This is the 703rd original article of the old boy game box, by @Overlord Crab
When I was a child, I liked Jackie Chan's big brother movies, and the most memorable line seemed to be a movie where Jackie Chan was asked: "What do you hope for the most?" Jackie Chan replied: "I hope for world peace!" ”
A peaceful world is the dream of all people, but such a desire is destined to be like a castle in the air, because the word struggle is like an instinct carved into the living body.
Just like many Japanese classic cartoons that we liked when we were children, although they all have positive energy themes such as punishing evil and promoting good, and opposing war, the main part without exception uses martial combat, fighting and even war to attract the audience, and the flower of peace is always born in the ruins at the last moment.
The same is true of works in the game industry, today Old Crab is in @Old Boy Game Box to talk about my favorite "Royal Knights 2 (Oga War 2)" about good and evil!
p.s. The picture in this article is taken from the new version of "Oga War 2 Reborn", the translated name in the picture is different from the well-known version, and the names mentioned in the text are all based on the old translation
"Royal Knights 2" has always been regarded as the ceiling of warchess games in the minds of many old players, not only is the strategic and tactical design excellent, but the sense of history contained in it is fascinated by countless players.
As a game producer who is a master storyteller, Matsuno brings real-world history to the game, creating a game story and human choices that amaze the world.
The shocking plot that lingered for countless players that year was the "Dabalams Abuse" incident at the end of the first chapter of "Royal Knights 2".
How many friends know that this plot actually has a realistic reference? It is actually based on the most notorious genocide of the "Bosnian War" that began in 1992.
Bosnia and Herzegovina (referred to as Bosnia and Herzegovina) is located on the Balkan Peninsula, known as the "powder keg of Europe", and its prominent geographical location has been the focus of competition between various forces since ancient times, and has been conquered and ruled by ancient Rome, Byzantium, Ottoman Turkey and other empires in history.
With the dissolution of Yugoslavia in 1991, Bosnia and Herzegovina was once again on the verge of secession, and the three main ethnic groups of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Muslims, Serbs and Croats, had serious differences over the future of the country, which eventually led to the outbreak of war in April 1992, known as the "Bosnian War".
On 12 July 1995, Serb forces ignored warnings and occupied the "safe zone Srebrenica" and committed inhuman atrocities and massacres against the Muslim people trapped there, resulting in the slaughter and death of more than 7,000 people, known as the "Srebrenica massacre".
At that time, Matsuno Yasumi received long-lost bonuses and holidays because of the success of the previous "Royal Knights", so he planned a trip to Europe. During his trip, he passed through Bosnia and Herzegovina and saw first-hand the graves and materials of the victims of the "Srebrenica massacre".
After being greatly shocked, he decided to tear down all the planned sequel stories of "Royal Knights" and reinvent it, determined to compile the dark history of mankind he saw into his own play, which gave birth to the classic "Dabalams Torture" incident in "Royal Knights 2".
At the beginning of the game, the Duke of Longwei, the leader of the Vostas, assigns the protagonist to liberate his fellow citizens who lived as slaves in Dabarams and incite them to launch an armed uprising.
But when they got there, they found that there were only a few old and sick people left in the pit city, and these poor Vostads said that they just wanted to live a peaceful life, and they did not want to and really did not have the ability to raise arms.
At this time, Leonarus, Longwei's henchman knight, secretly gave the duke a secret order: disguised as a Gargastanian to slaughter all his compatriots, in order to arouse the will of other Vostads to resist.
The choice given to the player is "participate" or "refuse", these two choices are moral torture of the player's soul, what choice will you make in the face of unarmed refugees?
But then is the focus of this chapter, if you choose "participation", the script of "Royal Knights 2" will go to LAW (representing jurisprudence, order), and choose "rejection" but go to CHAOS (representing chaos).
This setting simply subverts the perception of ordinary people! Why is it that conscientious opposition to the massacre turns out to be CHAOS chaos, while participation in the massacre is defined by the game as the correct LAW?
This shows Matsuno Yasuji's understanding of human nature, who believes that all means in the face of national righteousness are only the only way to victory.
In the eyes of the big people, the individuals sacrificed under these means are so understated and insignificant, and those who do not follow such rules and pursue political purity have become a source of chaos.
I personally can't judge whether a world view like Royal Knights 2 is correct, but no matter what the player chooses, Leonaru will faithfully carry out the Duke's instructions for the Great Killing, and history cannot be changed after all.
It's just that after the player chooses the L route, the subsequent process is to make great efforts to make up for the trauma caused by the Holocaust.
In the end, even Leonaru will be consumed by this sin, and as for the despicable Duke Longwei, when he is about to be killed and kneels and begs for mercy, I wonder if he remembers that he still has the blood of his compatriots on his hands?
As a player, I can't help but reflect: Is it worth it to stain your hands in Royal Knights 2 in order to achieve your goals?
Although in the final ending, countless world lines converge and end up in the same way, it is undeniable that struggle is actually the nature engraved in human bones, and the above is the editor's understanding.
Video games, as the ninth art, have long been no longer the colorful glowing color blocks that only have entertainment. A good game can bring players a different spiritual journey and insight, thank me for being born in this wonderful era, and thank you Yasuji Matsuno and "Royal Knights 2".
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Author: Overlord Crab
Editor: Lei Xiaolei