How one tweet changed the Yakuza series forever

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[@stucq]

BREAKING: Local man takes roundabout trip to Japan in five (5) minutes total!

[@sexygirlmax2019]

Japan trip Speedrun

[@ObsessiveGeek]

The amusing thing about this, is it IS still about Japan in a roundabout way

[@legrang.archives]

roundabout?? ROUNDABOUT?!!!!!!! ITS JOHNNY JOESTARRR!!!!!!

[@Rslb7.]

​@@legrang.archivesNo, it's just Yes, the premire progressive rock band.

[@Baraka_Maracas]

A nick Robinson video that isn’t a huge documentary? Scary

[@Fuz_Peach_Man]

terrifying

[@rrrrmrmr]

frightening

[@nicocurreri9805]

I love it!

[@hamirpathania3855]

Truly disturbing

[@notsab3r]

true 😭😭

[@AntVenom]

If the short stories that you have to tell are anywhere near as good as this, I'm 100% game for more of them. This was legit hilarious.

[@Querez8504]

hank

[@Resident007TVC]

One legend commenting on a video of another legend. What a coincidence.

[@Querez8504]

@@Resident007TVC Wouldn't call it a coincidence, personally.

[@bela-b]

ANTVENOM?!?!?!

[@dimahomo]

Did you ever find that Golden Apple?

[@Mobik_]

“In order to find answers I decided to book a flight to Japan…”

[@satyamSaha]

Crazy how the japanese development team also liked this change as the japanese release of Yakuza 8 is calling it Etc. instead of More.

[@Gon-hx4df]

This isn't a first! Judgement was originally called "Judge Eye" and was changed to "Judgement" in the localisation. For the sequel, Lost Judgement, they went with that even in the original version, scrapping "Judge Eyes" entirely Also on Judgement, the icons for the styles in the original were just kanji with the name of the style, but in the english version not only were they renamed but also got brand new art for the icons. For Lost Judgement, the icons featured the art instead of the names, as well as new art for the new styles RGG isn't afraid to learn from their own localisation!!

[@thatkerimguy]

​@@Gon-hx4dfNuh uh! Jokes aside its "Judgment" not "Judgement"

[@Gon-hx4df]

@@thatkerimguy Huh, you're right! Somehow I never noticed that lol

[@amberhernandez]

​@@Gon-hx4df The style icons for Zero were also Kanji in the JP release, and the yellow box art for Like A Dragon was originally made by Sega of America. It became the international release box art, and it's _iconic!_

[@LoliconSamalik]

@@Gon-hx4df I still really hate that change. Judge Eyes just sounds cooler. Like a proper crime drama. "Judgement" just sounds like generic American naming scheme for when a company is too afraid to make their product sound interesting, so they give it a one-word name to entice people who will never care and still don't.

[@dopey473]

I thought it was a John Yakuza joke, my brain is rotted

[@aronsurakh1747]

I'm not even that deep into the internet and thought so too don't worry

[@eobardsprodigy]

john yakuza, jimmy judgement and larry like a dragon we are doomed

[@scarymeunster9095]

@@eobardsprodigyHis name is Lee K. Dragon

[@coomcharger6105]

​@@scarymeunster9095 god that's amazing

[@KaliTakumi]

This video ending after 5 minutes was a true jumpscare

[@porky1118]

Yup, I also was surprised when it just was over. I always expect something longer.

[@Sock-Monster-Simian]

And "Etc." immediately makes a lot more sense than "More," regardless.

[@Zeik188]

You know, I never noticed. I played both 7 and 8 and just…. Never saw it.

[@studioalsar]

Same here :D

[@aronsurakh1747]

fr how did he see that😂

[@biscuitkrueger3321]

Dammit John

[@phillyjones3028]

Dammit John

[@raiden1766]

Dammit John

[@thealphaproslayer]

Dammit John

[@thebestnathanever]

Dammit John

[@skeletonboi2489]

Dammit John

[@westvirginiaglutenfreepepp7006]

Out of options and desperate for answers, I dusted off my PS4

[@azealot7112]

I love this actually. Localization guy A is like “What if you changed it so the command menu spelled out SEGA?” and localization guy B is like “Dammit John, that’s a great idea, let’s make it spell SEGA.” Beautiful.

[@Trisaaru]

10 years in a federal prison establishment made you a human privy to cowardice.

[@Periwinkleaccount]

What?

[@vdpt9911]

@@Periwinkleaccount 10 years in the joint etc etc

[@Periwinkleaccount]

@@vdpt9911 But what does _that_ mean? Am I stupid?

[@sojjjer]

@@Periwinkleaccount perhaps

[@vdpt9911]

@@Periwinkleaccount seems it's some quote from the series "10 years in the joint made you a fuckin pussy" that's been memed to hell and back by the community, just googling the phrase brings up plenty of results on its own lol

[@mindcraftdoofus119]

"Dammit John" is now in my vocabulary

[@foxyfoxington2651]

Dammit John Yakuza

[@TobynJacobs]

Bro I remember vividly when I tried yakuza like a dragon I thought etc. Was a bit of an odd choice, but this explanation of the lore makes it totally valid why it’s there Also the short form videos I think ye should continue they are quite good.

[@Amins88]

This a "Gulliver's Travails" level nitpick and I love it

[@sexygirlmax2019]

What?

[@dinnytime]

after I saw this video I had a dream I was telling a friend this newly learned fact and when they booted the game up it had been reverted back to "more" and I looked like a lunatic

[@dinnytime]

oh good vid tho. not ur fault my infested mind did that

[@alex99x99x]

Finally. After years of searching, its the man, the myth, the legend. JOHN YAKUZA!!!

[@Netbug]

Thanks, this was fun.

[@RetroHellspawn]

I'm happy to see that you're starting a shorter format for more frequent videos! I had no idea this was a thing, there's so much gaming BTS info that it's impossible to keep up these days. 😁👌

[@TR1Zai]

Monkey Ball catching strays lmao

[@kiwikenobi]

I never played a Yakuza game, but that's a great story! I like this short-story video format a lot if you've got more stories to tell.

[@ObsessiveGeek]

I played one for about 30 minutes, couldn't get into it. Thought I'd like it cause it reminds me of Shenmue which I used to love though its a bit too slow paced for me.

[@JayAreAitch]

@@ObsessiveGeek It does take its soap opera story more seriously than Shenmue, and really does want you to watch it. I would recommend trying again.

[@ObsessiveGeek]

@JayAreAitch Yeah...I don't care about the story that much.

[@xtr.7662]

​​@@ObsessiveGeekshenmue is way slower at least for me i understand why you didnt like it its more cutscene focused than the exploration of shenmue

[@alihorda]

​@@ObsessiveGeeksadly it takes more time for the game to start to grow on you

[@gokuss9999]

Definitely thought it was gonna be "the origins of John Yakuza"

[@DankMatter]

I thought it'd be "Oh Yagami"

[@TR1Zai]

"Ough Tak, you're back"

[@Hizelly76]

Kaito san..

[@ianjasperflores5946]

Live Soma Reaction:

[@EeeCeeGee4744]

"Soma?! When did you get in here?!"

[@DeterminedBlade]

Here is a challenge. (Yeah you ain’t gonna see this but worth a shot) Get ahold of the offical unreleased Mother 3 Demo for the Nintendo 64 DD revealed only in Spaceworld. This is a relic that barely anyone got to see. You seem to be good at finding this stuff out. And hey another excuse to go to Japan again. Just a thought to consider.

[@LoliconSamalik]

Not gonna lie, even with the whole concept of "localization" of eastern games going down the shitter in the eyes of hobbyists lately (for good reason), I still can't help but crack a smile at such a subtle but brilliant in-joke for SEGA fans. It's not getting in the way of story, scenario or character portrayal out of some sense of self superiority. It's just a bunch of gaming nerds, appealing to fellow gamers in a wink wink nudge nudge fashion that's very blink and you'll miss it. I love it

[@17thmidnight96]

I never knew it said sega. Now i cant unsee it

[@vahn_legaia]

Yes please, more small vids like this in-between big ones.

[@sushisherps2666]

this replaced the tom scott sized hole in my content feed but video game flavored

[@JerryFlowersIII]

3:45 Did my eyes just spy a Modern Warfare 2 welcome mat!?

[@L0op]

4:39 goddammit Nick, now I'm gonna have that stuck in my head for months again

[@KlausWulfenbach]

Similarly, the Fallout series almost didn't use SPECIAL. According to Tim Cain it was thought up almost too late to make it into the first game, but they changed a few things around and it's been like that ever since.

[@brianmatttokyo688]

Well done, Nick! 🎉

[@Isthatchicken01]

I love these small bite sized videos just as much as the long documentary style vids you put out!

[@cooperbibaud]

I did enjoy this short form, more please!

[@michaelz.3993]

Lovely cover at the end nick. I cried

[@moshua]

Love your huge documentaries, but this was really fun. More shorties please

[@Ariamaki]

This was a really nice bite-sized vid on a fun little topic! Definitely wouldn't mind seeing more in the same vein.

[@superpippo93x]

Dammit Nick (another great video, short or not. Thank you for all your hard work!)

[@GeflGabe]

I never expected a RyuGa centered video from Nick Robinson of all people. That is one heck of a fun fact.

[@sparkyspartan5112]

Awesome video! I would love to see more short story vids like this!

[@Del_S]

"I flew to Japan, and then remembered my PS4 was for some reason in Norway...."

[@MondoFlips]

Negawatt

[@surgecentral05]

Nega Scott

[@potatoes869]

Negawatt

[@Fuz_Peach_Man]

ur first lmao

[@Lunam_D._Roger]

*EGGMAN NEGA*

[@lukeskycenna7920]

The Nega-chin

[@Alphard72]

Nice to see a video on a small wording change in a video game. A fitting upload for Kindess Wednesday.

[@niloofarnavaei3752]

Honestly as a game developer I really appreciate how people in industry help each other to make better games for people around the world. It's so heartwarming. I'm glad they did their best and put changes as quick as possible. Also thank you for telling us this cool story!

[@4-hydroxybenzaldehyde622]

another great video nick! I'd love to see more of the small videos like this in between your longer videos, I've always liked your channel and think there isn't much else like it on KZbin

[@HappyLight.]

Thank you so much for this story. :)

[@QIKUGAMES-QIKU]

Trippy. I searched for a new video 6 hours ago.. Spidey senses were tingling 😅

[@KiwiG1]

And yet Haruka will still manage to get kidnapped

[@exzisd]

The more Nick videos the better. I love the long form stuff but I’m just happy to see an upload honestly. With shorter stuff it would be cool to hit the 10 minute mark but with something this small it’s understandable not to drag it on needlessly. I often comeback to your channel between uploads hoping there’s something new because with all my notifs the videos don’t regularly end up in my recommendations likely due to the lack of frequency of uploads. I love your videos man keep it up.

[@carlosfernando9095]

Just finished Infinite Wealth, and I just know about this, this is awesome.

[@babysophie102]

I enjoyed this video. Thank you!

[@mooggroog]

I'm here for the short form content. As long as the topic is interesting (which it always is), it could be any length of video and I'll still check it out.

[@Mr_Tovarish]

all content is good content when it's you!

[@bahamajo]

Hey! I'm a video game writer myself. Tiny interesting tidbit. As this change is text-only as in no voice recording required and also probably only happens to be a change in English, 6 months out is a fairly comfortable buffer (depending on how the rest of the development went of course) I heard somewhere that Baldurs Gate 3 changed some voice lines a day before their early access release so they had to record it on the same day, localise it to several languages and then patch it in within 24 hours. I think they had to patch in some translations a little later but oh my god my hands are getting sweaty just thinking about it. Nice story Nick! Thanks for the content!

[@basedronin]

love the short vids nick

[@azure8909]

this was great! I enjoyed it, please make more short form (as long as the legendary big boi vids don't go anywhere :D)

[@Sora2314]

Loved this video. Keep em comin

[@ryanbhadain5867]

I am so happy that a big youtuber like you is covering the beat game ever

[@srenrafaelsen9698]

Yes. We are down for more. This game rocks.

[@amberhernandez]

I'm doing a no MP challenge of LAD right now, and I instinctively _knew_ that More was incorrect. The amount of times I've had to hit it for items or Poundmates, but never looked at it properly, is insane lol

[@ZenithMusicNet]

Finding mr. Binbows took a little longer.

[@lukazlukaz9400]

Hi nick! Not sure if you'll see this but I'm just saying I appreciate you and am super excited for the longer vids! Your content has been a huge anxiety reliever of mine since university, and it's been a stressful few weeks at my job, but I'm ultra excited for more vids from you! Appreciate ya!

[@TrvisXXIII]

The blastoise recovery video warmed my heart, once I saw this, that’s what made me subscribe. Please do more!!

[@Kaixfikwind]

Would love more short form content too. And then you can stitch them all together so we can also have an hour+ video lol

[@tvanddy]

I will only like your short videos if they remain INCREDIBLY trivial. Well done.

[@bilboswaggings]

Not only does it spell out Sega but it fits the X button better (X for etc)

[@SnaccHBG]

I remember seeing it as it happened, it's so cool

[@ratsalad1]

Subtle flex with the TP-7 at 2:46

[@livenishikireaction]

Thank You Yagami

[@bryanalvaradov]

Nick's shorter video format is the revival of Pop Fiction that we needed.

[@GoroMihashi]

YOOO BROO, GREAT VIDEO MY MAN!!!

[@ObsessiveGeek]

Short but very sweet, keep em coming! ...Extra would've made more sense, though.

[@EO-fv3wc]

this is amazing lol. I love fun stuff like this in video games

[@axbox8543]

I noticed the colors for the options changed sometime after the unpatched release

[@dziewiaty]

I would like to see short videos between feature length deep dives. This way I can enjoy more your content without planning around fitting your video in my schedule. By my schedule I mean I need to wait to do laundry to watch your longer videos.

[@Spynine01]

I can't believe I never realised it spelled out SEGA till this video

[@Russeren]

you are so entertaining! you got me full focused on a game ive never ever heard of, i just started watching you yesterday BECAUSE OF penguinz0's livestream with your video on the McDonalds DSi game, your editing is so good and entertaining and you would be so much bigger if it wasnt for short-term videos brainrotting younger kids lmao.

[@eichen97]

loving the short videos

[@eichen97]

*hating the mumbling at the end of the video.

[@iamvancore]

More videos, regardless of length, is a win as far as I'm concerned. To paraphrase a wise person: drink a beer and watchin so much nick youtube video on the computer. The ideal

[@resipsaloquitur412]

buckshot roulette main menu music was used

[@brendan636]

I wish this was an hour long.

[@Delsin42]

"10 years in the joint made you a-wait holy cow 82 hour Cinderella is on!"

[@kingmatt8306]

Do more small stuff, I really like taking a quick sit down to watch your stuff its really good! I still like the long videos of course.

[@kabarxd8164]

no lie that was the first thing i noticed when i played LAD lol. i kept wondering if it was intentional or not n i'm so happy to finally have an answer lmao

[@aryadivairsyadi7756]

After Gio Corsi out of the way, the Dammit John guy comes in

[@UthersonL]

Thanks for the video. I wondered why they went with such a counter-intuitive word choice instead of Other or More.

[@kanight98]

I like your singing at the end :D

[@hentisenti]

Prank 'em John

[@WestefordVT]

Etc. makes more sense and they still get a nice easter egg/joke. win win

[@bel_unoffical]

I loved the part when John yakuza said: “I am like a dragon and this is etc…” and then the others button became etc to spell sega

[@xallehatesshorts]

Yagami helps Sega to make an easter egg for their hit game

[@lastnamefirstname8655]

very interesting yakuza history and lore!

[@christiankim6864]

Based Pocari Sweat shirt

[@Ozzymandius1]

Never stop cooking, John.

[@DarkIzo]

john: wouldnt it be funny, if you pressed those buttons in order, youd get a "seeeeegaaaa" easter egg to play ?

[@porky1118]

Etc. option seems weird to me. Extra sounds better, no abbrevations.

[@JimmyNahlousVisuals]

Man I wish I could just hang out with Nick one day...

[@NICKYG2X3.]

the more uploads the better