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Re:Hikikomori: The Postmodern Hermits of Japan by wje on Friday March 17, 2017 @04:39PM (#13897786)
There's a solo RPG titled after the phenomenon that, I feel, pretty well captures he idea and feeling of being a hiki. It's a kind of 'week in the life' game, where the narrative occurs entirely in the form of journal entries that you write to make sense of your rolls. Very chilling, in some playthroughs.

http://dsg.neko-machi.com/hikikomori.pdf

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Re:Hikikomori: The Postmodern Hermits of Japan by jmcgough on Friday March 17, 2017 @04:47PM (#13897860)
There's also Yume Nikki, which is surreal and fascinating, about a hikikomori girl who travels through her dreams.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yume_Nikki

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Re:Hikikomori: The Postmodern Hermits of Japan by xkxx on Friday March 17, 2017 @06:40PM (#13898604)
And, as far as I understand, it's a story about suicide.
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Re:Hikikomori: The Postmodern Hermits of Japan by serb348 on Friday March 17, 2017 @06:50PM (#13898659)
<3
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Re:Hikikomori: The Postmodern Hermits of Japan by a_t48 on Friday March 17, 2017 @04:52PM (#13897908)
This feels like the perfect thing to try to stuff in RenPy and gain minor internet fame\notoriety.
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Re:Hikikomori: The Postmodern Hermits of Japan by stagbeetle on Friday March 17, 2017 @04:42PM (#13897811)
I was excited for a moment, but then I saw the PDF.

This is a tabletop RPG not a regular RPG usually connotated as a video game.

Nonetheless, it's still pretty interesting.

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Re:Hikikomori: The Postmodern Hermits of Japan by aidenn0 on Friday March 17, 2017 @04:57PM (#13897938)
Probably a generational difference, but RPG definitely doesn't imply video game to me. Back when I was young, I saw CRPG (Computer RPG) used for bards-tale style games, and JRPG (Japanese RPG) used for DQ style games. I haven't seen CRPG used since the late 90s, but JRPG is sometimes still seen.

While we're discussing RPG terminology, more serious players of systems that do not place emphasis on tactical combat might also object to the term "tabletop" as a catchall for the non-computer RPGs, as that term historically refers to RPGs with roots in tactical war-games, such as D&D (though you do need some place to put your wine glass for a truly authentic of "The Extraordinary Adventurse of Baron Muchausesn").

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Re:Hikikomori: The Postmodern Hermits of Japan by WorldMaker on Friday March 17, 2017 @05:00PM (#13897964)
Different people have different expectations. I have friends that still insist videogame RPGs be called CRPGs, because they are the younger upstart and tabletop the original.
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