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Sub-stories and mini-games are available in both locales, though Ijincho has more abundant activities, including School Stories - unique side-cases that feature Yagami interacting with Seiryo High students to solve mysteries or even help the Dance Club create new routines. Kamurocho and Ijincho look incredible, with each city featuring its own distinct landmarks and attractions. There are optional activities aplenty, and Lost Judgment lends itself well as a piece of virtual tourism. Most investigative actions in the main story are done through observations, or by simply chasing your target and tackling them to the ground to ply information out of them. There are a few instances of these gameplay mechanics appearing in the main story, but not enough to be significant or particularly irritating. Thankfully, investigations are a lot easier and simpler than they were in Judgment, as stealth mechanics and trailing targets have been largely relegated to side-stories. It feels like complete tonal whiplash, and something Lost Judgment could do without. One moment you’re on a rooftop talking to a teacher about how a student had committed suicide due to inaction from the school, and the next you’re being forced to walk a dog with a knack for detective intuition around Izesaki Ijincho. The early game breaks up its more serious crime drama storylines with the sudden inclusion of absurdist side stories. While some of the stories feel extremely real and sympathetic - specifically the first case of bullying the player encounters at Seiryo High - these characters are quickly set aside and only reappear when it’s convenient for the plot. Women are relegated to two specific roles within the narrative of Lost Judgment - the victim or the abuser, with no middle ground or any sort of character development to make them into anything more than plot vehicles. Regarding the game’s treatment of women, it feels oddly more regressive than previous Ryu ga Gotoku Studio’s titles. Yakuza examines masculinity with care, but leaves women behind The story of Lost Judgment could have moved forward without showing the video at all, and it still would have examined the issue of systematic bullying in Japan - there are numerous points throughout the story where characters provide statistics of abuse, as well as the justice system’s inaction and failure to side with these victims. It feels excessive, inappropriate, and unnecessary. Since it is considered a piece of evidence, players use it throughout the overarching investigation to elicit responses from various parties involved.
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A video depicts a severe case of abuse that includes sexual assault against a minor it is shown in full detail once, and then excerpts of the video are shown again several times. Additionally, while Lost Judgment doesn’t hide the fact that extremely serious topics will be discussed, and serve as integral plot points, players may not be aware of how graphic these aspects will be. One specific instance effectively undermines survivors of sexual harassment speaking out against abuse, all for the sake of a twist. Regarding its most sensitive subject matter - the depiction of sexual harassment - Lost Judgment fumbles and oftentimes spectacularly fails. Lost Judgment also throws the involvement of criminal organizations into the mix, which feels more like something that had to be done purely because of its ties to the Yakuza series. Eventually, those story threads pull together into an overarching plot about the systemic issue of bullying in Japanese school systems, but it’s undermined throughout by a clear lack of focus. While the story unfolds, however, it becomes increasingly intricate in the ways that most Japanese dramas do, to the point that it becomes overly complicated. That’s what anyone familiar with the Yakuza series, or Judgment, would expect. Eventually, innocuous details turn into their own individual plot threads that come together in an explosive finale. The pacing of the plot only picks up after five to six hours of slow-paced investigation of the two interconnected crimes. Lost Judgment is a slow burn that requires patience from the player.
Unfortunately, Lost Judgment falls into the same narrative pitfalls as the genre it draws direct from, losing the strength of its core message for the sake of unnecessary twists.
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The sequel to the Yakuza spin-off Judgment features an entirely new narrative that seeks to propel the series forward, and build on its solid foundation as a legal drama. Over the course of Lost Judgment, Takayuki Yagami of the Yagami Detective Agency slowly uncovers how these two events are related.
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Meanwhile, a police officer goes on trial for sexual harassment in Tokyo. A rotting corpse lies undiscovered in a derelict building in Isezaki Ijincho, Yokohama.
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