{"id":42221,"date":"2024-12-28T04:28:49","date_gmt":"2024-12-27T19:28:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=42221"},"modified":"2024-12-28T11:31:33","modified_gmt":"2024-12-28T02:31:33","slug":"speculation-about-project-century-so-far-is-all-wrong-rgg-studio-head-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/speculation-about-project-century-so-far-is-all-wrong-rgg-studio-head-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Speculation about Project Century so far is all wrong, RGG Studio head says\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>During a December 26 broadcast on the official <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/_OwkaxjcMqc?feature=shared\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">RGG Studio YouTube channel<\/a>, studio director Masayoshi Yokoyama made new comments about the recently announced <strong>Project Century<\/strong> (as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/gamestalk.net\/post-196841\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GamesTalk<\/a>).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At The Game Awards 2024, we got a small glimpse of The Like a Dragon creators\u2019 new game \u2013 including its moody retro setting in 1915 Japan and gritty action scenes. However, the title remains largely shrouded in mystery. This has not stopped fans from making various speculations about Project Century\u2019s plot, especially theories that link it to the Like a Dragon series\u2019 lore.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Project Century World Premiere Trailer from The Game Awards 2024\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-hihuPFku9I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/rgg-studio-teases-new-project-century-fueling-speculation-that-we-may-be-getting-a-like-a-dragon-origin-story-involving-snoop-dogg-in-some-way\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">particularly popular fan theory<\/a> proposes that, based on the time period being depicted, Project Century may tell the origin story of the rival Tojo Clan of the Yakuza series. This would make the rugged-looking protagonist we saw a young Makoto Tojo \u2013 the founder and first boss of the Tojo Clan.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, in the recent RGG Studio broadcast, Yokoyama outright debunked all of the fan speculation circulating online, commenting that the theories he\u2019s seen are completely off the mark. Furthermore, he said that it was impossible to make correct predictions about the game\u2019s content from the footage revealed at TSA 2024 alone. \u201cWe didn\u2019t include any information that would enable people to guess.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"899\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241213-321675-header2.jpg\" alt=\"Project Century\" class=\"wp-image-41390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241213-321675-header2.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241213-321675-header2-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241213-321675-header2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241213-321675-header2-1536x863.jpg 1536w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>RGG Studio\u2019s leader also specifically denied fan theories that suggest Project Century\u2019s protagonist will be played by actor Kazuki Kitamura (who played Kiryu in the 2007 live-action film Yakuza: Like a Dragon) or Toma Ikuta. He emphasized that Project Century\u2019s protagonist is a completely original character created specifically for the new game.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yokoyama also confirmed that we will be getting an action-adventure game with Project Century, but unfortunately, that\u2019s all the info we\u2019re getting for now. According to the creator, it\u2019s going to be a while before any follow-up news on the project is announced.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RGG Studio head Masayoshi Yokoyama debunks fan theories about Project Century circulating online, saying they&#8217;re all &#8220;completely off the mark.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":42223,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-42221","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Speculation about Project Century so far is all wrong, RGG Studio head says\u00a0 - AUTOMATON WEST<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"RGG Studio head Masayoshi Yokoyama debunks fan theories about Project Century circulating online, saying they&#039;re all &quot;completely off the mark.&quot;\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/speculation-about-project-century-so-far-is-all-wrong-rgg-studio-head-says\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Speculation about Project Century so far is all wrong, RGG Studio head says\u00a0 - 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