English Dub for Shenmue III Close to Completion

NEWS Kyou - Feb 1, 2019, 9:29 AM

The official website of the upcoming game Shenmue III has announced that the game's English dub is almost complete. The brief status update features a short video clip showing the team and the voice actors gathering in the studio. This is great news for all the people eagerly waiting to continue discovering the thrilling story of the Shenmue saga because it means that the launch of the game is getting closer.

The announcement page also covered brief background info about the main characters Ryo Hazuki and Shenhua Ling, who are voiced by Corey Marshall and Brianna Knickerbocker, respectively.

Main Cast Introduction

Hey! It’s Corey Marshall! Without Corey, our English speaking Ryo just would not come to life. Corey was set to play Ryo when the project started back in 2015. It did take a quite a while to get into the studio and start recording the English voices, but Corey was full on ready to give a great performance, so expect the best!

Playing our heroine in Shenmue III is Brianna Knickerbocker! Yu-san selected from a number of candidates through audio auditions only, and Brianna stunned with her great performance reel. Finally meeting at the studio, she stunned us again with her beauty. Brianna has acted in a dizzying array of games and animated features, so we will all be looking forward to her portrayal of Shenhua!

Shenmue III is an action-adventure game developed by Neilo and Ys net. It will be published by Deep Silver this coming August 2019 for PS4 and PC. The story revolves around the teenage martial artist, Ryo Hazuki, who is determined to unravel the mystery behind his father's death and seek vengeance on the killer.