It's time for a change.

Summary

JC announces a new phase for his gaming content, beginning with Metaphor: ReFantazio. The video is a channel and streaming update rather than a discussion of the game’s story or gameplay.

Streaming plans

• Metaphor: ReFantazio is planned to start on Saturday, October 10, 2026, at about 12:00 p.m. Pacific time.
• JC will stream simultaneously on Twitch and YouTube. This will be his first YouTube stream in eight years. The YouTube stream archive will appear on his main channel, and streams are planned in 1440p.
• He’ll monitor both platforms’ chats and set up features such as Super Chat notifications. He describes the first broadcast as an experiment and asks viewers to be patient if anything goes wrong.
• The move is intended to make streams easier to find and watch. Twitch VODs can be difficult to access or affected by copyright muting—an issue viewers encountered with Kingdom Hearts—and JC prefers YouTube’s playback experience, particularly on mobile and TV.

Channel plans

JC is reconsidering the role of JC & Em Streams, the separate channel that has hosted archived Twitch broadcasts. It may become a home for raw clips or other stream material, but no decision has been made.

He worries that putting full streams on the main channel could affect edited highlight videos or channel performance. However, he believes YouTube can recommend streams and highlights to different viewers. He asks the audience to keep watching the edited videos, which he says are important to the channel.

The goal is to make the content and community easier to access, bring YouTube chat back into the mix, and maintain a welcoming, game-focused atmosphere. JC says this is an experiment, not a departure from Twitch.

Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories and another ongoing playthrough whose title is garbled in the subtitles are expected to be the final Twitch-exclusive playthroughs. After that, future walkthroughs may appear on the main channel.

Possible future content

Other games mentioned as possible future content include Kingdom Hearts 2, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (including a possible remake), Persona 4 Revival, Persona 6, Xenoblade, Dark Souls 2, and Uma Musume.

JC may alternate Metaphor story arcs with other games rather than playing Metaphor continuously. Emmy may play Persona 4 Golden; she is currently multistreaming Omori.

Gamers, channels, and sources mentioned

JC (JC Backfire); Emmy/Em (OnceUponEm); JC & Em Streams; Atlus; the SEGA event; Twitch; YouTube.