| Tuesday, June 29, 2010 |
| Sitting in a bar in downtown Tokyo Japan |
5 blocks from an apartment in downtown Tokyo, Japan sits a lonely guy. With no more than 5 dollars in his wallet, a half drunk can of 7-UP, he walks into a pachinko parlor and decides to blow it all.
The noise from the Japanese national habit rings in his ears and the girls wearing short skirts woven from cellophane and painted silver walk by serving drinks and smokes as he sits at a random machine. 25 seconds later, his 5 dollars is gone, his 7-UP can emptied of its sugary elixir and he exits the establishment.
Alt+Ctrl+Delete
"End Task"
A miserable end to an MMORPG game simulating the hardships f being a miserable salaried Japanese employee down on his luck. It's sad because while such a game currently does not exist, it is closer to reality than the player could ever imagine.Labels: apartment, japan, mmorpg, pachinko, tokyo |
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I got that beat:
2 am Monday, the dark streets of Ikebukuro, Japan are empty. The halos of street lights are the only source of illumination for a dirty hobo, lying on his side in the fashion of ancient Roman elites. He yawns and stretches leisurely on his cardboard box bed, which once was used to ship futons--how he wished for a futon. As he wipes the sleep from his eyes, he notices a glimmering object across the street. he curiously moves toward it wondering if it could in fact be an abandoned 100 yen piece, enough to buy a can of coffee or a rice ball at the corner store.
He moves within arm's reach of the coin when suddenly, six gargoyles swoop down to dismember him. In a flash of instinct and mouth gestures, the sky erupts into pure white light, engulfing the gargoyles who's vulnerability to light soon makes their bodies heavy, sluggish, rapidly hardening back into their stony form. The hobo dusts himself off, bends over and retrieves the "coin" only to discover it a bottle cap from a very expensive bottle of beer.
Alt+F4
There have been times when I was so poor (in an mmo) I'd go looking for fights with monsters/enemies so they'd kill me and end it--then I'd take that as a sign I shouldn't play anymore. My apartment is probably a palace compared to the dwellings of hobos dotted throughout the world's richest cities so if they made an MMORPG about it, people could sympathize and try to help them, or make players think more about staying financially/professionally secure.
P.S. ...Why I chose Japan as the setting, I dunno, but I saw the one above and just mimicked!
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I got that beat:
2 am Monday, the dark streets of Ikebukuro, Japan are empty. The halos of street lights are the only source of illumination for a dirty hobo, lying on his side in the fashion of ancient Roman elites. He yawns and stretches leisurely on his cardboard box bed, which once was used to ship futons--how he wished for a futon. As he wipes the sleep from his eyes, he notices a glimmering object across the street. he curiously moves toward it wondering if it could in fact be an abandoned 100 yen piece, enough to buy a can of coffee or a rice ball at the corner store.
He moves within arm's reach of the coin when suddenly, six gargoyles swoop down to dismember him. In a flash of instinct and mouth gestures, the sky erupts into pure white light, engulfing the gargoyles who's vulnerability to light soon makes their bodies heavy, sluggish, rapidly hardening back into their stony form. The hobo dusts himself off, bends over and retrieves the "coin" only to discover it a bottle cap from a very expensive bottle of beer.
Alt+F4
There have been times when I was so poor (in an mmo) I'd go looking for fights with monsters/enemies so they'd kill me and end it--then I'd take that as a sign I shouldn't play anymore. My apartment is probably a palace compared to the dwellings of hobos dotted throughout the world's richest cities so if they made an MMORPG about it, people could sympathize and try to help them, or make players think more about staying financially/professionally secure.
P.S. ...Why I chose Japan as the setting, I dunno, but I saw the one above and just mimicked!