@@1OldPacman I might have misspelled it but it's Ryu Ga Gotoku Basically the name of the main series in Japanese and the name of the dev team behind it.
@@BlackxExorcistitsyaboi that's been my 2021. I'm halfway through Y6, stopped to play lost judgement, then I'll wrap up my last two Yakuza games. Have you played Fist of the North Star Lost Paradise yet?
Same, I must have dropped 70 hours into Judgment easy. Finally got around to playing Yakuza Kiwami last year, and it was great too. This has been preordered on my Series X since it was announced, so I'll be jumping in day one. Should keep me more than busy until Fatal Frame comes out next month.
Just finished the first Judgment and man, that story was a rollercoaster, specially once the pieces start falling into place during the last few chapters. I'll definitely look into this new game at some point.
@@Nobodysurvivesevenonebit Having not played it and sensed that vibe... I think answers the question on if I should get into this or not. Stay safe homie .
@@Nobodysurvivesevenonebit I don't see much of the cowboy bebop similarities, cowboy bebop tackled the themes of loneliness, sadness and fixing your past
I love how the Japanese are steadily capturing the "video game" feeling and completely bypass the interest of including realism into the subset scenes of gameplay and in-game scenes. It just simply feels like a video game.
damn bruh i love this comment. i also like that realness immersion stuff if done right! very few do it so well. take red dead 2 for example, that benefits from that extra realness stuff
Just finished the first game and it was definitely different to what I'm used to but I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed it and will definitely check out this one!
Just finished Judgment: Judge Eyes. Does Lost Judgment has any carry over data from the Judge Eyes? Like benefits if you played the first game, or some items from first game usable in Lost, or old girl friends popping up again?
Original was AWESOME, imo..... Love the Yakuza games too!! I'll be getting "Lost Judgement" as soon as I can! RN, my biggest hype is Kena:Bridge of Spirits!! Only 2 days left!
@@thefirstofthelastones8952 Kena: Bridge of Spirits? If so: I'm totally hyped for it myself! There's not a lot of hype around the game, it's just my own personal hype, since I seen the reveal trailer. It just looks so beautiful, and the gameplay looks fun and engaging! Story sounds amazing too! I'm smart enough not to hype myself up to much either! I haven't been this excited about a title releasing, since RE8:Village (which I loved and 100% in like 3 days lol)...... Just hope it's amazing, cause a lot of the titles I was prepared for got pushed back/delayed. And there hasn't really been any great releases over the summer
@@Virus_Kitten2015 agree plus I would like to play it because I actually enjoy Ember Labs animations, I mean hell their above Pixar level. Think of me buying and playing Kena: Bridge of Spirits as a thank you for the entertainment.
Ever since Judgment, I've been a fan of Kimura as an actor and so far I've been getting into watching the TV Drama Kimura leads in: HERO. Where Kimura plays as an eccentric prosecutor Kohei Kuryuu that investigates small details of any case that many people tend to miss or take for granted by going to the scene of the crime and elsewhere to follow new leads and gather clues before making a decision to indict someone as he believes in reaching the truth for the victims. You really see the Yagami-ness the character which I imagine Kimura used when playing the role as Yagami as it's familiar territory.
Even though Kimura played in law drama, in HERO he was a prosecutor, but here, he plays as a lawyer. Kinda ironic when in HERO his character hate lawyers, yet he became one later xD
Takuya Kimura and Shun Oguri they both are that actor I remember I trying to be like them when I was a kid...the culture they make to the people like us from southeast asian it was something you will imagine...I remember in 2009 at that times everyone wanna be like them...fight in school, war between high school,fighting at restaurant,fighting with foreigner,fighting for justice,friend etc² everyday we fighting like a true yakuza it was good old days thanks to Takuya and Shun for bring this culture..I found my wife in hospital
I bought Lost Judgement after watching this and to this day it is hands down one of the best games I've ever played. It's more than a game, it's an experience. My only criticism is that the climbing/parkour felt like a bit of a wasted mechanic and was cool but could've been so much more.
Yakuza games are the games i enjoy the most. The wakey shiz, the serious shiz. The Art, the food but mostly the charachters. I love these games so much. I hope due to every new release they get more exposure. More ppl need to play this series🙈
@@devinvez3869 honestly I felt like they reused the maps too much but got over it after taking a short break That’s why I love yakuza 5 for example cuz it has like 5 different maps
I know it’s said often, and I’m sure it’s mostly because the games are in Japanese, but the Yakuza franchise as a whole still feels immensely underrated.
@@twolikedanumba4272 man I can't tell you how refreshing it is to see someone have their opinion disagreed with and actually respect the other person's opinion and not just slinging negative nonsense towards the person that didn't agree with your opinion. Tip of the hat to you sir you're a class act.
I only just recently started playing the first game and absolutely love it, didn’t know they were making a second and now it’s already out lmao. This game looks amazing in comparison to the first and that means a lot
Yakuza 6 : the song of life is the best yakuza game ever made in terms of storyline, fighting mechanics and emotions and kiryu is the best protagonist ever
Most definitely not even tho yakuza 6 is in my top 3 yakuza games, the combat felt stiff and slow, the substories mess up the flow of the story by forcing you to do them, the minigames aren't fun at all to do, the game is smaller then the rest and a lot of the content and soundtrack is missing. Yakuza 0 and 7 are most definitely better then 6 and 0 specifically is one of the best games ever made
3d streets of rage is a good take on it. I always imagined Yakuza as a 3d river city ransom, because punching dudes and eating at restaurants to heal felt the same.
Ign didn't even give persona 5 a 10. I think these reviewers are heavily into western games/favour western games. They just don't understand the culture and comedy these games bring.
@@samarthkapil6579 Game Informer is even worse. Just because the way Lost Judgement cover sexual assault didn't match their America political standard, they complained about it whole review. I can't believe that Japan also have to match their ideal to NA.
Started playing Yakuza 0 back in April because you and Falcon mentioned the series so often in your videos. Lo and behold I binged the entire series back to back to back, and finally finished Like A Dragon two weeks ago. Honestly, Yakuza and Judgement have become my most favorite gaming franchises by a country mile, and I literally can't wait for Lost Judgement. Guess it's time to say thanks to gameranx for introducing me to these games.
Oh boy, I'm so excited for this. The first Judgment was my introduction to Yakuza games and I've been totally hooked ever since, I'm playing Kiwami 2 right now and will for sure play all the main games. Incredible series made by interesting people, definitely underrated in my home country. I missed Yagami, can't wait for Lost Judgment!!
This game looks solid! The first Judgement is on Free Play Days and I considered binging it, but squeezing a 27.5 hour game into a four days period is something only a much younger me could have pulled off. I haven’t played any Yakuza games, but I’m planning to hop in with Zero. Also, 5.27 was hilarious and awesome!
I was a Yakuza fan. I liked them all but the series felt like it ran its course. Then they released JUDGMENT and not only was everything fresh again, but better than ever. I loved Judgment, and when i heard they were making a sequel, i was super psyched. I was pretty sure they would do a superior job and im glad to hear they did. I cant wait to play Lost Judgment. If its at least as good as Judgment, the franchise will have become one of my favorite, ongoing game series. Thanks for the BYB!
The writers are fantastic the story . .. at first I thought, how juvenile then as I got into it, I found a deeper meaning at it all clicked coming together with the first Judgement. Wow! I AM A GREAT FAN! BRAVO DEVELOPERS! I love the story I absolutely love the Characters and I am so glad you brought them all of them back to this "lost Judgement". It all clicks together so well Fantastic make these into Novels as I'm not a gamer, I'm a reader of books. HEE HEE!
Absolutely loved Judgment, I might take my time when some of the DLCs are released to play Lost Judgment; if it's anything like the first game then you'll know that it's a very story driven game, felt like watching a long detective Jdrama.
Love this entire franchise, one of the few remaining developers I actually get excited about. Anyone know if there's any preview footage from the PS4 or PS4 Pro versions? Lets hope 'Lost Judgment' doesn't end up being 'Last Judgment'.
No but I’ve read the only differences are some next gen graphical features and loading times. I played the Japanese demo and it played fine for me but I was playing on a pro. It’s same engine so I would imagine it should be as stable as previous entries.
@@captainnavi6546 Not the actor, but his talent agency Johnny & Associates. Basically SEGA wants to release more Judgment games and port them to PC too. J&A don't like that since they're afraid people will "ruin" Kimura's image with mods (even though people modded Judgment on the PS4 from the release lol), so now they're in a big dispute cause of that and J&A are thinking of pulling out Kimura from Judgment. So we're either getting Judgment on PC (and Lost Judgment) but that'll be the last of the series or they'll be more games but they'll never reach PC. Or they'll replace Kimura/Yagami with someone else OR (the least likely, but the best outcome) J&A stop being so stupid and let SEGA release their own games on whatever platform they wish.
I played Lost Judgement on regular PS 4 and the graphics and gameplay are very smooth and fantastic looking. Aittle jankie at times but nothing game breaking
@@ceaselessdischarge1026 thanks, I have played Yakuza games and I’m aware of their origins also; “Weeaboo is a mostly derogatory slang term for a Western person who is obsessed with Japanese culture, especially anime, often regarding it as superior to all other cultures.”
Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio games are the only ones that I buy on premiere and I've been doing so since Yakuza 6. Amazing world, amazing characters, great story with goofy moment and tons of stuff to do. I also always recommend Yakuza 0 to everyone who's wondering what to play next :)
Huge Yakuza fan. Played every single yakuza game including the latest one like a dragon. I didnt buy lost judgement day one because I wanted to wait for a discount and ofcourse black friday is here so I got it for $30 instead of 60. Unlike most people who played japanese game, i enjoy playing with english dub if they have it. Believe it or not but Judgment and Like a dragon have great english dub. The english voice actors were great.
Just finished this yesterday, honestly the golden child & masterpiece of RGG studio; they've used what they learned over the decade to develop this game This is also primarily made without supervision of their ex-producer before him leaving to NetEase so the future of the franchise is still bright when the studio are able to push out this even with minimal supervision by their former producer
First I thought Lost Judgment is just an updated PS5 Version of the first one but now that I know it's a full blown sequel I'm totally hyped. I loved the first one and Yakuza in general
I really can't reccomend this series enough. Triple A western games are basically just story story, some side mission and then you're done. With Yakuza series, you're basically paying for a very deep long story that would take a completionist weeks to finish, NOT TO MENTION the side stories and other collectables mini games, it's insane. I would pay twice the price they put because this game is THAT worth it. Imagine playing the Witcher 3 with all of the DLC times two.
I'm working on the first Judgment game currently and I'm excited to play the sequel. Can't wait to play it the game, the release date is just around the corner now.
It's so wild to me that most of the yakuza games are the same fucken thing and I never get tired of them. Like - ever. You go back to the same cities but they feel super lived in and like they grow and evolve just like going back to your childhood hometown, etc. And there's just so much to do. Yakuza 0 is a legit top 2-3 game the last decade and it just got me into the whole series - I just adore it.
I actually played both Judgement and Lost Judgement dubbed. I do subs for most Japanese content but RGG put in a lot of effort with the English VA that I think most native English speakers would enjoy. One of my pet peeves for dubs is terrible pronunciations of Japanese names but you don’t really get that here. I’m going to play the game again subbed but for those that are curious, don’t knock the dub until you try it!!
Was hooked ever since 2005 with the first Yakuza. Judgement and Yakuza Like a Dragon I adore as well. My fav games of all time!!! 16 yrs of pure enjoyment!
The first game was lovely considering i lost a loved one to alzheimers. The game touched me on a moral level. The story was too beautiful Glad to know sega is using yakuza formula in more complex storylines
I just started playing this last night and I love it, it feels kinda like the game Shenmue would love to be, minus the whole daddy revenge thing annnnd better of course :) I'm liking the combat and the story and also love how it doesn't feel over realistic, it's refreshing :)
I just got this for free off the PS Store on my PS5 and started playing it a bit and was having fun. But I still wasn’t sure if this would be the game for me. So after a little while I had to watch the “Before You Buy” because you guys are the only game critic channel I actually 100% trust. Every game you guys have spoken about that I’ve wanted to play, you guys have constantly led me in the right direction. So yeah, now that I’m fully aware this game is a trustworthy one Im gonna keep playing. Also I never played the Yaluza games so I literally had no clue this was tied into that. Maybe this will get me into them some time in the future. But we shall see. Thanks guys.
That makes me want to have a game where it is solely based on the highschool, like you are a student and in the mystery club and have to solve a big case, instead of it being a part of another game.
There is a 16 bit Japanese game called the hard times of ringo Ishikawa you guys should check it out, it’s to definitely not as fleshed out as the yakuza series but it’s a fun game about a kid in school in Japan
If you like serious storytelling broken up with funny lighthearted substories and fun combat you should give it a try. These are very Japanese games so there are cultural quirks and disconnects so be forewarned but if you can dive deep into their worlds it's great.
"This ain't an Ace Attorney game. This is a drama with story." Have you played an Ace Attorney game? Great Ace Attorney Chronicles came out and is one of the best written stories of the year.
The first Judgement game is really good. Surprisingly good. I've played some of the Yakuza series but never completed one. I completed Judgement and was intrigued the whole time. I gotta play this new one
Judgment was the first game I played from the creators. I loved the story I loved everything about it and I’m so excited for lost judgment and from what you were discussing in the video it seems like it will be amazing
Definitely one of my favorite, but to be honest I enjoy all the Yakuza games on the Dragon engine, Kiwami 2, 6 Like a dragon, and the 2 judgment games. I really like Yagami as a character, same goes for Kiryu and Ichi though, hard to pick which one is my favorite, they are all unique in their way.
I've gone through every Yakuza game and the first Judgment game. I am nearly 60 hours into Infinite Wealth. I got it late because I was kind of burnt out on Yakuza after 6 and Judgment, and I played almost to the end of Like a Dragon around its release, played it on and off, only to come back and finish it in June alongside The Man Who Erased His Name. I love Yakuza, and Infinite Wealth is no different, but dang, I have to play Lost Judgment too! I am at the part where two of the side characters make a cameo appearance, and it just makes me kind of sad I didn't play that first.
I'm burnt out on yukaza .... the cities are the same or too much alike. The stories are great though. Just wish they would shake things up a little more.
Bought it yesterday. Slow starter for sure but it's more RGG fun. Being an Xbox guy I didn't get to play the first Judgment but this is different and familiar at the same time. Praise BF deals.
I have played more than a few of the yakuza games but I have only played judgment all the way to completion. Not that those games are bad or anything but it was just something about this spinoff that clicked for me. I'm a few hours into this game and omg snake style and I'm not even mad at the skateboard.
My favorite Yakuza game is Yakuza 0. I am playing Judgment right now in anticipation of Lost Judgment and I am absolutely loving it. Really looking forward to playing Lost Judgment at some point soon.
I love how you stutter when you get excited explaining the games details, so good to hear that lost judgment is what I thought it would be. I look forward to your videos like a favourite T.V show eagerly waiting on the next episode to air, you really are the only channel I watch because you guys are just are the absolute, undisputed gaming professionals nobody can even come close to and if they did I wouldn’t even want to know.
Completely agree. Also the fact that there is no rating scale number thrown at it is great too. His excitement while giving us the rundown is what spurs me to try the game. This is my most preferred channel for gaming reviews.
Hey there, quick question: I haven't played any of the Yakuza games before and this one caught my attention. Will it ruin my experience if I play it without prior knowledge of the previous games? Because to be honest I'm not really planning on investing in the other games of the series but at the same time I wanna know If it's good for newcomers.
@@gnerus1972 i actually have the game and the title is Yakuza: Like A Dragon, key word like a Dragon there is no 7 in that title of that game and on top of that its not even a part of Yakuza 0-6 just like the Judgement games are not apart of them either all based in Japan but completely separate but made by the same guy😆🤷🏾♂️
@@monterospooner1612 Original japanese title: Ryū ga Gotoku 7: Hikari to Yami no Yukue Traslation: Like a Dragon 7: Whereabouts of Light and Darkness Game is called Ryu Ga Gotoku in Japan which mean Like a Dragon in English
I don't really like those voiced scenes that YLAD introduced that look like a visual novel, except with realistic portraits, I'd rather just have cutscenes.
Love the yakuza series and loved the first judgment game. I fully expected the pacing would be slow at first, it seems like all the games are like that. But I gotta say, 10 hours in I really hate how slow this one is, the parkour is bad, the stealth is rigid, the endless instructions on everything is exhausting. The story is getting interesting but I wish it doesn’t make me go on so many random meaningless things to move the story forward. It feels a bit like doing chores instead of immersing myself in a good video game. I hope it gets better soon.
Anything from Yakuza studios i will always buy. Fell in love with the series. Tried to tell my friends about it ,but the they always say “is it like GTA?”. Lol