Judge Eyes Gameplay Shows That It's Basically a Yakuza Spin-Off

Kamurocho calling

by Robert Ramsey Mon 10th Sep 2018

Judge Eyes is the new game from SEGA's Yakuza Studio. It was announced earlier today at Sony's PlayStation LineUp Tour event, and the initial trailer had us wondering how it was going to play.

As it turns out, it looks like Judge Eyes is basically a Yakuza title. Basically. It's set in Kamurocho (of course it is), and it's got Yakuza-like action combat complete with crazy moves and gangs of thugs.

Now look, we're not complaining -- we bloody love Yakuza -- but when the developer said it had a "new IP" we expected something... A little different.

Ah, who are we kidding? We'll play the hell out of this.

Robert (or Rob if you're lazy) is an assistant editor of Push Square, and has been a fan of PlayStation since the 90s, when Tekken 2 introduced him to the incredible world of video games. He still takes his fighting games seriously, but RPGs are his true passion. The Witcher, Persona, Dragon Quest, Mass Effect, Final Fantasy, Trails, Tales — he's played 'em all. A little too much, some might say.

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oryo23
Mon 10th Sep 2018

I don't care, it is a must buy already!

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get2sammyb
Mon 10th Sep 2018

I like the detective spin on the Yakuza formula, though. Really looking forward to this.

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HungryWolf
Mon 10th Sep 2018

I remember one of the side missions of Yakuza 3, where you have to gather evidence and talk to people to solve a murder.
And SEGA, please port Binary Domain to PS4.

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ShogunRok
Mon 10th Sep 2018

I'm perfectly happy with this being a Yakuza-style game, I just think it's hilarious that they said it was a brand new IP, and then they go and make a Yakuza game with a different name and detective elements.

You've got to laugh!

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Deadlyblack
Mon 10th Sep 2018

I have no problem with this game being a Yakuza spin-off.

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tameshiyaku
Mon 10th Sep 2018

Dig the detective aspect, would have been cool if it were a hard boiled noir detective story set in 70's Tokyo with a unique style like branded to kill or Tokyo drifter.

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shonenjump86
Mon 10th Sep 2018

Interesting, I still can’t go wrong with anything that plays like Yakuza.

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Jumpman2223
Mon 10th Sep 2018

Just bring kenzan and ishin english and with dragon engine

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Athrum
Mon 10th Sep 2018

Ono-michio is in the trailer! hahahah

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Grim-Tuesday
Tue 11th Sep 2018

It could be their best work ever. Bloodborne was only slightly different than dark souls, but I'd have it no other way. Sekiro might be different enough though.