There are two PSP Yakuza titles,
(Black Panther: Like a Dragon New Chapter) and
Kurohyō 2: Ryū ga Gotoku Ashura Hen (Black Panther 2: Like a Dragon Ashura Chapter), that were both released in Japan exclusively, with no official English translation in sight.
That was the case until John “AugmentedSmoke” (who asked Digital Trends not to use his last name) and his team,
Team K4L, began chasing the goal of translating these titles for Yakuza’s new audience. That’s not an easy task when it comes to video games, which are a complicated tangle of dialogue and assets.
“There is definitely an art to it, which I think a lot of people don’t realize,” John explained when I spoke to him about the project. He explained why he’s putting the work into the
Yakuza spinoff and talked about his fan-localization journey and what’s next for the team.