A high-priced game 'The Hidden and Unknown' that costs 220,000 yen has appeared on Steam, what kind of content is it?
Free-to-play games and game subscription services that allow you to play unlimited games in the catalog are gaining momentum, and an environment where you can play games at low prices is being established. Meanwhile, the game ' The Hidden and Unknown ', which costs 220,000 yen per game, has been released on Steam and is attracting attention.
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Released on January 23, 2023, ``The Hidden and Unknown'' has become a hot topic because the selling price is too high, at 220,000 yen.
Steam: The Hidden and Unknown
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2193940/The_Hidden_and_Unknown/
The synopsis written on the Steam sales page is as follows.
The world is filled with hidden unknowns. Many things remain intact, but some are also shared because they are important to the evolution of our civilization.
The easiest way to share some of these facts is through fictional stories where real people save face and teach us the necessary lessons.
The first story shows how much seemingly small and insignificant actions can change a person's life. Often these actions are out of our control or seemingly random.
The details of the story are not so important, the lessons learned from it are what we should remember.
Everyone has a story to teach them something, so don't ignore the reality you're facing, think about it instead.
The developer of the game is written as ProX.team, but according to The Gamer , he is a person who develops games under the alias 'ThePro'. The content is a semi-autobiographical visual novel of the developer, and ThePro said, ``I don't want anyone to be in financial trouble.'' ``I just set the price that I feel is right for me.'' I don't want to sell my life cheap,' he says of pricing. He also does not recommend purchasing the game for those who cannot afford to buy it, stating, 'I have confirmed that the game has been played for less than 2 hours, so you can play it all and then be fooled. If you feel that, please respond with a refund .'
At the beginning of The Hidden and Unknown game, the following subtitles will continue to flow for eight minutes. It explains the energy imbalance between men and women that declining testosterone is making men infertile in the West and women are becoming more and more masculine, ultimately leading to the end of the war. PC Gamer wrote, 'This $2,000 (The Hidden and Unknown's international selling price) philosophy lesson is the same gibberish paradoxical supplement that YouTube's masculinity gurus post for free every day.' I found that it was something like that.'
When the subtitles at the beginning end, it seems that a non-interactive visual novel with a child named Brian as the main character will start, but the character is not visually depicted on the game screen, and only the stage of the story is displayed. increase. PC Gamer points out that this background was also 'created with an AI image generator'. One of the actual game screens is below.
PC Gamer, who actually played The Hidden and Unknown, said, 'The story is a collection of anecdotes from Brian's adolescence, likely drawn from the author's own turbulent life experiences. However, most is commonplace,” he said. In addition, Steam reviews also point out that there are many low ratings.
In an interview with Kotaku, ThePro spoke about the importance of having a balanced testosterone and estrogen levels in both men and women, and although he has been accused of being transphobic and misogynistic , and claims that there is no problem with being transgender. However, Kotaku wrote, ``After all, Mr. ThePro skillfully promotes an ideology that advocates the need for men to take the initiative through The Hidden and Unknown,'' and wrote, ``Why is it so boring? , frankly, I don't understand why you would expose yourself to a philosophically barren game.'
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