Apr 15
Strange Japanese Games
Or is that title redundant?
We begin our tour with “Katako,” which refers to the ancient Shinto tradition of knocking out heel wedges of a woman’s shoe. Time it incorrectly and the woman will become “kira-ji,” or “horizontal,” which is normally a promising development, if not for the fact that the woman would likely get up and beat you to death with what’s left of her shoe.
OK, I made that part up. Be advised that there’s (quite jazzy) music and sfx and no way to turn it off, so turn down your speakers if you must.
This one is is even more inscrutable. You are the pink, friendly bear. Collect the children by moving near them (using your mouse). The brown bear will cause the children to run off in fright.
Silly children! The dangerous bear is you! When you have five or more of them clinging to you, click anywhere on the game screen. The pink bear will discard his mask, revealing . . . an evil robot! The children will run off in fright! But you collect points! And then you put on your pink bear-mask and go hunting for more!
Music, etc.
