Research Task: fairy tale

The game of choice for this task is Far cry 3. Looking at the game in Propp’s functions, as for the spheres of action there are the villain, the helper, dispatcher, the hero. This shows that games have the same plot as in fairy tales. Which from this I feel like you can already tell what’s going to happen in the game with the plot which may ruin it however there could be many plot twists in the game to keep you playing the game. This kind of relates to Roland Barthes on wrestling as you know what’s going to happen, but you enjoy the characters and emotions they go through.

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With the Propp’s functions in dramatis personae I found a lot in this game from a member of the family absents himself from home as in the game you have rescue all your friends and family from the pirates. Which again you can tell that fairy tales have a lot of influences in games and even movies. Also, another event that links to the events listed is the hero is tested which prepares him for receiving either a magical agent or a helper. Which in the game you manage to escape capture and get help from local resistant fighters. This allows you to access the Tatau that is a magic tattoo that allows you to gain abilities and upgrades making you a fierce warrior to fight the pirates.

Looking at remixing this game, I think you could remix this game in many ways in swapping the roles of the characters. As you could have it as the villain becoming the hero to eliminate the pirates. Turing the plot on its head. There are many other ways to remix it such as the protagonists friends not being helpless and fight back against the pirates.

 

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