I’m incredibly sad to learn the news of Kazuki Takahashi’s death. Yu-Gi-Oh! was a huge inspiration for Gothest & there’s a lot of references to it throughout the game. While there are many other games that it drew influence from, it’s arguable that Gothest might never have come to exist if not for Yu-Gi-Oh! since it’s what first inspired me to start coming up with my own card games back when I was an 11 year old kid too poor to be able to afford real Duel Monsters cards. I never dreamed that I’d end up on a level where we could collaborate or anything, but it would have been cool to at least meet him & tell him how much he inspired me some day, but now that can never happen…
Still, his legacy lives on! His contributions to card games, anime & manga will continue forever, & he will always be remembered as one of the greats!
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