Rumour: Yakuza: Like a Dragon Will Have an English Dub

Just like Judgment

by Robert Ramsey Tue 7th Jan 2020

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Much like Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise and the more recent Judgment, the next Yakuza game may be getting an English dub. PCB Productions, the company SEGA hired for Judgment as well as Persona 5, had listed Yakuza: Like a Dragon as a credit on its official website. Said credit has now been removed, but it obviously suggests that an English dub is happening.

It's worth noting that this probably means Yakuza: Like a Dragon will ship with both an English dub and the original Japanese dialogue paired with subtitles. At this point we'd find it hard to play through a Yakuza game in anything but Japanese, but it's a nice option to have, and Judgment's English dub was rock solid.

As for Yakuza: Like a Dragon itself, it's still due to launch this year here in the West, but we don't have a definite date yet. Here's hoping we get an announcement soon, seeing as the game's out in Japan next week.

[source resetera.com]

Robert (or Rob if you're lazy) is an assistant editor of Push Square, and has been a fan of PlayStation since the 90s, when Tekken 2 introduced him to the incredible world of video games. He still takes his fighting games seriously, but RPGs are his true passion. The Witcher, Persona, Dragon Quest, Mass Effect, Final Fantasy, Trails, Tales — he's played 'em all. A little too much, some might say.

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Deadlyblack
Tue 7th Jan 2020

I agree, I'm so used to playing Yakuza games with the Japanese VA and subtitles that it just feels wrong with an English dub.

But the option is there for the folks that can't stand it.

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darkswabber
Tue 7th Jan 2020

If mark hammil voices majima I’m 100% in. Otherwise I’ll stick to the japanese dub.

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YousefFromKuwait
Tue 7th Jan 2020

i sure hope it gets one

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nessisonett
Tue 7th Jan 2020

I just couldn’t play them with a dub, I hit that Japanese voice option in Judgment so damn quickly lol. Fair enough if you don’t want to squint at subtitles all day but it just wouldn’t feel right without the incredible Japanese voice acting.

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Expa0
Tue 7th Jan 2020

Ooh, that would be very much appreciated.

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Unffclcntrllerpd
Tue 7th Jan 2020

@darkswabber the one thing I missed from the PS2 😊 great shout

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Kai_
Tue 7th Jan 2020

I'm usually a dub over sub kind of pleb but not with Yakuza, it feels utterly wrong

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Nyne11Tyme
Tue 7th Jan 2020

Fist of North star dub was actually very good. I much prefer Japanese though. I couldnt figure out why Shenmue 3 wasnt doin it for me (adore first 2)...it was the horrible english lol. Easy to overlook at 13 when it first dropped. But after switching to Japanese audio the game has its hooks in deep. Any reviews point out that you can basically play in first person and its beautiful. Makes the long treks so enjoyable while picking herbs

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Agramonte
Tue 7th Jan 2020

I sometimes play at night after work... reading subtitles just make my eyes get tired quicker.

Weekends is fine, but I rather have the option now.

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Matroska
Tue 7th Jan 2020

@RogerRoger I dunno, man. It's not like most foreign language films have a dub and films have been around way longer than games. Typically it's mainly kids films that get dubs in foreign languages since kids can't read that quickly. Well, and films for the American market but Americans don't watch many foreign films to begin with anyway. But yeah, the overwhelming number of films don't get dubbed - and generally the dubbed version of films (outside of animation) are seen as cheesy and funny.