We've already seen what former Morning Musume singer Mari Yaguchi looks like as Yakuza 4's massage babe. But how realistic (and accurate) are the character graphics? Let's take a look at the comparison between the voice-actors and the characters that are based off them...

The Yakuza series gets its sense of reality from a number of things, including its realistic situations and dialogue. But with each installment, Sega has also managed to make the game look more and more realistic, particularly when it comes to character faces.

For part 4, Sega is using face scanning technology to map many of the newcomer voice actors to their in-game counterparts.
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    Shinobi_razor Nov 18, 09
    they look alright but not anything breathtakingly realistic really.
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    Seproth Nov 18, 09
    We haven't even got Yakuza 3 yet.
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      Xeros the Slayer Nov 18, 09
      And we wont get it, ever, because it took place in feudal Japan so the devs said nobody out of the country would understand the culture as an excuse not to port.
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        Zero and X Nov 18, 09
        No, that is NOT Yakuza 3, you're talking about Ryu Ga Gotoku Kenzan which is a spin off of the core series.
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          Xeros the Slayer Nov 18, 09
          Oh, I thought the feudal one was 3. Could have sworn that was the title they showed it as.
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          Zero and X Nov 19, 09
          Don't worry about it, you're not the first one, it's a huge misconception.
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        RabidChinaGirl Nov 18, 09
        Okami was all about ancient Japan and Japanese folklore, and it did better here than in Japan.
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          Red 9 Nov 19, 09
          Glad someone pointed that out. Okami is one of my most favorite games of ALL TIME. It's a pity it didn't sell better than it did.
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          Xeros the Slayer Nov 19, 09
          Folklore/mythology and customs and culture are two very different things.
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    RabidChinaGirl Nov 18, 09
    Seishiro Munakata looks like someone out of the Oblivion character creator.
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      Shinobi_razor Nov 18, 09
      he does, one of those assholish high elf mages that think theyre better than everyone.

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