However, western audiences are a greater consideration today than they were when the games were first launched: “We’re not putting content in to satisfy western customers, but over time we’ve put more effort into the localisation. But there are human interactions, there are two rival groups, there’s a very nice storyline around it, and I think the same applies for the Yakuza series,” he explained. “But then I also like the Godfather movies for example, although I don’t entirely grasp the concept of the mafia. “Personally, I don’t think that the western territories will completely grasp the concept of the Yakuza clans in Japanese culture,” he replied. Speaking of cultural sensibilities we also asked Sato if he thinks differently about his western fanbase as opposed to those who are playing the games in Japan itself. While ten years ago isn’t a huge amount of time, and maybe such content shouldn’t have been there to begin with, it’s good to see the studio rectifying its previous errors. It’s a different topic, with different ways of looking at it and talking about it, and so there are some substories that didn’t fit this modern spirit and so they had to be cut.” When asked for examples he continued: “The first game is ten years old, back in the day the perception of the LGBTQ community was different to how it is nowadays. “Personally, I don’t think that the western territories will completely grasp the concept of the Yakuza clans in Japanese culture.” While the updates are largely technical, developer RGG Studio has taken the chance to make some edits to the original games, series producer Daisuke Sato told (please note, that this interview was done via a translator): “There are technical issues, but also content issues that we need to change because they don’t fit the modern mindset anymore,” Sato said. These were originally on the PS3 and will be remastered to 1080p and 60fps, with the original PS2 titles already having been remade to modern standards – this will enable fans to enjoy the whole series on the PS4, with Yakuza 0 and Yakuza 6 being native to the platform. Sega is tying up its long-running Yakuza series with the re-release of the middle three entries in the series: Yakuza 3, 4 and 5. Sega is remastering Yakuza 3, 4 and 5, with the first title having launched at gamescom, but not all of the content made the cut, series producer Daisuke Sato tells MCV
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