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Post #E32021, I'm reminded of how religion + video games studies privilege blockbuster PC/console names. As my mother recently taught me, "filthy casual" mobile games can make significant, even sophisticated, claims too.
A #SmartInPublic🧵on #Shinto in Clockmaker. @Sacred_Writes
A #SmartInPublic🧵on #Shinto in Clockmaker. @Sacred_Writes
At first, @Belka_Games's Clockmaker looks like a typical Match-3 puzzle game. But a feature that sets it apart & captured my mother's attention is the seasonal event storylines.
She suggested I check out the "Spirited East" spring event as a scholar of Japanese religion & media.
She suggested I check out the "Spirited East" spring event as a scholar of Japanese religion & media.
Ok, let's get the obvious stuff out of the way. The Mr. Miyamori character is a dupe for #Ghibli animator #MiyazakiHayao. And the "Spirited East" title perpetuates a bananas orientalist binary of the 'modern, rational West' vs. the 'traditional, mystical East.' But let's dig in.
