Folksoul vs. Folklore

Posted: 10/22/2007

Every once in a while there’s something that really highlights the cultural divide between the American and the Japanese consumer, and I just got to eat 1.26GB worth of it.

I loved the Japanese demo of Folksoul.  You start off as shy girl Ellen, walking around a strange town, wearing your plaid skirt with red tights.  After meeting some of the colorful locals, you are gently guided towards your new destiny (and sexy outfit transformation animation sequence).

Poor, shy, Ellen.

In the American demo of Folklore, you start off hopped up on powerful souls, calling in motherfucking airstrikes from A10 Warthogs equiped with airborne radar systems.  America, FUCK YEAH!

Shock and awe!

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japanland, video games

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