Judgment will carry the action onwards
Today, Ryu Ga Gotoku StudioannouncedLost Judgment, a follow-up to its street detective spin-offJudgment. And whileJudgmentwill carry forward the classicYakuzaseries action, theYakuzaseries will keep diverging into new territory.
Speaking toIGN,Yakuzacreator Toshihiro Nagoshi and producer Kazuki Hosokawa confirmed thatJudgmentwill be the pillar for action going forward, whileYakuzawill carry forward the turn-based RPG systems brought about bylast year’sYakuza: Like a Dragon.
“TheYakuzaseries has been transformed into a turn-based RPG,” they told IGN. “On the other hand, over the year, Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio has accumulated resources and know-how of making flashy and exhilarating action games that are effortless to enjoy. We decided that we should let our signature action gameplay live on throughLost Judgment.”
This might be a surprise for some, but it might split the difference of letting Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio continue building on the foundation ofLike a Dragonwhile still creating their particular brand of beat ’em up.Lost Judgmentcertainly doesn’t seem like it’s slouching on either the action or the wild side activities either way.
Lost Judgmentis coming to PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S on Sept. 24, 2021.
