During Tianding’s downtime, players can opt to accept mini-quests to foster a stronger camaraderie with the townsfolk. In sharp contrast to Detention's surreal and depressing colour palette, players can interact with common NPCs to gather intel, ranging from idle banter to grouses about conflict with the Japanese. Though I would argue the vibrant colour palette masks the melancholic tone the game tries to convey with its setting. Every corner is teeming with life and chaos alike, befitting its setting in an era where people are going through tumultuous oppression. Genuine care has been put into designing and replicating the 20th-century streets of historic Taiwan under Imperial Japan’s colonisation. Players navigate the dystopian and old streets of Dadaocheng Castlevania-style. He is a vigilante and pursuer of justice, with historic Taiwan as his arena. It’s a 2D side-scrolling platformer where players don the mantle of the popular Liao-Tianding. Soft-world inc., in collaboration with Neon Doctrine and Taiwan Tech, has used the 2004 Flash game as a base to create Legend of Tianding. Games, as a creative medium, leverage a myriad of ways to give an immersive experience, as well as being able to learn history as the icing on top. It’s in stark contrast to the lines of words in a dusty textbook or on a wiki page that can lull you to a deep slumber. Video games have been an effective medium for regaling tales of the past, either from the historical figure’s or third person’s perspective.
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