yakuza: like a dragon

We finally have a definitive release date for Sega’s Yakuza: Like A Dragon. The latest installment in the long-running over-the-top RPG will be released on PS4, XBox One, XBox Series X and PC November 10. George Takei, Kaiji Tang, Andrew Morgado, Greg Chun and Elizabeth Maxwell will all be providing voices in the English dub. And there’s news about the Playstation 5 version too. Sega just announced today that anyone why buys the digital version of Like A Dragon will receive a free download of the PS5 version when it’s released. Be sure to send Sega a bouquet of roses for this gesture because, as we’ve seen this past month, not every company feels compelled to do this. The PS5 version will be released March 2, 2021. The first print run of Yakuza: Like A Dragon will be the Day Ichi (Day One) Edition, containing the exclusive Legends Costume Set — eight costumes representing popular figures from the Yakuza series. The physical version of this release will come in Steelbook

Sega’s Yakuza series has steadily grown in popularity to become one of its most popular running game franchises, which I’m sure is a relief for those who can remember having to beg the company for an English version of earlier releases. Its biggest title yet, Like A Dragon, was fully revealed today: the voice cast, the special features, the price and release window. AND a shiny new trailer. Let’s get to the voice cast first. This is what we mean…six years ago, Sega would simply not have bothered the expense to fly in George Takei for the English dub: Kaiji Tang as Ichiban Kasuga, protagonist of the story returning from 18 years spent in prison George Takei as Masumi Arakawa, patriarch of the Arakawa Family Andrew Morgado as Koichi Adachi, an ex-cop on the search for truth Greg Chun as Yu Nanba, downtrodden former nurse making amends with the world Elizabeth Maxwell as Saeko Mukoda, a bar hostess on a mission The first print run of Yakuza: Like A Dragon