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GC Vazquez Media Thread of 2026
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So obviously there's a ton of cool stuff in here, but among them are Apico and Mudborne, two sim games about Bees and Frogs, respectively! I played a bit of Apico when it first came out. It's really fun! You actually learn about bees and stuff. It's cool!
February 10, 2026 at 8:58 PM
So obviously there's a ton of cool stuff in here, but among them are Apico and Mudborne, two sim games about Bees and Frogs, respectively! I played a bit of Apico when it first came out. It's really fun! You actually learn about bees and stuff. It's cool!
Our conversation on remakes in this made me pretty happy. It is RARE in this industry to have an opportunity to compare two remakes with vastly different approaches that came out very close in time to each other, belonging to the same franchise, worked on by some of the same people.
❗NEW EPISODE OF BURNOUT CULTURES❗
Oh this one is spicy. Topics this week include:
Nintendo Partner Direct
Dragon Quest VII, and remake culture
Romeo is a Dead Man (Hayes and Cullen both played it for review!)
open.spotify.com/episode/3mc6...
Oh this one is spicy. Topics this week include:
Nintendo Partner Direct
Dragon Quest VII, and remake culture
Romeo is a Dead Man (Hayes and Cullen both played it for review!)
open.spotify.com/episode/3mc6...
February 10, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Our conversation on remakes in this made me pretty happy. It is RARE in this industry to have an opportunity to compare two remakes with vastly different approaches that came out very close in time to each other, belonging to the same franchise, worked on by some of the same people.
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New Burnout Culture! And it’s a good one. We talk a lot about why Romeo Is a Dead Man feels so good, and the idea of sanding down remakes for new audiences
❗NEW EPISODE OF BURNOUT CULTURES❗
Oh this one is spicy. Topics this week include:
Nintendo Partner Direct
Dragon Quest VII, and remake culture
Romeo is a Dead Man (Hayes and Cullen both played it for review!)
open.spotify.com/episode/3mc6...
Oh this one is spicy. Topics this week include:
Nintendo Partner Direct
Dragon Quest VII, and remake culture
Romeo is a Dead Man (Hayes and Cullen both played it for review!)
open.spotify.com/episode/3mc6...
February 10, 2026 at 8:51 PM
New Burnout Culture! And it’s a good one. We talk a lot about why Romeo Is a Dead Man feels so good, and the idea of sanding down remakes for new audiences
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❗NEW EPISODE OF BURNOUT CULTURES❗
Oh this one is spicy. Topics this week include:
Nintendo Partner Direct
Dragon Quest VII, and remake culture
Romeo is a Dead Man (Hayes and Cullen both played it for review!)
open.spotify.com/episode/3mc6...
Oh this one is spicy. Topics this week include:
Nintendo Partner Direct
Dragon Quest VII, and remake culture
Romeo is a Dead Man (Hayes and Cullen both played it for review!)
open.spotify.com/episode/3mc6...
February 10, 2026 at 8:47 PM
❗NEW EPISODE OF BURNOUT CULTURES❗
Oh this one is spicy. Topics this week include:
Nintendo Partner Direct
Dragon Quest VII, and remake culture
Romeo is a Dead Man (Hayes and Cullen both played it for review!)
open.spotify.com/episode/3mc6...
Oh this one is spicy. Topics this week include:
Nintendo Partner Direct
Dragon Quest VII, and remake culture
Romeo is a Dead Man (Hayes and Cullen both played it for review!)
open.spotify.com/episode/3mc6...
I don't see why he can't just take her home and check the lights on the way in.
February 10, 2026 at 8:51 PM
I don't see why he can't just take her home and check the lights on the way in.
I was actually interviewed for this article about it. The tl;dr is they cast a confirmed sex pest in the game and people are very upset for various reasons relevant to the series itself, but also the studio's handling of it has been very poor. Among other things.
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Movement To Remove Voice Actor Who Has Admitted To Sexual Assault Has Yakuza Fans At Breaking Point
Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio’s silence on #RemoveKagawa widens the rift with fans, revealing fractured values, uneven accountability, and a directionless franchise.
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February 10, 2026 at 8:49 PM
I was actually interviewed for this article about it. The tl;dr is they cast a confirmed sex pest in the game and people are very upset for various reasons relevant to the series itself, but also the studio's handling of it has been very poor. Among other things.
aftermath.site/yakuza-kiwam...
aftermath.site/yakuza-kiwam...
Sometimes it takes someone tapping my shoulder and going "woah woah woah, check yourself," for me to realize I'm in a mania feedback loop.
Sorry again.
Sorry again.
February 10, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Sometimes it takes someone tapping my shoulder and going "woah woah woah, check yourself," for me to realize I'm in a mania feedback loop.
Sorry again.
Sorry again.
I'd say 0-5 are still really good despite some stuff, and then you can treat 7 like a cool epilogue featuring a different character. 7 ends in a very "the series could end right here and it would feel pretty poetically fitting," kind of way.
February 10, 2026 at 8:39 PM
I'd say 0-5 are still really good despite some stuff, and then you can treat 7 like a cool epilogue featuring a different character. 7 ends in a very "the series could end right here and it would feel pretty poetically fitting," kind of way.
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I'm a deeply flawed individual, but I bring joy to the world.
February 10, 2026 at 2:08 PM
I'm a deeply flawed individual, but I bring joy to the world.
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February 10, 2026 at 8:30 PM
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Okay yeah sorry I was really lost in it for a second there. Sorry, and sorry again.
February 10, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Okay yeah sorry I was really lost in it for a second there. Sorry, and sorry again.
I'm heated as fuck right now I'm sorry my ass is off the rails at the moment it's not you.
February 10, 2026 at 8:14 PM
I'm heated as fuck right now I'm sorry my ass is off the rails at the moment it's not you.
You think my quality of life is worse because I think they're making a video game franchise I like go to shit? I'm fucking complaining about it, and then I'm going off to do shit I like! Or go to work! Or go do other shit!
What the fuck is this psycho analysis shit?
What the fuck is this psycho analysis shit?
February 10, 2026 at 8:07 PM
You think my quality of life is worse because I think they're making a video game franchise I like go to shit? I'm fucking complaining about it, and then I'm going off to do shit I like! Or go to work! Or go do other shit!
What the fuck is this psycho analysis shit?
What the fuck is this psycho analysis shit?
What the FUCK are you talking about? You think I think about this 15 minutes after I post? You think I go outside, to lunch with my friends, and sit there and ruminate? DUDE. You can be fucking negative about something within the space of talking about it, and then go do other shit.
February 10, 2026 at 8:06 PM
What the FUCK are you talking about? You think I think about this 15 minutes after I post? You think I go outside, to lunch with my friends, and sit there and ruminate? DUDE. You can be fucking negative about something within the space of talking about it, and then go do other shit.
Whether it's because Nagoshi was holding it back, or because Yokoyama decided to be explicit about it. It's a significant change, and one that is difficult to ignore.
February 10, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Whether it's because Nagoshi was holding it back, or because Yokoyama decided to be explicit about it. It's a significant change, and one that is difficult to ignore.
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It only becomes more clear as time goes by that all of the series issues have only tripled since the exit of Nagoshi and the original Amusement Visions staff in 2021. An already growing wave turned into a flood once they were gone.
February 10, 2026 at 7:38 PM
It only becomes more clear as time goes by that all of the series issues have only tripled since the exit of Nagoshi and the original Amusement Visions staff in 2021. An already growing wave turned into a flood once they were gone.
Because as they've stated already multiple times in the last three years, they do not consider feedback. They don't look at your concerns. But you know what they can't ignore? Sales. Profits. You know what makes them start paying attention? When they lose money on their head-ass decisions.
February 10, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Because as they've stated already multiple times in the last three years, they do not consider feedback. They don't look at your concerns. But you know what they can't ignore? Sales. Profits. You know what makes them start paying attention? When they lose money on their head-ass decisions.
AND IF YOU BUY KIWAMI 3. IF YOU STREAM IT, MAKE VIDEOS ABOUT STUFF IN IT THAT ISN'T THE STUFF WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT, THAT MESSAGE WILL CONTINUE TO BE DELIVERED. You will continue to send the message to RGG Studio that there IS a fanbase supporting them on these decisions. That there's profit in it.
February 10, 2026 at 7:21 PM
AND IF YOU BUY KIWAMI 3. IF YOU STREAM IT, MAKE VIDEOS ABOUT STUFF IN IT THAT ISN'T THE STUFF WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT, THAT MESSAGE WILL CONTINUE TO BE DELIVERED. You will continue to send the message to RGG Studio that there IS a fanbase supporting them on these decisions. That there's profit in it.
And that is why you feel blindsided. That is why RGG Studio had the confidence to continue fostering this ass backwards view. That is how you get to the Kagawa casting looking like a great idea. That is how you get them defending it. We sent the message that they were on the money.
February 10, 2026 at 7:19 PM
And that is why you feel blindsided. That is why RGG Studio had the confidence to continue fostering this ass backwards view. That is how you get to the Kagawa casting looking like a great idea. That is how you get them defending it. We sent the message that they were on the money.
And I do personally believe that: Because we didn't make a stink about it when the series blew up in the West, because we didn't vocalize our concerns over this before we reached this boiling point, we reinforced those harmful perspectives. We told that studio, "WE LOVE THIS!"
February 10, 2026 at 7:17 PM
And I do personally believe that: Because we didn't make a stink about it when the series blew up in the West, because we didn't vocalize our concerns over this before we reached this boiling point, we reinforced those harmful perspectives. We told that studio, "WE LOVE THIS!"
Personally, I think that the Kagawa casting being the final straw is an embarrassingly distant line in the sand for people to start talking about this series honestly. But now that we are here, now that we are on the same page, I beseech you, I BEG YOU, to look retroactively and realize it's there.
February 10, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Personally, I think that the Kagawa casting being the final straw is an embarrassingly distant line in the sand for people to start talking about this series honestly. But now that we are here, now that we are on the same page, I beseech you, I BEG YOU, to look retroactively and realize it's there.
You can watch Yokoyama reinforce the mean-spirited depictions of women in Yakuza Zero on Japanese internet shows. You can watch every other substory in these games frame the accused as the real victims of sexual assault allegations. You can play Infinite Wealth's Cancel Culture extravaganza.
February 10, 2026 at 7:15 PM
You can watch Yokoyama reinforce the mean-spirited depictions of women in Yakuza Zero on Japanese internet shows. You can watch every other substory in these games frame the accused as the real victims of sexual assault allegations. You can play Infinite Wealth's Cancel Culture extravaganza.
You can find quotes of leadership in the last couple of years discussing their refusal to get their news from anywhere but alternative news sites, you can read Yokoyama make statements any writer worth two cents would recognize as total BS, you can see them time and time again denounce all feedback.
February 10, 2026 at 7:13 PM
You can find quotes of leadership in the last couple of years discussing their refusal to get their news from anywhere but alternative news sites, you can read Yokoyama make statements any writer worth two cents would recognize as total BS, you can see them time and time again denounce all feedback.
And I say this as someone who has been trying to intimately cover the series for a long time. I say this as someone who HAS read those interviews, who HAS done the legwork and HAS made the effort to understand the shifting in perspectives and attitudes in that studio. It has gotten much worse.
February 10, 2026 at 7:07 PM
And I say this as someone who has been trying to intimately cover the series for a long time. I say this as someone who HAS read those interviews, who HAS done the legwork and HAS made the effort to understand the shifting in perspectives and attitudes in that studio. It has gotten much worse.
People will tell you 1000 things that are probably true about Nagoshi. It's true the series was never GOTY material, for what it's worth. Nor was it uber progressive. But what you WILL see by reading old interviews, is the environment and perspective being cultivated in the studio at the time.
February 10, 2026 at 7:07 PM
People will tell you 1000 things that are probably true about Nagoshi. It's true the series was never GOTY material, for what it's worth. Nor was it uber progressive. But what you WILL see by reading old interviews, is the environment and perspective being cultivated in the studio at the time.