2 YEARS LATER: Honestly screw my nitpicks about the story. It was damn good and I undersold the moral dilemma here. It’s one of the best RGG stories.
I absolutely loved Judgment. I loved it a lot more than a few of the Yakuza entries and really enjoyed the detective mechanics it added. I had a few problems with this one, but it's still a good entry.
I can safely say combat has greatly improved in this one, adding two brand new styles (one DLC exclusive) and getting rid of the fatal injury system was definitely a good call.
The amount of minigame content in this one astounds me and I enjoyed all of the school stories, including the ones that were only around 30 minutes long.
The part that somewhat disappoints me is the story...which I found to be lacking in certain areas. Don't get me wrong I very clearly understood the message and found it to be an extremely creative way of continuing Yagami's struggle to uphold justice when the law fails, but the pacing in this is even worse than Yakuza 3's.
Really, I loved what this game was trying to convey, both the bullying plot point and the moral dilemma Yagami and a certain new character is given were compelling. But the plot is hindered by frequent scenes which regurgitate info throughout the story as it slowly inches along at a snails pace. Luckily things finally pick up near the very end, with the finale absolutely being one of the best in the franchise.
My nitpicking aside, this was tons of fun to play and I loved the game overall.
I absolutely loved Judgment. I loved it a lot more than a few of the Yakuza entries and really enjoyed the detective mechanics it added. I had a few problems with this one, but it's still a good entry.
I can safely say combat has greatly improved in this one, adding two brand new styles (one DLC exclusive) and getting rid of the fatal injury system was definitely a good call.
The amount of minigame content in this one astounds me and I enjoyed all of the school stories, including the ones that were only around 30 minutes long.
The part that somewhat disappoints me is the story...which I found to be lacking in certain areas. Don't get me wrong I very clearly understood the message and found it to be an extremely creative way of continuing Yagami's struggle to uphold justice when the law fails, but the pacing in this is even worse than Yakuza 3's.
Really, I loved what this game was trying to convey, both the bullying plot point and the moral dilemma Yagami and a certain new character is given were compelling. But the plot is hindered by frequent scenes which regurgitate info throughout the story as it slowly inches along at a snails pace. Luckily things finally pick up near the very end, with the finale absolutely being one of the best in the franchise.
My nitpicking aside, this was tons of fun to play and I loved the game overall.