Lost Judgment

 PlayStation 5
User Score
7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 261 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 198 out of 261
  2. Mixed: 19 out of 261
  3. Negative: 44 out of 261
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  1. luckyowl135
    Nov 29, 2021
    6
    The story is great, everything else - not so much.
    Let's start with that, that this is the first game of the genre I play, so I can't say if it's better or worse than the other similar games.
    Even though I liked the idea of the combat system that seems like Taken, I don't think it is working good. I found it hard to block/evade and in some cases even impossible, even when I was seeing    The story is great, everything else - not so much.
    Let's start with that, that this is the first game of the genre I play, so I can't say if it's better or worse than the other similar games.

    Even though I liked the idea of the combat system that seems like Taken, I don't think it is working good. I found it hard to block/evade and in some cases even impossible, even when I was seeing what was coming. My allies were doing almost nothing and in general it just felt as it is not finished.

    Everything feels like playing a game from ps2 times. Especially the movements, running, collisions with npcs

    Many dialogs were didn't have audio. I thought it's a bug, but I realized that English audio was just not added.

    Conclusion: Engaging story, but I played it on Easy so it can finish quicker.    … Expand
  2. niko433a
    May 10, 2022
    6
    Does not live up to the studio's (Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio) modern titles that have come out over the years. Compared to Yakuza: Like a Dragon, the game's story does not live up to the expectations you have from them.

    While the chemistry between the hero and his sidekicks improves, the villains of the story really get a downgrade compared to some of the other iconic villains the studio    Does not live up to the studio's (Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio) modern titles that have come out over the years. Compared to Yakuza: Like a Dragon, the game's story does not live up to the expectations you have from them.

    While the chemistry between the hero and his sidekicks improves, the villains of the story really get a downgrade compared to some of the other iconic villains the studio has.

    The only thing about the story that keeps you coming back is the moral dilemma of what true justice is.    … Expand
  3. AlexandersonJD
    Dec 12, 2021
    6
    Man I really wanted to love Lost Judgment. I thought Judgment was a worthy successor to the Yakuza. The combat itself is improved over judgment, with the addition of the new Snake style (which makes boss fights a bit less grindy imo). So if you are just here for the combat, you'll be happy. However, everything else is really just ok.

    The story focusing on Bullying leading to suicide is    Man I really wanted to love Lost Judgment. I thought Judgment was a worthy successor to the Yakuza. The combat itself is improved over judgment, with the addition of the new Snake style (which makes boss fights a bit less grindy imo). So if you are just here for the combat, you'll be happy. However, everything else is really just ok.

    The story focusing on Bullying leading to suicide is an interesting take on a Yakuza story, but how it all comes together is just messy. IDK how bad bullying is in Japanese schools but how the game makes this go though Gangs, former Yakuza, and political entities feels even more convoluted than a normal Yakuza game. Its not bad, I don't think anything in this game would be called bad, just not polished or interesting as previous games are. The game adds a character to be the emotional reason for going on but she doesn't get much time at all for me to get invested in her story and it feels a bit like a cop out at times. The BBEG is also pretty one-dimensional, while other final bosses have some depth to them, this dude is just, violence can be used for good archetype and not done that well. They clearly wanted it to be as cool and deep as Kuroiwa was, but it just felt flat and kind of meaningless. There are some really cool and emotional moments but they were few and far between.

    All Yakuza games use the previous games side content and world maps (Kamurocho, Ijincho, etc.) and they have varying degrees of success in making the area and content stand out against the previous entries. Lost Judgment side content at time feels like a copy/paste of Judgment, the side cases aren't really original or interesting and few of them. On the bright side, there are side cases specifically linked to the school, here si where they do make up for it, while some of the minigames associated with them get repetitive they are all fun and as good of side content Yakuza games can get.

    The opening number is a banger, no karaoke is a bummer, some of the references to older games are fun without being "remember this" kind of stuff, the performances are fine nothing terrible but nothing award worthy and the game runs pretty well overall.

    Honestly this game should have had another rewrite or two for this game to be really good. It takes the rock solid framework from the Yakuza series and Judgment but doesn't add enough substance for it to be a game I would recommend unless you've already beaten the rest of the mainline games.    … Expand
  4. chlxowns68
    Oct 1, 2021
    5
    The game is incomplete. There are too many twists in the story. but combat system is more improved
  5. josei1985
    Jan 2, 2022
    7
    Buena continuación del primero con una buena historia aunque quizá algo enrevesada y forzada, inferior al anterior.
  6. seric
    Sep 29, 2022
    6
    I'm fan do the studio and I love first Judgement. The second one however is a big disappointment for me.
    I do really like combat and I enjoyed main plot most of the time.
    But let's talk about things that could be done much better: 1. School stories - as long as final outcome of the story was very nice, the rest was unpolished and leaky. - dancing club - the worst music I ever heard in    I'm fan do the studio and I love first Judgement. The second one however is a big disappointment for me.
    I do really like combat and I enjoyed main plot most of the time.
    But let's talk about things that could be done much better:
    1. School stories - as long as final outcome of the story was very nice, the rest was unpolished and leaky.
    - dancing club - the worst music I ever heard in RGG studio games - being forced to dance every song 3 times pissed me off
    - girls bar - dying of boredom, forced to get to know 4 girls
    - boxing gym - that wasn't bad, but the mechanics of fighting could be done better
    - biker gang - that was nice... first 2-3 races. But then you have to race 10 more to finish this story - it was big pain for me
    - skating club - mechanics was very stiff, if you ever played any skateboarding game then you know how it should look like - I couldn't feel skateboarding here
    - mystery research club - "hey, Yamato, why don't you come visit a club, because I'm so braindead that I don't know how to use my cellphone"
    - photography, esports, casino - at least they were short
    - robotics club - the only club that I can say I fully enjoyed
    2. Repetition. In side quests or achievements like "Do something xxx times" or "Fight all characters in virtual board game". It's just artificial game lengthening.
    3. Main story was really stupid (40 year old man beating teenagers while trying to stay law oracle) or predictable sometimes (train camera evidence clearly showed where the story is going).
    4. Too many cutscences that cannot be skipped - I mean animations, when you start minigames. Also there was problem that you cannot simply restart minigames - you have to go to the main menu, then load...
    5. Stealth mechanics... terrible.

    I'm really happy that some of the mechanics were improved, but they added so much content that they lack time to polish it properly. If all UX problems I mentioned were fixed I would give this game 9. Unfortunatelly after 60 hours with it I got frustrated enough to give it 6 instead.    … Expand
  7. ehtaco
    Sep 2, 2023
    7
    Bit of an odd game. If you liked Judgment, you would like Lost Judgment. Better than the first game in some aspects, noticeably worse in others. Your mileage may vary in that regard. I do think the story overall was much more intriguing than the first game.
  8. BBGaming
    Aug 1, 2022
    5
    10/10 for the first 10 chapters. I really love them.

    0/10 for the last 3 and especially the ending. Those are so logically disconnected.

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Metascore
82

Generally favorable reviews - based on 80 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 68 out of 80
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 80
  3. Negative: 0 out of 80
  1. Cubed3
    Jan 19, 2023
    80
    The slightly mixed quality is only a slight blight on Lost Judgment's otherwise stellar quality. It oozes style and has content that will keep players playing for potentially hundreds of hours. The story is a masterpiece of twists and turns, highlighting many issues within society. If the original game is the marker, this meets it with pride. An excellent crime thriller action game with lots of comedy and referential moments that make this one to remember.
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  2. SECTOR.sk
    Jan 24, 2022
    85
    Lost Judgment is a great addition to the Yakuza franchise. It's a Japanese action thriller with awesome narrative, interesting themes and wonderful locations. The game offers entertaining fighting and detective mechanics that are characteristic for the Sega series.
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  3. IGN Adria
    Jan 20, 2022
    90
    Lost Judgment represents the unexpected return of detective/brawler Yagami and company in an even more exciting adventure that brings everything we loved in the previous instalments, and much more. Peak old-school Yakuza-like experience for those who love the more active approach to this genre.
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