Lost Judgment - Easy Allies Review

[@seafarinhare]

"Fewer tailing missions" was the best thing I heard in this review.

[@joseph86255]

Same! I am really annoyed by how many the first Judgment has.

[@XMegaJuni]

Weird, ign said there were more. Really mixed reviews online

[@joseph86255]

@@XMegaJuni You can say that again.

[@IAmAwesomeSoAreYou]

Yassss

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

Too bad the chase sequences are even more boring because all you do is chase someone until their health bar depletes.

[@Mangoverboard1]

Brad bringing a monitor and PS5 to court everyday

[@yash_kapoor]

The dedication of this man

[@borgs101]

Plot twist: jury duty was actually research for this review

[@chrisbach8142]

I though this was Ben's review, but seeing that its Brad's and that he seemingly did it during jury duty (ironically with a game about Japan's legal system) blew my mind.

[@blakeandcamp]

@@chrisbach8142 Probably helped him get more in the mood for the game tbh haha.

[@rubberduck8867]

You missed out that ex boost allows you to cancel any move into a stance change, allowing you to juggle.

[@seba-nw3qz]

They made style switch even faster this time so its super easy to juggle even without ex boost

[@rubberduck8867]

@@seba-nw3qz I missed that :)

[@ENXGMA_YT]

1st game was amazing, can't wait to put my hands on this!

[@ForBidden1510]

Yoo enxgma damn you like the yakuza franchise?? Never expected you to do so but still really cool

[@ENXGMA_YT]

@@ForBidden1510 Of course. I do play tons of games outside the GTA franchise. Yakuza/Judgment/Like a Dragon are crazy fun!

[@clockstomper]

I think it's heartbreaking this series has to end for such a silly reason. I hope the legal issues are worked out.

[@Zeee530]

I don't know why but i always feel the Yakuza games have the best character designs in gaming for me.

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

I just finished this game today with 72 hours as my final gametime and it was bittersweet. Not because of the game's story, but the fact that I started this franchise back in January with Yakuza 0 and completing this today means my year long venture in the franchise has been completed. I am now done with all 10 games, which is both joyous and depressing at the same time. Overall, there was a lot I loved about Lost Judgment, especially for its main story which sometimes gave me Ghost in the Shell vibes, but there were subtle areas I was not a fan. I actually hated the Robotics Club stuff with a passion. To me, that is hands down the worst side mission across all 10 games. I spent countless hours screaming at my TV over it and had to redo the matches over repeatedly, which got downright boring. Thankfully, the payoff for completing all of the school stories was well worth it because that last mission was so badass. While I was happy the tailing missions were cut down, I feel like the chase sequences were even more of a bore than they were previously. The snake style was easily my favorite of the fighting stances as it was quicky and fluid, just how I love my battles. The counter aspects made me think of Tanimura in Yakuza 4 and that was a good thing since I loved his fighting style. I'd sad he never returned after that game, but given he would be almost the same character as Yagami, it's a good trade-off.

[@borgs101]

Wow didn't expect the review this early! I'm already sold though so I'll watch this review when I'm finished with the game myself! Hype!

[@fedwyn]

The dedication of Brad for reviewing a Yakuza game during jury duty. Bravo

[@TheAnimationEz]

As always , they put the best review on the internet

[@dtanobo]

I love how this is the opposite of skull up's review. The power of subjectivity lol

[@SaberRexZealot]

Skill Up should go back to Cyberpunk

[@4040chocolate]

lol yeah

[@4040chocolate]

@Mc76 really? I respect his opinions and viewpoints I don't agree sometimes but its interesting to hear some peoples reasoning's for their decisions.

[@thepuppetmaster9284]

Never watch Skill up again after cyberpunk

[@Commander6444]

I respect his opinion, but I turned off his review when he said he hasn't been too into Yakuza. These games aren't for everybody, and the most pertinent assessment of Lost Judgment _for me_ would come from someone who has at least a fundamental appreciation of the Yakuza formula.

[@thewhitewolf4968]

Great review Brad! Well paced and detailed. I had just seen another review and they didn't mention the skateboard part or the school activities for example. L&R

[@alenlovric2329]

I would love to hear a little bit about technical side of game. But great job as always!

[@ProbyWaN1337]

so so so so looking forward to this. Yakuza series is severely underrated

[@flooptydooicepant]

"Fewer tailing missions" and for that reason... I'M IN

[@Bhazor]

1:03 Yakuza studio teasing us with that bread again.

[@Touchgrassdork]

Skateboarding is huge in Japan rn so it makes sense they put that in.

[@goosechaser13]

Skateboard was almost always big in japan since the mid 2000s, the pro skater serie's is Activision best selling serie's in japan for a reason

[@jessieblu869]

I love Isla including the face-plant! Great review/edit! 💜💜💜

[@Jylstin]

Thank god, I’m seeing so many okay 7 reviews elsewhere. But probably won’t stop me from getting it.

[@jonathanbaird]

Video game scores are awful, and this very well-intentioned comment is testament to that. Listen to the content of a review, people. No need to lose sleep over the arbitrary "7.5 vs 8.0 vs 8.5".

[@EthanBradburyVlogs]

The majority of reviews are 8 and 9s.

[@quanticprophecy]

A Yakuza 7 is a general 8. Like Assassin's Creed, when the blueprint is that old it's hard to innovate and surprise but the excellent backbone always remains.

[@Akihito007]

That's because the "journalists" are all woke liberals living in San Fran area who talk to each other only in an echo chamber, as Gamergate revealed. Polygon bashed the game as not being woke enough with no strong female characters so I knew the fix would be in.

[@jonathanbaird]

@@Akihito007 Yikes. Either hold a respectful, constructive conversation or burrow back into your hole. Easy Allies isn't the community for this.

[@sluice2015]

imo,this series to Yakuza, is like what Red Dead Redemption is to Red Dead Revolver

[@Mad1Artist]

Good, quality review. Thanks again!

[@itachinukeTV]

I’m so close to finishing the first one on my ps5

[@timothyhelton9384]

Same here,think chapter 11 then tales came out n my game time is really limited.

[@matthewryan6786]

This review sold me on this game lol, I was a little down hearing it might not be on pc but it seems worth playing on a console

[@shericodelacruz8916]

Ok, that Titan costume made me spit out my coffee. That was awesome!

[@SleuthCriminalGaming]

Wasn that more of a Resident Evil joke, rather then attack on titan?

[@seafarinhare]

I don't think that was an intentional Attack on Titan reference, but hey, don't let me ruin your fun.

[@sephiros9999]

@@SleuthCriminalGaming Yup, that was more of a RE joke than an attack on titan one

[@sephiros9999]

That wasnt a titan costume :/

[@kingofthesharks]

I can't wait to keep adding adjectives for the next sequel's title.

[@adamquin07]

Sadly the Judgement series was cancelled so no more after this

[@garrysidhu3829]

@@adamquin07 it’s uncertain because they might change the actor for the next game. Although chances for a sequel are very low. But if the game makes enough money then it is possible because making games is a business after all. They will keep providing as long as people are buying.

[@hafizismail9267]

I would give 9 out 10. One point missing is the chasing mechanic. First time is fun but if do often. Not so much fun.

[@Kinos141]

Definitely getting the game, am not sure if I will get to play it.

[@MithunOnTheNet]

I would really like to try Judgement first before buying this. I hope Judgement will be given as a free game in October's PS Plus line up for PS4.

[@firzokkhan6443]

The PS4 version on the base PS4 has very bad performance, better to play it on PS5 when you get the oppurtunity.

[@therenegadegamer7422]

@@firzokkhan6443 I played it on a base ps4 and it ran just fine

[@firzokkhan6443]

@@therenegadegamer7422 Well i have it installed still and the framerate is close to 20ish when fighting a few guys perhaps some people are a bit less sensitive to framerate issues.

[@therenegadegamer7422]

@@firzokkhan6443 the game was made for ps4 initially and I'm pretty sure if the performance was really bad reviews at the time would've said it

[@therenegadegamer7422]

I will concede I haven't played the ps5 version so I don't know how different it feels to play

[@Vegetto19]

The first thing I want to explore is to find ways to farm SP. I had real trouble with it in Judgment since I didn't even touch Paradise VR and because I played it on PS5 the Blackjack glitch didn't work either.

[@liontamer5841]

Any chance why it didn't? I played mine on ps4 when it first launched haha. I'm curious about if they patched the blackjack glitch?

[@Vegetto19]

@@liontamer5841 The PS5 version had it fixed on release unfortunately.

[@fodee4313]

Oh, just upgrade sp gain boost ability. First, go to the chinese restaurant district near yokohama 99. Not the big one, the closest one. There you can defeat a bunch of thugs. Keep in mind you need to use ex boost on tiger style. Use heat action. Use snake style parry and special heat action on a scared enemy. Finish the fight with crane style. After that keep upgrading the sp boost until it's max. And then just farm as i says and you will easily gain 50k sp

[@n64central]

So it wasn’t mention, does the PS5 have an option for graphics vs frame rate? Does it scale to 4K?

[@ObsidianShinobi801]

It does. But still slight motion blur

[@sephiros9999]

3:53 Hehe, that RE reference :P

[@dannybski9620]

what i really want from these games is the option to disable random encounters on the streets.

[@roshaanreddy8107]

There is normally a item u can get to reduce random encounters

[@dannybski9620]

@@roshaanreddy8107 but do i already have to beat the game to get that?

[@roshaanreddy8107]

@@dannybski9620 no I think you can get it from the pawn shop that is in every game or sometimes dropped by thugs

[@buzzybuzzbuzz760]

Brad reviewing Lost Judgement while on jury duty.

[@jroaduri]

The review we been waiting on

[@supermetroid009]

I have an issue i got all the yakuza games (but only played 1 & 2) i want to play judgement, but i got like 4 more yakuza games to play, can i jump into judgement without having to play yakuza just yet, i was gonna play em afterward because there are so many, but i wanna get caught up on judgement before there are like 5 games in the series.

[@Bojko77]

You can without worries, it's a spin off, you don't need Yakuza for this game at all, no spoiler, but for the sake of easier understanding of the story, play the first part and then this ...

[@davidtimmer596]

Judgment's a spin-off, so you have nothing to worry about.

[@CatastropheX0]

I had no idea this game was out! GONNA GET IT!

[@EasyAllies]

Well, it's not out until next week, but yeah, coming very soon. -Bloodworth

[@vipset87]

this review has more than double the views of gamespots review. tells me viewers trust the reviwer. granted both reviews have only been out for 2 hourd

[@Redlance101]

There is no doubt in my mind that easy allies has the best reviews out there. They care about the truth and they pay attention to details that other reviewers do not. There isn't a better place to be than here 🙂

[@jonathanbaird]

@@Redlance101 "the truth" ... bruh, I love the hell out of the Allies, but you need to understand the difference between "objectivity" and "subjectivity". We're talking about video games and related culture here, not some divine way of life.

[@MuMasoo]

@@Redlance101 It is all a matter of opinion. I love the Allies, but I haven't agreed with all of their reviews. Many others don't ether. It is best to check multiple reviews and make your decision then.

[@Redlance101]

@@jonathanbaird I'm saying they care about their honest opinion rather than being paid off to give it a good score. You're looking too deeply into a simple KZbin comment

[@NihilistGhost]

I played the demo and it's amazing, great review.

[@somebodyelseathome]

What system is the demo on?

[@NihilistGhost]

@@somebodyelseathome PS4 Japan

[@MrFacepunch33]

Killer as always Brad

[@dr.loomis4221]

It's a little thing but they shoulda put the characters in new clothes for the sequel.

[@Ciobrando19.]

This i will agree haha other than that very enjoyable game

[@c.a.6636]

Can you disable motion blur on console?

[@ShowlidSnake]

That RE1 reference. Huber is in

[@xenobeers]

nice to see Deadly Premonition 2 already having a profound influence on the wider games industry

[@momamario]

A Yakuza spinoff that goes to Yokohama??? Shenmue 4 baby

[@prinnydood]

That was a lot of praise and no mention of negative points to "only" result in 8.0 . Edit: Since people seem not to understand what my "problem" is: It is not the score. an 8 is great. And I personally do not care about numbered scores. Listening to the review I did not get the impression that there are any real negatives. So I was just surprised it resulted in an 8. This is why I listen to reviews. I want to know what keeps it from being 6, a 7, a 9, a 10. I was presented a lot of great points that outlined the positive aspects. Just wished I would have heard more of what kept the game from scoring higher. Since listening to the script made it sound almost flawless.

[@Rantonemems]

And? Just because a game doesn't have many negatives doesn't mean it's an excellent game, or a 10, for example. 8 is a great score regardless.

[@KidJustice123]

ok? that just means there's good things about it but not amazing things about it. I don't complain when I go to Taco Bell but I know its not quality.

[@SolidSnake240]

Damn yall really don't understand how reviews work huh. Its literally 2 points away from a perfect score. Thats pretty damn good

[@danoschwab9937]

I agree though, I'm okay with the score but I still want to hear Brad's reasoning what's missing in his opinion for it to get a higher score

[@sakuragi1062]

8 is still a great score whats wrong with you?

[@apurpledragon]

It's honestly a pet peeve of mine when the VA's of a game/show say the name correctly, but the people reading the script of the review don't. It's pronounced "Ya-guh-me" not "Ya-ga-me".

[@tonygicz8]

I’ve heard nothing but great things about Yakuza and judgement so I gave them a try the stories in these games seem pretty great but I couldn’t get into the combat so I never beat them.

[@lukejonesme]

I was the same but ended up falling in love with Yakuza 0. I said to myself 'okay, maybe I'll give Kiwami a try'. Completed it, decided I'd give Kiwami 2 a try, and then ended up playing Yakuza 6, Judgment, and Like a Dragon. I tried 3, 4, and 5 but they haven't aged well. If you don't like the combat, my tip is to drop the difficulty down to easy. That way you can experience all the stupid shit without having to get too bogged down in combat.

[@tonygicz8]

@@lukejonesme I have Kiwami 2 and judgement I don’t really like the rag doll combat, and running into fights everywhere I walk to.

[@NovaSniper12]

@@lukejonesme 5 plays pretty much like zero without the different stances. They use the same engine if I’m not mistaken but since zero is a later title of course it has better overall movements. In my opinion it’s the second best yakuza game right behind zero.

[@VideoGameLedgen]

Wow guys they really lost that judgement

[@TheBookRant]

Wonder why he didn’t have the English dub in this video. Is it exclusive Japanese this time? They were speaking English in the trailer

[@davidtimmer596]

@@Medahlian Almost all of 'em. The only noticeable change was Saori

[@Yagami-shi7]

It has dub

[@chrono_s9699]

Japanese dub with English subtitles! Easy Allies are men of culture 👏 Highly respect them for this.

[@txcforever]

My only issue with the previous one was that it didn't stray that much from the main Yakuza games, gameplay and storywise. The detective work took a backseat at one point. But this mostly taking place at a school feels like it will be a interesting twist in the game.

[@chrono_s9699]

Do you even understand what spin off of a series means? If you expect vastly different kind of experience from Yakuza, it's on you.

[@jeddgangman4502]

Does anyone know where the gaming decade In retrospective videos went?

[@EasyAllies]

Do you mean The Gen That Was? The full playlist is here: kzbin.info/aero/PLwa6fmqvU-4E8kQ8JbS_Ae291NZx0aVsB -Bloodworth

[@Victor0328]

Yooo sonic the fighters 👀

[@mrwitcher404]

🤔not sure but is that a colossal titan i saw???

[@James-gj8rn]

I hope this is great and i hope i can actually read the darn subtitles this time with the Yakuza games i had no problem reading them but with Judgement I couldn’t read them, strange 😊

[@psykibr]

swimming on 8 now

[@Nashfanfl13]

WISH I had a ps5

[@Killaice2099]

how am I so behind on easy allies!

[@sugreev2001]

I hated the robotics missions

[@pkstarstorm8856]

How's that plat

[@AjayESharma]

You guys gonna review WarioWare?

[@wolverinescratch]

I prefer like a dragon

[@ILLRICARDO]

Skateboard!!!!

[@JinTrixx5291]

Coming from Judgment to Lost Judgment, I love the game and it has so many great things... but what the hell is up with the Talking Heads? They break the immersion so so much. Wish I could turn them off.

[@acquiescence5331]

Good guy Brad with the Japanese audio selected on. Thanks for not making me suffer through the dub while watching this.

[@clydu91]

weeb

[@Ewwch]

As a weeb myself and over 15 years of consuming it, I shifted to English dub despite knowing enough Japanese to understand lol. English dub is is only getting better, I would reconmend english dub to anyone who wants to rewatch/replay an anime or game. It gives a unqiue experience as if you are going through the content blind again.

[@umphreak9999]

How about just saying you prefer the Japanese va, considering the dub for the last 3 RgG games has been pretty outstanding. Unless you're just going full weeb and saying all English voice acting is bad, which is objectively false. The whole sub v dub argument is just dumb and comes down to personal preference because they're BOTH really good

[@Zeddddy]

@@clydu91 then you're a weeb for playing a Japanese game like Judgment lmfao

[@glenn3646]

SOLID

[@AShlaimon]

I feel like they’ve been working with the same map for so long that we should be able to go in every building/room there is by now

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

I kind of agree. I played through all 10 games this year and I got quite tired of Kamurocho after a while. Like they never really let us explore Kamurocho Hills and the underground casino just upped and disappeared. I loved Purgatory a lot.

[@acidfruitloops]

@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork So I just got a ps5 haven't touched a single yakuza game but have DL Kiwami 1, is this a good spot to start? They have a lot on ps plus I haven't started it yet. I'm banging out gow rag currently but the goofiness of this series looks like a fun tone shift I'm excited to get into after gow

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

Kiwami 1 is technically the first game in teh series, so it's a good place to start. The only other choice is 0, which came out years later.

[@acidfruitloops]

@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork Holy fuckingggg shit the combat in this game is god awful. . .

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

@@acidfruitloops How so?

[@ShenmueAM2Podcast]

Lost Judge Eyes

[@jinchuriki7022]

I bought the deluxe edition thinking the School stories were extra side cases, but nope. Thats the kaido dlc coming in spring. Sucks itll take a few months before all the content is released

[@unskilledman3050]

so what's really i get when i bought deluxe edition ? is it just cosmetic or i can't be doing any side missiong like boxing, dance, etc ?

[@jinchuriki7022]

@@unskilledman3050 cosmetic.

[@unskilledman3050]

@@jinchuriki7022 so the extra stories just kaito dlc right ? maybe i would take standard edition then, thank you for the information

[@jinchuriki7022]

@@unskilledman3050 you can change your character in like the boxing minigame but thats pretty much it. Very misleading honestly.

[@zyg273]

hyped!

[@legsweep4268]

Do the bosses still have the annoying unblockable super attack? I think that was the worst part of the combat in the first game.

[@chocobo92]

There were like 7 different ways to deal with that, the whole point is you're not supposed to just stand there and try to take it.

[@legsweep4268]

@@chocobo92 wasn't hard to avoid just annoying

[@Zeddddy]

This review says its better than the first game but somehow it gets the same score as the first one?

[@marcogorgargames]

Reviews are not only about scores. Duh.

[@Zeddddy]

its about the score when he said lost judgment is better, duh

[@marcogorgargames]

@@Zeddddy So we dont need read or see more reviews, confirmed! Its just a number guys! SPREAD THE WORD.

[@laparkagames9277]

I do not understand why there are always 8 with Yakuza and Judgment, the games are extremely fun, and they always tell a good story with a lot of heart and great scenes. If this was called GTA they would be only 10 all over the place and it's not even as fun or has a good story as the sega games. So WTF?

[@marcogorgargames]

Gta is different, another game(duh), so if Judgment is an 8 to Easy Allies, another game is not necessary better with 8, 8.5 or 10. And look, i Love so much Yakuza simce ps2 , and these "spin offs" too, but combat needs more improvement, like better ia and sometimes more difficult too.

[@zrasam]

Too bad it won't come to PC because some Dinasour at the actor's label company fucked it up.

[@kitezzz360]

gameplay improvement: less tailing missions? that's not an improvement, that just means there is less of the shit from before but its still shit regardless

[@kitezzz360]

I can't get excited for this because this whole yakuza franchise has been milked to death, it's just more recycled content for a AAA price

[@sudacagamer]

It feels as if the reviewer didn`t play the original or any of the yakuza games for more than an hour. And then people complain about IGN and mainstream gaming sites.

[@ZeroHayabusa]

What makes you say this? He finished the first Judgment game (Look up spoiler mode Judgment) as well as Yakuza 0, Kiwami 1, and Kiwami 2.

[@RengaBeats]

a lot of 8's lately... Not complaining, though.. :)

[@jdbruiser]

Right so this is a Japanese game that's like Yakuza and these games tend to score over 8.0-I'm pretty sure I've made a correct prediction here.

[@JoeyMartinez543]

Haha yeah

[@jdbruiser]

Oh yeah I am right how predictable.

[@CyclonSilver]

@@jdbruiser At the risk of seeming petty, kinda wish you gave some of that leniency to the Allies. Especially when your criticism can come off as pretty unfair to begin with.

[@jdbruiser]

@@CyclonSilver I'm not "criticizing" I'm pointing out that they seem to score many Japenese games 8.0 or higher. Sure I wish they were a bit less predictable but it's their opinions and ahem "judgment" and that's perfectly fine I'm just asserting my kneejerk saltiness.

[@CyclonSilver]

@@jdbruiser Ok, but... then you were just being passive aggressive. Not that it's that big a deal either way; you were just saying, well so was I. I'd be more inclined to agree that there's a problem if they underrated other types of games, but honestly, I watch all of their reviews and I genuinely don't think they do. If you check the consensus on japanese games, their scoring is usually spot on as well. Japanese games... do tend to be at least good. Probably in part because they have crazy work ethics over there.

[@megyskermike]

Sadly I won't be able to pick this up anytime in the near future. Probably for years if ever~ Not including stadia and/or pc is a huge mistake business wise. Regardless of what him/ his talent agency thinks.

[@foufoustv2060]

Be careful guys when your are checking review. I ve got spoil about the daft punk killer s identity

[@poketcircuitfighter8288]

Who is it?

[@foufoustv2060]

@@poketcircuitfighter8288 spoiler... Akihiro Ehara

[@poketcircuitfighter8288]

@@foufoustv2060 really? I guess they went the so obvious you don't expect it route, cause it's clear from the start he's involved but I was expecting that he paid someone to do it or something

[@foufoustv2060]

@@poketcircuitfighter8288 yeah the twist are actually about the women he 'harassed"in the subway.

[@poketcircuitfighter8288]

@@foufoustv2060 damn, what review did you read or watched that spoiled so much?

[@THaB4DGuY]

the worst of anything yakuza related, even shenmue 3 is better

[@acidfruitloops]

WILD TAKE

[@THaB4DGuY]

@@acidfruitloops ok maybe tied with yakuza 5 or 4, i remember 1 of them really sucked with the bear hunting n taxi driving or orphanage daycare baysitting crap

[@acidfruitloops]

@@THaB4DGuY I've played all of shenmue and wanted to throw 3 out the window. That said, I haven't touched much of the yakuza series, where should I start? They have a handful on ps+ ps5

[@THaB4DGuY]

@@acidfruitloops i loved shenmue, beat 1 and 2 on dreamcast when they were new and again part 2 on the 1st xbox and again on xbox 1 remastered, i also bought shenmue 3 TWICE on ps4, got disc on sale and digital deluxe with season pass for like 10 bux and needed season pass, with that said, i never got out of the 1st village lmao its on my backlog somewhere 100 games down but 1 day

[@THaB4DGuY]

@@acidfruitloops just about every yakuza game is on xbox game pass, dont know bout ps+ i only have basic but i own them all on both systems, start from kiwami 1 or 0 i guess, i played them out of order i think, just rebeat kiwami last week actualy so i could delete it off my playstation hard drive so i beat it on xbox and playstation and still is fun and looks good, you can even start on yakuza like a dragon which is basically part 6 since its a whole new character and rpg gameplay instead of judgement street fighting, but i guess there are parts like old characters making an appearance that would be more impactful if you remembered them from old games, but personally i skip a lot of cutscenes, but like a dragon i watched most cus it was pretty funny

[@ilqrd.6608]

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