I want to feel a foreign country just with the atmosphere ── 3 works of different cultural experiences to gamers to travel overseas.

Almost half of 2022 is about to pass, there are still many countries that require negative proofs and PCR tests for the public, and it is not easy to go as before. Meanwhile, how did GAME*SPARK readers spend a large holiday? Hawaii, whose regulations were alleviated, flooded people who were hungry for travel, and most flights were full during Golden Week. I had already booked and paid a trip to Hong Kong in February 2019, but the full refund was canceled due to the rapid expansion of Corona. It is one of the people who can go abroad while the 5 -year passport can be used at that time.

• "Survive in Russia" to enjoy the lifestyle of Russia's suburbs
• The Chinese life simulation "CHINESE PARENTS" begins to have an exam warfare to leave the better genes in the clan
• "The Sims 4" that allows you to enjoy American culture from every angle
• There are many recipes that you know for the first time through the Sim's diet

However, I want to feel a foreign culture at least even if I can't go abroad. For such readers, we will introduce three titles, a simulation game that can simulate three types of cultures different from East Europe, Asia, and North America.

"Survive in Russia" to enjoy the lifestyle of Russia's suburbs

"Survive in Russia" is a different major city in Moscow and St. Petersburg, and is forced to survive as an ordinary citizen in a common city in central Russia. It is a slightly dark simulation type ADV.

The selection characters are old teachers, doctors, and youth businesses. Basically, it is a life of just going back and forth between home and work, but players are forced to choose for every event that happens there, and the story develops.

A 67 -year -old teacher, a 67 -year -old teacher, who is good, but has a good presence like a ghost just because he is good and has no respect. How should he respond to bullying and violence between students witnessed at his school? A enthusiastic surgeon, who has been employed by a municipal hospital since the Soviet era, should be a doctor in a gloomy hospital with corruption or think about protection?

Each time you select an action, "Health" and "Happiness" decrease, so you have to buy food, music CDs and books in the blue sky market and keep your mind and body healthy. If the result of the selection comes out, the money will be improved. It is also possible to get rich at a casino.

In the outline of the game, "Life outside the Russian city is far from the bright and fun image of Europe. Feel the Russian lifestyle, which is the only place where you are discouraged and endless, surviving. "The melancholy after the game ends with a guarantee." What I learned through this work is "I think it's a thief when I see people" or "It's better to deceive than being deceived."

There are nine multi -ending, and it ends in 5 minutes at the earliest. It is around 20 minutes at the long time, so you can feel free to play. It would not be so difficult to see all the ending.

The language is Russian and English only. The old teacher scenario is a relatively simple and short English sentence, but it is a little difficult to recommend for those who are not good at English because doctors and business people are deep stories such as corruption and betrayal of organizations. If you want to look into Russian real life, please take a look at the "melancholy after the game is guaranteed".

For those who want to know the daily life of Russian (and the former Soviet Union) seen from a normal Japanese perspective, the book "Moscow's new humans -a high school life in the Soviet Union that no one wrote. (Author, Mayuri Sone), "Russia is also rough today" (book, Mari Yonehara) is recommended as an introductory edition.

The Chinese life simulation "CHINESE PARENTS" begins to have an exam warfare to leave the better genes in the clan

"CHINESE PARENTS" is a Chinese life simulation game where players born in a very ordinary family aim to enter a leading university. The content is to increase talent, continue to meet the expectations of parents, and continue to aim for perfect children who are excellent in academic, good schools, but as far as the comments of the developer are apparently a lifestyle that is "Chinese."

There are plenty of content, such as buying a specific ability value in a mini game, buying entertainment items with a new year's ball, and sometimes in love with classmates, or a bit too busy.

The game system is quite close to the Japanese "Princess Maker" series, and the "curriculum" such as hi -hi, chatting, and seseau play from a newborn baby will increase the value value value every week, but if you study too much, stress is too much. You can go down with.

Random elements, such as the relationship with parents, relatives, and friends, are intense, and it is quite difficult to nurture honor students as they want.

China is known for the harsher exam wars than in Japan. It was sifted in a national unified exam held in junior high school and high school, and as a result, it is almost impossible to go to college. In the future, it will be labeled that it is difficult to get a high -social position.

In "CHINESE PARENTS", parents still want many of their parents, and every time they take the exam, they will go to prestigious schools. This is not unusual in Japan's "exam warfare", but if it hinders the exam, the romance of junior and senior high school students is also noticeable by parents and teachers, and young people in China compare high school life to "prison". There is also.

In July 2021, the de facto "homework, a school ban" issued by the Chinese government called a ripple, and is it finally in China! ? It is said to be. "CHINESE PARENTS" is released in September 2018, so it can be said that it reproduces a slightly different education from today.

For the time being, there is also a romantic element of a high school classmate, but I was busy getting a high score for the exam anyway, and I couldn't be more than a friend.

After the goal of taking a university entrance exam, the player character will eventually get married and take over a part of its ability to the next generation of children. If the marriage partner is also a talented elite, he gets bonus points for two couples. If you think you can create a genius child as a clan, please try it.

"The Sims 4" that allows you to enjoy American culture from every angle

Electronic Arts will be released "The Sims" The latest work in the series (although it is released in 2014) "The Sims 4" is a life simulation game that operates "Sims". 。 In addition to races, age, and gender, various elements such as personality, likes and dislikes, life desires, and action needs are set, and can take care of them. You can give detailed instructions from everyday life to romance and childbirth, and let the elite life like a picture walk. Leave it to the Sim's feeling and just observe their life. Due to its overwhelming degree of freedom, it is a huge hit series with fans around the world since the first work, Sim People.

If all over -action shims are like "Friends" and "Full House", if you like US drama called Sitcom (situation comedy), you will definitely be addicted. It is a title where you can taste "American -like air" that you can imagine through movies and US dramas.

There are many recipes that you know for the first time through the Sim's diet

When Sim is improved, you can make dozens of kinds of dishes, and there are many dishes you can see and hear for the first time through the "The Sims" series, all of which look delicious... In the United States, the classic "grilled cheese sandwich", and "The Sims 4" features dishes from various countries such as "Pandem Eelt", "Brigadeyiro", "Fish Takos", and "Pondekagyo". The place where there are many shims who want to open home parties, special dinners, and home BBQ also feel a foreign scent.

As mentioned earlier, the shims are over -action, both joy and sadness. I use the mysterious "Sim" and I don't get tired of seeing the appearance of talking around. Especially abundant is the emotional expression of romantic relationships. There are plenty of commands that you can choose casually, sang the selainage of love, and approach passionate kisses, such as casually flickering, sexy poses. Once you have an affair, you will feel a Latin culture rather than the United States when a partner who gets angry at home or work gets in and gets into a big fight.

The first play in the series was from "THE SIMS 2" (released in September 2004), but at that time I was impressed that it was like an overseas game that the same -sex shim could be romantic and married. Thing. For gamers at this time, it seems to be a matter of course, but according to Dentsu's survey, "37.6 % of the awareness of the word LGBT. Please pardon about 80 % of people who have never heard of the words itself.

In addition, it can be said that the strictness of minor sexual depictions is also American. In the Sims series, children and young people can be friends with the adult generation sim, but cannot be in a romantic relationship. Romance between teenagers is possible, but even if you are dating, there is no more relationship with "flirting" and "kiss"! However, if the sim became a college student (a paid expansion pack is required), the romance will be lifted with the adult sim. Adults and children's lines are drawn tightly at age.

The university of the previous work "THE SIMS 3" had a hidden system that gradually improved without attending classes if a college student and professor were romantic, but now it should have become a major problem as an academic harassment. As expected, "THE SIMS 4" does not have this function. To be honest, it is doubtful that the Sims' passion scene is such a fresh depiction, but "do something in public places" is also cut, and "super healthy for all ages". It was finished in, and I felt a change in the times rather than a cultural difference.

So far, we have introduced three games that can enjoy overseas air, but how was it? Believe that the day when you can travel abroad again will come again, and until then, try to meet your travels with a different culture simulated experience.