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roseembolism ([personal profile] roseembolism) wrote2009-05-21 10:31 am
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(Games) Legend of Five Bonds....

This thread on the "Bad_rpers_suck community reminded me of why I don't like the pastiche setting of  Legend of 5 Rings; the random mashing together of Chinese and Japanese elements just bugs me.   The best I can compare it to, is this:

"If the Cold War was done in the style of Legend of Five Rigs, the "Usa" and the "Ussr" would be major rival clans in the British Empire, engaging in massive amounts of courtly intrigue to gain influence over the King of England, Maria Stephanopolis-Brazil  .  Which clan will gain influence over the Porcelain Throne?  Check our card game to find out! " 

And of course the most powerful military weapon in the armies of the Empire would be the Walther PPK.  Families would hand their weapons down for generations, going back hundreds of years.  Head hurting yet?  I can go on....

Re: also...

[identity profile] roseembolism.livejournal.com 2009-05-21 08:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Of course it should. And also, inevitably, it should have fans who are so into the game that they insist that YES IT IS accurate!

that will be good for flame wars on the net, which will be good for publicity, which will be good for sales. Or something like that.
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Re: also...

[personal profile] seawasp 2009-05-21 08:56 pm (UTC)(link)
"The Chinese government TOTALLY had Ninjas!"