Lost Judgment review in Famitsu issues near-perfect score

The first Lost Judgment review has been published in the Japanese magazine Famitsu.

As reported by Ryokutya2089, Famitsu has awarded the Sega sequel a near-perfect score with its four reviewers issuing 9, 10, 9 and 10 for a combined 38/40. The previous game in the series received 37/40 from Famitsu (9/10/9/9).

In its review, Famitsu reportedly compliments the number of activities included throughout the game and says that the quality of its story is “even better than the last game”.

UPDATE: Our Lost Judgment review is live:

Lost Judgment Review

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Review: Lost Judgment finds its feet in a much-improved sequel

Lively combat and a better detective story elevates Lost Judgment above the original

ORIGINAL STORY CONTINUES: Lost Judgment is the sequel to 2018’s Yakuza spin-off Judgment. It was officially revealed via a video presentation in May, and will be released worldwide on September 24 for PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S.

“I’m confident we’ve created a game unlike anything you’ve seen before,” recently appointed Sega creative director and Yakuza creator Toshihiro Nagoshi said during the presentation.

The “legal suspense action game” will retain the fast-paced action of the original, rather than adopting the turn-based RPG system used in 2020’s Yakuza: Like a Dragon.

further reading

Lost Judgment’s 8 playable Master System games have been revealed

Players can enjoy classic Sega titles like Alex Kidd and Fantasy Zone

In addition to Kamurocho, the game will take players to the port city of Yokohama, and returning protagonist Takayuki Yagami will go undercover at a high school.

However, according to reports last month, it may be the final game in the Judgment series due to ongoing issues with Sega and actor Takuya Kimura’s talent agency.