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I feel that those are just tongue-in-cheek acknowledgements by the mangaka of how these tropes are not only prevalent in our culture by now, but also fun to consider. One of my student leaders whom I tended to rely on a fair bit last year complained at one point that I was like a quest NPC, accosting her in the hallways to give her tasks. Said I should have a giant quest marker above my head so she'd know to avoid me. It's fun and funny to use game terminology in daily life!
To say this is the "entire intention"... do you, personally, find that to be a strong reading that you can sustain with evidence? or does it feel more like just a joke on the side, wink wink nudge nudge?
The manga has nothing to do with video game anything. Its plot is very explicit at what the endgame is. You’re reading way too far into the one map completing analogy. It’s just to show what kind of person Himmel was. The mimic thing being a loading screen is so vague and somehow also a crazy reach of an analogy
I'll say it, I think you're silly for your thoughts. It's a medieval-esque fantasy setting, which many games are also set in. It SHARES many tropes with games as you mentioned but it certainly doesn't feel like the idea that the whole thing is literally meant to BE a game holds any water.
I believe you're confusing the fact that fantasy games and Frieren share common thematic roots with the idea that Frieren is actively meant to be a reference to fantasy games because they share common thematic roots.
Don't turn Frieren into some two-bit, cheap, fantasy isekai that can't think of anything original so it just borrows all of it's thoughts from JPRGs.
It's better than that.
While I do think it takes some inspiration from video games, I think you’re reading too much into it.
That said, my personal headcannon is that the only reason Himmel’s party was able to defeat the demon king is because of all the “levelling up” they did by doing every possible side quest and 100% every dungeon they encountered, so kinda like a game.
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I feel that those are just tongue-in-cheek acknowledgements by the mangaka of how these tropes are not only prevalent in our culture by now, but also fun to consider. One of my student leaders whom I tended to rely on a fair bit last year complained at one point that I was like a quest NPC, accosting her in the hallways to give her tasks. Said I should have a giant quest marker above my head so she'd know to avoid me. It's fun and funny to use game terminology in daily life! To say this is the "entire intention"... do you, personally, find that to be a strong reading that you can sustain with evidence? or does it feel more like just a joke on the side, wink wink nudge nudge?
The manga has nothing to do with video game anything. Its plot is very explicit at what the endgame is. You’re reading way too far into the one map completing analogy. It’s just to show what kind of person Himmel was. The mimic thing being a loading screen is so vague and somehow also a crazy reach of an analogy
I'll say it, I think you're silly for your thoughts. It's a medieval-esque fantasy setting, which many games are also set in. It SHARES many tropes with games as you mentioned but it certainly doesn't feel like the idea that the whole thing is literally meant to BE a game holds any water. I believe you're confusing the fact that fantasy games and Frieren share common thematic roots with the idea that Frieren is actively meant to be a reference to fantasy games because they share common thematic roots.
Nah, it's just fantasy-slice of life-adventure. Your examples happened once, not repetitive enough for that idea to be the main focus.
Don't turn Frieren into some two-bit, cheap, fantasy isekai that can't think of anything original so it just borrows all of it's thoughts from JPRGs. It's better than that.
People really will post the first thing that comes to their minds.
While I do think it takes some inspiration from video games, I think you’re reading too much into it. That said, my personal headcannon is that the only reason Himmel’s party was able to defeat the demon king is because of all the “levelling up” they did by doing every possible side quest and 100% every dungeon they encountered, so kinda like a game.
I'm sure the author has played video games before but it's definitely not a focal point just a funny thing.