Lost Judgment is being developed by the studio that is also responsible for the Yakuza series.

With fresh cases to crack in a new location, Lost Judgment combines detective work, film noir flair and action-packed battles in a mystery thriller with Takayuki Yagami as protagonist - a private detective who defends those who are not protected by the law.

Do you have what it takes to solve the perfect crime?

Tokyo District Court, 2021.

A convicted police officer reveals the location of a murder victim’s body, the man who had once bullied his late son. Private detective Takayuki Yagami is called to investigate the impossible case of two crimes committed at once. But what starts out as a straightforward tale of revenge bleeds into a growing criminal network, a flawed legal system, and those who would take advantage of both.

It’s up to you and Yagami to hunt down the truth, even if it means scaling buildings, going deep undercover, or breaking out the martial arts to defend yourself when push comes to punch.

The new trailer showcases two of Yagami’s new investigative actions: athletics and stealth. Take detective work to new heights by scaling buildings and smooth acrobatics to access otherwise unreachable areas. Stealth can be used to sneak past security or silent takedowns to get a goon out of the picture without making a scene. 

…But if making a scene is unavoidable, Yagami has access to three combo-heavy, flashy martial arts styles: Crane, Tiger, and the new Snake style. The Snake style’s advantage is redirecting an opponent’s attacks right back at them for more merciful takedowns. Each style rewards active play and meter management in a unique way. 

Yagami’s leads take you across several districts of Japan and into a local high school where he must get to the root of how a mysterious rise in delinquency is connected to his case. In order to “infiltrate” the school, Yagami goes undercover as an outside counselor advising the activity clubs. 

In comes the School Stories, where you can befriend students from all walks of life while on the job. Groove to the rhythm in Dance Club, battle for bot supremacy in Robotics club, and enjoy off-campus activities like sticking and swaying in a boxing gym and burning rubber in a biker gang. 

Spending time with students might be worth your while – you’d be surprised at who knows what in this town. 

It’s all part of the job for this intrepid private eye.

Ready to start your investigation? Digital and deluxe pre-orders for Lost Judgment are now open!

All digital pre-orders come with the Quick Start Support Pack, a set of handy items to kickstart your detective work. Plus, if you pre-order the Digital Deluxe or Digital Ultimate Editions, you can hit Ijincho three days early on PlayStation Early Access starting September 21 — three days before the game releases worldwide

Standard Edition 

• Quick Start Support Pack – A pack of useful items to kickstart your investigation. 

Digital Deluxe Edition ($69.99)

• Early Access starting September 21 
• Quick Start Support Pack 
• Detective Essentials Pack – Enhance Yagami’s tools of the trade with a wide variety of lifestyle and detective items.
• School Stories Expansion Pack – Deepen your interactions with the school’s clubs with a set of items for each club activity.

Digital Ultimate Edition($89.99)

• Early Access starting September 21 
• Quick Start Support Pack
• Detective Essentials Pack
• School Stories Expansion Pack
• Story Expansion Pack - Introduces a new story set in Kamurocho and Ijincho.

A physical steelbook edition is exclusively offered at GameStop as a pre-order bonus. Standard physical editions can be pre-ordered at various retailers including Wal-Mart, Best Buy and Amazon. 

Key Features:

• Law and Disorder: Lost Judgment puts players in the footsteps of a lawyer, Takayuki Yagami, who turns into a beating detective. Together with his partner, the ex-yakuza Masaharu Kaito, the duo is set on a supposedly perfect crime, whose main suspect seems to have a perfect alibi. What begins as a story of revenge leads to a fabric of conspiracies in which various factions want to take advantage of the broken legal system. But as the number of victims increases and Yagami gets closer to the truth, he increasingly has to choose between law and justice.
• Freeform Combat: Yagami's fighting skills make it possible to deal with any situation in style - whether against groups or hand-to-hand. Various arts are available to him, Harness Crane, Tiger and the new Snake Style, a graceful fighting style that can be used to deflect enemy attacks and direct them against yourself.
• Investigative Action: Yagami's arsenal of detective tricks is expanding with new gadgets, the secret tracking of suspects and sophisticated infiltration methods. In order to get closer to the truth, Yagami leaves no stone unturned.
• No better place - players experience an authentic setting in the bustling inner cities of Tokyo and Yokohama that only RGG Studio can bring to life. The next favorite meeting point can be found in Club-SEGA and cases from regular guests can be taken over.

Lost Judgment is coming to PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox SerieS X|S on September 24, 2021.