Lost Judgment: The Kaito Files is a Must-Play (Analysis) (Sponsored)
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- čas přidán 21. 04. 2022
- This video is sponsored by SEGA (who also provided code for the DLC), although their PR had zero input on the contents of the video, nor any influence on the opinions contained within. They just wanted me to check out the Kaito Files DLC and make a standard video about it, with me retaining 100% creative control over the end product.
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The original Judgment was my game of the year in 2019, but with its standalone nature largely solving the internal struggle of its protagonist Yagami, I felt like last year's Lost Judgment was left searching for that human anchor to ground the wild events of its plot. Well, after playing through the recently released Kaito Files DLC and becoming utterly engrossed with it, it's clear that the answer was staring us in the face all along-the titular Masaharu Kaito. In this analysis, let's talk about the hidden depths of this burly ex-yakuza's character, and why he may have been the series' biggest strength all along.
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I need a Judgment 3 with Yagami and Kaito as protagonists just like Kiryu and Majima in Y0
I believe they might be going just for that in if they release sequel, hopefully they do and we'll have a tremendous trilogy.
I would prefer to have a style more like Yakuza 5 parts 3 and 5 where you are constantly switching characters and can even choose between them because they are together. The y0 formula would only work if they separate Kito from Yagami but I don't think that's a good idea
We’re definitely getting a new Judgment after Yakuza 8 fr
@@chickenpizza5703 100% kyodai
Give kaito a new style as well
I've said it in other locations but I'll keep it brief as to avoid spoilers:
Mikiko Sadamoto is the best written female character in the metaseries and I'm very excited to see how the improvement in the writers' ability to write women characters will manifest in future games.
For me, I see Park as the better written character but I guess Mikiko is close up there as well.
@@thomasfairburn5254 Mirei Park knew how to girlboss and follow her dream, was powerful and stood out.
Problem was that all it led to was her being killed for her efforts. She was turned into motivation for Haruka after they established a mother/daughter relationship.
She's not bad. I just feel that the narrative detests her.
Whatever.
@@ichibankasuga5607 what?
Whatever
The Kaito Files had such a good story to tell.
It was mid
It was good but to short and it’s sad that you can’t play further after you finished the game
Honestly seeing how nobody couldn’t/didn’t wanna hang out with Kaito is relatable. Being unemployed and seeing people in my life do things and being too busy to hang out hits different
SPOILERS
I loved how they subverted your expectations with the final boss fight. Instead of at night, intense music with a villian that is either a murderer or just an horrible guy you want to beat the crap out of. You get a good guy who is a doctor that fights you to make sure you are capable to look after the woman he loves, with peaceful music and it takes place during the day time
The DLC is a step up from the Majima saga. My only critiques were the hunt for the unlockable skills, the master disguise skill being useless and the bonus bosses felt lacking.
I liked the master of disguise, it lets you wear a disguise anywhere
idk how you're actually comparing free extra content with PAID (half of the full game's price) extra content. and yeah its still not that good even comparing to the majima saga
Kaito proved that he can carry the series imo. Hopefully RGG figure out the issues with Yagami's actor and they can both appear. As another comment mentioned, a Y0 game where you alternate b/w Yagami & Kaito would be great !
Few videos have made me want to go out and buy an entire new console just to play one game as much your Lost Judgement videos have.
We love to see it. Hard to find fans of Yakuza in Scotland, so this was cool to see. I think I’m so head over heels for the franchise tbh that I will buy this at some point, though maybe just not prioritise it over the other mainline games
Aberdonian yakuza enjoyer here
I legitimately loved The Kaito Files, but a lack of Ijincho and Premium Adventure hurt. I’d be excited to see Kaito take the reigns as the protagonist should Yagami be written out.
Still want that solo game starring Akiyama though.
Of all the characters they left behind when moving over to Judgment and Yakuza Like a Dragon, I am shocked that Akiyama hasn't reappeared yet. Among the sea of new characters in 4 and 5, Akiyama is the one who made it into Yakuza 6. Clearly people at RGG like him. Clearly the fans like him. Where is he? I need to do more sweet kicks.
(admittedly, I only got 20 hours into LAD before accepting that the turn based combat wasn't for me and put the game down, so maybe he's already in there and I should go sing Baka Mitai because I am a fool)
@@mjc0961 Akiyama was actually supposed to be in LAD from what I remember. He was replaced by Nick Ogata due to scheduling conflicts with Koichi Yamadera IIRC
I think sugiura should the protagonist if Yagami can't return. Yagami and Kaito are partners it would just be awkward without them together in a full length game
It'll never happen unfortunately, Akiyama was sent to Gacha hell after being made irrelevant in Yakuza 6, he'll never show up again
I think that the other playable characters from 4-5 are too gimmicky to be compelling main characters, gameplay-wise.
Ngl, this was a fantastic video, I can understand why they wouldn't want to give you talking points, this has a marvelous flow to it that kept me gripped from start to finish, despite in a sense already knowing what you were going to say mostly as I've gone through this same experience myself
Great video, I havent played the sequel but when I do i'll be sure to try this out as well
Dude I'm subscribing and liking this video cuz everything u said was 100% accurate kaito was my favorite when I played the first judgment n I played every yakuza game b4 getting into that and even with majima and saejima being two of my favorites and favorite brotherly clique kaito and yagami took that place with kaito standing on top🖤 not many people agree with kaito being better then kiyru but he has so much personality n I can't wait to see more of him
Ps: just beat LJ but gonna play kaito files tomorrow for first time thanks for making such an awesome video without having to add any major spoilers!
I cant explain just how much I love Kaito. The was so stoked when he got his own DLC, and it was everything I wanted and more. His fighting styles aren't totally new, but they have unique spins and feel fresh. He has so much life and love put into him. I truly hope he has a big role as a playable character if a new Judgment game cones around.
Really loved the Kaito Files alot more than i was expecting to! The story and characters are fantastic. also best RGG final boss ever ;)
but speaking of Yagami, (SPOILERS AHEAD)
I have been pondering what the story lacked in Lost Judgment and I think the main issue is that they killed off Sawa and did so waay too early at that. Like Yagami is basically forced to take a position before he even has a chance to wrestle with it. It would have been interesting to watch them grow together from being initially standoffish. Also I think having an emotional confrontation between Sawa and Kuwana would have been far better than the way they killed her off which had very little emotional impact.
Agreed that they did it too early. And then Yagami just spends so much of the rest of the game whining at other characters, "What about Sawa?"
Meanwhile I kept thinking, how many times did Sawa ask to be left alone and Yagami kept pushing her in pursuit of his ideal of justice? He's got just as much blood on his hands as anyone else he lectured/fought over it. Obviously Yagami's still way more morally right than the other characters, I can't deny that, but I also can't ignore he kept pushing for what he wanted without much regard for the consequences paid by others just like everyone else in the story.
@@mjc0961 I guess the idea is that Yagami, like Kuwana, knows that he fucked up but unlike Kuwana is willing to stop it there. I too thought it was weird and her relationship with Yagami needed to be more fleshed out but she's basically here in proxy for the woman Yagami "got killed" when he got Okubo off his murder charge. If there is one thing Yagami will never let slide it's an innocent person getting caught in the crossfire so while it IS weird that Yagami barely seems to acknowledge his own role in Sawa's death, he is at least the only one acknowledging it at all. Plus getting caught up in self-blame would only forward the aims of the people who actually carry the majority of the blame, Soma and to a lesser extent Kuwana, so he's gotta save it for later. I really wish we'd actually gotten to see that "later" though, or at least Yagami grieving in more than a "Damn, they got one over on me" kinda way to really drive home WHY Sawa's death is so personal to him.
Kaito has Badass Look Badass Voice and charming plus Kick ass Personality
Amazing story and so touching
Kaito files is amazing, with the narative alone almost worth the asking price.
However, due to the lack of side content (and the inability to visit Yokohama), Kaito Files lost a bit of it value.
Cmon RGG Studio, I wanna boxing as Kaito
@@bigdawgc Majima chapter in K2 is not a DLC, it includes in game.
@@khogamevietsub Whatever, technicalities. Kaito Files is still a lot more robust than Majima Saga, and that was the point of the comment. Majima Saga, other than the cutscene in the beginning with the rickshaw and the manspreading, and the Yakuza 0 closure, is utterly forgettable. I'm very glad to not say the same about Kaito Files.
Boxing style suits Kaito alot more or if it's not a full style it could easily blend into his Brawler style giving access to more counter attacks
@@mjc0961 "manspreading" detected, opinion invalidated.
boy if you knew...
Will wait for a sale, but hopefully we will see more kaito in the future
Brilliant video
Thanks for the vid
A small nitpick I have with it was the lack of furniture to pick up in Chapter 4, but, overall, I like the story more than the main game.
I apologise for my former comment. My english sucks and i missread the title as i am not natively english. =:
This DLC is great and i still share the assumption every yakuza game is worth palying :)
Great video talking about what makes this DLC so great.
I've platinumed Y0 - Y7, J, and FOTNSLP, and just picked up LJ. I am now fully convinced to buy this DLC once I plat LJ.
Get the season pass, you should get more for your money
I'm sure it's a great addition to what's one of my favourite Yakuza games, but I'm not paying over half the price of the original game for 7hrs of additional content.
The Kaito Files is only 20 dollars?
@@kirbonicpikmin8809 Huh, turns out I bought a physical copy of the game for only £35 a month or so after release, whereas the DLC's priced at £25
@@ThePeanutRocksta so be glad you didn’t pay full price for the game I guess
@@kirbonicpikmin8809 Kaito Files is $30. Check the PlayStation or Xbox stores.
@@ThePeanutRocksta Yeah I pretty much did the same. I refused to buy day one, because day one was actually day 3 or 4 thanks to SEGA selling """early access""" in one of the special editions, which is really just delaying the game for people who didn't spend as much money. I figured if my $60 wasn't good enough to play day one with everyone else, I would wait until it goes on sale since they were forcing me to wait anyway. Got it for $30 a month or two later.
After finishing the DLC I'm totally okay with Kaito taking over the series if they can't get Yagami's actor back.
It's not happening. The whole point of Judgment's existence is having a game with Kimutaku. Some even call the game Kimutaku Ga Gotoku. Also, it's not like the series is irreplaceable. It is good at what RGG games have always been good at. The investigative part, which differentiates it, is serviceable at best. If Kimutaku can't continue or if SEGA doesn't want to continue with a console-exclusive franchise, they'll simply create another brawler game series. For me, that we only have one more game and that they move on. A trilogy is fine.
Se sabe algo si vamos a tener una edicon definitiva de Lost judgment en fisico? Que incluya todos los DLC o una edicion fisica de Kaito Files?
Pretty much the only thing I wanted was to be able to go to Ijincho, everything else in the DLC was awesome.
True. It would've been nice to explore Ijincho as Kaito.
I got it for free recently. I would've paid full original price for it. So good!
I hope Kaito gets his stand alone title
I just started Kiwami 2, after going through that up to yakuza 6 and like a dragon are the judgement games worth it overall?
@Samuel Anugrah Andre that’s the impression I have so far! I loved 0 and just finished Kiwami and I’m hooked on the goings on in Kamurocho.
I prefer judgment over yakuza though
You might not like 3 and 4 but 5,6,7 and judgement games are as good as 0 in my opinion
Yakuza 6 and Kiwami 2 look the same to Judgment and Lost Judgment.
@@ericle5366 in my opinion judgement and lost judgement look so much better than the yakuza games on the ps5, they look sharper and smoother and skin and hair looks more realistic. However when I played judgement on ps4 I did though it looked no different from yakuza 6 and kiwami 2
Kaito Masaharu my beloved ❤️
I like Kaito a lot but if I’m honest I really didn’t enjoy playing as him, I’d really like Kuwana to take over the series, he’s got a fun move set
Iam sure the kaito files are amazing but not 30 dollars amazing.
How do you know?
@@aussieseal9979 It's RGG, everything they put out even at it's worst is still lightyears ahead of anything other AAA studios put out these days, a rare sight indeed.
@@abbe9641 I mean for 7 hours of content probably not worth 30 whole dollars but 20 hell yeah. I'd still honestly recommend it
@@keatonyung938 Yeah it's amazing. Worth the money
You’re right, while I do love the dlc, it has no premium mode, no side stories, only 4 new tracks, and it reuses Brawler and Tank from Y0/K. Although there are a couple of new, Kaito exclusive moves, and the story is really amazing, it’s by no means a 30 dollar experience.
For me it was free to download & good to play too
Love the Judgment games. Can't Yakuza for some strange reason.
Ahah For me it is the exact opposite, i find Yagami to lack charisma and flat .. and i will admit i never enjoyed the Polar genre but that is very personal : barely played 2 chapters of Judgment but was more interested in Lost Judgment although 20 + hours in and i would like the game to finish 😅 : The Story is Good , but i just cannot connect to Yagami or Kaito even though i prefere the Latter overall 😊
If i have to chose and it might be because i am > , but i Prefere Yakuza 7 ( Like a Dragon 🐉 ) more than both Judgment because i found the characters to be more interested ( i will admit Lost Judgment is a Good Game, but i obviously cannot ignore its Polar Genre ).
Combats in Lost Judgment are very Good however.
I feel for y'all. I enjoy both, think judgment takes it for me though. Absolutely adore these characters
@@Pablo-ig7tx Yagami flat???????? and Kiryu isn't??????????????????????????
4:21 - Not only that, but he's also not a reskin of other character's fighting styles. Sure, we'd all have noticed if they made him a reskin of Kiryu, but they could have done for some lesser known character and probably mostly gotten away with it. How many people remember how one and done characters like Tanimura or Shinada fight? They could have even pinched stuff from Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise. But nope. Kaito gets his own fighting style.
Really makes me hope we'll play as him again in the future. Surely they didn't put all that time in just for one DLC, right? Then again, I guess we did have all those one and done characters I just mentioned... :/
EDIT: Two fighting styles, they gave him two. I forgot because I only really used one of them. 😅
This is so wrong. His two styles are just cutdown versions of Kiryus Brawler and Beast styles from 0 and Kiwami.
No way, RGG made a good game about an ex-yakuza?!
For real though, The Kaito Files was a phenomenal experience
LET'S GO
I just wish the Kaito Flies had *any* side content
I mean It has the secret Boss that's alredy side content
@@pocketcircuitfighter6291 Secret Bosses last like 2 seconds. That isn't sufficient enough for side content. I think OP meant that there should've been side cases.
You know, I wouldn't be surprised if they ever did a protagonist that, not only would've been what Japanese society would class as "gaijin", but also somebody who, whilst I guess on the surface, would have a rather Trevor Phillips from GTA kind of flair to them, what with being quick to anger, incredibly brash and blunt about things, coupled with a "don't give a shit" sort of attitude, probably usually finding some place to get smashed, and likely wouldn't shy away from killing a guy, if pushed too far, could actually have some interesting "method behind the madness" of sorts, and part of their own personal journey, aside from adjusting to Japan's underbelly and way of living, was essentially just to find some way to break the ice, and begin some long road of resolution of sorts (however long that might be).
Probably even have a bit of an inverse to what went on with Kaito.
Like, seeing as he supposedly chose the lifestyle he lead, and had some regrets about some of those choices he made, I can see this person be someone who constantly felt cheated out of a better lifestyle, through no fault of their own, and therefore pretty much developed these anger management and violent tendency problems, alongside a possible persecution complex, and just coming off as simply unapproachable to most people.
Possibly even having the events of their story kick off from essentially being used as the perfect scapegoat, for some crime that went on. As well as possibly having a fighting style more akin to classic Yakuza games, with one singular style, that you can build more moves onto, as you progress, alongside being able to do stuff that Kaito or Yagami wouldn't dare touch with a ten foot pole, like use guns or bladed weapons, as well as possibly even having a few allusions to being in a ton of barfights in the past, with the amount of ways they could utilize booze in fights.
Honestly aside from the foreigner part, you kinda described Tatsuya Ukyo from Kurohyou (Yakuza Black Panther). His parents were killed by a fire in the champion district, leaving him orphaned. Without even a father figure like Kazama for Kiryu and only an older sister for family, he became a ruthless bully. He would beat the shit out of anyone who annoyed him, including his closest friends, and was basically a sadist. This, to me at least, shows me that he shows a degree of sensitivity because of his upbringing. Eventually, he becomes an anti-social loner and the events of Kurohyou unfold his redemption arc as he comes to terms with his actions.
@@anthonynguyen4088 Right. Well, if they did bring back Ukiyo, I could easily see a bit of a dynamic like the Yagami/Kuwana one in Lost Judgment.
Fuck western games.
why are the subtitles tweakin
Kaito Files was amazing, but I also think it made me not want to see him as a long term protagonist, his ending in the dlc felt too definitive
A seven hour Yakuza/Judgement experience? But what about the other 80 hours!?! Gonna make me play Judgement and Lost Judgement just so I can save time on this one.
It's the price that is putting me off for a 7 hour expansion. Full game £50 + expansion £75 so expansion is half the price of the full game.
Boss fights were far better designed here than main game's imo. Idcidc
Gotta love sponsorships that match the brand
The whole point of Judgment's existence is having a game with Kimutaku. Some even call the game Kimutaku Ga Gotoku. Also, it's not like the series is irreplaceable. It is good at what RGG games have always been good at. The investigative part, which differentiates it, is serviceable at best. If Kimutaku can't continue or if SEGA doesn't want to continue with a console-exclusive franchise, they'll simply create another brawler game series. For me, that we only have one more game and that they move on. A trilogy is fine.
I have played every Yakuza game starting from 0, Both judgments, and now this. Out of everything, I genuinely think that the Kaito Files is the single best story ever told. Kaito is just so damn cool. I wish he'd taken over instead of Ichiban. I do love Ichiban tho. Kaito is a beast though.
On that note I'd like to add, Tanimura from Yakuza 4 would be an excellent addition to the Judgment cast. It would make a RGG fanboy like myself very happy.
This game as well as its DLC is amazing in terms of quality of production and presentation. but sadly with sega having problems with the studio for yagami`s voice actor and character model. This game will never be ported outside of the playstation and coming to other platforms. which is disappointing even i wanted to play the judgment games.
If only these games were on pc
ahh, give it time
@@EggBastion i dont know about that with sega having issue`s for the studio of yagami`s voice actor. unless they like remodel yagami`s face like what they did in yakuza 4 with tanimura.
👀
They are now
I enjoyed the dlc story more than the lost judgement story. LJ story just dragged
@Rhonda Daczko eh LJ is a little more interesting
@Rhonda Daczko but at the end lost judgement is overall better
@Rhonda Daczko But the story is way more interesting
@Rhonda Daczko I honestly preferred the story in LJ because I just loved the narrative a lot more. Yeah, the story has its issues, but Kuwana was such a well made antagonist with way more depth than Kuroiwa, who was just a corrupt assassin. I think LJ is just better than Judgment in every way. I still loved the story for both games tho
No. Kuwana and Soma were great.
Idc if its the best story of all time there is no way in hell that im going to pay 30 dollars for about 5 hours of content
yeah that's fair it is a bit overpriced I would of brought by now if it were around 20-25 nzd instead of 50 nzd
I do not regret buying it but I absolutely understand why many people don‘t want to pay that much. Wait for a sale, this DLC is awesome!
Kaito Files asking price is not worth it imo. The story is fantastic but other than that, not much.
Like pretty sure Kiwami was like $30 and it came with stuff to do unlike Kaito Files. We're pretty much paying for slightly better Majima Saga here. There's not even a New Game+ here and it is such an awful decision, like most of the skills are locked behind a skill book you need to find.
Buy the season pass instead if you haven't, you'll still get the DLC at a cheaper price.
unironically i think kaito files is a much better purchase than the steaming pile of poopoo kiwami is
@@ketrub nah. Kiwami at least got more things to do.
@@doonishsan if the only thing you want is having more content play destiny 2 or smth
@@ketrub At least Kiwami offers more than Kaito files. Like $30 and there's only one dynamic intro? Re-used styles, no content, no new game+, most of the skills are locked behind a skill book and Yakuza 6 substory style cutscenes for most of them.
@@doonishsan kiwami is a shoddy remake in which pretty much every addition is a net negative compared to the original
kaito files has some of the best writing in the series
its comparable to shinada's chapter in 5 it's a short segment of brilliance
both copy 0's gameplay but kaito files turns it into some of the most ridiculously fun combat, bringing it very close to yagami with the crazy combos you can pull off
just about every main boss has a really good QTE
not everything needs to be boiled down to dollar spent per hour
I’d be more willing to play this if Kaito’s moveset wasn’t just a copy paste of 2 Kiryu styles
its still way overpriced even if they gave him unique styles. man the boss fights are so bad, it felt like they grabbed 3 low quality mods from nexusmods then called it a day. btw even the story isnt that good lol
@@KhaledSham Yeah most of the bosses are reused movesets.
If RGG does it right, they potentially have a second Kiryu on their hands. Kasuga in Like A Dragon doesn't gut it in my opinion.
ichi isnt meant to be a new kiryu anyway hes his own person
Nah, I don't want them to merge Judgment and Yakuza. I like them being two separate stories.
@@VFG204 I guess you better start complaining about Kashiwagi, Zhou and others showing up in Judgement . . .
@@fatfactorcreation Bruh. Obviously having characters just show up for a little is fine, but what I mean is that I don't want them to join the story of Yakuza with Judgment, or join up with significant characters.
@@VFG204 I think you're taking this to heart too much . . .
I really like the idea of this game, but wasn't a fan of Lost Judgement's gameplay. The chases, camera moments, stalking, etc, really put me off.
No one saying that the Kaito AddOn is bad, it is just not worth 30$. Sega, make this AddOn 15$ and 20$ for Season Pass and we good. Don't get greedy! 30$/35$ is a RIP OFF!
Not spending money on DLC. Not gonna play Kaito Files.
You need the base game too, so if you haven't bought that you'll need it.
Cool. No one is forcing you too.
Whatever.
It's literally just the Majima Saga with better writing.
All you do is go from waypoint to waypoint, watch a 30 minute cutscene, do one boss fight, then watch another 30 minute cutscene. Repeat five times, THEN do it all again for the next three chapters. There are no sidecases, no new activities, NOTHING new to do.
This DLC would have been better if it was directed by David Cage.