It’s said that after starting the game, players are doomed to die in seven days. It isn’t until later that you hear from a friend who also downloaded the game that there is a rumor surrounding the nameless title. Despite a few visual glitches, nothing appears to be off in this RPG with cheery music and visuals akin to the original Final Fantasy. You receive one such game in the middle of class who’s title is a mess of distorted characters, but you think nothing of it and begin playing. Games for the TS are commonly distributed wirelessly with download play. Nanashi no Game puts you in the shoes of a Japanese college student (gender and name are your choice) who is one of many to own the insanely popular dual screen “TS” (no subtlety here) handheld game system. Nanashi no Game takes this idea and applies it to our favorite medium: video games. Part of what made it so spooky is that the death tape in the film was on the same form of media that many used to watch The Ring itself (VHS tapes were still around in the early 2000s, kids). Have you ever seen The Ring? It was a pretty cool horror movie, based on the idea that there’s a haunted movie, that if you watch it, it will doom you to die in seven days. *Thank you to Nagato, Ryusui, and summvs for the excellent English translation patch.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |