Judgment
Action Adventure
Judgment introduces a new detective and works without having played the main Yakuza series. Its completion traps are small story moments rather than missing the chance to explore Kamurocho: search-mode cats and several chapter actions cannot be recovered in Premium Adventure. Keep chapter saves and use a spoiler-light missables list from the prologue. Most Side Cases and completion tasks can wait, and a prepared NG+ file can support the later Legend run.
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What needs attention from the very beginning?
The main-story search cats, including the prologue cat. Find the full required set in a single run; Side Case cats do not replace missed story ones.
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Separate story missables from city completion
The investigation contains a handful of one-time trophy conditions. KamuroGo's longer city checklist is largely a post-story cleanup project.
Track story cats as a single-run collection
Listen during Active Search, inspect the cat and only then finish the required clue. Missing one means repeating the full required set on another run.
Keep files before important searches
Story searches, dialogue and timed actions have chapter-specific awards. A pre-chapter save reduces the cost of an overlooked condition.
Use a checklist for your edition
The remaster changes the arcade lineup. A PS4 guide's Puyo Puyo requirement should not become a false task for a remastered or PC player.
Prepare before the Legend replay
Finish desired Side Cases and city progress on the first completed file. NG+ carries useful skills and resources, but Legend still demands careful saving.
Content reviewed 2026-11-07. Original PS4 and remastered/PC base campaign; arcade requirements are edition-specific.
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Before you start
PLAYTHROUGH PLAN
Before You Start checklist
Set up your save plan
Judgment supports manual saving. Check slot and location limits first, then preserve a milestone save where the game permits it; not every title supports rotating backups.
Protect the completion route
Missable content exists in Judgment. Recheck quests, collectibles or companion tasks before advancing major story milestones.
Know the last safe checkpoint
Judgment has a point of no return. Keep a separate save and clear priority side content when the game signals a final commitment.
Choose difficulty deliberately
Judgment has difficulty-linked achievements or trophies, so choose your target before starting and avoid changes that invalidate it.
Budget 75–100h+ platinum / completion and Legend route (estimate)
Use Judgment's 75–100h+ platinum / completion and Legend route (estimate) estimate as a planning range, not a promise. Exploration, difficulty and optional goals can move the total substantially.
Spoiler-free warning
Story search-mode cats and several chapter-specific actions are permanently missable on that run. All required cats must be found in one playthrough, starting with the prologue. Keep chapter saves; Premium Adventure cannot replay those scenes. Remastered/PC arcade requirements differ from original PS4.
BEGINNER GUIDE
10 things I wish I knew before starting
The useful systems, early mistakes and easily missed details worth understanding before you commit dozens of hours.
Listen for cats from the prologue
During main-story Active Search scenes, stop when you hear a meow and inspect the cat before finishing the search. The trophy's required story cats must all be found in one run.
Keep a file at each chapter
Story-specific trophies depend on a few searches, choices or timed actions. A checkpoint before a new chapter is more useful than learning about a missed scene after the finale.
Do not confuse cat collections
Cats found in Side Cases are not the same required set as the main-story search cats. Finding more free-roam cats cannot substitute for one missed story encounter.
Treat mortal wounds properly
Some dangerous attacks reduce usable maximum health. Ordinary food does not repair that damage; carry Medical Kits or use the appropriate doctor when you have access.
Use the right combat style
Crane is suited to groups while Tiger offers focused pressure on a tougher target. Reposition and switch styles rather than letting a crowd interrupt every long combo.
Explore movement-based attacks
Yagami can use walls and vaulting to change the direction of a fight. Practice these tools on street enemies before a confined boss arena makes experimentation expensive.
Read searches before confirming
Examine optional details before selecting the clue that ends an investigation. Several one-off trophies require a more thorough search than the main objective alone demands.
Build the city's friendships
Helping residents advances friendship chains and supports Side Case access. A full KamuroGo route involves people as well as combat, so revisit unresolved friend markers.
Use the correct arcade checklist
Original PS4 includes Puyo Puyo requirements, while remastered/PC releases use a different arcade lineup. Avoid grinding a guide's target for a game your version does not contain.
Finish cleanup before Legend
Premium Adventure supports most completion work. Once the build is ready, NG+ can carry skills and resources into Legend, unlike the original Yakuza 0's fresh-start rule.
- Status
- Verified
- Last verified
- 2026-11-07
- Official: Sega — Judgment overview and investigation
- Official: PlayStation — PS4 and PS5 editions
- Official: Sega on Steam — PC edition
- Guide: PowerPyx — missables, Legend and cleanup roadmap
- Guide: GameFAQs — spoiler-light missable notes
- Guide: Neoseeker — story versus side-case cats
- Guide: GameFAQs — mortal wounds and combat
- Guide: TrueAchievements — remastered arcade difference
COMMON QUESTIONS
Judgment FAQs
Are the story cats permanently missable?
Yes, within the run. The required cats appear during particular main-story searches and must all be found in the same playthrough.
Can I do Side Cases after the story?
Yes. Premium Adventure supports city cleanup and Side Cases. It does not replay old main-story searches or restore their one-off trophies.
Do regular healing items fix mortal wounds?
No. Reduced maximum health from mortal wounds needs the appropriate Medical Kit or doctor treatment, rather than an ordinary meal alone.
Can Legend use New Game Plus?
Yes. After clearing the story, start a new run using clear data and select Legend. This differs from original Yakuza 0's no-carryover Legend rule.
Does every edition require Puyo Puyo?
No. Puyo Puyo belongs to the original PS4 arcade lineup; remastered and PC versions change the requirements, including Virtua Fighter 2.