Wow, it's almost as if the game being made by Americans accidentally highlighted the imperialist and oppressive elements of samurai culture without a complete lack of criticism towards it. Even Kurosawa would be disappointed (typically featured the peasants and poor samurai as the primary heroes/survivors in his jidaigeki), Kobayashi is just laughing from the grave)

Really though, I guess we haven't learned from Spec Ops: The Line

  • Deadend [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    The game's complete lack of awareness and how everyone treats you as a special boy even though there is nothing special other than being better than average with a sword.

    I wish you had a magic sword or the resolve mechanic was acknowledged in story as a reason why you're "special".

    It's like the part of the story about WHY anyone would put up with Jin and why he's the hero was cut out.

    • s_p_l_o_d_e [they/them,he/him]
      hexagon
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      4 years ago

      probably the best in-universe explanation is just that he's the son of a lord and thus everyone want to lick his samurai zori