this is the thread to post about all media that reminds you of the legendary japanese history video game heiankyo alien.
recently I finished the book "earthlings" by sayaka murata, I thought it was gonna be a comfy and whimsical little novel but it gets really fucked up!! just like heiankyo alien, which looks cute but is actually a constant battle for survival full of grotesque imagery, a very mature game. and the important part is that they keep talking about ALIENS... in JAPAN... without spoiling much let's just say... it feels kinda like a dystopian world in which the heiankyo aliens actually won... heh. so I recommend it!
what about you guys? anything that reminds you of this wonderful game?
[Updated on: Tue, 17 February 2026 11:03]
A lonely, quiet person has observations and experiences that are at once both more indistinct and more penetrating than those of one more gregarious; his thoughts are weightier, stranger, and never without a tinge of sadness. (...) Loneliness fosters that which is original, daringly and bewilderingly beautiful, poetic. But loneliness also fosters that which is perverse, incongruous, absurd, forbidden.
I think that The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time might be in contention for the best game of all time! I think I prefer the N64 original to the 3DS remake (the vibes!!), I think it's an all time classic, and one of my favorites to replay over and over again.
Also ganondorf is bad freakin ass
What do you think about OOT?
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I've never played it but I think historical game heiankyo alien is probably better
A lonely, quiet person has observations and experiences that are at once both more indistinct and more penetrating than those of one more gregarious; his thoughts are weightier, stranger, and never without a tinge of sadness. (...) Loneliness fosters that which is original, daringly and bewilderingly beautiful, poetic. But loneliness also fosters that which is perverse, incongruous, absurd, forbidden.
No disrespect to ocarina of time but I can think of a lot of games that are better.... I declare it's not a potential best game of all time. Here are a few games that I think make more sense for this lofty title :
Grand theft auto 6
Stalker shadow of chernobyl
Half life 3 once it comes out
Pokémon mystery dungeon blue rescue team
A lonely, quiet person has observations and experiences that are at once both more indistinct and more penetrating than those of one more gregarious; his thoughts are weightier, stranger, and never without a tinge of sadness. (...) Loneliness fosters that which is original, daringly and bewilderingly beautiful, poetic. But loneliness also fosters that which is perverse, incongruous, absurd, forbidden.
generational anime that will keep influencing japanimation for decades with its vivid performance of deep philosophical themes such the depiction of nietzsche's will of power and a purely hobbesian world, yukiteru's sartrean bad faith versus yuno's yandere twist of existential commitment, etc
A lonely, quiet person has observations and experiences that are at once both more indistinct and more penetrating than those of one more gregarious; his thoughts are weightier, stranger, and never without a tinge of sadness. (...) Loneliness fosters that which is original, daringly and bewilderingly beautiful, poetic. But loneliness also fosters that which is perverse, incongruous, absurd, forbidden.
if I had the death note let's just say this world would get fixed real quick
A lonely, quiet person has observations and experiences that are at once both more indistinct and more penetrating than those of one more gregarious; his thoughts are weightier, stranger, and never without a tinge of sadness. (...) Loneliness fosters that which is original, daringly and bewilderingly beautiful, poetic. But loneliness also fosters that which is perverse, incongruous, absurd, forbidden.
i,m a big fan of Texhnolyze....... a complete masterpiece in every way.......... if you,re not bawing you,re eyes out by the end , your definitely stronger than even I............
Sadness is a dagger…
that's been sharpened to strike at your heart.