"Eye of Judgment: The Last Word of Death" is an action game developed by Dragons Studio. Although the stage is in Tokyo Kanmuromachi, the same as the studio's Nobunaga series, characters related to the previous work did not appear in this work.

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Preface

"Eye of Judgment: The Last Word of Death" is an action game developed by Dragon Studio of the People. Although the stage is in Tokyo Kanmuromachi, the same as the studio's Nobunaga series, characters related to the previous work did not appear in this work. If you are a new player, you can use this game to become familiar with the game style of this series without worrying about not being able to keep up with the plot of the Dragon series; if you are an old player, you can also experience the familiar and unfamiliar Kamimachi from the perspective of Takano Yakami, who is not a member of the underworld.

From a popular lawyer to a down-and-out detective

The protagonist of this work, Takayuki Yashikami, was originally a genius lawyer from Genda Law Firm. He became famous by helping the client who was suspected of committing murder - this kind of case that was unparalleled. But the client committed another extremely cruel murder case shortly after being released. His suspicion of himself and his rebuke from the victim's relatives made Yagami escape from the legal profession and become a private detective, spending three years of being confused and almost accomplishing nothing. One day in 2018, as usual, when he went to Genta Law Firm to ask for a commission, he received a different commission from his senior lawyer Shintani, such as looking for a cat or investigating an affair - to defend a gangster member who was suspected of committing a serial murder case. Although Yagami still only assisted in the investigation and was unwilling to stand in court, this has already involved him in a case involving hundreds of billions of yen and tens of millions of lives.

Lawyers who do not know martial arts are not good detectives

As the investigation deepens, the enemies that Eight God needs to face are not only the gangsters on the street, but also the underworld and even killers standing in front, so naturally they need martial arts.

is different from Kiryu who punches first when encountering problems. The fighting style of Yagami, the mind-minded school, is more flexible and light, and there is also a wall-punching attack that Kiryu cannot do - running towards the wall for a triangle jump. During this period, pressing light, heavy attacks and shooting skills will make different actions to deal with different situations.

Although Yaji has two combat styles, I personally think that "walling dance" is a bit useless, especially after learning the wall throwing technique that can cause damage to a large range of enemies and fall down, I almost never switched to "walling dance". And it seems that the production team is also interested in favor of "Yi Flash", and many combat skills that need to be learned can only be used in the "Yi Flash" style.

More reasonable strengthening system

Compared with the Dragon of Man series, money is needed to strengthen the protagonist, this game has added the setting of skill points (SP). You can obtain SP by completing tasks and combat, which can be used to improve attributes, unlock combat skills and unlock special skills. Each attribute improvement is very obvious, which can make combat easier, but requires a lot of SP; while unlocking combat skills is relatively small, you can get more moves, making combat more interesting; using special skills to unlock them can bring considerable convenience in detecting and mini-games. How to choose depends on the player's own game style.

Immersive experience of detective life

In this work, although the role of money is not as important as in the Dragon of Man series, it is also indispensable. Although we cannot develop "side jobs" like Kiryu to earn yen that can be calculated in the future, the reward for being a detective is enough for daily expenses.

Starting from the second chapter of the game, we can take over side tasks from Yaji Firm, Genta Law Firm and Bar tender, which is the job of a detective.Unlike the impression that "Detective Conan" gives us, private detectives usually don't receive commissions for investigations of criminal cases, and most of the time they deal with neighbors in Kamimotocho. Since knocking down enemies randomly encountered on the street won't drop money in fixed amounts, side quests are our main source of income.

tracking, investigating, and secretly filming evidence of affair. These things we often see in TV series or novels and private detectives can experience them in this work. Moreover, this work continues the design style of the Dragon series of side missions, which is humorous and not obscene. What impressed me the most was the story of the Sao Otsukoshi encountering one of the three perverted musketeers. Yagami suggested that his brother pretend to be his sister to lure the Scarlet Pig into the hook and then catch it. Although his brother Yangjie flatly refused, his subsequent development was unexpected.

In addition to practicing it, knowing how to talk is also a necessary skill for detectives. Including within the main line, dialogue choices and scenes of showing evidence similar to "Reversal Referee". If the continuous selection is correct, there will be SP rewards. There will be no obvious nonsense options, so if you want to choose the right one, you still need to think about it.

side task unlocking conditions are not only restricted by the "local level" in addition to promoting the main task. The so-called local level means the familiarity with the neighborhoods of Kamimachi. You can improve your level by frequently going to a certain store to spend, or talking to people who are having troubles.

and Kimura Takuya have a relationship!

Ordinary neighbors can only be friends, but there are four women who can develop further relationships with the protagonist. Except for the Saotou Tsuki no whom mentioned above, they met in the branch line of the firm, the other three will appear on the map as the main line develops. After completing the relevant branch tasks, they can get their contact information, and then they can chat or date with them online. Who is

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The personalities of the four women will be reflected in their chat style. The youngest new singer Sana Mihama likes to use face words. The college student Saotou Tsukino who hopes to become a painter prefers to use cat emoji, while the most mature OL Matsuoka Nanami does not use any expressions. Even after every date, everyone's actions when saying goodbye are different. Sana, who has a more lively personality, will walk like a dancing, while Tsukino, who has an introvert, will turn around every three steps. The shaping of these details can even make people feel like they are playing 3D galgame.

Players can increase their favorability by giving gifts and selecting the dialogue options during dates or chats. After the favorability level reaches level 5, the girl will confess her love to the Eighth God, and the player can choose to accept or reject it. It is worth mentioning that the four girls’ tasks are independent, which means you can accept them all. Although Eight Gods will complain about his (player) cheating in his heart, there will be no Shura field or nice boat. Whether you love one person or I want it all depends entirely on the player himself.

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Performances like TV series

In addition to the detailed portrayal of the characters in the branch line, the cutscenes of the main plot also give people an excellent experience. Since the production team has invited actors of Takuya Kimura, they will naturally work harder on the performance.

is different from the very exaggerated expressions and actions in the Dragon of Man series, both the enemy and the enemy. In this cutscene, the emotional expression of the characters will be more delicate, and you can even see some changes in micro-expressions. It is recommended to prepare a pack of potato chips while playing, and it is absolutely fine to watch the cutscenes as a TV series.

The only shortcomings

The systems mentioned above are interesting, but they also have some flaws.

In terms of combat, in addition to the "Walk Dance" style, Yaji's turning movement is much slower than Kiryu. In addition, the locking and defense mechanisms will lock the direction of the character instead of the camera. It cannot quickly change the direction of the character by pressing defense or lock while entering the direction. Therefore, they are often attacked to the back when they are about to jump to the wall or pick up some guys. It is relatively fatal in difficult late battles. In terms of strengthening the system, although SP can be obtained by knocking down random enemies, it is simply a drop in the bucket compared to the amount of tasks and unlocking achievements, and is not worth brushing. But this is very patient with random enemies. If you don't want to fight them, you have to run to the minimap and can't see them, and then run a distance to get rid of the pursuit. In the later stage, there will be a leader-level enemy. If you don't knock down one of them, they will disappear after a while, but a neighbor will send a message to blame you for not protecting them (me: Black Question Mark.jpg), which is a frustrating design.

Then you go find the property management police!

In addition, various detective activities will make people feel repetitive and boring in the later stage. Especially for tracking tasks, not only the process is long, but the NPC's behavior is still very strange. Every time I see the person I want to follow, I suddenly stop for no reason and look behind me, I want to go up and punch him twice, but that will lead to the failure of the task, and I can only start over from the checkpoint or return to the title reading file. I can't let me go back to choose not to do this task before the task starts.

Do you think about the shortcomings of the dating system? Of course, I can’t switch to the female perspective and date Kimura!

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But the flaws do not conceal the merits. " Eye of Judgment " tells a good story of logic self-consistent . If you don't like fighting or are unwilling to endure the shortcomings mentioned in the previous article, players can choose the lowest difficulty to simply experience the story. Although this will reduce some fun, it will not affect the most core experience of the game.

Trial "Justice"

Before watching the Japanese drama "Legal High", I had never known how to refute the Gumeimen lawyer's argument that "the winner is justice", but when facing the researcher who arrested gangsters for underground experiments in order to develop a new drug to treat Alzheimer's disease, Yashen gave a very suitable rebuttal: "When a person thinks he represents 'justice', it is when he becomes the most cruel."

Researcher who developed drugs and the prosecutor who made cover for it, many people related to this case have relatives tortured by dementia (Alzheimer's disease is a type of dementia), and there is no cure for this disease at present. At the moment when the research center is about to be included in the real estate redevelopment program, researchers have had to release unfinished drugs. In order to speed up the development progress, human experiments were started in advance. They all think that this medicine that can benefit tens of millions of patients is the justice they pursue. During this period, whether it was the underworld members who were used for experiments or the completely innocent people involved, they all became props for sacrifice by "justice".

To be honest, I don’t feel anything when the plot has developed here. Until Yaji asked the prosecutor general who covered up this matter, if he could develop a drug that would never die if he would turn a blind eye, I hesitated for a moment. Perhaps not everyone will suffer from dementia, but they must face death. When I think that my grandfather has started to need hearing aids to hear me speak, the desire to live safely with his relatives, including him, is even stronger.

However, if we are not afraid of death, how can we understand what life is? Moreover, in "Cyberpunk 2077", the legendary Johnny Silver Player and the famous V are just pawns of the local emperor Saburo Arasaka's plan.Ordinary people are like you and me. Instead of thinking about how to live forever, it is better to find meaning that represents your life.

Everyone’s life experiences are different, and our understanding of the world will also be different, and the definitions of various concepts including "justice" will naturally be different. In order to achieve their own "justice", some people, like Gumeimen lawyers, will pursue victory by any means without caring about what "truth" is; and even worse, like the mastermind behind the game, will trample on the dignity and even life of others. Can what these people pursue really be called "justice"?

Or we can say that "justice" is an ideal, and the cruelty of reality makes it beyond recognition.

summary

"Eye of Judgment" will be different from the Dragon in the Human series in terms of combat feel, but the overall feeling of the game is still the right kind of tension, and the deliberately creating humor that does not make people feel abrupt, maintaining the consistent level of the series. If you like the performance techniques of Japanese dramas, you might as well go and have fun.