Yakuza Dev unveils its new PS4 title called Judge Eyes

The team behind the Yakuza series has revealed a new title called Judge Eyes, which is being developed for PlayStation 4. The game was featured at the PlayStation Lineup Tour event, before the start of Tokyo Game Show. The trailer, which you can watch below, shows that it's a narrative experience.

Judge Eyes seems to involve playing as a lawyer and investigating a series of murders and crimes. It should be launched in December in Japan, and a Western version will follow in 2019, but an exact date has not yet been confirmed.

The Judge Eyes project was originally featured on a Sega show, where creative director Toshihiro Nagoshi called it "something completely different" from the studio. He also revealed that he's been developing for about three years.

A short gameplay video has also been released and shows the investigative elements involved in the game. One can see a character identifying a person of interest in the city, then use stealth to track the person. man. He finally follows in an alley and faces the mark, resulting in a chase. There are quick presses on the buttons to follow the target. Regarding the fight, he seems very familiar with the Yakuza series, both in terms of multiple fights and ridiculous finishing moves.

Disguises are also a big part of the game, as the character is shown entering a desk and taking clue pictures. It is possible to take pictures with a phone, but there is also a segment where a drone. You can see all this, as well as the more ridiculous scenarios typical of the Yakuza development team, in the video below.

Yakuza's team has been quite prolific lately, having released the excellent Yakuza 0 in 2017, acclaimed by critics. This allowed the Open World Open Action Series to reach a much wider audience, capitalizing on the first two entries of the series and launching them under the names Yakuza Kiwami and, more recently, Yakuza Kiwami 2. .

The latter of the two received a commendation from Edmond Tran of GameSpot, who said "The history of Tokyo and Osaka, the partnership of Kiryu and Sayama, and the rivalry of Kiryu and Goda remains one of the best stories of Yakuza, affect the heart of this experience.

"The modernization of its presentation and its mechanics enhances it, which makes it absolutely interesting to revisit or live for the first time.Yakuza is an exemplary series, even imperfect, which plunges you into the contemporary crime drama of the Japanese. Yakuza Kiwami 2 is an excellent example of the series at its best, combining its most memorable stories and characters with its most sophisticated mechanics. "Read our full review of Yakuza Kiwami 2 to learn more about the game.

The Yakuza team is also currently working on Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise, based on the manga and classic animation series Hokuto No Ken. This should be launched in the western territories later this year. At the same time, you can discover brutal gameplay, above all else.