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Emil Lundedal Hammar: (J)RPGs, Orientalism, and the Usefulness of Theory

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In this blog post, CoE GameCult alumnus Emil Lundedal Hammar discusses the Western perception of Japanese roleplaying video games in the last 20 years, how the primarily North American companies framed Japanese game developers through an Orientalist lens and how even complex theory can help us detangle some of the Western understandings of what’s termed a ‘Japanese Role-Playing Game’.

May 17, 2023 Blog
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