Non-game influences evident in games

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lisalover1 wrote:Everything is symbolic and referential in Xenosaga, despite if it has actual significance or not.
Xenosaga is also loosely based on the philosophical writings of Nietzsche.
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I mentioned this in another post as well, but Gabriel Knight II: The Beast Within has a lot of actual historical info about King Ludwig II of Bavaria and the plot uses the mystery and lore about Ludwig II to fills in the blanks with a fictional story about werewolves and schattenjaegers (shadow hunters). The game even includes a fictional imagining of Wagner's lost opera, that was partially found in the 90s.
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"Shadow Over Innsmouth" was turned into the film Dagon (and many others), which if you watch that imagining of it just feels like RE4.
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Good stuff, guys!
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Katamari Damacy is influenced by drugs.
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J T wrote:Katamari Damacy is influenced by drugs.
:lol:

I tempted to say the same about Rez, but it's downright conventional compared to Katamari
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Katamari is actually inspired by dung beetles, but I can understand the urge to equate "wacky random Japanese pop culture" with "being on drugs"...
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BioShock and Ayn Rand's novels?
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J T wrote:Katamari Damacy is influenced by drugs.
No. Its influenced by magic and the cosmos. Seriously, it has to be magic. No other opening video can make me feel as good as Katamari's. :lol:
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ProfessorK wrote:
J T wrote:Katamari Damacy is influenced by drugs.
No. Its influenced by magic and the cosmos. Seriously, it has to be magic. No other opening video can make me feel as good as Katamari's. :lol:
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