Subj : Like a Dragon: Gaiden English dub will arrive after launch, says
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Mon Oct 16 2023 10:15:04

Like a Dragon: Gaiden English dub will arrive after launch, says Kiryu's 
voice actor

Date:
Mon, 16 Oct 2023 09:02:44 +0000

Description:
Kazuma Kiryu's English voice actor has confirmed that Like a Dragon: Gaiden's 
dub won't be in the game at launch.

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It looks like Like a Dragon: Gaiden won't have its English dub be available 
at launch. 

That's according to Yong Yea, the English voice actor for protagonist Kazuma 
Kiryu in Like a Dragon: Gaiden . He confirmed on Twitter that the English dub 
won't be available for its November 9 launch in the game. Instead, it'll be 
coming via a post-launch update, the date of which has yet to be revealed. 

On the plus side, it seems this won't be the case for Like a Dragon: Infinite 
Wealth , launching next year on January 24. In a follow-up tweet , the actor 
relayed that English audio is checked on the game's Steam page, suggesting 
it'll have both Japanese and English dubs available at launch. 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 October 15, 2023 
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The lack of an English dub is fairly standard for the Yakuza / Like a Dragon 
franchise. Since the PS2 original, the first gameto properly feature an 
English dub was the spin-off title Judgment in 2018. In 2020, Yakuza: Like a 
Dragon - which pivoted the series to a new protagonist and turn-based combat 
- also featured an English dub at launch. 

However, this will mark the first time that an English dub is being made 
available via a post-launch update. While many series fans default to the 
Japanese dub for a more authentic experience, it's certainly a shame for 
those who prefer the English dub or rely on such a feature to be able to 
better parse the narrative. 

Hopefully, then, such players won't have to wait overly long for the English 
dub. Especially as Like a Dragon: Gaiden is one of the most anticipated 
upcoming games for longtime fans of the series and Kiryu's decades-long story 
arc. 

 The Yakuza games are typically among the best single-player games on the 
market. For more like it, consider checking out our guide to the best RPGs 
you can play in 2023.



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/gaming/consoles-pc/like-a-dragon-gaiden-english-dub-
will-arrive-after-launch-says-kiryus-voice-actor


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