Yakuza: Like a Dragon, the latest entry in the long-running Yakuza series by Sega and Ryū ga Gotoku, was originally released in January of this year in Japan, but the developers made sure to let players know that the game would still be localised outside of Japan.
Like many of the previous titles in the Yakuza series, the localisation process usually takes up its sweet time, and Yakuza: Like a Dragon was not the exception to the rule. The good news is that the game is finally a couple of months away from becoming available.
Yakuza: Like a Dragon isn't only localising the game's dialogue and texts. The developers have revealed that the game is also being dubbed in English, and the cast of actors that they have brought together is nothing short of impressive; with legendary actors like George Takei lending their voices to bring these charactrers to life.
Ryū ga Gotoku and Sega have also been releasing a bunch of behind the scenes videos that have focused on main protagonist Ichiban Kasuga(Kaiji Tang), Masumi Arakawa(George Takei), Koichi Adachi(Andrew Morgado), Yu Nanba(Greg Chun), and Saeko Mukouda(Elizabeth Maxwell).
Today the developers have released yet another behind the scenes video for Yakuza: Like a Dragon, which sees players The Wolverine and The Good Doctor series actor Will Yun Lee introducing players to Masato Arakawa, and what has been his approach to playing this character.
Have a look:
Become Ichiban Kasuga, a low-ranking yakuza grunt left on the brink of death by the man he trusted most. Take up your legendary bat and get ready to crack some underworld skulls in dynamic RPG combat set against the backdrop of modern-day Japan.
Yakuza: Like a Dragon is expected to release for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Steam, and Windows 10 on Friday the 13th of November, and on Xbox Series X and Xbos Series S on Tuesday the 10th of November; PlayStation 5 release date yet to be determined.