I typically don't review DLC expansions because of the simple fact that, a lot of the time, they're kinda ass. But Lost Judgment: The Kaito Files blows a lot of current DLC packs out of the water.
Kaito was always the best character of Judgement's main cast just due to his immediately warm personality. The story they give him in the original Judgement was enough for people to like him even further and it could have ended there. However, The Kaito Files looks to give Kaito himself an entire game's worth of story and growth as he's slung into the protagonist chair for his own story. While brief, The Kaito Files more than certainly warrants its own existence, as it introduces its own entire cast and consequences that i don't think you could have gotten in a regular Judgment game, while Kaito was still in the side character position. The Kaito Files gives him a much welcomed sense of depth, as we delve into his history and personal life, separated from the pre existing cast of the first two Judgment games.
Kaito's playstyle, in actuality, even feels better than Yagami's in certain circumstances. While one of his combat styles is ripped straight from Kiryu's original move set, the other, brawler type feels fun, flashy and weighted. Exactly what you want from a Yakuza fight style.
I think the only real issue with The Kaito Files is the lack of any optional content like a handful of substories exclusive to Kaito, or even activities that you can't do in the main Lost Judgment. Given that Kaito is a very different character to Yagami, both thought wise and build wise, they could have had some interesting side stories. However, as it is now, The Kaito Files is very solid and a surprise to say the least, for the Yakuza franchises' first ever DLC story expansion.
Kaito was always the best character of Judgement's main cast just due to his immediately warm personality. The story they give him in the original Judgement was enough for people to like him even further and it could have ended there. However, The Kaito Files looks to give Kaito himself an entire game's worth of story and growth as he's slung into the protagonist chair for his own story. While brief, The Kaito Files more than certainly warrants its own existence, as it introduces its own entire cast and consequences that i don't think you could have gotten in a regular Judgment game, while Kaito was still in the side character position. The Kaito Files gives him a much welcomed sense of depth, as we delve into his history and personal life, separated from the pre existing cast of the first two Judgment games.
Kaito's playstyle, in actuality, even feels better than Yagami's in certain circumstances. While one of his combat styles is ripped straight from Kiryu's original move set, the other, brawler type feels fun, flashy and weighted. Exactly what you want from a Yakuza fight style.
I think the only real issue with The Kaito Files is the lack of any optional content like a handful of substories exclusive to Kaito, or even activities that you can't do in the main Lost Judgment. Given that Kaito is a very different character to Yagami, both thought wise and build wise, they could have had some interesting side stories. However, as it is now, The Kaito Files is very solid and a surprise to say the least, for the Yakuza franchises' first ever DLC story expansion.