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Katamari Damacy, with its joyful explosion of colour and immensely satisfying mechanics, is seen as the non-violent, friendly face of video game power fantasies. But when analysing the themes of the game as well as the trajectory of its creator Keita Takahashi, I began to think that perhaps it isn’t the wholly feel-good experience it appears to be—that the realisation of its power fantasy deliberately plays on some of our less desirable traits as human beings, to great effect.
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SOURCES:
The joy of Katamari Damacy (Eurogamer) – https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-12-14-the-joy-of-katamari-damacy
Video games aren’t about power – they’re about agency (The Guardian) – https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/oct/16/video-games-power-agency-control
The negativity of Keita Takahashi (gamesindustry.biz) – https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-07-05-the-negativity-of-keita-takahashi
Interview: The Melancholy of Keita Takahashi (Gamasutra) – https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/116862/Interview_The_Melancholy_Of_Keita_Takahashi.php
Katamari was comment on consumerism (Eurogamer) – https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/katamari-was-comment-on-consumerism
Katamari Creator Denies Drug Use & Other Choice Quotes (Kotaku) – https://kotaku.com/katamari-creator-denies-drug-use-other-choice-quotes-5185884
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