/vr/ - Retro Games

>>8015283
Granted I haven't gotten far into the game yet but up to this point there simply isn't much of a coherent mainline story to speak of that a translation could mess up. I loved the entire opening sequence. And the premise of you arriving in hell for your past sins and then seeking redemption at the Gate of Judgment lest you remain in hell for all eternity, is interesting to me. But then it quickly fell apart in the story department. Again because so far there really isn't much of a story at all beyond that.

I just have no concept of who this character is that I'm playing. I know he was a soldier and a killer of men, thus he went to hell. But that's about it. All the fates of the poor souls I've encountered so far seem to have no connection the protagonists former life. They're all about their lifes and what happened to them and what torments them in the afterlife. But none if it seems to have anything to do with me. I thought this felt a little disjointed in a way.

Like you're suddenly a supernatural detective in hell doing random errands and investigations on others people's fates and that somehow grants you forgiveness for your own mortal sins. I honestly expected a more personal story about this character. But my views on this topic are probably too influenced by Christian believes. Maybe it's just about racking up good karma so you can be reborn a human once more. That's the goal at least according to the ferryman during the opening. Or should I call him Charon?

While the game never references any religion directly, there are certain Buddhist undertones for sure. It was made in Japan after all. Same with some of the terminology as well, but mainly for concepts that are common to multiple faiths and nothing too specific or outright distinctly buddhistic.

Maybe the story will become more involved later on.

Playing Hungry Ghosts right now. Not 'on my' PS2 but through PCSX2. I could burn a DVD but the console is not set up right now. Not surprising that it doesn't run flawlessly since a little known title but it performs mostly okay.