Judgment, known in Japan as Judge Eyes, is the new game from the Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, the folks that made the Yakuza series. Sega has announced that their new PS4-exclusive game will be coming out in English on June 25th.
Judgment has you play as Tak, a former attorney-turned private detective as he uncovers a deep plot in the town of Kamurocho. Yes, that same locale seen in the Yakuza games. While there are investigations to be done, you can also punch and kick dudes, as you would expect in a Yakuza game, which this is not.
Judgment launches in the West on June 25!
Digital pre-orders will be starting on the PS4 PlayStation Store on March 7 at 6:00AM PST. All digital pre-orders will grant early access to the full game on June 21.
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— SEGA (@SEGA) March 5, 2019
Interestingly, digital pre-orders will get to play the game early on June 21st. Usually, these early game releases are reserved for more expensive editions of the game regardless of format. So to see it be delivered this way is peculiar.
However, this does not necessarily mean Asia is getting it on the same date. It can either come out later than expected, or, in the case of Yakuza 6, earlier than expected as a last-minute delay did not affect the release on PS Store Asia. We’ll see if it is a simultaneous release or not.
Judge Eyes is already available on PS Store Asia in Traditional Chinese.