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"I don't want Politics in my Gaming!" (infosec.pub)

submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) by juergen_hubert@ttrpg.network to c/rpgmemes@ttrpg.network

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Seriously. Every form of entertainment has baked-in political assumptions, and that definitely includes #ttrpg . You might choose not to examine them, but this is an active choice on your part, and you don't get to pretend that your entertainment is "free of politics".

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[–] tetris11@feddit.uk 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Ghost of Tsushima:

A Samurai and several of his battle-ready female companions try to reclaim their island after Mongol invasion.

I remember thinking "did they really have female warriors and lords back then who called the shots and fought alongside the men? I like the message, but a bit of realism would be nice...."

And then our brave stoic rugged Samurai literally prostrates himself in front of his lord/uncle at every opportunity constantly grovelling and professing how unworthy he is and how he seeks only to serve, and then I'm thinking "oh yeah... the stoic Samurai is a trope, they were either small militias or snivelling arms of the state."

So I'm okay with realism being bent if it means I'm not constantly questioning the values of my main character.

[–] stray@pawb.social 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I'm not super familiar with either the game or Japanese history, but I found this:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onna-musha

It seems that women were regarded more equally prior to confucianism.

The page for the game says:

Jin's samurai armor and katana are not historically accurate, with his armor based on that of the Sengoku period during the 16th and 17th centuries. According to Chris Zimmerman, one of Sucker Punch's cofounders, samurai armor from the 13th century was "jarring looking" and did not align with players' expectations of what samurai armor would look like.

Totally-not-samurai-looking armor:

[–] tetris11@feddit.uk 1 points 3 days ago

Yeah I've made peace with what I want from the game, because period-perfect accuracy would be way too jarring to stomach