If you can look at this and say you don’t want to play as one of these characters, you’re lying.

Not only would it give the game a wider variety of outcomes (since nothing would have to be predetermined), it’d also put the focus on the gameplay - where it rightfully should be in a video game. This would redirect the core gameplay to a balance between getting the jockeys ahead and attacking competitors at opportune moments. Brawl, and the players were able to choose their contestant and duke it out mid-race in whatever ridiculous manner they desired. Imagine if this game were designed to work more in the vein of Super Smash Bros. If this game were to be rearranged into an unconventional fighting game, it could potentially skyrocket into a very popular position in the console gaming realm. The revelation that it’s really just watching a movie with a bit of interface at the beginning was a big disappointment, and it made me revel on how I’d construct the game had I been able. The first time I ever saw this video, I didn’t realize that the players didn’t control the racers, and it made me immediately want to play it. Watching the race is what the player really wants, and in my opinion, that’s where the gameplay ought to be. The interesting thing about Japan World Cup 3 is that (based on the video, anyway) the joy of the game does not come from its actual gameplay. Incidentally, the race cut scenes have been released on DVD - which is just as well for shmoes like me that can’t access the game’s site due to bandwidth limits. Does that make it any less fun? Not when these are the types of races you end up watching. All of the races are pre-rendered animations, and the player has no indication of which race will run when they make their bet, reducing it all to a game of chance. Is it a game? It is a movie? Is it a cultural phenomenon? Whatever it is, it’s definitely a prime example of Japan Happened.Īs I understand it, Japan World Cup 3 is a browser game in which the player doesn’t play as the ‘horses’ (we’re stretching the definition of ‘horse’ a bit here) so much as they bet on the races and root for their chosen competitor. This week, everyone’s buzzing about Japan World Cup 3. If you’re unfamiliar with this sort of aesthetic, a quick glance at certain animes and Japanese game shows should be more than enough to fill you in. When I say that “Japan Happened,” I’m referring to that special brand of over-the-top fun and absurdity that it seems only the land of the rising sun is able to produce.

Now is as good a time as any to let you guys in on a common saying of mine.

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