![]() ![]() If you aren't familiar with the anime, you're likely to not understand how significant each villain is. Without a lot of focus given to its main cast, the story in Lost Paradise occasionally limps along between major plot points. You don't have much reason to care about Kenshiro finding Yuria or even why they are in love. That may sound like a welcome change of pace from Yakuza's sometimes languid wandering, but this mostly works against the game. Unlike the Yakuza series, which is rife with character development and small moments, Lost Paradise skips over all of the background details and ushers players from battle to battle. Being this is Fist of the North Star, everything is set during the post-apocalypse of some unexplained catastrophe and Lost Paradise doesn't make an attempt to explain what happened.įor that matter, Lost Paradise doesn't even attempt to expand on the characters present in the anime. ![]() This leads him to the city of Eden, a settlement that contains the conveniences people had before the war. Having claimed victory over his rival Shin, Kenshiro is now on the trail of his beloved Yuria. While the intro is basically the same and covers the beginning arc, the game diverges and becomes its own thing. ![]() So how is the end result? While certainly a treat for fans of the anime, I strongly believe Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios has spread itself a bit too thin here.įist of the North Star: Lost Paradise is a loose adaptation of the popular 1980's anime series. With an art style based heavily on the manga and artists working to accurately capture Kenshiro's signature moves and with gameplay based on Yakuza's winning formula, Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise was poised to be the best video game adaptation of the popular franchise yet. Protagonist Kiryu Kazuma's story was done and apart from a potential remake, where else could you go? Turns out picking an even bigger bad ass in the form of Fist of the North Star's Kenshiro to base your game on was the next logical step. After wrapping up the series with Yakuza 6, a lot of fans were left wondering what would be next. ![]()
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