<s>
Judgment	O
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Ryu	B-Application
Ga	I-Application
Gotoku	I-Application
Studio	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spin-off	O
to	O
the	O
Like	B-Application
a	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
series	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
December	O
2018	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
June	O
2019	O
,	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
subtitle	O
Remastered	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Asia	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Stadia	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
and	I-Device
Series	I-Device
S	I-Device
in	O
April	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
Amazon	B-Operating_System
Luna	I-Operating_System
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
December	O
16	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Windows	O
port	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
14	O
September	O
2022	O
through	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
Yagami	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
Tokyo	O
district	O
of	O
Kamurocho	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
fights	O
thugs	O
and	O
yakuza	B-Application
while	O
carrying	O
out	O
missions	O
involving	O
chasing	O
,	O
stealth	O
,	O
and	O
searching	O
for	O
clues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nagoshi	O
wanted	O
to	O
write	O
a	O
new	O
type	O
of	O
story	O
with	O
a	O
detective	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
case	O
that	O
contrasted	O
with	O
Nagoshi	O
's	O
previous	O
work	O
in	O
Yakuza	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Lost	B-Application
Judgment	I-Application
released	O
on	O
September	O
24	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
follows	O
private	O
detective	O
Takayuki	O
Yagami	O
as	O
he	O
investigates	O
a	O
serial	O
murder	O
case	O
in	O
Kamurocho	O
,	O
a	O
fictional	O
district	O
of	O
Tokyo	O
,	O
Japan	O
,	O
previously	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
Yakuza	B-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
asked	O
about	O
similarities	O
between	O
Judgment	O
and	O
other	O
Yakuza	B-Application
titles	O
,	O
series	O
creator	O
Toshihiro	O
Nagoshi	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
location	O
and	O
assets	O
might	O
be	O
the	O
same	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
story	O
here	O
are	O
drastically	O
different	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yagami	O
can	O
buy	O
items	O
to	O
restore	O
his	O
health	O
in	O
stores	O
based	O
on	O
real-life	O
counterparts	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Yakuza	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Judgment	O
features	O
a	O
similar	O
combat	O
system	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Yakuza	B-Application
0	I-Application
,	O
where	O
players	O
can	O
change	O
between	O
two	O
different	O
fighting	O
styles	O
:	O
crane-style	O
,	O
which	O
focuses	O
on	O
fighting	O
groups	O
of	O
enemies	O
,	O
and	O
tiger-style	O
,	O
which	O
focuses	O
on	O
fighting	O
individuals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Yakuza	B-Application
series	O
,	O
Yagami	O
can	O
enter	O
a	O
Rage	O
form	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
becomes	O
stronger	O
in	O
battle	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
can	O
team	O
up	O
with	O
allies	O
to	O
perform	O
powerful	O
combination	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yagami	O
can	O
take	O
on	O
several	O
side	O
cases	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
storyline	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
substories	O
"	O
in	O
other	O
Yakuza	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
other	O
Yakuza	B-Application
titles	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
find	O
minigames	O
and	O
side	O
activities	O
scattered	O
around	O
Kamurocho	O
,	O
which	O
include	O
drone	O
racing	O
,	O
a	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
board	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
fully	O
playable	O
versions	O
of	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
,	O
Fantasy	B-Application
Zone	I-Application
,	O
Fighting	B-Application
Vipers	I-Application
,	O
Motor	B-Application
Raid	I-Application
,	O
Virtua	O
Fighter	O
5	O
:	O
Final	O
Showdown	O
,	O
and	O
Puyo	B-Application
Puyo	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
Judgment	O
involves	O
Yagami	O
investigating	O
several	O
yakuza	B-Application
murder	O
cases	O
committed	O
by	O
an	O
unidentified	O
serial	O
killer	O
,	O
dubbed	O
"	O
the	O
Mole	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
eventually	O
leads	O
to	O
him	O
uncovering	O
a	O
massive	O
conspiracy	O
linked	O
to	O
his	O
last	O
case	O
from	O
his	O
attorney	O
days	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
characters	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
story	O
include	O
:	O
Shinpei	O
Okubo	O
(	O
Shinji	O
Kawada/Yuri	O
Lowenthal	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
ADDC	O
janitor	O
who	O
was	O
acquitted	O
from	O
a	O
murder	O
charge	O
by	O
Yagami	O
,	O
only	O
to	O
be	O
arrested	O
for	O
allegedly	O
murdering	O
his	O
girlfriend	O
,	O
Emi	O
Terasawa	O
(	O
Eri	O
Goda/Amy	O
Walker	O
)	O
;	O
Shigeru	O
Kajihira	O
(	O
Haruhiko	O
Jō/Ed	O
O'Ross	O
)	O
,	O
chairman	O
of	O
the	O
Kajihira	O
Group	O
and	O
secret	O
financial	O
backer	O
of	O
the	O
Kyorei	O
Clan	O
,	O
a	O
Kyoto-based	O
yakuza	B-Application
organization	O
;	O
Satoshi	O
Shioya	O
(	O
Masaki	O
Terasoma/Keith	O
Silverstein	O
)	O
,	O
captain	O
of	O
the	O
Kyorei	O
Clan	O
;	O
and	O
Kunihiko	O
Morita	O
(	O
Junpei	O
Morita/Jamieson	O
Price	O
)	O
,	O
chief	O
prosecutor	O
and	O
Fujii	O
's	O
superior	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
serial	O
killer	O
has	O
recently	O
been	O
murdering	O
yakuza	B-Application
members	O
in	O
Kamurocho	O
and	O
removing	O
their	O
eyes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ideas	O
for	O
Judgment	O
were	O
conceived	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Yakuza	B-Application
5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Producer	O
Kazuki	O
Hosokawa	O
suggested	O
that	O
Sega	O
produce	O
a	O
new	O
IP	O
instead	O
of	O
focusing	O
solely	O
on	O
the	O
Yakuza	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Senior	O
Executive	O
Manager	O
Daisuke	O
Sato	O
originally	O
believed	O
that	O
Yakuza	B-Application
would	O
only	O
last	O
three	O
games	O
but	O
agreed	O
with	O
Hosokawa	O
about	O
the	O
need	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
new	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hosokawa	O
and	O
Nagoshi	O
refrained	O
from	O
calling	O
Judgment	O
a	O
spin-off	O
from	O
Yakuza	B-Application
,	O
despite	O
its	O
development	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
,	O
because	O
of	O
its	O
different	O
narrative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
the	O
Dragon	O
Engine	O
to	O
produce	O
graphics	O
similar	O
to	O
Yakuza	B-Application
6	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
decided	O
to	O
explore	O
the	O
fictional	O
city	O
of	O
Kamurocho	O
(	O
from	O
Yakuza	B-Application
)	O
using	O
a	O
different	O
approach	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
Yakuza	B-Application
,	O
real-world	O
shops	O
such	O
as	O
Don	O
Quijote	O
were	O
used	O
to	O
impart	O
realism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Hosokawa	O
wanted	O
to	O
provide	O
players	O
with	O
as	O
much	O
content	O
as	O
Yakuza	B-Application
0	I-Application
,	O
he	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
team	O
refrained	O
from	O
using	O
returning	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Yakuza	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Yakuza	B-Application
's	O
protagonist	O
Kazuma	O
Kiryu	O
ended	O
with	O
Yakuza	B-Application
6	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Song	I-Application
of	I-Application
Life	I-Application
,	O
Ryu	B-Application
Ga	I-Application
Gotoku	I-Application
Studio	O
's	O
game	O
developers	O
wanted	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
distinctive	O
character	O
for	O
Judgment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nagoshi	O
and	O
Masayoshi	O
Yokoyama	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
Yakuza	B-Application
0	I-Application
,	O
wrote	O
the	O
narrative	O
to	O
be	O
darker	O
than	O
the	O
studio	O
's	O
previous	O
titles	O
but	O
balanced	O
it	O
with	O
humor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
Yakuza	B-Application
series	O
,	O
Judgment	O
primarily	O
focuses	O
on	O
its	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Localization	O
producer	O
Scott	O
Strichart	O
observed	O
that	O
the	O
portrayals	O
of	O
yakuza	B-Application
are	O
faithful	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
due	O
to	O
multiple	O
characters	O
being	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
clans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yagami	O
was	O
noted	O
for	O
standing	O
out	O
among	O
the	O
cast	O
as	O
he	O
has	O
multiple	O
life	O
choices	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
other	O
cast	O
members	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
forced	O
to	O
be	O
yakuza	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
recurring	O
actors	O
include	O
Kenichi	O
Takitō	O
as	O
detective	O
Kazuya	O
Ayabe	O
,	O
Shinshū	O
Fuji	O
as	O
former	O
yakuza	B-Application
Masaharu	O
Kaito	O
,	O
and	O
Risa	O
Shimizu	O
as	O
Mafuyu	O
Fujii	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nagoshi	O
felt	O
that	O
using	O
the	O
Japanese	O
band	O
Alexandros	O
would	O
appeal	O
to	O
the	O
audience	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
way	O
that	O
Shōnan	O
no	O
Kaze	O
fit	O
Yakuza	B-Application
0	I-Application
,	O
as	O
he	O
believed	O
that	O
both	O
bands	O
have	O
a	O
similar	O
approach	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
Yakuza	B-Application
series	O
,	O
the	O
studio	O
decided	O
to	O
give	O
Judgment	O
an	O
English	O
dub	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
conceived	O
following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Yakuza	B-Application
0	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Yakuza	B-Application
series	O
were	O
almost	O
always	O
released	O
with	O
only	O
Japanese	O
audio	O
,	O
Sega	O
thought	O
it	O
might	O
not	O
fit	O
the	O
tone	O
to	O
give	O
Yakuza	B-Application
6	I-Application
an	O
English	O
dub	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scott	O
Strichart	O
,	O
the	O
localization	O
producer	O
for	O
the	O
Yakuza	B-Application
series	O
,	O
ordered	O
the	O
Western	O
release	O
to	O
have	O
two	O
subtitle	O
tracks	O
:	O
one	O
with	O
Japanese	O
audio	O
and	O
English	O
subtitles	O
matching	O
the	O
Japanese	O
translation	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
with	O
subtitles	O
matching	O
the	O
English	O
dub	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
Yakuza	B-Application
series	O
was	O
primarily	O
popular	O
among	O
men	O
,	O
Strichart	O
wanted	O
English-language	O
players	O
to	O
feel	O
"	O
gross	O
"	O
from	O
these	O
bystanders	O
 '	O
catcalls	O
and	O
empathize	O
with	O
Shirosaki	O
and	O
women	O
in	O
general	O
for	O
enduring	O
this	O
treatment	O
regularly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Judgment	O
was	O
announced	O
under	O
the	O
Japanese	O
title	O
of	O
Judge	B-Application
Eyes	I-Application
on	O
September	O
10	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Lineup	O
Tour	O
shortly	O
before	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
first	O
chapter	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
demo	O
on	O
November	O
29	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Taki	O
's	O
arrest	O
,	O
Ryu	B-Application
Ga	I-Application
Gotoku	I-Application
Studio	O
producer	O
Daisuke	O
Sato	O
tweeted	O
that	O
he	O
would	O
not	O
allow	O
Taki	O
's	O
arrest	O
to	O
interrupt	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
success	O
or	O
allow	O
the	O
actor	O
's	O
contribution	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
deleted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Stadia	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
on	O
April	O
23	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remaster	O
features	O
faster	O
loading	O
times	O
,	O
runs	O
at	O
60	O
FPS	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
from	O
the	O
original	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
Amazon	B-Operating_System
Luna	I-Operating_System
on	O
December	O
16	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
both	O
Judgment	O
games	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
September	O
14	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
implying	O
that	O
this	O
issue	O
had	O
been	O
resolved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Judgment	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favourable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
Kimura	O
's	O
popularity	O
,	O
Japanese	O
fans	O
have	O
often	O
nicknamed	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
"	O
Kimutaku	O
"	O
being	O
short	O
for	O
Takuya	O
Kimura	O
,	O
while	O
"	O
Gotoku	O
"	O
(	O
"	O
Like	O
a	O
"	O
)	O
was	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Japanese	O
title	O
of	O
the	O
Yakuza	B-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
a	O
VideoGamer.com	O
reviewer	O
,	O
players	O
attracted	O
to	O
the	O
Yakuza	B-Application
series	O
would	O
enjoy	O
Judgment	O
because	O
of	O
its	O
similarities	O
in	O
action	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
fighting	O
system	O
was	O
superior	O
to	O
Yakuza	B-Application
6	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Song	I-Application
of	I-Application
Life	I-Application
and	O
would	O
attract	O
fans	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
varied	O
side	O
missions	O
gave	O
players	O
far	O
more	O
playing	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Destructoid	O
reviewer	O
said	O
that	O
despite	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
similarity	O
to	O
Yakuza	B-Application
—	O
namely	O
its	O
balance	O
of	O
seriousness	O
and	O
comedy	O
—	O
Judgment	O
had	O
a	O
unique	O
narrative	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
felt	O
was	O
on	O
a	O
par	O
with	O
Hollywood	O
films	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hardcore	O
Gamer	O
regarded	O
the	O
storyline	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
closest	O
one	O
can	O
get	O
to	O
an	O
entry	O
point	O
for	O
those	O
anxious	O
about	O
such	O
an	O
overbearing	O
legacy	O
that	O
the	O
Yakuza	B-Application
series	O
presents	O
"	O
and	O
appreciated	O
that	O
the	O
Dragon	O
Engine	O
provided	O
for	O
facial	O
expressions	O
that	O
were	O
important	O
for	O
solving	O
cases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Push	O
Square	O
listed	O
Judgment	O
as	O
the	O
third-best	O
Yakuza	B-Application
game	O
based	O
on	O
its	O
accessibility	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
the	O
narrative	O
and	O
complexity	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	O
Central	O
stated	O
that	O
thanks	O
to	O
the	O
superior	O
frame	O
rate	O
,	O
Yagami	O
moves	O
faster	O
than	O
previous	O
Yakuza	B-Application
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Imported	O
sales	O
of	O
Judgment	O
rose	O
in	O
Japan	O
when	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
withdrawn	O
from	O
Japanese	O
store	O
shelves	O
;	O
about	O
97	O
percent	O
of	O
its	O
stock	O
was	O
sold	O
and	O
it	O
reached	O
number	O
three	O
on	O
Amazon	B-Application
's	I-Application
sales	O
rankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kazuki	O
Hosokawa	O
considered	O
a	O
Steam	B-Application
port	O
to	O
be	O
possible	O
in	O
April	O
2019	O
but	O
was	O
unsure	O
about	O
this	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
team	O
was	O
still	O
working	O
on	O
Yakuza	B-Application
ports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Judgment	O
was	O
the	O
most	O
successful	O
release	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
IP	O
for	O
the	O
eighth	B-Application
generation	I-Application
of	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
in	O
the	O
country	O
,	O
although	O
this	O
record	O
was	O
later	O
broken	O
by	O
Death	B-Application
Stranding	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
release	O
week	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
sold	O
5,539	O
physical	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
sold	O
3,192	O
physical	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
went	O
to	O
reach	O
14,479	O
physical	O
copies	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
while	O
the	O
original	O
had	O
24,271	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
6	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
a	O
day	O
before	O
Judgment	O
Day	O
,	O
the	O
sequel	O
Lost	B-Application
Judgment	I-Application
was	O
leaked	O
by	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
television	O
live-action	O
series	O
titled	O
Unjudged	O
is	O
reported	O
to	O
be	O
follow	O
Lost	B-Application
Judgment	I-Application
with	O
Kimura	O
reprising	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Yagami	O
.	O
</s>
