Post B4Ln9FY1Uxd4VM2Cn2 by Deiru@gensokyo.social
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 (DIR) Post #B4Ln25bu2yupeoR2C8 by Deiru@gensokyo.social
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       Posted this on bsky before but the attempts of Asians to create "Anime GTA" set in vaguely Japanese / Chinese city all seem really strange to me, specifically because Chinese / Japanese cultural mentality is completely opposite to the American culture of "guns and cars" that made GTA what it is.
       
 (DIR) Post #B4Ln9FY1Uxd4VM2Cn2 by Deiru@gensokyo.social
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       The closest we got to the concept was Sleeping Dogs and it had to lean heavily into martial arts vs. guns because shootouts as a constant of life are kind of unthinkable for the setting.I'm not saying it's impossible to have a dramatic shootout in Tokyo or Peking, but it would certainly be weird to have them day in and day out. As opposed to America, where it's kind of a cultural norm that somebody gets shot or drive-by'd every single day.
       
 (DIR) Post #B4LnF0YO9v2pjrx2QK by Deiru@gensokyo.social
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       Also really weird that they are hellbent on making Anime GTA with Asian Characteristics when Bully is like, right there, and the experience of being a teenage claud riding their bike around and having fights over stupid shit is a universal experience across the globe.
       
 (DIR) Post #B4LnUhw795A8dDXDzU by akane@vocalounge.cafe
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       @Deiru Seems fine to me, gta weapons and cars suck. Maybe something based more on martial arts movies would work better.
       
 (DIR) Post #B4LnZAJ1btU1mCNQ1I by Deiru@gensokyo.social
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       @akane Yeah, but like, when I post this I specifically have NTE and Ananta in mind, and whadda you know, it's exactly driving around in cars and shooting guns.
       
 (DIR) Post #B4LpzM46iAZtgX0zb6 by akane@vocalounge.cafe
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       @Deiru can't really tell how they are based on some footage. NTE doesn't seem to have guns at first glance.Sleeping Dogs 2 never...