Fan Yakuza spin-off Judgement and Japanese actors who have been naughty will be happy to know that there is a modification to restore Pierre Taki’s voice and resemblance to the game. Taki-san’s performance as the character Kyohei Hamura was dropped from the Japanese version of Judgment after he arrest for possession and use of cocaine in 2019, never brought to the West. Now, the Pierre Taki Judgment Recovery Patch finally brings the critically acclaimed actor back for the first time, at least here.
Judgment is not available on PC until this month, when Sega is last release so far the entire series on Steam. Basically, the developers ported Pierre Taki’s PS4 version to the Steam version, which you can find on NexusMods. Taki plays Hamura, a captain of the Matsugane family who is a member of the Tojo clan. They are a major crime family that Yakuza protagonist Kazuma Kiryu is a part of. Due to his arrest, Taki portrayed Olaf in the Japanese version of Kingdom Hearts III also removed – can’t they just let it go?
The developers Ryu Ga Gotoku are pretty busy with developing more Yakuza games, except for the series which is currently called Like A Dragon everywhere to match the Japanese moniker. Three games in the series will release in the next few years, starting with the historical remake Like A Dragon: Ishin! in February. Also coming in 2023 is Kiryu taking the lead role Like A Dragon Gaiden: The man who erased his name, possibly the best name for a game I’ve ever seen, and certainly one of the longest. Scheduled to launch in 2024 as the next mainline Yakuza game, Like A Dragon 8.
Judgment Collection is on Steam for £84 / $99 / €99. You can also grab individual games. Pierre Taki recovery patch available on NexusMods here.
