Players Build Prison in "Pokopia": This Freedom Is Chilling

Recalling my days playing Chinese Paladin, even when facing a minor monster, I always felt that all living beings possessed a spirit.

Having gone through the slump of domestic games and now looking at major overseas titles, I should be tolerant, yet I can't help but have complex feelings.

In "Pokopia," players build prisons to imprison Pokemon they don't like.

In the video, the little creature says it's too dark, yet the builder remains indifferent, treating it merely as a joke.

The level of completion is indeed astonishing, but that indifference resembles all too well a disappointing reskin.

Speaking of the game itself, in Animal Crossing, hitting villagers makes them angry, yet here it has become the norm.

High freedom is originally a gift from the gaming world, and should not become a fig leaf for truly reckless behavior.

Some admire the power of these building tools, but "with great power comes great responsibility" is the true way.

Beyond nostalgia, what we want is a world with warmth, not a cold prison.

If a game is left with only mechanics and no soul, it is as regrettable as ruining the foundation while practicing martial arts.

Hopefully, next time what we see is not a cage, but the chivalrous spirit of treating living beings with kindness.