Is Judgment the BEST Yakuza Game?

[@SnowiestAngeman]

By the way the photo in the thumbnail is of Yagami's English voice actor shoving his face full of... bread or something bread related I don't know

[@thatrandomcrit5823]

cum

[@EirPlen]

nomnomonomnomnomnomonomnomnomnom

[@amberhernandez]

Greg Chun is an _ICON_

[@ri_c_e]

How can judgement be the best if theres no shinada

[@theperson8539]

I still feel like the Eng dub is immersion breaking, I’ll always opt for the Japanese dub, I just wish they’d better use the money they wasted on making a decent English dub to polish the games a little more. Also, as a fellow Australian, I kinda wish we weren’t so obsessed with Americans as to think their voices were an accurate representation of English. I think we could do better than that. Thanks For the Doggo mate, that pic is my new wallpaper… like, in my home.

[@linah1998]

I think on their own Judgement and Lost Judgement are the most sophisticated, polished and complete RGG titles. Especially if you leave out your nostalgia for the Yakuza characters

[@joaooooooooooo_]

they're really good games but I dont't they match Yakuza 0's storyline

[@linah1998]

@@joaooooooooooo_ Zero has my favorite story as well but I talked about the overall quality of the game

[@MugdhaMahdiShams]

Storywise maybe, but gameplay and side content wise Judgment 1 either barren or straight up bad.

[@ranorky999]

@@joaooooooooooo_not every good game has to be a love story

[@RiasKeilani-p7c]

Yakuza 0 clears

[@draydra]

"Don't worry, Kaito Files, this mole guy is gonna get his JUDGMENT"

[@liveakiyamareaction]

"Now... time to gouge out your Judge Eyes!"

[@vendingvending3371]

THIS MEME IS STUPIDLY DUMB BUT I LOVE IT

[@yellowgetbright]

​@@vendingvending3371The phrase STUPIDLY DUMB is so stupidly dumb I love it

[@ak-t7d6f]

Lockpicking with a controller that drifts was definitely an awful experience in Judgment...

[@DragonD_Dojima]

real

[@loganxi]

I had the same issue, didn't know it was happening until I played a different game....

[@TheDude-xp4vb]

Skill issues

[@Counselor-yj8hk]

High Frame rates on the PC also screws up the thumb-turn lock picks which is extremely annoying

[@panzershreck8077]

Dude I recently platinumed judgment and idk what was worse , puyo puyo on ps4, or stick drift thumb lock picking with stick drift lmao

[@wertyppl]

Strangely, as much as I love 0, this was the first Yakuza game I 100% completed and fought Amon. It was brutal, I loved it, and I will never do it again.

[@MidlifeCrisisJoe]

Same here. Even though I've had like 99% on Y6 and Y7 for a while too. I think it's because, for whatever reason, it's Judgment where Mahjong FINALLY clicked for me, so going for that 100% completion on Mahjong was no longer so tedious.

[@TommuVA]

"When someone thinks they're in the right, that's when the real cruetly in people starts to come out. So what do you say? Are you really right?" - John Judgment (2018)

[@PsychicGirl]

I like the combat better in Lost Judgement but the story is way better in Judgement.

[@alexbromomento]

those were my exact thoughts upon finishing LJ, the story writing in JE is the best one that rgg ever wrote so far

[@LordRobaZe]

Not sure about that one...

[@bossmannn3415]

0 is no competition

[@kiixil9173]

I thought that originally, but after replaying it, I feel like both stories are equal in quality. Once you know the pieces of the mystery beforehand, the sequels story is way easier to follow/watch unfold

[@kain1799]

Sure but that doesn't mean that yagami hasn't taken a severe IQ dive and can only utter sawa-san.

[@acherest2768]

Judgements english VA for yagami is honestly iconic I can’t play without it

[@Dylamn]

Yep. I was one that had Judgment as my first Yakuza game, and yes it was thanks to the fact that it's dubbed. And man oh man, was I blown away by the quality of the dub. Didn't think Persona 5 could be topped. Love the game, but I would probably not replay it, now that you reminded me of the tailing missions that kept putting me to sleep. Forever thankful that Lost Judgment not only decreased the frequency and bore of those missions, but also put more energy into the music to keep me awake.

[@mintman3533]

I really enjoyed the Like a Dragon and Judgement dubs. Ichiban's VA was especially excellent.

[@mpmatik]

Judgment has by far my favourite atmosphere in the whole series. Despite having the best story for me the most memorable moments were in-between story elements when you're supposed to just quickly restock on healing and continue. I always took extra time to think about what might happen, appreciate the overworld music (inharmonic is definitely the most memorable track) and just walk around like I'm sightseeing (despite knowing Kamurocho like the back of my hand at that point), not even looking for a substory or some other side activity just appreciating the vibes.

[@pokechamp3987]

Played 0 for 200 hours, booted up Judgement and got so engrossed I had to just start walking around in first person mode, looking at every little detail. Unforgettable atmosphere. Always play it at night with headphones and close to monitor (looks amazing on an ultrawide).

[@SpadeOfNades]

I remember not really feeling the combat during the beginning of the game since I found the attack speed without upgrades coupled with the attacks bouncing off being really annoying to deal with in comparison to the other Yakuza games. It got a little better as I kept playing and upgrading, but I'm glad Lost Judgment improved that aspect by a whole lot.

[@mattmark94]

still better than Y6 and Kiwami 2

[@OneTrueBelmont]

Being able to wall jump adds so much

[@callumrolston]

kiwami 2 almost as good ngl@@mattmark94

[@piscessoedroen]

getting thrown back when frogleaping some enemies feels fun for some reason

[@Hezzadude12]

Glad to see the Judgment love. Man, I remember playing it for the first time and being the same as you, I just thought “there is no way they can make this franchise any better”. The music, the story, the characters, the gameplay, and did I mention the STORY?!?! It had me on the edge of my seat the entire time and does foreshadowing and reveals in such incredible and masterful ways. The final boss is so memorable for me despite the hundreds and hundreds of games I’ve played in my lifetime because the stakes were SO insanely high, and the composition of everything leading up that moment is just… CHEF’S KISS. While I don’t think any other game in the entire franchise can even remotely touch this game from a plot perspective, Lost Judgment did certainly crank the gameplay dial up to 11 though. If someone could backport LJ’s combat into Judgment, I would think that is the definitive Yakuza experience, and it wouldn’t even be a proper “Yakuza” game. Crazy.

[@warriorjgamer]

I'm sold on trying this game out

[@Greeny445]

Takayuki Yagami is my favourite protagonist in gaming, he's just that guy 🐐

[@Sal_II14]

atlast, another Yagoatmi fan

[@weedGato]

YAAAAAGAAAAMIEE

[@ridgedaddy]

I loved the dub man. Matt Mercer as Kuroiua and Ryomen Sukuna as Izumida were fire. This game weirdly constantly reminded me of the first time I played Metal Gear Solid as a kid. Also you using the literal only frame where the dude in the black raincoat isn't the mole while describing the mole was a fun easter egg

[@OneTrueBelmont]

I'm one of those rare idiots who enjoyed tailing, but I can see why it can get old real fast. Judgment somehow perfected the feedback loop that got started in 0. By that I mean that you take a moment to push the plot ahead. Then you check out some side cases that all make sense for a detective to do. Then because your job is to talk to people and get information, you make friends. Which as you get to know them, unlocks more people and more sub stories so you're balancing out moving the amazing plot forward and getting sucked into a black hole of side goodness.

[@di-gun5791]

I hated tailing at first but it's not so bad. If I had to choose between lost iudgment's stealth or judgment's tailing, i'd probably pick tailing. The friend system is cool if you're doing them as intended (visit the npcs while you're doing the main story) but if you hold them until later i can see why some people would hate it lol

[@mattieice4785]

I didn’t really vibe with Judgement like I did the other Yakuza games, but I’m always up to hear people enjoying it.

[@BuryTheLight-tds]

From what I've heard from people, Judgement seems to be a "realistic" detective simulator while Lost Judgement is an more "action" oriented detective simulator like the mainline games

[@carlosldg]

Awesome retrospective, and while I’m a Kimura fan through and through, the dub of this game is absolutely excellent. Absolutely adore Greg Chun and his take on Yagami.

[@wertyppl]

Koga's theme goes so hard, one of the best tracks in the entire series.

[@UmiZoomR]

Ye but the chainsaw boss fight can suck my KOG

[@xtreme-ninja2611]

Fist of the North Star also introduced juggling to the series. It came out first so it was the first in the franchise to do it.

[@revv0o]

JE Games > Yakuza Games They're both really good, don't get me wrong. Not hating on Yakuza since it's really good and I'm excited for the upcoming games. But there's just something about the JE games that make me love it more.

[@BuryTheLight-tds]

They really went balls out on Judgement by bringing in famous Japanese actors for this game and it's sequel

[@Sal_II14]

im on the same side with you, im on the middle of playin Y0 and finished kiwami not long ago. i really wanted to love the game just like with JE series but it just doest feel the same. idk if JE ruins it for me or it’s just not my cup of tea.

[@MarioTainaka]

I have a theory on the lighting change At the time of the PS4 release their TAA barley worked especially on hair,so they used the hero lighting and bloom to cover it up. By the time LAD and Lost Judgment came out they actually improved their TAA so they just backported it to the remaster P.S: the new model has a higher polygon count and better hair strands compared to PS4

[@MarioTainaka]

The amount of research you did for the English dub section made me smile, finally someone who does their homework ❤

[@ItsFaisal7266]

i genuinely forgot this was a judgement retrospective halfway through lmao

[@chadnarukami4]

I just finished it not even an hour ago. Except the tailing missions it was great all the way to the end.

[@BuryTheLight-tds]

Same here, finished it last week. Definitely one of the best RGG games, 9/10 for me because I know they did the combat justice in 2

[@suparsonik]

Something else cool about Keith Arem is that he had his own industrial band in the late 80s/early 90s called Biohazard PCB (where the PCB Productions name comes from) which was then renamed to Contagion in the later 90s. His band, Contagion, did the sound and music for the cancelled Thrill Kill, which then became the Wu-Tang fighting game.

[@Bacon956]

Funnily enough, Fist of the North Star Lost Paradise was the first RGG game I Platinumed and Judgment was my least favorite so far. Takes all kinds I suppose

[@Darkcomet222]

What people hated about Judgement: tailing missions What I hated about Judgement: THE KEIHIN GANG IS BACK AGAIN!

[@badlotusxo]

Preston Garvey of Judgment lmao.

[@vgun7]

that clip of the xbox being thrown out the window. Holy shit thats the Rooster teeth life of rage quit when michael takes a crowbar to it after playing catherine! "gonna need a new xbox!" man that takes me back!

[@Maxler5795]

if i can say one thing, i dont know if this was in lost paradise, and i heavily doubt it, but since judgment, the games have all had text in many other languages. Checking like a dragon 7, the languages are german, french, italian, corean, spanish (steam says its peninsular. but i havent seen any slang. i think its neutral.), simplified and traditional chinese, russian and brazilian portuguese. as a native spanish speaker in a country where not many people know english, this is a godsend. you have no idea how many times i recommended the yakuza games but they couldnt enjoy them because of the language barrier. It also just makes me happy more people can enjoy this goated series.

[@ExtremeGamer9951]

The Judgement games were so refreshing for me after marathoning the mainline Yakuza games, real breaths of fresh air

[@crowzur6055]

Lost Judgement is the absolute best. Looking forward to that video

[@albinwallen634]

My second after 0 i love lost judgement

[@BuryTheLight-tds]

Best part was when Kengo said it's Hyena Wheezing time and Wheezed all over

[@Tybell702]

(SPOILER) missed opportunity to have a qte when yagami gets thrown out of the addc in the final boss where yagami just misses the glass frame and falls to his death

[@david_8745]

I can see that you have a good judgment of the game

[@chuckfinley1501]

Judgement and Lost Judgment were actually the only yakuza games i played dubbed because i felt like yagami's japanese voice was a bit too deep for how he looks, his english voice fits him so much better in my opinion.

[@dmitrisemenoff6455]

Which is funny because it's the voice of the actor he's modeled after

[@cryguy0000]

I find the dub voice just as deep.

[@Genericname-2224]

I still can't get over how Kim is voiced by the bird dad from Kung Fu panda

[@MidlifeCrisisJoe]

Describing Matt Mercer as "Discount Troy Baker who unironically became Troy Baker 2" is spot on to such a ridiculous degree.

[@Apples05]

not a single Destination mention? crying on floor rn, in tears, sobbing

[@BuryTheLight-tds]

Probably prefers the LJ version😢

[@bohdanchique]

​​@@BuryTheLight-tds Judgment - "Destination" Lost Judgment - the cooler "Destination"

[@BuryTheLight-tds]

@@bohdanchique Lost Judgement: "missing the guitar" Destination

[@Chunk22]

I just found this channel after only playing through 0 and half of Judgement and I love you❤

[@the47thsoldier67]

I love your videos keep doing these king

[@Mr_Kaldwin]

Telling that the light changed because needed to play in 60 fps in Series S and hating on the console is dishonesty, many games have only the 30fps on the S, so all console needed the less light or RGG just decided to change

[@GravityLoL]

I went into RGG world thanks to Judgment And this game will always have special place in my heart, even if just for that reason but gladly, there's much more: Fantastic story and voice acting, solid graphics and fun gameplay (that i admit, has few problems but no game is perfect) keep bringing a smile to my face whenever i start new save file. I finished this game on PS4, later on PS5 and now again on Steam and i'm surprised how much i'm engaged in the story even after playing through it multiple times.

[@Ruby2Marine]

Best part in judgement is Kaito’s CAKE

[@gabrieleriva651]

I really like the new lighting system a lot more than the og PS4 one. The characters seemed radioactive before.

[@Hilversumborn]

Having a grandmother who’s suffering from dementia right now, makes the story hit even harder then before Edit: My grandmother passed away a few months after leaving this comment.

[@SnowiestAngeman]

Yeah I'm unfortunately in the same boat :( ironically taught me a lot of stuff though lol

[@CloudyWolf713]

Hey. Hope your grandmother’s doing alright.

[@CloudyWolf713]

⁠@@SnowiestAngemanI hope your grandmother’s doing OK as well.

[@Hilversumborn]

@@CloudyWolf713 She passed away not too long ago, but even so thank you.

[@CloudyWolf713]

@@Hilversumborn Of course. My sincere condolences for your grandmother.

[@user-bl6oj1hl8i]

These new games set in the Yakuza universe really make me pine for a Kurohyou remake or a Kurohyou Kiwami situation. If Ishin got that treatment after all these years, perhaps there's hope. I doubt that they'll keep all the fighting mechanics of Kurohyou if they do though. It would be too easy to break or worse, it might put off newer players

[@optimus27000]

Let's solve that Mystery, the track that was used for 3 side cases where you solved a maths puzzle. Which was so good that they reused it in Lost Judgement for almost evey side case. Meming comment aside, Judgement whole heartedly had a very captivating and interesting plot. Me and friends who were with me playing it, all agreed that it was a fantastic story. While Lost Judgement played better, man was Judgement's story an 11/10.

[@kaparoveldar2628]

My man really just woke up one day and decided to make the best dynamic style of video and absolutely delivered

[@LACHY-oz7vv]

This game is so good bro i loved it kept me on the edge of my seat and the twists this game is so slept on to i actually think its the best game

[@kukkukuttu]

For all the combat mastery they achieved with Judgment, it is the only RGG game I almost rage quit because of that one tailing mission across Kamurocho at the end when u r looking for the lab lol

[@ImpulsiveIncarnate]

John Judgement Yakuza

[@sashapinesnguyenhienhoa8003]

Kaito being a big loveable man as he is zoom at his dump truck i wonder why

[@VideoGamer110]

I just finished this game and I love it so much. Yakuza series is now on xbox games pass, never knew anything about the franchise at all before (honestly i thought it was just, like, Japanese GTA or something) and downloaded Kiwami on a whim. I've now beaten Kiwami, Kiwami II, Like a Dragon, and now Judgment. I know I'm not playing then I'm the right order or whatever. I'm playing through 0 now. Judgement is by and large one of my favorite games ever now. I love Yagami as a character, the combat is fun and feels good, there's so much content without it feeling overwhelming, and the story is phenomenal. My wife bought be Lost Judgment because of how much i love this have do I'm really excited to play it.

[@dish-wu9vb]

I fkn love this game, i fkn love yagami, he's badass but cares about his relatives ❤

[@IsabellaPark-t8x]

I really wonder if I’m missing something here bc I just played this game and I was absolutely miserable from chapter 1-11… the story was predictable except for moles identity . I just wish I loved it as much as everyone else did 😭😭😭😭😭

[@HeavySandvichGuy1]

If you think Series S hold back development, I have a low end PC to sell to you

[@pamdabeep]

Almost all modern AAA games have PC min specs way above that of the series S.

[@illusma7822]

Im replaying it on legend and will buy LJ next. Judgment was great. Besides tailing missions, one of my gripes was the lack of hype boss battles until the end of the game when we fight the mole. Cane man was alright but he wasn't really that relevant to the story. Hamura was kinda easy, and higashi mostly fought along with his group of thugs. The only other boss fight that felt hype was the one against hamura's big lackey around the ring of fire

[@thegood5226]

I love this better call saul

[@masturcheef123]

I just beat it. Big shoutout to all the chairs in that lobby during the final boss fight. Saved my life by spamming heat actions with them

[@okidokiyowyow356]

This is my first game in yakuza franchise. This game is so good

[@Particle_Ghost]

It's not part of the yakuza franchise, not sure why people keep saying that. It's a new IP and no it's not as good, not even close.

[@rossthebosswilliamson8276]

​@Particle_Ghost it is part of Yakuza and is one of their best games. What are you on about?

[@hayasher]

1:35 as a series s’er, im offended

[@kuze1198]

The thing is thats not even true💀

[@hayasher]

@@kuze1198 i know

[@mat8791]

10:00 In Kiwami 2 there's unused files for Yagami's beta model (Before they got Kimura's likeness) as you pointed out and his beta moveset that had both Tiger and Crane meshed into one. It's very likely they took those animations from that Beta moveset and put it in there since Judgment was developed alongside Kiwami 2 and Lost Paradise. You can see it on the cutting room floor on the part that says "Judgment leftovers".

[@tim14022000]

Fun fact btw. In Kiwami 2 are actually references to Crane and Tiger style left in the files so the meshed together one that's left in the game is probably an even older version of Yagami's moveset

[@vinegar4556]

Judgment and LJ combined are the peak of Yakuza for me. I love the series, but something about Yagami and the gang just clicked with me in a way that no other game in the franchise has. A part of it could be that feeling of a fresh slate; There aren't twenty years of backstory to keep on top of with every release. The first one in particular is probably my favourite game of all time, for the story, the characters, the music and for teaching me that Dragon Engine combat can actually be fun.

[@MrGrimlocke]

Lost Judgment was even better than the first game

[@dinglebingus2625]

Always liked doing one playthrough in English and another in their native language. I do the same thing with stalker and metro for example.

[@raikoedgymoto]

I will forever be eternally grateful to Judgement for giving me the opportunity to appreciate Crispin Feeeman playing yet ANOTHER short tempered himbo in a suit with the strength of a gorilla -Durarara!! x3 never😢-

[@jasonblundelldobebussing]

SMT Dx2 ost in the background? Man...

[@anunusualname5344]

One of the biggest issues I had with Judgment was how lacking the side content is compared to other games in the series. Besides that the game is good with arguably the best story in the series.

[@joshdavis8381]

Yakuza LaD is my favorite RGG game, but Judgement is a close second. I'm saving up for LJ now XD

[@purehollow]

It would have been my favorite RGG game if it wasn't for two things Tailing and chasing Nothing more to say

[@majicweather4890]

To me, this game is like if Shenmue and Yakuza had a baby. This is awesome, especially what ive seen with Judgment 2.

[@redcarp9867]

The finale of Judgement is my favorite in the entire series. The lead-up to the final boss is a gauntlet of a long battle. Before some introspection that sets an atmosphere. Then you encounter the final boss and it is probably the hardest fair fight in the series. He gave quite a few heart attacks on Hard mode. But holy shit, if you went through your healing items in the long battle beforehand on Legend. You have to play absolutely perfectly in order to come out on top. The Mole's battle felt like the stakes were never higher. As unlike Lao Gui, The Mole is an actual character. As such, you really feel just how much he hates you and how he has no soul. As such, Yagami's life felt at stake. This wasn't some grand battle of ideals like in other games and even in Lost Judgent. No, this was a fight against a desperate, cornered animal out for your blood. If you lose he will brutally kill you. I was so on edge that my ass made diamonds. It's almost the best game in the series. Like if Judgement had Lost Judgement's gameplay, man....!

[@mr.marvin]

The Judgment is Real

[@BobbyDigital_100]

Shout out to you for using soundtrack music from Metal Gear Revengence! I LOVE that game and sometimes I feel like I’m the only person who did lol. A GREAT game🔥🔥🔥

[@bertanderny8927]

Great game. Had the chance to run the ps4 version recently but with the added grunt if the ps5. It ran flawlessly and was great. Easy recommendation to any yakuza fan, and a tentative recommendation to any game fan.

[@patr4286]

one funny thing I found out years after playing was tailing went through several complete redesigns before they settled on the final product. Imagine being the poor dev who had to playtest every iteration of tailing missions

[@briand2136]

I'm 7 chapters in... when does it get good? :/ Loved all the yakuza 0-k2, Y7, Y8 and Gaiden.. i just get so bored playing this it's hard to get through.

[@Particle_Ghost]

It doesn't, the entire game is a slog.

[@pepexp2]

Hey mr ManSnowAngeEst from the land down under, have you come across an amazing series that is The World Ends With You? If you have not i'm pretty sure it would be up to you liking since you're stangely into a lot of stuff from Square Enix and OST will blow your socks off (i've only played NEO: TWEY myself but i appreciate original OST all the same).

[@NullVoid-rm7jm]

I really hope we get another Judgment game someday soon

[@929Finn]

Seeing the lighting/filter made me so sad when we finally got the port. I talked to some people on the Yakuza modding discord and they said the lighting/filter was neigh impossible to change since it wasn't an overlay like in Kiwami 2. Edit: wait a second did you make Saori look like Kson lmao

[@awakenedsoul2638]

This game is a "MASTERPIECE" but sooooo underrated!

[@Nixus237]

I played both judgment games in English, but I still went back to Japanese for yakuza seven and I will for like a dragon, Gaiden and infinite wealth because I love the voice actors for the characters

[@ANeMzero]

2:11 Not really seeing how there are less lights in the remastered version. The contrast isn't as high, and I think the specularity on his hair has been altered but the shadows and highlights on his face and jacket are all the same. The change was largely in post-processing effects like contrast and colour grading and those are incredibly cheap, cutting light sources would save significantly more resources but it doesn't look like they did that so performance was probably not the reason.

[@rickythemaddragonxiong8757]

There definitely should be a video complication of SnowiestAngeman just avoiding & dissing or actually hating Lost Paradise. But hey at least combat system is still good in it. It may be the last time they use the Y5 engine. And Judgment is really good too and they tried something different that works except those tailing missions.

[@d4nkdesu]

I feel Judgement comes the closest to the heights of Yakuza 0 for me. The only thing that keeps it behind is the sub par variety of mini games. I love ny Yakuza side quests and mini games and while the side quests were pretty solid here imo (ignoring the boring tailing missions which i might have cheated to play in 2x speed), there was a considerable lack of mini games.

[@RAIN_2001]

9:17 thanks for reminding that a have this POS since day one i cant sleep at night thinking about it TWT

[@MadDogSolo]

Speaking about English dubs or whatever, I find it baffling that Shenmue 3’s dub still sounds like a 90/2000’s English dub.

[@begallampung8582]

bruh, i just finished kaito files not 2 hours ago

[@ak-t7d6f]

Bros dropping bangers after bangers

[@JakeTheL3mur]

NOW I Love Kiryu and Majima but god DAMN do I Love Judgment!!

[@NMWVID]

Hey Snowiest Angerman, I'm curious after you review all RGG games do you plan on making a discussion, or tierlist on the various Jo Amon bossfights? I've only done Y4, Y0, Y6 (so far the worse) and plan to go back and do the rest, but I am curious what you think of the secret super boss of each game.

[@Eikorunu]

I spent 16 hours straight on my last session of this game, no joke. I woke up, played, completed the game, cried, went to sleep.

[@abdullahakhtar9824]

I like to stare at the cat in the main menu of lost judgement

[@yourguysheppy]

The bartender minigame in the FOTNS game fucked up my wrists for a week, no game's ever done that before. I'd get it on on PC, though, could just cheat engine through the grindy parts as needed

[@sandorbence2067]

It was an interesting take on making a Yakuza game that's not a Yakuza, but ultimately I think this is one of the weaker entries in the series. The story is great (probably with the scariest villain in the series), I love this version of Kamurocho, there are enough new mechanics to make it feel different, other than that it doesn't offer much or does things that great. I'm not a fan of the combat, the tailing missions get boring quickly, the mortal wounds system is stupid, Paradise VR makes me feel physically sick (but you need to play it for money), and dor me it felt the game doesn't give enough XP/money. I often felt like early game Shinada financially and has to grind a lot to get even fairly basic skills (doesn't help that there is a shop where you can only pay with XP plus a bunch of useless/very situational skills). Lost Judgement fixed pretty much all of this (except Paradise VR, but money is not a big issue in that game), way better combat, balancing, more stuff to do, 2 cities, etc. The only issue there is the story, a big downgrade after Judgement. Overall Judgement is still a great game and pobably the most unique Yakuza in the series, with a lot of weird decisions.

[@JoaoVitor-ki3zh]

Exactly, i felt exactly the same as you on judgment, i enjoyed It but Holy shit It had some stupid shit going on, and the story wasnt that good imo

[@NullVoid-rm7jm]

I honestly like Yagami more than Kiryu. Yagami is such a cool character. This game is a masterpiece

[@m8rs558]

I can believe the original version chugging on PS4 after playing through LAD on base Xbox One lol. No wonder it didn't even come out on that system

[@KingJaeTV]

One of my fave games!

[@Maxz85]

I'm actually play only with dubs now, since reading text for long amounts of time tires out my eyes too much after getting an chronic eye illness this year post-COVID. Before this I was one of those "stuck in '00" people, but now I'm very glad that new RGG games actually have dubs, they provide a very good "accessibility" option for people like me.

[@gtPacheko]

Sorry to hear mate :(

[@Maxz85]

​​@@gtPachekoyeah, this condition sucks (dry eye syndrome), on some days I can play games fine if I'm not straining my eyes too much, but on the worse days screens kill my eyes. Fuck COVID and it's complications, can't 100% yakuza games now I guess, cause most substories are text only. I won't go blind cause of it, but it is very inconvenient.