Yakuza series

Was it well-received? It seemed to come out and then just… disappear. With Yakuza: Like a Dragon taking such a total departure from the series, I assumed Judgement had been something of a let-down.

Apparently it was excellent - just with a completely different cast of characters, and more of a detective-oriented slant to the gameplay. Haven't played it myself, though I've heard nothing but good things about it from fans of the main series.

Kind of amazingly, it's not getting a PC release.

It is, however, getting a Stadia release.

Remember Stadia.

Out next year - a remake of the historical spin-off Ishin that's never previously made it to the West:

Fans have been crying out for this for years so this has made a lot of people very happy.

It's out on everything apart from Switch. As the original was a launch PS4 game in Japan, this means they've remastered a PS4 game for the PS4 - is that a first? Either way it looks good.

Also Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, a smaller-scale spin-off that seems to be basically Yakuza 6.5 (2023) as well as full-on Yakuza/Like A Dragon 8 (2024). Good times for Yakuza fans.