• ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca
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    15 days ago

    I’m probably overthinking this, but Resident Evil has Japanese devs and I heard Japan has a culture of not wanting to carry around more than you need. I wonder if the small inventory space in Resident Evil games is related to the cultural idea of packing light.

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        14 days ago

        I’m like 90% sure Japanese must have a word for “the spirit of packing lightly, only taking what is essential in function OR beauty which you can not go without” or something like that.

    • RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world
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      14 days ago

      The small inventory space is likely a technical limitation and/or a direct gameplay decision, rather than a cultural one.

      I don’t believe that any person, Japanese or not, would think that a special forces rescue team would take only the minimal supplies (with big risk of not having enough), and then being stranded at a new location and purposefully not stocking up on resources when the situation becomes obvious.