I've played a number of RGG's games at this point, and they're fairly consistent. Lost Judgment is a more mixed experience than my normal forays into the series though. The main story starts off pretty strong for about the first half to the first two thirds of the run time of the game. However, the latter third of the game kind of loses its way and feels like not a whole lot happens for about four chapters. This culminates in a final confrontation that is cool in a set piece sense, but left me a bit cold at the same time. While I enjoy the main villain of the game, I think the story handles their conclusion fairly questionably.

The big side story arc however is very good with lovable cast members, like Amasawa, who I specifically really hope returns to take on a bigger role in later games. This is my favorite rendition of the side content done in these games, and I hope they take from this going forward.

The gameplay itself is a bit mixed. I think the combat styles feel better than the previous game, but runs into a similar issue as most Yakuza games where it often gets a bit stale after spending hours and hours with it. Also unfortunately, many of the new minigames(especially in the school) are fairly weak in my opinion like robotics, photography, biker gang, etc.

Overall, it's an enjoyable game with some of the highest highs in the series, but also with some fairly low lows. As always, any fans of the series will be right at home and likely enjoy it.

The story is messier and less engaging than the first game's
The cinematics are kinda lame this time around
They added assassin's creed stealth and climbing
They kept the tailing missions
BRUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUH(still good)HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH