"What is Justice?" - A Lost Judgment Analysis
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- čas přidán 5. 12. 2022
- Today's topic of discussion is the concept of justice. It's a complex matter that can be interpreted in many ways, and in the case of this video, we'll be analysing the intepretation set forth by Lost Judgment.
The story was incredibly strong and brought some serious issues into the light. Hopefully, we will have all learned something by the end of this story.
I hope you enjoy this analysis.
Cheers!
Songs featured in the video:
Judge Eyes OST - Flower of Chivalry
Judge Eyes OST - Destination
Lost Judgment OST - Dig in Your Heels
Lost Judgment OST - Unwavering Belief
Lost Judgment OST - Final Destination
Videos beside my own game footage:
Judge Eyes' Opening Cinematic Revised (by devilleon7):
• Judge Eyes' Opening Ci...
I do not own the footage shown in this video.
Please show your support to RGG Studios and SEGA for making this amazing series, as well as the many content creators that were here before me, and have kept this series alive for so long.
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The titanium balls of RGG to create a narrative making a negative comment on Japan's (and pretty much everywhere else's) legal system, as well as tapping into our ideas of justice is simply amazing. Vigilante justice is something we all have thought of at some point. With Lost Judgement being centered around bullying and suicide as well, it's rare and very bold for a AAA videogame to hit this close to home. This game deserves the praises.
The last scene with the reformed bullies stopping the bullying I feel is Yagami's answer to Kuwana. People can learn not to look away and show the light of the human heart.
true it shows that there's hope
Lost judgment is a straight up masterpiece and a fantastic narrative it was robbed for best narrative at the game awards
and for best soundtrack ngl
Game awards are just rigged popularity contests, anyway.
Game awards are a sham anyway
the game awards are not about praising games, they're about praising celebrities
game awards is just pandering to mass crowd anyways; they will always miss hidden gems
Kuwana has that appeal that Ryuji has but fully realized; a dark, what-if reflection of the hero.
Theres so many little things but, what i like is that, not just Kuwana living, but the fact that he, and his justice, limp away to the shadows from wence he came, while Yagami and his justice stand tall, but weary, in the light.
Its not just about characters- its concepts and ideas; it took the semi-isolated world Judgment created and flipped it on its head.
Tl;dr this game is fuckin nuts.
My favorite thing about it too, is that without Kuwana? Nothing would have ever happened.
Yagami would've never helped anybody he helped. Koda would still be sexually harassed by a 22 year old student teacher who got away with murder. And if it followed the same track that sexual harassment cases lead up to, Koda might've had worse happen.
If Kuwana never did what he did, maybe less people would have died, but more people would have suffered.
Finally somebody actually shows the greatness of the judgement duology
Honestly I feel like it could be a Trilogy if they do release a third judgement game
@@thedragonofdismashq yeah i do hope that yagami and the gang appear again in another game because they are a great cast of characters who still have so much potential
@@davitnozadze7291 heck make it a judgement where you play as four of the protags separately each chapter, just like old times! I missed that time
@@thedragonofdismashq yeah if we could play as Yagami,Kaito,Higashi and Sugiura that would be awesome and since all of them already have a fighting style it wouldn't be that hard to make them playable
@@davitnozadze7291 right? And honestly after Yakuza 4 and 5 introducing playble separate characters, I was blown away, honestly why couldn't other Yakuza games be like that, like Yakuza 7 for example I imagined it being a beat em up but with four playble Characters and stuff that would have been awesome, and honestly if that April fool's video FAILED, I feel like Yakuza is as fine as it is.
Lost judgement is easily in my top 5 games, and my favorite RGG game. It's like they finally took the gloves off and decided to stop dancing around topics and dive head first into them. The game forces you to think whether you realize it or not, while it may not be perfect it's a great example of a gray area story that constantly has you switching sides even after it's finished.
Lost judgment made me genuinely feel so bad for the characters to the point where I wanted them to get away with it even though they were morally in the wrong. Kino.
I think that another big reason people tend to not fully realize the narrative between Kuwana and Yagami's duality is that we have had two games to DIRECTLY see the flaws in Yagami's beliefs first hand. With Kuwana, we are shown flaws, but I don't feel as frequently and as deeply as with Yagami. For this reason, we can see why Yagami's form of justice could be hypocritical, when Kuwana's can be more sympathetic. I think if we took some more time than already shown to explore how Kuwana's pursuit could affect people (in terms of people who may suffer or be put down to give himself a step towards his target and goal) or to even directly question his actions by, say, having someone be deeply affected by his actions in a way that he was trying to combat to begin with (I.e. the pain of a bully's younger sibling).
Maye these are things that are shown briefly and I'm just not remembering, but if they're not shown at all/enough, then I think having them added would have made the point that Lost Judgement wanted to get across e delivered much easier in my opinion.
I should say, that I get a HUGE part of the plot is that Kuwana's actions DO result in a LOT of consequences which could be even worse. I just mean that they could explore it more as a direct look at his philosophy. A lot of these consequences already in the game relate to MULTIPLE things and are multifaceted in nature, which is great and shows a very real version of the events which I love, on the flipside; for some it could complicate the actual portrayal of how Kuwana may be more in the wrong that he can seem.
Another eloquent and well-made video. I was really looking forward to this one since i’ve been thinking about Lost Judgment a lot lately.
It was such a bold move to make the narrative the way it is in this game and it’s one that’s stuck with me since I first finished it. Very few other pieces of media (if any?) have covered this topic so powerfully. RGG Studio proving that they’re masters of thought-provoking game narrative.
Kuwana….hot damn what a character! Easily the best RGG antagonist and possibly the best example of a sympathetic murderer. When asked the question “if you could kill for a good cause, who would you target?” bullies aren’t usually at the top of the list since it sounds so melodramatic, but RGG made the smart move by showing the vicious types of bullying (that video of Mitsuru still makes my skin crawl). They did not pull their punches with this topic, and they did it in a way that doesn’t feel exploitative. Kuwana legit looked more admirable than Yagami at times, which is something I usually don’t say about a serial killer. Good job RGG!
I 100% agree with Kuwana. Not just because I love his actor (he was the best Ishida Mitsunari I have ever seen), but because I'm a vengeful bitch who never forgives anyone.
Yagami constantly bringing up Sawa's death to Kusomoto and Kuwana is what led them to reconsider
Sawa genuinely cared for Mitsuru and never stopped visiting, and she was the one who brought it to Kitakata's intention
and Kuwana shares the same sentiments about bullying with Sawa (he was one of the people she confided to about Toshiro's suicide)
and to think that all their selfish actions is what led to the death of an innocent woman because she was too involved with the party is what prompted to make Kusomoto to turn herself in
Also one last thought about the "Sawa-sensei" meme is that alot of people overlook that Yagami knew who murdered her but it was all being brushed under the rug to pin down Kuwana so public security have leverage against Kusomoto... If the police arent going to take action, Yagami took it a personal responsibility to give meaning for her Death
This is explained so thoroughly amazing, it really shows how deep and on point the story telling was, and why its delivered in such movie like quality and why this series is one of the best to ever come out. Keep up the amazing work.
Thank you so much! I'll keep doing my best!
In my experience I’ve seen both camps of Kuwana and Yagami accept the other’s opinion.
Yes they disagree but they understand and respect each other’s choice.
I found this in my recommended, and I'll definitely watch it when I get the time! I feel like I've missed a lot of the little nuances of the Judgment duology, so it'll be interesting to hear your views on the subject
I've never been good with putting thoughts into words, so im glad you could do it for me! I adored this game's story and how just fearless it was with bringing these serious topics into the light. Great video!
glad i stumbled upon this, great vid man, keep up the good work!
Absolutely loved that this got recommended by CZcams, you absolutely nailed the narration and editing,
Love your vid!
Probably the best analysis on Lost Judgment theme about Justice on YT. Can't believe you haven't even gotten 1k subscriber! Keep up the good work!
Best video I've watched on the subject.
Your channel is amazing.
We need more Judgement/Lost Judgement content on CZcams, these games are too good to not have as much content as Yakuza has
you have earned a sub, amazing video!
awesome video… so well articulated
Good video bro, keep it up
Just w8ing for u to get big lad!
Kuwana should've followed Batman's rule .Instead of killing the bullies,he should've permanently disabled them Fate worse than death
I love Yagami this game shows how flawed he is unlike Kiryu Kazuma the Dragon who is much more shown as a mystical legend in his games.
while Yagami is shown to be more human
Disagree, aside from Kiryu's strength, I think Kiryu often suppresses his own personal feelings, Yakuza 5 imo kinda shows this very well too
@@somerandomskywalker9854 true
Great video
I was so happy when Judgment and Lost Judgment got released on pc
My top 4 goty 2022 list
Nr:1 Lost Judgment
Nr:2 Elden Ring
Nr:3 Judgment
Nr:4 Persona 5 Royal
t was really hard to chose the spots in Top 4 , any of the games in Top 4 could be nr 1 ,but Lost Judgment is my goty
Great
Upload more man 😄😄😫
Equivalent to Raiden and Jetstream Sam
My problem with Kuwana, and serial killers in general, is that they never explain themselves. They never leave behind notes, or videoes or press releases explaining their actions and try to convince the public of their brand of justice. They think killing will be a deterrent but how's anyone to change if they don't know that they should? How many bullies out there are renouncing their ways, else Kuwana comes for them?
Public prosecution of crimes is public. A jury is made up of random citizens, anyone can walk into a court case to watch, so long as they are quiet, and big stories get reported and broadcasted immediately. Justice openly shows how it deals with offenders, and the consequences of their actions. Serial killers don't, nobody learns anything, bodies just pile up behind the scenes and nothing gets fixed
the `bullies gang` change because of YAGAMI, if Yagami wasnt there, are you sure that girl would not commit suicide?
how many Yagami(s) could change bullies like that?
it can never be changed, thats why if people take definitive stance for Yagami, i would call them hypocrite
same as Kuwana, murder is murder, even if its not your BY Kuwana hands, but in the case the Reiko and Ehara, does the bully change?no..they still the same, makes people take stance in Kuwana side
now the real problem are THE BYSTANDER, the one who in the middle who wont / cant act because its not their problem, this is clearly seen in LJ too where people dont care about bullying
Problem is Yagamis way wouldn't have actually changed anything.
Not only was his plan to get people to step up wildly unbelievable, but the ONLY reason those bullies changed? Was violence. Yagami best the living shit out of them 3 times, the third time they were gonna permanently main him.
That's psychopath shit. And you expect me to believe they'd suddenly have a change of heart just cause? They also only started caring once they knew he was taking on a case for someone they liked.
Someone, who mind you, was a 22 year old sexually harassing a fucking 16 year old. Who bullied a kid to suicide previously. That man was their idol.
Yagami, in reality, would not have made an actual difference. He'd have been thrown out instantly for putting hands on minors. And if Kuwana never did what he did? Koda would still be bullied, Koda would still be sexually harassed by an adult with impunity (also take a guess where most sexual harassment goes? Rape.) And Yagami would never bother with the school case cause he'd never be asked.
Kuwana saved more people than he killed. And the people he did kill deserved it. Sawa dying was also contrived as shit. Yagami just decided to stand and watch that video with no regard for his surroundings? He didn't notice she was clearly punched in the mouth earlier? Kuwana the bad ass couldn't take on the thugs Yagami beats while basically half dead later?
Not to mention, Sawa failed every step of the way in her attempts to stop bullying and enabled a bully to keep sexually harassing a student. Who was clearly depressed in her class. Who's bullies were loud and obnoxious about it. I can't find myself caring about the character who only existed to be fridged in the worst example of this trope I've seen in modern years.
I have a lot of problems with lost judgement narratively wasting a lot of characters and becoming a lot more Yakuza in all the great ways and all the bad ways.
I genuinely hate kuwana not because of him as a character. But because no one offers any genuine counters to him other then the unintended third parties getting involved. When there are a lot of extremely obvious flaws with kuwanas ideology.
Not to mention yagami is also infinitely more stupid in this game then he ever was in the original judgement.