in yazuka 6 and again in yakuza kawami 2 so it looks really good graphics wise.
This story takes place 2 years after yakuza 6. While you may get small references to previous games (such as a mini game that is a reference to yakuza dead souls) , there will be no cameos or returning characters from the previous yakuza games. Seeing as your back in the yakuzaverse, your welcome back to a fresh new city of komurocho (note I only played yakuza 0 so far) It's really cool that you can just walk into buildings with actual interiors no loading screens this time.
We start as yagami, a private detective and an ex-lawer. He has a ex-yakuza member as his parter, so these situations with these two are pretty entertaining. You pretty much have to solve the mystery of why are yakuza getting killed with missing eyes. That's all I'll spoil but this story has plenty of plot twists, engaging drama.... As expected from this studio the story is just as good as yakuza 0.
Let me just say that the dub work for the english voices are fantasticly well done, of course for your yakuza purists there are japanese dubs and english subs as well as other language opinions for the subs. Sega really did good here compared to their last effort 12 years ago with dubing yakuza 1 was... Terrible to say the least.
So you fight in your typical yakuza brawler action with yagami. You have two styles, a tiger style that is used for single opponents or a crane style for multiple opponents. You can see that yagami isn't a tank, instead his fighting is more controled like an actual martial artist. He has ex actions of course in your typical yakuza fasion, he can also run up walls for cool combos. He also has an ex burst which gives him reduced damage and increase attack. Unfourntly the thing that stucks is these mortal wounds that yagami can get make is heath bar permanently shorter... And the only way you can get it normal again is to go to a clinic or these VERY expensive medical packs.
Of course it wouldn't be a yakuzaverse verse game if it didn't had mini games! So there are a bunch of new ones, raging from a VR Mario Party type game were you roll virtual dice in a virtual board to win prizes to drone racing.... Etc.. Just so much to do it's so much fun. Unfourntly no karaoke this time, but it's whatever.
There are more game mechanics I havent really mentions such as the detective work, friendships... Etc. But I don't want this review to be overbearing... Plus amazon likes to mess my reviews up, so lets leave it at that.
Verdict? 10/10 best yakuzaverse game since yakuza 0... Looks like I'll be wasting another 70 hours on this one too.
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Includes reversible cover featuring Japenese cover art and Rya Ga Gotoku Studio sticker.
Judgment
PlayStation 4
SEGA presents Judgment, starring one of Japan's most prominent actors, Takuya Kimura, in the dramatic tale of a disgraced lawyer seeking redemption in a world rife with corruption and despair.
- Dual Audio: Players can switch between the Japanese and English VO tracks at any point during the game. Experience Judgment using whichever language you prefer.
- Subtitles change based on which audio track is selected – Japanese or English.Dual Subtitles: Subtitles change based on which audio track is selected – Japanese or English.
- Localization Pedigree: Judgment’s localization has been handled in-house by SEGA of America’s talented Yakuza series localization team.
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Anthony C.
Yazuka + Ace Attorney = Judgment
26 June 2019 -
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Daniel L Carter
Meh... still fun
12 August 2019 -
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Vicdsnew
Judgment is Perfection!
2 July 2019 -
Published on Amazon.comEdition: JudgmentVerified Purchase
Judgment is Perfection!
Reviewed in the United States on 2 July 2019
This game is like a Yakuza game and it takes place in Kamurocho but it feels really different. The detective investigation parts are very engaging and entertaining. The story is top notch and like other Yakuza games there are so many things to do and discover like Arcade Games, bonding with people, drone races... The game is fantastic and I feel is my GOTY so far.
Reviewed in the United States on 2 July 2019
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Bryan
At least as good as a main installment of the Yakuza series.
3 July 2019 -
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Cory Robinson
More Yakuza is Never a Bad Thing
27 June 2019 -
Published on Amazon.comEdition: JudgmentVerified Purchase