It's thrilling and exhilarating that we fight together, but if in that victory, someone is remembered as a hero (claiming it's their right because they are rich, have money, and fought too), while many others (who also fought) are forgotten, isn't that sad? How can we remember those who were blown away by the wind and vanished?
Preecha Vongsrila
Today, I picked up the game again. The results were as follows: The Influencer won. The Star Collector won and had a monument built. The Dust Cleaner won and managed to smile. The Backpacker had no home but collected enough character cards to unlock multiple collective victories. Together, we unlocked nearly all the collective victory cards.
However, a question came to mind: in a society where we can unlock all the collective victory cards together, does that really mean it is fair and just? In this collective victory, the wealthiest person had a monument in their honour and was the one who helped others the most (because they had a lot of money).
In the same fight, the wealthy have monuments without losing anything. Meanwhile, the ordinary people, the poor, fight for their community, like the villagers of Chana who have to sacrifice everything. Where are their stories in history?
It makes me think that in a country where we study the history of important figures and glorify the battles of people (the wealthy, the powerful), what about the little Dust Cleaner or the Traveller who has to fight and trade? Have they never been important? Why have they never had a monument?
I'm sharing this because after playing the game again, it still challenges my thoughts, offering new perspectives. It's thrilling and exhilarating that we fight together, but if in that victory, someone is remembered as a hero, while many others are forgotten, isn't that sad? How can we remember those who were blown away by the wind and vanished?
Today, I understand the game better. It's incredibly thought-provoking.
