Judgment Retrospective - Blinded From The Truth
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- čas přidán 22. 12. 2022
- Judgment Retrospective:
With Kiryu's journey now finished (tries to ignore the Yakuza 8 promotion) we now continue on with our adventures in Kamurocho with a new face and title as in Judgment we follow, a former detective, Takayuki Yagami, as goes about looking to bring justice into the streets of this corrupt town. With Yagami coming into the lime light it begs the question if he's a good replacement for Kiryu...he's not but there's a good reason for that and you'll have to watch the video to hear what it is.
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Judgment and Lost judgment are amazing. Some of the most fun ive had playing "yakuza" games, some of the best narratives as well. Whats crazy is that the combat goes from great, to legit best in the series in lost judgment. The dragon engine reaches its peak in that game and the tech you can pull off is insane. In this game a great way to negate the dragon engine bounce back when fighting is doing the leapfrog+square to get them stunned, as well as tiger style charge attacks, and in LJ the bounce back pretty much becomes non existent. In terms of your gripe with the ex gauge, landing a successful flux fissure will give a ton of heat so use those often and you wont find yourself running out of heat. I saw you trying to do them through the video but you may have missed the timing because if you do it correctly theyll fly back. Great video tho.
Never thought of using leap frog to ignore the push back, and I don't think I ever got someone to fly back when using flux fissure, I'll definitely take those into account whenever I come back to Judgment. And man I can't wait to get to Lost Judgment that game is so much fun.
When you first meet Mr. Try and Hit Me, did anyone else just run into them, jumping over them, and then punching the back of their head like- almost immediately?
Actualy yeah it also happened to me lmao
Yakuza 7 got me into the series, and I had the platinum a month and a half later. Then, while checking the overview (press down on the PS main menu), I chuckled seeing the pun they set up on the "More from this series" screen. They had "Solve a Mystery" (Judgment) and "Rewrite History" (Yakuza 0) next to each other, and I instantly knew what my next game was.
Moving into the brawler style combat, I can safely say that Judgment helped with _so_ much of my frustration for action games; I tried getting into Devil May Cry ~6 months ago, but it felt overwhelmingly deep, and I was out after the first V chapter 😅. Judgment helped break that curse by having some similar elements like directional attacks and lock-on-to-dodge. Legitimately, the first time I figured out the quickstep, I said "OHHH, it's like DMC!" That mentality, combined with my maturing past the whole "button mashing bad" mindset, really helped the combat click for me!
Cut to three weeks later, I finished the story and loved every second of it. I did play with the English dub on, and the cast was nothing but A- and S- tiers all the way! You already gushed about it, but Crispin Freeman _slaps_ as Kaito; that was a perfect casting choice. Surprisingly overlooked, though, is Greg Chun as Yagami. He's got the exact voice I'd expect for a streetwise detective, and he 100% fits Yagami's appearance. Matt Mercer as Kuroiwa owned every scene, but when _doesn't_ Matt Mercer overdeliver? A neat thing is that Greg _and_ Matt had key roles in Like A Dragon as well, and with both of _those_ characters having upcoming roles in Gaiden and Infinite Wealth, I'm interested to see if they hold onto the two star VAs.
Hell, I could drone on about this game for _hours_ if I had someone to talk to about it! The postgame grind for friendship quests *(ALL MY HOMIES HATE MAHJONG),* VR money collecting, and finishing the last two side cases all leave me with plenty of time to reflect (like the sewer job level grinding in 7 😬). Once I complete Judgment, I'm thinking of going straight into LJ to tide me over until Infinite Wealth in '24. In the meantime, videos like this one help tide me over until I get a ron or tsumo! 😅
Lost Judgments fixes nearly all your issues with the combat and is arguably the best fighting system in the franchise.
Watching because I miss this game. It's one of my favorite platinums. I hated playing mahjong more than I did the drone race. Thanks Riku, awesome vid as always.
I can understand, I'm not so fond of mahjong either and it's probably the 1 part of these games that I actively avoid. Thank the God who created me as everything I do is only possible because of his instruction.
@@riku582I think lost judgment has the best combat in the Yakuza series not because you just have four styles available to you( the boxer Style is DLC but there's a discount for right now in the digital store(26$) I went for that lol) but the problem I had with Yakuza 0 wasn't the combat itself the combat was great but the progression to the combat was very bad I felt like it was unnecessary the place limitations on the player and the character itself I would have been fine if getting the higher moves would have been expensive I would been perfectly fine with that but the game just locks you out of moves for no reason I'm not talkin about the training I'm talking about the CP progression it really didn't sit well with me but was lost judgement I didn't feel like I was limited to the moves I had I progressively with able to unlock moves and while this isn't the fault of Yakuza 0 I felt like locked moves were much better attainable than Yakuza 0 and less tedious.
Nice! Waiting for lost judgement retrospective 😊
I am playing this at the moment, it's really good however I hate that one of the sub stories is locked behind getting a win in mahjong based on luck. Even Yakuza 4 did not do that.
there is a cheat item you can buy
Honestly I don't think I ever ran into it, but judging from the other comment on this thread they must've knew it was asking too much of their player base.
its not too bad honestly. it only took me like 40 minutes. Maybe i'm lucky
@@yamc188 name of the item please?
Even to this day I don't know how to properly play mahjong. I hate those kind of mini games
Great listen. Thanks
No problem.
This game is a "MASTERPIECE" but sooooooooo underrated!
Omg you did the exact same thing as me when I first played it, I dropped the game for half a year and picked it back and finished thinking omg I should have completed it sooner
Happy to know I wasn't the only one.
I was holding on watching this video since RGG hadn't had released judgement on pc, I mean I bought an Xbox series s just to play the judgment games, but I'm so happy they were able to release them on PC
If you can, checkout in a video the mission where you are tasked to defeat the Keihin gang, it's a culmination of all your allies & friends made thru the substories.
Hopefully you were able to finish LaD7!
Just took the time to watch the substory and it's pretty good. I like the fact that all the friendship stuff has a good pay off to it.
And yes I was able to finish the game, and to say as little as I can about it, it was fun.
Yagami complaining about having to wear a suit while simultaneously looking rad as hell with it on will never not floor me.
Honestly The first Judgement just feels More wholesome for sum odd reason... Just fucking love it eventhough Lost Judgement has better combat and fucking love zipping around with that skateboard😅
I mean that's because it is. Judgment is more concerned with introducing you to Yagami and how he interacts with Kamurocho. Lost Judgment on the other hand just goes harder with its story now that it doesn't need to introduce who Yagami is.
Just commenting to support you.
I appreciate it.
If you ever plan on covering Lost Judgment. All i can say is, have an absolute blast with the gameplay.
I plan to cover it in time, and believe me I will.
I play the kiryu saga games on sub, but i gotta say the judgement dubs are incredible. As much as I do love Yagami's jp actor, his english actor brings in so much life and character into him. His JP voice is bland at times.
Also you probably figured it out rn since you're probably playing LJ but do try to juggle. It makes yagami's combat way more fun.
Im waiting for the lost judgment coverage. Top 2 with yakuza 0 imo. Interested to see your experience with it
All I'll say is that it's a good game.
I will say, I found the Flux move in Tiger Style to be the greatest source of EX gauge.
Pull it off correctly and not only do you get a full bar, but you often times one shot an enemy.
It's... Kinda nutty.
I've been told before that I didn't get the timing right to actually get the ex gauge boost, but I never knew of its one shot capabilities. Thank you for telling me, I'll keep it mind next time I boot this game up.
@riku582 No problem! And to be a bit more clear. It's not a one shot on bosses, but does deal a good chunk of damage if you get the timing right.
Speaking of timing, I've found it works best to hit it /right/ when it enters the square. Especially once you get the upgrade to expand the square.
I've also noticed that bosses tend to block it after the first or second time of using it. But still, it's great for add clearing, and charging heat gauge while doing so.
Great video, by the way!
@@keeper2335 Thanks for the info and the compliment, I appreciate it.
22:00 I had a similar except my favorite girl was Saori 😅
Having tried tirelessly to finish this game (Which resulted in A few spankings from my Father because literally every night when I needed to go to bed, A cutscene’d be playing and I didn’t want to ruin the immersion.), I’m just popping in to see how you regard it. The point I’m currently in in the video is you talking about the story, so that’s why I’m typing this, nos, so as to not get any bias from any comments you’ve made on how you percieve it. In my view, Judge Eyes is amazing, and the end credits scene was the nail in the coffin for letting my hunger for more story Rest In Peace. Even though I’ve been told Arpeggio is the game’s main theme and is supposed to be played in the title, I only heard it in the credits, but that being so, that is what put my other hunger, the hunger for an emotional, upbeat end, to rest, as well. I’ll stop gibbering and read your video (I say read because when you’re reading, you’re watching words or pictures and decoding them into their meaning, which is the same as person-to-person or online media.).
I appreciate your comment. I'd like to respond but I'm just going to let you finish the video so you can get my opinion.
@@riku582 ‘Kay, I’ll comment back when I’ve finished, to retrospect the retrospective.
I’ll be honest, I completely forgot I was going to type up, “My Own Style,” (A Theme in Judge Eyes.) of your retrospective… I’ll have to rewatch it again… What I do remember is your very specific point of Yagami being afraid of defending someone in court like he did before. The dialogue gives us A satisfying end to Tak’s struggle to phobiaphobia (The fear of fears, the desperate attempt of your sanity trying to claw itself back up from the hole of never-ending terror.). As Tak, himself, puts it, “It’s funny… When I was A lawyer, all I did was run from the truth… Now, I’m constantly searching for it.”, which shows that Tak had finally recognised his past and present, which is always the best first step, but, this time, Tak takes it in leaps and strides, where he (If my memory serves me right… I’ve been playing Lost Judgment and Yakuza: The Man Who Erased His Name, so I might be mixing A few things up, or have forgotten the order of events…) returns as A lawyer, defending A.D 9 (Even though it was more of A public interrogation, with both the Prosecutors and the Lawyers trying to squeeze information from Mr… Uh… Doctor Guy… (Look, I said my memory was A bit spotty, gimme A break!) In front of the jury.), before having to leave and leaving the court case in the young Lawyer-In-Training’s hands. Yagami left his role to A person that, in Lost Judgment, had grown into A calm, collected lawyer. Then, when all was finished, Yagami pointed out that he had, “been running from the truth,”, and had shown that he understood the blindness he caused himself, instead of only acknowledging that he had been running… (I’m running low on steam, I can’t be bothered to check if this statement holds water…)
Never even knew that phobia you mentioned was a thing, but with that in mind it also brings another layer to his character growth. It's been a while since I have seen the story events myself so I can't really tell how accurate your summation is but from what I remember what you said seems pretty good to me.
Will you be doing another analysis of the sequel? I’ve been playing Lost Judgment (Haven’t completed the story just yet.), and it has piqued my interest enough to want you to analyse it.
I wonder what the color of ryujis suit would symbolize, daigos, or nishtani the 3
38:36 to continue later
1:05:59 hey man just to clarify this is an Epipen a type of syringe i guess? Which helps against allergic reactions.
Why kuroiwa uses it? I have no idea.
Thanks for letting me know.
2:02 can anybody tell me what that song is please
Find You by Anarchy Reims (doujah raze)
What song was used in the Introduction? (The video, not the game.)
If you mean the song that plays at 00:48 it's arpeggio from Judgment.
@@riku5822:08 DEFINITELY doesn’t sound like Arpeggio.
@@kartorrent7496 Oh that's find you from anarchy reigns.
Hearing Japanese characters who live in Tokyo, Japan speaking fluent English with perfect American accents will never not be jarring. JP dub always
To each their own.
That's how most of the old Japanese/Korean crime thrillers - which "Judgement" is largely based on - were in the past, English voiceovers with mostly Asian cast, and it didn't took away from their awesomeness.
Mafuyu supremacy
Man I hope he enjoys lost judgment one of my favorites from the studio
All I'll say is that it's good.
@@riku582 I have feeling ishin is going to be a new favorite for me
did you play Lost Judgment?
Yes I have.
Judgment was my introduction to the Yakuza series (or Like A Dragon as it's now called). Mostly because it had a dub, I wish in the future if they remake Yakuza 0 - 6 they give them all an English dub treatment like here. The fan base would explode. That said, the story is very relatable and compelling, because a motive is to cure a real disease. It really does add that extra hook that people might not of realized existed.
Yakuza was always called "like a dragon," but when shipped overseas, it was renamed to yakuza
Yeah I think so too, with the stories they have it series has a huge potential to reignite if say 0 or 1 were dubbed/re dubbed. Oh definitely, I won't talk about the Judgment series too much but reliability is a huge part of why the stories in these games work so much.
"first game without Kiryu." Kenzan, both Black Panthers, Ishin, and Like A North Star would like a word.
First game that I have played.
@@riku582fair enough
Not my favorite retrospective I've seen. The combat talks were good and I agree with basically everything said there. Biggest complaint I had was that the story was basically just recapped with nothing to break it up and very rarely did your own thoughts come up during the story. It made that entire summarization rather dry with a splash of water when talking about Hamura.
I'm also surprised at a lack of mentioning for the side content (arcades, baseball, gambling, VR was mentioned only in passing). As that's one of my big critiques of the game. All of the minigames more or less just serves to funnel you into the VR game for money.
Despite my grievances I'd say Judgment is one of my favorites they've put out narratively. The combat feels like it's just slightly off, the biggest example being the insane amount of guard breaking Tiger has. It's such a band aid to encourage using it in 1v1s and gimping Crane from being used outside of groups. Between that strongarmed forcing of what each stance is useful for and Yagami's fists bouncing off enemies randomly when they decide it's their turn to attack. It's still up there in enjoyability from the wall jumping and flux attack but none of the other games frustrated me like Judgment did for fights.