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If Yakuza 3 ever does make it to North America, western gamers will have some catching up to do. Sega has released the first details for Ryu ga Gotoku 4: Densetsu wo Tsugu Mono (Yakuza 4: Heir to the Legend), which once again appears to be a PlayStation 3 exclusive.
As with the other numbered entries, Yakuza 4 will be taking place in modern Japan, this time in the Tokyo district of Kamiyacho. It will star a detective named Masayoshi Tanimura, and a Yakuza member named Takeshi Kido.
Back in May, we mentioned that auditions for Yakuza 4 were underway, and as usual Sega will be featuring some top flight Japanese talent, with Tanimura and Kido be voiced by Hiroki Narimiya and Kenta Kiritani respectively. Both are stage and film veterans, with Narimiya's haircut (called the Narimiya Cut) being all the rage amongst Japanese teens.
According to Kotaku, Yakuza 4 will be using the latest motion capture tech, which will allow Narimiya and Kiritani to appear as 3D models. Sega has released images of the process, which can be found here.
We're still waiting on a release date and additional information. No worries though -- Sega will almost certainly be giving a lot of Tokyo Game Show floor space to Yakuza 4, just like they always do.
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As with the other numbered entries, Yakuza 4 will be taking place in modern Japan, this time in the Tokyo district of Kamiyacho. It will star a detective named Masayoshi Tanimura, and a Yakuza member named Takeshi Kido.
Back in May, we mentioned that auditions for Yakuza 4 were underway, and as usual Sega will be featuring some top flight Japanese talent, with Tanimura and Kido be voiced by Hiroki Narimiya and Kenta Kiritani respectively. Both are stage and film veterans, with Narimiya's haircut (called the Narimiya Cut) being all the rage amongst Japanese teens.
According to Kotaku, Yakuza 4 will be using the latest motion capture tech, which will allow Narimiya and Kiritani to appear as 3D models. Sega has released images of the process, which can be found here.
We're still waiting on a release date and additional information. No worries though -- Sega will almost certainly be giving a lot of Tokyo Game Show floor space to Yakuza 4, just like they always do.
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