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Post by Old Man Rupee on Feb 13, 2006 14:39:43 GMT -5
.....philosophically.
I only mention this because I'm replaying Final Fantasy Tactics Advance at the moment:
In the game, a lad is trapped in a magical world full of adventure, magic, etc. As the game progresses, we find out that the new world was created by his best friend, who's life is rubbish in the normal world.
It turns out that our hero can revert the world back to normal by destroying some crystals. And here lies the dillema - does he destroy this new world, ruin his best friend's dreams (and make him face the reality of his dead mother), and send all the new people that have been created to oblivion? Or does he stay in the new world, where he can use magic, fight bad guys, live a more exciting life and not worry about stuff like taxes?
Personally, it really got me thinking, and in his position I may just stay in the new world, even if its not real. What would you do? And have you come across other games that made you think deeper than usual?
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Post by Nester the Lark on Feb 13, 2006 15:28:48 GMT -5
I've never played Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, but one game that I thought induced some deep thinking was The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening. Link needs to escape from the island by waking the Wind Fish. Yet, the island and all its inhabitants are products of the Wind Fish's dream. So when Link wakes the Wind Fish, his new friends and allies (particularly Marin, who obviously has feelings for Link) will cease to exist. It presents an interesting dilemma. In order to save himself and the Wind Fish, Link must essentially destroy everything else. Or maybe none of it existed to begin with. It's kinda sad, really.
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Post by Old Man Rupee on Feb 16, 2006 16:57:06 GMT -5
Imagine this:
You're walking down your local street, when a weird guy comes up to you and asks for help to get the world "back to normal". He then says to you that this is a fantasy world that has replaced the "real" world.
You'd probably think either A: he's a nutjob, or B: he's just watched the Matrix whilst under the influence.
Then, he somehow shows you proof. After the initial shock, he mentions that to get back to the real world he has to destroy you, your family, and half the world's population. But its OK, they're not real. And neither are you. Riiiiight....
Alternatively: imagine that you're walking down the road, and a fat plumber comes up to you and asks for "some stars". When you point him to the Mystic Meg section of your newspaper, he tries to jump on your head.
Which one would be weirder?
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Post by Fryguy64 on Feb 16, 2006 17:56:56 GMT -5
Erm... are you feeling alright?
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Post by Doubutsu80 on Feb 16, 2006 20:05:22 GMT -5
Pikmin makes me think
Makes me think how many pikmin i should use against enemies
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Post by Fryguy64 on Feb 17, 2006 4:15:11 GMT -5
I'll admit... the ending of Pikmin 1 seemed to have mixed messages:
Was it saying that the Pikmin had learned to overcome their fears through teamwork, and were now braver than a carrot-critter should be?
Or was it saying that mankind corrupts, leading other civilisations into terrible violence, and grossly disturbing ecosystems wherever it treads?
Hmm...
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Post by Hiker of Games on Feb 17, 2006 9:53:14 GMT -5
The beginning of Pikmin 2 does the same. These mighty Pikmin you had so carefully raised have dwindled to menial populations of five. Was the fact that you selfishly destroyed Pikmin lives in pursuit of treasure balanced out by the fact that you made the Pikmin theirselves more prosperous? Was going through caves and performing mass genocide on some extremely rare creatures justified? Even if they didn't attack you? Does Olimar really have the right to choose if a Pikmin should be reborn purple or white?
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Post by Sqrt2 on Feb 22, 2006 3:59:51 GMT -5
To be honest when I play pikmin, I usually end up causing mass genocide, with so many of my pikmin dying all the time.
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Post by Xeno82 on Feb 25, 2006 13:18:35 GMT -5
The beginning of Pikmin 2 does the same. These mighty Pikmin you had so carefully raised have dwindled to menial populations of five. Was the fact that you selfishly destroyed Pikmin lives in pursuit of treasure balanced out by the fact that you made the Pikmin theirselves more prosperous? Was going through caves and performing mass genocide on some extremely rare creatures justified? Even if they didn't attack you? Does Olimar really have the right to choose if a Pikmin should be reborn purple or white? Masamune, this may be my favorite post ever. |
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