It is, however, going to be one of two settings in the game, because Lost Judgment will also take us to Yokohama, the city where a significant chunk of Yakuza: Like a Dragon was set. Given how winding and packed Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio’s stories tend to be, we have high expectations from Lost Judgment’s cast of characters.Īs is was the case with Judgment and all Yakuza games that preceded it, Kamurocho is going to be featured in Lost Judgment, with all of its streets and sights and establishments that you know so well. Then there’s Kazuki Soma, who was once the member of a Yakuza clan that was eventually disbanded now, he runs an underground network of thugs that operates from the shadows. There’s also Jin Kuwana, who is sort of an ally to Yagami, but according to the developers, develops quite a unique dynamic with him.
There’s the aforementioned Akihiro Ehara, of course, a man who was forced to break the law because he’s been failed in devastating fashion by the legal system before. As you’d expect though, Lost Judgment is also going to introduce plenty of completely new characters, some of who the developers have already spoken a fair bit about. Judgment’s central characters are, of course, coming back for the sequel, with Yagami being the protagonist once more, and his partner Masaharu Kaito also returning. Apparently, as Strichart puts it, the game isn’t going to pull any punches. In fact, according to the game’s localization director Scott Strichart, in fact, though Lost Judgment will of course have all the humour and weirdness you’d expect from the series, the story does deal with “various traumas” that he warns players should be prepared for. Supposedly, one of the things that the story will focus on is Yagami’s growing moral dilemmas as he becomes more involved in the investigation and has to decide whether he wants to uphold the law or to make sure that justice is delivered where the system fails.Īs Lost Judgment’s central setup makes it quite clear, the game’s narrative is clearly going to go to some pretty dark places.
When, during his trial, it comes to light that he may possibly have something to do with a recently discovered dead body, his defense lawyer contacts private detective Yagami and hires him to look into the case- which serves as a springboard for the game’s story.
#LOST JUDGMENT SOMA TRIAL#
What ropes protagonist Takayuki Yagami is the trial of Akihiro Ehara, a man accused of harassment. Lost Judgment takes place a couple of years after the events of its predecessor. As we gear up for its launch, here, we’re going to go over a few key details that you should know about the game. On September 24, its sequel Lost Judgment is launching worldwide (which also marks the first simultaneous launch for any Yakuza or Judgment game, incidentally), and given how good the first Judgment was, it goes without saying that anticipation for Lost Judgment is high. The chainsaw wielding foe was first seen whispering a cryptic message in Yagami’s ear in the announcement trailer.Yakuza may have permanently switch over to being an RPG, but those who still yearn for the series’ classic brawler structure still have Judgment to turn to. In the extended trailer, a man attacks Yagami with a chainsaw. The extended trailer also reveals a new fight scene. While this person’s face was not visible at the time, the extended trailer revealed that Yagami himself ends up kidnapped by Soma. The announcement trailer for Lost Judgment revealed that someone important would be kidnapped by Kazuki Soma at one point. Their purpose remains unknown, but they appear to play a significant role in the story. Another scene shows the menacing group encircle Yagami alone in an alley. In one scene, they throw a rock through a window into the room Yagami and his partners are in, only to run away after. In addition, the extended trailer shows new footage of the group of masked men who target Yagami and his allies. This adds to the conspiracy, as it further implicates that Akihiro Ehara has an accomplice.
Though it’s uncertain who is responsible, someone planted flares inside the warehouse to signal emergency units. However, new details in the extended trailer reveal additional context on the discovery of Mikoshiba’s body. As we know, the story for Lost Judgment centers around Takayuki Yagami’s investigation of the murder of Hiro Mikoshiba.
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