Lost judgment memoirs of an eagle4/27/2023 ![]() Lost Judgment manages to deliver those kinds of messages because, for better or worse, it shows rather than tells. And this story, at least, recognizes a deeply flawed justice system and a world with fickle social dynamics that leaves no recourse for its victims. As wild as the core story might be, Lost Judgment lays it all out in showing you how fucked up and insidious bullying is - how it destroys its victims, traumatizes families, and drives people to do unspeakable things. This is what sets things in motion as you start to uncover just how deep bullying goes and how its effects cascade through generations, twisting the ways youths and adults internalize tragedy. It’s goofy, but nefarious at best while playing off stale creeper jokes. So, your gang of private investigators resorts to installing surveillance cameras (without knowledge or consent) around campus in hopes of getting them caught in 4K. The first thing you’re tasked with is investigating bullying incidents at Seiryo High School in Ijincho, Yokohama (the city introduced in Yakuza: Like A Dragon ). It takes time to get there, and early on you’ll have to work through the awkwardness that lingers over being a grown ass man in a school setting. Oh, ya know, just me and the boys driving a forklift through our enemies. Yagami and the returning gang can feel a bit detached from the central mystery, though it’s still pretty damn impressive to see how all of its narrative pieces fall into place. Broadly speaking, this story doesn’t necessarily have the same level of personal stakes for its main cast as those that came before it. As every RGG game tries to kick off by seeding a larger mystery with a tragic event, Lost Judgment ’s gut-punch takes considerably longer to resonate. Yagami’s return is a slow start, and the opening hours had me scratching my head as to exactly what was supposed to draw me in. ( Content warning: mentions of sexual assault and bullying as it relates to the story) And I’d love to see another one, if anything, to see if it can do better by its core themes and messages. Through its 30-plus hours, I was happy to see the series grow beyond a Yakuza spin-off and become its own thing despite its familiar foundation. Such is the way of games in the Yakuza lineage, although few leave me as conflicted as Lost Judgment. ![]() Taking a step back, it’s astounding how Lost Judgment ’s story leads into its wild conclusions while being captivating at nearly every story beat. Along the way, however, it sorely fumbles at times then poignantly hits the mark at others - and even does both in the same breath. In doing so, developer RGG Studio boldly touches on something very real and presents it as the main crux for its story. Yagami stars in Lost Judgment, a sequel to the Yakuza spin-off Judgment, where he thwarts the horrifying realities and repercussions of high school bullying all while unraveling the deepest levels of legal corruption again. ![]() It’s all in a day’s work for a protagonist who bears the voice and likeness of Japanese idol and actor Takuya Kimura. And in-between brawls, he gets to the bottom of insidious criminal cases. Slick, handsome detective-lawyer Takayuki Yagami can elegantly beat the shit out of 100 burly yakuza dudes in one go.
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