Cyberpunk 2077 Mod Makes Characters Speak Their Native Language
Night City is full to the brim with different cultures, and therefore, different languages. The one good thing about Cyberpunk 2077's tech is that implants seem to auto-translate speech in real-time, as even an English speaking V is able to understand NPCs who speak in Japanese, Russian and much more. With that in mind, it's kinda weird how all the main characters speak English for our sake.
This new mod from user Dogemods666 leans into the diversity of Night City, and tweaks the audio so every character speaks their native language. Their lines will still appear as English in subtitles, just as it does with non-English speaking NPCs, but hearing the likes of Takemura and Mama Welles in their mother tongue definitely makes the game's setting feel more alive.
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The mod works by using the voice lines from official dubs of the game, without changing the language used in subtitles and other forms of text. The characters this mod affects are Jackie, Mama Welles and Padre, who now always speak Spanish, and Takemura, Wakako, Hanako and Yorinobu, who stick to Japanese.
Another feature of the mod is that you can play as a non-English speaking V, even if you yourself do not speak the language. The speech options and subtitles for the player character will still appear in English, but the spoken voice lines can be in Korean, Japanese, Spanish, French, or Chinese. With characters now not blocked at all by a language barrier, it goes a long way to show why so many took to relying on implants as they do in Night City.
With the new update and current-gen upgrade now live, modders have returned to build upon the work already done to the game. As we
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