Yes, this has set the new record for my longest ever video. Yes, this entire video series was a ploy to talk about Lost Judgment for 30 minutes. Yes, I will forever hold a grudge against Skill Up (dunno why you'd ask that last bit though)

@Dragonlordofthunder

9 ай бұрын

I genuinely don't know what shill up was smoking when he reviewed LJ. Probably the worst video he made.

@SnowiestAngeman

9 ай бұрын

Just wait until you see his Final Fantasy XVI review

@cyrus2395

9 ай бұрын

@@SnowiestAngeman is it one of those "ff16 is not final fantasy" reviews lol

@ItsFaisal7266

9 ай бұрын

god, i hated that video. i still dont know what he was thinking when he wrote the review

@koboldbiopellet

9 ай бұрын

Thank you!

ready to watch "The Other Best Yakuza Game" once Infinite Wealth comes out

@deepflare1028

9 ай бұрын

or probably The Best Sidegame once Gaiden comes out

@Alex169o

9 ай бұрын

​@@deepflare1028or THE game ever when yakuza 9999 cames out

@ag_abdulaziz7153

8 ай бұрын

Not real time combat. Can't compete with LJ

@MrRobertGillan

8 ай бұрын

@@ag_abdulaziz7153Goofy ass mentality.

@bluegrassdude7532

8 ай бұрын

@@ag_abdulaziz7153 yes it can, naked Ichiban

the best anti-bullying PSA a money can buy

@charliemcmillan4561

4 ай бұрын

The real anti-bullying PSA was at the beginning when kaito slapped that kid and grinned at him on the ground

@klaus.sfc01official30

Ай бұрын

It's 2in1 it 1. Let's you get your deepest grudges against bullies out finally after 10 years holy shit. 2. Is also an anti bully PSA

Time for the annual lost judgment beat off. Will funny Australian man make lost judgment lose its judgment by beating it off? Let's find out!

Lost Judgment was a chef's kiss. Such a fantastic game to play through. I hope RGG will make another new game with either on par or better free flow combat. The ost is like crack, I need a fix of it so often. Chihiro Aoki crafted so many excellent tracks in this game with Dig in Your Heels and Unwavering Belief being personal favourites.

@SnowiestAngeman

9 ай бұрын

Chihiro Aoki music is like crack I won’t lie

@Draffut2003

8 ай бұрын

It's onyl weakness was in the story.

@jrirch2089

8 ай бұрын

@@Draffut2003yeah, I enjoyed the story, but there are things that can be improved, such as Yagami not making Sawa Sensei as the only example of consequences and stuff

@LAK_770

7 ай бұрын

@@jrirch2089​​⁠ the UI was a far more serious issue than the story. Locking the controls to the screen at all times borderline ruins the game. There’s no first person mode without investigation HUD either, so in effect they basically removed first person view. They also didn’t get rid of the popup Tips, and there’s more messy icons and items around the world than ever. It all badly hurts the experience and it breaks my heart

@jrirch2089

7 ай бұрын

@@LAK_770 in my experience it doesn’t really matter to me, never had an issue with it

I stand by the fact that Yagami has THE BEST fighting style in the entire Yakuza series, and it shines in Lost Judgement. This game genuinely has some of the best combat I've ever had the pleasure of engaging in. The skateboard might be one of the best additions too. Playing Gaiden now, I wish Kiryu would just learn how to skateboard already.

@RubyRedPhoenix413

5 ай бұрын

If anything I expected kiryu to use the agent boots to jet around like how Yagami uses the skateboard... but then again that wouldn't be so covert for a secret agent, would it? Lol

@FredMaverik

5 ай бұрын

@@RubyRedPhoenix413 doesn't he fly around already

@AzManap

4 ай бұрын

Which do you recommend? Gaiden or Lost Judgement? I dunno which to play first

@gorb2071

4 ай бұрын

​@@AzManaplost judgement

@burgbass

3 ай бұрын

⁠@@AzManapDefinitely Lost Judgment as it’s more of a whole experience. Gaiden is more of a shorter experience, made to explain what Kiryu was doing during or near the events of the first Like a Dragon game, leading up to some explanation for his involvement in Infinite Wealth. If you haven’t already though, I recommend the first Judgement game if anything. It’s the same engine, combat still feels great, really not that much older than Lost Judgement and it gets you more familiar with the characters and story as well.

One thing to point out is the way Yagami controls, he's much, much more nimble now when you walk and run around the open world. In comparison Kiryu feels like controlling a fucking tank in Y6 and same for Yagami in the original Judgement

@gotinogaden

6 ай бұрын

You know what, the same can be said about controlling Dante in DmC (so flexible) vs classic Dante (so stiff). The difference really is night and day.

@NathanSmith-tn8do

Ай бұрын

@@gotinogadenI’ve never felt Dante to be stiff in dmc3 onward

as a fellow australian, i can confirm what he said about pepsi max in australia being better than normal pepsi is the complete and utter truth. Normal pepsi is dogshit in comparison

@WaddleDee45

9 ай бұрын

I will also confirm this.

@jeveritt8398

9 ай бұрын

It's true in the UK too

@ShadowNexa

9 ай бұрын

Mean while Pepsi Max and fire and Coke Zero is trash

@NicknamingName

9 ай бұрын

@@jeveritt8398maybe brexit wasn’t so bad

@memoryunlimit6591

9 ай бұрын

Same in germany

This game especially really shows RGG’s growth with Dragon Engine combat, I had huge issues with the way Y6 and K2 played and it makes me happy to say this game is on par with (and probably even better than) Y0’s combat, it makes me really excited to see what they’ll do to refine Kiryu’s DE moveset in Gaiden

@kei7540

9 ай бұрын

Kiryu might be able to do juggle combos so looking forward to that

Playing through Judgment rn, and its great, I cant believe they could make something even better.

@SnowiestAngeman

9 ай бұрын

I kid you not everything that feels good in the gameplay of Judgment, will look terrible when you play Lost Judgment lol

@firestriker119

9 ай бұрын

@@SnowiestAngeman I wonder if gaiden will have the same effect on LJ, but on the other hand LJ sounds as if its gonna be hard to beat.

@Awesomepelt

9 ай бұрын

@@SnowiestAngeman I had the same experience when replaying Judgment to beat it on Legend. Judgment is still amazing but Lost Judgment upgrades the gameplay in basically every way (except the chases, they feel worse somehow) so it's hard to want to go back to Judgment anymore.

@mat8791

8 ай бұрын

@@Awesomepelt It's probably due to the fact Judgment chases are typically longer. LJ adds a lot to chases but all those have the unintended side effect of indirectly cutting up the length. It's like they didn't take into account the new stuff when making chases.

@Awesomepelt

8 ай бұрын

@@mat8791 Maybe, but my issue is that the dodge timing is off and most of the time I dodge yagami still hits the obstacle I was dodging because he moves too early, whereas in Judgement he cleared any obstacle I made the correct input on. It doesn’t cause actual gameplay issues it just makes the chase less satisfying. In The Groove makes up for all of that and more, though.

Literally my favorite game of all time. So freakin good. Best combat and gameplay, best story (because of the way its relatability cuts deep for me), best side content, best OST, best everything!

BASED, always glad to see Lost Judgment getting the love and respect it deserves Also 11:32 fun fact about mortal reversals for those who don't know, at least if my memory from playing the demo of Gaiden at PAX West is correct mortal reversals are actually coming back in LAD Gaiden which is pretty cool.

@hel1140

9 ай бұрын

Yeah it's coming back, i saw kiryu doing an axe kick as his agent style mortal reversal in one of his style demo videos or whatever you call them. Cool stuff

@LuisMane1

4 ай бұрын

Ok give update now

Peak gaming. Easily my favorite game from this studio and has become an all time favorite as more time passes. I actually like the story more in this game than the previous because I found the way the mystery was framed to be more interesting. You're essentially working a mystery backwards where you know exactly who is involved but you're figuring out the motive and how they did it. That and while many dock points for the story not being personal to Yagami, I actually prefer it because it feels like he's a legendary detective that just stumbled his way into something bigger than himself. It isn't my favorite story in the series but I think it at least stands next to the original and is one of the better ones in the franchise.

@SnowiestAngeman

9 ай бұрын

That’s actually a very good point about the story. I still really enjoyed it too though but I mean the game could’ve had a story about two cavemen going unga bunga for 30 hours but so long as the gameplay was the still the same I still would’ve popped off about it haha

@TheCynicalGhost

9 ай бұрын

@@SnowiestAngeman true lmao. Really wonder how they can top the brawler combat from here. Based retrospective btw.

BASED LOST JUDGMENT. LET’S GO BOIZ!!!

I also rate voice actors by how many times I have played Ghost of Tsushima multiplayer with them

@SnowiestAngeman

9 ай бұрын

It is a very standard unit of measurement

Lost Judgement is worth every penny spent. Smooth gameplay and so much content to experience in the game

Lost Judgment has the perfect combination of story, gameplay, characters, themes, and yakuza tomfoolery. I can't wait for IW and Gaiden, but I know that LJ has definitely set a new standard in RGG history. It, in fact, IS the best Yakuza game

@xbon1

6 ай бұрын

No? IW is. Game’s gone gold and copies are floating around. Get yaself a copy and see how good it is

@zosonte129

4 ай бұрын

@@xbon1 Having finished IW, nah it's good but this was better

@Al-ji4gd

2 ай бұрын

@@xbon1 Nah.

I watched all your series and what a ride. thank you for making this series video and I had a lot of fun watching! keep it up!

bro really spent 30 minutes getting glazed by lost judgment (He's just like me frfr)

@SnowiestAngeman

9 ай бұрын

I’d gladly do it for another 30 minutes too

@zealous404

9 ай бұрын

kaito files it is @@SnowiestAngeman 😎

That montage at the end got me listening to Hasty Spirit/Blood-Drunk Master’s Theme on repeat, and then I got to the part in Gaiden where they reuse that theme and I ascended into the heavens

All my homies HATE Skill Up

I LOVE your retrospectives!! Can't wait to see you make for Infinite Wealth Demo or the full version

Thanks for this content. I highly enjoy this series and your take on the reviewing of those great games. Keep up the good work!

you're real good at making me look forward to play this games. & that outro was beautiful

Holy hell man what video. That ending got me so hyped. Love the videos.

Judgment and Lost Judgment helped me through some of the roughest times of my life; I adore the characters, the vibe, and the fighting; I adore the heartfelt drama and the feels of Kaito files. Thank you for this video, sir! I must revisit these sometime soon...thank you!

man you've really kicked up your production and editing, keep up the great vids

@SnowiestAngeman

9 ай бұрын

I’m glad you think so :)

Just watched the whole Yakuza Retrospective Series in one day because haha funny editing and great analysis. I loved the videos, and I'm expecting to see what new content you bring us with LAD: Gaiden and LAD 8 :) .

Having years of "experience" (making amvs) and passion for video editing seeing your commentary, editing, (audio sync, scene placement, etc), and overall passion in your videos is VERY inspiring. My personal favorite videos from you are your resyncs. Just wanted to drop a compliment, keep up the great work!

Nice video and amazing outro!

I’m glad I’m not the only one to use the reset camera trick. You make me wanna play the game again 😭

a channel that ive been looking for

Actually just finished Kaito Files tight before this video, Lost Judgment has to be my favorite RGG game so far, especially the ending

oh my god that outro is so good!!!!

The combat in this game is so sexy, I love it so much

that ending was the best, you should totally turn it into its own short video (like 30 seconds or something, an excerpt)

Appreciate the well made montage at the end

There's a particular street in the game that has a 100% spawn rate on both ends of the street. So if you want to grind SP relatively fast, you can just run to one side of the street and when you win the fight, the next group like 50ft away will spawn. So just run back and forth

@Spiderrtank

8 ай бұрын

Ah yes.. The Ijin Street experience

Something cool about the Kaito File DLC that you didn’t mention was that the main female lead in it was actually pretty cool and that’s a first for an RGG game 💀

very excited to play this game eventually, started playing the series at the start of the year and ive come back and watched this video 3 or 4 times

I was waiting for this

@SnowiestAngeman

9 ай бұрын

I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS (I apologise if you have not played Persona 3 ‘cause otherwise I look like a psycho)

That montage at the end goes incredibly hard.

Lost Judgement is easily one of the best games in the franchise and has some of the most fun combat. It just feels so damn good to play, and all the side activities and arcade games makes it addicting.

I appreciate the 30 minute upload especially knowing you love Lost Judgement so much.

YESSSS A NEW VIDEO And it’s 30 minutes too lets gooooo

What an amazing time to release such an amazing video! I just finished Kaito files a week ago. All I can say is, reading your channel description and getting lost judgment was the best decision I've made in a long while. Truly, the peak of RGG. Also, please put a link to the thumbnail in the description or somewhere else lol

Thank you for singing the praises of LOST PEAKMENT 💯💯💯💯 Most accurate review of this game by an Australian I’ve ever seen

Babe wake up, Snow posted a new banger of a video

Agreed, I'm really excited to see what the gang at RGG have up their sleeve for Gaiden after the masterwork which was the LJ combat system.

Combat is god-tier. However, replaying LJ again after finishing LaD makes me feel like Yagami isn't that connected to the community of Ijincho as much as he was in Kamurocho during Judgment. PS: Skateboarding around town, while barebones in terms of controls, has this satisfying sense of movement I can't seem to find anywhere else. Definitely one of my favorite games of all time. One of the very few games I bought during release week

This video is so good, Lost Judgement is probably my favourite game of all time, its just peak gaming tbh

That outro was insane❤

So glad they're going to continue the free flow combat in the judgement series. I like turn based combat, but it isnt what got me into the Yakuza franchise

lost judgment? more like based judgment if my 7 favoritism didn't exist i would probably put lj in my second or first favorite game of all time in a heartbeat

I agree that this is overall the most solid, complete, and aesthetically brilliant RGG game.....so this makes it even more terrible that you can't get rid of the control HUD. In a game where getting immersed in a hyper-realistic virtual tourism environment is 50% of the draw, ruining the visuals with UI is borderline unforgivable. Then there's the "Tips" that pop up after most fights, the items and icons cluttering the screen, and the lack of a HUD-free first-person view. Just a general lack of restraint with the UI that really hurts the aesthetic experience. It's a big deal precisely BECAUSE the game is so perfect in every other way.

The conversation Log is an amazing feature I sometimes i want to read what they said again because you might press skip by accident it just amazing

I personally don't dislike this video's title but I think " the best RGG game ever " would have been a better title. And while I do enjoy Lost Judgement and see how it's easily better than Judgement in content and features wise but personally I still can't bring myself to think it's better than Yakuza 0. It's still the best RGG game for me in story, content, gameplay, minigames and overall everything wise. The only thing that I feel like it lacks is a proper English voice over which should've a thing in the beginning of the series instead of new soft reboot. Well that's at least what my opinion is. Anyways amazing video as always and I was wondering if you you could cover other games like this instead of just RGG games in general ( for example, Resident Evil, Final fantasy, Tekken, Street fighter, Devil May Cry, Death Stranding or any other games you personally like in general ) I would love to see if you could cover other genre of games if you would like to. Anyways looking forward to your next video

LOST JUDGMENT IS GOATED

Yagami is slowly becoming more and more anime with every game. Have you seen what he can do during Crane's EX boost?

Another funny plot point is that Yagami just seems to be the bane of Japan's health ministry.

Absolutely love Lost Judgment. My only significant complaint on gameplay would be cycling through fighting styles with a single button rather than have them assigned to a direction on the dpad like 0 and K1. The story also lulls a little bit in the middle. There are so many chapters in a row where nothing new is revealed to the player and its encounter after encounter of no one knows what the fuck is going on, as opposed to JE where info is steadily given to the player over the course of the entire game. However, the last two chapters are maybe the best thing RGG has ever written.

This has been the video I've been waiting the entire series for. Top 3 games of all time.

this is legit your best video, no joke

LJ's story is peak and no one can convince me otherwise. People who complain about Yagami spamming Sawa-sensei seemed to miss she was his best argument, appealing to the humanity the main antagonist had and THAT IT WORKED. Reminds me of the people who make fun of the Tidus laughing scene in FFX.

Babe wakeup new snowiest angeman on peak dropped

Lost Judgment was such a great game. I'd love to replay it someday.

I just finished Lost Judgement and the 25:10 "Fuck you its illegal, Sawa-sensei, Dragon Crushing Fist" is 100% accurate to the real ending

here’s to more lengthy videos, I genuinely enjoy these and I think yakuza needs an informative long-form content creator- wouldn’t pick anyone other than you.

Gameplay is obviously the best it’s ever been but the story is weird for me. -On the one hand it didn’t make me cry or hit me in the feels nearly as much as say, 0 or 6. -On the other hand it made me THINK. Ponder about the meaning of Justice. And no Yakuza game has ever made me think about something real that hard (5 and 6 made me think about how idol culture is cancer, but that’s minor compared to this). My only critique (which is a nitpick) is I wish Yagami wouldn’t mention Sawa-senseI every 20 seconds.

@roshaanreddy8107

9 ай бұрын

I don’t think it’s supposed to be as emotional as those games

@cancerstinks1

9 ай бұрын

@@roshaanreddy8107 I beg to differ considering how emotional Yagami is at “SAWA-SENSEI’S” death and how emotional Kuwana is at the end. Only time I shed a few tears though was the mom talking to her son at the end but that’s cause of personal reasons.

@cryguy0000

9 ай бұрын

LJs story isn't great, especially compared to JE. It isn't written super well, the villains motivation is strange and Yagami fails to proovde meaningful counterpoints whoch he very easily could.

@rikiishitoru8885

8 ай бұрын

Sawa sensei was a rehash of the girl who got killed in JE, whose boyfriend yagami defended

@revv0o

8 ай бұрын

@@cryguy0000 I might be wrong, but I feel like that that's partially the point. They made Yagami's counterpoints and arguments not the best so that we, the audience, can think about everything being discussed and shown in the game instead of simply agreeing with the protagonist. In the last fight, the protagonist's own ally said something about how the villain's making sense too, and asked if there really is a right answer.

Lost Judgment kicks ass. I never figured out how the extract system works though

i'm going through the series right now(starting 4 soon) but i'm so excited to play the latter games in the franchise they seem so dam fun

Holy hell that edit at the end was heat

Lost Judgment also has one of my favourite DLC i’ve ever played, Kaito files was an insane ride, felt like a fully fledged game just without the side content.

The most peak moment has to be when Jimmy Judgement said "I'm sorry, Kaito Files. Looks like I've Lost Judgement once more"

So many languages in the world, yet he decided to speak FAX? Would've been GOTY material if it were more popular, which it should be. Favorite game by far. Infinite Wealth could contest that spot though judging by how good it looks.

This video's thumbnail emits one of the most visceral feelings towards me

Damn that ending gave me chills. I loved being along for this long journey of covering all these games just to end it off with peak fiction. Lost judgment is so damn good you kinda wonder how they'll ever top it. Either way, great retrospective series man. I'm interested in seeing your thoughts on gaiden and infinite wealth in the future!

Can't wait for the Gaiden retrospective next week

Man you went so hard on that ending.

You know it's great they didn't just write out previous characters but with how Shino was treated I kinda wish they didn't even include him. My guy got character assassinated so hard, turned from a bit of a shy and nervous guy who was still damn good at what he did, had a great, strong heart and conquered his nerves when the time called for it into the biggest wank on the cast that it feels like character assassination. All the other returners and new characters are great but I was really dissapointed with how dirty they did him, especially because I really liked him in Judgment.

You know a soundtrack is amazing when it comprises over 25% of my workout playlist.

See you in November when you're going to do a review on Gaiden

22:54 love the dig on Shillup there

The immediate first song I hear being Battle For Survival from DDS2 is a great sign

Admittedly I sort of love the story a lot, especially carried by the villains. I didn’t mind that bullying was the main social issue they were talking about, I think they did it pretty well. Especially when discussing the after-effects of high-school bullying. Just in general I’m impressed with how invested I got in Judgement 1 & 2, I hope they continue the series

Great video 100%ed the game and Kaito files and really the only thing I can criticize about Lost Judgment is that there weren't enough boss-fight quick events. The final fight only had one as far as I can remember for example

2:12 auto sprint in battle is a toggle in the settings, I kinda prefer it on, personally

@SnowiestAngeman

9 ай бұрын

I genuinely did not know about that lol

@wacky-physics7506

9 ай бұрын

Yeah, its kind of a shame how lost judgement's combat is so polished, deep, and interlinking, with such smooth as movement that it kinda ruins Judgement for me.

the edit at the end goes hard

But what about Sawa-sensei? Did she get to play Lost Judgement for PS4, XB1, or PC???

This was an awesome retrospective, and it's incredible how that we're finally at the point where RGG/Yakuza/LAD is now becoming a globally simultaneous release

I bought PS4 for both Judgment and LJ back in 2021 :D Still replayed them on PC year later, 60+ FPS makes combat even more smooth

@SnowiestAngeman

9 ай бұрын

A worthy purchase

Can't wait for found judgment

Digital Devil Saga music? I hope you get 50 billion subs over night. Cheers 🍻

@SnowiestAngeman

9 ай бұрын

Very based DDS enjoyer

@nutsberkintime

9 ай бұрын

@@SnowiestAngeman I wish ATLUS made games with set pieces like that again so bad dude

Oh my god I swear this is one of the most based videos in existence. EVERY praise you give to both Judgement and Lost Judgement I've been saying for SO LONG but I've had to keep it all to myself since none of the people I know have played either💀 Seriously tho AMAZING work on this video it's actually SO well made and just a joy to watch. Keep it up man! You've earned a rest after this lmaoo

I am aware im late but fun fact: last year the first thing they thought in phylosophy was morality. And i set up (poorly) a debate between yagami and kuwana. Unfortunately i didnt have much time so it fell through

Kuwana is probably the best written RGG studios character... my vaping goat

Judgement 3 please transform boxing into kickboxing style it would be perfect for yagami

Hell ya new video!!

am i crazy or is this the first time you've actually used the music from the game in the video? just further proves how good the ost is

@Hezzadude12

9 ай бұрын

Snowiest also using that high attention to detail and choosing the perfect songs to match the video, so obviously based Lost Judgment needed based Lost Judgment music haha

@minirazorback

9 ай бұрын

@@Hezzadude12true, also the gameplay at the end of the video was also lost judgment instead of a different game

Lost Judgment was and still is my favorite Yakuza game. The new Snake style was a very nice addition to his Tiger and Crane styles. The story was mature and more personal this time around. The school side content was very interesting even i did not enjoy a few of them (robotics) and it was a blast smacking dudes and watching them getting ragdoll and flail around... great stuff. Even Kaito files expansion was very good by its own right. This and the first game are my top favorite Yakuza spinoffs in the franchise. Hope for a third installment 👌🏾👌🏾