« There is a reason why it reads as insidious, or why specific themes/narratives in the game fall into soft-propaganda. And honestly, I wish people in the community would be allowed to talk about these things w/out blowback because it's a necessary conversation.

People need to stop ignoring Japanese history when looking at Japanese media. I guess that's really the bottom line.

(Also if you're RTing this thread to purely be like "see I knew the game was bad" this is a broader issue and FFXIV is a symptom of that. This isn't an issue exclusive to this piece of Japanese media, even if there is a lot wrong w/ it in context to history/politics.) »

(Dommage qu'il extrapole pas un peu plus, ou qu'il ne donne pas de liens pour aller explorer le sujet)

À propos du samouraï comme figure du roman national japonais et de la vision dépolitisée qu'on en a en occident.

La partie simulation de riziculture de Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin est apparemment tellement réaliste que les joueurs et joueuses japonais⋅es conseillent d'utiliser la FAQ du gouvernement sur la culture du riz comme guide du jeu.
(via https://twitter.com/kuraine/status/1335154817686097921 )

« Documentary photographer Mindy Tan asks young women tattoo artists in Korea and Japan about the booming but illegal trade of making tattoos and why they still chose it. »

https://www.editions-allia.com/fr/livre/704/le-bateau-usine

Walking simulator dans une forêt néo-zélandaise.
Pas de Linux, pas testé, mais ça a l'air ok sur protondb

https://www.protondb.com/app/1291330
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1291330/Wakamarina_Valley_New_Zealand/

Même jeu en Islande : https://cavesrd.itch.io/iceland
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1248990/Mrdalssandur_Iceland/
https://www.protondb.com/app/1248990

Et au Japon : https://cavesrd.itch.io/kyoto
https://www.protondb.com/app/1098490
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1098490/Explore_Fushimi_Inari/