Professor Bopper
@professorbopper.bsky.social
I make videos about video games and art. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ProfessorBopper
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What the Original Yakuza Games Do Better — Yakuza Retrospective Part 1
YouTube video by Professor Bopper
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Brand new video is out! The first part of the Yakuza main series retrsoepctive is out now on YouTube! It covers the first two titles in the series! youtu.be/rLzDZ7oe4fE?...
It’s honestly performing where I expected it to since it wasn’t pre-greased like Danganronpa in the algorithm, and it is providing good algo testing for the eventual supercut. But still! Can I have 1 million views in exchange for mid please?
February 12, 2026 at 10:53 PM
It’s honestly performing where I expected it to since it wasn’t pre-greased like Danganronpa in the algorithm, and it is providing good algo testing for the eventual supercut. But still! Can I have 1 million views in exchange for mid please?
Also because it's pretty challenging to keep motivation up for a long term project like the Yakuza Retrospective when you know the only version that has a chance to do well is the final 6 hour supercut that won't be up for a year
February 12, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Also because it's pretty challenging to keep motivation up for a long term project like the Yakuza Retrospective when you know the only version that has a chance to do well is the final 6 hour supercut that won't be up for a year
It sucks to see a video do poorly even when you know it's gonna do poorly because there's always that little part of your brain that thinks "what if this time?"
February 12, 2026 at 9:49 PM
It sucks to see a video do poorly even when you know it's gonna do poorly because there's always that little part of your brain that thinks "what if this time?"
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NEW VIDEO! Super timely bumper video on my favourite games of 2025. Only one of the games in the thumbnail makes the main list. A lot of talk of living a good life.
I sincerely hope you enjoy hearing my thoughts. If you do, sharing it with others would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
I sincerely hope you enjoy hearing my thoughts. If you do, sharing it with others would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
The Actual Best Games of 2025 Aren't What You Think
YouTube video by Writing on Games
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February 12, 2026 at 9:07 PM
NEW VIDEO! Super timely bumper video on my favourite games of 2025. Only one of the games in the thumbnail makes the main list. A lot of talk of living a good life.
I sincerely hope you enjoy hearing my thoughts. If you do, sharing it with others would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
I sincerely hope you enjoy hearing my thoughts. If you do, sharing it with others would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
I would love to see that video! It’s such a deep topic, and a lot of the real nitty gritty stuff is outside the scope of my retrospective. Make it!
February 12, 2026 at 5:41 PM
I would love to see that video! It’s such a deep topic, and a lot of the real nitty gritty stuff is outside the scope of my retrospective. Make it!
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Maybe haven't been looking hard enough, but I've seen shockingly few people actually dig into the cinematic influences the series draws from, which Bopper handily does here. Excellent watch as always.
Brand new video is out! The first part of the Yakuza main series retrsoepctive is out now on YouTube! It covers the first two titles in the series! youtu.be/rLzDZ7oe4fE?...
What the Original Yakuza Games Do Better — Yakuza Retrospective Part 1
YouTube video by Professor Bopper
youtu.be
February 12, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Maybe haven't been looking hard enough, but I've seen shockingly few people actually dig into the cinematic influences the series draws from, which Bopper handily does here. Excellent watch as always.
Reposted by Professor Bopper
Brand new video is out! The first part of the Yakuza main series retrsoepctive is out now on YouTube! It covers the first two titles in the series! youtu.be/rLzDZ7oe4fE?...
What the Original Yakuza Games Do Better — Yakuza Retrospective Part 1
YouTube video by Professor Bopper
youtu.be
February 11, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Brand new video is out! The first part of the Yakuza main series retrsoepctive is out now on YouTube! It covers the first two titles in the series! youtu.be/rLzDZ7oe4fE?...
Per point 3: YK3 released today. Any evaluation of the game’s quality is definitionally going to be bad, conclusory, reactionary, or just plain plagiarized from reviewers. The weakest possible approach to criticism is to criticize a game you haven’t played
February 12, 2026 at 12:38 AM
Per point 3: YK3 released today. Any evaluation of the game’s quality is definitionally going to be bad, conclusory, reactionary, or just plain plagiarized from reviewers. The weakest possible approach to criticism is to criticize a game you haven’t played
Per 1 and 2: it was addressed in my third post; I think these are serious problems, but I do consider them separate from an evaluation of K3. Scummy industry behavior is always a concern, but it’s difficult to apply it to individual works as these are systemic problems, not the problems of YK3
February 12, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Per 1 and 2: it was addressed in my third post; I think these are serious problems, but I do consider them separate from an evaluation of K3. Scummy industry behavior is always a concern, but it’s difficult to apply it to individual works as these are systemic problems, not the problems of YK3
For clarity: the Hamazaki casting and the delisting of the original are industry issues that are separate from any analysis of a game’s quality as a stand alone work
February 11, 2026 at 11:52 PM
For clarity: the Hamazaki casting and the delisting of the original are industry issues that are separate from any analysis of a game’s quality as a stand alone work
Ultimately, I suspect that the only long-lasting effect of criticizing the Hamazaki casting is that it reinforces the gamer desire to Complain and to find serious issues to justify the need to post. The overnight about face wrt the quality of the original Yakuza 3 is remarkable
February 11, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Ultimately, I suspect that the only long-lasting effect of criticizing the Hamazaki casting is that it reinforces the gamer desire to Complain and to find serious issues to justify the need to post. The overnight about face wrt the quality of the original Yakuza 3 is remarkable
The way people are talking about Kiwami 3, as in the game itself, on your screen, reinforces that developers should never take gameplay or story feedback from regular players and that remakes continue, almost axiomatically, to be bad for the medium, its players, and developers
February 11, 2026 at 11:43 PM
The way people are talking about Kiwami 3, as in the game itself, on your screen, reinforces that developers should never take gameplay or story feedback from regular players and that remakes continue, almost axiomatically, to be bad for the medium, its players, and developers
February 11, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Brand new video is out! The first part of the Yakuza main series retrsoepctive is out now on YouTube! It covers the first two titles in the series! youtu.be/rLzDZ7oe4fE?...
What the Original Yakuza Games Do Better — Yakuza Retrospective Part 1
YouTube video by Professor Bopper
youtu.be
February 11, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Brand new video is out! The first part of the Yakuza main series retrsoepctive is out now on YouTube! It covers the first two titles in the series! youtu.be/rLzDZ7oe4fE?...
I mean, I get it. Protecting the Epstein Class from prosecution is the only thing saving me from having healthcare
not just the American system but the world order that has been around for 80 years! we’re in the American endgame now
February 11, 2026 at 8:46 PM
I mean, I get it. Protecting the Epstein Class from prosecution is the only thing saving me from having healthcare
You know I can’t do that
February 10, 2026 at 10:12 PM
You know I can’t do that
The Yakuza Retrospective is up to 27,000 words, and I still have to write the sections on 0, 6, Kiwami 2, 7, 8, and Kiwami 3. It might be over for me
February 10, 2026 at 9:59 PM
The Yakuza Retrospective is up to 27,000 words, and I still have to write the sections on 0, 6, Kiwami 2, 7, 8, and Kiwami 3. It might be over for me
The first part of the Yakuza retrospective is now live on Patreon and will be released on YouTube later this week!
February 10, 2026 at 4:40 AM
The first part of the Yakuza retrospective is now live on Patreon and will be released on YouTube later this week!
Turns out I missed plot summary discourse last week. I’m failing in my ancient mission
February 8, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Turns out I missed plot summary discourse last week. I’m failing in my ancient mission
Love this too because it subtly blames real writers for not being woke enough to allow for more efficient theft
February 8, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Love this too because it subtly blames real writers for not being woke enough to allow for more efficient theft
This is my personal favorite part of the article: perfectly emblematic of how the servants of the elite capital class will dress their humanity-destroying corporate cuckoldry in progressive language to normalize scams designed to rob us blind
February 8, 2026 at 9:54 PM
This is my personal favorite part of the article: perfectly emblematic of how the servants of the elite capital class will dress their humanity-destroying corporate cuckoldry in progressive language to normalize scams designed to rob us blind
My personal philosophy around AI slop is that if you didn't bother to write it, then I'm not gonna bother to read it
February 8, 2026 at 9:50 PM
My personal philosophy around AI slop is that if you didn't bother to write it, then I'm not gonna bother to read it
Join us for some Dragon Quest III! youtube.com/live/k6WyH6m...
Is Dragon Quest III the Best Chunsoft Game? Part 2
YouTube video by Professor Bopper
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February 8, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Join us for some Dragon Quest III! youtube.com/live/k6WyH6m...
It’s a beautiful sight
February 7, 2026 at 9:46 PM
It’s a beautiful sight
Yakuza Kiwami retrospective coming soon
February 7, 2026 at 3:08 AM
Yakuza Kiwami retrospective coming soon