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Lost Judgment DLC Details

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Sep 032021
 

One mystery that has surrounded Lost Judgment ever since it became available for pre-order was that the Digital Deluxe and Digital Ultimate editions included some sort of DLC, but no one knew what.

Well, the DLC has now officially been revealed.

Everything is listed out here by Gematsu. All pre-orders include the Quick-Start Support Pack, basically some bonus items as a preorder bonus.

Then there are three main pieces of DLC: the Detective Essentials Pack, the School Stories Expansion Pack, and the Kaito Files Story Expansion.

The Detective Essentials Pack includes new colors for your dog, four new Master System games, a “Super Shin Amon” fight, and three additional girlfriend options, along with some other items and bonuses. This feels substantial for day-one DLC, and I’m not crazy about extra side content being available at launch as DLC.

(The Japanese website appears to list Tsukino as one of the three extra girlfriends, which makes me hope the twins are returning outside of DLC as well.)

On October 26, the School Stories Expansion Pack will be released with a lot of little extras, like new dance moves and motorcycle parts, and more notably a fourth combat style that lets you use the boxing mini-game’s moves in actual combat.

Making a combat style DLC doesn’t sit well with a lot of fans, and to me it feels strange to release content that would appear throughout the game a month after it comes out.

And finally, the big Kaito Files Story Expansion DLC will be out in Spring 2022, and it’s a side story starring Kaito as a playable character. According to the official details, it will be about 10 hours long.

Since all of these things are described only as being pre-order bonuses with the Digital Deluxe/Digital Ultimate, I got a little concerned that you might not be able to buy them on their own, but RGG Studio confirmed that the Lost Judgment DLC will be available to purchase separately.

I have mixed feelings about the DLC. The story DLC is fine; I’m completely okay with buying DLC for a good side story expansion. And I never care much about cosmetic DLC and minor things like that. But including small pieces of side content, mini-games, and a combat style as DLC feels like a step in the wrong direction.

How do you feel about Lost Judgment’s DLC? Will you be getting it?

Lost Judgment Announced With a September 24 Global Release Date

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May 072021
 

Judgment Day is here, and our dreams have come true – a full sequel called Lost Judgment has been announced for the PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.

Not only that, but it will be out on September 24… worldwide.

They’re also going to aim for global releases from now on, which is exciting news for sure!

And for fans who were worried about the combat system, Lost Judgment retains the action combat of the previous game, while Yakuza will continue using turn-based combat.

Lost Judgment was officially revealed during this morning’s Judgment Day live stream, which began with the announcement trailer and then went into greater detail about the game.

Lost Judgment follows Yagami as he investigates a new case that takes him to Yokohama, and the story looks like it could be just as dark and thrilling as the original’s… maybe even darker.

First off, I’m just excited for the story. I loved the story in Judgment, even more than Yakuza 0’s story! The trailer teases a lot of things and has already sparked some dark theories about what might happen, and I can’t wait to get on that wild ride again and see it through to the end. If the story comes anywhere near the first game’s level of quality, I’ll be happy.

Next, Lost Judgment takes place in both Kamurocho and Yokohama. I haven’t played Like a Dragon yet to see Yokohama, but I’m excited to have a new city to explore. The live stream also gave us a glimpse at some of the mini-games in Lost Judgment, including dancing and a game with toy cars.

A high school plays an important role in the story, and Yagami will go undercover at the school to gather information. The school section will include more lighthearted “School Stories.”

There’s also a third combat style this time around, a parry-focused style called Snake (which apparently will also be useful in the school sections so you don’t have to punch teenagers), and the investigation system has been improved based on things they learned from the first game.

I am so excited for Lost Judgment! Once again, it will be out on September 24 worldwide (with dual audio and dual subtitles again). Best Buy will have an exclusive steelbook, but no Collector’s Edition has been announced yet. Either way, I’m getting it day one. Now I just need to figure out what to do since there are only a couple of weeks between Tales of Arise and Lost Judgment…

What are your thoughts on Lost Judgment? Are you excited for a new Judgment game?

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