Zen Mode @ZenModeVG
Zen Modes in Videogames & Videogames with Zen thought (rarely the same thing). Curated by @vthewanderer Zen Garden Joined June 2018-
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In the #likeadragongaiden trailer we find Kiryu sitting zazen. #rgg #rggSUMMIT2022 #ryugagotokugaiden #ryugagotoku
Kiryu returns in Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, launching in 2023 for PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows, and Steam! Watch the announcement trailer here: youtu.be/Fxkn-dcy01k #RGGSummit2022 #LikeADragonGaiden
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: SHREDDER'S REVENGE (Tribute Games, 2022) has a "Zen Award" at the end of the stage for the player with "most time spent meditating".
19) A levitating Buddhist monk is one of the enemies at the Japanese Middle Age stage in TIME COMMANDO (Adeline Software International, 1996).
18) The ZEN CHESS games (Minimol Games, 2018-19) are "minimalist chess puzzle games" with "a minimalist, beautifully designed chess board and pieces" and an "original soundtrack, specially composed to help you keep your focus and concentration".
A thread on games with Zen themes and/or motifs:
Yay! :)
@ZenModeVG here's one for your list, made by me! gingerbeardman.itch.io/bender-for-pla…
'The Buddha Does Not Play Dice', by @Prosperoscell …dinggamesandplayingbooks.blogspot.com/2016/04/the-bu…
Time Crisis II / Print ad / Namco / 2001
You can pray to Jizo statues in YAKUZA 5. (Did you know this one, @religiousgames?)
@ZenModeVG here's one for your list, made by me! gingerbeardman.itch.io/bender-for-pla…
14) the IGO SHONAN games (Hector) featured Zen gardens in the box art of their 91, 92, 93, and 94 versions. Only the first game in the series (1989) had a different motif: a forest.
13) Zen gardens in "Dojo Danger", a "traditional Japan"-themed in ASTRO BOT: RESCUE MISSION (Asobi Team, Sony Japan Studio, 2018).
Note that he says "Amen". IDK if english speaking buddhists says that (in a religious context) too, but this, in itself looks interresting. And also just for the representation of non-christian (in extension: non mainstream-western, Japan included) based religions.
There's a buddhist priest in THE KIDS WE WERE (Gagex, 2021).
There's a buddhist priest in THE KIDS WE WERE (Gagex, 2021).
There's a buddhist priest in THE KIDS WE WERE (Gagex, 2021).
Wolfenstein 3D (ID Software, 1992)
You can meditate in the #TuxAndFanny video game
There's a buddhist priest in THE KIDS WE WERE (Gagex, 2021).
Unpacking: the meditative puzzle game that’s all about organising theguardian.com/games/2021/nov…
indieGames: Finding zen in rally sim WRC 10 dlvr.it/S9Tsrg
"But there is something wonderfully Zen about repeatedly circumnavigating a busy city, stopping occasionally to let people on, selling them tickets, giving them change and then moving off."
Next stop, Zen: my strange life playing Bus Simulator 21 theguardian.com/games/2021/sep…
The lowest difficulty level in BATTLE ARENA TOSHINDEN (1996) was called "stress relief". An early precursor of Zen Modes?
‘UnearthU’ is a surprisingly poignant satire of mindfulness apps. No subscription required. trib.al/8r5fqzS
Inter Tao, a "meditative puzzle" game by Lucas Le Slo.
Lucas Le Slo desarrollador muy conocido entre la comunidad de diseño de puzzles, lanza Inter Tao, un juego de «puzzles meditativos» del estilo Sokoban, cuya mecánica principal es coordinar el movimiento entre dos polaridades (clara / oscura). le-slo.itch.io
Easy to understand, easy to practice meditations. Meditate in immersive environments that grow with you. Create a beautiful island with mindfulness.
2) In JIGOKU MEGURI (Taito, 1988), also known as BONZE ADVENTURE, the player controls a Buddhist priest that travels to the underworld, armed with mala beads, to fight king Enma, who has gone mad.
1) The Ikko Ikki Clan Pack adds the namesake clan to TOTAL WAR: SHOGUN 2 (Creative Assembly, 2011). The Ikko-Ikki, or "single minded league", was a group of militant and rebellious Pure Land Buddhists that fought the feudal government in the 15th and 16th centuries in Japan.
A thread on (Zen or, at least, Buddhist) warrior monks in videogames.
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