Yakuza Studio Head Talks Judgment After Drug Scandal: Character Swap Was "Right Decision"
In an interview withIGNabout the upcomingJudgment, theYakuzateam spoke about the difficulties behind replacing actor Pierre Taki’s in-game likeness Kyohei Hamura, as well as how they managed to avoid delaying the Western release of the title.YakuzaStudio head Toshihiro Nagoshi stated that “We’ve already finished replacing it. It’s an original character this time, not a performance capture. You’ll have to wait to see what he looks like.” Concerning the news of Taki’s arrest on cocaine charges dropping on March 12th: “I heard it on the news just like everyone else…Within 30 minutes I had suggested various options, and within an hour we had a firm plan [to replace the character]....