It was solely final 12 months that the way forward for the Judgment sequence was trying extraordinarily dicey, courtesy of a authorized battle over star Takuya Kimura’s likeness. Looks like that’s all been cleared up, although, as a result of each video games aren’t simply coming to the PC, they’re already right here.
As we reported in 2021:
According to weekly publication Nikkan Taishu, a Japanese leisure insider is quoted as saying that the upcoming Lost Judgment would be the final entry within the sequence. “Because,” the insider explains, “those on the side of the game developer and those on the side of [Kimura’s talent agency] Johnny’s are said to have been unable to reach an agreement regarding the platforms to sell the game.”
Today, although, that’s all water below the bridge, as a result of each 2018’s Judgment and its 2021 sequel, Lost Judgment, at the moment are up on Steam and out there for buy.
This is incredible information! I’ve reviewed each video games for Kotaku, and had a blast with each. Here are my closing ideas on the unique:
Playing Judgment and Yakuza are like trying on the similar picture—on this case the streets of Kamurocho—via two totally different filters. The presentation is likely to be barely totally different, and the tone a bit off whenever you’re evaluating them, however the underlying picture is equivalent, from their geography to their face-kicking.
The Yakuza system, so unchanged right here beneath the additions of detective distractions, remains to be an excellent one regardless of its age. I actually loved my time with Judgment, partly as a result of I took a shine to the brand new, extra human solid, however principally as a result of the essential Yakuza constructing blocks of “smashing traffic cones into ribs” married with “a soap opera about angry dudes” remains to be a great deal of enjoyable.
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And right here’s my evaluation of the sequel, which is even higher:
If you personal a PC, have been remotely curious in regards to the Yakuza sequence however haven’t identified the place to begin, or when you even ought to, I’m going to be courageous right here and recommend that in 2022 these video games would possibly really be the very best jumping-off level. They’re smaller, extra targeted experiences, they’re free from the burdens of the primary sequence’ lore and the action-based fight right here is as enjoyable because it has ever been within the Yakuza video games.
They’re a few of my favorite PlayStation video games of the final 5 years, and now that they’re out on PC—and Sega’s newer Yakuza ports have been fairly good—they’re now immediately a few of my favorite video games on PC as properly.
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