Yakuza 3 Remastered – Yakuza 3 Licensed Music, Video and Uncensor Restoration Patch

Description

 
 
Welcome, Kyoudai. 
 
The purpose of this guide is to tell you how to restore the licensed music from the Japanese version of Yakuza 3 that was unfortunately cut from all western versions of the game due to SEGA refusing to license the songs in question – "Loser", "Omoi Ga Afuretara" and "Jikan yo Tomare" by Japanese singer "Eikichi Yazawa" as well as "Don Quixote Theme" of the Japanese discount chain store "Don Quijote Co., Ltd.". 
Additionally, all pre-rendered videos have been replaced by the original ones from PS3 as they are higher quality than their PS4/PC counterparts. 
Finally, the Tamashiro Family Crest and Pin have been uncensored to the the original Rising Sun motif found in the original PS3 release that was unfortunately censored in PS4/PC versions due to its association with Japanese Imperialism in some regions of the world. 
 
Those of you that might be familiar with my music restoration patches for the PS3 and PS4 Yakuza titles should be right at home with this guide, as the steps to follow will be just as simple if not simpler thanks to not needing a hacked PS3 or PS4 console to use this. 
This video below will give you a glimpse of what you can expect after restoring the licensed music: 
 

Installation

 
 
Now here come the steps on how to install the patch. 
 
First of all, you will need to download the package from one of the links below which contains the patch and all its necessary files: 
Mirror 1: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eKMQKHAJmvQpP_UwUutI_zezP0hdmf6Z/ 
Mirror 2: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1v8yXh2uwGz62UeABDgUuSTrWMNaxJoJI/ 
Mirror 3: https://drive.google.com/file/d/19kjq9X71WFJXDfUx0hvJc0TyEeYA6Kno/ 
Mirror 4: [link pending] 
 
After that, extract the contents of the archive with the patch to a folder of your own choice, it’s compressed in 7z format which can be unpacked using 7zip or WinRAR, though I do recommend 7zip for best compatibility to avoid any potential issues. 
 
Next you’ll need to open the folder with the game itself, naturally make sure it’s installed beforehand. 
You can do so by Right Clicking it in your Steam Library and then selecting Properties -> go into the Local Files tab -> and finally press the Browse Local Files button which will open the folder with the game. 
 
Now all you will need to do is select all the files from the restoration patch you unpacked earlier and copy them to the folder with the game, overwriting the files when asked if you want to do so – this is crucial. 
 
The only thing left for you at this point is to simply start the game and enjoy it in all its restored glory. 
You can expect similar guides for future Yakuza games once they make their way to PC in the future. 
 
Dinner is served. Come sit down, everyone! 
 
 
 
 
 

Conclusion

 
 
I would also like to direct your attention to the upcoming Yakuza Kenzan fantranslation project being worked on by my friend, Slow, you can find more information about it as well as my patches for the PS3 and PS4 Yakuza titles over on his website which can you find under the link below: 
http://yakuzapatch.tumblr.com/ 
 

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