Not a replay, just a better review. The last one was a bit too negative.

Judgment has a strong synopsis. A murder mystery set in Kamurocho with the killer's motif being the gouging of each victim's eyes, it's admittedly compelling. Sadly, the way the story is told doesn't really fit the energy of the synopsis, constantly taking pitstops whenever the plot starts revving up and feeling the need to overexplain the case. It's combat shows a solid foundation which does not follow through on everything (especially the balance) but it can feel great when you're bouncing from enemy-to-enemy. This flow state is constantly interrupted by Dragon Engine blocking (Almost every DE brawler does too) which can make it frustrating. Going into spoiler territory for the main story, on my first playthrough, I sympathized a lot with the mad doctor behind AD-9's development, Shono, and his pursuit for a means to fight dementia. The parents of the game's story lead, Toshihiro Nagoshi, both suffered from the illness and Shono acting as th