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TWEWY: Solipsism at it's finest
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Posted: 2nd July 2011 07:38
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Is it just me, or does The World Ends With You seem to give of some very Solipsistic leanings?
I mean, just one look at the title of the game tells you this flat out. What are your thoughts on this? -------------------- Oops! Had the silly thing in reverse.^_^" "I'm afraid the mouse is SMACK...dab in the middle of enemy territory." ~Kefka -- Dissidia Final Fantasy |
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Posted: 2nd July 2011 10:05
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Given that the game and you and this website cannot be confirmed to exist, I'd say no. We can't even prove Solipsism exists.
In all seriousness if you have more than the title (which isn't the original title) to go on, fire away, but right now my thoughts are it probably does have some elements of it but I doubt the main cut and thrust of the game was to deliberately follow the philosophy. It might have been intended to include elements of it perhaps. This post has been edited by Del S on 2nd July 2011 10:06 -------------------- "Only the dead have seen the end of their quotes being misattributed to Plato." -George Santayana "The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here..." -Abraham Lincoln, prior to the discovery of Irony. |
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Posted: 2nd July 2011 19:44
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I haven't played the game, but the title does seem to imply that one views the world from subjective experiences. Once you end, you no longer perceive the world, and thus to you everything ends.
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Posted: 3rd July 2011 00:27
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Quote (BlitzSage @ 2nd July 2011 19:44) I haven't played the game, but the title does seem to imply that one views the world from subjective experiences. Once you end, you no longer perceive the world, and thus to you everything ends. The actual in-game meaning is less deep and more cliche'd than that. Quote (Sanae Hanekoma) Listen up, Phones. The world ends with you. If you want to enjoy life, expand your world. You gotta push your horizons out as far as they'll go. In other words, your "world" expands by interacting with others and forging friendships. ("Phones" is his nickname for the game's jerkass protagonist, who always wears headphones. Think Squall, but MUCH more interesting.) Game's still great, though. But regarding the solipsism topic, I'd actually have to disagree. Going through all the secret reports gives the game a much more...Lovecraftian, dare I say existentialist, feel to it. "The most merciful thing in the world...is the inability of the human mind of correlate all its contents" indeed. This post has been edited by Insegredious on 3rd July 2011 00:31 -------------------- |
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Posted: 3rd July 2011 08:49
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Solipsism in a video game? godamn. I might have to get this..
Not that I have a major interest in solipsism but it sounds wierd enough to be very interesting, no? Is it an..enjoyable....game? -------------------- www.youtube.com/blinje The victor sacrificed the vanquished to the heavens |
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Posted: 3rd July 2011 08:57
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Wow!
So much input. Thank all of you so much for your opinions. It's so great to talk amongst other Square-Enix fans without everyone getting bent out of shape.  -------------------- Oops! Had the silly thing in reverse.^_^" "I'm afraid the mouse is SMACK...dab in the middle of enemy territory." ~Kefka -- Dissidia Final Fantasy |
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Posted: 4th July 2011 05:29
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Quote (TheRandomGambler @ 3rd July 2011 04:57) Wow! So much input. Thank all of you so much for your opinions. It's so great to talk amongst other Square-Enix fans without everyone getting bent out of shape. You just haven't asked the right questions yet, lol. -------------------- |
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Posted: 4th July 2011 13:26
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Quote (Del S @ 2nd July 2011 11:05) In all seriousness if you have more than the title (which isn't the original title) to go on, fire away, I just want to echo this. I've not played the game so I'd also like to hear why you think TWEWY is sopolollistististic. -------------------- Scepticism, that dry rot of the intellect, had not left one entire idea in his mind. Me on the Starcraft. |
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Posted: 4th July 2011 20:53
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Quote (Blinge Odonata @ 3rd July 2011 08:49) Is it an..enjoyable....game? Very much so. Interesting story, likable characters, great soundtrack, fun gameplay, several Squenix in-jokes and Final Fantasy references. -------------------- |
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Posted: 5th July 2011 10:58
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Quote (Del S @ 2nd July 2011 06:05) Given that the game and you and this website cannot be confirmed to exist, I'd say no. We can't even prove Solipsism exists. Leave it to the Scottsman to deny anything is provable. It's about time Square got back to philosophy topics  This post has been edited by MogMaster on 5th July 2011 11:01 -------------------- If you've been mod-o-fied, It's an illusion, and you're in-between. Don't you be tarot-fied, It's just alot of nothing, so what can it mean? ~Frank Zappa Sins exist only for people who are on the Way or approaching the Way |
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