I was hoping for some major improvements over the original, but sadly it's more like there are some new features with their own issues, and the same issues the original had. Just that the implementation leaves a lot to be desired.
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I get it, this series must differ somehow from mainline and as the main character is a detective, some kind of detective mechanics are an obvious choice. (Seriously, who thought including that in the final mission was a good idea?) But you must examine each part of that path, and also find/examine all the other parts in the room that aren't helpful. In the final mission as you're fighting hordes of enemies in a suitably bombastic fashion and with an awesome soundtrack, there are not one but two investigations (with the same background loop you've heard too many times at that point) that completely break the flow of the mission. As it is, you have to find everything to proceed. And that the player can end the investigation once all essential items have been examined. There could be a simple way to make this a bit more tolerable - define some items in an investigation as essential, rest as optional. So you'll be moving the cursor across the screen, optionally also moving around your surroundings, hoping to find something to click (which may be quite obvious, or really not that obvious). The detective dog is a fun addition though.īut the largest issue for me is something carried over from the first game, the basic investigations. Sounds minor, and it is, but even small things can get annoying with enough repetition. So you'll have to select the gadget with L1/R1 and there seems to be occasional lag in that particular UI, so it's easy to accidentally go past the selection you were after. But pressing 元 doesn't take you back to the gadget you were using, it defaults to the investigation mode. Ideally you'd be able to dismiss it temporarily, walk/run to a new location and then start scanning again. Of course the player moves very slowly when using it and it also picks up signals from quite far away. Some new detective gadgets, although using them can be annoying. There are also stealth sections (basically completely linear with instafail) and climbing/platforming (again very linear and the controls are a bit clunky) - whether either was needed or wanted is debatable, but they're there now. First the good news: compared to the first game the tailing missions suck slightly less and there's only one lock picking minigame instead of three. But then there are the detective mechanics. There's now a third fighting style (I ended up mostly using just Tiger), no major changes otherwise. Gameplay: the combat is what you'd expect. But as said, there's plenty of side content that I haven't done, so maybe the weird is there and I just haven't found it yet. Regarding side content, I realize the mainline Yakuza games are more wacky (especially now with Ichiban as the lead) and this is the more serious series - I still would have liked more weird stuff as well. And after that I feel much of the mystery is revealed way too early, I expected more misdirection and some later twists.
So at the beginning the plot moves at a glacial pace for quite a while (it could be argued for too long). The pacing is at times all over the place though, this is a very slow burner even by Yakuza standards. When it comes to the recurring cast from the first game, very little is done to establish them as characters or to describe their relationships with each other, it's pretty much assumed you played it or read a synopsis at the very least.
A couple of interesting new characters (and conversely some that are not fleshed out at all), suitable amounts of melodrama, many variations of "Nanda./Nanda!/Nandato!" on a regular basis. I liked the story of the first game more (even if it goes a bit off the rails towards the end), but this is not bad either. Story/writing: This will be on a very general level as not to spoil anything. "First game"/"original" refers to Judgement. And I will be calling (Lost) Judgment Yakuza games because, let's be real, they are in all but name. As there is no OT, I'll post my ramblings about the game here instead. I just finished the main story (but still have lots of side content to clear, will probably do a more complete run at a later date).
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