The well-knownYakuzaseries has been around for quite some time. Since theYakuzaseries inception in 2005 SEGA has delivered over a dozenmainline and spin-off entriesacross multiple platforms, resulting in total sales for the seriessurpassing the 10 million units last year. Now, the studio behindYakuzahas announced a brand new property that sees a transition from the organized crime side to law and order.
Announced at the Tokyo Game Show conference,Project Judge(orJudge Eyes) was revealed today byYakuzacreator Toshihiro Nagoshi and is scheduled to release in the West sometime in 2019.Judge Eyessees players in the shoes of the private eye Takayuki Yagami who’s forced to use his “investigate skills” to resolve the mysteries behind the plot ofJudge Eyes.
There aren’t many details revealed for the upcoming detective thriller from Ryu Ga Gotoku studios, however screenshots that have shown up following the announcement suggest features such as branching dialog, combat mechanics, and stealth aspects that will play their respective roles as Yagami’s repertoire of skill sets. While players seem to be placed on the other side of the law this time around,Yakuza’saction adventure beat-em-up style is still on display.
Currently, there is a demo out in Japan ahead of the game’s official launch later this year for the region. The only way for anyone else to get a chance to play the demo would be to link a PSN account to the region. Players should keep tabs on the details for the demo, as SEGA accidentally released theirYakuza 6demo earlier in the year withaccess to the entire game.
In the meantime, anyone looking to get theirYakuzafix have a couple of new releases from this year to get their hands on.Yakuza Kiwami2just released a couple weeks ago in August, whileYakuza 6: The Song of Lifelaunched earlier this Spring. Just make note that both games are only available on PS4, as Microsoft and Nintendodecided to passon bringing the franchise to their respective platforms earlier this year.
