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Laman, Elias (2017)

Making a Statement – EarthBound’s Postmodern Satire

Bachelor thesis | Japanstudies (BA)
What makes EarthBound (1994) such a landmark game, is its position as one of the first video games that consciously used the communicative potential of the medium. It did this to reflect on the conventions of the video game medium, specifically the Japanese Roleplaying Game (JRPG) genre. This thesis analyzes EarthBound’s satire and situates it into a concrete paradigm, namely that of postmodernism.
Video Games
Postmodernism
Satire
JRPG
Author
Laman, Elias
Faculty
Faculty of Humanities
Specialisation
Japanstudies
Supervisors
Smits, Ivo
ECTS Credits
10
Language
en