<s>
Lost	B-Application
Judgment	I-Application
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>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
on	O
September	O
24	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
for	O
Amazon	B-Operating_System
Luna	I-Operating_System
on	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Windows	O
on	O
September	O
14	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
2018	O
game	O
Judgment	B-Application
(	O
a	O
spin-off	O
of	O
the	O
Like	B-Application
a	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
series	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
focuses	O
on	O
private	O
detective	O
Takayuki	O
Yagami	O
as	O
he	O
investigates	O
a	O
criminal	O
accused	O
of	O
both	O
sexual	O
harassment	O
and	O
murder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
new	O
sidequests	O
and	O
a	O
story	O
expansion	O
focused	O
on	O
Yagami	O
's	O
partner	O
Masaharu	O
Kaito	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Lost	B-Application
Judgment	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Takayuki	O
Yagami	O
as	O
he	O
explores	O
the	O
Japanese	O
cities	O
of	O
Kamurochō	O
and	O
Isezaki	O
Ijincho	O
(	O
recreations	O
of	O
the	O
real-life	O
Kabukichō	O
and	O
Isezakichō	O
districts	O
,	O
respectively	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
crowd-control	O
Crane	O
style	O
and	O
the	O
one-on-one	O
Tiger	O
style	O
from	O
Judgment	B-Application
,	O
Yagami	O
uses	O
the	O
newly	O
added	O
Snake	O
style	O
for	O
counterattacking	O
and	O
disarming	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
Lost	B-Application
Judgment	I-Application
also	O
features	O
stealth	O
segments	O
,	O
platforming	O
segments	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
tailing	O
"	O
missions	O
where	O
Yagami	O
chases	O
suspects	O
around	O
the	O
city	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
to	O
Lost	B-Application
Judgment	I-Application
is	O
the	O
"	O
Detective	O
Dog	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
Shiba	O
Inu	O
named	O
Ranpo	O
whom	O
Yagami	O
can	O
take	O
on	O
walks	O
to	O
find	O
hidden	O
items	O
or	O
track	O
suspects	O
via	O
their	O
scent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
in-game	O
Club	O
Sega	O
arcades	O
feature	O
multiple	O
playable	O
arcade	O
cabinets	O
,	O
including	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
,	O
Fantasy	B-Application
Zone	I-Application
,	O
Super	B-Application
Hang-On	I-Application
,	O
Fighting	B-Application
Vipers	I-Application
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
,	O
Motor	B-Application
Raid	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Showdown	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yagami	O
can	O
also	O
play	O
several	O
Master	O
System	O
games	O
in	O
his	O
office	O
,	O
including	O
Alex	B-Application
Kidd	I-Application
in	I-Application
Miracle	I-Application
World	I-Application
;	O
Fantasy	B-Application
Zone	I-Application
;	O
Secret	B-Application
Command	I-Application
;	O
Quartet	B-Application
;	O
Enduro	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
;	O
Penguin	B-Application
Land	I-Application
;	O
Maze	O
Hunter	O
3-D	O
;	O
Woody	B-Application
Pop	I-Application
;	O
and	O
Snail	B-Application
Maze	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yagami	O
's	O
partner	O
,	O
Masaharu	O
Kaito	O
,	O
also	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
via	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lost	B-Application
Judgment	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
December	O
2021	O
,	O
three	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Judgment	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Private	O
investigator	O
Takayuki	O
Yagami	O
(	O
Takuya	O
Kimura/Greg	O
Chun	O
)	O
returns	O
as	O
the	O
primary	O
protagonist	O
,	O
alongside	O
several	O
of	O
his	O
supporting	O
cast	O
:	O
Masaharu	O
Kaito	O
(	O
Shinshū	O
Fuji/Crispin	O
Freeman	O
)	O
,	O
Yagami	O
's	O
detective	O
partner	O
;	O
Ryuzo	O
Genda	O
(	O
Akira	O
Nakao/Brian	O
McNamara	O
)	O
,	O
director	O
of	O
Genda	O
Law	O
Office	O
and	O
Yagami	O
's	O
former	O
mentor	O
;	O
Saori	O
Shirosaki	O
(	O
Yūko	O
Kaida/Stephanie	O
Sheh	O
)	O
and	O
Issei	O
Hoshino	O
(	O
Yū	O
Hayashi/Joe	O
Zieja	O
)	O
,	O
defense	O
attorneys	O
working	O
at	O
Genda	O
Law	O
Office	O
;	O
Mafuyu	O
Fujii	O
(	O
Risa	O
Shimizu/Cherami	O
Leigh	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
public	O
prosecutor	O
and	O
close	O
friend	O
of	O
Yagami	O
and	O
Shirosaki	O
;	O
Toru	O
Higashi	O
(	O
Yoshihisa	O
Kawahara/Steve	O
Blum	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
yakuza	B-Application
member	O
turned	O
arcade	O
owner	O
who	O
looks	O
up	O
to	O
Kaito	O
;	O
Fumiya	O
Sugiura	O
(	O
Junta	O
Terashima/Mark	O
Whitten	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
thief	O
who	O
has	O
opened	O
his	O
own	O
detective	O
agency	O
,	O
Yokohama	O
99	O
,	O
in	O
Isezaki	O
Ijincho	O
;	O
and	O
Makoto	O
Tsukumo	O
(	O
Jun	O
Miyamoto/River	O
Kanoff	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
technology	O
expert	O
and	O
former	O
recluse	O
who	O
operates	O
Yokohama	O
99	O
with	O
Sugiura	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Opposing	O
Yagami	O
is	O
Kazuki	O
Soma	O
(	O
Hiroshi	O
Tamaki/Matthew	O
Yang	O
King	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
head	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
RK	O
"	O
(	O
Red	O
Knife	O
)	O
Hangure	O
syndicate	O
that	O
has	O
attempted	O
to	O
seize	O
power	O
in	O
Kamurochō	O
in	O
the	O
wake	O
of	O
the	O
Tojo	O
Clan	O
and	O
Omi	O
Alliance	O
disbanding	O
,	O
as	O
depicted	O
in	O
Yakuza	B-Application
:	I-Application
Like	I-Application
a	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
;	O
Soma	O
is	O
supported	O
by	O
his	O
right-hand	O
man	O
,	O
Daimu	O
Akutsu	O
(	O
Kenji	O
Hamada/Brent	O
Mukai	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Kaito	O
Files	O
expansion	O
stars	O
Kaito	O
as	O
the	O
primary	O
protagonist	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
a	O
brand	O
new	O
cast	O
of	O
characters	O
,	O
including	O
:	O
Kyoya	O
Sadamoto	O
(	O
Katsuyuki	O
Konishi/Stephen	O
Fu	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
highly	O
successful	O
tech	O
CEO	O
;	O
Mikiko	O
Sadamoto	O
(	O
Eri	O
Miyajima/Suzie	O
Yeung	O
)	O
,	O
Kyoya	O
's	O
wife	O
and	O
Kaito	O
's	O
former	O
lover	O
who	O
was	O
thought	O
to	O
have	O
committed	O
suicide	O
;	O
Jun	O
Sadamoto	O
(	O
Yuki	O
Shin/Paul	O
Castro	O
Jr.	O
)	O
,	O
Kyoya	O
and	O
Mikiko	O
's	O
rebellious	O
teenage	O
son	O
;	O
Shusuke	O
Kenmochi	O
(	O
Hiroshi	O
Nakamura/Alexander	O
Gross	O
)	O
,	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
Crimson	O
Lotus	O
gang	O
;	O
Masao	O
Igarashi	O
(	O
Taichi	O
Takeda/Peter	O
Jessop	O
)	O
and	O
Shiro	O
Senda	O
(	O
Tōru	O
Nara/Dave	O
B	O
.	O
Mitchell	O
)	O
,	O
former	O
yakuza	B-Application
members	O
who	O
now	O
run	O
the	O
Bato	O
Detective	O
Agency	O
as	O
a	O
rival	O
to	O
Yagami	O
's	O
business	O
;	O
and	O
Yasutaka	O
Shirakaba	O
(	O
Kenta	O
Sasa/Yong	O
Yea	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
doctor	O
residing	O
in	O
the	O
Chiba	O
Prefecture	O
who	O
has	O
ties	O
to	O
Mikiko	O
's	O
disappearance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lost	B-Application
Judgment	I-Application
faced	O
unique	O
challenges	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Kazuki	O
Hosokawa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hosokawa	O
aimed	O
both	O
Judgment	B-Application
to	O
be	O
seen	O
as	O
unique	O
when	O
compared	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
original	O
Dragon	O
Engine	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
texture	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
is	O
more	O
realistic	O
than	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
Like	B-Application
a	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
series	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
touch	O
of	O
film-like	O
feel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
developed	O
this	O
technique	O
by	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
Like	B-Application
a	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
series	O
for	O
so	O
long	O
,	O
and	O
Lost	B-Application
Judgment	I-Application
has	O
benefited	O
from	O
that	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Judgment	B-Application
was	O
a	O
spin-off	O
to	O
the	O
action	O
series	O
Like	B-Application
a	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
which	O
became	O
a	O
turn-based	O
RPG	O
with	O
Yakuza	B-Application
:	I-Application
Like	I-Application
a	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
,	O
executive	O
director	O
Toshihiro	O
Nagoshi	O
and	O
producer	O
Kazuki	O
Hosokawa	O
claimed	O
that	O
Judgment	B-Application
would	O
stay	O
true	O
to	O
the	O
action	O
system	O
originally	O
developed	O
for	O
Like	B-Application
a	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nagoshi	O
claimed	O
Lost	B-Application
Judgment	I-Application
was	O
made	O
thanks	O
to	O
the	O
positive	O
responses	O
towards	O
Judgment	B-Application
and	O
thus	O
aimed	O
to	O
improve	O
the	O
system	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
feedback	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
27	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Sega	O
that	O
the	O
1996	O
arcade	O
game	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
would	O
be	O
playable	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
arcades	O
,	O
in	O
celebration	O
of	O
2021	O
being	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
franchise	O
's	O
30th	O
Anniversary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
Judgment	B-Application
and	O
Like	B-Application
a	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
taking	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
universe	O
,	O
there	O
will	O
be	O
no	O
crossovers	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
being	O
different	O
IPs	O
despite	O
similarities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
6	O
,	O
Lost	B-Application
Judgments	I-Application
intro	O
cinematic	O
was	O
revealed	O
,	O
featuring	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
theme	O
song	O
"	O
Rasen	O
"	O
,	O
by	O
jon-YAKITORY	O
feat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Judgment	B-Application
was	O
originally	O
titled	O
Judge	B-Application
Eyes	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Asia	O
,	O
Sega	O
liked	O
the	O
naming	O
for	O
the	O
Western	O
version	O
,	O
resulting	O
into	O
"	O
Judgment	B-Application
"	O
being	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
sequel	O
's	O
title	O
even	O
in	O
Eastern	O
territories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ken	O
Mitsuishi	O
recalls	O
Judgment	B-Application
was	O
popular	O
within	O
the	O
acting	O
world	O
so	O
he	O
felt	O
engaged	O
when	O
being	O
offered	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Akihiro	O
Ehara	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
actor	O
noted	O
that	O
he	O
became	O
highly	O
popular	O
thanks	O
to	O
Judgment	B-Application
especially	O
within	O
the	O
young	O
demographic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Strichart	O
commented	O
that	O
Yagami	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
hero	O
so	O
he	O
is	O
not	O
able	O
to	O
solve	O
all	O
these	O
cases	O
on	O
his	O
which	O
contrast	O
the	O
fantasy	O
style	O
Persona	B-Application
5	I-Application
which	O
often	O
deals	O
with	O
the	O
protagonists	O
saving	O
victims	O
using	O
their	O
powers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
Lost	B-Application
Judgment	I-Application
Yagami	O
meets	O
Kuwana	O
who	O
instead	O
tries	O
to	O
solve	O
every	O
attempt	O
of	O
bullying	O
regardless	O
of	O
methods	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
Judgment	B-Application
,	O
the	O
sequel	O
does	O
not	O
end	O
on	O
satisfactory	O
note	O
for	O
Yagami	O
as	O
Kuwana	O
manages	O
to	O
escape	O
from	O
the	O
protagonist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Josh	O
Malone	O
,	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
Yakuza	B-Application
:	I-Application
Like	I-Application
a	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
and	O
Shinada	O
in	O
the	O
Yakuza	B-Application
remasters	O
,	O
stepped	O
up	O
in	O
a	O
big	O
way	O
to	O
help	O
handle	O
voice	O
over	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
supported	O
by	O
Shervin	O
Zadeh	O
,	O
Shaun	O
Gannon	O
,	O
and	O
Stephanie	O
Spoleti	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
Yakuza	B-Application
vet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Localization	O
producer	O
Scott	O
Strichart	O
said	O
that	O
Lost	B-Application
Judgment	I-Application
might	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
challenging	O
works	O
he	O
has	O
done	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
multiple	O
requirements	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
dual	O
audio	O
and	O
English	O
subtitles	O
,	O
the	O
multiple	O
subtitles	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
being	O
released	O
for	O
four	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nevertheless	O
,	O
he	O
believes	O
he	O
has	O
already	O
produced	O
similar	O
content	O
ever	O
since	O
Yakuza	B-Application
0	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
felt	O
nostalgia	O
from	O
the	O
years	O
he	O
localized	O
the	O
heavily	O
school	O
themed	O
game	O
Persona	B-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
Strichart	O
claims	O
that	O
the	O
narrative	O
involves	O
multiple	O
dark	O
elements	O
involving	O
students	O
involving	O
bullying	O
or	O
suicide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Judgment	B-Application
is	O
not	O
a	O
popular	O
game	O
,	O
Strichart	O
finds	O
challenging	O
releasing	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
as	O
the	O
director	O
's	O
cut	O
of	O
Death	B-Application
Stranding	I-Application
,	O
a	O
game	O
by	O
the	O
famous	O
Hideo	O
Kojima	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
believed	O
that	O
Lost	B-Application
Judgment	I-Application
explores	O
more	O
of	O
Yagami	O
's	O
anger	O
,	O
something	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
did	O
not	O
focus	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Sega	O
staff	O
felt	O
that	O
if	O
there	O
should	O
be	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Judgment	B-Application
,	O
Yagami	O
and	O
his	O
partner	O
Masaharu	O
Kaito	O
would	O
retain	O
their	O
lead	O
roles	O
and	O
would	O
still	O
be	O
set	O
in	O
Kamurocho	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
the	O
official	O
website	O
announced	O
a	O
major	O
tease	O
related	O
to	O
Judgment	B-Application
on	O
May	O
7	O
,	O
titled	O
"	O
Judgment	B-Application
Day	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
6	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
a	O
day	O
before	O
"	O
Judgment	B-Application
Day	O
"	O
,	O
an	O
entry	O
for	O
Lost	B-Application
Judgment	I-Application
was	O
leaked	O
by	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
which	O
stated	O
the	O
Digital	O
Deluxe	O
edition	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
September	O
21	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
on	O
May	O
7	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
S	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
packs	O
were	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pack	O
also	O
grants	O
the	O
player	O
several	O
bonus	O
items	O
,	O
including	O
three	O
alternate	O
color	O
skins	O
for	O
the	O
Detective	O
Dog	O
,	O
an	O
additional	O
drone	O
frame	O
,	O
six	O
new	O
extract	O
recipes	O
,	O
a	O
hoverboard	O
with	O
three	O
additional	O
skateboarding	O
challenges	O
,	O
and	O
four	O
additional	O
Master	O
System	O
games	O
(	O
Sagaia	B-Application
;	O
Fantasy	B-Application
Zone	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Tears	I-Application
of	I-Application
Opa-Opa	I-Application
;	O
Alien	B-Application
Syndrome	I-Application
;	O
and	O
Global	B-Application
Defense	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
DLC	B-Protocol
is	O
the	O
"	O
School	O
Stories	O
Expansion	O
Pack	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
12	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
DLC	B-Protocol
titled	O
"	O
The	O
Kaito	O
Files	O
"	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
28	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
and	O
includes	O
a	O
new	O
story	O
campaign	O
featuring	O
Masaharu	O
Kaito	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
consoles	O
,	O
all	O
three	O
pieces	O
of	O
content	O
are	O
available	O
individually	O
or	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
season	O
pass	O
;	O
excluding	O
The	O
Kaito	O
Files	O
,	O
all	O
DLC	B-Protocol
is	O
included	O
with	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Work	O
on	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
was	O
still	O
continuing	O
in	O
August	O
2021	O
,	O
as	O
production	O
on	O
"	O
The	O
Kaito	O
Files	O
"	O
did	O
not	O
begin	O
until	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
was	O
completed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
reported	O
in	O
July	O
2021	O
that	O
Lost	B-Application
Judgment	I-Application
could	O
be	O
the	O
last	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
Sega	O
and	O
Johnny	O
&	O
Associates	O
(	O
the	O
talent	O
agency	O
which	O
represents	O
Kimura	O
)	O
being	O
unable	O
to	O
come	O
to	O
an	O
agreement	O
concerning	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
Kimura	O
's	O
likeness	O
in	O
a	O
PC	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
existing	O
Judgment	B-Application
games	O
or	O
any	O
future	O
titles	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
taking	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Yagami	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
both	O
Judgment	B-Application
games	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	O
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>
Lost	B-Application
Judgment	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
commented	O
on	O
the	O
narrative	O
and	O
Yagami	O
's	O
role	O
in	O
Lost	B-Application
Judgment	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
criticized	O
how	O
Lost	B-Application
Judgment	I-Application
establishes	O
the	O
entirety	O
of	O
the	O
plot	O
's	O
idea	O
in	O
early	O
chapters	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
look	O
disappointing	O
in	O
retrospect	O
as	O
there	O
are	O
no	O
major	O
or	O
interesting	O
plot	O
twists	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
half	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
regard	O
to	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
IGN	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
action	O
style	O
,	O
as	O
Yakuza	B-Application
:	I-Application
Like	I-Application
a	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
replaced	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
famous	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
style	O
with	O
turn-based	O
role	O
playing	O
,	O
and	O
felt	O
that	O
Yagami	O
is	O
more	O
enjoyable	O
to	O
play	O
than	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
loading	O
times	O
were	O
also	O
noted	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
reduced	O
,	O
especially	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
sidequests	O
and	O
arcade	O
games	O
like	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
gave	O
the	O
reviewer	O
cause	O
to	O
recommend	O
the	O
game	O
not	O
only	O
to	O
Yakuza	B-Application
gamers	O
but	O
also	O
Shenmue	O
gamers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
finding	O
it	O
enjoyable	O
,	O
GamesRadar+	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
lacked	O
innovation	O
compared	O
to	O
Judgment	B-Application
despite	O
representing	O
an	O
improvement	O
over	O
the	O
Yakuza	B-Application
games	O
 '	O
fighting	O
styles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
nominated	O
for	O
the	O
category	O
"	O
Xbox	B-Device
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
release	O
week	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
topped	O
Famitsus	O
list	O
of	O
best-selling	O
games	O
with	O
111,852	O
copies	O
while	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
game	O
sold	O
33,151	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
 '	O
sales	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
reached	O
fourth	O
place	O
with	O
most	O
of	O
its	O
sold	O
copies	O
being	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mako	O
Reactor	O
also	O
found	O
it	O
accessible	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
not	O
referencing	O
previous	O
events	O
from	O
the	O
story	O
and	O
found	O
the	O
content	O
more	O
enjoyable	O
than	O
Goro	O
Majima	O
's	O
sidestory	O
from	O
Yakuza	B-Application
Kiwami	I-Application
2	I-Application
which	O
gave	O
a	O
major	O
role	O
to	O
this	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Siliconera	O
was	O
more	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
for	O
lacking	O
new	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
compared	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
Lost	B-Application
Judgment	I-Application
,	O
as	O
Kaito	O
uses	O
the	O
same	O
deductive	O
skills	O
as	O
Yagami	O
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
hand-to-hand	O
combat	O
which	O
comes	O
across	O
as	O
more	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
