Like A Dragon Gaiden will not be dubbed at launch

NEWS Fyra Frost - Oct 17, 2023, 3:00 PM

Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name is the highly anticipated return of the Yakuza series with a modern story. The fans of the iconic series from SEGA could enjoy an adventure set in ancient Japan by following the story of Sakamoto Ryoma in Like a Dragon: Ishin!, but the series is now returning to modern times with its upcoming installment. Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name will bring back the legendary protagonist of the series, Kazuma Kiryu, in a new epic adventure starring him an a totally new role as a special agent codenamed "Joryu". He will face new threats to protect his family once more in a thrilling story that promises to deliver action to boot to the fans.

Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name incudes new combat features that let you combine the classic Yakuza fighting style with the new Agent fighting style to enjoy an unprecedented experience. New weapons, new movements, and a new storyline starring your favorite hero. Is it there anything else you could ask for?

Only in Japanese

Well, it seems that Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name will be missing a very important feature. According to Yong Yea, the new English voice actor for Kazuma Kiryu, the game won't be dubbed into English at launch and it will only feature subtitles. This may be something you are accustomed to if you have other preferred languages but it will surely be annoying for the fans that expected a total immersion.

Since Like A Dragon: Gaiden is a few weeks away and many may not know about this, thought I should let you know the English dub will not be available on the 11/8 launch date and will release as a post-launch patch (no official date yet). Hope you'll look forward to it! pic.twitter.com/BWJcM5GvNz
— Yong Yea Eng Voice of Kiryu (@YongYea) October 15, 2023

Barely three weeks ahead of the release of Like A Dragon Gaiden on PC, Xbox, and PlayStation, such an announcement is something that may not come as a surprise for those players who have been fans of the series for a long time. Most of them are probably used to listening to the protagonist speaking in Japanese by this time. In any case, SEGA plans to add the missing feature in a patch after the game is released.

If you are used to listening to Kazuma Kiryu speaking in Japanese and think that it adds more flavor to its games, feel free to use our comparator to buy a cheap Like A Dragon Gaiden CD key for your platform of choice, and don't miss his upcoming adventure.