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I Fluffy Lynx I·8/23/2019 in Off-Topic

Just played Hellblade

(No spoilers please)

I never knew viking culture could be so intriguing and relatable. As I progress through the game, I learn more and more about their lore and culture. It's truly something remarkable. The epics and lore is more "vicious" and grand compared to the noble and modest themes that knight culture/lore follows.

I can better compare and contrast the two cultures as well. I see a common theme that vikings are more attuned with nature and a family structure. This is in comparison to a knight's attunement to "humanism" and patriarchal society. I guess you could say vikings are more involved with the world around them and an informal society, while knights focus on themselves/what they value and support a more rigid society.

Samurai? I don't know. I'd have to explore a world deeply influenced by Japanese culture (maybe Sekiro?). I'll be sure to do the same when I reach a adequate source.

Maybe I'm being to general about vikings/knights. What are your thoughts? And please remember, no spoilers for Hellblade! I know it's been out for awhile, but it's a personal request for this thread. QwQ

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OvercastCube187·8/23/2019

Yeah vikings actually were not only what the tv/books makes us think, they werent just barbarics with no feelings, they deeply apreciated the family, helped when they could.

And they even took a bath once a week, (or month, i have a bad memory) which is alot more often than knights.

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Light 086·8/23/2019

Depends on the era of knights and whether or not you’re comparing the romanticized version of them or the real, they had drastic changes from start to finish...

As for Samurai? They’re all about family and honour, long made short: they’ll kill themselves to prevent dishonouring their family or to restore honour, they also despised other people, especially peasants...

Read up on Seppuku and their downfall to get the gist of this fanaticism.

Truth be told all cultures are really fascinating once you read up on them. My personal favourite is Ancient Greece with Ancient Egypt a close second, but didn’t care as much for Egypt’s lore on their deities... but that’s just me.

You won’t really see many games delve into the reality of these cultures, maybe Ubi’s AC games if you can plow through the bs that is their poorly written story to explore what little there is posted on the loading screens...

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Saltthepurebreed·8/23/2019

Hellblade in itself is an interesting game with a lot of heart

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Archangel9210·8/23/2019

Hellblade is a take on something else as well. You'll find out as you reach the end. If you make it on your first try that is lol.

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Nyanyomen·8/23/2019

Ohhh miss all of those whisper behind your ear

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I Fluffy Lynx I·8/23/2019

@ Archy

Kek, I've only died twice on auto difficulty! X3

Once where I was being chased by the plague (I had no idea wtf I was doing), and once fighting a mob of monsters at the place made of corpses. X3

I moved on to try out Kingdom Come, though. I'll definitely go back to finish it soon.

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Archangel9210·8/23/2019

It's worth it to understand why she doing what she's doing. You just gotta get down defense really quick or you're SOL.

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I Fluffy Lynx I·8/23/2019

Ya, I just learned how to basically parry. I can do one on one encounters just fine, the reason why I died was because I got mobed from behind, and they overpowered me. I hate the mace guys more than anything else. QwQ

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Archangel9210·8/23/2019

I hated the handicap fights, but at the same time enjoyed the challenge. Had to get the camera so all enemies are in vision.

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What do you think?