Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise

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Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise
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Developer(s)Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio
Publisher(s)Sega
Director(s)Nobuhiro Suzuki
Jun Orihara
Producer(s)Yoichi Shimosato
Designer(s)Michio Abe
Programmer(s)Yutaka Ito
Writer(s)Masayoshi Yokoyama
Composer(s)Haruyoshi Tomita
SeriesYakuza
Fist of the North Star
Platform(s)PlayStation 4
Release
  • JP: March 8, 2018
  • WW: October 2, 2018[1]
Genre(s)Action role-playing, beat 'em up
Mode(s)Single-player

Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise[a] is an action role-playing video game developed and published by Sega for the PlayStation 4. It is based on the manga franchise Fist of the North Star by Buronson and Tetsuo Hara, and features the gameplay and mechanics of Sega's Yakuza game series. It was released in Japan on March 8, 2018 and worldwide on October 2, 2018.[1]

Gameplay[]

Lost Paradise is an action role-playing game played from a third-person perspective. It features experience points, abilities;[2][3] and similar action-adventure gameplay mechanics and systems to Sega's own Yakuza series. Players explore the city of Eden, fighting through enemy encounters in a beat 'em up gameplay style, punctuated by quick time events.[2]

The action is centered on the "Hidden Channeling Points" system, one of the key elements of Hokuto Shinken, the main martial arts style of the series.[4] There are also various mini-games, such as bartending, baseball, racing, and retro games such as Hokuto no Ken for the Sega Mark III, Space Harrier, Out Run and Super Hang-On, that can be played after being salvaged from the wastelands.

Plot[]

See also: List of Fist of the North Star characters

The story takes place in a post-apocalyptic alternate timeline Earth. Due to a worldwide nuclear war, the earth's surface became devoid of vegetation, the seas evaporated and civilization was thrown into chaos, turning everyday life into a battle for supplies of uncontaminated food and water, where the strong survive by preying on the weak. Yet, in a corner of that world, there is a place called “The City of Miracles,” a city named “Eden”. Eden receives energy and water from a giant dome-shaped relic of the old world named “Sphere City". Citizens of Eden live a comfortable life that others in this era cannot even imagine.

Kenshiro, successor of the martial art Hokuto Shinken, was defeated by Shin, who proceeded to kidnap his fiancée, Yuria. Kenshiro thus travels through the wastelands to find his beloved. He eventually hears rumors that a woman called Yuria could be found in the city of Eden so he makes his way to Eden to find Yuria.

Development and Marketing[]

Lost Paradise was announced on August 26, 2017 for PlayStation 4. Studio head Toshihiro Nagoshi elaborated that the title would not make use of their new Dragon Engine, developed for Yakuza 6, as the development team was composed of largely new staff, who were not used to the more demanding tools of the Dragon Engine.[5]

The Japanese voice cast features many of the actors from the Yakuza series portraying characters analogous to those they played in previous Yakuza titles, such as Kazuma Kiryu voice actor Takaya Kuroda playing Kenshiro. The worldwide release of the game includes an English dub, making it the studio's third game since the original Yakuza and Binary Domain to feature one. It is also the first Fist of the North Star game since the first Ken's Rage to have an English dub, as Ken's Rage 2 did not have one due to budget constraints. The worldwide release also includes an option to increase the amount of in-game gore that is exhibited on screen.

Sega launched a marketing campaign in Japan, starring actor Takayuki Yamada. In the ad campaign, the actor goes to the gym, performing famous moves and gestures from the manga series.[6] During E3 2018, Sega announced the western release of Lost Paradise with a trailer and a large presence at Sega's booth.[1][7] An additional piece of downloadable content allows players to control Yakuza protagonist Kazuma Kiryu in place of Kenshiro, and was briefly available for free for the first two weeks after launch.[8]

Reception[]

Fist of the North Star Lost Paradise was a massive success in Japan where it sold 123,116 copies in its first week of release. It became the first game of 2018 to topple Capcom's Monster Hunter: World which remained at the top of the charts for seven consecutive weeks.[13][14]

The game won the award for "Writing in a Comedy" at the National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers Awards, whereas its other nomination was for "Game, Franchise Action".[15][16]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Known in Japan as Hokuto ga Gotoku (Japanese: 北斗が如く, "Like the Big Dipper"). The Japanese title of the Fist of the North Star series, Hokuto no Ken, means "Fist of the Big Dipper".

References[]

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  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Espineli, Matt (2018-10-01). "Fist Of The North Star: Lost Paradise Review - Be The Tough Boy". Screen Rant. Montreal: Valnet. Archived from the original on 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
  3. ^ Stauffer, Derek (2018-10-05). "Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise Review - A (Very) Bloody Good Time". GameSpot. San Francisco: CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 2020-08-09. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
  4. ^ Williams, Mike (2018-09-11). "Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise Producer on Balancing Kenshiro's Power in Gameplay". USgamer. San Francisco: RELX. Archived from the original on 2019-04-07. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
  5. ^ Sal Romano (August 29, 2017). "Toshihiro Nagoshi Explains Hokuto Ga Gotoku Will Not Use Dragon ngine". Gematsu. Archived from the original on October 14, 2017. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  6. ^ Jennifer Sherman (February 28, 2018). "Hokuto ga Gotoku's Live-Action Ad Features Takayuki Yamada as Kenshirō". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on March 1, 2018. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  7. ^ Eric Frederiksen (June 15, 2018). "Come see the sights of E3 2018 with our show-floor tour". Techno Buffalo. Archived from the original on June 16, 2018. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  8. ^ Khan, Imran (September 13, 2018). "Fist Of The North Star: Lost Paradise's Kiryu DLC Will Be Free For Two Weeks". Game Informer. Archived from the original on August 26, 2019. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  9. ^ "Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise for PlayStation 4 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on December 3, 2018. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
  10. ^ Cory Arnold (February 28, 2018). "Famitsu review scores: Hokuto ga Gotoku, the Fist of the North Star game from Sega's Yakuza team, is a hit with critics". VG247. Archived from the original on June 15, 2018. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  11. ^ Kyle Hilliard (October 1, 2018). "Fist Of The North Star: Lost Paradise". Game Informer. Archived from the original on June 6, 2019. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  12. ^ Matt Espineli (October 1, 2018). "Fist Of The North Star: Lost Paradise Review - Be The Tough Boy". GameSpot. Archived from the original on October 15, 2019. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  13. ^ Giuseppe Nelva (March 14, 2018). "Hokuto Ga Gotoku Finally Dethrones Monster Hunter World in Japan According to Media Create". DualShockers. Archived from the original on June 14, 2018. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  14. ^ "Monster Hunter World Falls to Fist of the North Star After Seven Consecutive Weeks on Top". GameRevolution. 2018-03-14. Archived from the original on 2019-06-06. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
  15. ^ "Nominee List for 2018". National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers. February 11, 2019. Archived from the original on February 13, 2019. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  16. ^ "Winner list for 2018: God of War breaks record". National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers. March 13, 2019. Archived from the original on March 14, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.

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