Jan 15, 2009 at 7:15 AM
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I just finished the game, and I've been thinking if there isn't something more behind the plot...
Suppose this game is actually a metaphor for the history of Japan from WWII and on...first here are what the objects in the game represent:
-the island is Japan itself
-the Mimigas are the Japanese people
-the surface dwellers are Americans
-the robots sent by the surface dwellers are American troops
-the Doctor represents the North Koreans
and here are the events that correlate to real-life events:
-the historical attack on the Mimigas is the Americans attacking in retaliation to Pearl Harbor (but because this plot is written from the point of view of a Japanese person, the story is biased towards the Americans starting it)
-when the Mimigas turn into raging monsters, that is the Imperial Japanese Army and their fierce defense of their country with kamikaze bombers
-when the Mimigas are defeated they become docile (just like the Japanese, who are nice and cute and never hurt anyone...lowest violent crime rate in the world)
-now you as the main character represent the American troops still stationed in Japan after the war
-the Mimigas (Japanese) are now being abducted by the Doctor (North Koreans)
-you are there under the pretense of protecting the Mimigas, but you end up attacking the core (which respresents Japanese culture and tradition)
-you destroy the core and thus Japan falls from its glorious place in the sky (notice how the Japanese these days are absorbing American culture like and sponge and ignoring their own traditions)
That is all I have so far, but I feel like it is a fairly strong argument for the metaphor. If anyway wants to correct me or expand on anything, go ahead.
Suppose this game is actually a metaphor for the history of Japan from WWII and on...first here are what the objects in the game represent:
-the island is Japan itself
-the Mimigas are the Japanese people
-the surface dwellers are Americans
-the robots sent by the surface dwellers are American troops
-the Doctor represents the North Koreans
and here are the events that correlate to real-life events:
-the historical attack on the Mimigas is the Americans attacking in retaliation to Pearl Harbor (but because this plot is written from the point of view of a Japanese person, the story is biased towards the Americans starting it)
-when the Mimigas turn into raging monsters, that is the Imperial Japanese Army and their fierce defense of their country with kamikaze bombers
-when the Mimigas are defeated they become docile (just like the Japanese, who are nice and cute and never hurt anyone...lowest violent crime rate in the world)
-now you as the main character represent the American troops still stationed in Japan after the war
-the Mimigas (Japanese) are now being abducted by the Doctor (North Koreans)
-you are there under the pretense of protecting the Mimigas, but you end up attacking the core (which respresents Japanese culture and tradition)
-you destroy the core and thus Japan falls from its glorious place in the sky (notice how the Japanese these days are absorbing American culture like and sponge and ignoring their own traditions)
That is all I have so far, but I feel like it is a fairly strong argument for the metaphor. If anyway wants to correct me or expand on anything, go ahead.