I am a post modern thinker. Well, I want to be. Or rather, I want to embody the concept more than I am already. The concept is utterly undefinable, much like the term ‘poetry’ is undefinable. There are only things about each concept that people can agree on. For poetry, well, it’s things like verse and meter and the styling of the language. But! You see, even these things are debatable. For post modernism, as I understand it, it’s just a huge concept that is still being furthered today. There’s an idea there, and it’s hard to conceive, but yet it’s growing, making it damn near impossible to understand. Yet, I am beginning, finally, after quite some time, beginning to grasp it.
In my last entry I wrote about Coetzee’s Disgrace. Since then I have learned of his other novels. Coetzee is a post modernist writer. He is exactly what I want to be. I have since gathered a few of his novels, and am expecting nothing short of brilliance. From what I hear, I will not be disappointed.
Secondly, The World Ends With You. A DS game. A little game by a company most should be familiar with, Square-Enix, famous for classics such as the Final Fantasy series, the Kingdom Hearts series, and the Dragon Quest series, as well as many others. This is their latest game; it shares no ties with any of their former series, save for some artistic resemblance and genre type.
It is an RPG. And, from what I have gathered, the characters are whiny, at least at first. But the story has me intrigued; I detect a trace a bit of metaphysical exploration hidden within the story, plus there’s a dual screened combat system that is very intriguing. I am not expecting a story on par with something like Metal Gear Solid, but perhaps this might be another example of a ‘deeper’ narrative. I am hoping it will be enjoyable from both the narrative and gameplay standpoints.
Note: This is the Japanese Box Art. The North American version uses the same background, but with English fonts.
