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		<title>By: Bairdos</title>
		<link>http://www.loregy.com/lore-in-need/feudal-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-768</link>
		<dc:creator>Bairdos</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 21:46:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I think Nick has really hit on something about the naga in WoW. So far, the naga haven&#039;t been treated with any depth. They will need a lot more background when they take on a significant role in WoW, and Asian mythology definitely seems the number one choice. However, I don&#039;t think we will find out if that&#039;s right until the fourth expansion, which is a few years away.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think Nick has really hit on something about the naga in WoW. So far, the naga haven&#8217;t been treated with any depth. They will need a lot more background when they take on a significant role in WoW, and Asian mythology definitely seems the number one choice. However, I don&#8217;t think we will find out if that&#8217;s right until the fourth expansion, which is a few years away.</p>
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		<title>By: Jaidal</title>
		<link>http://www.loregy.com/lore-in-need/feudal-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-760</link>
		<dc:creator>Jaidal</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:22:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Good finds are for sharing! ;)
No prob.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Good finds are for sharing! <img src='http://www.loregy.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>No prob.</p>
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		<title>By: Jaidal</title>
		<link>http://www.loregy.com/lore-in-need/feudal-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-759</link>
		<dc:creator>Jaidal</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:20:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@ PopeJamal
I guess it depends on your definition of the &#039;west.&#039;  However, it was part of the Hellenistic World early on. The Greek  Ptolemies ruled the kingdom since the time of Alexander. So basically you could argue that it was part of the Greco-Roman World and the Greeks and romans heavily influenced Europe for centuries after. A lot of philosphy, mysticism and mythology comes from there and there are those that argue that Christianity is based much on some Egyptian figures.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@ PopeJamal</p>
<p>I guess it depends on your definition of the &#8216;west.&#8217;  However, it was part of the Hellenistic World early on. The Greek  Ptolemies ruled the kingdom since the time of Alexander. So basically you could argue that it was part of the Greco-Roman World and the Greeks and romans heavily influenced Europe for centuries after. A lot of philosphy, mysticism and mythology comes from there and there are those that argue that Christianity is based much on some Egyptian figures.</p>
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		<title>By: Cocles</title>
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		<dc:creator>Cocles</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:07:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Jaidal -- Nice find.  I&#039;m very curious how that one will turn out.  It almost looks as if it&#039;ll be straight feudal Japan, not even &quot;low fantasy&quot;.  I&#039;ll be keeping my eye on it.  Thank you.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Jaidal &#8212; Nice find.  I&#8217;m very curious how that one will turn out.  It almost looks as if it&#8217;ll be straight feudal Japan, not even &#8220;low fantasy&#8221;.  I&#8217;ll be keeping my eye on it.  Thank you.</p>
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		<title>By: Jaidal</title>
		<link>http://www.loregy.com/lore-in-need/feudal-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-757</link>
		<dc:creator>Jaidal</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 02:55:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I was just looking for rpg games based on feudal japan. I happened across both your site and another one about exactly what you are looking for. It&#039;s not done yet though:
Tatsumaki: Land at War
http://www.landatwar.com/
Overview:
 Ever lay awake at night dreaming of a simpler time, a time when the sword ruled and people still lived off the land. Step into Japan in the beginning of the 16th century and join an ever expanding world rich with life. Help your friends overthrow the Shogunate, or take up arms and hunt down the man who assassinated your father. Fish for rare creatures as trophies and food, or craft decorative armor for the Emperor himself.
    * Unique combat system more similar to a Fighter as opposed to a MMORPG.
    * Complete lack of monsters, experience, classes, or races.
    * Weapons and armor that maintain a realistic feel without unrealistic damage or defense qualities.
    * Ability to do any job or follow any belief you wish in true role playing spirit.
    * Build your own homes, castles and entire towns.
    * Weekly special events, as well as many other recurring events.
    * Realistic weather system where the weather actually effects the game.
    * Innovative pricing system, quite flexible and competitive with current MMORPGs.
    * Free-to-play option.
    * Experimental crafting system that opens up millions of crafting possibilities.
    * In-depth Alchemy system never seen before, with ties to Fireworks creation.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I was just looking for rpg games based on feudal japan. I happened across both your site and another one about exactly what you are looking for. It&#8217;s not done yet though:</p>
<p>Tatsumaki: Land at War<br />
<a href="http://www.landatwar.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.landatwar.com/</a></p>
<p>Overview:<br />
 Ever lay awake at night dreaming of a simpler time, a time when the sword ruled and people still lived off the land. Step into Japan in the beginning of the 16th century and join an ever expanding world rich with life. Help your friends overthrow the Shogunate, or take up arms and hunt down the man who assassinated your father. Fish for rare creatures as trophies and food, or craft decorative armor for the Emperor himself.</p>
<p>    * Unique combat system more similar to a Fighter as opposed to a MMORPG.<br />
    * Complete lack of monsters, experience, classes, or races.<br />
    * Weapons and armor that maintain a realistic feel without unrealistic damage or defense qualities.<br />
    * Ability to do any job or follow any belief you wish in true role playing spirit.<br />
    * Build your own homes, castles and entire towns.<br />
    * Weekly special events, as well as many other recurring events.<br />
    * Realistic weather system where the weather actually effects the game.<br />
    * Innovative pricing system, quite flexible and competitive with current MMORPGs.<br />
    * Free-to-play option.<br />
    * Experimental crafting system that opens up millions of crafting possibilities.<br />
    * In-depth Alchemy system never seen before, with ties to Fireworks creation.</p>
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		<title>By: PopeJamal</title>
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		<dc:creator>PopeJamal</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 01:30:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;AoC takes place in a low fantasy version of ancient Rome, Egypt, and Germania.  Once again, western.&quot;
Cool. So how long has Egypt been a part of the &quot;Western World&quot;??</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;AoC takes place in a low fantasy version of ancient Rome, Egypt, and Germania.  Once again, western.&#8221;</p>
<p>Cool. So how long has Egypt been a part of the &#8220;Western World&#8221;??</p>
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		<title>By: John Evans</title>
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		<dc:creator>John Evans</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:51:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;i&gt;?kami&lt;/i&gt; is not exactly low fantasy. You play a goddess in the form of a wolf who has the ability to reshape the world with divine painting. ;) I absolutely love &lt;i&gt;?kami&lt;/i&gt;, no question, but I don&#039;t think it&#039;s what he was talking about.
Better models might be &lt;i&gt;Tenchu&lt;/i&gt; or &lt;i&gt;Samurai Warriors&lt;/i&gt;, the latter in particular because it&#039;s based on a very specific time period in Japanese history, with (somewhat fictionalized) versions of real historical figures. Kind of like a historical novel, in video game form. &lt;i&gt;Dynasty Warriors&lt;/i&gt; does the same with the Three Kingdoms period of China, which is itself a rich source of material (quite frequently mined by Asian developers...I don&#039;t know if there&#039;s a Three Kingdoms MMO, but there certainly should be!). &lt;i&gt;Warriors Orochi&lt;/i&gt; turns up the dial on the fantasy a bit by adding demons and sorcerers, but it&#039;s still mostly &quot;low fantasy&quot;. (And ancient China and ancient Japan are somehow melded together through time and space, but they seem to go together pretty well...)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>?kami</i> is not exactly low fantasy. You play a goddess in the form of a wolf who has the ability to reshape the world with divine painting. <img src='http://www.loregy.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' />  I absolutely love <i>?kami</i>, no question, but I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s what he was talking about.</p>
<p>Better models might be <i>Tenchu</i> or <i>Samurai Warriors</i>, the latter in particular because it&#8217;s based on a very specific time period in Japanese history, with (somewhat fictionalized) versions of real historical figures. Kind of like a historical novel, in video game form. <i>Dynasty Warriors</i> does the same with the Three Kingdoms period of China, which is itself a rich source of material (quite frequently mined by Asian developers&#8230;I don&#8217;t know if there&#8217;s a Three Kingdoms MMO, but there certainly should be!). <i>Warriors Orochi</i> turns up the dial on the fantasy a bit by adding demons and sorcerers, but it&#8217;s still mostly &#8220;low fantasy&#8221;. (And ancient China and ancient Japan are somehow melded together through time and space, but they seem to go together pretty well&#8230;)</p>
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		<title>By: Nick</title>
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		<dc:creator>Nick</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:36:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The only game of any sort that I&#039;ve seen tap into Japanese mythology with any depth is &lt;i&gt;Okami&lt;/i&gt;, which might be an instructive example here. Cherry blossoms. Lots of cherry blossoms.
Strange thing about WoW is, in spite of its fantasy roots it&#039;s always been an amalgam of whichever folkloric tradition happens to fit... the whole conception of the demonic in TBC and the Burning Legion is of explicitly Judeo-Christian origin (and you can tell by a lot of the names, which appear to be Hebrew-derived). Then there&#039;s the whole Norse bit in the Storm Peaks, and the Inuit in the form of the Tuskarr - even if we don&#039;t see much in the way of the Inuit mythos.
What would be neat is if an expansion like the Maelstrom had a zone that took inspiration from the Japanese. The Pandaren were clearly set up that way (though yes, I know pandas are from China). There&#039;s already a lot of inspiration that Naga lore can take from other Asian traditions, and Japan would seem like a stark omission.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The only game of any sort that I&#8217;ve seen tap into Japanese mythology with any depth is <i>Okami</i>, which might be an instructive example here. Cherry blossoms. Lots of cherry blossoms.</p>
<p>Strange thing about WoW is, in spite of its fantasy roots it&#8217;s always been an amalgam of whichever folkloric tradition happens to fit&#8230; the whole conception of the demonic in TBC and the Burning Legion is of explicitly Judeo-Christian origin (and you can tell by a lot of the names, which appear to be Hebrew-derived). Then there&#8217;s the whole Norse bit in the Storm Peaks, and the Inuit in the form of the Tuskarr &#8211; even if we don&#8217;t see much in the way of the Inuit mythos.</p>
<p>What would be neat is if an expansion like the Maelstrom had a zone that took inspiration from the Japanese. The Pandaren were clearly set up that way (though yes, I know pandas are from China). There&#8217;s already a lot of inspiration that Naga lore can take from other Asian traditions, and Japan would seem like a stark omission.</p>
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