OpinionDesignRemakes
How Remakes Should Balance Nostalgia and Quality-of-Life — Lessons From Yakuza Kiwami 3
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2026-02-26
9 min read
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Why remakes fail — and how Yakuza Kiwami 3's Dark Ties shows the right balance of nostalgia and QoL in 2026.
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