Playing ‘Judgment’ made me finally jump into ‘Yakuza’ games

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Playing Judgment made me regret never playing any of the Yakuza games for the past decade.

Judgment centers around Takayuki Yagami, a private detective and former lawyer who winds up investigating a series of murders with possible ties to the Yakuza. It’s a great setup that’s rife with intrigue and drama, and the first two hours I got to play at a preview event got me hooked.

I was so hooked on everything in Judgment that I bought a copy of Yakuza 0, which is made by the same developer (Sega) and a pretty similar style of game. I haven’t been this excited to play a game in a while.

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